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CNET refuses to believe the Wii will keep selling.
Lord The Night Knight | 6:19 PM on 05.21.2008 14 comments


http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9948454-52.html



I'm shaking my head. First of all, Sony admitted they are still losing money on the PS3, and Kaz said it might take until the end of 2009 to turn a profit on it. Thus selling another 25 million systems (12 million sold so far, subtracted from the less than 40 million according to the chart), would hurt Sony a lot more than it would help the PS3's marketshare.

Second of all, I question why the PS3 will climb, but the Wii will level out. There is no actual justification for that in the actual article. It just seems to be a way to insist the Wii still won't win.

Not that the Wii has to win, but just the idea that the other systems are somehow going to catch up. There is little to indicate that here. The games are selling, but the fact is that the Wii is selling out, and still beating them. Assuming either system could top that needs some kind of damn good reason for that. There isn't any now.

BTW, this isn't bashing any system. It's just stating that a prediction like that doesn't make sense, based on current information.



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McSnow's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 18:41
McSnow
Out of the 3 platform holders Nintendo is the company who understand their target audience the most, if they can keep churning out products with the caliber of Wii-Fit & Mario Kart I don't foresee any slow down in the rate of their sales.
kepler's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 18:42
kepler
Thats quite interesting, although I'm also skeptical about it. I wonder if the reason for the Wii levelling out is something to do with this whole idea that both Microsoft and Sony are developing similar "wiimote" style...controllers (if thats the way to put it). Perhaps the combination of the novelty of the wii, combined with the next gen capabilities will make the other consoles more attractive (as people get the best of both worlds). I dunno, just a thought.
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 18:51
topgeargorilla
Why would the 360 crap out like that? These whole predictions never make sense.
Dagerr's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 18:52
Dagerr
Ahh cool!

Fanboyism represented in Graph Form. Cool find.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 18:54
MrSadistic
As long as Nintendo appeals those douche bag little bastards known as kids and casual gamers, then they will continue to make money with the Wii.
Lord The Night Knight's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 18:57
Lord The Night Knight
@MrSadistic, this is what TV Tropes calls Fan Haters.
Crunshii's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 19:13
Crunshii
the winner will be the handheld system.
liquidninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 19:14
liquidninja
Yeah, Cnet is no good for stock advice. Neither is Wedbush Morgan Securities (Unless you do the opposite of what they tell you).
MaxVest's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 20:02
MaxVest
This is one of the most baffling charts I've ever seen.
4knuckleshuffle's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 20:22
4knuckleshuffle
This is retarded. We all know that Nintendo will win.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/21/2008 23:48
Aaron Mxy Yost
Wow, they're really expecting the PS3 to go apeshit in sales. Don't see it happening to that degree.
Puppetpallmich's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 05:10
Puppetpallmich
i dont have the stats to back it up but i think that the # of games sold per console is way higher on the 360 than on the ps3 or the wii
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