Wii now 10m ahead of PS3 - putting this into context / future predictions

[shams]

Sqrl said:

Sorair said:

... 

Understandable, your still missing my point. Why attack the PS3 and not the Xbox 360?

I smell bias somewhere....

I think it had to do with the PS3 being behind by a nice round number like 10, and also it being released and selling during the exact same time period during the exact some span of its life.

 

If it makes you feel better if you align the launches of the Wii and 360 the Wii would be ahead by about 10.5m right now.

Sorry - I missed your point completely (couldn't understand what you were saying).

Its as Sqrl says - purely because both consoles launched at *exactly* the same time (except for Europe), so its much easier to compare them.

Its equally astounding (if not more) then the Wii has overtaken the 360, and now has a handy lead over it.

IMO, there is strong evidence that MS badly squandered their one year lead - and are now paying the price. Still - by their standards, year two was pretty good (lot better than year one), and at the least they have managed to match Sony/PS3 sales worldwide.

They are going to have to work hard in Europe though - as they have admitted. Clawing back some of the lost marketshare in Europe is probably goal#1 for them next year.