DIWA member website e-fotografija have a very interesting review with Charles- André Wamberque, Assistant Manager of Nikon Europe’s Product Planning and R&D Department. Well worth a read!

“Pentax is nice but it’s not really a big threat. It’s not like the war between Canon and Nikon which has been going on forever. Our market share has improved in Europe and the US.
We’re battling the megapixel wars now. Last year Canon was introducing 8mp cameras while we were still at 6mp. This year we’re balanced at 10mp. It may sound stupid but consumers are still asking for more megapixels. But the body will always be very important and our D80 is very good. We’re getting many orders for it already. “

Website: e-fotografija - Nikon interview