The Official NPD April 2008 Thread

[Grampy]

cctaximan said:
Wow! Both the 360 and the PS3 HW sales went down. I guess we must be in a recession here in America. All the casual gamers chose the cheapest console the wii and everyone who was interested in buying GTAIV must of already owned a 360/PS3. I wonder if microsoft did that 100 dollar price cut in the NA market that everybody was predicting that they would one month before the GTAIV release would it had made any difference?

I hate to risk puncturing your misconception but:

1) The whole casual thing is crap (opinion)

2) Pricing is NOT a factor (fact). Taking two of the largest retail souces it is apparent that platform price has essentially reached parity.

Gamestop

Wii                   $399.99 NEW (with required bundle)   Used: Not Available
Xbox 360         $349.99 NEW                                       Used: $199.99
PS3                  $399.99 NEW                                       Used: $349.99

Or Amazon.com

Wii                    $340.50 NEW (with required bundle)  Used: $309.50
Xbox 360         $349.99 NEW                                       Used: $265.95
PS3                  $399.99 NEW                                       Used: $330.99