Talking of PS3 being even competitive was a far fetched idea back in the days when PS3 was launched.Everybody said PS3 will be extinct and SONY will go bankrupt.And that the Wii brand is way too strong.
They were all wrong,why?
because the business strategy matters big time to keep a system relvant and to grow it.Systems are great but you have to continue to revitalize the business and also keep the consumers interested.It has to be relevant in the soceity.
Wii sales are big but its difference has gone as the experiences became old and aren't unique anymore(not talking about franchises here but the novelty)
but they cut Wii's price has very low room for further price cuts to penetrate the purchasing piower as its already within reach,coupled with same experiences and less innovation.
whereas PS3 has been innovating and taking risk's,has alot of room for price-cuts,they still give consumers that feeling that something bigger and newer is coming and this is not it.They continue to be relevant with MOVE,to take others userbase.
Also the fact that Nintendo's business strategy didn't understand that the consumers expections and business enviorment will be the same,they need to understand that competiton will force changes.
Wii is becoming lesser relevant day by day,which bad ahead of a new console launch(WiiU),which the company needs to utilize on.So Nintendo will have to discontinue Wii when Wii U launches as it will become irrelevant towards the future of compete against the Wii U.This is the same that we see with DS and 3DS.
and the fact that SONY is sending a message that PS3 will overlap Wii U with its price still being so high.Same for 360.
The only way Nintendo will save Wii U is to bring big changes in Wii U liek it did with REVOLUTION to Wii in their business outlook which forces SONY and MS to rethink for next generationwhich will also cause the end of PS3 and 360 sooner otherwise Wii U is gonna be like dreamcast.
As of now PS3 and 360 will overlap atleast in the generational sense and PS3 will go over Wii in sales in 3-4 years time
