PS3 had best lineup for holidays,Wii had worst = Wii sells 4 times more.

[BTFeather55]

HappySqurriel said:

BTFeather55 said:

The Wii isn't selling so well because it appeals to the masses. Or because of it software library which isn't that great aside from a few games. It is selling as well as it does mainly because of the word of mouth it generated by the fact that it was hard to come by during Christmas '06 and '07. I do believe it was engineered on Nintendo's part to generate sales for the system. Now, the Wii fans will come on and say I'm totally wrong about that. However, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that folks aren't out to get you.

As has already been pointed out, that is a pretty silly conspiracy theory ... After all, how do you smash sales records by manufacturing a shortage that lasts over 2 years?

Now, a long time ago I read that one of the most reliable ways to get someone to buy your product is for them to have personal experience with the product that was introduced by someone they consider a friend ... This is why companies like Avon operate the way that they do. The Wii has capatalized on this because it was bought in many households by a gamer and "Non-Gamers" within the house also became interested in the Wii; many of these Gamers and "Non-Gamers" introduced the Wii to their friends who continued the viral growth of the Wii.

      The only thing is during those first two Christmases, the Wii was wanted by a lot of people that had no personal experience with it other than hearing News reporters say that it was the hot Christmas item and next to impossible to find in stores.  Also, a lot of those people that had their demands for the Wii heightened this way didn't know one console's strength's from another.  So, when they learned the Wii was $250.00 while the PS3 was $600.00 naturally, they wanted to get a Wii.  Other than these things, the other factor in the Wii's sales was Nintendo's brandname and strength of their characters eg. Mario and Legend of Zelda.  Sony never really had any characters that became as popular as those except for Final Fantasy.  In a way, it is possible to trace Nintendo's resurgence and Sony's weakening back those early days when Square games started to appear on the GBA.