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Squilliam on 08 June 2008
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Loud_Hot_White_Box said:
OooSnap said:

The Wii is killing the PS3 and 360 in sales every month despite big hitters such as GTA 4 released for HD consoles. If you were a Microsoft or Sony exec what would you do gain Wii-like marketshare?

If the rumors of a Wii like controller for the 360 is true then that is something in Microsoft's arsenal (I think it will fail personally), but what else are they going to do? It seems like Microsoft tried their hardest to do every thing right but still failed to be a mass market console. What about Sony, are they going to drop the price more soon and start creating more casual games? Are they going to drop the price of the PS3 soon to appeal to the mass market?

I think Sony and Microsoft have to do something soon. If Sony and Microsoft continues to do what they are doing (whatever that is) then it seems like they would be fighting over scraps for years to come.


Small, sometimes independent games on PSN and XBL are one tactic.  Sony will pimp Home eventually.  Price drops will help.

I don't know about "fighting over scraps" though.  All 3 will be profitable (Wii > 360 > PS3 when all is said and done).  And a lot of people will have bought both a Wii and an HD console by end of gen. 

The mindset of "if you aren't in first place, you're a failure" is bullshit, and invented and used by adherents of whatever is currently in first place.  These are businesses, and the industry is booming, and Wii is succeeding with really really shitty 3rd party games, and it's pretty amazing. 


Fixed - The PS3 is more in the red than the Xbox360 and the Xbox360 is currently producing quarterly profits for Microsoft whilst the PS3 isn't doing likewise for Sony yet.

Bolded: The Wii is doing fantastically well because of their awesome first party games, they have started to recieve some quality third party games as well. They can only accelerate from here as the third parties race to plug the gaps in the game library. Also I didn't hear anyone calling the HD consoles failures so why mention it?



Tease.