see, you guys fit into the 'workout' demographic...u guys run and may lift weights, etc
but the people who will mostly buy wii fit are the ones who sign a 3year contract for gym membership at 50/month and go maybe 2 times...the people who buy abcizers and thighmasters and the vibrating ab machine and all those other devices
that 14 billion industry in the US which is much larger than the gaming industry in the US
it's a bad argument to say we are predicting success just because it's a Nintendo product and thus a sacred cow
we are giving reasoning why we think it will sell well
as an aside, many of us believe there will be many games that utilize the balance board...and so many 'gamers' will also buy wii fit so that they can have the balance board
and again, wii is played by the WHOLE FAMILY, which is something that didn't happen with other consoles
so junior will play ssbb, etc while jr and sis will play mario kart and mom/dad will play wii fit...and they'll all play wii sports together
Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08. Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)
Predictions:
Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07 CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp
