ils411 on 22 February 2008
| cbongiova said: The wii will definitely pass the sales of the PS2. PS2 sales - Max 150 million - Probably 135-140 mil. Wii is currently selling 1.8 mil/month = 21.6 mil/year Historically the most popular console gains momentum in the 2nd thru 5th years. It is likely that by the end of this year they will be selling 2.5 mil/month = 30 mil/year By the end of year 5 this would make it 32 mil (Currently 21 mil + 1.8 for 6 month) + 30*3 = 122 mil. By this time Nintendo will be introducing the Wii2, but with the large library of games and very low price (probably $99) they will continue to sell and ultimately pass the lifetime sales of the PS2. |
i suppose you've never heard of the "product life cycle".
many manufacturers project that their products whould have a life cycle of five years.
1st year - introduction
2nd year - aceptance and increase sales
3rd year - product maturity
4th year - decline
5th year - death
so its stupid to asume that sales would remain as high as you predict.
the ps2 is currently in its decline and would eventualy die in the next year or two. but by then, it would probably have sold 125-130m units. and to set an example the xbox died in what? 5 years or so? same with the cube. died early. the ps2 was first and still outlived both. got to give sony credit for being able to develop a really good product.
