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nero on 25 September 2007

BusinessWeek’s Bruce Nussbaum has posted an editorial in which he asks if Halo 3 can save Xbox 360 from Nintendo’s Wii, which is currently the best-selling new system.

For hard-core gamers, this week’s introduction of Halo 3 is a gigantic event and this third iteration of the Halo game series is said to be totally awesome. That will certainly help push Microsoft’s Xbox 360 into the black and may be the last chance for Xbox to become a truly profitable operation.

But the real issue is whether the Xbox can take on Nintendo’s Wii which is now the No. 1 best-selling game console in the US. And the answer is probably not.

Why not?

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jhlennon1 on 25 September 2007

No

Until Microsoft get in Japan, they will never be no1



Freestyler on 25 September 2007

360 will stay with the Wii until galaxy comes out, then it is all over.



Fuzzmosis on 25 September 2007

Shrug, for a week or two they'll be above Wii sales. Not sure it will be 680k above Wii sales, but they should be highest selling console.



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Neos on 25 September 2007

dude, when galaxy is out, there is no console war left..so the answer is, its saved until we hit mid october



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Legend11 on 25 September 2007

I agree with jhlennon1, they need to find a way to catch on in Japan and with casuals and that (in my opinion) will require them to come up with new and innovative software and hardware (peripherals in the 360's case). All that plus a $200 price point.

Halo 3 will attract some of the Xbox 1's hardcore fanbase that hasn't already made the jump to Xbox 360 (there're millions of them) but it's very far from being able to draw in the tens of millions of people that will be required if the 360 is ever to seriously challenge the Wii (the odds of which are stacked very much against Microsoft).

I think the only way Microsoft could ever hope to achieve any of that in the next few years would be to allow people who have a passion for games, lots of creativity, and a real visionary run the show rather than just corporate suits. They basically need a Satoru Iwata type of person running things.



Mummelmann on 25 September 2007

@ tc:
Nope...



Parokki on 25 September 2007

What does "saving from the Wii" mean?

The 360 beating the Wii worldwide? Not going to happen.

The 360 beating the Wii in North America? It might happen, but it's too early to tell.

The 360 beating the Wii in global weekly sales for a while? Probably for a few weeks at least.



shams on 25 September 2007

Nah. They will struggle to beat the Wii for this month in the US alone (hardware) - and WW I doubt they have a chance (maybe). Next month, Wii will definitely be back on top you would think.



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rocketpig on 25 September 2007

No, but it will put some real distance between MS and Sony.

I don't think anything can stop the Wii train. It's going to dominate (though probably not the ratio the PS1/PS2 carried).




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