I expect ps3 to do double of what it did this year World wide.

Sony wont take any sales from nintendo until FF XIII comes out in japan(If its in 2009 wii wil take over like ds did).

I expect the wii sales to do less than it did this year. Also I expect the XBOX 360 to do the same as this year.

Stats87 said: I think the Wii will go very strong throughout 2008. But I think the Wii will see a noticeable fade in 2009 though. I don't mean the Wii will just fade away in 2009, but I just see the other two (Sony especially) getting stronger as the years go on.

you must not really understand the demand?! (a member of my church has bought one!) the demand will get higher once casuals experience it and word of mouth on how gr8 it is will have the wii push ds numbers for at least 5 weeks in its life time! (im talking about a million in a week for 5 weeks in about 6 years!!) the wii will not possibly fade away!(that is until the xbox 720,  the ps4, and the us comes out with virtually reality helmets!! the ULTIMATE 8TH GEN VIRTUAL MAN not boy MAN!!!!)

daactualfact said: there is more hardcore games for wii next year than this year!! also, there will be better casual games for the wii next year! take wiifit fore example! i think this year was only the introduction to the wii and ps3's success!! (360 has already shown its success and is starting to lose major steam!! (my brother said that microsoft should start copying sony and nintendo in order to gain popularity again! that would be so wrong if they did this and i would lose all respect for microsoft as a game company!!)

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 Anyway, I don't think it's really fair that the PS3 is catching up. I guess most people just buy it as a cheap Bluray player? In my opinion there aren't enough excellent games yet to justify a purchase.

daactual, Causal sales will definately drive Wii sales, but what about the 120 million PS2 owners?

There is a huge, vast, ungodly large market of gamers that bought PS2s and Xboxes that aren't going to go to the Wii. Only 22m of those 145m people have bought an 360/PS3. Where are they going to go? The Wii definately has very few games that would cater to that audience.

daactualfact said: there is more hardcore games for wii next year than this year!! also, there will be better casual games for the wii next year! take wiifit fore example! i think this year was only the introduction to the wii and ps3's success!! (360 has already shown its success and is starting to lose major steam!! (my brother said that microsoft should start copying sony and nintendo in order to gain popularity again! that would be so wrong if they did this and i would lose all respect for microsoft as a game company!!)

Can you right a sentence without an exclamation mark? Maybe a question?? I bet you can't!!!

KruzeS said: daactualfact said: there is more hardcore games for wii next year than this year!! also, there will be better casual games for the wii next year! take wiifit fore example! i think this year was only the introduction to the wii and ps3's success!! (360 has already shown its success and is starting to lose major steam!! (my brother said that microsoft should start copying sony and nintendo in order to gain popularity again! that would be so wrong if they did this and i would lose all respect for microsoft as a game company!!) Can you right a sentence without an exclamation mark? Maybe a question?? I bet you can't!!!

it adds emphasis to the word!! EMPHASIS!!

mrstickball said: daactual, Causal sales will definately drive Wii sales, but what about the 120 million PS2 owners? There is a huge, vast, ungodly large market of gamers that bought PS2s and Xboxes that aren't going to go to the Wii. Only 22m of those 145m people have bought an 360/PS3. Where are they going to go? The Wii definately has very few games that would cater to that audience.

the ps2 was also a casual game system!! (just like ps1 and wii!) it mostly had a hardcore audience, but it also catered to the mainstream(which was probably about 34million consoles sold right there!!) the 360 isn't mainstream it's mostly hardcore (except for viva pinata and scene it!) the ps3 is mainstream because of it's bluray player!! if it's one thing i learned it is this:NO GAME CONSOLE CAN WIN THE GEN AFTER THE PS1 IF IT DOES CATER TO THE MAINSTREAM ALSO!!!

I hope to god that the Wii can be the top selling console till they make another one. Nintendo has been through a ton hte last 4-6 years and for them to just lose it all will crush them. If there is a god please let Nintendo stay on top.

mrstickball said: There is a huge, vast, ungodly large market of gamers that bought PS2s and Xboxes that aren't going to go to the Wii. Only 22m of those 145m people have bought an 360/PS3. Where are they going to go? The Wii definately has very few games that would cater to that audience.

The majority of the gaming market isn't made up of "core" gamers, or otherwise the very word "core" would be totally meaningless.

You can say that the Wii has few games that cater to that audience all you want, but I can very well argue that neither the 360 nor PS3 have prices that cater to the audience that bought (and is still buying) PS2s in droves. Also, another thing these masses aren't, is very well informed, so they'll pick up the thing they already know - the PS brand (if not instantly spooked by the price) - or maybe more likely, the thing that's fashionable (guess what). Maybe later down the road they'll buy the consoles that host their popular franchises (GTA), probably on the machine they already know about (PS3), as is already happening to a degree in Europe (FIFA and PES on the PS3). This, again, if not instantly spooked by the price, which some will definitely be.

All in all, my point is, I don't think you can really state as a fact that: 145m people owned PS2s and Xboxes; only (or as much as) 22m people already made their pick, and it was the PS3 or 360; the other 120m people ain't going to chose the Wii. That's far to simplistic, and IMO, not even close to an accurate representation of reality.

cdude1034 said: leo-j said: I think nintendo will start to lose some of its momentum come next year. As some I mean they wont sell out anymore. It should manage to sell half of what its selling this year next year. At least you're consistent (-ly wrong). You have no idea what the demand for the Wii is dude. As a reseller, I can tell you it's gonna be at the VERY MINIMUM, at least 4 more months until it stops selling out. Statement - research = ignorance.

Higher, cdude1034.

Higher.

Don't look for that to be the base minimum.

Call that for at LEAST 2009.

Wii will still sell these irrational numbers throughout 2008.

Wii = Viral

Viruses spread and infect multiple users in pandemics.

Pandemic? Pandemonium?

See that language connection I did there?

Wii = Pandemonium

Infected users brimming with infectious laughter at all the joy Wii brings.

There's no end to the connections I could make. Could go on and on. 

John Lucas