A few weeks before the Wii was released, a friend and coworker of mine said he was thinking about buying stock in Nintendo as he noticed their stock was slowly going up. He asked me what happened in January of ‘06 that made their stock climb, and I told him that the DS had taken off. He was thinking that maybe the Wii might take off as well, and he asked for my honest opinion. I told him “I’m not sure.” I thought that surely, the PS3 would completely dominate the Wii, and that the Xbox 360 would stand proud while those two battle it out. Needless to say, he decided not to invest the 3,000 dollars in Nintendo that he originally planned.

Today he says to me “You know, I really regret not buying that Nintendo stock.” Then he asks, “Did Nintendo come out with something recently? Their stock shot up again.” I told him the only thing I could think of is that they revealed Wii Fit to the public.

Either that, or Mario Party 8 is working wonders for them.