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Not really. The hypothetical test case was whether people would prefer powerful HD games or the new motion control scheme. Does the 'waggle-market' outnumber the conventional games/entertainment market? Thus if the choice wasn't affected by price and was only 'do you choose waggle games or normal games + media function?' which would win out? That question would tell us the tastes of the Japanese market, and whether or not it has lost faith with normal console gaming and want something new, or if it's just the price that they don't like.
 
However it wouldnt give a perfect view of the market. The case could very well be that if the ps3 launched at the same price as the wii they would buy it because they all had a ps2 before it, and not because of the gfx. They kind of had a choice now, do I pay less for new controlls or do I pay more for gfx? the obvious result was that they didnt want to pay more for better gfx so even if ps3 launched at the same price I think you can, with the data we have now, say that they wouldnt have bought ps3 with the gfx/media functions as their #1 prioraty.
 
I just think its a bit lopsided and wouldn't neccesarily tell us anything about new controls vs standard controls. Though I'd think yes PS3 would have sold better then Wii in that impossible scenario. Simply because it would have been an insane offer, one people couldn't turn down. A console that follows on from PS2 and costs $800 to make (or so) at an affordable $250..

Similarly had Wii released with graphics as good as PS3 with everything else the same (including the price difference between Wii and PS3) I'm sure Wii would have slaughtered PS3 even more then it has.
 
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Shifty Geezer said:
Does the 'waggle-market' outnumber the conventional games/entertainment market? Thus if the choice wasn't affected by price and was only 'do you choose waggle games or normal games + media function?' which would win out?
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Hard to discuss market without considering price; price encapsulates so much information. Anyway, shouldn't auction prices of the Wii v. PS3 provide some insight?
 
liuelson said:
Hard to discuss market without considering price; price encapsulates so much information. Anyway, shouldn't auction prices of the Wii v. PS3 provide some insight?
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Indeed, people are also more willing trying new concepts if the amount of money at risk is low. Nintendo probably hit the sweetspot with the price of the wii, considering it features.
 
Hardware - This Week | Last Week | YTD | LTD
1. NDS - 124,627 | 116,694 | 6,278,504 | 20,284,183
2. WII - 74,764 | 54,362 | 3,025,786 | 3,945,429
3. PSP - 74,626 | 75,027 | 2,460,200 | 6,992,329
4. PS3 - 37,092 | 50,564 | 971,402 | 1,428,960
5. PS2 - 13,703 | 14,875 | 696,206 | 20,851,065
6. 360 - 6,632 | 7,117 | 208,990 | 473,692
7. GBA - 33 | 82 | 50,280 | 15,348,359
8. NGC - 32 | 44 | 10,417 | 4,179,885
 
This may be a silly question but... how big is Christmas spending/gift giving in Japan? I can imagine many DS's in stocking this year.
 
Nesh said:
PS3 is still selling around as much as it used too since its price drop but holy shit!! Wii trippled its sales!!!

Is this the power of Wii Fit??
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Combination of wii fit and other nintendo games.

01. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 180,000 / 826,000
02. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 124,000 / 535,000
03. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony) - 116,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Prof. Layton and Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 74,000 / 444,000
05. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 74,000 / 550,000
06. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV (Square-Enix) - 73,000 / 868,000
07. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 64,000 / 212,000
08. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 55,000 / 2,341,000
09. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 55,000 / 1,921,000
10. [WII] Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: the Labyrinth of Forgotten Time (Square-Enix) - 41,000 / NEW

11. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
12. [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Powerful Pro-kun Pocket 10 (Konami)
14. [NDS] Kirarin Revolution: Make and Show at the Kime-Kira Stage (Konami)
15. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (Pokémon)
16. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
17. [NDS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)
18. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (Pokémon)
19. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (Sony)
20. [PS2] SD Gundam G Generation Spirits (Bandai-Namco)
21. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
22. [WII] Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Nintendo)
23. [NDS] Tales of Innocence (Bandai-Namco)
24. [360] Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (Microsoft)
25. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
26. [PS2] Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes (Capcom)
27. [WII] Nights: Journey of Dreams (Sega)
28. [NDS] Tamagotchi no Puchi-Puchi Omisecchi: Thanks Everybody! (Bandai-Namco)
29. [NDS] Nep League DS (Jaleco)
30. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5)
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=218908
 
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The Wii had a monster week, 6 games in the top 10. And 9 in the top 30. Wii Fit & holiday boost, I guess. I think this is its biggest selling non-launch week.
 
There seems to be a Wii/DS Tsunami around the world. I am sure even N didn't dream in their wildest dreams that things would turn out like this. N should have outsourced Wii production (do they produce (Wii/DS) themselves?).

PSP is continuing to have amazing hardware numbers, it seems many are using it primarily as a media device.

PS3 is doing quite well (but Wii nos make it look bad).
 
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