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ConAir on 27 March 2008
NJ5 said:

That must be the lamest defense to discount Wii's domination I've ever seen.

@ConAir: So why are the PS3 and 360 together selling less than the consoles of the previous generation did? As others have pointed out, do you think the video games market is experiencing a horrible crash?

Face it, the Wii is stealing customers from the PS3 and the 360. Sooner or later everyone will recognize that, it's just a matter of time for the more stubborn people.

 

I hope that first line wasn't adressed to me.....

No, the 360 & PS3 wear very different pricetags (cause of thetechnology) and the Wii has appealing games to people that just want to play a game. Pick it up and play. Those two combined are a winning couple. The videogamesmarket just got bigger and bigger, so definitely no crash. But rather a turning point. I think we're gonna see more casual games on all systems.

Wii wil win this generation, no doubt about it. But the (hard)core gamers who play on the Wii now, will buy a PS3 or 360 also. But Sony and MS will not get the casual gamer. This group mainly only buys one console.



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Imthelegend on 27 March 2008
ConAir said:
NJ5 said:

That must be the lamest defense to discount Wii's domination I've ever seen.

@ConAir: So why are the PS3 and 360 together selling less than the consoles of the previous generation did? As others have pointed out, do you think the video games market is experiencing a horrible crash?

Face it, the Wii is stealing customers from the PS3 and the 360. Sooner or later everyone will recognize that, it's just a matter of time for the more stubborn people.

 

I hope that first line wasn't adressed to me.....

No, the 360 & PS3 wear very different pricetags (cause of thetechnology) and the Wii has appealing games to people that just want to play a game. Pick it up and play. Those two combined are a winning couple. The videogamesmarket just got bigger and bigger, so definitely no crash. But rather a turning point. I think we're gonna see more casual games on all systems.

Wii wil win this generation, no doubt about it. But the (hard)core gamers who play on the Wii now, will buy a PS3 or 360 also. But Sony and MS will not get the casual gamer. This group mainly only buys one console.

By your logic I'm a casual gamer who has bought numerous consoles and many games. I have a high end PC and this gen I own a Wii, not a 360 or PS3. Therefore by your logic I'm a casual gamer. Huh how does that work.

 



 


 

NintendoMan on 27 March 2008

some of your points are valid, some aren't, either way Nintendo is competing in the same market as its rivals - the videogame market they're just competing for different demographics.



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NJ5 on 27 March 2008
ConAir said:
NJ5 said:

That must be the lamest defense to discount Wii's domination I've ever seen.

@ConAir: So why are the PS3 and 360 together selling less than the consoles of the previous generation did? As others have pointed out, do you think the video games market is experiencing a horrible crash?

Face it, the Wii is stealing customers from the PS3 and the 360. Sooner or later everyone will recognize that, it's just a matter of time for the more stubborn people.

 

I hope that first line wasn't adressed to me.....

No, the 360 & PS3 wear very different pricetags (cause of thetechnology) and the Wii has appealing games to people that just want to play a game. Pick it up and play. Those two combined are a winning couple. The videogamesmarket just got bigger and bigger, so definitely no crash. But rather a turning point. I think we're gonna see more casual games on all systems.

Wii wil win this generation, no doubt about it. But the (hard)core gamers who play on the Wii now, will buy a PS3 or 360 also. But Sony and MS will not get the casual gamer. This group mainly only buys one console.


The first line wasn't addressed to you, it was for the thread creator.

To you - tell me when you're expecting this massive conversion of hardcore Wii gamers into Wii60 /PSWii gamers. imthelegend has already posted a quite interesting reply to your post too.

 



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Raziel Dune on 27 March 2008

i still wonder what would of happened if the ps3 was 299.99 when it came out would we still be having these stupid convo's on how ones better than the other cause its

outselling the other when each system has its own strengths?

 one can dream for people to shut up one can dream.



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Million on 27 March 2008
NJ5 said:
ConAir said:
NJ5 said:

That must be the lamest defense to discount Wii's domination I've ever seen.

@ConAir: So why are the PS3 and 360 together selling less than the consoles of the previous generation did? As others have pointed out, do you think the video games market is experiencing a horrible crash?

Face it, the Wii is stealing customers from the PS3 and the 360. Sooner or later everyone will recognize that, it's just a matter of time for the more stubborn people.

 

I hope that first line wasn't adressed to me.....

No, the 360 & PS3 wear very different pricetags (cause of thetechnology) and the Wii has appealing games to people that just want to play a game. Pick it up and play. Those two combined are a winning couple. The videogamesmarket just got bigger and bigger, so definitely no crash. But rather a turning point. I think we're gonna see more casual games on all systems.

Wii wil win this generation, no doubt about it. But the (hard)core gamers who play on the Wii now, will buy a PS3 or 360 also. But Sony and MS will not get the casual gamer. This group mainly only buys one console.


The first line wasn't addressed to you, it was for the thread creator.

To you - tell me when you're expecting this massive conversion of hardcore Wii gamers into Wii60 /PSWii gamers. imthelegend has already posted a quite interesting reply to your post too.

 


 

I wasn't trying to discount the Wii's domination , i'm happy the Wii is performing well considering how hard my friends lauphed at me for buying a gamecube 2 years before buying a PS2 last gen , it is in a sense Nintendo's revenge.

But anyway , Nintendo's dominating or not, that doesn't make a slight different to my original point. Re-read the OP assuming Nintnedo sold poorly , would that have any difference on my point ? no it wouldn't.




NJ5 on 27 March 2008
Raziel Dune said:

i still wonder what would of happened if the ps3 was 299.99 when it came out would we still be having these stupid convo's on how ones better than the other cause its

outselling the other when each system has its own strengths?

one can dream for people to shut up one can dream.


If the PS3 was $299.99 when it launched, Sony would be bankrupt.

 



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SleepWaking on 27 March 2008

sc94597 that article is really good, thanks.



Just_Ben on 27 March 2008
NJ5 said:
Raziel Dune said:

i still wonder what would of happened if the ps3 was 299.99 when it came out would we still be having these stupid convo's on how ones better than the other cause its

outselling the other when each system has its own strengths?

one can dream for people to shut up one can dream.


If the PS3 was $299.99 when it launched, Sony would be bankrupt.

 


 +1 for NJ5.



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shams on 27 March 2008
Million said:
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IF PS3 , XBOX 360 , PS2 VS WII IS AN ACCEPTABLE COMPARISON THEN SO IS SKODA VS FERRARI OR FOOTBALL VS BASKETBALL , IPOD VS CHEAP IMPORTS.

GRANTED SOME OF THEY'RE CUSTOMERS ARE THE SAME PEOPLE BUT I'D BET A LARGE % OF NINTENDO'S CUSTOMERS WOULD NEVER BUY A PS3 OR 360.

I know i'll probably get flamed to hell but the satisfaction of getting this off my chest was and is well worth it.

Blah, blah, blah :)

Sorry - you miss the point.

Hardware is a vehicle used to sell software - similar to the way cars consume fuel. Whether you sell 1m units on the Wii, DS, 360 or PS3 makes little difference.

I know the oil companies out there would MUCH rather millions of average gas-guzzlers, to having just 1/10th the number of cars - which consume (say) 30% more fuel each.

...

Of course the irony with the Wii is that not only is it selling more software - its that Nintendo actually makes more profit from cheaper priced hardware - than MS or Sony do from more expensive hardware.

 



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