Nintendo: Don’t blame slow sales on piracy

Ron

Speaking at an investor conference late last month, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said he doesn’t believe that “slower sales are solely due to piracy.” Although he acknowledged that piracy plays some part, the real issue going forward for Nintendo, which said in its latest financial filing that it expects slower software sales through the end of its fiscal year, is that it doesn’t have “hit” titles to carry it through.