Lastest Sales: Wii, XBox, and.....PS3...

[mas]

Since things are slow and mentioning the various gaming platforms seems to draw the fanboys like flies;... well of course I simply couldn't resist! Enjoy!

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Wii Continues to Shine as PS3 Sales Slide Further

"For the fourth month in a row, the
Nintendo Wii outsold its competitors, even showing impressive strength
at a time that is traditionally one of the slower periods for video
game sales.

Nintendo sold some 360,000 units of the $249 USD
next-generation console in April, up 39 percent from the previous month
and its highest monthly sales total since January, retail data from research firm NPD Group shows.

Nintendo said that it is doing all it can to keep up with demand,
and continues to manufacture consoles at a rapid clip. Some of the
monthly increase could be due to better supplies at retail, although no
reasoning was given.

On the flip side, Sony's PlayStation 3 again
showed slowing sales, falling 37 percent to only 82,000 consoles sold
during the month. A lack of first-party titles and compelling new games
are being blamed for the console's weakness.

Microsoft's XBox 360
was also off 13 percent for the month, selling 174,000 units, however
the company said it saw evidence that the release of the HDMI-equipped
XBox 360 Elite helped to soften the typical seasonal decline.

Since
January, sales have fallen only 17 percent for the Wii, while the Xbox
360 has fallen some 41 percent and the PS3 67 percent. The Wii's sales
stability has allowed Nintendo to gain quickly on market leading
Microsoft and pull further ahead of Sony.

Xbox 360 accounts for
about 59 percent of the installed next-generation console user base,
followed by 27 percent for Nintendo and 14 percent for Sony.

The
best-selling games were all from Nintendo: DS titles "Pokemon Diamond"
and "Pokemon Pearl" took the top spots, followed by "Super Paper Mario"
and "Wii Play" for the Wii console."

http://www.betanews.com/article/Wii_Continues_to_Shine_as_PS3_Sales_Slide_Further/1179514935

[damonrpayne]

The PS3 needs more games. Unless you want it for the BD player there are only a FEW really fantastic exlusive games right now, not enough to drive sales.The games start coming in June, so I expect sales to pick up then.

[mas]

Listening to a few others, my take on the differences between some of the PS3 and XBox360 game titles are rather significant.

From what I have heard (and please correct this if it is in error, as there is enough nonsense floating around and I don't need to add to it!):

Call of Duty 3 for the PS3 has no voice chat, no new levels, and is no
longer supported by the developer.

Call of Duty3 for the XBOX360 version has voice chat(which
is available on every game) continues to get multiplayer maps and is
supported.

This trend, if it is a valid one, does not bode well for the Sony platform (XBox Live Halo3 BETA glitzes aside - sorry but I really can't get too upset over Beta release folks whining too loudly!)