Is the mass market now purchasing consoles now??

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It's worth noting that the PS2 experienced 25% of its sales during the one year that it was at $200. By comparison it spent 1.5 years at $300, 1 year at $180, 2 years at $150, and about 1.25 years at $130.

 I think that's pretty strong evidence that $200 is really the threshold at which people start considering a console and marks the division between early adopter territory and mainstream territory.

 I'd say that at $250 the Wii is getting a mixture of early adopters and a portion of the mainstream. I think we've only seen the tip of the iceberg for the Wii.