Yes, the Wii is competing with the 360 and PS3, and it's easy to prove it

[NewGenGamers]

saprano1 said:

NewGenGamers said:
You know this whole Wii is not competing thing is completely insane. I have been gaming for about 2 decades now and in no time in the entire history of gaming has a console been considered not a competitor. This is like saying that the 3DO was not in the same market as the SNES because, the 3DO used CD for it's games and SNES used cartridges. They are in the same pool competing for the same consumer dollars. They share the same shelf space in stores. Where is the place where they are not in competition? Maybe I'm thinking way too rationally about this.

I dont know about anybody else,  i said i agree that its competing. and i bring up it doesn't matter cause people keep saying ps3 is doomed, thats its over. how is it over? there going for the same dollar, but not the same people. for the 100th time the majorty of the people that buy the wii dont care for the games ps3 has and what it has to offer, and ps3 gamers are not interested in wii games, im not. yes! the whole world knows the wii is selling, it doesn't matter to the ps3. the wii and ps3 has no game that each other has, how would they effect each other? games on ps3 people will buy cause thats what there used to, and its only on ps3, games for the wii the casuals and new gamers will try out cause the systems at a mass market price, and the games are different, and its something they never seen before( wii fit)..........go wii!

         There are a few markets that are being forgotten. First off you have the multiple console owners who have all 3 and are looking for the best on each console. Then you have the owners from the previous gen who have yet to upgrade. Another example is the twentysomethings that bought a PS2 last gen but now have kids and wives who want something that everyone can have fun with. We all must admit that while the PS3 has the most hardcore games it is lacking in the main part that made the PS2 sell 100M+ consoles and that is genre selection.  You can call these people casual gamers, but they are more like family gamers. Last generation lots of these types chose PS2, because it had something for everyone. If you think this group is small look at the N64 numbers compared to GC and you will see a large portion moved to PS2. The group that you speak about is in the minority, only about 30 percent of the whole market of last gen. Just for the record, PS3 is far from doomed as people love to predict. All i'm saying is that most PS3 owners are not as close minded to think that the Wii is not a direct threat to their userbase.