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Wii Outselling PS3 in Japan
saintory writes "Apparently the Japanese console consumers are sinking their teeth into the modest Wii and are not as interested in the power-packed PS3. In fact, the Wii is outselling Sony's new console by a factor of almost 2:1. The number of PS3s sold into the Japanese market (466,716) falls well short of the million Sony had planned for the end of 2006. 989,118 Wii consoles have been sold in Japan in the same time span. From the article: 'Both Sony and Nintendo are projecting selling 6 million consoles by the end of March. Sony expects to start shipping the PS3 to Europe sometime that month as well. Straggling far behind Sony and Nintendo in the Enterbrain survey was Microsoft's Xbox 360, which had sold 290,467 since its Japan debut in December 2005. Selling machines in large numbers is crucial in the gaming business because it encourages software companies to make more games to play on the machines, which in turn boosts console sales.'"
I'll get smashed by the fanboys around, but well...
Fun games as in what? To whose liking?
I find that nearly all the gamers I know would (much) rather have an Xbox 360 than a Wii, not only because it delivers a better graphic experience but mostly because Wii games are just "cute" (I know there are exceptions). What most people seem to imply is that these games are "better" because "everyone can play", "it's for the whole family", or crap like that. I'm a hardcore gamer (and older than 21). I like to see an intense experience in front of me. When I saw Far Cry running on the Wii, I truly laughed out loud. I can't imagine why someone decided they should bring it to the Wii. Probably for the fanboys who LIKE to believe good graphics != fun. It felt like the PS2, at best.
Yeah yeah, the controller is cool, and I'll probably buy the console someday. But before implying that the Wii games are "catchier" or "funnier", try asking someone who *actually played* in an Xbox 360 (or PS3) what console they would buy if all consoles costed $200. This would take price from the equation, and I'm sure is an important factor.
Also, don't forget to ask if the person is actually a gamer. I'm sure my grandma would love colorful balloons floating around and having to score points by shooting them as your only objective, or seeing all those cute japanese-like characters smiling at each other all the time. But this definitely ain't my cup of tea. That's in fact what I dislike in most Nintendo (all their consoles) games.