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Forums - Sales Discussion - PS3 overtakes Wii in Japan (software)

DonFerrari on 06 April 2014
AstroGamer said:
DonFerrari said:
Until when will people use the "Just because it sold longer" excuse? Just aknowledge PS3 and X360 survived so much more than Wii because people kept interest in it for much longer and their platform owners respect their fanbase more by keeping the support longer (even if MS have less 1st parties and put more Kinect games than "core" for the last years, it kept the system alive and supported by then and 3rd parties).

If it was just because it was in the market for a longer period, NES should be the greatest selling of all time since it was still sold in Japan in the 2000's like for more than 20 years.


NES is one of the best selling software wise in Japan. The PS3 still has a decent ways to go before it outsells the Wii. And it probably won't in America. And it isn't that likely in Japan since the generation shift will be starting soon there

Obviously NES sold good HW and SW in Japan and the rest of the world, but not because of the time it stayed on sale, but because it was a great machine... and while people wanted it it sold well. When it became uninteresting, it stoped selling good, so even if it stayed 10 more years it wouldn't move more consoles or software.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."