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With xbox arcade price is now lower than Wii and the cheapest console out there in the market.

I still don't understand why Wii still can out sale Xbox 360??

 



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Because, despite what many people believed, being the lowest priced console was not the primary reason for the Wii's success.



Cause of Wii Fit.

Oh, and the blue light...



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Its about quality. People are learning that the 360 Arcade has the old processor chipsets, which were prone to overheating. Its sort of Microsoft's "fire sale", no pun intended.

The Wii on the other hand, has few if any hardware issues, and a lot of the general population only looks to get games/systems around the holidays. With Wii Fit, Mario Kart, SSBB and others available for this year, it gives those people games they really would like to try.

Also, the other part is that the Wii is in stock, as opposed to last holiday season. These people might not have been looking pre-holiday season, and are now able to fulfill the requests for Wii systems.

Most people who want 360 systems want Elite versions and won't settle for arcade versions, which are still more expensive than the Wii.



msnolp said:

With xbox arcade price is now lower than Wii and the cheapest console out there in the market.

 

Because the price was only one of many factors in it's succes.



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Becouse of marketing, high percentage of SD TV in houses and as some game developer said it's also spreading like a virus due to party appeal :)



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because its still peoples beliefs that its the answer for the inactive kids and the unhealthy? its depicted as a safe console, fun family etc.. whats the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Xbox360..mostly shooter games im sure. And since parents are the #1 buyers, thus these are the results.



Remember when everyone thought it was about price? haha


Wii sells more because it's new and exciting. In the eyes of consumers, 360 and PS3 are too similar to old consoles.



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