leo-j said:
Move and kinect extended the ps3's and 360's life.. whether you want to admit it or not.. that and the fact Wii looked like a last gen console graphicly next to the ps3/360.. so people could look at ps3/360 as nexgen consoles in comparison.. especially since move was way more advanced than anything nintendo offered with wii's motion controller.. and kinect was made to look like a better motion control option than the wii..
The wii DID NOT have a fully normal decline.. there hasn't been a console that dominated to signifcantly it's first couple of years, and then just have a SEVERE collapse after that.. Wii didn't have much of any AAA CONTENT from 3rd parties to start with anyway.. it's more likely due to the fact the wii was a significantly inferior machine next to the ps3/360 in every single way.. especially in it's online infastrature.. |
1) Kinect can be argued to have a big part in 360s late game increase. Move did absolutely nothing for PS3. It has sold to less than 10% of the entire userbase and is barely part of any game. PS3s late peak is more attributed to its pricing and sku models and software lineup, especially the exclusives.
2) Wii's peak and decline is perfectly in line with most console life cycles. Only difference here is that it peaked higher than any console before it. In the end, there will only be two consoles (home) that have higher sales overall. All previous gen leaders simply didn't peak as high and therefore the YOY decline % is lower.
