When will Wii surpass 360 (if ever)?

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Viper said: You see this same misguided approach from NPD as it presents software sales ranking based on sales revenue instead of units sold. Unit sales are still the best barometer of measure.

Well, it depends on what you want to measure. If NPD want to tell investors how much money is spent in this market, then it's worth calculating that a 360 or PS3 game sells for $59 and a DS or GBA for $39. NPD cannot calculate the producers' income as that would really be different for each individual game or console or accessory sold. What I do think is weird that while everybody who thinks he's in the know can tell you in general that software is where Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft make their money, fans and pundits care so much more for hardware sold. Probably because it's easier to remember just 3 figures, one for each system. Hardware sold is an early indicator of what potential there will be for software sales, but then it depends on execution and software library if a system can really live up to its installed base's potential.