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jphuff on 29 June 2008
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starcraft said:
scottie said:
I think most of you missed the point of the thread

You cannot easily compare the attach rates of consoles that were released at different times, at least not until later in the generation

Of course you can compare them.

You just can't expect fans of the consoles that came out later to be happy that they'll normally be well behind in attach rates.  This is especially true for fans of the PS3, which according to VGC has a lower tie rate than the Wii, which came out at comparable times.

And of course you can expect such people to say "wait till the PS3 has the same attach rates this time next year" whilst completely failing to realize that PUBLISHERS DONT CARE.  All they care about is making money.

 

Well, this is a good point.  FANBOYS may not be happy about such things, but inherently, the Wii vs. PS3 attach rate comparison is exactly what the core of this thread is about.  A dead even comparison based on how attach rates are calculated.  It can't be denied that the numbers are what they are.

I AM curious at what point a huge sales run (like that of the Wii) might compensate for the difference in release time, say against the 360.  Or if it would at all.

Hey, the Wii is a MONSTER right now.  I will be first to admit that I was among those who thought it might well die out in it's mad popularity.  However, at this point I think the very fact that you can't find it in stores still is actually FEEDING it's popularity as it maintains the mindset in people that since it can't be found anywhere, it's even MORE SO the "thing to get."  Anyone aware of any articles, etc, that have explored that possibility?  The psychology of the consumer market can't be ignored when talking about the success of a product.  I don't even see the Wii being advertised on TV near as much as the 360 or PS3 but it is just continuing to steam on.  And before anyone jumps in here, I'm not taking anything away from the product itself or it's games.  It's very obvious that it's a compelling product to many people out there.  It's just the question of how it's lack of availability might be influencing the market further, that I'd like to see explored.