PS3 tie ratio trumps Wii's
Friday 24-Apr-2009 9:39 AM PS3 now has a higher software tie ratio than Wii
As of March 2009 PS3's tie ratio - average number of units of software per console owner - was 6.5, ahead of Wii's 6.2 tie ratio, according to Gamasutra.
The reason PS3's tie ratio has pulled ahead of Wii's is likely found in the opposing hardware sales trends exhibited by both consoles.
While US Wii sales rocketed through much of 2008, PS3 sales have fallen five months running on a year-on-year basis.
The slowing PS3 hardware market has not stopped existing owners buying an increasing number of games, but roaring Wii sales have not been matched by software sales for the system.
Wii and PS3 both launched in the US in November 2006. At the same point in its lifetime, in its 29th month on the market, the Xbox 360 had a tie ratio of 7.5. The console's tie ratio now sits at a healthy 8.3.
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