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blizzid on 14 May 2009
leo-j said: 

PS3 overtracked by 18k
Xbox 360 overtracked by 60k
Wii overtracked by 46k
DS tracked perfectly
PSP tracked perfectly
PS2 Undertraked by 48k

 

Percentages make for a clearer picture, but it's clear the biggest outliers were the 360 (overtracked) and the PS2 (undertracked).



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appolose on 14 May 2009

So, can we expect a litany of "Wii is doomed" articles in the next few days?



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TheTruthProphet on 14 May 2009

killzone 2 DISAPPEARED

halo wars DISAPPEARED

VERY DISAPOINTING for the HD TWINS



The Xbox Man on 14 May 2009

@thetruth

what are you talking about

Xbox 360 outsold PS3 by a lot yet again in this month



    
dolemit3 on 14 May 2009

The 360's number was inflated by the Resident Evil bundle somewhat over the previous month, that's why it dropped so much. The number will not drop as much in May due to the new Halo 3 + Fable 2 + Elite bundles.



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Currently playing on Xbox360: Final Fantasy XIII

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Kenology on 14 May 2009
appolose said:
So, can we expect a litany of "Wii is doomed" articles in the next few days?

Wii still > HD Twins = yes.

It'll read "Wii down 50% YoY, has the bubble burst?" and neither Mario Kart Wii nor Smash Bros. Brawl will be mentioned in the article.  It'll be epic.



damkira on 14 May 2009

Wow.. never underestimate the power of a price cut..



shio on 14 May 2009
blizzid said:
leo-j said: 

PS3 overtracked by 18k
Xbox 360 overtracked by 60k
Wii overtracked by 46k
DS tracked perfectly
PSP tracked perfectly
PS2 Undertraked by 48k

 

Percentages make for a clearer picture, but it's clear the biggest outliers were the 360 (overtracked) and the PS2 (undertracked).

DS spot on
PSP spot on
PS2 undertracked by 38%
PS3 overtracked by 17%
Xbox 360 overtracked by 34%
Wii overtracked by 14%

 

Huge discrepancy on PS2 and 360, while PS3 and Wii are also over the acceptable 5% margin.



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thx1139 on 14 May 2009

Last year Wii hardware sales had little to do with game releases. The Wii was still riding a huge amount of hype month after month. Games had little to do with hardware sales.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

Soundwave on 14 May 2009
thx1139 said:
Last year Wii hardware sales had little to do with game releases. The Wii was still riding a huge amount of hype month after month. Games had little to do with hardware sales.

 

Smash Brothers sold 2.7 million in March 2008 and Mario Kart Wii sold 1.2 million in April ... you think neither one of those impacted hardware sales?

Nintendo still needs the "big" core games like Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and Mario Galaxy. Can't just rely on Wii Fit/Music/Sports/etc.  

I do think though this month the Wii probably lost some sales to the DSi. Working at retail I notice lots of people go back and forth between a Wii or DS (they probably ending up buying both over time anyway though). This was the DS' month with all the marketing the DSi got. I saw the Beyonce DSi TV spot and the "two dudes messing with photos" DSi spots like 10x+ this month which is a lot for Nintendo.