Wii sales mindblowing! Just think about it. Wii vs PS2 vs GC

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Sharky54 said:

jlauro said:

Sharky54 said:

Darc Requiem said:

Sharky54 said:
It really depends on how long its active. If they pull it out before it reaches 140 million then no it won't. Nintendo likes to make people move on to the new stuff faster.

No, Nintendo likes to support their platforms as long as possible. The GBA was delayed repeatedly because the GBC was selling so well. Nintendo supports their platforms as long as consumers do.

 

 

Consoles are a different beast good sir.

 

I am with Darc on this one.  Nintendo does not like to move people on to new stuff if they don't have to.  They like to milk platforms with minor changes to draw out it's life as long as possible.  Look at the DS, basically the same thing for 3 models to stretch it out.  Same thing with consoles, they will try to milk the market with colors, or other minor updates.  Consoles are the same for Nintendo, it's just that sometimes the competition doesn't let them stay with the same model as long...  Right now, that is far from an issue with the Wii...

 

And when microsoft and Sony announce their new systems with motion detecting, you reaaaly think that Nintendo wont be lock step with them? As soon as their next console comes out, they will stop supporting the wii. Look what happened with the gamecube and xbox. I have news for you, nintendo didnt have anyone to compete with in handhelds. They do in consoles. 

 

There was no need for a GBA if the ONLY handheld anyone bought was the GBC. Why even come out with new stuff if you make a huge profit off something now. Only reason would be because someone else threatens to steal your profits. It is that simple, when the next Nintendo console comes out, the wii will die soon after. Nintendo likes to do that.

First the GBA sold over 80 million units and was still selling very strongly but Nintendo wanted to introduce the DS, with it's new features, and the success of the DS killed the GBA. The GBA had no competition and Nintendo could have kept supporting the console but they saw the future in the DS.

Secondly, Sony stop supporting the PSX when the PS2 launched but 3rd party publishers,Squaresoft/Square Enix, EA, and others, continued to support the PSX until 2003 or 2004. This is also happening with the PS2. Sony is no longer supporting the PS2 but third party publishers are still supporting the console. Anytime there is still a significant demand for a console, third parties will continue to support it. There were still third parties supporting the GBA until Nintendo stop manufacturing the console. This will happen with the Wii as long as the consumer demand is there.

Thirdly, what makes you so sure that Microsoft and Sony will have motion sensing controllers? It's not a given. Besides, Wii motion plus is just on the horizone, a few months away, this will reinvent the Wii remote and put Sony and Microsoft at a disadvantage. What new features will they,Sony and Microsoft, introduce or will they introduce any new features at all? Nintendo is in the drivers seat and developers are already working with the technology to develop one to one movements in games. Nintendo could be working on the next evolution of the Wii remote or they may not. It will be a gamble for Microsoft and/or Sony because they may introduce a motion sensing controller that is similar in function to the Wii remote with the motion plus fuctionality for their next console while Nintendo as a newer evolution of the design that can do things that their controller can not. This puts their console at a disadvantage for the generation and it would be very difficult to overcome a disadvantage such as that.