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Forums - Sales Discussion - When will the Wii catchup with the Xbox360 in h/w sales ??

If Nintendo can up their production to 1.5M per month and they ship them all (and not hold any back for the holidays) then they will catch 360 in June. Which would be sooo impressive. After that it will just blow by 360 with PS3 being a small dot way behind them.



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Entroper said:
DKII said:
Are you also still claiming that the Wii will pass 360 in NA as well within July? That was the really crazy prediction. :P

Yeah that one was pretty out there. The Wii is poised to take the lead WW this summer, but I don't see how it's going to catch up in NA. NA is the one region where the 360 is doing very well!


I guess you guys will just have to wait and see. These past 5 months Wii's been basically selling off of its initial launch lineup. They haven't even warmed up yet. You have not seen a dadgum thing on how Wii will sell. This thing's just getting started.

And that "Wii beats 360 in Americas region (not simply North America) within July" premonition wasn't my "crazy" one.

THIS one was.

Controversy!! Metal Gear Solid 4 will NOT go to the Playstation 3

http://www.popzart.com/?page=view&topic=267

And it's coming true too. But you don't have to believe me now. In fact I'd rather you not. More fun that way. I like to witness people's discovery as the picture comes together.

John Lucas



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johnlucas said:
Entroper said:
DKII said:
Are you also still claiming that the Wii will pass 360 in NA as well within July? That was the really crazy prediction. :P

Yeah that one was pretty out there. The Wii is poised to take the lead WW this summer, but I don't see how it's going to catch up in NA. NA is the one region where the 360 is doing very well!


I guess you guys will just have to wait and see. These past 5 months Wii's been basically selling off of its initial launch lineup. They haven't even warmed up yet. You have not seen a dadgum thing on how Wii will sell. This thing's just getting started.

And that "Wii beats 360 in Americas region (not simply North America) within July" premonition wasn't my "crazy" one.

THIS one was.

Controversy!! Metal Gear Solid 4 will NOT go to the Playstation 3

http://www.popzart.com/?page=view&topic=267

And it's coming true too. But you don't have to believe me now. In fact I'd rather you not. More fun that way. I like to witness people's discovery as the picture comes together.

John Lucas


Well, according to this site, the Wii was at 2.1m at the end of Feb, and the 360 was at 5.7m.  So to meet your prediction, the Wii needs to catch up by 3.6m units during March, April, May, June, and July.  So it has to average selling over 700,000 more units per month in the Americas than the 360.  I suspect when the March numbers are revealed this week, the difference will be nowhere near the 700,000 mark, making it that much harder to catch up in the remaining 4 months.

I'm glad the Wii is doing so well, and I expect it to continue doing well.  But these kinds of numbers just aren't going to happen. 



FROM : http://www.korexz.com/2006/11/28/here-wii-go/

Nintendo will catch Microsoft before May 1, 2007.

Dated : November 28th, 2006.

Do I still think this will be the case? Probably not, but before the end Q2 Nintendo will surpass Microsoft. 

 



Hus said:
StarcraftManiac said:
Hus said:
ckmlb said:

Halo 3 and GTA IV coming on 360 next fall + holiday season what Nintendo game is coming out that's big?

Metroid is not gonna be in 07, the only chance is gonna be either super smash or super mario and that's about it, Wii owners are gonna have a long wait ahead for good games after Pokemon Battle comes out...


Nin will sell on FAD hype...

360 will lose seles to PS3... GTA4, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Rachat and Clank, Killzone, Little Big Planet.... Halo will be big in the US, but rest of the world its MEhh.

 

 


Ah no, not this again...

@ Hus (The biggest Sony fanboy in da world):

1st of: Ur a flammer, thinking PS3 is better than Wii or X360 no matter what the facts tell you.

2nd: Just prove that the Wii is a fad.

3th: I think you should be banned, because u fock up every threat with... 'blabla PS3 is better' 'blabla Wii is a fad' 'blabla PS3 will win no matter what'

I have only 1 thing to say about people like you: 'screw you and get a life'


so 360 will keep its lead over the wii....

1 - FF13 GT5 GTA4 GOW3 MGS4... so FACT is PS3 is better.

2 Wii is a fad, time will show it.

3 - i said wii will out sell the 360 you fool.


1 - Mario galaxy, new zelda, metroid 3, Resident evil umbrella corp chronicles, Super smash bros: Brawl, so FACT IS!: You pick the console you think has the best games!

 

HUS SAYS: 'FF13 GT5 GTA4 GOW3 MGS4... so FACT is PS3 is better'. THAT IS AN OPINION!

2 - YOU DIDN'T answer the question... Ur just saying you're right but you can't prove it, then i can also say (Opinion) Ps3 is a niche system which won't be bought by most people because its TO EXPENSIVE!!! (JUST like YOU, an opinion)

3 - HUS said: 'i said wii will out sell the 360 you fool'. So?! You still didn't answer the question, and you're still saying PS3 will win no matter what, but what makes you so convinced of that?!READ BEFORE ANSWERING!

 

Hus: You're blinded by Sony, fanboy!  I can't argue with you because you keep rejecting the facts i throw at you while you try to answer em with wrong answers...

Example:

Question: StarcraftManiac said: 'Just prove that the Wii is a fad'.

Answer: Hus said: 'Wii is a fad, time will show it'.

Good arguments!!!... NOT!!! Just because you can't think of anything better, you're trying to find excuses for your PS3 failing and Wii poownin its ass..

 

But then again, im not trying to provoke,  I'm just SO tired of those flamming fanboys who can't give facts, just trying to downgrade other consoles!

And you're proving me right: You can't even come up with answers...

   



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I wouldn't be suprised if 360 doesn't outsell the Wii over any monthly period WW for the rest of its life cycle.  There will be months where it outsells Wii in NA of course, and there is a smaller chance it might happen in Europe when Halo is released, but Wii will always dominate 360 in Japan. 



currently playing: Skyward Sword, Mario Sunshine, Xenoblade Chronicles X

yet another When will Wii beat ... thread.  It really should be merged with all the other ones.

Anyhow, my projections show Jan-March 2008.



If Microsoft tosses a price drop in there on top of GTA and Halo, I don't see why it would happen this year. Globally Nintendo's got games that can match those (maybe, and assuming no delay), but Nintendo's first party games will get stomped in the west. I don't see it happening early next year either unless both systems are for some reason going at the same rate they are now. Best case scenario would be end of next year, but it's highly dependent on just how big the acceptance is in Japan.



johnsobas said:

I wouldn't be suprised if 360 doesn't outsell the Wii over any monthly period WW for the rest of its life cycle.  There will be months where it outsells Wii in NA of course, and there is a smaller chance it might happen in Europe when Halo is released, but Wii will always dominate 360 in Japan. 


My 1 million units sold in Japan prediction is probably the most stretched out prediction about the 360 in Japan. So i really don't think anyone believes that the 360 will ever surpass the Wii in Japan.

Why the crazy prediction? Because I have high hopes for Eternal Sonata and Lost Oddissey, also because I know MS will keep throwing money at the Japanese market until they finally start selling units.



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