It took quite the confluence of events to see Wii in 3rd place (actually statistically tied for 2nd) for the first time ever. I wonder if there will be other confluneces in the next couple of months.
Seems like 360 has stabilised to carry through sales at the 80K level in America's until the holiday rise starts.With the relatively light drop in EMEAA this week 360 could stabilise in the mid 60Ks in EMEAA. Japan and America will more or less cancel each other out between Wii and 360, so it will be down to Europe as to whether Wii < 360 or not in any given week. PS3 isn't going to move from 3rd in America's without a price cut, but it will stay in touch with Wii. Same will be the case in EMEAA, though on some weeks HW boosts can put PS3>Wii. In Japan Wii and PS3 will remain more or less dead even until something happens to change things.
So, on the week GT5 launches Japan and EMEAA HW will get a boost, putting PS3 above Wii in EMEAA, and putting some daylight between PS3 and Wii in Japan. In America's I don't expect much of a boost, so PS3 could be < Wii that week, but not by enough for Wii>PS3 WW. So it will be down to whether Wii>360 in EMEAA that week as to whether Wii has another 3rd placing for the 2nd time ever.
I think now that the "spell" has been broken, it will happen a occasionally. I think next round of PS360 price cuts will see Wii in 3rd on a weekly basis more often, even in the face of a similar Wii cut.
Intersting to see PS3 get a 13% bump in America's. Any particular reason behind that?
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