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Nintendo Scales Back Wii Production

https://vip-develop.siliconera.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wii.jpg?resize=233%2C273 In December of 2008, Wii production was over 2.4 million units per-month. According to a report at Nikkei, Nintendo are now scaling back production of the Wii in response to slower sales than the system has seen in the last two years.

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This is evidenced by a drop in net profits of over 50% of manufacturers Mitsumi and Hosiden, whose business has been affected by a decrease in orders from Nintendo.

Ishaan Sahdev
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Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.

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