Portability Saves the Day
Nintendo is claiming victory in the Black Friday shopping rush, with their estimates pointing to an excess of 1.5 million hardware units being sold by the company during last week. But it may not be all roses, particularly for the Wii.
About two-thirds of that figure, which reflects the whole week of November 22nd, makes up combined sales of the Nintendo DS and the DSi. The Wii, according to Nintendo, sold 550,000 units. While impressive, it’s a huge downturn compared to the 800,000 Wiis sold in the same period last year.
In contrast, though Sony enjoyed a good week, they claim to have sold over 440,000 Playstation 3 consoles during the week. It is a fantastic number in light of the PS3 price drop that occurred earlier in the fall, and much needed, given low sales through the life of the system. The price drop may be what the doctor ordered for Sony to stay competitive in this generation.
Microsoft has stated they will not be disclosing their Black Friday results until the NPD Group releases their findings. Though company reps have hinted they had double their best weekly showing for the XBOX 360, that is usually a sign of a disappointment in comparison. That is to be determined.
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Wow! No one likes Wii anymore
Or maybe they DO like it, therefore having it at home and having no need to get another one. It’s not like most of the people doesn’t own the Wii already.
Uh, how can anyone say “no one likes the Wii”? The Wii’s sales are still high. They’re just decreased since last year. That’s hardly saying “no one likes the Wii” at all. Its more of “less people are buying the Wii.”
I still don’t understand why people buy the DS. It maybe have something like 10 good games. I guess younger kids and casuals like touch that destroy the gameplay most of the times. I mean I odn’t really have anything against the DS, but meh. Compared to PSP the console suck. They could have done a waaay better console… and that’s the problem with Nintendo, they dosen’t give us consoles with real power. I would be happy if they did. Just think of it, all the people who own a Wii console miss all the awesome games like Brütal Legend, Assassin’s Creed for exampel cus if the Wii was at least as powerfull as the 360, they would peobably make more games like that to it. And if they make a Wii version it uasely suck.
But well, I hope all those 1,5 million people enjoys their DS’.
But remember, this is just my opinion. But I’m glad that more people buy the underrated and most powerfull system of all time, the PS3. Or the most powerful console.
Dosen’t everyone already have about 5 DS seriously.
PS3 selling well finaily
wii still selling well but everyone who wants a wii probally has one by now
360 probally starting to slump, may sell less than ps3 this christmas. will be close.
psp probally starting to increase sales slightly
You can’t say nobody likes the Wii anymore when it is still outselling the other consoles.
Yeesh. Fanboys are desperate.