I'm really tired of all the recession talk, so I'm glad it's under the bridge as far as the game industry goes. Analysts are saying that games are back in the black, thanks to the new PS3, Halo: ODST, Rock Band: Beatles and more.
Consoles are back as well. Sales of the Xbox 360 increased a little bit, and thanks to the new console and the price drop, the PS3 increased a lot. Both Wedbush Morgan and EEDAR are expecting that over 400,000 PS3s were sold last month. Software is also up for September, thanks to the previously mentioned titles, and others like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Guitar Hero 5, and Wii Sports Resort.
Speaking of the Wii, that's the only thing that isn't up post-recession slump. In fact, WedBush Morgan says that sales will be down 43% from last year's. Nothing lasts forever, Nintendo.
They've still got Christmas.
[via GI.biz]
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12:20 PM on 10.08.2009
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Well when you sell 687,000 units in September 2008, being down 43% is still almost 400,000 units. So is it really all that bad? Nintendo's just not living up to its amazing standards that they set last year, that's all.
Why aren't people getting this?
Though I bet it'll sell like hotcakes come christmas.
once new super mario wii hits soon there should be a slight rise
Also, I love the header. It's adorable and depressing at the same time.
Wow, are you THAT happy that the Wii's sales are down?
The recession had nothing to do wht this, as far as I can see. Everyone on the planet has already bought a Wii, whether they kept it or not. That means Nintendo got their money -- Sales down or not, they're filthy fucking rich.
So hopefully, this marks the end of the near complete lack of a worthwhile game library on the Wii.
Yeah, I find it really odd how destructoid and the rest of the industry seems to think Sony and Microsoft are doing well when neither company has yet to match Nintendo in a slump. Sony and Microsoft have been underperforming for so long that if either of them were solely a game company, they would be bankrupt.
Come to think of it, why aren't their gaming departments defunct? I know that Microsoft is in the market to protect it's gaming computer sales from Sony, but Sony's gaming department nearly took the rest of Sony with it with the PS3. And Sony's gaming department is still doing rather poorly when you consider that they still have to sell the hardware for under cost with a %50 reduction in price over a scant 3 years.
i couldn't agree more. at this point of the gamecube's life, i had at least double the amount of games in my collection. come on nintendo, bring out the games! it's obvious that the only third party support you're going to get is on wii ware, otherwise, it's all you.
I loved the Gamecube's first part library, but I think the Wii's is better. Galxay > Sunshine, Brawl > Melee, etc. Plus, there are just more first party Nintendo games on the Wii. Almost every Nintendo property, from Fire Emblem to Super Mario Bros, has gotten as much if not more representation on the Wii than on the Gamecube.
The only first party Gamecube games that really haven't been equaled or outdone on the Wii yet are Wind Waker, Pikmin 2, F-Zero GX, and Luigi's Mansion. That said, the Wii is getting Sin and Punishment 2, which is pretty god damn awesome.
So yeah, I see some things that were better about the GC's first party line up, but over all I think the Wii has it beat.
Surely after this many years of enormous sales, everyone who wants a Wii will have one by now! or at least will have one soon. Right?
The sheer amount of people I know, with friends of friends of friends who all have Wii's (99% of which only ever play WiiFit - kill me please) is astounding. If they all played REAL games and played online, the Wii could be a brilliantly social console. The problem is that they don't, they simply use it as the modern version of a Mr Motivator VHS (Cheesy British Work out guy).
It's a shame really, it's a decent platform, but it's just been flooded with "Casual" shit, and is known mostly for such casual shit.
Monster Hunter is going to be epic, but i personally think it will fall flat over here in the West, simply because 99% of Wii owners don't want games! They want fitness shit and perhaps a little bit of silly Mii sports collections.
Not real games.
Sure there's that 1 in 100 that actually uses the Wii for gaming, and perhaps the Wiifitter's Kids will want some games, but it's not the 100% of users want games situation that other consoles enjoy.