I think the bigger picture then hardware sales is the software did anyone notice MGS4 dropped from the top 5 in the Americas? It only sold good enough for 10th place in the Americas. While in Japan and Others it is still in the top 5.

I still can't believe the PS3 sold so low. I think the truth is here in the Americas no one cares about the PS3. We'll see what next week brings with 80 GB bundles back in stock.

Go Nintendo! I guess.

If the PS2 has sold 120m units worldwide, and the XBOX/GC combined sold 65m-70m - it means the PS2 is edging on 60%-65% now. The XBOX & GC haven't been openly sold as "new" products for years - this is the only reason the PS2 is edging a 60% marketshare. When the generation was "decided", the PS2 marketshare would have been in the 50%-55% range.

If the 360 + PS3 end up selling 350k-400k (combined) worldwide - the Wii would need to average 650k-700k/week to get close to a 60% marketshare (and closer to 800k for a 65% marketshare) - assuming it has to "catch up" units as well.

700k/week is approx 3m/month, which is far beyond their manufacturing capacity at the moment.

Anything over a 55% marketshare (and sustained) would be pretty amazing.

Perhaps you're right. I've never been known for giving predictions. What was the PS2's marketshare as of, say xmas 2006? (already answered, I see)

Wii - 140, PS3 - 70, 360 -50 puts it only at 54%. You're certainly right as I think I may be a bit low on the PS360 there. Should have thought that one through a bit more, thanks for pointing it out.

What about Zelda? Metroid? Fire Emblem? Eternal Darkness (second party release, same as Uncharted)? Even Disaster: Day of Crysis is being made by Nintendo and is far from cartoonie ... Nintendo does whore out Mario a bit much, but they do it because they have built a reputation over the years which allows people to trust games that have Mario in them; even the worst Mario games are bug free, polished and enjoyable to play.

One thing that people need to understand when they complain about the art style of a lot of Nintendo's games is that these characters were (often) born on the early arcade hardware, NES or SNES systems which the most attractive games were designed to look like cartoons; it is amazingly difficult to take a 16x16 sprite and make it look like something realistic. People still like Donkey Kong, Earthbound, Mario, Starfox, F-Zero, Metroid, and Kid Icarus and (while many can be translated into more realistic art styles) most are completely inappropriate to do in a realistic fashion.

I only said I was sad nintendo sold rare because that spells the end of Killer Instinct.

I didn't say that enjoying swinging a nunchuk was bad, that would mean that I think my little brother is weird. I brought up the point because someone said that everybody buys the wii because it has the best games which is an extremely subjective point and I know my brother got on because of the nunchuk not necessarily the games.

I'm not bashing nintendo. I never said the wii was a crap system---that would be insulting to millions including my own family. I only said it was no for me.

It looks like you misunderstood my points. I didn't realize that they would be considered "trolling".

I live in the US. I care. Thats one person lol. When wii sales get a boost, its only natural that its software take the top spots because the people buying the system have to buy games as well.

Wow, much needless drama in this thread. I'll just sum up the weekly America + Euro sales with this picture:

Dam can you guys seriously chill?

All your posts have been " WII RULES", WII DOMINATES, " ALL HAIL WII"

Its getting very annoying.

What stands out? Mario Kart Wii sales are very low. This game is still sold out in many parts of the US:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8791195&st=mario+kart+wii&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1205450857146

It's better than "oh, ps3 in last place again..."

I had the ps2 at 70% marketshare in my head but now that you elaborate, I see what 65% is all about. I think its the wii's lifespan that will most likely determine where it stands at the end of this gen. If it lasts as long as the ps2, it might make it but I doubt it because the system would be too outdated when HD becomes the norm. Also, if sony isn't full of it, the ps3 would be around to slow it down for a very long time as well.