"Even with that quantity of systems moving through the retail system, both the Wii and the DS remain hard to find in stores nationwide, while the other two consoles are lining the shelves."
See why Yahoo Games contributing editor Mike Smith thinks the Wii is so successful.
The Wii is pretty lame. It may be fun, but it's not next-gen, so why compare it to the PS3 and 360?
Well its certainly winning based on current monthly sales. The big question is can it sustain it? Its not in the same ball park when compared to the Xbox 360 and PS3. However it appeals to owners of the PS3 and Xbox 360 as a secondary system as well as a primary system for many non tradtional gamers. Over all thats a huge market. While I think some hardcore gamers will buy both a Xbox 360 and a PS3 its a very small segment of the population (at least until a much later stage when the price comes way down), so in reality the 2 systems are fighting for the same market where the Wii is the only one offering a unique system at a much cheaper price point. You could say the Wii is in a completely different market and could take home the prize. ( If your looking at total hardware sales) If it does I would not be suprised to see both MS and Sony come out with something to rival the Wii in this new market.
Sales will decrease soon.
Where is the content Nintendo?
Everyone seems to buy a Wii, only for Wii sports... After that, what is there to purchase and feel good about it?
Zelda probably if you like that kind of game. Mario same. But then? Not much is there?
The wearout effect will arrive soon. Just look at the GameGube, also a few titles that you would want for it and then... well... it's going to collect dust. The WiiMote can't keep it interesting forever
If the 360 lowers it's price this year, the choice between a Wii for 250 Euro, or a 360 premium for 299 Euro maybe won't be that hard anymore.
Include almost no online functionality with the Wii and we'll see a dropout in sales earlier then expected.
The DS is a whole other story. It's a freakin' handheld. There it's mostly not about the great graphics, but just short gameplay fun if you are in a car, plane or train. When you're in your house, you want a real gaming device with a large amount of games to choose from. Bowling or tennis is fun for a 15 minute exercise, but what after that?
For now, yes(maybe)but we have to wait and see what happens in the future,if they dont keep up with games the WII will become the Gamecube.
Anyone want to buy mine? =/
Not kidding.