Ps3_gow, never rely on online surveys. They are very dumb, as people can practically vote twice. (as seen with the vgchartz best selling 2008 game poll)


That survey doesn't represent the near 14 mil more people that have a Wii than a Ps3 and the over 7 mil that have a Wii than a 360.

Well Ps3_gow, you should prepare to be disappointed. (if it happens which is possible.)

Look, all we know atm is that the Wii will more than likely be the best selling console this gen besting the other 2 by a large amount. (moreso for the 360 considering it's already slowing down and the Ps3 is rising.)

I believe the DS will outsell it easily (unless they show the DS2 at E3)

Wii I believe will not surpass the PS2. I believe the Wii can not have the same longivity as the PS2. It wont be able to sell consistantly like the PS2 even when its generation ends.

I will surpass 100 mil, but I dont think it will go past the PS2.

I have a suggestion to those who would throw in their towel with any company for long: don't, because all it takes is one slip-up to knock them off the top of the ladder. To quote the preface of Blue Ocean Strategy, "...there are no permanently excellent companies, just as there are no permanently excellent industries". This suggestion goes out to fans of all kinds: fans of Sony, fans of Nintendo, fans of Microsoft, fans of Square-Enix, fans of Capcom, fans of any company. It is my suggestion that you love the product, not the producer.

* Projected from the 7,418,002  units of Wii sold during the first 5 months of 2008. As a comparison, the PS2 sold 5,469,072 units during the first 5 months of 2002, which was it's record breaking 21.1 million year.

Bursche, now that is a good answer. It may not pass the Ps2. It might. Who knows?


But, 100mil is 100% in the making for the Wii atm.

DS with the greatest of ease. 

For the Wii:  Even if its lifespan isn't as long as the PS2's, it will still have the unusually extended life of ALL market leaders EVER, and considering that it is doing better than the PS2 and it still hasn't met demand in NA, it is going to pass the PS2's lifetime sales even if it dies sooner after the next gen systems come out.  

Incidentally, for those interested, here's the breakdown of how the DS has done compared to the PS2, region-by-region and overall both.

Japan - While sales were slow at first, after about the first year and a half, the DS started to take off at a pace far outstripping the PS2, and it's currently approaching market saturation.

America - During the initial years of the DS, the PS2's comparative sales were much higher. However, around the end of 2006, the DS began catching up significantly, owing to the PS2's overall decline in America within the same timeframe backed with record-breaking high sales of the DS.

Europe - The two systems have been like an intertwining pair of snakes, constantly jumping over each other, for a long time. But recently, the DS pulled markedly ahead of the PS2, again owing to the decline of the PS2 in Europe simultaneous with a record-breaking peak of the DS in Europe.

Overall - Once again, the skewed launches make this less than perfect, but the overall market presence of the DS has been greater than the PS2 in the same timeframe. Had the PS2 launched simultaneously in all regions, the two systems would be closer to neck-in-neck.

So there you have it. The European situation of the DS and Wii is almost identical, while the American situation started inverse and is working towards the same point as the Wii is at, and the Japanese market has been slightly more receptive to the DS than to the Wii, so far.

DS will, Wii won't.

I think what he means is that at one point, game sales will slope off . This being due to such a diverse user base that not everyone will buy the game. Or, that every game has a glass ceiling. Of course, it's impossible to say for sure.