Why is the ipod the most sold mp3 player?
It's not the cheapest and not the most powerfull.

I don't understand why the GameCube at $99 didn't beat the $199 PS2.

See how stupid that sounds? People are intelligent, and base their purchases off more than just price.


No, the real reason Wii is selling so well is because all the FAT and LAZY people buy them--this thread proves it: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=51468&page=1

BengaBenga said: Why is the ipod the most sold mp3 player? It's not the cheapest and not the most powerfull.

Most user friendly, best marketed and in general the best designed (although others have caught up in the last year)

 

TWRoO said: BengaBenga said: Why is the ipod the most sold mp3 player? It's not the cheapest and not the most powerfull. Most user friendly, best marketed and in general the best designed (although others have caught up in the last year)

Sounds a lot like a certain game console...

 

It is selling better the HD systems today for the exact same reason it was outselling them from day 1. MASS APPEAL.

360 and PS3 only appeal to the exact same, limited, audience that previous consoles sold too. Now PS2 had a very board audience, far beyond just the 'core' gamer which is why it sold so well and still does. The Wii is gaining the broad non-core PS2 market as well as creating all new markets with Wii Sports and Wii Fit.

360 and PS3 are limited to just the 'core' xbox/PS2 players although MS at least is attempting to broaden their base out more.

In short, if you weren't a gamer before there's little reason you'd ever buy a 360 at any price (except maybe GH/RB), but Wii Sports, Wii Fit or maybe Wii Music (plus GH/RB) might intice a non-gamer or lasped gamer to buy a Wii.

BengaBenga said: Why is the ipod the most sold mp3 player? It's not the cheapest and not the most powerfull.

 

This is the perfect answer. 

 

The Wii has a great simple design and it's captured the imagination of the general public.

thekitchensink said: I don't understand why the GameCube at $99 didn't beat the $199 PS2. See how stupid that sounds? People are intelligent, and base their purchases off more than just price. No, the real reason Wii is selling so well is because all the FAT and LAZY people buy them--this thread proves it: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=51468&page=1

So fat and lazy people don't buy 360's?  Hmmm...  if only that were true.  We'd have an entire Video Game army that's as fit as can be.  Sadly 360 owners are just as fat and lazy as Wii owners.

Wait, were you being sarcastic? LOL  Woops...

 

If price was such an issue, then the $100 Gamecube would have sold easily 50 millions last gen, and we all know it wasn't the case...

Now Nintendo has the opportunity to do the exact opposite: the price doesn't have to go down to stay competitive with the "mass demand" system (PS2 in that case), the price may stay up because it's the price of the new "mass demand" system (Wii in this case)...

And the competition (PS360) HAS to lower their prices, but not to win against Wii... only to win against each other... only the battle for the 2nd place...

With a weak dollar (not good for foreign companies), a less expensive console to build, and billions and billions in the bank, Microsoft may cut prices easily, while Sony just can't...

And Nintendon't care, because even in the Gamecube area, when so many "analysts" were pretending so accurately "Nintendo's dead", they were makin' profits... nearly the same profits for the past 15 years, in fact... and now, these "usual" profits have more than doubled, nearly tripled... and Nintendo's one of the Top 5 companies in Japan, while Sony's not in the Top 10 anymore...

because the Wii brings happiness!