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PS3 and 360 *should* outsell the Wii because they truly deserve it now.

I have hopes they will, but realistically they probably won't because Wii will keep selling.

I'd like to see PS3 and 360 each hit 100 million, though. Amazing consoles.



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bevochan said:

The Wii is around 98 million whereas both PS3 and Xbox360 are low 70s million.  PS3 sold about 11 million this year and Wii sold around 5 million this year.  The Wii sales should drop even more with the WiiU out.  Depending on when the next gen consoles are released, both Xbox360 and PS3 should sell another 11 million this year (give or take 1 million or so).  PS3 and Xbox360 could still sell moderately better than the Wii few years after the respective PS and Xbox next consoles are released (if there is a good price drop after the next gen consoles are released).   Maybe in 3-4 years, can Wii be knocked from the 1st place console sales for this gen?


At that point there needs to be a discussion on weather or no the wii was in that gen or if the wiiu was in that gen as well. Nintendo iterates more often so it's not really fair to do those types of comparisons and include the wii or the wiiu in some firm generation.



yes it's possible. Wii will likely only have sold 103-5m global by end of 2013, while PS3 (36?) will have gone on to have sold 82-85m.

i think PS3 will have the best after gen. life of the 7th gen. consoles. PS360 no doubt have a chance of passing Wii up, but the unknown factor is will PS3 continue to sell better then 360 after 2013.

PS3 will likely have sold 12m when the final wk of Dec. numbers come in for the yr. 2012, out selling 360 by 1m.



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bevochan said:

The Wii is around 98 million whereas both PS3 and Xbox360 are low 70s million.  PS3 sold about 11 million this year and Wii sold around 5 million this year.  The Wii sales should drop even more with the WiiU out.  Depending on when the next gen consoles are released, both Xbox360 and PS3 should sell another 11 million this year (give or take 1 million or so).  PS3 and Xbox360 could still sell moderately better than the Wii few years after the respective PS and Xbox next consoles are released (if there is a good price drop after the next gen consoles are released).   Maybe in 3-4 years, can Wii be knocked from the 1st place console sales for this gen?



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Definitly not, though they will get far closer than I ever expected. I think both HD consoles will end up just shy of 100 million, probably around the 95 million mark, whereas Wii has ALREADY passed that mark, and will probably end up around 105 million lifetime. In order for MS and Sony to reach Wii sales they need to sell to the soccermoms and little kids, which MS has done to an extent with Kinect, but neither has shown they can do that nearly as well as Nintendo. It was certainly a valiant effort and comeback by the HD twins, but too little too late I'm afraid..

Even on the .01% chance that one of them inches past it, it will mean absolutely nothing at this point, aside from satisfying a small minority of hardcore fans that actually pay attention to this stuff on a weekly basis. Third parties have made up their mind back in 07 about ditching Nintendo regardless of sales, and Nintendo will continue to be profitable on their consoles regardless of how many they've sold compared to the competition. This gen is all but over anyway.



Yes... PS3 will sell over 110 million this gen.



No. But... if it so happens, PS3 would be able to do it but Xbox wouldn't, as PS3 would last longer on the market



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ethomaz said:
Yes... PS3 will sell over 110 million this gen.


No chance whatsoever.



I really don't think so



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