"When the Nintendo Wii was first announced, I felt as if the system was too gimmicky and would never last in the current market. To my surprise, the Wii took off like a bat out of hell and some might even say that the Wii owned 2007 in gaming. I’m not saying that I hate the system or anything, but it’s certainly what I would call a “dust collector” among my friends and I.
It was very interesting to me how Super Smash Brothers Brawl sold 1.4 million copies the first week it was out and has pretty much dropped off the map since."
It was very interesting to me how Super Smash Brothers Brawl sold 1.4 million copies the first week it was out and has pretty much dropped off the map since."
Well, no offense to the author but after reading the facts (if there really were any) all this is is speculation. As far as I can tell, the Wii is doing very well and selling a ton of games. We also have to ask, how much money is made by selling Wii's (PS3's still lose money on every sale while Wii's make a profit?).
On top of that, Wii's were designed for NON-GAMERS, not actual gamers, so the Wii caters to a market that doesn't exist (creation of market as opposed to competing for market).
It'll remain to be seen if the Wii truly does die (I highly doubt it, based on the limited info I've seen). Just ask any die hard Wii fans here.
Check out vgchartz.com posted by a commentor from the source article. It shows that the Wii outsold the xbox 360 and ps3 individually at 91 million units of games. Of course one needs to look at price of games, costs, etc, but you get the idea. I don't have a Wii myself because it feels too softcore of a gaming platform but maybe I should go buy one...
