Fils-Aime: Wii to do “fantastically well” this season

Reggie Fils-Aime looks kinda scary at first glance. We’d even go so far as to think he looks like a WWE brawler, were circumstances different. For all that, however, his voice makes him seem a lot nicer than he looks, so we don’t mind hearing him talk so much.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Fils-Aime espouses the finer points of the Wii’s strengths. For one thing, he talks about the simplicity of the Wiimote and its controller scheme. He asserts, “This ease of access is what we’re trying to do to expand the marketing universe for the Wii console.”

As is standard practice in the business these days, he also takes some time to remind people that there won’t be any shortages for the humbly-priced console, assuring consumers of 6 million units for sale by March 2007. He even talks about the large lineup of games they’ll be having, if you include the virtual console titles in development. “By the time this calendar year closes,” he says, “we’ll have over sixty different pieces of software both from what’s available at retail and what’s available for download through the virtual console.”

Some things you should remember before watching though. First, the Wiimote has a cute little speaker, and you can hear sound effects through it. It’s noticeable during the portion of the video where the girl is playing tennis on the Wii. Second, the guy they got to interview Fils-Aime looks woefully unprepared for doing the video, as he seems quite stiff when he talks. Lastly, we would have embedded this video, but the embed code for the Fils-Aime interview embeds a story on online dating site eHarmony instead. Enjoy!

Reggie Fils-Aime looks kinda scary at first glance. We’d even go so far as to think he looks like a WWE brawler, were circumstances different. For all that, however, his voice makes him seem a lot nicer than he looks, so we don’t mind hearing him talk so much.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Fils-Aime espouses the finer points of the Wii’s strengths. For one thing, he talks about the simplicity of the Wiimote and its controller scheme. He asserts, “This ease of access is what we’re trying to do to expand the marketing universe for the Wii console.”

As is standard practice in the business these days, he also takes some time to remind people that there won’t be any shortages for the humbly-priced console, assuring consumers of 6 million units for sale by March 2007. He even talks about the large lineup of games they’ll be having, if you include the virtual console titles in development. “By the time this calendar year closes,” he says, “we’ll have over sixty different pieces of software both from what’s available at retail and what’s available for download through the virtual console.”

Some things you should remember before watching though. First, the Wiimote has a cute little speaker, and you can hear sound effects through it. It’s noticeable during the portion of the video where the girl is playing tennis on the Wii. Second, the guy they got to interview Fils-Aime looks woefully unprepared for doing the video, as he seems quite stiff when he talks. Lastly, we would have embedded this video, but the embed code for the Fils-Aime interview embeds a story on online dating site eHarmony instead. Enjoy!