I guess it’s just impossible for some people to believe that people prefer Wii to other consoles. Every argument is based on the idea that secretly, deep down inside, everyone actually wants a PS3 or 360. They're only buying Wii because it’s hard to find. Wii will be a gateway drug to other consoles. The Wii fad will die and PS3/360 take off as HD adoption increases.
All of these arguments follow circular logic. They rely on the presumption that people could not possibly actually want the Wii, and must want one of the traditional consoles. You have to make that assumption to believe a sudden shift in momentum is even possible, let alone imminent. It’s the kind of BS I expect from the gaming media and analysts, not from actual people.
I don't know how high Wii demand actually is, but history, not to mention common sense, dictates that Wii will sell many more systems next than this year. I expect average non-holiday weekly Japanese sales will be between 90-100K, and average non-holiday monthly American sales will jump up to maybe 450K. Overall, Wii could move 25 million units in fiscal 2008.
"[Our former customers] are unable to find software which they WANT to play."
"The way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate what kind of games [they CAN play]."
Satoru Iwata, Nintendo President. Only slightly paraphrased.
