I am going to throw my opinion into this...Fanboy tears, watch out!
1) I don't buy supply issues for the Wii or PS3. For the Wii, it just seems odd that it drops off so suddenly. Nintendo has had very solid sales in the US. Maybe the X360 price drop is finally starting to cut into the Wii's sales at $249.99? At any rate, this decrease in sales won't hurt Nintendo...They're mopping up everywhere else.
2) I don't buy into the PS3 supply issues. Want proof? Look at the supposed Xbox 360 supply issues in Febuary...When supply was sorted out, how much did sales boost? At best, we will most likely see the PS3 at 60,000/wk in the US if it's lucky.
Ultimately, I am very suprised that the X360 managed to sell so well this week in the US. I would of figured that supply for the 20GB's had been drying up (after selling 200,000-odd units in NA), but it's staying strong.
Personally, I think that the price drop is cutting in to both the PS3 and Wii sales - moreso the PS3 than the Wii...At $400 or more, I don't think consumers are really going to buy the PS3 forever - even if it comes with the 80GB HDD. We saw the Xbox 360, and PS3 last year, pre-price drop reach market saturation, and no one wanted to buy the consoles because they were just too overpriced. Both made moves and benefitted. I think with the Wii at $249.99 and the Xbox 360 moving to $299.99 for the most-promoted model, a $399.99+ console just isn't going to move a lot of units, especially without any must-have exclusives outside of 1-2.
It's not PS3-Doom, or WiiFad time. The market will do what it will do. This is just marketplace change as prices change, and consumers shift to what they feel is the most affordable console on the market, regardless of which one it may be.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
