When will the Wii catchup with the Xbox360 in h/w sales ??

[davygee]

TheSource said:

From what I can tell, Microsoft on November 16, 2006 had a lead of 6-6.5 million over Wii and PS3. On April 11, 2007 (less than 5 months later), the lead is 6.5 million over PS3. But Wii has shaved off 2.9 to 3.4 million of that lead off. PS3 has actually gained too, although it may not look like it. Microsoft's lead over Sony was probably closer to 7 million in February and for most of March. IIf PS3 had launched in Europe, even with sales of 30k per week after the end of December, PS3 would be at 3.6 million..about a 100,000 gain per month at best/keeping up with 360 at worst.

That is a very good point and one that has been overlooked.

The 360 has lost serious ground with the introduction of the Wii and has slowed down to a stop with the introduction of the PS3.

Could the Wii spell an early demise of the 360?

It certainly looks like people cannot afford the PS3 at the moment and are going for the Wii rather than the 360, so maybe people will be investing in a Wii and them over the longer term will invest in a PS3; as it probably seems a more reasonable transition rather than people moving from the 360 to the PS3.