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famousringo on 27 December 2008
yushire said:
hallowedbeeddie said:

some people here complain that the wii will not have the market share that the ps2 had so what? the wii already did way far beyond than what ANYONE expected even nintendo. for a console that came from last place the last gen and less than 20%a 50% is a great achivement. it already doubled the gamecube sales. and it is not going to be forgotten.

 

 of course the wii will not have ps2's market share, it will surpass it...

 

It will probably surpass the PS2's userbase, but PS360 sales are way too healthy for it to match PS2's marketshare.

 

And that's probably a good thing. Sony and MS aren't agile enough to survive in this market with Gamecube-like sales. The gaming industry is better off with more players in the game.



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Kasz216 on 27 December 2008
CrazzyMan said:
Since x360 launch over 35 mln. PS2 were sold, you can`t ignore that. =)

Yeah... good point.

The Wii will also likely sell long after the other two consoles stop... so a snapshot now isn't accurate

Wow, it's the first time i've seen anything resembling a pro post from you that's not about Sony.

I'm proud of you.



yushire on 27 December 2008
famousringo said:
yushire said:
hallowedbeeddie said:

some people here complain that the wii will not have the market share that the ps2 had so what? the wii already did way far beyond than what ANYONE expected even nintendo. for a console that came from last place the last gen and less than 20%a 50% is a great achivement. it already doubled the gamecube sales. and it is not going to be forgotten.

 

 of course the wii will not have ps2's market share, it will surpass it...

 

It will probably surpass the PS2's userbase, but PS360 sales are way too healthy for it to match PS2's marketshare.

 

And that's probably a good thing. Sony and MS aren't agile enough to survive in this market with Gamecube-like sales. The gaming industry is better off with more players in the game.

 

And with the loss of in every console they sold THEY SHOULD BE. Well for me the sales of these consoles this gen could compare to the PSP and DS. A console that have a decent market share and a console that have almost all marketshare. I mean, even SONY was the most popular brand on TVs theres still panasonic, toshiba, lg, etc...



end of core gaming days prediction:

 

E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced

 

E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2009/ICG_Tape_runs_out.jpg

colonelstubbs on 27 December 2008
CrazzyMan said:
Since x360 launch over 35 mln. PS2 were sold, you can`t ignore that. =)

 

 Christ, is that true? Thats insane!



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Avinash_Tyagi on 27 December 2008
famousringo said:
yushire said:
hallowedbeeddie said:

some people here complain that the wii will not have the market share that the ps2 had so what? the wii already did way far beyond than what ANYONE expected even nintendo. for a console that came from last place the last gen and less than 20%a 50% is a great achivement. it already doubled the gamecube sales. and it is not going to be forgotten.

 

 of course the wii will not have ps2's market share, it will surpass it...

 

It will probably surpass the PS2's userbase, but PS360 sales are way too healthy for it to match PS2's marketshare.

 

And that's probably a good thing. Sony and MS aren't agile enough to survive in this market with Gamecube-like sales. The gaming industry is better off with more players in the game.

 

 Not necessarily, it will depend on how well PS3 and 360 hold up over the next 2 years, if they peak and decline, then the Wii will probably top the PS2 marketshare



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)

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yushire on 27 December 2008
Avinash_Tyagi said:

 

 Not necessarily, it will depend on how well PS3 and 360 hold up over the next 2 years, if they peak and decline, then the Wii will probably top the PS2 marketshare

 

Theres still the PS2 you know, its still competing the same market. In fact, I think the PS2 was SONY's main platform right now, not the PS3. I really want the PS2 to die to give way to the current gen but since SONY have no other choice SONy should let PS2  live for quite longer...



end of core gaming days prediction:

 

E3 2006-The beginning of the end. Wii introduced

 

E3 2008- Armageddon. Wii motion plus introduced. Wii Music. Reggie says Animal crossing was a core game. Massive disappointment. many Wii core gamers selling their Wii.

 

E3 2010- Tape runs out

http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/march2009/ICG_Tape_runs_out.jpg

Esa-Petteri on 27 December 2008
Avinash_Tyagi said:
famousringo said:
yushire said:
hallowedbeeddie said:

some people here complain that the wii will not have the market share that the ps2 had so what? the wii already did way far beyond than what ANYONE expected even nintendo. for a console that came from last place the last gen and less than 20%a 50% is a great achivement. it already doubled the gamecube sales. and it is not going to be forgotten.

 

of course the wii will not have ps2's market share, it will surpass it...

 

It will probably surpass the PS2's userbase, but PS360 sales are way too healthy for it to match PS2's marketshare.

 

And that's probably a good thing. Sony and MS aren't agile enough to survive in this market with Gamecube-like sales. The gaming industry is better off with more players in the game.

 

Not necessarily, it will depend on how well PS3 and 360 hold up over the next 2 years, if they peak and decline, then the Wii will probably top the PS2 marketshare

Or maybe wii will peak and decline, who knows?



Pristine20 on 27 December 2008
yushire said:
hallowedbeeddie said:

some people here complain that the wii will not have the market share that the ps2 had so what? the wii already did way far beyond than what ANYONE expected even nintendo. for a console that came from last place the last gen and less than 20%a 50% is a great achivement. it already doubled the gamecube sales. and it is not going to be forgotten.

 

 of course the wii will not have ps2's market share, it will surpass it...

 

You're kidding right? The wii may outsell ps2 but it's inability to be a stand alone/primary console for a lot of gamers would ensure it never gets to thatkind of marketshare.

Most people who bought ps2s never bought any other console but a much greater % of wii owners have either a ps3 or 360 or both which gimps the wiis ability to gain marketshare.



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samus aran rules on 27 December 2008

It´s really fantastic what Nintendo have done this generation. They have gone from last place to first, mainly doing so themselves without major support from thirdparties (about to change).

Most saw Nintendo as declining and possibly going thirdparty themselves since Ninty had seen sales diminishing with every new console they put out. Wii changed all that and changed the world of videogaming as well.

In the future I believe Wii will be seen as legendary, expanding the audience for videogaming and you can be sure that Sony are going to copy Nintendo for next generation (just like they always has).



Avinash_Tyagi on 27 December 2008

Wii declining is extremely unlikely, as they have the most room to manuevar

Sorry pristine, but there is a whole populace out there who cares nothing for the 360 or the PS3, but loves the Wii

Sure PS2 is still around, but its sales are dropping off, it probably won't reach 130 million even



 

Predictions:Sales of Wii Fit will surpass the combined sales of the Grand Theft Auto franchiseLifetime sales of Wii will surpass the combined sales of the entire Playstation family of consoles by 12/31/2015 Wii hardware sales will surpass the total hardware sales of the PS2 by 12/31/2010 Wii will have 50% marketshare or more by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  It was a little over 48% only)Wii will surpass 45 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2008 (I was wrong!!  Nintendo Financials showed it fell slightly short of 45 million shipped by end of 2008)Wii will surpass 80 Million in lifetime sales by the end of 2009 (I was wrong!! Wii didn't even get to 70 Million)