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Deeds on 25 May 2008

It's not because of ease or expense of manufacture (many times goods that are smaller are more expensive to make) it's because of the ease and efficiency of shipping. Lets say that you could cram 1500 Wiis into a trailer and ship them at once to a store, Sony and Microsoft could only cram less that 1500 into the same trailer because their product is bigger. So for Microsoft and Sony to ship 1500 of their consoles they would need to use two trailers instead of one, doubling the shipping cost.



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ministaff on 25 May 2008

or maybe the reason ps3's and 360's are so big is because they are making up for something else.



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omoneru on 25 May 2008

This thread fails on so many levels.



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Jessman on 25 May 2008

Or maybe because they are also aiming at the Japanese market of whom love small compact things.



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breadie2 on 25 May 2008

because Japanese normally has a small house.



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supermario128 on 25 May 2008

I don't think that's why.




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scottie on 25 May 2008

Pfft, the real reason is so that their consoles don't crush small children :P



misterd on 25 May 2008
Jessman said:
Or maybe because they are also aiming at the Japanese market of whom love small compact things.


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Esmoreit on 25 May 2008

Because Nintendo wants to be apple-esque (I think I just invented a new word!)



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BringBackChrono on 25 May 2008

because they know it being small wont be an issue if it can last longer
i mean lifespan



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