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Forums - Sales Discussion - Is Wii's Bubble Bursting? --First Japan, now UK

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I get the sense that watching paint dry is of particular interest to you. For the majority of people this is the definition of boredom incarnate. Rational people thirst for novelty and originality. They do not want the same discussion every day for years on end. Familiarity be damned, but you know who can stomach it and a lot of it to boot. Foaming at the mouth fanatics, because they literally cannot imagine a better use of their time.

So while your put off by the notion of some conflict the reality is this. Without conflict there is no debate. With no debate there is no discussion. With no discussion a forum dies. When a forum dies it has a nasty habit of taking its host site with it. So I ask you why you want this site to die of boredom, and why do you hate Ioi. It is no exaggeration that as this console generation has boiled down into predictability the result has been less discussion. Just look at the hot topics from today.

A year ago this thread would be three pages deep now. There would have been a dozen real topics making the rounds, and many many more members would be contributing. No sir if lapsed members drop by a week from now, and suddenly see the trends have radically changed. They would say hey look new shit to discuss. I simply must chime in. I just want to see these forums become real vibrant again, and a radical shift in sales could reset the community to an earlier point in this generation where perhaps to when complacency didn't leave us utterly jaded about how cool it is to try and figure out how shit is going to change.



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I love what's happening here. I think every one of these threads should be turned to shit like this.



Kenology said:
I love what's happening here. I think every one of these threads should be turned to shit like this.

Now, now, let's not be selfish.  We can't derail all the "Wii is doomed" threads.  They're the only thing that keep Dodece from going into cardiac arrest when he sees Wii's LTD sales on the home page every day.  



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How exactly does my thirst for good debate and conversation translate into my actually giving a shit one way or the other. I just want some good entertainment. Shit going crazy provides that most wonderful possibility.



Wii is doomed every week. It is like the economy. First it was this is a sign,that is a sign about it going bad. Now it is this is a sign for good things to come, that is a sign it is picking back up. No one really knows. Some things just happen. Everything, everywhere can be taken anyway you want it to.



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I was wondering when the next Wii is doomed thread would be out



 

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)

Don't know, don't care. I just didn't appreciate that unwarranted little snide remark you made about Falcon deriving enjoyment from watching paint dry.



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Avinash_Tyagi said:
I was wondering when the next Wii is doomed thread would be out

NPD numbers are coming.

The funny thing is Rol derailing this thread, which is against the rules, kept the thread alive.



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BoleroOfFire said:
Dammit people, quote my edited post!

In the history of mankind men always had problems to understand women. It's natural, we can't do anything against it.

Ain't that the truth. Some people like myself have just given up on women. If I could understand them, I'd write a book and make a mint! (And apparently some of them like mint chocolate about once a month...)

As for the topic itself, the bubble will "burst" when either the PS3 or 360 can start outselling the Wii on a regular basis in a larger area. Like someone else said, it's deflating, but Nintendo has no reason to worry yet. Though it would be nice to patch that hole...



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Legend11 said:

I think this is just the start of YOY declines for the Wii.

Demand has obviously dropped for the Wii this year (at least at its current price) and Nintendo so far seems to be unwilling to drop price. Add to that a relatively weak lineup for the rest of the year (except in Japan but it's hard to imagine it'll be able to make up for what appears to be a large declines in North America and Europe).

Next year they have their core franchises which are basically aimed at the same people that bought Brawl, SMG, etc. There's nothing on the horizon (at least that they've shown) that will have the same impact as Wii Fit or Wii Sports and take off like wildfire to continue what was an unparalleled level of sales.

The year after will see competition in their Blue Ocean from Project Natal and Sony's motion controller, something that they haven't had to worry about at all up until now. It's hard to imagine the Wii gaining sales when they're facing competition in areas they never had to before.

Don't get me wrong I'm not saying it's the end for the Wii, just that it may not be as dominant as some people have written it off to be.

Simply priceless...



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