^Rare was second party not third at the time, and this gen, third party has had little effect on the Wii
Price has never been the issue, nor is it motion controls, its software, motion controls onl serve to lower the barriers to entry to gaming, but unless MS can match Wii software in appeal to the downmarket, NATAL will lose
All they need is first party really, as it gives them their advantage with the downmarket that Sony and MS cannot match
Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!! Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)
