Nintendo sales are big, but could be bigger
Iwata sees more to come for Wii and DS
Speaking with investors this week, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has claimed (thanks VG247) that the Wii and DS now enjoy a worldwide userbase in excess of 200 million people.
"Among the 295.6 million active users, 209.5 million people are playing with our products," the big cheese told the suited and booted.
"To tell you the truth, we at Nintendo had set 200 million as an internal milestone, and we already surpassed it this spring." This figure is based on the gaming populations of Europe, Japan and North America.
Iwata says that the Wii's audience is split between casual and hardcore users, the firm desperate to make their appeal as broad as possible.
The executive also played down reports that new hardware will be offered by Nintendo soon; the platform holder targeting a doubling of current sales totals.
"Numerically there is still a possibility to even double the current user population of Wii and DS," he explained.
"Thus we do not believe at all that the expansion has come to an end nor do we need a new console any time soon."
More from Iwata-san very soon.
