Wii's outselling PS3's 6 to 1
 

Wii outselling PS3 'six to one'

Nintendo Wii has proved enormously popular
Nintendo's Wii console outsold Sony's PlayStation 3 in Japan last month by six to one, says research.
Nintendo sold 270,974 Wii consoles last month while Sony sold 41,628 PS3s, according to Enterbrain, a Japanese publisher that tracks console sales.

Nintendo has sold about 2.76m Wii consoles in Japan since the launch last December, while Sony has sold 970,270 PS3s since it debuted last November.

About 17,616 Xbox 360 consoles were sold in June.

Last week, Phil Harrison, PlayStation's head of worldwide studios, told US Game Informer magazine that pundits should not judge the success of the console based on the launch software line-up.

Struggled

He said: "You only have to go back to the games that launched PlayStation 1 and Playstation 2.

"If you took those few dozen titles and analysed them, you would never have imagined that either of those formats would have on to sell over 100m units each."

Globally, Sony has struggled so far to replicate the success it had with the first two PlayStation consoles.

The machine has also suffered from a lack of "killer" exclusive titles which showcase the power of the machine.

PlayStation fans are still awaiting some of the biggest franchises on the machine to emerge, such as Metal Gear Solid, Killzone 2 and Gran Turismo.


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Suck Fony!

Sales in Japan mean shit. Nintendo's expected to do great, because the morons hate Sony and Microsoft. So what?

So, ummmm. You're a doo doo head!

*runs away*

Not really. The PS1 and PS2 killed the N64 and Gamecube, even in Japan. They don't hate Sony, they hated Nintendo for a bit after the way they treated Sony even.

But yeah, they hate MS. Damn their non-Japaneseness.

I'd be far more interested in US and Europe sales figures, to be honest. Japan's a strange market.

Why is this?

I'm pretty sure it comes down to the way you play the games and the style that they're relased in. The DS is HUGE over there and so is the Wii. They love cutesy shit like that.

The numbers on the Sony and Nintendo systems were still hugely out of whack compared with the rest of the world.

OK, USA's figures for May:

Nintendo DS: 423K

Nintendo Wii: 338K

Sony PSP: 221K

Sony PlayStation 2: 187K

Microsoft Xbox 360: 155K

Sony PlayStation 3: 81K

And software for May:

Pokémon Diamond (DS)
Mario Party 8 (Wii)
Spider-Man 3 (PS2)
Pokémon Pearl (DS)
Wii Play w/remote (Wii)
Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero II w/guitar (Xbox 360)
Spider-Man 3 (Xbox 360)
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360)
Guitar Hero II w/guitar (PS2)

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/14/ma...y-sales-up-49/

I find it funny how bad Sony is doing right now compared to the last 10 years. I also find it funny how Sony shit talks the Wii so much, considering Wii is kicking PS3's ass right now. I think there was a month where even the GBA had more sales than the PS3.

All I know is that I've only seen Wiis in stores only a few times, but seen many PS3s in many stores. I work in a department store, and I've only seen Wiis in stock twice... and they didn't last long.

I like the Wii and know it'll only get awesomer, but I also like regular epic console games (Something Nintendo practically never delivers). Soon-ish I plan on getting an XBox because I don't care about Blue Ray and the month's salary it'll take to buy a PS3. Plus, all the awesome PS2 exclusives are exclusives anymore, so I won't be missing out on too many good games. I just gotta wait for the 360s to have a better track record with hardware failures.

If I was some Sony fanboy I'd be up in arms right now trying to defend the poor sales of the PS3, but whatevah'.

Like I've said before, I use my PS3 almost exclusively to watch DVDs or the occasional blu-ray movie (I only own 3.. too expensive.) So on that front, I'm very happy with the purchase because I think it's a great player and I love the upscaling.

As a game player, sure I'm disappointed with the PS3. I own all the games out that I consider to be worth it, and they aren't that amazing. But I'm enjoying it for what I use it for and I don't regret buying one still.

I think price has a lot to do with it too.

I have all 3 consoles, i have to say that the WII and PS3 entertain me the most, the 360 isn't giving me what i need to satisfy my gaming addiction.

I think that the PS3 is too high priced for most people, if you take a 12y old, he would have to save his ass off to buy the console.

With the WII you have a fun and good console for a lower price with games that are fun for older people 2.

The 360 in imo, i don't know, it just doesn't feel like THE gaming console, hope the fanboys don't kill me for that cause it's imo. The games aren't great, i love racing, rpg and shooting, but the good games that are out for the 360 at the moment are all played out in a few days or just not that good.

The real statistics should show how many people (in the US) still use their Wii as much as they did when they first bought it. Yeah, there will be some like RDD. But odds are they rarely touch it. A couple people I know only bother with it when they have people over.. it gets played for maybe an hour and then we're done. Then, we end up playing FPS games or RPGs on the 360 for the next few hours and get a lot more long-term value out of them.

The Wii doesn't have that. It has short-term value and is no good for someone who wants more depth and detail out of games. Even now.. months down the road.. the only fun games on the Wii that I've played were Zelda and Wii sports. Everything else was awkward or was a VERY shitty port. Not gonna bother playing a port with a shitty controller and shitty graphics, when I could play the original, better version of the game, and get an overall better experience.

Super Paper Mario > Everything on the PS3

So why is PS3 so shit? I was planning on buying one on the assumption Wii and XBox:360 gameplay and games won't be as good quality. I know nothing about which is worse off but for fucks sake why are people slagging off what I thought was gonna be perfection?

The main reason why people aren't playing Wii as much these days, as compared to ones who got it last year, is because of the lack of quality games. There are some good games, but when you think of it, how many great Wii games are there? Zelda, Paper Mario, Wii Sports? And only one of those was specifically designed for the Wii. Once Nintendo and third party publishers get their asses in gear, people will play the Wii more.

That's the main reason why I don't play mine as much right now. That, and the DS is just so damn amazing (takes up most of my video game time).

Seriously, though, what is there for PS3 right now that's sooooooooooo good I need to play it? I can't think of one game that I'd love to play.

Plus, it is viewed as a party machine. I don't play Wii Sports unless someone is over.

The only console I currently own is an N64, so saying 'my console' isn't selling well is pretty retarded.

I happen to think the 360 is amazing, yet I was a huge supporter of the PS3, and still think it is a great system with crappy games right now. The difference between you and I is that I am able to play all of these systems frequently, for no charge, at a gaming center. Everything from single player, to system link, to online. Along with playing the systems, most all new 'hit games' are there as well, allowing me to try them out. All of these are hooked up to large hi-def widescreen/flatscreen TVs. The 360 and PS3 are gorgeous on this setup. The Wii? You're lucky if it looks better than an N64 on a big screen TV.

So when I say my opinions about something, I am not speaking without having actually tried and played what I am praising and speaking against.

To sum all of that up in two words... fuck off.

Gamecube deja vu.

True, but this time the Wii has third party support.

Which isn't helping them at all.

Yeah, the only good games on the Wii are made by nintendo. Third party developers are playing a huge role.... in not being useful at all.

I find third parties aren't putting effort into making quality games. Most are just cashing in on the Wii fever. Though, it does look like some companies are trying to make some quality games. EA, mainly, I think. Though, Ubisoft did admit to making games quick to cash in on the success, so maybe they'll put more time into games.

GCN=No third party support.

Wii=Third PArty support that's done nothing.

Is there much of a difference? Still getting inferior ports and very little NOT by Nintendo that's worth a shit.

Between my brothers and I, we have not been able to find a Wii in Michigan or Alberta. Kinda starting to get on my nerves how popular it is BECAUSE I CAN'T FUCKING GET ONE! :mad:

There are always scalper assholes on eBay and amazon.com's 3rd party sellers, but I don't feel like paying $400 for a $250 machine. :|

People are charging that much? There are almost always Wiis here.

I still would love a Wii. But my local store doesn't even receive them anymore. Pretty big chain too, not sure why the lack of machines. My friend works in the games department and he says the last shipment they received was in January.. :(

If I were up to the road trip, I might just come by and get one. :'(

EDIT: According to my brother, the Blockbuster he works at is getting 2 in soon and he has alrady worked it out with the manager that he wants one.

Fucking A. This Weekend, I'm going over yo Gamestop and seeing if they have any available. Time to gouge motherfuckers like it ain't no thaing.

:shifty:

I love my PS3, so I can't say I care.

I'm not going to bash the Wii, it's just there's nothing on it that interests me.

The Wii is still a gimmick console. I have one, I love it, but it's a gimmick. Nintendo is pandering to a certain demographic with it.

Which somewhat worries me. I'm afraid Nintendo will cater too much to the casual gamer, and not to the hardcore gamer.

Nintendo has made tons of mistakes (Virtual Boy, anyone?) and they still always win out in the end. Because even their gimmicky stuff is better than most of the rest of the video gaming world.

What really bugs me is that they're playing too much to a gimmick. The novelty will wear off on casual and hardcore fans. And unless they're some serious content by then, it doesn't bode well for the future.

Wii started off strong, while it took the DS nearly a year and a half to really to get into gear. I'm hoping within a year's time, we'll have regular, Wii built, games that don't use every single function of the Wiimote. Compared to the early DS games, DS games now don't use every single function of the DS and it's working well.

I'm not worried about the Wii, I know it'll have great games, I just worry a little that those great games will be far and few between.

Wii didn't really start off much different.

As for people saying the Wii hasn't produced that many decent games.

Paper Mario (granted I haven't played it but it looks amazing)

Mario Strikers Charged (fucking amazing)

Sonic and the secret rings (probably the best 3d Sonic game ever made IMO, the mote really works well with it)

RE4 (granted an upgrade, but it's fucking cool with the mote as the gun)

Zelda (enough said)

Now it was released in November, so that's 8 months

How many quality games that are only available on the PS3 has sony produced?