The Wii was at 600k on the NPD chart just last month. And it had no new games then either. If numbers are down again in May NPD, then I might agree something is up, but there now there's likely a more simple solution ...
The drop in the Wii this month has more to do with the DSi ... the DSi probably took about a 100k or so that normally would go to the Wii. There probably were some families/casuals/Nintendo fans who would otherwise have bought a Wii this month but opted for the shiny new DSi instead. The DSi and Wii ratios should even out starting next month though, the DSi + DS can't possibly sell 1 million every month (can it? lol).
The funny thing is I've asked my friend at retail and he's told me that when people are buying a Wii they won't even consider a 360 or PS3 as an alternative. The only system they look to as an alternative is the DS.
So Nintendo has been pretty successful in basically making Sony and MS irrelevant to their business, at least in North America. That's why Halo 3/GTA4/price drops from Sony and MS seem to never have any impact on Nintendo whatsoever.
If Patcher is saying the Wii bubble is "burst", even when it sells as much as the PS3 + 360 combined in an off month, then what are the 360 and PS3 bubbles? Did they even get off the ground? lol
