NPD Dec: X360 #1, 1.7m, 900k - 1m Wii, PS3

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kowenicki said:

WOW

So either Europe and MEA are way off too or every discussion and debate on this site over the last month on this site regarding sales have just been rendered meaningless.

Weird numbers. Consoles took an absolute battering,

NPD YOY:

Wii down 55% YOY.... has any leading console ever fallen so fast?
360 top dog by some distance but down 9% YOY... bring on next box at E3 please...
PS3 down 20% YOY following a price cut!?  and has def peaked in the biggest market on the planet, will struggle against new consoles.

I guess iPads, kindles, mobiles and other devices really are taking some sales despite what people want to think.

Has ever a leading console gotten so many sales with so little third party support? While Wii has always had miserable third party support, this year it has been totally and completely abandoned by third parties, and for the most part by Nintendo as well. Despite this, it has sold as much as the PS3 has this year, the PS3 that had tons more support this year. I see this as quite a feat, as the Wii actually should have sold much less this year.