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Re: An analyst said it so it must be true: PS3 will outsell Wii
Old 03-10-2010, 12:44 PM   #7
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Default Re: An analyst said it so it must be true: PS3 will outsell Wii

Sweet we get to play the sales number game!

Okay first, this analyst, there isn't much to say really.
He expects sales of the Ps3 to quadruple over the next 3 years, which would be miraculous for a product that has already been on the market for 3 years. Even more importantly, they expect this thing to sell at a rate much greater than the PS2 or the Wii. I mean just under 90 million in 3 years? Yeah good luck with that one.

And yeah the Wii is on a downturn, I can honestly say I don't know any console that has remained with constantly high sales in its 4th year. The PS2 peaked in its 3rd holiday with like 2.88 million sold in Dec of 02. The Wii probably has peaked this past Dec with the 3+ million it sold.

As for senor Fuzztop, the Wii is a novelty system like pretty much every other console in existance. They aren't needed, but are enjoyed by people for the things they offer.

I do support that blu-ray would have been a big boom for the PS3, but at this point there are cheaper standalone players than the PS3, and while they may not be as good, not everyone checks that stuff.

The big game theory is a bit iffy this generation as well. A lot of games have come and hit it out of the park, but haven't really swung momentum to a console one way or another.

Even the Wii, seems to sell more on the strength of its backlog than any game that is currently coming out.

So this new game or maybe even the ARC would have to be something truly special.
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