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Analyst: how Nintendo saved Christmas

Posted Jan 13, 2009 at 4:09AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 Tags: Christmas, EEDAR, Jesse Divnich, Nintendo, NPD, Sony

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Did you have yourself a Mario little Christmas? (I can hear you groaning.)

Analyst Jesse Divnich of EEDAR says that "Nintendo saved Christmas," with Wii sales on an all-time high for December, and Wii games accounting for half of all games sold during the month.

"Without these sales," he says, "the industry would have likely felt the full wrath of the recession. [...] Simply put, Nintendo saved Christmas." Dr. Seuss would be proud.

Sure, say all you want about the Wii's games, but they're the ones that kept the industry afloat. As for the rest of his predictions for December, Divnich forecasts that the Wii sold 3.2 million units, the Xbox 360 sold 1.5 million, and the PlayStation 3 clocked in at less than half that at 700,000 units.

Via GamesIndustry.biz

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Of course Hush404 and Yamagushi, lets take a look at something, shall we? In the last two years, we've recieved masterpieces for the Wii such as Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, Mario Kart Wii, and some nice third party titles. Xbox 360's only good games are Halo 3 and Gears of War 2. PS3's only good games are Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Metal Gear Solid 4. Do the math, idiots. -.-

# Re: Flame Wars — D.Dark 2009-01-13 10:34

Everyone out there needs to realize that what you consider to be a "good" game is 100% subjective. You can find anyone on any system that can list a multitude of games that they consider to be "good". You all need to just grow up, enjoy the system you have, and stop whinning/complaining about which one is better. Your not getting any money from Sony/MS/Nintendo for whatever one "wins". So just let it go!!!

# um not so — rollypoly 2009-01-13 11:46

most of the titles you mentioned are rehashes of games that have been around for a very long time...

masterpieces indeed, because they've had decades to get them right...

nintendo knows how to capitalize on their IPs, and they know how to make good games for the wii. very few others seem to be able to make a game worth a damn on wii...

all the consoles have their strong suits and weaknesses, for the 360 it's hardware, for the ps3 it's software, for the wii it's an odd combination (to a lesser extent) of both...

my faves (in the last 2 years):

mass effect, saints row 2, fable 2, mirror's edge...

others love (again the last 2 years):

gta4, fallout3, LBP, etc...

# @d.dark — trigger 2009-01-13 12:13

" Everyone out there needs to realize that what you consider to be a "good" game is 100% subjective. You can find anyone on any system that can list a multitude of games that they consider to be "good". You all need to just grow up, enjoy the system you have, and stop whinning/complaining about which one is better. Your not getting any money from Sony/MS/Nintendo for whatever one "wins". So just let it go!!!"

well said, buddy.

100% agree with everything you said. one of the best comments i've ever read here in a long while.

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-01-13 12:25

PC stomps all your pathetic consoles!!!!

I WIN!

# I agree — Owneddmuch 2009-01-13 14:34

PC Is the best. PC FTW.

# The Wii... — Shazman1984 2009-01-13 15:27

Everyone seems to be hating on it these days, but its clear the industry would burn this generation without it. Haha, Microsoft and Sony fanboys are pissed they're being dominated by an inferior machine.

P.S. if you capitalize on wii.... its WII(world war 2) ahhhhhh!!!

# Like it or not.... — Anomaly 2009-01-13 20:04

Whether you like the wii or not, numbers don't lie. The wii sold well during the recession. The wii selling well during the recession is good for the industry AS A WHOLE. Obviously not as great for MS and Sony as for Nintendo, but still good nonetheless.

If everyone and their grandma has one, well whoop de doo, why do you care? It's not like the Wii is detracting from the quality of your games, if your own arguments are to be believed. Why can't you be happy with your console's perceived superiority? If you see a paraplegic on the street, do you walk up to him, do some jumping jacks, then spit in his face? Just get over yourselves and suck it up.

# Not really. — Anomaly 2009-01-13 20:06

All the PC has gotten recently is rehashes and crappy ports. When SC2 comes out, we can once again claim gaming superiority in general. As it stands the only thing the PC dominates at are RTS, and if you dislike FPS with a control stick, those too.

# don't forget MMOs — rollypoly 2009-01-13 21:42

really the only popular genre that is still PC exclusive...

# but i must play vesperia — genesiscopy 2009-01-14 02:49

my wish for vesperia to be multiplatform is lost since vesperia is just xbox 360 exclusive... no....!!1

# sorry for the random subject change — genesiscopy 2009-01-14 02:54

i'm no fanboy. heck i dont even own any of the next gen consoles, since im such a cheapskate anyway... lol.. just finished tales of abyss on ps2 and realized that the next good tales game is just xbox 360 exclusive is quite heart-rending....

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-01-14 06:04

I couldn't disagree more with rollypoly. All 3rd party vendors make GOOD games. None of them are buggy and they all work. You are mistaking the ability to MAKE a game with being a decent story teller.

Sure game mechanics can make or break a game but unless you can TELL A STORY you aren't going to get anywhere. Nintendo just happens to have some damn good authors under their sleeve.

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-01-14 06:05

Exactly!

The true Wii-tards are the haters. They are Wii-inept!

# @ISO — rollypoly 2009-01-14 08:37

i'm not referring to story at all...

i was talking controls. the only good games i've played on the wii are casual party style.. aside from first party titles.

any traditional game ported to wii is harder to control than it is with a normal controller. if more devs supported the classic controller in their games this would be a non issue, and i would have nothing bad to say about wii games (aside from the obvious graphics).

if a game is cross-platform i don't even bother with the wii version, as i've tried and it just frustrates me.

motion sensing is inherently inaccurate when compared to analog sticks.

i stood in freezing temps for hours to get a wii on launch date, i'm not a wii hater...

i have a lot of fun playing the wii, but it is not god's gift to gamers...

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-01-14 12:04

So according to you then, controls is the only thing that makes a game GOOD.

I doubt the average person will agree with you, but ok.

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-01-15 06:19

So once again, ZERO facts and nothing but your BS opinion.

Gee, who would have EVER GUESSED!!!

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