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Forums - Sales Discussion - Predictions, Again! (When) Will the Wii Overtake PS360 Combined?

Ain't gonna happen. PS3 hasn't had it's growth spurt yet, and 360 is going to be a solid seller for the rest of it's life. My prediction is that Wii's market share will trend in a downward direction from here on in, but it'll still finish up in the high 40's.



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Ah, what the hell. December 2010.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

Um.... im gonna say march 2010.... its already at almost 49% so....



Khuutra said:
December 2010 seems like a good bet.

I like that graph, Killergran. That is quality. Where is it from?

It's Kowenicki's Gap Graph, it was part of this weeks VGChartz Gap Graphs. And yes, it's a great tool :) Wish I'd made it myself. I had a thread, but it was such a bitch to update that I stopped. Took half an hour or so to get everything right...



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Hmm, I'm kind of torn here.

I'm going to go with Never as well.



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Sometime next year.



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Squilliam said:
At this point its a toss up between never and a particular time... Actually I will go for never just because its the safer bet as its a question of 'not happening' vs 'specific date'.

Yours would be a clever strategy, if it would be a game played for scores, or something.

But even though my specific prediction is less likely to come true than yours, if Wii will EVER reach 50%, my prediction will be closer to the truth. 


ZxlceSinxZ said:
Um.... im gonna say march 2010.... its already at almost 49% so....

 I think some people, like ZxlceSinxZ, misunderstand how market shares work, or overestimate Nintendo: It isn't supposed to constantly grow!  The Wii could sell an amazing 200 million units, and it would still stay at 49% if PS3 and 360 would both sell 99 million.

Every 0.1% of growth means that Nintendo didn't simply grow even more, but it is growing at a faster rate than ever before!

 

While I also chose a very optimistic date, I did it because I actually believe that Wii will have a surprisingly huge holiday season, and not simply because the Wii is popular, therefore it should naturally improve its statistics.



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never