| ___O_o______ said: @fishyJoe The Wii will run out of casuals IMO. The ps2 picked up tens of millions of casuals and turned them into gamers. These former casuals are eyeing the ps3 or 360 in this generation, while a smaller percent are eyeing the Wii. I am guessing that the Wii's customers are any casuals left who didn't pick up a ps2. That, to me, means a smaller casual market than the ps2. |
the vast majority of people in the world are 'non-gamers'
the wii is selling to those people, people that ps2 never touched
'gamers' and 'casual gamers' may be 20% of the population, but if wii can get a small % of the 80% of the population that are 'non-gamers' then it will blow away any numbers you've ever imagined for a console
also, the casuals will go to the wii this gen, as ps3 is built for, and marketed to, the hardcore
casuals aren't brand loyal; they see sony's commercials with a crying baby and then they see Nintendo's commercials with the family playing together...they will buy a wii; that's another reason ps3 won't reach half of ps2 sales: they aren't gonna get those casuals this time around
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






