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Pristine20 on 26 September 2008
ZenfoldorVGI said:
Pristine20 said:
There can only be a finite # of people interested in mario, etc...it will die eventually

 

Before I start thinking about where to respond to that silliness, you're joking, right?

 

It's just a simple statement of truth. There are only so many people who want wii's and can afford to buy one  (some people need to eat first). As wii sales get closer to this limiting factor, it will drop off. Simple as that. Of course wii repurchases andbreakages will cause a bit of fluctuation as well.



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ZenfoldorVGI on 26 September 2008
Pristine20 said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:
Pristine20 said:
There can only be a finite # of people interested in mario, etc...it will die eventually

 

Before I start thinking about where to respond to that silliness, you're joking, right?

 

It's just a simple statement of truth. There are only so many people who want wii's and can afford to buy one  (some people need to eat first). As wii sales get closer to this limiting factor, it will drop off. Simple as that. Of course wii repurchases andbreakages will cause a bit of fluctuation as well.

So you mean a saturation point?

Yes, all consoles have a saturation point.

However, the Wii's saturation number is far higher than the PS3 and 360s, I think you'll agree, since the casual market is far larger than the hardcore market. Or do you disagree?

Also, you said that only so many people are interested in Mario. Mario doesn't sell the Wii. Casual games of all sorts do. Wii Sports, Carnival Games, Wii Fit, ect. Mario sells to the bridge and core market, and some of the strictly casuals, but without another Mario game, at this point, the Wii would still easily dominate the HD consoles.

That's where I have my problem. I don't think you believe anything I just said. I think you believe that Mario Nintendo fanboys are buying the Wii, and one day they will all buy it, and it won't sell as well from that point on. Do you see how silly that is, even if you don't believe it?

 



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c0rd on 26 September 2008
Pristine20 said:

It's just a simple statement of truth. There are only so many people who want wii's and can afford to buy one  (some people need to eat first). As wii sales get closer to this limiting factor, it will drop off. Simple as that. Of course wii repurchases andbreakages will cause a bit of fluctuation as well.

Yes, it's true that Wii sales cannot be infinite. The problem is it seems like you're implying the potential is smaller than other consoles (PS, for example). There are only so many people that want/wanted a PS2 as well, but you don't see anybody pointing that out. Same goes for the DS: 80+ million, on track to (at the very least) pass the PS2 - these aren't all Mario fans.



tabsina on 26 September 2008

i'm really interested to see the effect of wii sports resort, to be completely honest.. i don't think it'll be "losing steam" any time soon based on just that



Paul_Warren on 26 September 2008

Around the 50 million sold mark.



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Viper1 on 26 September 2008
Paul_Warren said:
Around the 50 million sold mark.

That is expected to happen ~March 31st, 2009.

 



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TWRoO on 26 September 2008
Paul_Warren said:
Around the 50 million sold mark.

It will have sold it's 50 millionth by April.... so I guess after that you expect sales to slow down.... personally at the least I expect Christmas 2009 to be bigger that this year... as is usually the case with consoles (3rd year greatest sales)

So Spring 2009 seems a little early, but not improbable, however you should remember PS2s greatest year is now 5 years in the past, and it is still going strong.

 



peachbuggy on 27 September 2008

@ paul_warren. Double your prediction and we'll talk.



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slimeattack on 27 September 2008

When Wii Music is released. It will turn people away from it.



FJ-Warez on 27 September 2008
Soriku said:
Sephiroth357 said:
Only time will tell.

I stand by my thoughts.

 

And...what are your thoughts?

 

Only time will tell????



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