A REALITY CHECK FOR SW... Odds are that the Wii is going to win BIG

There I said it.

Hate the Wii all you want... but all of the consoles are currently available on the market and everybody wants the Wii, it's creaming the 360 and PS3 in sales, the Wii will always be cheaper than the competition, Nintendo's big first party games have yet to be released, and there is already a lot of talk from developers that they are going to shift focus to the winning side (The Wii)only adding to the Wii's already unstoppable momentum.

The most likely scenario is that the Wii is not not only going to win the console war, but it's going to win BIG.

You are all entitled to disagree with this prediction, but given how much faster the Wii is currently outselling the competition, the odds are that this trend will continue.Thus making this prediciton more grounded in reality than the delusional fanboy pipe-dreams that are praying that the Wii is just a fad and will fall flat on it's face as no sales precedent has been set for this line of thinking.

Sure... it's a marathon, not a sprint... and there is the unlikely chance that the Wii will slow down, but given how much faster it is currently out-running the competition... it's more likely that it will simply leave them in the dust.

Such ownage has never been realized. jedigemini

Yes there was:

I would love to see oddsmakers make actual odds on this. (like a sportsbook or something)MikeE21286

There I said it.

Hate the Wii all you want... but all of the consoles are currently available on the market and everybody wants the Wii, it's creaming the 360 and PS3 in sales, the Wii will always be cheaper than the competition, Nintendo's big first party games have yet to be released, and there is already a lot of talk from developers that they are going to shift focus to the winning side (The Wii)only adding to the Wii's already unstoppable momentum.

The most likely scenario is that the Wii is not not only going to win the console war, but it's going to win BIG.

You are all entitled to disagree with this prediction, but given how much faster the Wii is currently outselling the competition, the odds are that this trend will continue.Thus making this prediciton more grounded in reality than the delusional fanboy pipe-dreams that are praying that the Wii is just a fad and will fall flat on it's face as no sales precedent has been set for this line of thinking.

Sure... it's a marathon, not a sprint... and there is the unlikely chance that the Wii will slow down, but given how much faster it is currently out-running the competition... it's more likely that it will simply leave them in the dust.

jedigemini

Seriously, stop making Wii sales threads I'm a Wii supporter and I'm annoyed by your babbling.

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]I would love to see oddsmakers make actual odds on this. (like a sportsbook or something)Jandurin

Yeah, or like projections by professional analysts.

Yeah. There'll be a lot of haters who think that all the Wii will ever get is shovelware, but the second it officially passes the 360's userbase, we'll likely see a shift in developer support that dwarves the one we've already seen thus far.Michael85

I think it'll have to surpass the userbase of the 360 and PS3 combined to see a shift like the one your talkin about.

Jedige why oh why do you keep making Wii-praise threads? are you that insecure about it? When it gets a decent ammount of GOOD games no doubt it will be great, but for now, its not all that.

Yeah. There'll be a lot of haters who think that all the Wii will ever get is shovelware, but the second it officially passes the 360's userbase, we'll likely see a shift in developer support that dwarves the one we've already seen thus far.Michael85

[QUOTE="Michael85"]Yeah. There'll be a lot of haters who think that all the Wii will ever get is shovelware, but the second it officially passes the 360's userbase, we'll likely see a shift in developer support that dwarves the one we've already seen thus far.MikeE21286

I think it'll have to surpass the userbase of the 360 and PS3 combined to see a shift like the one your talkin about.

Once it passes the 360, there won't really be a question of "will it surpass the 360/PS3 combined". That will only be a matter of time.

[QUOTE="Michael85"]Yeah. There'll be a lot of haters who think that all the Wii will ever get is shovelware, but the second it officially passes the 360's userbase, we'll likely see a shift in developer support that dwarves the one we've already seen thus far.falconclan

Who do you think bought more copies of GTA: casuals or hardcore?

I'll give you a hint: not hardcore.

I would love to see oddsmakers make actual odds on this. (like a sportsbook or something)MikeE21286

It's bookmaker not oddsmaker!! lol

[QUOTE="MikeE21286"]I would love to see oddsmakers make actual odds on this. (like a sportsbook or something)fraz1776

It's bookmaker not oddsmaker!! lol

actually it doesn't really matter (belive me , I know, I been gambling for 3 years). And actually it's oddsmakers

i will have to pull out the "early days yet" card. the wii is a massive success at the mo, no doubt about it. at this rate its going to be sold out all through christmas and into next year. but its staying power is till in question imho. will attatchment ratios be good? will 3rd parties start putting in the effort? will enough 3rd party software sell to maintain interest from them? how much by, and how soon, will the liberary of games improve? will every market get enough attention or are some going to suffer? will people just slide it into a cupboard after they get bored of wii sports? how long before ninty sort out supply (god forbid there are huge supply probs around christmas)?

thats alot of questions that still need answering. i think were going to have a better picture of everything after christmas though. if wii dominates in HW and SW during the industries busiest period and it gest some major quality titles out for all markets then everything will look even better for it come jan.

[QUOTE="Michael85"]Yeah. There'll be a lot of haters who think that all the Wii will ever get is shovelware, but the second it officially passes the 360's userbase, we'll likely see a shift in developer support that dwarves the one we've already seen thus far.MikeE21286

I think it'll have to surpass the userbase of the 360 and PS3 combined to see a shift like the one your talkin about.

At the rate that the PS3 and 360 are selling, that's not too far fetched.

And people wonder why everyone bashes sheep

And people wonder why everyone bashes sheep

goodlay

Even my dog bashes them. :(

How about a thread that convinces me that I want to own one. The Wii will pass the 360 soon and then the 360 and PS3 sales combined. Thats not enough reason for me to own one.Riverwolf007

I'm sure a lot more cheap cars sell than Lamborghini's, but that's not going to get me to quit driving my Lamborghini and buy a cheap car.