Yes, everybody knows that America is the biggest market. So lets look at how the weekly nextgen console % are trending there.
| Wii | 360 | PS3 | |
| 1/14/2007 | 44.47% | 29.87% | 25.65% |
| 1/21/2007 | 46.10% | 29.71% | 24.19% |
| 1/28/2007 | 47.66% | 29.44% | 22.90% |
| 2/4/2007 | 45.41% | 31.41% | 23.18% |
| 2/11/2007 | 46.90% | 32.52% | 20.58% |
| 2/18/2007 | 50.34% | 34.56% | 15.11% |
| 2/25/2007 | 50.42% | 34.99% | 14.59% |
| 3/4/2007 | 47.29% | 33.68% | 19.03% |
| 3/11/2007 | 44.82% | 33.94% | 21.24% |
| 3/18/2007 | 43.93% | 33.73% | 22.35% |
| 3/25/2007 | 43.01% | 33.49% | 23.50% |
| 4/1/2007 | 43.27% | 32.23% | 24.49% |
| 4/8/2007 | 44.76% | 31.90% | 23.34% |
| 4/15/2007 | 47.56% | 30.63% | 21.81% |
| 4/22/2007 | 54.17% | 27.54% | 18.29% |
| 4/29/2007 | 55.74% | 30.22% | 14.04% |
I know that the 360 is currently kicking butt with the third parties. It should, they have well over twice the user base of the Wii, and weaker 1st/2nd party games competition compared to the compitition thirds have on the Wii. This isn't so much a question of how they are doing now, but how will they be doing in 12 to 18 months on games that they are now just starting. By that time the Wii will have a larger user base in all major areas of the world.
I guess it is a matter of opinion, on how things will look a year from now. This is what should matter to devs.
If you looked back six months did you really think the Wii would be this strong? And it is currently getting stronger with production finally ramping up. So now seeing how the Wii has been performing do you think it would be wise to bet against it?
