Console Wars VI

[DrSpike]

Great - you now realise what the data says, and what you are interpolating based on your own preferences and views. I'd say my work here is done.

[Asher]

Yes, now that you've finally comprehended the implications we can move on. Try to keep up.

[ColdWizard]

To increase the anecdotal sample base, my brother and I haven't played our wii in so long that I don't know where the sensor bar is. Nor have I had any particular desire to look for it.

[DrSpike]

Do you have kids?

[Asher]

Hint: He lives with his brother.

[ColdWizard]

For reference, he is 13. When we first got it he played in excess of 6 hours a day during the summer. I was playing daily but much less. I stopped playing it after I dropped out of my Madden cycle and beat or tired of our game library. Gameplay was higher when we had a third (gaming) family member to make the group games more dynamic (wii play/wii sports/smash brothers/mario party). Later in the summer I may pick up playing Madden again in combination with my ps2 Madden franchises.

We are content with our current gaming choices, warcraft 3 and starcraft against his little friends for him, civ2 for me.

[Nikolai]

I found this in a gaming site article. The statistics are taken from the American market from october to december last year. I think there are some things Asher will enjoy here...

[DrSpike]

Maybe so if there were any stats.

[DrSpike]

Btw I always got the impression ColdWizard was older. He must act mature (at least in comparison to some regular posters anyway )

[Asher]

I found this in a gaming site article. The statistics are taken from the American market from october to december last year. I think there are some things Asher will enjoy here...

Consider me impressed. This is the most correct post I've ever seen from you. Nothing is wrong.

[ColdWizard]

He must act mature (at least in comparison to some regular posters anyway )

Yes, I am the mature 3 year-old amongst the screaming 2 year-olds.

[Asher]

NPD March 2009

PlayStation 2 112K
PlayStation 3 218K
Xbox 360 330K
Wii 601K



RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA 360 938K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 805K
HALO WARS* MICROSOFT 360 639K
RESIDENT EVIL 5* CAPCOM USA PS3 585K
WII FIT W/BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 541K
MLB '09: THE SHOW SONY PS3 305K
KILLZONE 2 SONY PS3 296K
WII PLAY W/REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 281K
MARIO KART W/WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 278K
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 360 205K

[Asher]

For comparison from March 2008:

PlayStation 2 216K
PlayStation 3 257K
Xbox 360 262K
Wii 721K

PS2 down.
PS3 down.
360 up.
Wii down.

Revenue grows elsewhere also:

Microsoft has also revealed that the number of Xbox Live users paying for content on the service has more than doubled since this time last year, with 128% growth in unique users purchasing XBL content -- be it use of Netflix, other video, games, or DLC.

Microsoft has also revealed that the first three months of the year have seen 220% increase in DLC purchases, led by Grand Theft Auto IV and Fallout 3, as well as its own shooter titles Gears of War 2 and Halo 3.

According to its internal numbers, there has been a 62% increase in downloadable game add-ons compared to the same period last year, with 516 pieces of game content released via Xbox Live for 63 titles.

[lord of the mark]

For comparison from March 2008:

PlayStation 2 216K
PlayStation 3 257K
Xbox 360 262K
Wii 721K

PS2 down.
PS3 down.
360 up.
Wii down.

PS3 needs a price cut, but SONY can't afford it.

Nintendo CAN afford a price cut, but the Wii which is still outselling the 360 and the PS3 combined, does not need it.

[Nikolai]

Nintendo can afford it by far. IIRC, they've earned money on the console from the beginning, and since then the manufacuring cost has fallen with 45% according to an article I read the other day.