Nintendo: "We aren't competing with Sony or Microsoft"

[Hawk]

BTFeather55 said:

     Last year when MGS came out it beat the Wii in Japan.  When GT5 and FF come out, they will also make the PS3 beat the Wii in Japan, and that will just be the beginning of the PS3's momentum.  Kingdom Hearts is going to wind up being a crucial game for whichever console gets it because if it goes to the Wii, hey, it will win this gen imo, but if it goes to the PS3 along with some more Square games together with new games from Kojima and Yu Suzuki, then you would see the PS3 really start to gain some steam, and if all Nintendo has lined up for the core fans that are ticked off about the glut of casual games coming to the system is the next Mario and Zelda, the PS3 could either give the Wii a run for its money or become the dominant console by the time this gen is over.

The last few Dragon Quest games have sold more than the last few FF games.  I'm sure DQX for the Wii will at least match FF XIII in boosting the respected console sales.

For Japan, total sales:

FF XII    2.42 mil                     DQ VIII    3.62 mil

FF X-2   2.41 mil                     DQ VII     4.12 mil

FF X      3.02 mil                      DQ VI      3.19 mil