News: Microsoft Hit Back At Reggie's Comments
Posted 23 Mar 2007 at 13:50 by Fierce_Link
"He's obviously not sure what he's talking about."
Nintendo of America Boss Reggie Fils-Aime recently made comments about the Xbox360's popularity in Europe. According to the Regginator, the 360 is only selling well in the UK, whilst it lags behind the Wii in the rest of Europe.
Computer and Video Games.com recently caught up with Microsoft's Stephen McGill to talk about the PS3 launch, but the subject of Reggie's comments were brought up.
CVG: Backtracking slightly, what's your response to Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimes' recent comments claiming that the Xbox 360 is only selling well in the UK and not the rest of Europe?
McGill: Well I think Microsoft already responded to that saying he's obviously not sure what he's talking about.
We've got a 10.4 million install base around the world and while we don't release country by country specific statistics it's clear that the UK phenomenon of Xbox 360 has also been a success around all of the European territories.
We've got a great portfolio of games for kids, families, mums and girls. If you look at the PS3 line-up it's quite heavy in shooters and drivers so I'm pleased to say that our portfolio is quite appealing to the masses.
So, who has won this round, then? Stalemate, perhaps?