price isn't why wii won
wiimote/wii sports is
wii is selling to a vast pool of people for whom modern video game controllers were a barrier to entry
bottom line: wii excites people...old gamers, casual gamers, ex-hardcore gamers, non-gamers, retired folks, rehab patients, etc etc
gc was cheap and didn't do well because it didn't get the casuals
millions of wiis have sold on ebay/craigslist for 360/ps3 prices
my december craigslist ads for 350-375 was still getting me calls 5+ times/week into mid-february
people don't care about paying more for it
many people would rather buy a wii at 500 than a ps3 at 150...the ps3/360 are not even options for them
Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08. Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)
Predictions:
Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07 CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp
