Microsoft looks to 100 million consoles with 360, NPD to show 2:1 ratio to PS3 for October

[Avinash_Tyagi]

illuminatus said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:

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haxxiy said:

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TruckOSaurus said:

illuminatus said:

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, but no, the reason fads die out is because there is nothing new to keep it going once the initial wow factor fades, however the Wii, being a gaming system doesn't have that issues, because they can keep on releasing new games that keep the wow factor going, in addition the Wii has the benefit of being a viral system, in that when you show it to people who haven't played it before, they want one for themselves.

 

The reason that Wii will have a longer life cycle and higher sales is because it can continue to replensish its line with new Wii games, like Wii Sports 2 which is coming out in the spring, in addition its older games can continue to drag in more people when they see or hear about things like Wii fit and Wii sports and the such.

 

Nintendo's new ads for Animal crossing for example is brilliant, rather than showing much game footage, they are focused on having women hanging around with each other and just talking as they play, talking about shopping or meeting people, its a very smart ad.

 

And Nintendo has yet to announce new colors or a price drop, so they will be easily able to replenish demand for their system in the future.

 

The initial wow-factor was/is the waggle-controller. This factor someday has lost its potential.

And women sitting around, talking about shopping also can do this while playing a 360 or PS3....

 

Not with the games on the PS3 and 360, the games on the Wii are more conducive, like truckosaurus said, womena aren't going to be doing it while playing gears, but animal crossing on the other hand is perfect for that type of conversation, and no the controller hasn't lost its appeal yet, since its still being used in the games