Max King of the Wild said:
HappySqurriel said:
Over 100 Million consoles have been sold so far this generation representing roughly 60% of the console sales that were achieved last generation and it is pretty safe to say that we're close to (or have passed) the point where half of all consoles sold this generation will have been sold. Being that 80% of consoles sold last generation cost $200 or less, and the PS3 lacks the exclusive content or popularity of the PS2 to drive sales at $300, I think it is fair to say that reporters and analysts have overstated the impact that the slim will have.
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I'm willing to bet there is a greater increase of console sales this gen than there was last gen from the gen before. Also, only one console so far is at the price sweet spot... and it ain't doing too hot. I'd like to see how a PS3 and Wii can sell at the same price. Also, only one console last gen went for longer then 5 (?) years... This gen all three will be doing that... basically what I'm saying is, last gen means shit in this situation.
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I think you are right on this one. I think the Wii changed the game as far as expected total sales go.
The Wii's popularity explosion put the console in the hands of many who would not even have considered a video game machine last few generations. Plus I believe many single console owners became multi console owners just for the Wii (ex: if you only owned an xbox/ps2/gamecube last gen you may now own a 360/wii or PS3/wii this gen)
This is also why MS and Sony are trying to add casual/family friendly things to their machines. They probably are not scared of the Wii (as they keep stating). Its more like they want to set up a system that can do everything that the Wii/360 or Wii/PS3 can do. That way the potential for having one machine that caters to casual/hardcore and is HD could cause people with both to box up the Wii and purchase all software for their box instead.
