Sheep sheep sheep....the PS3 will catch up to Wii soon in the U.S.

Yes, I've been known to have a biased view in favor of PlayStation 3.  I've said in several of my threads that the PS3 could sell half of what the PS2 sold and win the sales war even if 360 and Wii sell twice the amount of the original Xbox and Gamecube.  I've been laughed at and called a "Cow with fanboy goggles on" because I've stated that the PS3 will catch up in sales to the Wii and Xbox. 

My question is this...What do sheep make of this report?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166189.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;2

Taken from GameSpot news..."1.5 million Wiis, and 933,000 PS3s have been sold in the US."

Ok, Wii is still leading by 567,000 in the US.  I have no clue what the worldwide sales of both systems are at the moment, so I'm going by the US right now.

What I read into this report is this...."PS3 is catching up to Wii in sales."  Yeah, Wii is leading now, but for how long?  Seriously, sheep...look at it from this perspective.  Right now Wii is outselling PS3 by a factor of 1.5. 

However, what will happen when PS3 gets the inevitable price drop and big name games will begin to flourish?  Wii is half the price of PS3, comes with a "free" game, has Miis you can create, has downloadable VC games, has other nifty features like Weather around the world accessible, has a new unique controller not seen b4 in a home console.  

Yet, despite all of this, it is only outselling the PS3 in the US by a factor of 1.5.  I find this to not be "ownage" as many sheep claim it is, but kinda pathetic in reality.  This is why I find it pathetic. PS3 doesn't have rumble, has half-assed motion sensing done on a control scheme that is almost the duplicate of PS2, and had absolutely horrific launch titles, had a horrible E3 showing.  Sony keeps putting its foot in its mouth.  Yet it still seems to be slowly catching up to Wii in sales. 

In fact, for a $500, $600 system, the PS3 is selling remarkably well considering the price and all the shortcomings that I just mentioned.

Look, as much as I bash Wii, I (believe it or not) enjoy the system.  I think it has some unique and intuitive games.  I've had fun with it so far.  But I find it ridiculous to even consider the possibility that Wii will outsell the PS3 in the long-term.  It just doesn't seem like it will happen.

Believe it or not, I want to be wrong on this.  I bash the Wii because I think I demand too much from Nintendo.  I had high expectations for Gamecube and came away somewhat disappointed. 

I know I've made threads somewhat similar in nature to this regarding sales and whatnot, but I really want some opinions on this. 

What are your opinions on all this?  Am I completely wrong to believe PS3 will catch up to Wii?

Any replies are appreciated.  Thanx.

The gap between Wii and PS3 sales got wider in January.

:?

you make it sound like sony is going to drop the price in a few months. and nintendo could cut the wii price at the same time, if they wanted to

Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.Hoffgod

This is the long verison of "Just you wait".

*Rolls eyes*

Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.Hoffgod

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand... 

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.AvIdGaMeR444

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand... 

though i have to admit, i've only seen 1 ps3, so they are both in short supply

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.AvIdGaMeR444

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand...

Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.Hoffgod

Yes, I've been known to have a biased view in favor of PlayStation 3.  I've said in several of my threads that the PS3 could sell half of what the PS2 sold and win the sales war even if 360 and Wii sell twice the amount of the original Xbox and Gamecube.  I've been laughed at and called a "Cow with fanboy goggles on" because I've stated that the PS3 will catch up in sales to the Wii and Xbox. 

My question is this...What do sheep make of this report?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166189.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;2

Taken from GameSpot news..."1.5 million Wiis, and 933,000 PS3s have been sold in the US."

Ok, Wii is still leading by 567,000 in the US.  I have no clue what the worldwide sales of both systems are at the moment, so I'm going by the US right now.

What I read into this report is this...."PS3 is catching up to Wii in sales."  Yeah, Wii is leading now, but for how long?  Seriously, sheep...look at it from this perspective.  Right now Wii is outselling PS3 by a factor of 1.5. 

However, what will happen when PS3 gets the inevitable price drop and big name games will begin to flourish?  Wii is half the price of PS3, comes with a "free" game, has Miis you can create, has downloadable VC games, has other nifty features like Weather around the world accessible, has a new unique controller not seen b4 in a home console.  

Yet, despite all of this, it is only outselling the PS3 in the US by a factor of 1.5.  I find this to not be "ownage" as many sheep claim it is, but kinda pathetic in reality.  This is why I find it pathetic. PS3 doesn't have rumble, has half-assed motion sensing done on a control scheme that is almost the duplicate of PS2, and had absolutely horrific launch titles, had a horrible E3 showing.  Sony keeps putting its foot in its mouth.  Yet it still seems to be slowly catching up to Wii in sales. 

In fact, for a $500, $600 system, the PS3 is selling remarkably well considering the price and all the shortcomings that I just mentioned.

Look, as much as I bash Wii, I (believe it or not) enjoy the system.  I think it has some unique and intuitive games.  I've had fun with it so far.  But I find it ridiculous to even consider the possibility that Wii will outsell the PS3 in the long-term.  It just doesn't seem like it will happen.

Believe it or not, I want to be wrong on this.  I bash the Wii because I think I demand too much from Nintendo.  I had high expectations for Gamecube and came away somewhat disappointed. 

I know I've made threads somewhat similar in nature to this regarding sales and whatnot, but I really want some opinions on this. 

What are your opinions on all this?  Am I completely wrong to believe PS3 will catch up to Wii?

Any replies are appreciated.  Thanx.

 

AvIdGaMeR444

You're trying to avoid the fact that worldwide Wii has tripled PS3s sales (even more than that).

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.AvIdGaMeR444

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand... 

Apparently, it is that hard to find:

http://www.outtastock.com/wii/

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.AvIdGaMeR444

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand...

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.AvIdGaMeR444

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand...

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.CelineDion

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand... 

Apparently, it is that hard to find:

http://www.outtastock.com/wii/

Jesus, I got lucky when I got mine.

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]

Yes, I've been known to have a biased view in favor of PlayStation 3.  I've said in several of my threads that the PS3 could sell half of what the PS2 sold and win the sales war even if 360 and Wii sell twice the amount of the original Xbox and Gamecube.  I've been laughed at and called a "Cow with fanboy goggles on" because I've stated that the PS3 will catch up in sales to the Wii and Xbox. 

My question is this...What do sheep make of this report?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166189.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;2

Taken from GameSpot news..."1.5 million Wiis, and 933,000 PS3s have been sold in the US."

Ok, Wii is still leading by 567,000 in the US.  I have no clue what the worldwide sales of both systems are at the moment, so I'm going by the US right now.

What I read into this report is this...."PS3 is catching up to Wii in sales."  Yeah, Wii is leading now, but for how long?  Seriously, sheep...look at it from this perspective.  Right now Wii is outselling PS3 by a factor of 1.5. 

However, what will happen when PS3 gets the inevitable price drop and big name games will begin to flourish?  Wii is half the price of PS3, comes with a "free" game, has Miis you can create, has downloadable VC games, has other nifty features like Weather around the world accessible, has a new unique controller not seen b4 in a home console.  

Yet, despite all of this, it is only outselling the PS3 in the US by a factor of 1.5.  I find this to not be "ownage" as many sheep claim it is, but kinda pathetic in reality.  This is why I find it pathetic. PS3 doesn't have rumble, has half-assed motion sensing done on a control scheme that is almost the duplicate of PS2, and had absolutely horrific launch titles, had a horrible E3 showing.  Sony keeps putting its foot in its mouth.  Yet it still seems to be slowly catching up to Wii in sales. 

In fact, for a $500, $600 system, the PS3 is selling remarkably well considering the price and all the shortcomings that I just mentioned.

Look, as much as I bash Wii, I (believe it or not) enjoy the system.  I think it has some unique and intuitive games.  I've had fun with it so far.  But I find it ridiculous to even consider the possibility that Wii will outsell the PS3 in the long-term.  It just doesn't seem like it will happen.

Believe it or not, I want to be wrong on this.  I bash the Wii because I think I demand too much from Nintendo.  I had high expectations for Gamecube and came away somewhat disappointed. 

I know I've made threads somewhat similar in nature to this regarding sales and whatnot, but I really want some opinions on this. 

What are your opinions on all this?  Am I completely wrong to believe PS3 will catch up to Wii?

Any replies are appreciated.  Thanx.

 

super_mario_128

You're trying to avoid the fact that worldwide Wii has tripled PS3s sales (even more than that).

I wasn't avoiding anything...I know Wii is mega-popular in Japan...but I really didn't know what the worldwide sales were and was too lazy to look it up on the web.  Now I know.

Are you f'ing serious?!!! They can only sell what they can produce, people are still lining up to buy the Wii whenever they hear of a shipment being available; meanwhile, you can waltz into just about any store that sells games and see a stack of PS3s (which released with far fewer units) sitting on the shelf. And this is a pathetic showing for the Wii how?  :roll:

For the love of god stop with the "yeah it sucks NOW, but what's gonna happen when they cut the priceto $200 and get 400 AAAA titles on the system? Yeah that's right Sony is going to win for sure" threads!!!!!!!!hecklemonkey

I can't help but wonder though....360 is selling at a pace better than the original Xbox at $399.  I have to wonder what will happen when PS3 hits that price point.  Sure, it is all speculation, but I can't help it but be curious...

For the love of god stop with the "yeah it sucks NOW, but what's gonna happen when they cut the price to $200 and get 400 AAAA titles on the system? Yeah that's right Sony is going to win for sure" threads!!!!!!!!hecklemonkey

[QUOTE="hecklemonkey"]For the love of god stop with the "yeah it sucks NOW, but what's gonna happen when they cut the price to $200 and get 400 AAAA titles on the system? Yeah that's right Sony is going to win for sure" threads!!!!!!!!Pangster007

Ok, that may be true a lot of the time...but Genesis was out for nearly 2 years b4 SNES came along and SNES caught up to it...it took awhile though.

There is no evidence right now of what will happen in the long term. At first I thought last gen would be fought between Sega, Sony and Nintendo. I never would had thought Microsoft would join the party. Anything can happen.

Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
Dekuxutu

Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
Dekuxutu

I'm tired of tacos...can it be a flour tortilla instead?

[QUOTE="Dekuxutu"]Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
AvIdGaMeR444

I'm tired of tacos...can it be a flour tortilla instead?

[QUOTE="Dekuxutu"]Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
AvIdGaMeR444

I'm tired of tacos...can it be a flour tortilla instead?

Whats wrong with tacos:?

in the future , i know that the PS3 will be the dominant console but as for now sony just has to wing it.Roushrsh

:shock: someone who actually agrees with me somewhat.  Never thought I'd see the day

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]

[QUOTE="Dekuxutu"]Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
StealthSting

I'm tired of tacos...can it be a flour tortilla instead?

Whats wrong with tacos:?

I've had too many in the last week and am Taco Belled out at the moment....I could go for a burrito though...

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.AvIdGaMeR444

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand... 

[QUOTE="Dekuxutu"]Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
AvIdGaMeR444

I'm tired of tacos...can it be a flour tortilla instead?

this is waitingfarnham

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"]Except the NPD numbers for January showed the Wii, even while saddled with widespread shortages, outselling the PS3 at about a 2:1 ratio. That's not catching up, that's falling behind.Hoffgod

Are Wiis still that hard to find in late February? I assumed by now that Nintendo had ramped up production of Wii enough to meet demand... 

[QUOTE="Dekuxutu"]Damage control+Speculation+Denial wrapped in a Fanboy taco shell.

This is your thread.
AvIdGaMeR444

I'm tired of tacos...can it be a flour tortilla instead?

:D Name a food and I'll eat it (except Tacos at the moment).  I'm too fat :cry:

 

However, what will happen when PS3 gets the inevitable price drop and big name games will begin to flourish?  Wii is half the price of PS3, comes with a "free" game, has Miis you can create, has downloadable VC games, has other nifty features like Weather around the world accessible, has a new unique controller not seen b4 in a home console.  

 

AvIdGaMeR444

Will people stop saying system price drop...What happen to the price drop on the PSP and what happen to everyone saying "HAS SOON HAS THE 360 LOWERS IT PRICE IT WILL BEAT THE WII" everyone said that was going to happen last Christmas. Don't look for a price drop to happen any time soon.

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]

Yes, I've been known to have a biased view in favor of PlayStation 3.  I've said in several of my threads that the PS3 could sell half of what the PS2 sold and win the sales war even if 360 and Wii sell twice the amount of the original Xbox and Gamecube.  I've been laughed at and called a "Cow with fanboy goggles on" because I've stated that the PS3 will catch up in sales to the Wii and Xbox. 

My question is this...What do sheep make of this report?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6166189.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;2

Taken from GameSpot news..."1.5 million Wiis, and 933,000 PS3s have been sold in the US."

Ok, Wii is still leading by 567,000 in the US.  I have no clue what the worldwide sales of both systems are at the moment, so I'm going by the US right now.

What I read into this report is this...."PS3 is catching up to Wii in sales."  Yeah, Wii is leading now, but for how long?  Seriously, sheep...look at it from this perspective.  Right now Wii is outselling PS3 by a factor of 1.5. 

However, what will happen when PS3 gets the inevitable price drop and big name games will begin to flourish?  Wii is half the price of PS3, comes with a "free" game, has Miis you can create, has downloadable VC games, has other nifty features like Weather around the world accessible, has a new unique controller not seen b4 in a home console.  

Yet, despite all of this, it is only outselling the PS3 in the US by a factor of 1.5.  I find this to not be "ownage" as many sheep claim it is, but kinda pathetic in reality.  This is why I find it pathetic. PS3 doesn't have rumble, has half-assed motion sensing done on a control scheme that is almost the duplicate of PS2, and had absolutely horrific launch titles, had a horrible E3 showing.  Sony keeps putting its foot in its mouth.  Yet it still seems to be slowly catching up to Wii in sales. 

In fact, for a $500, $600 system, the PS3 is selling remarkably well considering the price and all the shortcomings that I just mentioned.

Look, as much as I bash Wii, I (believe it or not) enjoy the system.  I think it has some unique and intuitive games.  I've had fun with it so far.  But I find it ridiculous to even consider the possibility that Wii will outsell the PS3 in the long-term.  It just doesn't seem like it will happen.

Believe it or not, I want to be wrong on this.  I bash the Wii because I think I demand too much from Nintendo.  I had high expectations for Gamecube and came away somewhat disappointed. 

I know I've made threads somewhat similar in nature to this regarding sales and whatnot, but I really want some opinions on this. 

What are your opinions on all this?  Am I completely wrong to believe PS3 will catch up to Wii?

Any replies are appreciated.  Thanx.

 

AvIdGaMeR444

You're trying to avoid the fact that worldwide Wii has tripled PS3s sales (even more than that).

I wasn't avoiding anything...I know Wii is mega-popular in Japan...but I really didn't know what the worldwide sales were and was too lazy to look it up on the web.  Now I know.

[QUOTE="hecklemonkey"]For the love of god stop with the "yeah it sucks NOW, but what's gonna happen when they cut the priceto $200 and get 400 AAAA titles on the system? Yeah that's right Sony is going to win for sure" threads!!!!!!!!AvIdGaMeR444

I can't help but wonder though....360 is selling at a pace better than the original Xbox at $399. I have to wonder what will happen when PS3 hits that price point. Sure, it is all speculation, but I can't help it but be curious...