It's all clear now. I see the kind of people who will play the Wii.
Yeah, it's really a Nintendo Revolution, going from kids to grannies in 1 generation. I don't know if you can keep both markets with that strategy, though. Kids usually consider whatever their parents or grand-parents do to be uncool.
m3mnoch, I'm not the great Jeff and I will hold you to your forecast, just as much as you will hold me to mine.
Clearly, this Christmas, the 360, which is now mass-produced, should sell the most unit. Sony will sell as many units as they can make. Wii will be a disappointment in terms of sales, beyond the initial flash in the pan.
A lot of people are going to look stupid when PS3 mops the floor with the other 2 consoles.
The Xbox 360 interface is not as good, since blades only slide left and right. The PS3 interface implements full up/down, left/right navigation, which offers more options, while remaining intuitive and simple to use.
Games shipping this week
Oct 16th 2006 10:56AM (Joystiq)US video game sales grow 38% in September
Oct 13th 2006 2:15PM (Joystiq)Gamestop Wii pre-order confirmed for tomorrow [update 1]
Oct 12th 2006 11:14AM (Joystiq)That's going to be a real test of Nintendo's hype machine. How many people stand in line before store opening.
New Wii marketing videos display smiles and bland living rooms
Oct 11th 2006 12:55PM (Joystiq)Yeah, it's really a Nintendo Revolution, going from kids to grannies in 1 generation.
I don't know if you can keep both markets with that strategy, though. Kids usually consider whatever their parents or grand-parents do to be uncool.
PS3 preorders up on eBay, down from eBay (or: IT BEGINS!)
Oct 11th 2006 12:18AM (Joystiq)PS3 wins paper console war: 360, Wii, and publicists cry foul!
Oct 10th 2006 3:18PM (Joystiq)Proof: This morning, at all GameStop and EB Games stores, available pre-order allocations were consumed withing 5 minutes of store opening.
Ah ah ah...denial is not a river.
Which is it, Sony? "Blu-ray is dead!" or "Long live Blu-ray!"?
Oct 4th 2006 2:16AM (Joystiq)Boy, Kotaku does sound mild these days.
PlayStation 3 Magazine hands-on video with ... PS3 [update 2]
Oct 2nd 2006 10:00PM (Joystiq)Clearly, this Christmas, the 360, which is now mass-produced, should sell the most unit. Sony will sell as many units as they can make.
Wii will be a disappointment in terms of sales, beyond the initial flash in the pan.
PlayStation 3 Magazine hands-on video with ... PS3 [update 2]
Oct 2nd 2006 8:47PM (Joystiq)The Xbox 360 interface is not as good, since blades only slide left and right. The PS3 interface implements full up/down, left/right navigation, which offers more options, while remaining intuitive and simple to use.
Ubisoft prez sends some 360 "love"
Sep 30th 2006 6:22PM (Joystiq)The game of the year is this one: As a publiser, play manufacturers against each other in order to get sweet deals.
With Micro$oft, you don't need to sell your game, since they sweeten so much.