Revolution “a complete failure” if it sells less than the GameCube

[Smoke]

In an apt development following our earlier Revolution release-date roundup, Nintendo pres Satoru Iwata has confirmed that the system will be coming out sometime after March (the end of Nintendo’s current fiscal year), but still within the confines of the 2006 calendar year.

In a more strongly worded statement, Iwata made a distinctly more judgmental estimation regarding the company’s sales expectations for the Rev: “It [the Revolution] would be a complete failure if we didn’t sell more units than the Nintendo GameCube.” The GameCube has shipped 18.76 million units as of June of this year.

A “simultaneous worldwide release” will also be attempted (”as much as it’s possible”), following in the footsteps of Microsoft’s nearly simultaneous 360 launch window this fall.

[Thanks, Dark Yoshi]

Joystiq