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The Latest From the Front in the Console Wars
The October NPD numbers are out, and (now that we know we'll keep getting the information) it's time once again for analysis and reaction from media and businesses alike. GameDaily has a one year later look at the fight that began last holiday season. As for the numbers themselves, with Halo 3 now a known quantity in the market the 360 is down to 366,000 from 527,800 in September. Microsoft is still quite happy with software sales, though. The PS3 only saw 121,000 units sold last month, but early news from November has Sony very excited. And all the while, somehow, the Wii manages to sell even more units. The system is up to 519,000 from 501,000 in September, with the DS slight down to 458,000 from 495,800. As the GameDaily analysis article concludes: "the race for console dominance is still anyone's to win. The 2007 holiday buying season will be crucial to setting all three players' market positions going into next year. Which is all nice to know, of course, but not that important to actually enjoying your system of choice well into the future."
Um, I'm a gamer, and I haven't had a console since the SNES. My wife got me the Wii last March, and I've been playing it almost everyday. I have seven or so Wii games, and then five or some GameCube games (the Resident Evil series). Except for Zelda, I haven't purchased a single Nintendo game. I'm simply waiting for the third party developers to release games. That said, Tomb Raider just came out and I plan to pick that up, and I may pick up RE: UC. I'm currently having fun with MK: A though, but I'll certainly be getting more good games. I may even rent Manhunt2 to see if its any good.