Wii Continues to Shine as PS3 Sales Slide Further
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For the fourth month in a row, the Nintendo Wii outsold its competitors, even showing impressive strength at a time that is traditionally one of the slower periods for video game sales.
Nintendo sold some 360,000 units of the $249 USD next-generation console in April, up 39 percent from the previous month and its highest monthly sales total since January, retail data from research firm NPD Group shows.
Nintendo said that it is doing all it can to keep up with demand, and continues to manufacture consoles at a rapid clip. Some of the monthly increase could be due to better supplies at retail, although no reasoning was given.
On the flip side, Sony's PlayStation 3 again showed slowing sales, falling 37 percent to only 82,000 consoles sold during the month. A lack of first-party titles and compelling new games are being blamed for the console's weakness.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 was also off 13 percent for the month, selling 174,000 units, however the company said it saw evidence that the release of the HDMI-equipped Xbox 360 Elite helped to soften the typical seasonal decline.
Since January, sales have fallen only 17 percent for the Wii, while the Xbox 360 has fallen some 41 percent and the PS3 67 percent. The Wii's sales stability has allowed Nintendo to gain quickly on market leading Microsoft and pull further ahead of Sony.
Xbox 360 accounts for about 59 percent of the installed next-generation console user base, followed by 27 percent for Nintendo and 14 percent for Sony.
source: betanews.com
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Comments(6)
well, the wii makes a secondary system, and appeals to casuals alot more.
i
personally love my wii60
well we all know the ps3 is the best by fat technically but its the worst on prising!
and sony don't do there selfs any favours by removing hardware emulation of
old ps1 & ps2 games to only software emulation!
sort out the cost factor and
the compatibility of older games and sony will be onto another winner other wise sink and
die sony whilst the wii taked the lead.
paul
whatever happened to game consoles being made for gaming only. sigh
they put so much shit in todays gaming consoles that they are making them louder/hotter (
we use em as heaters in winter )/heavier/costly as heck.
i totally agree with you excelx. i've actually sold my xbox 360 as it was too noisy, hot
and failed alot. i was on my second one within 2 months due to faults. it's my mates
problem now.
these consoles are hardly portable now like they used to be,
except the wii.
my pc is better quieter, cooler but much heavier :-) and with
my 8800gtx to arrive in a day or 2 who needs a console.
you need a mortgage to
buy one these days. oh the megadrive, psone, those were the days.
even my ps3
is back in it's box after 2 weeks of buying it. nice kit no games.
oh well!
and all of the add ons is where they really try to stick it to you.everything besides the
main console itself costs more than a pc (and even then you could buy a pc for the price
of a ps3).wireless controllers are $50-$60 and games $60-$70.what a joke.
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good secondary
By chris on 21.05.2007 - 17:05