Apolitical and Shams,
As of now, the Wii has a 10m lead over the PS3. Let's assume the PS3 finishes the year at 8.7m; let's say 19m for the Wii. Keep in mind that Wii launched worldwide, whereas the PS3 did not. This gave the Wii a huge advantage, since it launched in not only the second largest market, but the PS3's strongest as well. Furthermore, the PS3's price point -- 600$ US and an even larger price in "others" -- drove sells into the ground. For example, the PS3 was outsold by the GBA multiple times this year. It also had weeks where it sold under 20k in the US with no supply problems at all. This along with no Europe made the PS3 sell numbers invisible, and it allowed the Wii to outsell it by huge margins.
Now, let's look at some of the differences heading into 08, shall we?
Unlike last year, the Playstation 3 is available worldwide, and there are no record-low supply problems like there were last holiday season. In addition, the price is now down to 400$, meaning it's no longer the ultra expensive machine it was. 8.7 PS3's were moved in it's first year even with these huge problems. None of these problems exist anymore. And if you noticed, the playstation has not been getting outsold as badly as it once did, suggesting that it won't be killed by the Wii as badly as it was when these problems were present.
Take a look, will you?
 | 538,716 | 570,520:PS3 |
 | 151,400 | 12,734,256 |
 | 54,355 | 1,411,249:Wii |
 | 48,519 | 42,533,286 |
 | 43,142 | 7,249,644 |
 | 42,503 | 3,080,826 |
 | 16,355 | 20,954,518 |
 | 263 | 7,778,961 |
| Total | 895,253 |
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As you can see, the Wii already had sold 1.5m units before the PS3 was even on the market, which tells us that the Wii had been doing well. It also tells us that the PS3 had been selling 0k per week compared to the Wii's 50+ per week. Something like this happening in 08 is impossible for obvious reasons.
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Nintendo Wii: 5.8m
Playstation 3: 3.5m
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With that said, how is it possible for 08 to be a repeat of 07?
