Wii Popularity
Heya,
I have just received some nice stats to show how the Wii is doing in comparison to the PS3, hopefully sometime tomorrow I will post a big, long, tedious thread telling everyone about the features of the two consoles.
Until then, I leave you tonight with some 'sleep easy' articles that prove the Wii is STILL growing in popularity. After a some-what slow start as discussed in previous threads the Wii now seems to be spreading like wildfire over the gaming community!
"Analyst Michael Pachter said that the PS3 likely sold about 200,000 units while the Wii sold 350,000 units. "
Other reports suggest that the wii sold in excess of 400,000 units in February alone.
I have just received some nice stats to show how the Wii is doing in comparison to the PS3, hopefully sometime tomorrow I will post a big, long, tedious thread telling everyone about the features of the two consoles.
Until then, I leave you tonight with some 'sleep easy' articles that prove the Wii is STILL growing in popularity. After a some-what slow start as discussed in previous threads the Wii now seems to be spreading like wildfire over the gaming community!
"Analyst Michael Pachter said that the PS3 likely sold about 200,000 units while the Wii sold 350,000 units. "
Other reports suggest that the wii sold in excess of 400,000 units in February alone.
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and now it has been confirmed that the Wii is also out-selling the PSP in japan!
Alex
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Didn't the Wii outsell the PS3 and 360 in February, you probably already posted it ><
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latest - PS3 off to a better start! =[
High Street retailer GAME has told GamesIndustry.biz that it expects the PlayStation 3 launch will be far stronger than that of the Wii or Xbox 360 – due to a good supply of consoles leading to less disappointment amongst eager consumers.
While Nintendo admits it's still struggling to supply units to retail, and the Xbox 360 release was marred by a slow supply of consoles months after launch, GAME sees Sony's stock building as essential to pleasing every consumer who wants a PlayStation 3.
"It's very unusual that we're going to be in a situation where we've got enough stock to fulfill demand in the short term – that's never happened before," commented Anna Macario, marketing director at GAME.
"Sony withheld the release of the PS3 in order to build up stock levels for launch. The situation with the Xbox 360 was terrible and the Wii doesn't even hit the sides when it comes in."
"I think this is a very good move on Sony's part – it won't have that negativity of not being able to supply enough units," she said.
Macario wouldn't be drawn on how quickly GAME is likely to sell out of its PS3 allocation, but believes that customers turning up on launch day should be able to get their hands on the next-gen console whether they've pre-ordered or not.
High Street retailer GAME has told GamesIndustry.biz that it expects the PlayStation 3 launch will be far stronger than that of the Wii or Xbox 360 – due to a good supply of consoles leading to less disappointment amongst eager consumers.
While Nintendo admits it's still struggling to supply units to retail, and the Xbox 360 release was marred by a slow supply of consoles months after launch, GAME sees Sony's stock building as essential to pleasing every consumer who wants a PlayStation 3.
"It's very unusual that we're going to be in a situation where we've got enough stock to fulfill demand in the short term – that's never happened before," commented Anna Macario, marketing director at GAME.
"Sony withheld the release of the PS3 in order to build up stock levels for launch. The situation with the Xbox 360 was terrible and the Wii doesn't even hit the sides when it comes in."
"I think this is a very good move on Sony's part – it won't have that negativity of not being able to supply enough units," she said.
Macario wouldn't be drawn on how quickly GAME is likely to sell out of its PS3 allocation, but believes that customers turning up on launch day should be able to get their hands on the next-gen console whether they've pre-ordered or not.
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