There may be an easy answer to this: if you're fighting 1st-gen games vs. 2nd, the 2nd-gen games will generally in, but 2nd vs. 3rd is a tougher call. The Wii's 2nd-gen games just came out the gate this fall, starting with MP3, whereas 360's 2nd-gen wave started with Gears of War, competing against Nintendo and Sony's launch games.
The other issue is install base.
Really, there are several possible explanations.








