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HappySqurriel on 01 February 2009
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BornFirst. said:
Wow, i am pretty sure the recession hit about 3-4 months ago, and hasn't Wii and DS sales gone up. This is so retarded, and its even funnier seeing the Wii/Nintendo haters jumping on this article to give them some new fresh hope, that GTA gave them before it was released.

If you really think logically you will realize the the PS3/360 will be affected most, it appeals to less people thats a fact. It is also a known fact that through a recession profits for entertainment (in house at least) will go up. Instead of ataking the family out to get something to eat parents will now, buy a dvd or game (most likely Wii game) to enjoy with thier kids. Writing is in stone, the wii will sell more software and hardware from till the end of this gen.

Lets get over it and realize it does not make the PS3 or 360 any less of a game console.

@ usul Quote"
A lot people are not very satisfied with the Wii (not what they thought it was), so we'll see..."

What the hell r you talking about, you really need to stop looking at what people say on the internet and check out real life, every family i know who owns a Wii absolutely loves it, but don't count on my word on it, check out the main stream press who are always reporting on how its the family console. It is obvious the Wii is not your console of choice but you really need to try to keep to more constructive arguments, this one fails.

 

I think a lot of people are trapped by their over a decade old view of what a gamer is ...

Back in about 1994/1995 the industry hit a point where there were more gamers above the age of 18 than younger gamers. At this point in time gamers had lots of disposable income, a lot of free time, and very few responsibilities.

Today, there are probably more gamers above the age of 25 than there are gamers who are younger than that and a large portion of these gamers will be parents. If people really started to realize that 1/4 to 1/3 of gamers are parents and 1/4 to 1/3 of gamers are children it might make sense to them that the system which is best suited to allowing parents to play games with their children is so popular.