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Evans: Nintendo Wii failed long-term because non-gamers bought no additional software
“The problem the Wii had was it turned out that they were selling games to people who didn't like games, and people bought it for the game that was bundled, and then never bought any more games. So we just basically, it looked like this huge success, and then i…”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:35 a16z Podcast | Apple Has Lock on Luxury Smartphones, But Not Business of TV
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