Wii showing signs to rival the PS2 |
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Seeking Alpha caught this nice chart created by Blake Snow for Infendo which visually demonstrates how current and last generation consoles performed in the first six months of their respective runs in the market. You may be amazed but the Nintendo Wii actually edged the legendary Sony PlayStation 2 in terms of blast-off numbers.In response, Seeking Alpha listed the following points on how they think Nintendo is winning this console cycle. Here are their reasons:
- Low sales price
- Mass-market appeal
- Leverages wealth of existing cross-market IP, i.e., Mario and Donkey Kong
- High margin on console sales
- Comparatively low game development costs
- Lower risks for third-party developers, e.g., due to costs and rapid growth in installed base
- Fun platform on which to engage and excite developers, e.g., Wiimote and portability
- Adequate supply upon launch
- Viral word-of-mouth sales growth
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But this really isn't valid application of statistics. This is the same as saying if your child is x inches at age six, they'll be x inches full grown--this data is irrelevant, as long as console sales aren't a perfect, constant, y=mx+b linear formula.
It is good to see the Wii has the strongest sales, however.
These "experts" kill me. Everybody has indisputable proof that X console is gonna win the console wars and it hasn't even been two years yet.
These stats are useless when you consider that Wii, PS2 and X360 were all greatly restricted by supply
The Wii is a fad. Lets face it. I sometimes think that Nintendo is deliberatly being slow on production so it is less of one.
Damn fanboys who can't bloody accept the fact that another console is doing better than theirs