Posted May 22, 2008 at 06:07PM by Ceasar S.
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At the Electronic Gaming Summit 08, Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway told audiences that the video game sales for the Nintendo Wii has peaked at around 50 million in the first 18 months of the Wii's lifetime - more than the PlayStation 2 has in the same span. Nintendo of America's executive VP of sales and marketing pointed out that number doesn't even cover Virtual Console sales and the bundled Wii Sports sales - which says a lot. Dunaway was quoted to have said, "While we appreciate the impact the Playstation 2 had on sales and the industry, perhaps we are even more impactful," and added that the Wii shortage has been consistent during the Wii's first 18 months. (Impactful - what's that?) The PlayStation 2's first 18 months yielded an approximate sales point of 42 million titles. For the Microsoft Xbox 360, it's some 30 million games sold. The PlayStation 3 comes close to 28 million games sold. The game sales figures were aided, of course, by the larger install base of the Wii, which upon analysis of the first 18 months of each console unearthed an estimate of 9.5 million Wiis in homes, while the PS2's reach was 8.5 million. The Xbox 360 occupied 5.4 million living rooms - just 2 million above the Xbox install base - while 4.2 million gamers were happy with the PlayStation 3s they owned. |
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[Via Kotaku]
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» Of Course
We all know the Wii has the best sales, even though Mister Lack of Common Sense complains about the Wii's low graphics. As we can see here, more people care about INNOVATION and creativity than about pure processor power and extreme graphics, not that those are bad, though. Overall, no matter what anyone says about the Wii, statistics say otherwise.
We all know the Wii has the best sales, even though Mister Lack of Common Sense complains about the Wii's low graphics. As we can see here, more people care about INNOVATION and creativity than about pure processor power and extreme graphics, not that those are bad, though. Overall, no matter what anyone says about the Wii, statistics say otherwise.
» Couldn't agree more.
Out of 50 million software sales it's hard to imagine that they are mostly new gamers (I don't like the usage of the word casual in terms of games/gamers). Therefore, it's more than viable to suggest that Nintendo is more than just catering for the old audience.
Out of 50 million software sales it's hard to imagine that they are mostly new gamers (I don't like the usage of the word casual in terms of games/gamers). Therefore, it's more than viable to suggest that Nintendo is more than just catering for the old audience.
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The Wii sells more, it doesn't mean the games are better, or even comparable. Since these figures came from Nintendo, they are either exaggerated or including Wii-ware sales.
The Wii sells more, it doesn't mean the games are better, or even comparable. Since these figures came from Nintendo, they are either exaggerated or including Wii-ware sales.
» What?
If games sell LOADS of copies, they are generally awesome. Look at GTA games, Mario games, Zelda, Final Fantasy...
"The Wii sells more, it doesn't mean the games are better, or even comparable. Since these figures came from Nintendo, they are either exaggerated or including Wii-ware sales."
If it sells more, and a huge portion of sales are what are considered 'hardcore' games, then yes, the games ARE, nearly all of the time, better. GTA IV and COD 4 sold loads of copies, and they are mint. Same goes for Wii games with similar (or at least big) sales figures.
And the second part of your statement is simply ridiculous. Nintendo do not, like you think they do, lie all the time. In fact, I bet you can't find an ACTUAL lie that they've told. And if you read, it says it does not include Wii Sports or Virtual Console sales. Therefore, you are wrong, and, again, clearly full of sh1t.
If games sell LOADS of copies, they are generally awesome. Look at GTA games, Mario games, Zelda, Final Fantasy...
"The Wii sells more, it doesn't mean the games are better, or even comparable. Since these figures came from Nintendo, they are either exaggerated or including Wii-ware sales."
If it sells more, and a huge portion of sales are what are considered 'hardcore' games, then yes, the games ARE, nearly all of the time, better. GTA IV and COD 4 sold loads of copies, and they are mint. Same goes for Wii games with similar (or at least big) sales figures.
And the second part of your statement is simply ridiculous. Nintendo do not, like you think they do, lie all the time. In fact, I bet you can't find an ACTUAL lie that they've told. And if you read, it says it does not include Wii Sports or Virtual Console sales. Therefore, you are wrong, and, again, clearly full of sh1t.
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