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US video game market skyrockets 57%, Xbox 360 ahead

By Jacqueline Emigh, BetaNews

April 18, 2008, 3:41 PM

In the never ending video console war, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has now stepped back ahead of Sony's PlayStation 3 in terms of unit sales, says a new study by the leading industry analyst group on the subject.

But both platforms got outperformed by Nintendo's Wii and the portable Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable, within a total US video game market that reached a $1.7 billion milestone in March.

Even in a tough economy, the US market for video game hardware, software, and accessories soared 57% from March 2007 to reach $1.7 billion last month, according to NPD Group's David Riley, who attributed his group's findings to a number of factors, including "a shift in preferences for expenditures of consumer dollars."

Nintendo's unit sales of 720,000 Wiis are followed in descending order by Nintendo's DS platform with 698,000 units; Sony's PSP with 297,000 units; Microsoft's Xbox 360 with 262,000; and Sony's PS3 with 257,000.

Consequently, the PS/3 -- which had stepped ahead of the Xbox 360 during the much publicized game machine battle of the past few months -- now lags behind again.

"But personally, I think the whole 'console war' thing is a bit ridiculous," Riley contended in an interview today with BetaNews. "One [machine] is always going to be ahead of the rest. Yet that doesn't cancel out the others. Each offers an entirely different experience."

With the US economy so distressed, why is the video game market thriving? For one thing, the market is still fairly new, with plenty of room for growth, according to Riley, who is marketing manager for the analyst firm. "People hear about video games, and they get interested in finding out more."

Meanwhile, NPD has discovered that the added dollars that consumers are investing in video gaming are coming out of other forms of entertainment, such as CDs and DVDs.

"Gaming is not cheap, but it is satisfying. There are options out there for everyone, whether you're a light gamer or a heavy gamer," he elaborated. The gaming market is also starting to expand to include more older gamers, and to embrace more of a "family/group activity" kind of an orientation.

Other recent research by the NPD Group shows growth in sales of game products to 25-to-34-year-olds shot up 63.4% from 2006 to 2007, in contrast to 42% for 18-to-24-year-olds, and 37.2% for people aged 35 and up.

Another study by NPD indicates that gaming enthusiasts share similar views on "gaming as a family/group activity" to those of lighter gamers such as "dabblers" and "hobbyists."

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Apr 22, 2008 - 6:25 AM

I can see this article pi$$ed off Pit$.

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By Hollywood__

edited Apr 22, 2008 - 9:53 AM

Yes,

pit has nothing better to do. Like a lot of people who are so bored with life, he spends every waking moment posting about how great his imaginary Mac and Wii are. I've concluded he doesn't actually own either.

What a complete ****ing loser.

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By dabogues

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 12:18 PM

Meanwhile, the vast majority of all three of these home consoles are made in China. DS may still have majority made in Japan, but I'm not completely sure.

Now, mind you, I own three of the four systems mentioned, so I'm hardly one to talk. Still...

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By DatabaseBen

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 11:42 AM

Xbox wasn't doing so well previously so I have serious doubts that it is ahead in this economic downturn.

On the other hand, I have reason to believe that the wii game cannot keep up with consumer demand.

If I am not mistaken, it is doing well not because it is a game for kids, but as a rehabilitation tool used for the ever increasing aging boomers.

Withering away looking at idiotic / mindless soap opera's or playing checkers and hoping for the day to die will come soon is no longer the only option for the elderly because of the wii.

Likely that it makes the social security administration unhappy.

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By preinterpost

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 10:20 AM

"With the US economy so distressed, why is the video game market thriving?"

Regardless of the pathetic console wars the question is phrased incorrectly. The US economy is distressed because the country has been busy breeding a lazy, misinformed and uneducated generation with twisted values that - getting back on topic - doesn't see an issue slapping $1k+ on the table for a console with a few games and accessories. Then again this creates a lot of opportunities for my kind...

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 12:52 PM

Titled "Every time I visit vgcharts I get a virus"

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=6450

Great site pit, did you happen catch Spongebob this morning little boy? How's that Wii, still flying by the seat of your pants on the thrill a minute Mii Channel?

Stupid ****s***.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 6:04 PM

Looks like someone attacked and compromised their site last month. I have never had any issue when i hit that site on my Mac, my Ubuntu workstation, or my M$ XP box for that matter.

VGChartz is certainly not the first site to get hacked, and is certainly not the last.

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 9:15 PM

So I was right.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 6:01 AM

No. Funny how you do not post where your original post was to try and hide your clueless statement. Surprised you did not go back and edit it like you usually do when we all laugh at your fanboi rants.

"mm vgchartz is not a reliable source as they are tagged by Google as a phishing site and have been know to lie about stats."

1) You obviously have no clue what "phishing" is. Google has not "tagged" it as a phishing site. FAIL

2) No proof offered as to how they lie about stats. FAIL

I understand your needs as a M$ employee are to try and discredit sites which do not lie and show the M$ 360 as number one. www.vgchartz.com shows worldwide, the Wii is by far #1 and the PS3 consistently is outselling your M$ 360 week after week after week.

In summary you FAIL, as always M$ fanboi.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Apr 22, 2008 - 6:02 AM

"In summary you FAIL"

Oh, the irony!

I wonder how long it'll be now before pit joins "engadget".

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By dvferret

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 1:59 PM

Dang pit you get dumber as the year goes on.

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By Niro

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 10:12 AM

Pit, pit pit...when will you come out of your fantasy world? The only "fanboi rants" everybody here laughs about...are yours.

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By SGD

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 9:38 AM

You calling someone a fanboi now that is funny.

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By foxfyre

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 1:02 AM

The irony is that had MS bundled an inexpensive HD-DVD player in each console instead of allowing it as an add-on - HD-DVD would have won the format war which was decided - despite all of the factors that favored HD-DVD - by the BR installed userbase by virtue of the PS3's bundling of the player.

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By The Faceless Master

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 6:14 AM

They couldn't, HD-DVD wasn't ready that fall when MS launched. If MS launched later, they would have competed head to head with the PS3, and their primary goal is winning the console war, not pushing one movie standard over the other. The movie standards battle was Sony's primary goal, and that's why Sony waited a year.

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By foxfyre

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 7:45 PM

OK, I'll assume that folks here are not ignorant of market history! It'll require work, but I'll try...

The HD-DVD format players were available a full months prior to BR.

From that point on (I guess that this is the point that is so confusing to the site's historians!), MS could have bundled the player - thus assisting in building the installed player userbase - the exact variable that propelled BR to format dominance by its inclusion in the PS3.

So to repeat - had the XBox3 included HD-DVD, the BR-HDDVD format war most likely would have turned the other way in HD-DVD's favor.

And that is ironic - if not just completely confusing to many posting here. ;-)

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 6:26 AM

yep, but even rushing the M$ 360 out due to the total failure of the first M$ Xbox, they lost the console war, so they might as well have waited. Even with their year+ head start they are getting _dominated_ in sales by Nintendo Wii and the PS3 has been selling more consoles worldwide just about every week for the past five months.

The console war is worldwide. And world > USA.

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By SGD

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 9:41 AM

Hey douchedingo how did the gaycube do when it was out? Oh yeah not very well at all.

Your failure statement of the first xbox generation is getting rather old. How many times do people have to mention the reason. You are right in one regard the Wii has been selling tons of worthless shovelware. I guess cheap is what the Wii is. Cheap in this case does not make good, just cheap.

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By terminalx

edited Apr 20, 2008 - 2:37 PM

Why are you so stupid, why can you not stop being a fanboy for ONCE

Xbox was DISCONTINUED due to Nvidia making the GPU for Playstation 3, they ended their contract with MS

They had no choice but to start work on the next console.

There is room for ALL three consoles

Nintendo's last three consoles have not been that big but now since they come up with something different you jump on their bandwagon.

Xbox360 is #2 Worldwide, yes the USA makes up a significant amount of those sales but the USA is still part of the world and without the USA a lot of other economies would collapse because by god do we love to spend money and they know this.

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By pitdingo2

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 12:51 PM

"Xbox was DISCONTINUED due to Nvidia making the GPU for Playstation 3, they ended their contract with MS"

Huh? Nvidia stopped making the chips because greedy M$ wanted to renegotiate an their contract to have Nvidia to make the chips for pennies since the XBox was not selling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NVIDIA

The failure of the XBox was not Nvidia's problem; their hardware worked.

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By SlapShot

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 9:15 AM

and once you use M$ your rant is nothing more than fanboyism, now go watch blues clues

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By ladylust

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 4:54 PM

Glad to see PS3 is last on the list again.... I had a Wii but sold it . got rather bored after a while.. bought a 360... Very happy with it. Wii is nice but its a FUN machine, not a game machine...I do like the PSP over the DS though.. One of the few things Sony made that I really like.

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By Adrian79

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 1:25 PM

wow, an obvious ps3 hater..but why? you admit you bought wii and it sucked, that i'm ok with. You have 360 and your happy.. i'm good with that also, since I too bought a 360 few weeks ago......BUT, BUT.. I already have a ps3 from 6 months back and now I am happy to report my findings (since I own both now)

360- hard drive you can only transfer "audio cds" to..or anything from "live marketplace (weak)

ps3- you can rip, save, transfer ANYTHING!!(strong)

360- LOUD sounds like a hairdryer (weak)

ps3- quit as a mouse (strong)

360- you must pay $120 more for rechargable controller + wireless connection (weak)

ps3- out of box no extra charge comes with built in wireless connection + rechargable controllers (strong)

360- online gameplay gues what? more money $50 (weak)

ps3- FREE psn online is great and coming soon "home" (strong)

...i can go on forever!!

my point? I have tons of fun with exclusive titles (halo, gearsofwar)on my 360 and (warhawk, metalgearsolid) on my ps3.

closing, if you can afford both platforms..GO FOR IT!! to all you xbox haters, try one! there great fun.. to all you ps3 haters (ladylust), try one there great fun! lastly if you can not afford both.. save $$ get a PS3!! imo ps3 is the way to go!!

p.s. notice I didnt even mention bluray! ;-) PS3 ownz 360..bye!

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By SGD

posted Apr 22, 2008 - 9:49 AM

"ps3- FREE psn online is great and coming soon "home" (strong)"

To bad this so called network sucks when compared to Live. I will gladly pay that small $50 fee for a superior network experience. (beyond strong)

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Apr 22, 2008 - 6:09 AM

Adrian79- PS3 fanboy (weak)

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 6:36 PM

No PSP her but I like the DS, it's a great time killer on flights. Chicago to L.A. is four grueling hours, I usually have time to watch a 3 hour movie and play an hour of DS.

I've done this flight so many times, I really hate it.

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By The Faceless Master

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 2:16 PM

I used to wonder why people said that Betanews was biased against the PS3 during all the Bluray/HDDVD news.

Now i finally see the light.

The headline makes NO SENSE unless you're a fanboy.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 6:08 AM

I know, the headline is not supported by the information in the article.

Even the first sentence which all the illiterate people here keep quoting does not back it up.

"In the never ending video console war, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has now stepped back ahead of Sony's PlayStation 3 in terms of unit sales, says a new study by the leading industry analyst group on the subject."

That would be fine if the M$ 360 and PS3 were the only consoles, however the Wii is _way_ ahead when looking at the monthly sales, as stated later in the article.

Clearly, this is M$BetaNews.com. Guess M$ installed the editor here like they stacked the vote for their horrible M$OOXML ISO format which they still control via proxy.

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By SlapShot

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 9:18 AM

the wii targets a different audience, it's the 360 and the PS3 that is the main choice for hard core gamers, kids and casual gamers like the wii

but since you continue with the useless M$, what you say is irrelevant

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 11:03 AM

Ah. so you are saying since the Wii sales are killing the M$ 360 you keep ranting about, you do not want to count it anymore. LOL. Gotta love the M$ drones on here.

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By siryak

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 11:13 AM

How are you liking COD4 on the Wii...Well at least you can play some GTAIV on it...Oh snap!....Rainbow Six!...oops....Ah yes Assasin's Creed!!!...Oh darn...

Yah they're aimed at the same audience. *rolls eyes*

The Wii may be winning in sales, but it is not moving any software to go with it. The 360 is still dominating this sector with an attach rate of about 7.5. Understandable seeing the Wii's severe lack of good games that don't look like they were made for a 5 year old.

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By terminalx

edited Apr 20, 2008 - 2:43 PM

It doesn't count though even NINTENDO says they are NOT competing with MS or SONY, did you fall a lot as a kid?

http://money.cnn.com/mag.../11/100083454/index.htm

"We decided that Nintendo was going to take another route - game expansion," says Iwata, seated on the edge of a leather chair, leaning over green tea in a three-piece suit, a strip of gray emerging along the part in his thick hair. He has an easy command of English but speaks through an interpreter. "We are not competing against Sony or Microsoft. We are battling the indifference of people who have no interest in videogames."

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 6:06 PM

Face it, the Wii is _dominating_ the M$ 360, even with M$ having a year+ head start. The M$ 360 is a total failure.

But when you have billions from an illegal desktop monopoly, you can afford to have repeated failures.

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By SGD

posted Apr 21, 2008 - 9:51 AM

I think the only one that cares about the Wii here is you. You must be some 12 year old with a childish obsession.

I could care less which console is number 1 or number 10. Again the only on that cares is you. We can always count on you with you juvenile M$ statements and the Wii walks on water responses.

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By GeneralLeoFF

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 8:58 PM

I have a 10 inch p****

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By -Wanted-

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 10:14 PM

Are you drunk on stupidity? How does the headline *not* make sense?

"U.S. video game market skyrockets 57%, Xbox 360 ahead"

The headline tells you quite a bit of information about the financial success of the consumer video game market and which platform, per this report, is the lead selling console.

The article's headline is not "biased" in any way, shape or form as you erroneously claim.

This glaring fact becomes even more evident when you read the article and see that Ms. Emigh saw fit to quote Mr. Riley's personal sentiments on the current consoles war.

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By phenomnaruto

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 2:00 PM

troll trolls and more trolls ... Is there any way I can maturely respond to this story without being attacked for my personal opinion, as if trying to harass me on the internet is going to somehow stop me from making an educated decision for my next video game system, computer and mp3 player?

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 4:46 PM

Say whatever the **** you want. If you have the means, buy all three systems, then you can buy whatever you like and there are no exclusives you will miss out on.

By the way, does anyone own a 360 and a Zune? What happens when you plug it into the USB on the console?

I noticed the PS3 doesnt let you search by song title with the iPod plugged in like the 360 does.

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By phenomnaruto

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 9:44 PM

It reads your Zune as the name you gave your Zune and has the Zune symbol on it ... you can also play all songs ans playlists on the Zune as well as all the videos you have on your Zune in full quality .. either TV or DVD quality depending on how you encoded the file for your Zune.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 1:03 PM

wow. so now the M$ 360 is burning peoples houses down...

http://www.engadget.com/...-as-cause-of-house-fire/

1) 30%+ RROD brick rate
2) faulty power cord which starts fires and burns down your house
3) scratched disks
4) green smoke coming out of peripherals
5)
6)
7)

i think i missed a couple. Anyone help me fill them in?

How can M$ still legally sell these things!??!?!?

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By Floodland

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 4:56 PM

Hey, do not make MS fanboys angry. The 360 has a couple of nice features:
If your AAC brokes on winter you can use it as heater. Or in summer, as coaster (warning: only in horizontal position)!
It is not that PS3 or even wii are better, is just that the rest of the world cannot see the little things in which the 360 shines...
For who already played with consoles too much: /sarcasm

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By Hollywood__

edited Apr 19, 2008 - 4:42 PM

hey pidingo,

I noticed you lack the disposable income to afford all three systems and just went for the cheapest one, which is the Wii. Considered to be a kids system by everyone, yet you come here and proudly call yourself a gamer by letting everyone know it's the only system you own. What's your favorite immersion game? That's right it's a Mario title.

You are bigger cheerleader than DaveBG. Sad, pathetic freak.

You know who loves the Wii in my house? My 6 and 10 year old daughters. WiiSports has lost it's charm and is getting old fast. The POS3 is starting to become useful at last, I may actually go buy a game for it this weekend.

One more thing pit, have fun uploading your custom Mii's to the Mii Channel, unless you are too broke to have a wireless network in your house. I would bet you are using some neighbors unsecured wireless signal as oppsed to paying for your own internet access.

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By bobthegoat2001

posted Apr 22, 2008 - 6:15 AM

Bingo!

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 12:55 PM

You noticed pitdingo steered completely clear of this comment is I got it exactly right. You fit the profile of a broke loser who leeches internet off the idots that are too stupid to secure a wireless network.

It sucks being this smart, there is no one who can challenge my intellect including that moron Steven Hawking.

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By SlapShot

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 1:22 PM

"Mr. Weaver asserted that the power supply was likely crammed in a tight spot with no "space to dissipate heat,"

that's the user's fault, sux he lost his house and thankfully nobody was hurt

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By reptile168

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 1:13 PM

Idiot$ that generalize problem$ when it'$ only one case.

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By Owilliams

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 6:34 AM

"With the US economy so distressed, why is the video game market thriving? For one thing, the market is still fairly new, with plenty of room for growth, according to Riley, who is marketing manager for the analyst firm. "People hear about video games, and they get interested in finding out more." --BetaNews

The market is still fairly NEW? Over 30 years of television video games is a new market?

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By Bladeforce

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 5:01 AM

One question though regarding this Nintendo is not fighting against the PS3 and 360. Do you REALLY think thats true? Has anybody here even heard of destructive selling? ie working from the down up then finishing them off? It's a common Japanese tactic within business to sell your machine with an opposite description to your competitors then work your way up to them cleaning everything on the floor up then there is nowhere for the competition to go a good example of destructive selling is the DS and that has s***ted on the PSP

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By Bladeforce

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 4:56 AM

@program86 you going to play Mario Kart Wii, Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime, Wii Fit, Smash Borthers, No More Heroes on your 360?

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By Bladeforce

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 4:53 AM

@TOEKNEEC

Is that the best you can do? Sounds like a Sony fanboy who's had his heart ripped out by Nintendo ;-)

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By Bladeforce

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 4:50 AM

Why base aconsole sales war on if they are HD or not? Most people either, A) dont have an HD TV or B) dont have the singal going through an hdmi or component lead anyway! Personally this year the 360 will slow down sales wise as it's common knowledge with the back up of figures that the 360 is slowing down sales wise after all outside of the US people are much more aware that it's just a PC really. The PS3 will pick up sales this year mainly because of big title releases GTA GT5 but will come no where near the Wii. It must be a little worrying for Sony that their baby is selling so little for a replacement of DVD! As for the Wii this little thing is a non stop juggernaut! Predictions of 40 million sold by the end of the year http://www.vgchartz.com Phenominal this is where both Sony and Microsoft wanted to be and it's been out in less time. If things continue like the this for both the Wii and PS3, developers will just give up on the PS3 and conecntrate more on producing for the Wii a little like the HD war with HDDVD except the PS3 is getting battered by the Wii. I have none of the new consoles but played them all, well dont Nintendo for coming back to where you belong, at the top!

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By Michael.Hatamoto

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 2:49 AM

I knew when the Nintendo Wii was first announced it would be a killer console sales wise, but I am still very impressed by the number of units Nintendo is still able to sell.

I have both a Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360, and have to say I find enjoyable games for both consoles. But I have recently found myself playing more games on the 360, while my little brother (nine years old) is playing more on the Wii.

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By ToeKneeC

edited Apr 18, 2008 - 8:12 PM

The Wii has it's place, but a true gammer and over 13 would be bored (other then 2-3 good games it has)

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By Secret Agent Man

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 8:30 AM

I've been wondering what people mean when they throw the term "true gamer" around. What games must one play in order to become a "true" gamer? Mature audiences only? Games that require weeks of training, etc. in order to become decent or proficient. Heck, some argue that their parents who play Solitaire or various Yahoo! Games every day are "gamers", since they are, after all, gaming on a regular basis.

So, I pose the question to the masses: What is the definition of a "true gamer" and what difference does it make what piece of hardware one uses to game?

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By terminalx

edited Apr 20, 2008 - 2:54 PM

It really doesn't matter, but you can't very well play the graphic intensive games that MS and Sony offer plus Nintendo wants the people who don't play videogames, just take a look at their games to see this.

Also as someone else pointed out MS and Sony have created an all-in-one media center as well.

The wii not so much...

Also keep in mind how many people that bought a wii are still using it? To me it seems like a novelty, a party trick if you will, with the PS3 and Xbox360 if you do get tired of the games or decide all together you don't like games anymore it can be used as an all in one media hub, or in the case of the ps3 you could use it as a computer.

The wii is a game console not that its a bad thing.

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By Secret Agent Man

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 10:05 PM

That's exactly how I'd like to keep it, personally. I have my compy for the all-in-one.

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By Program86

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 5:39 PM

360 still owns tho...

You gonna play COD4 or GTA4 on a Wii? Bwahahaha

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 6:07 AM

Sure, if the publishers made it. does not make much sense as to why they are not making them, as the Wii has by far the largest installed base and is still selling every console they can make.

The Wii is still impossible to find anywhere. Of course the M$ drones will tell you there are Wii's piled high in every store. Funny how none of the stores outside Philadelphia have any.

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By siryak

edited Apr 21, 2008 - 4:13 PM

Lol they are to busy making cheap POS games for the Wii. They figured anyone willing to invest in the Wii was the perfect target for such games. Not to mention the severe lack of power under the hood.

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By SGD

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 8:41 PM

Nah won't happen companies are to busy making shovelware for the Wii. Cheap crap games are flying off the shelves for the because they are cheap. I guess its simplistic games for simplistic people.

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By terminalx

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 3:00 PM

They aren't making it because:
A. the hardware won't support it
B. the demographic they are shooting for is not interested in that type of game
C. Nintendo is generally still a family friendly company

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By Banquo

edited Apr 19, 2008 - 11:32 PM

pitdingus is just a stupid troll, notice that nobody is ever on his side but he keeps spewing his ignorant BS. He just wants attention because he's so pathetic.

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 4:35 PM

By the way pit, My local Wal-Mart has 20 of them every Wednesday morning. The same broke lame asses buy them to sell on eBay by mid-afternoon.

Sams Club usually has them too. At BB, you have to ask for them, even if the case is empty. They do that on purpose.

Quit cheerleading and find something to fill the void in your uninteresting average pathetic life. We all know you aren't important.

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By reptile168

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 1:12 PM

It'$ very embara$$ing for pitdumbo to $ee MS getting exclu$ive $ $igns.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 5:24 PM

The headline says the M$ 360 is ahead, but later you give numbers clearly showing the Wii is selling almost 3x the number of systems.

720,000 Nintendo Wii
698,000 Nintendo DS
297,000 Sony PSP
262,000 M$ 360
257,000 Sony PS3

Of course, world wide, the M$ 360 has been at the bottom of the sales charts for almost five months now, despite its year+ headstart.

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By Kompressor

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 11:10 PM

$ony P$3 $uck$ A$$!

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By reptile168

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 1:11 PM

people don't take your comment$ $eriou$ly because of your over u$e of $ in microsoft. If you want to have $trong opinion$, maybe you $hould warp to year 2008 (we're not 1992) and stop using $ in Microsoft. OR, if you had to do it, add the ridiculous $ sign on $ony and P$3.

Right, I added $ in every S except for Microsoft.

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By adento

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 9:21 PM

"Of course, world wide, the M$ 360 has been at the bottom of the sales charts for almost five months now, despite its year+ headstart."

Yeah, maybe in your wet Sony dreams. What you're saying doesn't even make sense. If the Xbox were lagging behind in sales, it would be BECAUSE of its 1 year head start, not despite of it. Considering people had an extra year to buy their 360s, it's still selling well. You can spin it any way you want, the POS3 isn't catching up to the 360 any time soon. Just because a few idiotic Sony fanatics like yourself keep wishing it, that still won't make it true. Now go find a magic lamp and maybe a genie will grant you that wish.

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By Bogunch

edited Apr 18, 2008 - 7:40 PM

Pit of Dung, You are a f**cking IDIOT!!!!!
You can't compare the PS3 and the 360 with the Wii! As others have noted - they are a different gaming experience - light vs. heavy gaming. They are directed at different markets. PS3 and 360 at heavy duty gamers. The Wii at kids like you and others who like to play games occasionally, but also have a a real life. They do other things and don't want to pay the price of a high end console.

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By Banquo

edited Apr 18, 2008 - 8:14 PM

It's true, the 360 and PS3 are so much more than just gaming systems too. I've had a 360 for five months now and while I do play a few games now and then it's mostly used as a media center. I couldn't do that on the Wii because it can't play Xvid, h.264, etc.

No one is saying the Wii is a bad system, at least not me. I'd like to have one but while all three are consoles they really aren't comparable. Neither in features or in price.

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By Banquo

edited Apr 18, 2008 - 8:32 PM

Aren't you embarrassed to type M$? It was dumb 15 years ago, and it still is.

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By GhoS

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 6:16 PM

Its the fairly typical outlook that the Wii doesn't matter since it isn't high definition. That is why I feel they have to make note of the Xbox being ahead of the ps3.
High def is terrific but if the games suck or aren't there for the audience who wants it, what is the point.
The Wii may have more games that have a cartooney feel to them but that certainly doesn't mean they are less adult or less fun. They are far more enjoyable, but this article gives the viewpoint subtlety that its more important to look at how the high def consoles are doing versus the Wii.
The sales figures certainly show the Wii continues to provide the fun aspect of games that the smaller section of hard core gamers are most of the ones who are buying the other offerings.

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By terminalx

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 6:37 PM

More people are buying games though for the ps3 and xbox360 then the wii, plus its a different gaming experience.

Even Nintendo states they are not fighting against MS or Sony.

So there is no spin, its just thats how they are identified.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 6:02 AM

No, the Wii sells more software than either the M$ 360 or PS3 every week. Has been doing so for almost six months now.

http://www.vgchartz.com/

Click on the World wide hardware sales and scroll to the bottom where they list the software totals.

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By SGD

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 8:44 PM

Like I said before jackas$ (look I can do it too) its called shovelware. People will buy $20 game even if they suck. Sadly most of the stuff on the Wii does suck hard. There is some good stuff but it is either made by Nintendo or its a port of games that can be had on much better systems. Hell I bet even the PSP has more power than the Wii.

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By Hollywood__

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 6:39 PM

mm vgchartz is not a reliable source as they are tagged by Google as a phishing site and have been know to lie about stats.

Of course, it's what you want to hear so it must be true.

dumba**.

The 360 has sold more software than any other console but the PS3 is catching up.

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By pitdingo2

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 9:51 AM

"mm vgchartz is not a reliable source as they are tagged by Google as a phishing site and have been know to lie about stats."

LOL. give us a link to where Google says that is a "phishing sute"? From your use of the term, you obviously have no idea what the term even means.

How are they unreliable? Because they do not lie and say the M$ 360 is the top selling console?

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By reptile168

posted Apr 19, 2008 - 1:07 PM

P$3 looks nice, $ony looks nice. Why do you fanboys only use the $ on microsoft?

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By BrokenHALO

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 6:00 PM

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe they mean in total sales... but then they don't give those figures.

I guess They have to spin it to please the fanbase of this site.

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By Hellcat_M

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 5:55 PM

The article is saying that the Xbox 360 is ahead of the $ony Lamestation 3

"In the never ending video console war, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has now stepped back ahead of Sony's PlayStation 3 in terms of unit sales, says a new study by the leading industry analyst group on the subject."

That sentense says what the article is about.

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By BrokenHALO

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 6:02 PM

"US video game market skyrockets 57%, Xbox 360 ahead"

This does not say against the PS3. It says "xbox 360 ahead"

They should call this site, Beta"Spin".

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By Banquo

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 8:16 PM

"Microsoft's Xbox 360 has now stepped back ahead of Sony's PlayStation 3 in terms of unit sales"

Why do people only read the headline?

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By Hellcat_M

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 10:25 PM

lol as you see I had cut and pasted the whole paragraph and he still couldn't read it.

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By terminalx

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 8:49 PM

They wouldn't have anything to complain about otherwise.

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By terminalx

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 6:31 PM

Its a headline to grab your attention, did it grab your attention? Then its working, the very first paragraph identifies exactly what it means, there is no spin.

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By Secret Agent Man

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 8:35 AM

Exactly right, terminalx.

Microsoft fanboys will leap into the fray of comments to delightedly point out the recent successes of the 360.

PS3 fanboys will use the article title as an excuse to rant about how biased BetaNews is, etc.

Wii fanboys will use the article to argue about how the Wii didn't get mentioned in the article title (probably leads to what the PS3 fanboys will do).

Not to mention the first, rather flame-baiting statement "In the never ending video console war..." will only send more fanboys to the Post Your Comment button.

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By terminalx

posted Apr 20, 2008 - 2:50 PM

^^^^^THIS^^^^^^

best comment evar!

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By terminalx

posted Apr 18, 2008 - 5:59 PM

Have you ever met Pit? He spews forth the same thing everytime, as long as it says MS on it he'll be flinging his nonsense.

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