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On the Hot Seat

Nintendo chief: Public wants fun, and value

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By Hiawatha Bray
Globe Staff / May 3, 2009

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Recessions come and go, but people still want to have fun. Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America, says that's why people keep buying his company's Wii living-room consoles. Wii sales in Japan have recently slumped, but Americans are still buying the game machines. And Nintendo is hoping for big things from its new DSi hand-held game system, with two ... (Full article: 721 words)

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