Sonys "Wii Owns the Closet" statement shot down

Earlier this week, Sony made the statement that “Wii owns the closet”. Satoru Iwata has since sunk his teeth into a reply.

In a video posted yesterday that details the ideas and inspiration behind the newly announced ‘Wii no ma’ Wii Channel (check the mainpage for our article on ‘Wii no ma’), Iwata addressed the statements made by Sony.

“According to our internal research, 87% of Wii consoles are connected to the largest TV screen in the household, which is set in the centre of the living room. …our consoles are not only out of the closet, they are also in the middle of the house. This shows what kind of our customers are playing Wii, as of January this year. As you can see, Wii is played by people in a wide range of ages, and male-female ratio is nearly equal. As I have mentioned, Wii has spread with nearly equal male-to-female ratio and is played by people of broad range of ages. Nearly 90% of the consoles are connected to the largest TV screen of the household in the living room. As for consoles which are already connected to the internet, video streaming or payment system has established through our videogame businesses.” – Satoru Iwata

If youre hungry for more, the full translated, word for word, nothing omitted transcript of the video here.

Source: GoNintendo