Quotes About Wii

The appeal of Wii to nongamers has taken away some of the seasonality of sales we've come to expect in the past.

I love the mouse, I love designing games for a mouse-based system. I think it's still a way of playing games which, you know, everyone's really excited about the Wii and all that, but for me, the mouse is for the PC an awful lot what that pointing device did for the Wii.

Not all urinals are fun and games, though. Take the "Piss Screen" (yes, that's the name), also from Germany. It is a game, but one with a serious message: Don't drink and drive. Billed as "an interactive experience—not to be mistaken for the Wii," the Piss Screen is actually a pressure-sensitive inlay set in urinals that simulates what it's like to hit the road after a few drinks.

Hold up. Leo stepped forward, wagging his Wii controller. Did you just call my a ship a monstrosity? I KNOW you didn't that.

There are plans for a Wii port of 'Gray Matter,' and I hope it happens.

As soon as we showcased the Wii in 2006, people immediately understood. At that E3 show, I was up on the stage with other Nintendo staff playing Wii Tennis, and I could hear the excitement behind me.

I really enjoy playing 'Tiger Woods' on the Wii, and you can set the levels to easy, medium, or hard, so I think it's definitely a good way for kids to learn the motion of a golf swing if they want to get into the sport. It makes it more fun for them as well.

Added to the rooster of courses, 'Tiger Woods 10' adds in seven new courses from the pristine Bethpage Black, home of this year's U.S. Open, to the legendary Pinehurst. The Wii Weather Channel will even adjust the forecast to match the fairway because sometimes even the pros have to play in the rain.

In the time period before Wii was called Wii and we still referred to it as Revolution, no one thought it was going to succeed.

It was very fortunate for Wii that a lot of households around the world decided to connect the Wii to the living room TV.

In the end, given the way we view the world and the way that we view ourselves as an entertainment company, our biggest challenge is creating content and creating services. Excite people. We were fortunate we were able to do that with the Wii.

The transition from the original Xbox to the Wii wasn't a big deal for my team. The business hadn't changed fundamentally.

The Wii is fun, but nothing feels all that accurate or precise. I don't want to play an action game with controls that sloppy.

What Nintendo has to do is make software that takes advantage of the Wii MotionPlus and make efforts to make the public understand the benefits of the Wii MotionPlus controls.

In Europe, we packed in Wii Sports with the console, so one way or another, people processed the Wii by enjoying Wii Sports. The unique, interactive nature of the game was spread thanks to the excitement from the consumer.

I don't care much about hardware. Nintendo games are some of the best games in the world, and from a more graphical standpoint, the Wii can't do what a PS3 or 360 can do.

The Wii had sold a hundred million units globally; the Wii U did not have that same level of success.

I do exercises on my Wii. It's nice to have games that keep you active. It's an excuse to play video games.

I have a Wii at home that I mainly play 'Punch-Out!' on.