US July 2009 Hardware/Software Sales, NPD

[Txen]

All Nintendo has to do is add a red racing stripe to the outside of the Wii, and call it Wii+ and watch the sales double.

I'm actually surprised they haven't released different colored Wii's yet to cash in. I'm sure it's coming.

[Chanur]

Originally Posted by Txen

All Nintendo has to do is add a red racing stripe to the outside of the Wii, and call it Wii+ and watch the sales double.

I'm actually surprised they haven't released different colored Wii's yet to cash in. I'm sure it's coming.

They will you are right about that.

[brekk]

Originally Posted by Txen

All Nintendo has to do is add a red racing stripe to the outside of the Wii, and call it Wii+ and watch the sales double.

I'm actually surprised they haven't released different colored Wii's yet to cash in. I'm sure it's coming.

New colors is old news.

Nintendo Selling Black Wii in Japan This Summer - Top - Kotaku

[Del]

Fads can last 2, 3, maybe 4 years before becoming a trend. Also, the Wii generally didn't start selling into the batshit insane numbers until about a year after it's release. Never-the-less it is the console that we all know appeals to women, the old and the young, and prototypical non gamers, as well as the traditional Nintendo fans. I doubt a console that is supposed to appeal to that wide of a demographic could be exhausting all of their potential buyers already. After seeing the sequel to a game that started the whole craze in the first place not be able to sell literally any consoles, it leads me to believe that the fad is waning at this point. Nintendo has said that they won't do a price cut this year, but we'll see if they have to change that plan.

Originally Posted by Soygen

Even on its shittiest months it absolutely destroys the PS3 in sales.

That really isn't saying much at all at this point in the PS3's life. Heh.

[Horse]

Well wasn't the reason for no batshit insane numbers at its release because the fuckin thing was sold out everywhere? 100% sellout rates for months and months is pretty insane.

[The Dauntless One]

What Horse said. If they had unlimited supply, I wouldn't be surprise to see a million sales a month for the first 3-6 months after the initial release.

I think at this point, everyone is just holding out before PS3 makes another price drop. There are quite a few good games to play but people don't mind waiting for a bit longer for another price drop since they've waited so long.

[Soygen]

Originally Posted by Del

That really isn't saying much at all at this point in the PS3's life. Heh.

At what point will it be saying much? It's been true since the PS3 came out and will continue to be for the remainder of the generation. I'm hardly a Nintendo fanboy, but you can't argue with numbers. Are you insinuating the PS3 is still waiting to "blossom"?

[Caliane]

Originally Posted by The Dauntless One

What Horse said. If they had unlimited supply, I wouldn't be surprise to see a million sales a month for the first 3-6 months after the initial release.

I think at this point, everyone is just holding out before PS3 makes another price drop. There are quite a few good games to play but people don't mind waiting for a bit longer for another price drop since they've waited so long.

No supply wasn't an issue at first.
Wii - Video Game Sales Wiki
Release sales were healthy and normal.
November 19, 2006 in the US.

It was q3 of 2007 when the christmas buzz took off. And it doubled its release sales, and the shortages came, etc.

[Luthair]

Originally Posted by Caliane

No supply wasn't an issue at first.
Wii - Video Game Sales Wiki
Release sales were healthy and normal.
November 19, 2006 in the US.

It was q3 of 2007 when the christmas buzz took off. And it doubled its release sales, and the shortages came, etc.

I'm not sure what that link is supposed to be proving, but I definitely agree with Horse, the Wii was a rarity in stores until probably last summer.

[Araxen]

The Wii was sold out everywhere at release and was rare for a long ass time up until this year. Trying to change history isn't going to fly here.

[Cor]

Originally Posted by Soygen

At what point will it be saying much? It's been true since the PS3 came out and will continue to be for the remainder of the generation. I'm hardly a Nintendo fanboy, but you can't argue with numbers. Are you insinuating the PS3 is still waiting to "blossom"?

Ten year life cycle, of course. Don't you know anything?! Sony has Microsoft and Nintendo right where they want them..

[meStevo]

Originally Posted by The Dauntless One

What Horse said. If they had unlimited supply, I wouldn't be surprise to see a million sales a month for the first 3-6 months after the initial release.

I think at this point, everyone is just holding out before PS3 makes another price drop. There are quite a few good games to play but people don't mind waiting for a bit longer for another price drop since they've waited so long.

There's some thought that price cuts aren't going to help any of the consoles much after the initial holdouts make their purchases - Price cuts may not stimulate sales - analyst // News.

I know a couple of my friends who I've been trying to get into the PS3 camp have gone from 'when it gets to $299' to 'maybe I don't need one' since Blu-Ray players have dropped to the $100 mark a few times this year and it's become one less reason for them to get a PS3 now.

[Del]

Originally Posted by Soygen

At what point will it be saying much? It's been true since the PS3 came out and will continue to be for the remainder of the generation. I'm hardly a Nintendo fanboy, but you can't argue with numbers. Are you insinuating the PS3 is still waiting to "blossom"?

It means the PS3 is down year over year for 9 months straight and that it's selling pretty badly right now. Not sure how what I said was that hard to understand.

[Luthair]

Originally Posted by Del

Fads can last 2, 3, maybe 4 years before becoming a trend. Also, the Wii generally didn't start selling into the batshit insane numbers until about a year after it's release. Never-the-less it is the console that we all know appeals to women, the old and the young, and prototypical non gamers, as well as the traditional Nintendo fans. I doubt a console that is supposed to appeal to that wide of a demographic could be exhausting all of their potential buyers already. After seeing the sequel to a game that started the whole craze in the first place not be able to sell literally any consoles, it leads me to believe that the fad is waning at this point. Nintendo has said that they won't do a price cut this year, but we'll see if they have to change that plan.

Personally I wouldn't expect causal games like Wii Sports Resort to have huge spikes in initial sales. We aren't talking about people who pre-order the SuperDuper Limited Galactic Collectors Edition, traditionally these games seem to see steady sales for an extended period.

[Soygen]

Originally Posted by Del

It means the PS3 is down year over year for 9 months straight and that it's selling pretty badly right now. Not sure how what I said was that hard to understand.

It's not hard to understand. It's just that your posting history is notoriously biased toward a single console, so I tend to veer your opinion in that direction. My apologies for assuming. My point was that at any point in the PS3's life(past, present or future), it won't compete with the Wii's sales.