cjpierciiw on 11 May 2007
| rocketpig said: One thing that the graph doesn't take into account is the fact that the Wii is supply constrained while the 360 and PS3 are not. That means that the Wii sold through at enormous numbers during the slowest point in the year (January-April) while the 360 and PS3 still have room to grow during the upcoming months (and they will). Things will improve for both the PS3 and 360 (IMO, particularly the 360) beginning in two weeks with the start of summer and the launch of Forza. They will continue to improve until December. Meanwhile, the Wii will probably ramp its production, but by how much? Production is a finicky thing and Nintendo has to be careful to not commit millions of dollars to overramping. Signing a contract for a factory to begin producing a console for you isn't free, you know. And you have to commit to a certain amount or time length, meaning Nintendo is likely to try to squeeze as much out of their current factories instead, leading to a smaller growth in production. In short... I think the graph is inaccurate because the Wii is virtually capped out while the PS3 and 360 suffered through the slow months and will begin to attract more buyers. Which is why I still think that the Wii won't pass the 360 until December at the earliest and possibly as late as March. |
You are correct if Nintendo doesnt up production they can not increase like the 360/PS3. But I have a feeling that they have and we are starting to see that upped production, and hopefully they can continue to increase it because they need to start saving up units for their big releases and holidays.
