Japanese hardware sales, Apr. 2 - Apr. 8: Precedent Evil edition
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Apr 13th 2007 at 11:12PM }
Having recovered from the crushing disappointment that was Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and its complete and utter failure to incorporate a deranged Mary Poppins (equipped with bionic limbs and a strong desire to open her primary weapon inside zombie orifices), a great number of gamers may find themselves in a ponderous mood. Why, just looking at Resident Evil 4, how can one not be compelled to ask, "What happened to this glorious, gore-ious franchise?"
What happened to slowly inching your way down a corridor, nearly paralyzed by the fear of how the next sudden camera angle might mangle your chances of survival? What happened to the constant interruptions provided by a vague health gauge that could only be accessed on another screen? Where did the dramatic exchanges between characters, so delightfully peppered with Jill sandwiches and Chris' blood, run off to? What happened to having your head ripped apart by an off-screen opponent, or struggling to shoot a dog because your highly trained S.T.A.R.S. agent has no idea how to aim a gun? What happened to inserting the crystal tiara into the cobalt iguana statue in order to unlock the underwater opera house?
Thanks a lot, Capcom. Your recent meddling has completely ruined a wonderful franchise.
- DS Lite: 110,845
30,948 (38.73%)- Wii: 52,583
1,218 (2.37%)- PSP: 31,503
7,574 (19.38%)- PS3: 14,520
2,369 (14.03%) - PS2: 14,234
3,553 (19.98%)- Xbox 360: 2,963
926 (23.81%)- GBA SP: 833
224 (36.78%)- Game Boy Micro: 512
76 (12.93%)- Gamecube: 255
50 (24.39%)- DS Phat: 90
25 (21.74%)- GBA: 12
3 (33.33%)[Source: Media Create]
See also: Previous Japanese hardware sales charts, Sense of humor
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
NintendoFanbot @ Apr 13th 2007 11:16PM
Dude!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=2T5_0AGdFic
Donald @ Apr 13th 2007 11:20PM
hey i liked resident evil 4 and how i could actually hit guys with my gun instead of aimlessly shooting
Louis S. @ Apr 13th 2007 11:20PM
Only Nintendo platforms up this week, ay?
Ludwig Kietzmann @ Apr 13th 2007 11:21PM
Oh man, how could I have forgotten that one!? Thanks NintendoFanbot, I've embedded it as well. :)
Rob Accomando @ Apr 13th 2007 11:25PM
people are still buying GBAs?
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 13th 2007 11:37PM
Well in America the GBA has tied with PS3 for March and had been beating them February.
mushiking @ Apr 13th 2007 11:57PM
what the world is that video from?
Xbots suck @ Apr 14th 2007 12:03AM
I would really like to have some sort of world wide estimate of all the sales...or is that too hard for this "gaming news" website?
mushiking @ Apr 14th 2007 12:02AM
the Resident Evil one that is.
BIGGEN @ Apr 14th 2007 12:16AM
@mushiking
i assume you are too young to know what mary poppins is? if you have to ask, don't worry about it. it's not that great of a movie unless you're 5. just remember tho, a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down. or cyanide
BIGGEN @ Apr 14th 2007 12:17AM
ok mushiking, nevermind LOL
please be safe,g @ Apr 14th 2007 12:30AM
More reasons to love joystiq. RE criticisms are so few and far between.
Awful translation on that vid though.
edwin @ Apr 14th 2007 12:27AM
Damn. If they just released Blue Dragon last week, those Ps 3 will be outsold by X360.
Catprog @ Apr 14th 2007 12:28AM
9: http://www.vgchartz.com/
The problem is the pal regions(Europe,Australia) as there is no real data available.
Arturo @ Apr 14th 2007 12:29AM
omg that put me in tears LOL
lukee @ Apr 14th 2007 1:26AM
holy shit the ps3 is getting *stomped* by the wii..
Matt @ Apr 14th 2007 1:34AM
Didn't you mean, "Today's most precendentiest video" ?
Negativecool @ Apr 14th 2007 2:30AM
This may be kind of a noob question...but why is it that only JAPANESE weekly sales are posted every week?
Im curious to see how the platforms are going in other territories on a weekly basis as well.
BTW that vid made me pee myself. "Agh! Stupid spider, I'll just ignore you, Agh another one..."
Classic
ps360owned @ Apr 14th 2007 2:47AM
Sorry to dissapoint you guy but Wii is owning it up in every other major territory New Zealand excluded (sic)
Revo @ Apr 14th 2007 2:53AM
"18. This may be kind of a noob question...but why is it that only JAPANESE weekly sales are posted every week?"
Because the only place that the sales data is released weekly is in Japan, courtesy of Media Create.
NintendoFanbot @ Apr 14th 2007 2:53AM
"This may be kind of a noob question...but why is it that only JAPANESE weekly sales are posted every week?"
Japanese numbers are easily accessible (and on a weekly basis) vs. American numbers (monthly NPD numbers) which costs thousands to have access to (and even then can't be publicly shared until a certain time). Also I've heard they don't account for certain retailers like Wal-Mart.
I'm probably wrong by a little bit, but that's my understanding.
sdga @ Apr 14th 2007 4:03AM
"Having recovered from the crushing disappointment that was Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles"
Oh come on, It's on Wii. What did you expect, a full, proper sequel?
RE: 5 is coming for next gen consoles (PS3, Xbox 360), so don't you guys worry.
chris @ Apr 14th 2007 5:00AM
Donald, ever heard of sarcasm? All those "what happened to" things are things about previous RE games that were generally improved upon in RE4, which is why RE4 is hands-down the best game in the series.
Oh and Ludwig, can't you just throw a quick "We only have weekly Japanese sales because..." message into the sales post each week? Half of the comments are of Xbox fanboys crying that Joystiq are Nintendo/Sony fanboys for only having Japanese sales charts and then others telling them the reason why. It's just quite annoying.
Rubang B @ Apr 14th 2007 5:19AM
@sdga, the term "next gen" is a joke. The generations of game consoles are strictly historical terms. 6th gen was PS2, XBox, GC, DC, and 7th gen is 360, Wii, PS3. Now that all 3 systems are out, to say "next gen" means 8th gen. To say "true next gen" means you are a tool and nothing else.
To argue that this generation is defined by HD would be a joke, but you could argue that this generation is proving how HD is unnecessary, as the 2 best selling systems are the DS and the Wii. One could argue that this generation is defined by new control schemes, as that is what the DS and Wii have in common. One could also argue that this generation is defined by digital distribution, as all 3 of the consoles offer it. When both the 360 and the PS3 are totally smashing the Wii "fad" you can argue that HD is important to the majority of gamers. Until then, these sales figures show otherwise.
is @ Apr 14th 2007 7:42AM
Remember when people used to say
"Man, Nintendo should just stop producing hardware and focus on games."
HAHAHAHA!
jan_halmes @ Apr 14th 2007 12:01PM
It looks pretty clear to me that so far, most people don't care about "next gen" graphics.
Mr Khan @ Apr 14th 2007 1:29PM
@ jan_helmes
at least in Japan, they don't
the battleground for this generation will be North America, mark my words
(you can't look at all of Europe as one big battleground, because there are differences in the tastes of the Dutch, British, Spanish, et al, despite the common political/economic community, and the lines are better defined on a nation by nation basis over there)
LongshotX @ Apr 14th 2007 3:09PM
Rubang B the Wii is not 7th Generation. It is the final product of the 6th Generation.
izzy @ Apr 14th 2007 3:10PM
@ Mr Khan,
Most americans don't seem to care about HD either, in North America, in February, the Wii and DS were the top 2 selling formats. Also in january wii was top. Also in the UK we don't care about 'Nex gen' graphics because the Wii is outsold the PS3 and 360 over Easter here as well.
Rubang B @ Apr 14th 2007 3:23PM
@LongShotX, no, that's called lying. The 7th generation was started by its champion, the DS, in November of 2004. It was joined by the PSP, the 360, the PS3, and the Wii. The Wii is so far the last product from the 7th generation. It is strictly a historical term. It only applies to the time it was released. If a new N-Gage comes out next month, it will also be 7th generation.
On the 19th, when the NPD numbers for March come out, let's see who's on top. It's either the Wii or the DS, depending on how bad the DS shortage was. Remember how in February the GBA outsold the PS3? That was awesome. Lolz bitches. Rubang out.
ChrisL @ Apr 14th 2007 4:45PM
"the battleground for this generation will be North America, mark my words"
Wow, sony is going to pwn everybody in that case, since it's been mustering 'troops' up in every retail outlet since late December. It will have a massive army of PS3s ready to roll over everyone in its path when the fighting breaks out!
LongshotX @ Apr 14th 2007 4:56PM
The 7th Generation is not decided by new controllers it is decided by new technologies and utilization of those technologies in the marketplace. These technologies including digital distribution i.e Virtual Console, XBLA and XBLM, PSN, High Definition (like it or not most manufacturers and distributors are moving away from SD products, instead shifting to HDTVs, and displays) e.g HD-DVD, Blu-ray, and multi-core processing (look at the dynamic shift to multiple CPUs vs. previous generation), seamless connectivity between friends and other gamers (friend codes is not next-gen), and media rich environments that put the user at the center of their media (think Xbox Live Media Extender and some of the extender like features of the Playstation). The 7th generation is a step above the previous generation not a subset like the Wii is to the 6th generation (think of a tree with a long trunk and little branches, the height corresponds to changes in technology and the branches correspond to the generation in which the particular technology was implemented). Saying a controller is the reason why the Wii is next generation is flat out false. As we have seen before in History it is changes in hardware (technology and the expanded capabilities of each successive console i.e enhanced graphics, sound,etc that has set console of the present and future from consoles before them). The Wii was put together using technology that was consider "safe" or proven. Nintendo did not implement any new technologies or any new functions that were radically different from the Gamecube.
In any case I hold that the Wii is a last generation console with a new input method. But the 360 and PS3 have radical different technologies that are driving the industry into new territories and pushing the boundaries to what couldn't have been possible in the past to what is possible now. Think Blu-Ray (massive storage of uncompressed Video and audio), think The Xenon GPU in the Xbox 360 a precursor to DX10 gaming utilizing a "unified shader architecture", think the Cell in the PS3 which is capable of doing things thousands of times faster than a PS2 even to the point it is being used to help in finding cures (Folding Home), think XBLM (that utilizes high speed internet access to allow you download videos, TV shows, and even rent movies), think High Definition video that the market is clearly moving forward to (high video fidelity and superb picture clarity, think Media Extenders and the integration of digital devices in the future of entertainment ecosystems (TV, Movies, PC, Internet, and Video Games) and many more.
Negativecool @ Apr 14th 2007 5:54PM
Don't assume people don't care about graphics because the Wii pwnes all. That's a bit short sighted. I would much rather argue that people care way more about PRICE than anything. If they were all the same price I garauntee the Wii would be a distant 3rd...2nd in Japan though.
As far as all this HD talk goes, I say the HD era starts when HD becomes easily affordable---and no, "affordable" HD's at less than $1,000 is NOT in the realm of easily affordable. PS3 is trying to tap into a market that isn't fully developed yet, so time will tell how well it does...which sucks for PS3 owners because the Wii is destroying everything NOW.
LongshotX @ Apr 14th 2007 6:49PM
Negativecool, I agree with you, if the PS3 and Xbox 360 were priced at the same price as the Wii then I believe the Wii probably wouldn't be as big as it is. Price has been the biggest determining factor of this generation thus far, not because the Wii has so called better games or because it has a new controller, or because it is a superior console all around.
But where I do disagree is with the HDTV thing. The market is what determines what technology is going to thrive, and manufacturers see this, that is why SDTVs day by day are being shoved into the corner at not just major electronics stores like Circuit City or Best Buy but by chains such as Wal-mart and Target. You can easily go into either store and find a a sub $700 "32 HDTV. And for the millions of consumers that shop online you can find even better deals. I'm talking "42 HDTVs for less than a grand and "32 and "27 varieties for less than $500. Costs are going down nearly every month. The shift may not be going as fast as you think it is but year by year it is moving with increasing momentum. You did see what happened to VHS? Market dynamics shifted in favor for the DVD platform. It didn't take too long before DVD became mainstream, and a viable replacement to VHS. The same thing will happen to SDTV, as the manufacturers produce less and less SDTVs and shift their production lines to make room for more HDTVs. The people will want them and then within the next two years you will see the costs get to the point where it equals the consumer's marginal willingness to pay. And as a college Junior do you think I'll be shelling out a grand for an HDTV? No, I'll settle for the $350 "32 inch variety that will be waiting on the shelves for me to buy as soon as I graduate. Until then I'll enjoy playing my fantastic variety of Xbox 360 games on a nice "19 widescreen LCD in beautiful HD.
Terrak @ Apr 14th 2007 7:35PM
#32 Longshot,
What a load of fanboy nonsense. You assume that Nintendo could not make a console that can be as powerful as the 360 or ps3? Thats where you are wrong. Look at the previous generation. The GC and N64 were more powerful then sonys ps1 and ps2 and the GC was almost xbox1's equal. But in both generation Nintendo discovered that Graphical Power alone DOES NOT equals larger market share. So Nintendo DECIDED not to focus on graphical power with the Wii. And guess what - their decision is paying off BIG TIME. Because not even ps3s or 360's massive brand name, HD graphics, Multimedia (bluray) capabilities, built in HDD, massive console subsidising, head start, online, HD graphics, largest number of games and AAA titles have made a dent on the Wii success. Even the 7 year old ps2 has usually sold more then the 360 and ps3. What does that tell you? HD isn't that important to the average customers as you would like to believe. Time to face reality
You can keep talking about HD graphics, downloadable content and bluray (etc) till your blue in the face, but the console war is not won by graphics, its won on MARKET SHARE, and reducing the graphical power of the Wii and focusing on the unique controller has allowed the Wii to capture a large market share in a short time and has showed no sign of slowing down.
Well if you insist on calling Wii '6th' generation why do i care? I think its even worse that a '7th' generation console with all those features you described is having its a$$ kicked by a '6th' generation device with out those features - how f**king embarassing. But what ever helps that truth pill go down, far be it for the facts get in the way of your sense of reality. Personally i think the Wii is the FIRST of a new generation of console. But thats just me.
#33 Negative Cool
You would argue that and you would be wrong. If price was the only factor then the ps2 being half the price and having more games and exclusive AAA titles should be still be outselling the Wii. After all most of the current Wii games are ps2 ports with slight graphical enhancements right? Wrong. THe Wii NOT being outsold by the ps2. So your fanboy assumption is wrong. The Wiimote is what continues to sell the Wii, deal with it.
J @ Apr 14th 2007 7:29PM
wii- 249. xbox 360- 299. Why isn't the 7th generation outselling the 6th its only a $50 dollar difference....
VerdigriS @ Apr 14th 2007 7:31PM
@ Terral:
Bravo! I couldn't have said it better myself. Let any fanboy try to rationalize why one console is doing better than the other. People back in reality know that it's because more people enjoy the experience they recieve with a particular product that makes them buy it.
Terrak @ Apr 14th 2007 7:41PM
Apologies for the second post. My fault.
Whoops sorry Negative cool i misunderstood your comment for an anti Wii rant. Sorry about but my argument still stands, the price is a factor but not the only factor the Wii is selling.
Duck Hunt @ Apr 14th 2007 8:02PM
Thank you Terrak for laying down "reality." These websites cater to the hardcore gamer, and us hardcore gamers don't appear to be the majority. That is perhaps why there is so much hostility whenever these weekly sales are released. We as a community need to heal.
wackychan @ Apr 14th 2007 8:34PM
32. "The 7th Generation is not decided by new controllers it is decided by new technologies and utilization of those technologies in the marketplace. These technologies including digital distribution i.e Virtual Console, XBLA and XBLM, PSN, High Definition (like it or not most manufacturers and distributors are moving away from SD products, instead shifting to HDTVs, and displays) e.g HD-DVD, Blu-ray, and multi-core processing (look at the dynamic shift to multiple CPUs vs. previous generation), seamless connectivity between friends and other gamers (friend codes is not next-gen), and media rich environments that put the user at the center of their media (think Xbox Live Media Extender and some of the extender like features of the Playstation). The 7th generation is a step above the previous generation not a subset like the Wii is to the 6th generation (think of a tree with a long trunk and little branches, the height corresponds to changes in technology and the branches correspond to the generation in which the particular technology was implemented). Saying a controller is the reason why the Wii is next generation is flat out false. As we have seen before in History it is changes in hardware (technology and the expanded capabilities of each successive console i.e enhanced graphics, sound,etc that has set console of the present and future from consoles before them). The Wii was put together using technology that was consider "safe" or proven. Nintendo did not implement any new technologies or any new functions that were radically different from the Gamecube.
In any case I hold that the Wii is a last generation console with a new input method. But the 360 and PS3 have radical different technologies that are driving the industry into new territories and pushing the boundaries to what couldn't have been possible in the past to what is possible now. Think Blu-Ray (massive storage of uncompressed Video and audio), think The Xenon GPU in the Xbox 360 a precursor to DX10 gaming utilizing a "unified shader architecture", think the Cell in the PS3 which is capable of doing things thousands of times faster than a PS2 even to the point it is being used to help in finding cures (Folding Home), think XBLM (that utilizes high speed internet access to allow you download videos, TV shows, and even rent movies), think High Definition video that the market is clearly moving forward to (high video fidelity and superb picture clarity, think Media Extenders and the integration of digital devices in the future of entertainment ecosystems (TV, Movies, PC, Internet, and Video Games) and many more."
Wow, that was a mouth full of donkey turd.
This generation, like all others, is determined by the games that don't suck.
How hard was that...
ChrisL @ Apr 14th 2007 8:53PM
Holy cow longshotx, you have a lot of time on your hands. Would you consider using some of it to help me find a Wii to buy? I've been looking since november!
LongshotX @ Apr 14th 2007 9:01PM
@ Terrak
No a Fanboy is someone who blindly defends a console like he is making money off the sales. I don't believe Microsoft or Sony is paying me to buy their products. I don't believe they are paying me to advertise their system and I don't brag about sales of console versus sales of another. They don't pay me a damn thing. When I spoke I was speaking directly on what defines and shapes a next generation experience i.e. technology, evolution of previous hardware, expanded capabilities, and seamless integration within a multimedia entertainment ecosystem (i.e. integration of TV, internet, PC, and video gaming). I wasn't going on about how many systems either Microsoft or Sony sold, but it seems to get you overjoyed to hear how well Nintendo doing. I guess its the fact that they lost the past two generations. I'm also going to assume that Nintendo is lining your pockets with tremendous amounts of cash. Seriously how much are they paying you to brag about console?
I was merely outlining all of the great technology that Microsoft and Sony have implemented in their consoles. Yes I like the fact that they are making the machines more and more powerful, that they are pushing better home entertainment integration, that they are pushing digital distribution, that they are on the HD bandwagon, that they both recognized what multi-core processors could do for games and just outright data processing (Physics, Graphics, A.I, Sound). I love technology and I look back and say: "Wow you know what the NES did this back in the day...but wait now the SNES implemented Mode 7, and look what they did in Star Fox and Pilot Wings...now look at the Saturn and PSone and how they are doing new things in 3-D...but here is Mario 64 and how it forever changed 3-D platforming...and Dreamcast, check out how games look going at 60fps; Soul Calibur and Sonic Adventure, and I can go online...and PS2; look how it brought DVD based games and helped make DVD mainstream...and Xbox, look at the graphics over component and how seamless Xbox Live is...and the Gamecube, check out how they did the water effects...and PS3 how it brought the Cell...and Xbox 360 how it utilized the Xenos, Unified Shader Architecture and brought the best online experience to date to consoles...and Wii, check out how it changed motion controls.
So don't get on me about Fanboyism, FANBOY. I love games and I love technology. So back off!
sol.. @ Apr 14th 2007 9:21PM
lol calling someone who likes everything but a specific nintendo product a fanboy is pretty funny.
People are getting mad retarded these days.
Terrak @ Apr 14th 2007 9:56PM
"When I spoke I was speaking directly on what defines and shapes a next generation experience i.e. technology, evolution of previous hardware, expanded capabilities, and seamless integration within a multimedia entertainment ecosystem "
SO you alone define this? LOL no thats what YOU think defines it. Go to Wikipedia, Wii is classed as 7th Generation. Thats not concrete evidence that the Wii is 7th generation but its alot more concrete then your explaination. Heres the link for your convinence -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28seventh_generation%29
Please forgive me if i mistook your downgrading of Wiis class as fanboy nonsense. Next time please direct me to the appropriate link that proves that you have the credentials to define this term and i will happily accept your definition. Oh you have none - thought so.
"I'm also going to assume that Nintendo is lining your pockets with tremendous amounts of cash. Seriously how much are they paying you to brag about console?"
I'd love if i they did line my pockets, but sadly they don't. I guess my only reward it all the new games experiences i can have on the Wii, but if you'd like to believe that i am being paid for my comments then go right ahead.
LOL i'm bragging now? Did you actually read the article you are commenting on? Its about Japanese console sales and you just have to look at the numbers to figure this out. Did i go to a 360 or ps3 thread and brag numbers (Please go ahead try and find one). I was discussing the article at hand. Your rant was a sly attempt at belittling the Wii and their owners. Please don't go all nuetral all of the sudden when you have been caught out. Lets look at one of your previous comments -
"I also think its funny how you Wii Fanboys are riding this train for everything it's worth (or isn't). I almost sense desperation. I mean Nintendo got its ass thrashed the past two generations, both time by newcomers Sony and then Microsoft. Now that Wii sales are skyrocketing you guys are going CRAZY, defending this console to no end like it is PERFECTION. But in my opinion Nintendo is just winning little battles here and their but it has been losing the War for a very long time. Read your history...
Posted at 1:00PM on Apr 12th 2007 by LongshotX"
LOL your not a fanboy? Hmm now your just kidding yourself. I've never denied i'm a Nintendo 'fanboy', but at least i never pretended i'm not.
As a console maker you do everything you can to make a product sell. The sales numbers show that Nintendo currently has the correct strategy in this regards no matter how you try to explain otherwise. Don't assume for an instant that either sony or microsoft are providing their consoles for charitable/altruistic purposes, because they like Nintendo are only in it for the money, so don't start making it sound that its only Nintendo thats in it for the money. All business even, your precious sony and/or microsoft are all about profits no matter how hard you try to justify it. Sooner you deal with it the better.
NintendoFanbot @ Apr 14th 2007 10:07PM
"The 7th generation is a step above the previous generation not a subset like the Wii is to the 6th generation (think of a tree with a long trunk and little branches, the height corresponds to changes in technology and the branches correspond to the generation in which the particular technology was implemented)."
"I guess its the fact that they lost the past two generations."
It seems to me while your shooting down people for downplaying your treasured technology you're doing a little downplaying of your own. You are favoring the power of technology and (conveniently?) forgetting the creative power of the game designers themselves.
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"I love technology and I look back and say..."
If your looking for progressive technology, why not be a PC gamer? Ever since the Arcade, the console has always been the short end of the stick. Asking for 'bleeding-edge' technology in a console is impractical.
[sarcasm]
Now don't let Sony get away with trying to sell a PS3 for less than its worth. We don't deserve such sacrifices!!!111!!
[/sarcasm]
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"and Wii, check out how it changed motion controls."
vs
"The Wii was put together using technology that was consider "safe" or proven. Nintendo did not implement any new technologies or any new functions that were radically different from the Gamecube."
Now now, don't force yourself to say anything you really don't believe. :p
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"I don't believe they are paying me to advertise their system and I don't brag about sales of console versus sales of another."
O RLY?
*taken from another thread*
"I enjoyed Worms as it was the first time I ever played it, I especially love GeoWars (score is : 922,140 or something like that) and I'm constantly trying to get to a million, been playing for less than a week), I enjoyed Castlevania: SotN (first time playing), Marble Blast, Lumines, Assault Heroes, Hexic and Uno. Sure it ain't perfect but I like it much better than the VC games."
It seems like you are trying really hard to advertise/incite a list war/shoot down something that others like.
Now I understand that you didn't start the fanboy-naming exchange, but you aren't doing any favors for yourself.
Jsmith @ Apr 14th 2007 10:57PM
Glad that the Xbox 360 is flopping in Japan.
LongshotX @ Apr 14th 2007 11:18PM
@ Nintendo Fanbot
What a bitch.
jan_halmes @ Apr 14th 2007 11:36PM
Generationally speaking, it's just a matter of time line, not of what the consoles in question offer.
The Wii is more powerful than the Gamecube, the PS2, and the X-Box (but not by much). It is the weakest in terms of processing power in the 7th generation, but it is still a "next gen" system.
It is also the cheapest, and the most risk taking in terms of gameplay innovation. That's why it's doing so well.
When it's price eventually drops to $99, I wouldn't be suprized if every video game player has one as their 1st or 2nd system.
Will the other 7th gen systems ever become so inexpensive?
Rubang B @ Apr 15th 2007 4:29AM
LongShotX, I already debunked you. Chill out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28seventh_generation%29
The generations of video games are strictly historical terms. If you know somebody who's 20 years old, but they act like they're 60, you don't get to tell them they're from the Baby Boomer generation. They are not 60 years old. You get it?
steve @ Apr 16th 2007 2:56PM
@LongshotX
7th gen refers to video game consoles. What your describing wrt multimedia capability sounds like a 3rd/4th gen multimedia center, not a video game console.
MS and sony deviated from the video game console biz by designing the x360 and ps3 the way they did and they are paying the price. Otoh, it can be said that the x360 and ps3 are probably the best selling next gen home media centers. It's a different business.