jlauro on 14 October 2007
| Level42 said: If Japan's sales are any indication, the Wii's novelty is starting to wane. People are coming home with their new Wiis, sitting through a few rounds of Sports, and then thinking: "Now what?" If Mario Galaxy isn't stellar (pun, hehe) then Wii sales are going to start slipping, no doubt. They've had the low price and overly simplified controls on their side through the launch, but gamers know that they need to go elsewhere for a substantial gaming experience. |
Yeah, last week the wii only had a little over 4 times the hardware sales of the 360 in Japan, it is such a novelty item, and didn't even manage double the software sales. (Although it would be 37 times the software sales if you take out Halo....)
The novelty may be wearing off, but that just means it's falling to sustained reasonable numbers, which are still higher than both the 360 and PS3, giving the 360 and PS3 their occational weeks as number one, but overall it's still the wii with the most sales.
