Prior to the launch of the original Wii, Nintendo's future in the home console space was plagued by uncertainty. Facing increasingly strong competition from Sega, Microsoft and, of course, from Sony, each Nintendo system since the NES saw a reduction in userbase from its predecessor. This gradual decline hit its most obvious low with the GameCube, which crawled across the 20 million mark worldwide after years on the market, losing majorly to Sony's PS2 and even falling behind console newbie Microsoft's first system, the Xbox.
"I do not intend to declare how many Wii we will be selling today, but Wii will be a failure if it cannot sell far more than GameCube did," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata declared before releasing the GameCube's successor. "We shouldn't continue this business if our only target is to outsell GameCube. Naturally, we are making efforts so that Wii will show a far greater result than GameCube."
Featuring an all-new style of control and technical specifications far below that of its immediate competition, the Wii was a gamble, and it was one that paid off incredibly well for Nintendo, ending its run with over 100 million sold worldwide, more than either the PlayStation 3 or the Xbox 360, and far more than any Nintendo system prior...
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