My answer to the question is yes and no.  I mean, it's true that the Wii is in a slump in Japan at the moment, and there ARE reasons to be skeptical of Nintendo's release schedule.  But I really don't think the Wii is really going to be the loser in the longrun.  By the time the second half of the year rolls in, I expect the situation to turn around.

March 9th - End of March

Wii - Wiimake of Pikmin 2

Wii - Sonic and the Black Knight

Wii - Phantom Brave (RPG, port of a PS2 game)

Ps3's biggest game is probably Musou Orochi Z, which I imagine will sell very few units


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It has more preorders than all the aforementioned games combined...Just FYI.

Next time, before you open your mouth, first ask yourself "Am I being a totalt fanboy dumbass or a tiresome fanboy jackass?". If the answer is yes to either one of those, then you should shut it.

Maybe because people got tired of sony doom treads, so they started to do wii doom tread, which are more refreshing. It's a nice change of pace, from sony will fail treads.

lol!

Yes. yes they are.

I don't think people are overreacting, I think you are misinterpreting the situation

I can't speak for the other people here but for me what makes the situation bad is the fact that the Wii has seen decreasing sales each year so far. And currently it is on track to sell maybe 2.5 million units this year, while PS2, GBA, PSX, etc. sold 3.5-4 million units each year.

This is not about a "war" between the Wii and the HD consoles It is just about the Wii's sales. There are two handhelds selling way better than the Wii and developers will rather go for the handhelds.

I'll just say it that way: The sales have dropped dramatically compared to 2007. If you really think that's not enough reason for Nintendo to worry, well that's fine with me. But if I was the head of a company and my products sales decreased each year I'd be worried, yeah.

like I said in an earlier thread, beating the Wii during a software dry spell is like beating Lance Armstrong in a bike race when his legs are broken, not surprising, and it means nothing

A lot depends on how long Nintendo wants to keep the Wii's price unchanged. A price cut in Japan would be really cheap (since sales are lower there), but they've said their strategy is not to cut prices... Maybe new colors and a WSR bundle later this year could at least allow it to be flat on a YOY basis.

Louie said: I don't think people are overreacting, I think you are misinterpreting the situation I can't speak for the other people here but for me what makes the situation bad is the fact that the Wii has seen decreasing sales each year so far. And currently it is on track to sell maybe 2.5 million units this year, while PS2, GBA, PSX, etc. sold 3.5-4 million units each year. This is not about a "war" between the Wii and the HD consoles It is just about the Wii's sales. There are two handhelds selling way better than the Wii and developers will rather go for the handhelds. I'll just say it that way: The sales have dropped dramatically compared to 2007. If you really think that's not enough reason for Nintendo to worry, well that's fine with me. But if I was the head of a company and my products sales decreased each year I'd be worried, yeah.

 Japan's market is shrinking and world sales are growing, why should they worry?