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PS3 Predicted to Lead Market Through 2011
eldavojohn writes "The Yankee Group (a Boston Technology firm) recently announced that it predicts Sony's PS3 to lead the market with a 44% share through 2011. Most interesting is their prediction that the Wii will maintain only 16% of the market share. From the article: 'The analyst group believes Sony will lead in next-gen market share by 44% in 2011, with Xbox 360 taking a close 40% share, followed by Wii with a wee little bitty 16% share.'"
Slashdot has run a number of articles about analysts predicting this or that console manufacture will sell X or Y million machines in the next generation, so to help us sort through the archives more efficiently, I propose that we all use the same tag to mark these stories for quick searching.
The tag?
"Bullshit".
Just an FYI, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is coming to the Wii. So you don't need to plunk down mega-$$$ to rehash the same old FF on Sony's PS3.
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Let's get into full Slashdot Games mode.
Wii only 15%? Man these people are clueless! Wii will have a 300% market share as every man woman and child in the world realizes that it's the best gaming console ever! It appeals to everyone and the controller is innovative! Also I'm sure only a few months into its lifetime, Nintendo will release a game that not only turns your kids into supergeniuses but also can cure cancer if left on overnight. But leaving it on overnight won't be a problem because the Wii actually *creates* energy and solves the world's oil crisis at the same time! It's obvious that the PS3 and 360 will both die immediately as Wii is released, and both huge coporations that make those consoles will simply pack in and give up since they have no chance of competing.
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My experience is totally different. I don't know a single person who owns a Xbox 360. I've never seen one outside of a store. Most of my friends are excited about the Wii... even friends who don't generally even buy consoles are kind of interested in it.
However, most of my friends are more casual gamers or non-gamers. You may know more hardcore gamers. I only really have 1-2 friends who would qualify as hardcore... and one of those is a Nintendo FANATIC. Like, scarily so.