| CrazzyMan said: Nintendo dominating with wii over x360/ps3 in term of hardware sales, but in near future, wii many owners(not those who bought wii like a toy for wii sport and wii play) still will go for x360/ps3 for HD experience. Hardcore gamers will have x360 and buy ps3. But not every owner/gamer of x360 or ps3 will go buy ps3 or x360. Wii in reality just on another boat(it`s not a nextgen in terms of HD). The real competition is between x360 and ps3. But yeah, for TOTAL domination, PS3 should also outsell and Wii, but that kinda impossible, PRICE difference + auditory difference, Unless Wii will run out of steam, or Sony will move more on Eye Toy HD, Singstar and other "games", which are about FUN and nothing more, then and here ps3 could make some progress. 2008 will show how thing will go on. If PS3 will reach ~25-30 mln. shipments by the end of march 2009, then it ATLEAST reached the level of PS2 SUCCESS. =) I don`t know many people who wouldn`t buy wii for 99-149$ and even less people who wouldn`t buy PS3 80GB for 199-249$. =) Time will show. |
Difference is many wii owners don't care for HD graphics and just want to have fun, also the rest of the industry is trying to copy Wii trying to reach out to untapped markets, Nintendo has once again saved the industry from stagnation and forced the other companies to fight on its terms
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)
