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Peter Potamus on 13 December 2007

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/841/841181p1.html

Videogame Console Usage (April-November 2007)
1. PS2 – 42.2% of usage minutes
2. Xbox – 13.9
3. Xbox 360 – 11.8
4. GameCube – 7.1
5. Wii – 5.5
6. PS3 – 2.5
7. Other – 17.1

"Other" consists of any other console found in the home.

 

Not surprising. Although I don't have a PS2, I still play the games from time to time on my PS3.  



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Game_boy on 13 December 2007

But it's not making much money for Sony, so it's economically insignificant compared to the current generation.



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mesoteto on 13 December 2007

not surprising given the number of them in the wild--i like the 360--shows that people that buy the machine really play it---where as people that buy the ps3 really dont, and then the wii is in the middle



 

endurance on 13 December 2007

how did they track these



kirby007 on 13 December 2007

^lol?



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Peter Potamus on 13 December 2007

"Nielsen measured the total amount of minutes its participants spent playing videogames, then divided those minutes between all current- and last-gen consoles. The PS2 obliterated the competition, claiming over 42 percent of all usage time. For each of the big three platforms, their last-gen predecessors saw more use than current systems."



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Peter Potamus on 13 December 2007

More info:

"The data suggests that while the Wii has seen brisk sales this year, many of its purchasers don't play the console as often as those who bought a 360. It is also interesting to note the "other" category saw more use than the PS3, Wii, and GameCube combined."



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kitler53 on 13 December 2007

well - wii, ds, 360, ps3 is selling more software. i think that's more telling than "total amount of minutes,...then divided those minute between all current- and last-gen consoles."



Peter Potamus on 13 December 2007
kitler53 said:
well - wii, ds, 360, ps3 is selling more software. i think that's more telling than "total amount of minutes,...then divided those minute between all current- and last-gen consoles."

I can buy a game, but I don't have to play it. Bad example, but it can happen.



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mesoteto on 13 December 2007

^peter--thats true, but more then likely you buy a game and play it