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Nielsen ratings are fact, Wii third place in overall console usage photo

Nielsen ratings are awesome, partially because they keep my favorite T.V. show (JAG) alive and well. Nielsen also collects videogame data. The kicker is that the demographic willing to fill out the questionnaires aren’t exactly “in the now” like the majority of us are. The latest console usage chart indicates that the PlayStation 2 is still rocking hard and the super spectacular crazy-selling Wii only nabbed third place.

Charts like this aren’t exactly great barometers, nor can any analysis derived from be taken too seriously. You’ll notice that the original Xbox has netted a few more minutes of playtime than the PlayStation 3. Also, the GameCube is still a threat with a healthy 4.6%.

The “Other” category is of interest, mainly because who the hell knows what people are playing. Do you think the either the Sega Dreamcast or Atari Jaguar is making some noise? What about the 3DO or the SNES? The possibilities are endless.

[via GoNintendo and GameCyte, thanks Brian!]


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Pangloss's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2009 12:57
Pangloss
Everybody screaming about anti-Wii bias here is crazy, because the Wii coming in third is genuinely interesting. I wouldn't expect Nielsen ratings to reflect on our demographic very well, but they should reflect the mainstream better. And all I hear from the "mainstream" and casual crowd is about the goddamn Wii, and about how you apparently still can't find them in stores, and how soccer moms and grandmas are having a ball with what you and I would call shovelware.

So yes, it does interest me that the Wii is in third here. Even if you factor in how prolific the PS2 was, the Wii should have stomped the 360 if we consider how many of them are out there. So either the Nielsens aren't very representative (a big possibility) or all the "casual crowd" that bought the Wii in the bajillions isn't playing the thing very much.
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2009 15:45
Im OK
@Pangloss

It's not just this article, taken in isolation. It's this article, taken in the context of all the other, similar articles where there's a sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant anti-Wii bias. This one just happens to be one of the more subtle ones, that's all. It's a matter of simple observation. Very rarely will you find an article on the Wii here that doesn't see fit to throw in a sometimes deserved, but usually undeserved potshot at Nintendo or the Wii in the process, no matter how "harmless" it may seem, and even if it's just in the title of the article. Here, for example, "Wii third place" instead of "PS3 fifth place". The shadow cast by Robert Summa is long, indeed.

And I'm not even talking about the cesspit of retarded comments that usually follows such an article. This particular article is rather tame by that standard, and is an exception to the rule. For instance, I have to admit that I'm actually a bit surprised that Kyousuke Nanbu hasn't popped in here yet to make his blanket "the Wii continues to fail" comment like he does in pretty much every other Wii article good or bad.
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2009 17:23
aZZmodan
PS2=The Best console money can buy (well, for the money really) with so many great games, you can start now and finish playing around the year 2038 or so...

PC=The first, biggest and only REAL gaming platform out there still... A shame that it's not on the list.

And... When comparing consoles, try and stay in the game. The 360 can, in reality, only be compared with the PS2. YOU CANNOT COMPARE IT TO THE PS3! You cannot compare apples with oranges... The PS3 is a whole league of its own. No real contest... None.
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2009 17:32
aZZmodan
And to prevent the flames coming...

I don't own a PS3. I don't own a 360. Hell, I don't even own a motorcar. I just own a PC [insert awesomeness here] and a PS2 (that I got fairly recently)...

I just happen to sell all of the above and then some for a living for the last 20 or so years (well, not all of them, that's obvious)...

And the PS2 happens to be my 2nd console...
My 1st one was the Jaguar [insert extreme awesomeness here]...
Yellowdog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/03/2009 17:49
Yellowdog
"Other" probably includes the DS and the PSP. And, since, it's a tally of all of the systems that aren't mentioned, it's no surprise to me that it scored so high.
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