Wii Puts Xbox 360s Lead In Jeopardy: 7 Million And Closing

It must be a frightening experience to be a big, dominating lion, roaming through the jungle and knowing that you rule all, only to have a vole come up and steal your pride by beating the living snot out of you. Well, that very same scenario is bound to happen, given the current sales propulsion of the Wii and the slow gains of the Xbox 360.

Keeping up with the latest sales trends of the three new consoles has rendered the same results every month since the [PS3 and Wii's] debut in November: The Wii sales lead the trio, then the Xbox 360 and then the PS3. This is excluding the likes of the handhelds and the PS2. But strictly focusing on the media-tagged "next-gen consoles", you might notice that while the Xbox 360's year lead over its competitors show a great deal of relevance when compared to the PS3, you'll notice that it looks far less compelling when measured up to the likes of the Wii.

February, March and April have shown uncompromising sales figures for the Wii. Even though the Xbox 360 has close to 9.8 million units as an installed base, the Wii's 7.6 million installed consumer base is simply remarkable. It's easily the fastest selling home entertainment console within the first six months of launch. Heck, it took the original PlayStation just over a year to achieve the numbers that the Wii is currently holding.

But if the Wii is closing in on the 360 within its first six months, what happens when the holiday season rolls around? That's not to mention that casual gaming parents will see the Mario and Sonic collaboration game, the Cosmic Family and other simpleton titles and figure them to be a perfect shut-my-child-up-for-ten-minutes gift. Don't believe me? Nintendo World Report shows NPD figures of Super Paper Mario holding the top charts for game sales in April for the home consoles. Can you imagine what will happen when Master Mario takes the stage once Mario Galaxy hits store shelves? Impulsive casual gamers will buy it because the market will persuade their whiny little kids to pester their parents into paying for the not-so-pricey game.

But I'm not going to take away all of Nintendo's meat from their bones by applying their success wholly to the casual market. Hardcore gamers are still the prime beef that will excel sales for titles like Disaster: Day of Crisis, No More Heroes, Nights, and Resident Evil 4. But despite Microsoft's hand feeding the majority of the hardcore gaming market with back-to-back shoot-e'm-ups and action titles for the 360, this generation of gaming might just go to the casual market. *shudders* The thought of that can send a poor hardcore gamer to an early grave.

Still, Microsoft's lack of casual gaming - or rather, the accessibility of casual games on the Xbox 360 - is what makes it hard to sell the console to anyone who isn't a hardcore gamer. Couple this fact with an age-old control scheme, a separate (yet debatably pricey) HD-DVD add-on, and three different retail consoles to choose from (getting as high as $479.99) and the Xbox 360 looks like a myriad of techy gadgetry for the average non-gamer. What M$ needs to do to change this perception...or rather, what they can do to alter how the Xbox 360 is marketed toward casual gamers is another topic for another article (you almost thought I was going to give that away, didn't you?)

Nevertheless, the Wii is selling strong and selling fast and Nintendo's breakthrough casual machine is homing in to take the lead whether M$ likes it or not...the Wii's target is 2 million units away and closing.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Wii-Puts-Xbox-360-s-Next-Gen-Lead-In-Jeopardy-2-Million-And-Closing-4487.html

nintendo wii is closing that gap fast.

ya ya the wii sells well.  :o

now, speaking of games 

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7.6 million? :shock:Ganon_919

Enter same expression as above.

It must be a frightening experience to a real gamer knowing that the WII can ever be uttered in the same breath as 360.

/thread 

nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360springz300

IMO, the Wii has the best lineup...

So I could easily say the Wii is miles ahead of the 360 and PS3 in recent sales and games, but I don't because my opinion =/= fact.

i love it!!!!!!!!!!

nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360springz300

nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360springz300

You know I think by the end of the gen, Wii will have roughly 1.5 boxes sold to every one Xbox sold, and I hope it stays that way, because when nintendo takes the lead they may start to slack or something. Either way I hope the 360 does well as its a great deal on a great system, I just prefer my PC for that type of gaming.

Either way I hope the 360 and the Ps3 stay equal in the multiplate zone or have the 360 higher, because if sony ever wants me to buy another PS product things have to change, and tey must change for the better. Which hasnt happened since PS1 in my eyes.

this generation of gaming might just go to the casual market. *shudders* The thought of that can send a poor hardcore gamer to an early grave.

Doesnt every generation go to the casuals? wasnt the PS2 absolutly flooded with casual trash that sold? whats the issue with having good casual stuff that sells better?

[QUOTE="springz300"]nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360yoshi_64

I wish Brawl was being developed with online play for the 360 (god that would be awesome). It won't get any technical advantages from the Wii if it's not gonna use the Wiimote. 

It must be a frightening experience to a real gamer knowing that the WII can ever be uttered in the same breath as 360.

/thread

Vortec33

Actually true hardcore gamers are choosing the PC over some watered down console. The Wii is the only one truely offering a different gaming experience. 

Personally, I dont care if it outsells it.  Its priced 150 dollars cheaper, of course its going to sell more.  I mean, what sells more, a honda or a ferrari? 7 million people bought this garbage, how sad.

[QUOTE="Vortec33"]

It must be a frightening experience to a real gamer knowing that the WII can ever be uttered in the same breath as 360.

/thread

Metroid_Time

Actually true hardcore gamers are choosing the PC over some watered down console. The Wii is the only one truely offering a different gaming experience. 

[QUOTE="springz300"]nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360Ganon_919

IMO, the Wii has the best lineup...

So I could easily say the Wii is miles ahead of the 360 and PS3 in recent sales and games, but I don't because my opinion =/= fact.

wii does not have a better line up.

fact!

Personally, I dont care if it outsells it.  Its priced 150 dollars cheaper, of course its going to sell more.  I mean, what sells more, a honda or a ferrari? 7 million people bought this garbage, how sad.

treyeumph

[QUOTE="Ganon_919"]

[QUOTE="springz300"]nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360tree-branch

IMO, the Wii has the best lineup...

So I could easily say the Wii is miles ahead of the 360 and PS3 in recent sales and games, but I don't because my opinion =/= fact.

wii does not have a better line up.

fact!

FACT!

[QUOTE="yoshi_64"][QUOTE="springz300"]nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360PotatoSan

I wish Brawl was being developed with online play for the 360 (god that would be awesome). It won't get any technical advantages from the Wii if it's not gonna use the Wiimote. 

[QUOTE="tree-branch"][QUOTE="Ganon_919"]

[QUOTE="springz300"]nintendo will probably win in sales. but who cares?
Games won't ever be as good as ps3.360laughingman42

IMO, the Wii has the best lineup...

So I could easily say the Wii is miles ahead of the 360 and PS3 in recent sales and games, but I don't because my opinion =/= fact.

wii does not have a better line up.

fact!

FACT!

Your sig made me :lol:

FACT!

[QUOTE="Metroid_Time"][QUOTE="Vortec33"]

It must be a frightening experience to a real gamer knowing that the WII can ever be uttered in the same breath as 360.

/thread

Space_Godzillla

Actually true hardcore gamers are choosing the PC over some watered down console. The Wii is the only one truely offering a different gaming experience.

Meh I upgraded my PC so it will run crysis on full DX 9 for less than a PS3. Maybe it's cos when I bought my dual core processor I wasnt forced to have blu-ray duct taped to it. 

BOO!!!NetGearMAn

You rang?

Personally, I dont care if it outsells it.  Its priced 150 dollars cheaper, of course its going to sell more.  I mean, what sells more, a honda or a ferrari? 7 million people bought this garbage, how sad.

treyeumph

400$ vs 250$ = thas 62% of the 360 price

200,000$ ferrari vs 25,000$ honda = honda 12.5% of ferraris price LOL I THINK YOU WRONG ITS MORE LIKE 125,000$ Mercedes vs 200,000$ ferrari

360                                                                                                

WII

The price arguement is so silly anyways. Cheap doesnt guarantee sales. The Gamecube tanked even as the cheapest. Theres 2 trends that have basically stayed true for 7 generations.

1. Price higher then 299 and you lose.

2. console power doesnt matter. weakest has traditonally always won

this generation of gaming might just go to the casual market. *shudders* The thought of that can send a poor hardcore gamer to an early grave.

Doesnt every generation go to the casuals? wasnt the PS2 absolutly flooded with casual trash that sold? whats the issue with having good casual stuff that sells better?

laughingman42

The wii will do well for the rest of the year, and maybe early into next year. After that the Wii is going to go the way of the gamecube. Overall it will be more succesfull, but more and more people are realizing that there is nothing innovative and exciting about the wii, if anything its a step back. The controller adds nothing to games, makes alot them kind of awkward, the graphics are horrrrrrrible, and the games thus far are the worst of the three systems. I feel sorry for the people that get tricked into buying this console, in most homes they are going to be dust collectors like mine. Wii=garbage, and after the next mario and metroid come out, which will probably be worse then previous ones, there is goign to be very little to look forward to on the wii. I would be willing to bet that the wii comes in last place this gen, because as the ps3 and 360 progress they are going to keep looking better and better, and not just looks but gameplay and AI will get better. Gamecube was a much much much better console for its time then the wii. I liked my gamecube, but the wii is total crap. So early next year look for wii sales to die, and ps3 and 360 sales to stay steady and increase. Also, I am sick of hearing about this holiday season being so great for the wii because of the games it will have. The ps3 and 360 both put the wii to shame as far as upcoming holiday releases. Anyways, I truly feel sorry for people that have bought a wii. Nintendo ripped us all off.tylerdurden2621

I think the controller adds significantly to the games

and that the graphics can be great

and that the games thus far aren't too bad.

So you're probably wrong...

The price arguement is so silly anyways. Cheap doesnt guarantee sales. The Gamecube tanked even as the cheapest. Theres 2 trends that have basically stayed true for 7 generations.

1. Price higher then 299 and you lose.

2. console power doesnt matter. weakest has traditonally always won

alecsuba

[QUOTE="tylerdurden2621"]The wii will do well for the rest of the year, and maybe early into next year. After that the Wii is going to go the way of the gamecube. Overall it will be more succesfull, but more and more people are realizing that there is nothing innovative and exciting about the wii, if anything its a step back. The controller adds nothing to games, makes alot them kind of awkward, the graphics are horrrrrrrible, and the games thus far are the worst of the three systems. I feel sorry for the people that get tricked into buying this console, in most homes they are going to be dust collectors like mine. Wii=garbage, and after the next mario and metroid come out, which will probably be worse then previous ones, there is goign to be very little to look forward to on the wii. I would be willing to bet that the wii comes in last place this gen, because as the ps3 and 360 progress they are going to keep looking better and better, and not just looks but gameplay and AI will get better. Gamecube was a much much much better console for its time then the wii. I liked my gamecube, but the wii is total crap. So early next year look for wii sales to die, and ps3 and 360 sales to stay steady and increase. Also, I am sick of hearing about this holiday season being so great for the wii because of the games it will have. The ps3 and 360 both put the wii to shame as far as upcoming holiday releases. Anyways, I truly feel sorry for people that have bought a wii. Nintendo ripped us all off.Ganon_919

I think the controller adds significantly to the games

and that the graphics can be great

and that the games thus far aren't too bad.

So you're probably wrong...

The wii will do well for the rest of the year, and maybe early into next year. After that the Wii is going to go the way of the gamecube. Overall it will be more succesfull, but more and more people are realizing that there is nothing innovative and exciting about the wii, if anything its a step back. The controller adds nothing to games, makes alot them kind of awkward, the graphics are horrrrrrrible, and the games thus far are the worst of the three systems. I feel sorry for the people that get tricked into buying this console, in most homes they are going to be dust collectors like mine. Wii=garbage, and after the next mario and metroid come out, which will probably be worse then previous ones, there is goign to be very little to look forward to on the wii. I would be willing to bet that the wii comes in last place this gen, because as the ps3 and 360 progress they are going to keep looking better and better, and not just looks but gameplay and AI will get better. Gamecube was a much much much better console for its time then the wii. I liked my gamecube, but the wii is total crap. So early next year look for wii sales to die, and ps3 and 360 sales to stay steady and increase. Also, I am sick of hearing about this holiday season being so great for the wii because of the games it will have. The ps3 and 360 both put the wii to shame as far as upcoming holiday releases. Anyways, I truly feel sorry for people that have bought a wii. Nintendo ripped us all off.tylerdurden2621

You know I think by the end of the gen, Wii will have roughly 1.5 boxes sold to every one Xbox sold, and I hope it stays that way, because when nintendo takes the lead they may start to slack or something. Either way I hope the 360 does well as its a great deal on a great system, I just prefer my PC for that type of gaming.

 

Either way I hope the 360 and the Ps3 stay equal in the multiplate zone or have the 360 higher, because if sony ever wants me to buy another PS product things have to change, and tey must change for the better. Which hasnt happened since PS1 in my eyes.

Guor_ok_Gondul

[QUOTE="tylerdurden2621"]The wii will do well for the rest of the year, and maybe early into next year. After that the Wii is going to go the way of the gamecube. Overall it will be more succesfull, but more and more people are realizing that there is nothing innovative and exciting about the wii, if anything its a step back. The controller adds nothing to games, makes alot them kind of awkward, the graphics are horrrrrrrible, and the games thus far are the worst of the three systems. I feel sorry for the people that get tricked into buying this console, in most homes they are going to be dust collectors like mine. Wii=garbage, and after the next mario and metroid come out, which will probably be worse then previous ones, there is goign to be very little to look forward to on the wii. I would be willing to bet that the wii comes in last place this gen, because as the ps3 and 360 progress they are going to keep looking better and better, and not just looks but gameplay and AI will get better. Gamecube was a much much much better console for its time then the wii. I liked my gamecube, but the wii is total crap. So early next year look for wii sales to die, and ps3 and 360 sales to stay steady and increase. Also, I am sick of hearing about this holiday season being so great for the wii because of the games it will have. The ps3 and 360 both put the wii to shame as far as upcoming holiday releases. Anyways, I truly feel sorry for people that have bought a wii. Nintendo ripped us all off.laughingman42

[QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="tylerdurden2621"]The wii will do well for the rest of the year, and maybe early into next year. After that the Wii is going to go the way of the gamecube. Overall it will be more succesfull, but more and more people are realizing that there is nothing innovative and exciting about the wii, if anything its a step back. The controller adds nothing to games, makes alot them kind of awkward, the graphics are horrrrrrrible, and the games thus far are the worst of the three systems. I feel sorry for the people that get tricked into buying this console, in most homes they are going to be dust collectors like mine. Wii=garbage, and after the next mario and metroid come out, which will probably be worse then previous ones, there is goign to be very little to look forward to on the wii. I would be willing to bet that the wii comes in last place this gen, because as the ps3 and 360 progress they are going to keep looking better and better, and not just looks but gameplay and AI will get better. Gamecube was a much much much better console for its time then the wii. I liked my gamecube, but the wii is total crap. So early next year look for wii sales to die, and ps3 and 360 sales to stay steady and increase. Also, I am sick of hearing about this holiday season being so great for the wii because of the games it will have. The ps3 and 360 both put the wii to shame as far as upcoming holiday releases. Anyways, I truly feel sorry for people that have bought a wii. Nintendo ripped us all off.tylerdurden2621

[QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="tylerdurden2621"]The wii will do well for the rest of the year, and maybe early into next year. After that the Wii is going to go the way of the gamecube. Overall it will be more succesfull, but more and more people are realizing that there is nothing innovative and exciting about the wii, if anything its a step back. The controller adds nothing to games, makes alot them kind of awkward, the graphics are horrrrrrrible, and the games thus far are the worst of the three systems. I feel sorry for the people that get tricked into buying this console, in most homes they are going to be dust collectors like mine. Wii=garbage, and after the next mario and metroid come out, which will probably be worse then previous ones, there is goign to be very little to look forward to on the wii. I would be willing to bet that the wii comes in last place this gen, because as the ps3 and 360 progress they are going to keep looking better and better, and not just looks but gameplay and AI will get better. Gamecube was a much much much better console for its time then the wii. I liked my gamecube, but the wii is total crap. So early next year look for wii sales to die, and ps3 and 360 sales to stay steady and increase. Also, I am sick of hearing about this holiday season being so great for the wii because of the games it will have. The ps3 and 360 both put the wii to shame as far as upcoming holiday releases. Anyways, I truly feel sorry for people that have bought a wii. Nintendo ripped us all off.tylerdurden2621

First off, you obviously have no business sense. Should nintendo have brought in with a console comparable to teh 360 and PS3 knowing that they are practially throwing the race for a third time in a row? What do you do if something doesnt work over and over again? you change it. that is what nintendo is doing. I think you really just need to sit and chill and think about it. how well do you think the industry would do with only high end expensive consoles? there would be a crash. a big one. the slow sales of the 360 and PS3 are proof of that. the market is getting stale. Its time for a change and the wii brought it.

Its not a pathetic console Its actually really fun if you could learn to accept that there can be smoething different. and its not about just "flicking you wrist" its about trying to take that next step towards total immersion. Did you really think standard controlers would last forever? the only reason teh wii isnt as graphicaly as advanced as the 360 is because they knew that console prices need to be relativly low to sell well and this is an experiment, an unproven quantity not something they could just throw money at.

I own a 360 btw and I wasnt flaming you I was just saying "you are not fit to have the title of tyler durden" as a joke because no one is no one is cool enough.

Wii will be in the lead at around holiday season.
Pangster007

[QUOTE="Pangster007"]Wii will be in the lead at around holiday season.
daqua_99

Its funny isnt it? And whats more funny is that half of the 360's numbers are replacements :lol:-Reggaeton-

Not true. Its more than half, lol! 

[QUOTE="daqua_99"][QUOTE="Pangster007"]Wii will be in the lead at around holiday season.
laughingman42

[QUOTE="laughingman42"][QUOTE="daqua_99"][QUOTE="Pangster007"]Wii will be in the lead at around holiday season.
daqua_99

The sales will continue, unless ww3 breaks out tommorow.

The DS and wii will dominate market share, 3rd party devs will gravitate towards nintendo's hardware, some sweet games will be released, and so on.

Logic when applied to current and previous trends dictates this with 85% certainty.