Wii Sales Dropping

[NARMAK]

It seems Nintendo's Wii *coughs, seems to have dropped in sales by 23% in march. Seems little Timmy doesn't have mates coming over to his house to play on his Wii ( ) as much as he did when they first got it.

Little Timmy's friend count for playing on the Wii ()

Week 1: All of his friends

Week 2: 3/4 of Little Timmy's friends

Week 3: 1/2 of Little Timmy's friends

Week 4: 1/4 of Little Timmy's his friends

Week 5: Every friend of Little Timmy's is suspiciously ILL and can't come over to his house to play *cough, Parents got em *cough some Wii's ( )

[JTK]

It remains to be seen if the Wii falls into the same trap the GameCube did: Needlessly tepid software support.

The hype and momentum is finally starting to come down to Earth for them.

[blitz6speed]

It WILL get support initially, now that its moving consoles, but once people figure out that there is NO CHANCE of 1:1 mapping on screen and all you're doing is gestures instead of button pressing, they get freakin tired of it. I am so thankful i sold mine when i did before the crash of the market. The system is ABSOLUTELY AWEFUL.

[JTK]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

It WILL get support initially, now that its moving consoles, but once people figure out that there is NO CHANCE of 1:1 mapping on screen and all you're doing is gestures instead of button pressing, they get freakin tired of it. I am so thankful i sold mine when i did before the crash of the market. The system is ABSOLUTELY AWEFUL.

If they'd simply allow people to play EVERY game any way they prefer it would go worlds better for them in the long run.

Let people either play a game "normally" or with the funky controls as they see fit.

[dgator783]

i guess people are no longer saying wwwiiiiiiiiiiiiii............now its more like a whimper...wii............just become a game developer nintendo, please....and make the awesome hand helds, thats what ur best at....the original NES was ur pinnacle, that system was brilliant.....I still wish u were still making games for that....and its been all downhill from there in terms of sales....I became a genesis man thanks to ur super nintendo.....u cant survive, bow to ur sony master and allow me to play some sweet Mario action on my PS3......

[The Don]

Originally Posted by dgator783

i guess people are no longer saying wwwiiiiiiiiiiiiii............now its more like a whimper...wii............just become a game developer nintendo, please....and make the awesome hand helds, thats what ur best at....the original NES was ur pinnacle, that system was brilliant.....I still wish u were still making games for that....and its been all downhill from there in terms of sales....I became a genesis man thanks to ur super nintendo.....u cant survive, bow to ur sony master and allow me to play some sweet Mario action on my PS3......

360 will kneel before the Wii...if they'll but kneel at Sony's...

[jorg]

Originally Posted by NARMAK

It seems Nintendo's Wii *coughs, seems to have dropped in sales by 23% in march. Seems little Timmy doesn't have mates coming over to his house to play on his Wii ( ) as much as he did when they first got it.

Little Timmy's friend count for playing on the Wii ()

Week 1: All of his friends

Week 2: 3/4 of Little Timmy's friends

Week 3: 1/2 of Little Timmy's friends

Week 4: 1/4 of Little Timmy's his friends

Week 5: Every friend of Little Timmy's is suspiciously ILL and can't come over to his house to play *cough, Parents got em *cough some Wii's ( )

as much as i want to celebrate i would like two see this to become a trend the wii is oka to play with for younger people and people that don`t play much . kinda funny once you think about if the wiis main user base is children and some adults that play once in a while but not the serious gammer whos going to buy the games is that not were the company is suppose to make the most money ? whens the last time u saw a child buy more then 2 games a month or a busey mom or dad or single person that likes to party?

[lupin23rd]

Hey Wii sales dropped 23%, yet they are still twice as much as PS3 - and only one of these two systems is sold out (hint: it's not our beloved PS3).

I think you guys should take a closer look before you proclaim the Wii dying.

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[jorg]

lupin23rd

i see your point and it is valid but look at this it has been abserved that 60% of ps2 owners will adopt the ps3 that around 65 million poeple. also a console is supose to be desinged for a life span of about 6 years while the ps3 span is supose to be closer to 10. and yes but if we see the wii sales having this drop for 3 months in a row then its clear . but also 23%!!!!!!!! thats alot say the wii sold 100 000 units a month(i know its more but lets say) that mean that this month the wii did not sell 23 000 units thats one fith of your sales!!! and march is supose to be an oka month were january and febuary and supose to be the bad months!!!

[MasterXeus]

Originally Posted by lupin23rd

Hey Wii sales dropped 23%, yet they are still twice as much as PS3 - and only one of these two systems is sold out (hint: it's not our beloved PS3).

I think you guys should take a closer look before you proclaim the Wii dying.

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I'm going to have to agree with lupin23rd.

I went to my local bestbuy and saw. 3 Wiis and 27 PS3, I would like to also add this is my first time I saw the Wii in a store, that I could buy. (I didn't though) Two days later, They were sold out of Wiis and guess how many PS3s were still there, all 27 of them.

If Nintendo shipped less Wii in march, then of course Wii sales will be down compare to the months before.

I agree with what people are saying, Wii is fun to play but I haven't seen a lot of games I want to play for it. I might buy the Wii after the price drops and pick up Zelda.

[jorg]

Originally Posted by MasterXeus

I'm going to have to agree with lupin23rd.

I went to my local bestbuy and saw. 3 Wiis and 27 PS3, I would like to also add this is my first time I saw the Wii in a store, that I could buy. (I didn't though) Two days later, They were sold out of Wiis and guess how many PS3s were still there, all 27 of them.

If Nintendo shipped less Wii in march, then of course Wii sales will be down compare to the months before.

I agree with what people are saying, Wii is fun to play but I haven't seen a lot of games I want to play for it. I might buy the Wii after the price drops and pick up Zelda.

just curious but what on earth would make nintendo after all thiss time come 23 000 units short? and yes there is alot of ps3 out there

[MasterXeus]

Originally Posted by jorg

just curious but what on earth would make nintendo after all thiss time come 23 000 units short? and yes there is alot of ps3 out there

Don't know that's why I said if Nintendo shipped less Wii in march, then of course Wii sales will be down compare to the months before.

"PS3 rapid decline in sales in the the US has stabilized."

Wii sold 259,000 units Down 23%
Xbox 360 sold 199,000 units Down 13%
PS3 Sold 130,000 units Up 2%

http://www.betanews.com/article/PS3_...rch/1177095811

I'm also believe the Wii sells are down because the Wii hype is dieing down

[The Don]

Originally Posted by lupin23rd

Hey Wii sales dropped 23%, yet they are still twice as much as PS3 - and only one of these two systems is sold out (hint: it's not our beloved PS3).

I think you guys should take a closer look before you proclaim the Wii dying.

m

Wii's are easily had now....the rush is over...

they are cheaper and alot of people bought them...

remember the furby?....

[The Don]

Originally Posted by MasterXeus

Don't know that's why I said if Nintendo shipped less Wii in march, then of course Wii sales will be down compare to the months before.

"PS3 rapid decline in sales in the the US has stabilized."

Wii sold 259,000 units Down 23%
Xbox 360 sold 199,000 units Down 13%
PS3 Sold 130,000 units Up 2%

http://www.betanews.com/article/PS3_...rch/1177095811

I'm also believe the Wii sells are down because the Wii hype is dieing down

PS3's are starting to move....

in the past week, I've seen more fly than since the holidays..

[JTK]

Originally Posted by The Don

PS3's are starting to move....

in the past week, I've seen more fly than since the holidays..

The PS3 just needs to get out of this "first year" morass that every new game console goes through. I look out at the "Games Coming soon" lists and it's already starting to pick up.

[Unkn0wn47]

PS3 is here to stay; for quite a while. I only see the PS3 sales going up and as I have stated before, I don't doubt that Sony could sell close to 10M of them through the holidays! However, I still enjoy my Wii!

[jermwhl]

I can't wait to see holiday sales. I think that will be a good indicator and a turning point for both PS3 sales and our beloved format war! After christmas sales stabilize we'll see better indicators of what will happen. Hopefully we'll see a surge of games released in time for the holiday season.

[blurayforever143]

You guys don't need to fear,

with amazing next generation power

multimedia and internet connectivty

and beautiful, hi def mind blowing bluray

the PS3 will keep turning heads for a decade

and the Wii?

let's just say I plan on getting one at a garage sale for $50 from a nice 30 something year old couple = )

[nobody]

Like that guy from SONY was saying, "they future proof the PS3" .

[lupin23rd]

As much as I wish they would, I doubt they will be selling 10 million units anytime soon. Certainly not at the current price. We can say that the PS3 is good value as game console and a BD player, but Joe Consumer sees $599 and says No Thanks.

In Japan, Wii sells 60-70k units every week, and this past week PS3 dropped to 10k. They need to push the games out there pretty quick (I don't think there is a JP PS3 game coming out in the next 40-50 days, other than maybe Madden - great job Sony!).

More troubling is that the Wii's big guns haven't hit either.

Still, why are we trashing the Wii? M$ is the main problem here. If we can start outselling those guys it would be great.

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