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Wii Shortages 'Could Last Months' - 6.5 million units sold already
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I am really starting to think that this shortage is not completely unwanted by Nintendo.
Considering the Wii must be relatively easy to manufacture I can't believe they aren't able to ship more units. How many PS2's were sold in its biggest years? Surely more than 13 - 15 million. I would expect Nintendo to be able to ship at least as many units as Sony did.
I still can't buy the bloody thing and I am starting to get pissed off and slightly disinterested in it. Luckily I'm not missing out on too many games at the moment, but it's still annoying the **** out of me.
Considering the Wii must be relatively easy to manufacture I can't believe they aren't able to ship more units. How many PS2's were sold in its biggest years? Surely more than 13 - 15 million. I would expect Nintendo to be able to ship at least as many units as Sony did.
I still can't buy the bloody thing and I am starting to get pissed off and slightly disinterested in it. Luckily I'm not missing out on too many games at the moment, but it's still annoying the **** out of me.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
squicken said:
MS is doing great, SNY is seeing red.
hadareud said:
It's not the Wii itself (or at least, the ATI/IBM chips), the Wii remote/nunchuk and its accelerometers are also causing problems with manufacturing. With all that said, Nintendo set a goal of 6m, and they pretty much exceeded it. What's with the conspiracy theories? The factories can only put so many systems together in a set timeframe, and Nintendo has to manage between insane Wii demand and insane DS demand with their production lines.
Edited to include 1up, can't forget that wonderful bunch! :lol
I don't know if MS' gaming division has even broken even yet - but if they have, it doesn't change the fact that they still seem destined to sell pretty much exactly as much as the original XBox, give or take a few million. Sony, well that's another story. They've barely sold 3mill PS3s, and they've sold half the portables that Nintendo has too. They're not feeling so good right now, and I'm sure neither is the SDF.
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
StevieP said:Don't worry... you're forgetting the talking points:
1) [Dark10x]HD adoption rates will go up astronomically over the next 4 years, driving sales of HD-capable consoles[/Dark10x]
2) [MostofGAF]people will look at their newfound purchase's graphics, in comparison to the 360/PS3, laugh, and never play again, dooming the Wii[/MostofGAF]
3) [LukeSmith]non-games will ruin the industry, and make the total library crap - just like the DS[/LukeSmith]
4) [Sony]the Wii audience is too young to attract any of teh matureness[/Sony]
5) [MS]waggle is a fad, like the macarena[/MS]
I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but those should suffice for awhile!
Funny how I agree with all those points
. Actually I am really happy for Nintendo and while I think it sucks for me personally that they decided to ditch graphics/computational power I hope it continues to work well for them.Moz La Punk
Member
When I picked up the Wii without reservation on launch day here in the Netherlands, I couldn't have imagined how rare the system would be for so long. I was extremely happy then (and a bit sentimental even - blame it on waiting outside for over 10 hours), but if I knew how difficult it would have been to get it after launch, I would have been breathless.
DefectiveReject
Banned
Hence why the BIG games aint coming out (SPM aside!!) until late this year.hadareud said:
They need to get units out there to ensure the likes of Mario and Metroid sell to as many as possible, selling Mario Galaxy to an installed base of 6m sucks hard. Selling Mario Galaxy to possibly 15m makes Mario sales HUGE!
hadareud said:
ps2 was on sale since 2000, and has sold ~120 million units. Around 16million per year on average for 7 yrs (I know that figure is really wonky)
This is only wii's first year as well, and developing any new tech will take time. If they can put out 15million in their first year thats damned impressive, cause the only way to go from there is up, perhaps 25 in the next year? Who knows
Moz La Punk said:
So true. The the industry was going there was becoming less and less players as the big boys snapped up all the new studios. With Wii there's the possibility of making much cheaper games, and that makes for a very healthy industry.
StevieP said:
Yes you forgot this gem:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150343
6) [GamesRadar]Wii is one of Nintendo's biggest mistakes[/GamesRadar]
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
DefectiveReject said:
The same can be said for the 3rd parties. But many are only now starting to get dev kits / or working on games from the ground up.
MaddenNFL64
Member
Aren't they working out a deal for a second Wii assembler/supplier? When that's finished, the shortage should be over.
The reason you don't see a whole slew of new games being announced by major publishers, and probably never will, is because of who the Wii is selling to. You've got Nintendo fans buying the thing, which traditionally have always only bought Nintendo games reliably, and casual people who, at the most, will buy 2-3 games per year since the game system isn't the major source of entertainment for them.
It's genius by Nintendo to come out with this thing at $249 to really make a ton of money on the system itself, and then sell their traditional games to their traditional fanbase. It's like money x 2.
I'd give it a year before the Wii is swamped in kids, licenesed, and random casual games or even crap like those "Over 3000 games!" discs you see on bargain PC shelves. Nintendo fans, however, won't be upset because they'll still get the same 10 franchises they've always gotten.
It's genius by Nintendo to come out with this thing at $249 to really make a ton of money on the system itself, and then sell their traditional games to their traditional fanbase. It's like money x 2.
I'd give it a year before the Wii is swamped in kids, licenesed, and random casual games or even crap like those "Over 3000 games!" discs you see on bargain PC shelves. Nintendo fans, however, won't be upset because they'll still get the same 10 franchises they've always gotten.
Nightstick11
Banned
The delusional anti-Nintendo fanboys are in for a surprise.
Anybody else see similarities between the NES strategy and the Wii?
Nevertheless, the Wii is the future and gamers everywhere are happy
It's not implausible to think the Wii getting PS/PS2 size userbases.
Anybody else see similarities between the NES strategy and the Wii?
Nevertheless, the Wii is the future and gamers everywhere are happy
It's not implausible to think the Wii getting PS/PS2 size userbases.
bananabread
Member
Schlep said:
Just like on the DS right?
I fixed that for you.Schlep said:
And, if I recall correctly, despite being the king of shovelware, the PS2 had a few good games that somehow managed to get noticed in the sea of Madden and Barbie Horse adventures. Strangely enough, games like Gran Turismo and GTA were able to achieve massive sales in spite of being shelved among masses of crap.
RubberJohnny
Banned
Wow, Amazing Sales. Imagine how high they'll be when there's something worth buying for it.
bananabread said:
The DS is in a totally different scenario. The PSP hit a game drought, coupled with it's high price, which hurt it quite a bit.
But now you have the 360 which offers a lot more, at a price that is getting more affordable. It could be very competitively priced against the Wii this Fall.
isn't it a little early to compare the wii to the ps2?Epiphyte said:
Also, 3rd party games haven't sold too great on Nintendo consoles in the past, so it will take some convincing for Nintendo to secure big exclusives. At the moment the trend of big 3rd party games not appearing on the Wii but on 360 and PS3 seems to continue.
Not that it matters, I'll buy my wii for Nintendo games anyway.
DefectiveReject
Banned
It already is (The 360) in the UKFight for Freeform said:
You can buy a core pack with a game for less than a Wii and a game in most places.
You can buy a premium pack with 2-3 games for £299 (GoW, Crackdown and A.N.Other)
Or you can buy a Wii and 2-3 games for around the same price. Yet the Wii continues to sell VERY Well!
DefectiveReject
Banned
all the others are banned.starship said:
Between Wii and PS3 i have lots of games to play!
2 console future FTW!
MasterMFauli
Banned
xabre said:
Ah, stop it.
Im a Nintendo-fan, so not trolling, but im not used anymore to Nintendo consoles selling more than 25 mio. ^^
BrodiemanTTR
Member
cvxfreak said:
6.5001 million, someone edit the thread title.
Magicpaint
Member
Even the N64 sold more than 25 mil.MasterMFauli said:
Battersea Power Station said:
Seriously, it's a social hit. People play it at parties or get togethers and race out and buy their own. Packing in Wii Sports is quite possibly the best decision Nintendo has ever made in the western market. No one would have bought the game if it wasn't packed in. Wii Sports? Remember how we laughed? Look who's laughing now.
squicken said:
Or when the Care Bears teamed up with the Madballs?
StevieP said:Don't worry... you're forgetting the talking points:
1) [Dark10x]HD adoption rates will go up astronomically over the next 4 years, driving sales of HD-capable consoles[/Dark10x]
2) [MostofGAF]people will look at their newfound purchase's graphics, in comparison to the 360/PS3, laugh, and never play again, dooming the Wii[/MostofGAF]
3) [LukeSmith]non-games will ruin the industry, and make the total library crap - just like the DS[/LukeSmith]
4) [Sony]the Wii audience is too young to attract any of teh matureness[/Sony]
5) [MS]waggle is a fad, like the macarena[/MS]
I'm sure I'm forgetting some, but those should suffice for awhile!
So true!
Mar_ said:
To add to what you noted.
Consoles are trojan horses in that once people own the machine, barriers to entry for everything else in the catalog drops significantly. When considering a game purchase, Instead of ($250 + $50)*tax the cost analysis to the user becomes ($50)*tax. This point is usually understood but often selectively. Killer apps aren't to merely sell a lot of copies of that game, that isn't the end. The goals is to sell a lot of consoles too. Once the platform is in homes, people will demand more software.
You still see people writing articles asking retarded questions like 'What happens to Wii once Wiisports wears off?' The answer is, they'll go out and buy more games, like Super Paper Mario.
DefectiveReject
Banned
Yes it is.Fight for Freeform said:
to sell 2m in Europe is a big achievement in a short space of time.
UK normally accounts for 30% share of the Euro market so thats a lot of Wii's in the UK in 5mths. I somehow don't feel the 360 is shifting this volume due to the MASS of incentives here to sell the hardware.
DefectiveReject said:
I'm not talking about it's launch, I'm talking about the recent price drop in the 360.
How have the sales compared since then? That's what Nintendo has to be concerned with.
And that is why, as I originally said and you contended, that this is no longer the DS vs. PSP.
The sales difference between the Wii and 360 is going to be a lot closer.
DefectiveReject said:
All I know is, MS declared they shipped 10m units after the holidays but the actual sold through figure was a lot less (8-9 million?). Assuming they've sold the difference since then (and that's a big assumption), that would still mean they still got beat by the Wii on the four months where both platforms were on sale side by side.
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