| mjk45 said: I think MS will still have NA /UK next Gen , the unknown to me is can they claim more market share elsewhere , As to Sony if done right they can cut into NA/UK lead , but all in all I think the days of one party dominance like the PS2 had are well and truly over . |
Unlike this gen, there isn't going to be a faux split between Wii and "the HD twins". It'll be all 3 consoles competing on equal an technical footing.
So as of now, even though 360 is really kicking in in US and UK, Wii has a substantial lead in both markets. So next gen can still belong to Nintendo across the board. But with a potentially diminished market share.
There could be a various permutations which makes picking global market leader a bit tricky this far out. I think because of the marginal Japan factor (small but still significant in that MS struggles to sell there), global #1 market share will either go to Ninty or Sony. Americas could well break for Ninty.
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