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Most certainly not. The NeoGeo never saw a price cut and died a horrible death. The Wii on the other hand started at a price people were comfortable with (I think $250 is going to be this generation's $200 mark - $300 is a little high and will probably be next generation) and has sold phenomenally.

The XBOX360 released at what was roughly equivalent to the PS2 and XBOX release points (with inflation, yada yada). All of those systems showed very similar sales in the first year and then dropped in price after hype died down and early adopters all owned one. The PS3, while starting out comparable to the 360, is distinctly losing momentum at this point. It is sitting in a position of having numerous "hardcore" gamers (myself included) who really honestly want one but can't afford it - as has been pointed out, it's the affordability, not the bang-for-the-buck, that's holding people back.

The competition needs to do something to beat Nintendo. If you look at the charts, you'll see that Nintendo has sold more consoles in 6 months than Xbox360 sold in it's first year as the lone player. Also, it looks like they will surpass Xbox360 within 6 more months. And the PS3 looks like a no show. Looks to me like the tables have completely turned this generation.

That link shows all of the 1+ million sellers on the SNES. The top 10 has 8 Nintendo games and 2 Capcom games (Street Fighter 2 and Street Fighter 2 Turbo). #11-15 adds another 3 Nintendo games and Final Fantasy VI and Dragon Quest VI. #16-20 adds 2 Nintendo games, Final Fantasy V and Dragon Quest V and Chrono Trigger.

So you weren't far off... Nintendo games and Square/Enix are right behind.

Nintendo was number 3, and pretty far behind Sony according to this chart . That didn't stop them from making a pretty heavy profit off their sales, and having a lot of fans around the world. It also didn't stop them from selling tons of Wii's in the first six month (chart) when it became apparent that their competitors just weren't getting it.

Nintendo was number 3, and pretty far behind Sony according to this chart . That didn't stop them from making a pretty heavy profit off their sales, and having a lot of fans around the world. It also didn't stop them from selling tons of Wii's in the first six month (chart) when it became apparent that their competitors just weren't getting it.

I think that 10.2 million was shipped.

According to http://www.vgchartz.com/ it is 9.82m vs 7.72m

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=All &cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=All

From wii sale date

XBOX360 5 million
Currently 5 million

Ps3 Currently 3 Million

Wii 7.8 Million

So from launch date You are correct.

Using the last month though

http://www.vgchartz.com/japweekly.php
http://www.vgchartz.com/aweekly.php
http://vgchartz.com/eweekly.php

Europe Wii 63,235 XBOX360 23,818 PS3 18,789 Ps3 + XBOX360 42,607
        Wii 53,627 XBOX360 25,387 PS3 20,816 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,206
        Wii 55,578 XBOX360 23,714 PS3 23,069 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,783
        Wii 57,580 XBOX360 26,052 PS3 20,902 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,954

Japan Wii 56,582 PS3 10,082 XBOX360 2,849 Ps3 + XBOX360 12,931
        Wii 55,890 PS3 8,604 XBOX360 2,312 Ps3 + XBOX360 10,916
        Wii 55,217 PS3 9,079 XBOX360 2,304 Ps3 + XBOX360 9,383
        Wii 90,982 PS3 15,892 XBOX360 3,583 Ps3 + XBOX360 19,475

America Wii 82,386 XBOX360 52,809 PS3 16,945 Ps3 + XBOX360 69,754
        Wii 101,090 XBOX360 58,825 PS3 19,539 Ps3 + XBOX360 78,364
        Wii 122,073 XBOX360 63,778 PS3 21,921 Ps3 + XBOX360 85,699
        Wii 130,989 XBOX360 64,537 PS3 25,102 Ps3 + XBOX360 89,639

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=All &cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=All

From wii sale date

XBOX360 5 million
Currently 5 million

Ps3 Currently 3 Million

Wii 7.8 Million

So from launch date You are correct.

Using the last month though

http://www.vgchartz.com/japweekly.php
http://www.vgchartz.com/aweekly.php
http://vgchartz.com/eweekly.php

Europe Wii 63,235 XBOX360 23,818 PS3 18,789 Ps3 + XBOX360 42,607
        Wii 53,627 XBOX360 25,387 PS3 20,816 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,206
        Wii 55,578 XBOX360 23,714 PS3 23,069 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,783
        Wii 57,580 XBOX360 26,052 PS3 20,902 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,954

Japan Wii 56,582 PS3 10,082 XBOX360 2,849 Ps3 + XBOX360 12,931
        Wii 55,890 PS3 8,604 XBOX360 2,312 Ps3 + XBOX360 10,916
        Wii 55,217 PS3 9,079 XBOX360 2,304 Ps3 + XBOX360 9,383
        Wii 90,982 PS3 15,892 XBOX360 3,583 Ps3 + XBOX360 19,475

America Wii 82,386 XBOX360 52,809 PS3 16,945 Ps3 + XBOX360 69,754
        Wii 101,090 XBOX360 58,825 PS3 19,539 Ps3 + XBOX360 78,364
        Wii 122,073 XBOX360 63,778 PS3 21,921 Ps3 + XBOX360 85,699
        Wii 130,989 XBOX360 64,537 PS3 25,102 Ps3 + XBOX360 89,639

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=All &cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=All

From wii sale date

XBOX360 5 million
Currently 5 million

Ps3 Currently 3 Million

Wii 7.8 Million

So from launch date You are correct.

Using the last month though

http://www.vgchartz.com/japweekly.php
http://www.vgchartz.com/aweekly.php
http://vgchartz.com/eweekly.php

Europe Wii 63,235 XBOX360 23,818 PS3 18,789 Ps3 + XBOX360 42,607
        Wii 53,627 XBOX360 25,387 PS3 20,816 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,206
        Wii 55,578 XBOX360 23,714 PS3 23,069 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,783
        Wii 57,580 XBOX360 26,052 PS3 20,902 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,954

Japan Wii 56,582 PS3 10,082 XBOX360 2,849 Ps3 + XBOX360 12,931
        Wii 55,890 PS3 8,604 XBOX360 2,312 Ps3 + XBOX360 10,916
        Wii 55,217 PS3 9,079 XBOX360 2,304 Ps3 + XBOX360 9,383
        Wii 90,982 PS3 15,892 XBOX360 3,583 Ps3 + XBOX360 19,475

America Wii 82,386 XBOX360 52,809 PS3 16,945 Ps3 + XBOX360 69,754
        Wii 101,090 XBOX360 58,825 PS3 19,539 Ps3 + XBOX360 78,364
        Wii 122,073 XBOX360 63,778 PS3 21,921 Ps3 + XBOX360 85,699
        Wii 130,989 XBOX360 64,537 PS3 25,102 Ps3 + XBOX360 89,639

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=All &cons2=PS3&reg2=All&cons3=X360&reg3=All

From wii sale date

XBOX360 5 million
Currently 5 million

Ps3 Currently 3 Million

Wii 7.8 Million

So from launch date You are correct.

Using the last month though

http://www.vgchartz.com/japweekly.php
http://www.vgchartz.com/aweekly.php
http://vgchartz.com/eweekly.php

Europe Wii 63,235 XBOX360 23,818 PS3 18,789 Ps3 + XBOX360 42,607
        Wii 53,627 XBOX360 25,387 PS3 20,816 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,206
        Wii 55,578 XBOX360 23,714 PS3 23,069 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,783
        Wii 57,580 XBOX360 26,052 PS3 20,902 Ps3 + XBOX360 46,954

Japan Wii 56,582 PS3 10,082 XBOX360 2,849 Ps3 + XBOX360 12,931
        Wii 55,890 PS3 8,604 XBOX360 2,312 Ps3 + XBOX360 10,916
        Wii 55,217 PS3 9,079 XBOX360 2,304 Ps3 + XBOX360 9,383
        Wii 90,982 PS3 15,892 XBOX360 3,583 Ps3 + XBOX360 19,475

America Wii 82,386 XBOX360 52,809 PS3 16,945 Ps3 + XBOX360 69,754
        Wii 101,090 XBOX360 58,825 PS3 19,539 Ps3 + XBOX360 78,364
        Wii 122,073 XBOX360 63,778 PS3 21,921 Ps3 + XBOX360 85,699
        Wii 130,989 XBOX360 64,537 PS3 25,102 Ps3 + XBOX360 89,639

1. Super Paper Mario has sold over a million copies as has Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Rayman Raving Rabbids, and Red Steel. (source) Two of those are third party titles.

2. Nintendo is perfectly willing to share the spotlight. It's the third parties that bet on the PS3 and XBox. Up until recently they've been decrying the Wii as "two gamecubes duct taped together" or "gamecube 1.5". They kind of screwed themselves over.

3. One Word: NiGHTS

4. Three Words: Guitar Hero III

5. 26 Words: Geometry Wars: Galaxies, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, Tomb Raider: Anniversary :-P

1. Super Paper Mario has sold over a million copies as has Wario Ware Smooth Moves, Rayman Raving Rabbids, and Red Steel. (source) Two of those are third party titles.

2. Nintendo is perfectly willing to share the spotlight. It's the third parties that bet on the PS3 and XBox. Up until recently they've been decrying the Wii as "two gamecubes duct taped together" or "gamecube 1.5". They kind of screwed themselves over.

3. One Word: NiGHTS

4. Three Words: Guitar Hero III

5. 26 Words: Geometry Wars: Galaxies, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition, Tomb Raider: Anniversary :-P

The Wii is selling on a PS2 track. The PS3 is about 1.5 million behind.

http://www.vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=PS2&reg1 =America&cons2=PS3&reg2=America&cons3=Wii&reg3=Ame rica&align=1

Admittedly it's quite hard to tell from this plot, but it shows PS2 and Wii are similar, and Wii is about 1.5 Million ahead of PS3 in North America.

A lot of people have replied to this assuming the parent was correct, but it aint.

(Umm, unless the claim is that PS3 is only 100,000 per week ahead, but that is pretty catastrophic if it's true.)

Halo 1 for the Xbox ranks 25th for lifetime sales in the US since with 4.91million units sold
Halo 2 for the Xbox ranks 16th with 6.11million units sold
Metroid Prime ranks 147th with 1.92 units sold
http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=&console= &publisher=&sort=America

Great example, wrong game, wrong totals. Check VGChartz again.

Halo 1 = Sales of 6.43 million units worldwide.

Halo 2 = Sales of 7.89 million units worldwide.

Nintendogs = Sales of 13.58 million units worldwide.

Yes, Nintendogs is less than 1 million units away from outselling both games combined.

I love how the whole context of the comment has been lost. This chain of comments gives the perfect example.

First off, it's cute, using the statistics only for America. How about we re-run those numbers on a global market? Custom-designing your game to appeal much more to a narrower demographic is always going to give you more spectacular results. Try this one instead*:
http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php

Note how the Halos now have their asses kicked. Sure, they're still big sellers... but note how *most* of the games coming before Halo 2 are Miyamoto games. (this is where I'm getting back to the point)

What Miyamoto's saying is that by concentrating on making really awesome, original games he keeps pumping out great games. Sure, he has the skill to make Yet Another Game, but so does every other game developer out there with two and a half brain cells to rub together. The top of the line pop studios (id, Bungie, etc.) do have better success rates, but they still have to compete with other plain-jane studios. He's saying that he's not aiming for the cheeseburger market. Sure, it provides a big hit or two... but note how most of the big hits are those revolutionary games. Even on a strictly numerical game, he's winning hands-down. Why don't more studios do that? They can't or they won't. He never actually insulted Halo-- only that Bungie was pursuing a saturated market.

(*Also, how did Metroid Prime only ship 120K units in Japan? That doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. How accurate are these numbers?)

Halo 1 for the Xbox ranks 25th for lifetime sales in the US since with 4.91million units sold
Halo 2 for the Xbox ranks 16th with 6.11million units sold
Metroid Prime ranks 147th with 1.92 units sold
http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=&console= &publisher=&sort=America

Keep in mind this is all platforms for all time, competing against greats like Mario Bros on the NES, Tetris on the Gameboy, The Sims on the PC, and Grand Theft Auto on the PS2. Ranking 16 and 25th for all time is no small feat.

I'm surprised a suit would say that comparison is 'difficult', when sales figures are readily available. Maybe what's difficult is having to explain them to billg?

And that Wii software outsells PS3 software at over 25 to 1 (31 to 1 this week).

I wouldn't say the PS3 is "slaughtering" the xbox in japan. while it's sold a lot more units, the PS3 is actually really struggling, and I wouldn't be surprised to see it. Interestingly enough, the PS3 only just overtook the X360 in terms of software sales.

When you consider that the Wii is outselling the PS3 at a generally higher ration than the PS3 is outselling the X360 (which is a dismal failure in Japan) then it looks bad.

Basically, everything rests on the shoulders of Final Fantasy XIII. If Square-Enix doesn't deliver, I think Japan is lost for Sony.

http://www.vgchartz.com/?b=6

360 = 9.68 million
Wii = 6.54 million
PS3 = 3.16 million

My statistics differ from your statistics.

My statistics differ from your statistics.

The Wii has sold more than 6 million, and Microsoft has been stuffing the retail channel with 360s to inflate "sales" (shipped) numbers to meet projections.

Wikipedia is not a valid source for things like this.