Comments on: March PS3 sales trump Wii… in Japan

By: Likeabite

Likeabite — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:23:01 +0000

Lol Wifi…I like this and I hope it continues cause Sony needs it. I need it!

By: Richard Ward

Richard Ward — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:58:06 +0000

The Nintendo Wii is more intuitive and certainly wins the “Cool!” factor. While the game selection verses Sony Playstation 3 or Microsoft Xbox 360 is somewhat lacking, hits like Mario and other family friendly titles have been pushing Nintendo along for a while now.

Nintendo has certainly stepped up to the plate with a heavy hitter in the Wii, given its bluetooth and infrared Wiimote and all the other cool wireless goodies available for the Wii. It’s going to put a lot of pressure on the next generation consoles to up the game a bit more or fall victim to “last year’s” technology.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:53:49 +0000

Ok, lets be fair here. What has Nintendo released in the last little while in Japan that has been a PHENOMENON and might, just might, decrease Wii sales??? Oh yea, the DSi.

By: AgBand

AgBand — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:19:21 +0000

What’s a Wii? Is that like WiFi?

By: boogereater

boogereater — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:29:55 +0000

Well since nearly everyone in Japan already owns a wii, it only makes sense that they buy other consoles….

By: jonnybruha

jonnybruha — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:29:21 +0000

I own both and I’m sure my PS3 usage has far exceeded my Wii usage. I haven’t sold the Wii yet to be able to play some older GC games and a select few Wii titles. I don’t anticipate buying another Wii game, perhaps ever.

By: EPS

EPS — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:08:08 +0000

I prefer the Wii to the PS3 by far for gaming purposes, but I never owned a PS2 either so I know my opinions aren’t exactly the mainstream.

Really, I wonder how many more Wiis realistically can be sold, as let’s face it- at some point everybody interested is going to have one. I’d imagine that point would be reached quicker in Japan than in the US, too.

By: Nikolaus

Nikolaus — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:56:49 +0000

PS3 is amazing! I also like the Wii, but I prefer the PS3 hands down.

By: Vin

Vin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:32:52 +0000

It’s actually two months in a row, now, according to this source:

http://kotaku.com/5197417/playstation-3-outsells-wii-in-japan-for-second-month-in-a-row

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:31:52 +0000

@tom

The point is 95% of Wii owners are not gamers in the traditional sense. The new House of dead is pretty fun at a party and Nintendo owns the casual gaming market now.

PS3 needs a few more solid months and this success will not matter in the states at all. I don’t see any title coming out that will matter. If a Metal Gear doesn’t bring gamers to the console I don’t think GOW 3 and a sequel to a launch franchise will. Sony needs a price cut but due to already bleeding money and not able to cut the cost down fast enough they are stuck with the most expensive console and a marginal game library.

Sony wanted Blu-Ray a standard and that is all PS3 provided them. Tough trade off to set a format that might only last another couple years.

By: ~Phel

~Phel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:28:13 +0000

@tom…I would disagree and as evidence I submit my kids and their friends as reasoning! lol…I do prefer my 360 over the wii though…

By: tom

tom — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:17:41 +0000

In long run, a PS3 has better value and more interesting than a Wii.

I haven’t touched my Wii for almost a year.

By: 1adonis1

1adonis1 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:12:34 +0000

Wow, put out a good game and people start buying your console….who knew!

By: Jacob Steenhagen

Jacob Steenhagen — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:11:54 +0000

Is it possible that most people in Japan who want one already have a Wii?

By: wellington armelin

wellington armelin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:49:57 +0000

good job sony