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halil23 said:
justincoool said:
ps3 is about to overtake 360 by xmas 08...

Well if Sony releases Little Big Planet, Killzone 2 and Home this year, then yes it can happen.


 yea they can release those games, final fantasy, dragon quest, resident evil, castlevania, and every other franchise in the world but PS3 won't pass 360 in 08, do people actually do the math when they predict these things?



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natureman3 said:
One day or the other, the wii will pay the price of its dated hardware.
OK, fun, etc...
But right now, it works because competition is priced above mass market appeal. I may change completely the day (quite far i guess) when ps3 will be priced @ $249.

There are several things wrong with this post:

 1. since when can you get away with saying "Ok, it's fun, but..."?

 2. Price is nowhere near the only thing that sells Wii.  It has awesome games, and has by far the most casual appeal, not just because of price, but becaues of form factor, positive press, and many other things.

 3. The day the PS3 is $249 is the day Wii is $99 or less.



The way I see it Xbox 360 will continue to lose marketshare because of its irrelevance in Europe and Japan.

If those 2 regions become PS3 strongholds, then the 360 will be in deep shit. Especially since America is the main reason the 360 has the advantage it has at this moment.

I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3 would outnumber the 360 in the european region once MGS4 makes a strike of lightning there.



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daactualfact said:
It's amazing that Nintendo is beating the other two on large scale proportions with only ONE SKU!!! PS3 has had 4 skus since launch and 360 will get it's 5th sku soon. (xbox ultimate) yet nintendo murdered with only one sku!! now that's saying something!!!

That's because when it comes to the hardware you are getting the worst deal with the Wii while PS3 and Xobox360 you are getting more for your money. Nintendo starting making money from the beginning since the Wii is a little more than a sup up gamecube with a new controller.

In another words you are really getting rip off when it comes to hardware with the Wii. Because of Xbox360 is a strong conpetition with PS3 and Ps3 with Xobox360 we have already seen price drops for these systems. Thus when these rich companies have to compete gamers win.



Smidlee said:
daactualfact said:
It's amazing that Nintendo is beating the other two on large scale proportions with only ONE SKU!!! PS3 has had 4 skus since launch and 360 will get it's 5th sku soon. (xbox ultimate) yet nintendo murdered with only one sku!! now that's saying something!!!

That's because when it comes to the hardware you are getting the worst deal with the Wii while PS3 and Xobox360 you are getting more for your money. Nintendo starting making money from the beginning since the Wii is a little more than a sup up gamecube with a new controller.

In another words you are really getting rip off when it comes to hardware with the Wii. Because of Xbox360 is a strong conpetition with PS3 and Ps3 with Xobox360 we have already seen price drops for these systems. Thus when these rich companies have to compete gamers win.


first of all, i wasn't writing this so i can hear someone completely bash the wii! second, 2 you and natureman 3, no one gives a crap about hardware and tech like they used to!! only nerds! the new controller is revolutionary whether you believe it or not it is!

Damn things have changed since 2009 began. Here are my new visions for the end of the generation.

 

Wii: 135 mil

Ps3: 85 mil

360: 60 mil

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daactualfact said:
 
first of all, i wasn't writing this so i can hear someone completely bash the wii! second, 2 you and natureman 3, no one gives a crap about hardware and tech like they used to!! only nerds! the new controller is revolutionary whether you believe it or not it is!

 

Who is bashing the Wii? I'm only stating a simple fact. Even Wii fans have claimed here that the Big N could lower it's price of the Wii to $149 easily. I find nothing wrong with the new controller.



Smidlee said:
daactualfact said:
It's amazing that Nintendo is beating the other two on large scale proportions with only ONE SKU!!! PS3 has had 4 skus since launch and 360 will get it's 5th sku soon. (xbox ultimate) yet nintendo murdered with only one sku!! now that's saying something!!!

That's because when it comes to the hardware you are getting the worst deal with the Wii while PS3 and Xobox360 you are getting more for your money. Nintendo starting making money from the beginning since the Wii is a little more than a sup up gamecube with a new controller.

In another words you are really getting rip off when it comes to hardware with the Wii. Because of Xbox360 is a strong conpetition with PS3 and Ps3 with Xobox360 we have already seen price drops for these systems. Thus when these rich companies have to compete gamers win.


 No its because people like simplicity, they don't want to have to choose between 4 SKUS, they just want to pick it up take it home and play



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

natureman3 said:
One day or the other, the wii will pay the price of its dated hardware.
OK, fun, etc...
But right now, it works because competition is priced above mass market appeal. I may change completely the day (quite far i guess) when ps3 will be priced @ $249.

 

 the wiimote is what is selling the wii, not the price

 why do u think 100s of thousands, if not 1mil+ have sold for 350/400+ on ebay/craigslist/etc?

 people want wii because of the controls

 i argue that the 360/ps3 are using dated hardware....graphics aren't the holy grail after all



Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08.  Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)

Predictions:

Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07  CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp

as for market share, 360 will continue to decline and ps3 won't increase very much

wii should be around 45mil in one year while 360 + ps3 combined won't be 45 million

so wii will have over 50% marketshare, which leaves 360/ps3 sharing



Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08.  Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)

Predictions:

Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07  CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp

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