GTA IV Impact and Halo 3

[madskillz]

crumas2 said:

rocketpig said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:

 

The attach rates are merely to show that people who think that GTA will cause the Wii to stop selling are living in a fantasy world

Ah, okay.

In that case, I agree. The Wii is not going to stop selling until Nintendo discontinues it. I don't understand why people can't accept that we have the next PS2 on our hands, though since the demographics are so split in this generation, it probably won't completely overwhelm the second and third place consoles like the PS2 did.

I agree. We own a Wii and 360, and feel like the combination of the two is a more than adequate replacement for our aging PS2 (which still gets occasional use in my son's room).

 

I just don't understand the rationale behind the argument that most of the PS2 users are sitting around waiting for the PS3 to drop in price so that they can upgrade to a PS3. We were PS2 users, but upgraded to a Wii60 combo. If the vast majority of PS2 users are that price conscious, then having no PS2 BC in the cheapest box is a huge error on Sony's part.

 

My point exactly. I think that's like saying buying a PS3 will be a hereditary trait. No, most of us are looking at this from all angles. And I have yet to see a PS3 owner say this 'Before you take the plunge, think long and hard about this. You are spending at least $500 for a system - and you better have good reasons for why you are doing it ...