Reports are suggesting that Sony may be catching up with Nintendo in Japan, as the sales gap between the PS3 and the Wii closes. The Wii still outsold the PlayStation 3 by 1.7 to 1, even though this was the month that Metal Gear Solid 4 released.
It seems that MGS4 provided a boost (one that may prove temporary), but was certainly no Wii slayer. Not even a game with a perfect Famitsu score and the pedigree of Kojima can prove to be enough of a system seller to knock the Wii off the top spot.
The Wii has topped Japanese hardware sales for the past seven months, and it seems that nobody can stop the march of the little white waggle box. Sony might be closing the gap, but a gap still remains and it looks like it'll take some incredible feats to close it for good.
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8:02 AM on 07.03.2008
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http://kotaku.com/5021730/even-with-mgs4-ps3-sales-flattened-by-the-wii
The Wii outsold the PS3 June, increasing the gap between the two consoles install bases. How is that "catching up?"
It's like as if someone was running 10mph faster than you and now they're only running 5mph faster than you. They're still running away from you and increasing the distance, just not as quickly as before.
100% truth.
I never expected the PS3 to ever reach the Wii with MGS4, and I doubt it ever will in the future.
THANK you. Jeez.
The monthly sales gap was smaller than usual right after the biggest release of the PS3's lifespan. I don't know if I'll take that as evidence for a general trend, but we shall see.
*PS3 has a rare great month, while Wii has a rare down month* = "SONY IS RECLAIMING THEIR THRONE!"
Gotta love it. (No, not talking about you Jim.)
I can't wait for 2nd Generation Wii games to start coming out that totally obliterate everything on the PC, 360 and PS3.
Remember, just like the PS2 and PS1 before it, the Wii will dominate with the best 1st and 3rd party software.