TheRealMafoo said:
cleveland124 said:
senatorpjt said:
I don't think the Wii is "directly" competing with the 360/PS3, at least in the sense that it's not as direct as the competition between the 360 and the PS3. I have a PS3 and a Wii. The question "Should I buy the PS3 or the Wii?" doesn't seem as common as "Should I buy a PS3 or a 360?" |
I also have a PS3 and a Wii. And they definately compete for my $$. When I have $50 or $60 and I go to gaming store to buy a game I'm walking out with either a PS3 or a Wii game, not with both(unless I have more $$ :) ). Here's the thing. Thing is a stupid argument. There are benefits to looking at the market in different slices. An example is that you can ask yourself how well the HD console market is doing and exclude the Wii. You can look at the young age group or fitness products and maybe you'll group the Wii in with other products and not the PS3 or the 360. Or you can look at the traditional video games market and have the Wii, PS3, or 360 against each other. All come up with useful looks at the various markets and can let you know how each different product is competing. There is no end all comparison. You can't just say that PS3 and Wii don't compete and exclude any argument that does, much like you can't say that that the HD market is suffering because the Wii is selling rediculously well. |
no one is saying they don't compete. We are just saying they don't directly compete. You are a great example as you own both a PS3 and a Wii. If they directly competed, you would probably own only one of them. I bet if you counted all the two "this gen" console owners up, over 50% of them would have a Wii+HD console. Very few would have a PS3 and a 360 with no Wii. Think about why that is. |
Do you think over 50% of last gen dual console owners didn't own a PS2?
Most people will have Wii+HD, the same reason most people had PS2+ one of the loser consoles.
Why? The PS2 had a lot more games the Cube and Xbox didn't have. Which is basically the same reason people will get the Wii. Games 360 and PS3 don't have.
There really isn't any difference other then the different controller. Had Wii not been such a sales success and things went as they were supposed to with the PS3 winning... don't you think over 50% of dual console owners would have PS3s?
