“Nintendo had no problem getting rid of its first batch of its Wii gaming console. According to media reports, U.S. buyers snapped up about 600,000 devices within a few minutes after launch. Nintendo promised to follow up with 400,000 more consoles until the end of the year,” Wolfgang Gruener reports for TG Daily.
“The least expensive of the three third generation gaming machines had a smashing start: At least if we believe NexGen wars, a website that tracks game console sales, Nintendo had sold more than 667,000 Wii consoles by Monday noon, more than double of what Sony was able to sell of its Playstation 3, which was estimated to have sold about 259,000 units initially and will remain in very limited supply until the second quarter of next year,” Gruener reports. “Microsoft, which has a one-year lead over its two competitors, has sold about 7.1 million Xbox 360 units so far.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: Not Apple-related, but may be interesting to some MDN readers. We’re going to follow the story of Nintendo’s Wii for pretty obvious reasons.
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Did Eric Cartman finally get to play with his Wii?
sorry, pos3rz, the wii = gamecube with dongle controllers.
the nexgen is here, ps3.
You say for ‘pretty obvious reasons’, but I really don’t see the ‘obvious’ part?
Is it because they’re the underdog?
Is it because they’re up against M$?
Is it because it’s white?
What are the ‘obvious reasons’ you’re following this console?
That wasn’t funny…
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I picked up a Wii and so far it’s pretty good but I need to try more games before I can really form an opinion- all I’ve tried so far are the included sports games, which were good, and Call of Duty 3, which so far is just frustrating.
Loki Capret-
I think the ‘obvious’ reason is that, with products like iTV, Apple may be moving toward the console gaming space in the future.
-c
MW: ‘lead’ (don’t follow)
“for pretty obvious reasons” = “because it generates hits”
Everything here revolves around ads and hits. Even the picture is an ad. Pretty soon we’ll have to click on an ad just to post a comment.
The Wii is amazing, im one of the 600k people and let me tell u, this thing has potential.
Put a little bit of Apple in there and we have a masterpiece.
I assume they will sooner or later let us wirelessly stream our photos and misc things into it as it has the functionality, and if it lets me plug my ipod in soon ill be one happy camper!
The obvious part was covered a bit ago. It’s the underdog aspect. MS and Sony are giants. Nintendo is also in it’s own right, but they don’t have the same resources as the other 2. That’s why Nintendo has to be innovative just like a certain other company.
P.S.
Yes the 360 and the PS3 are technical marvels with raw unbridled power, but what true innovation does it offer the player. Better graphics, Faster more expansive games, more goodies. All of this is great and I and other gamers want this. But it is all expected of new generation consoles and is a mere evolution.
This reminds me a little of DreamWorks vs. Pixar. Both with the technical power…but only Pixar understands the higher artistry of storytelling. What makes a great game?…seems as if Nintendo Wii is on to it. Apple understands the design combo of software/hardware/interface+magic….what would Apple games be like if they started a gaming division?…maybe working with Pixar….I don’t know, I’m not a gamer. Just thinking out loud.
If Apple is all about consumer electronics and owning the living room….then maybe iGame is part of that picture? …anybody thought about this?
Nexgenwars.com is publicly known as innacurate and is actually run by 360 fan boys who cant help but face the fact their system will always be # 3. THey create their own “mathmatical forumlas” to CALUCLATE how many systems are sold and no real information is gathered from anywhere at all. Its their guess at it all.
hmmmm 600,000 thats like only 599,728 more than Zune has sold to date. But what the heck, lets be generous and say Zune did an even 300.
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Let me add that i don’t really trust nexgenwars.com I mean there website is bare bones, they dont’ offer any explanation of the figures, it just doesn
‘t seem professional.
Obvious reason is … because it’s vs Microsoft.
And Sony is going against Microsoft too, yet they aren’t using 5 year old graphics technology like Nintendo is. I’ll go with the PS3 in this round of the console wars myself.
good call RC, even though the GC had some of the most beautiful graphics ever…
RE4 anyone?
(RE4 on the GC outsold the other two versions as did the Soulcaliber GC version… with much better graphics)
“Everything here revolves around ads and hits. Even the picture is an ad. Pretty soon we’ll have to click on an ad just to post a comment.”
get adblock for firefox.
i have blocked every stinking ad and pop up on this site, and it’s actually readable now!
now if it could only block the smug snot sarcasm sometimes…
Wii is cool. It’s fun. I hate X-box and PS3 is too much
The New York Times panned the PS3 pretty seriously this morning. Check it out at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/arts/20game.html
MW: theres (There’s something not quite right about typing this word without an apostrophe.)
RE: gamesystemwars.com
It says on their site — at the top and in big letters — that they get their data from Amazon.com’s sales. Hardly Xbox 360 fanbois.
Likewise thedvdwars.com which shows the results of the ongoing HD DVD versus Blu-ray wars; again it’s real sales data from Amazon.com
For me Xbox 360 just has same games as my Windows partition; PS3 has prettier versions of the same old games as PS2 and PS1 and PSP (Ridge Racer 7? Please! How boring); Wii for gaming fun please.
Like Apple, Nintendo have small market share but are actually profitable. Indeed Wii is profitable from day one whereas PS3 (wants to be next gen DVD player) and 360 (wants to be home media center) are both losing their manufacturers a pile of money.
A reviewer at the NY Times (NOT David Pogue) spent a lot of time with the PS3 and most of the games now available.
The verdict: Some switch has happened between Sony & Microsoft. The PS3 is frustrating, like Microsoft Windows. In comparison, the XBox 360 was a smooth customer experience, like Sony had a reputation for.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/20/arts/20game.html
“What are the ‘obvious reasons’ you’re following this console?”
its obvious… because the design and interface kicks ass much like apple hardware.
Argh! I stayed up all night to get one, only not to get one in the end. My son’s gonna kill me if I don’t get one for him by Christmas 🙁
Every store in my hometown was sold out by 9:30 AM.
I’m glad I didn’t promise one to anybody…
The Wii doesn’t have the graphics we all get that. It is much more powerful than the Gamecube by the way. Nintendo’s focus is not about being the most powerful they are about being the most innovative. The Wii plays games in a way that no other console plays, right now they are not concerned about having the HD graphics, they are focusing on having fun with the games that you have. What good is a game playing in 720 or 1080 if its a boring game or plays like the older ones just prettier.
I took a Wii once.
My wife and I have only used Safari, and we have never encountered a pop up on this website. So we are confused as to why alot of you have a pop up problem. Are you using your converted netscape browser that is a part of your horrid aol web connection or what?
The obvious reason MDN is watching all the Nintendo news is because it is said that Apple may be buying Nintendo in the future.
Clearly 600,000 gamers who don’t have high definition video or simply have no appreciation for it.
I **have** to have HD. So the Wii is a wee bit uninteresting to me. Once you have HD you can never go back.
That NYT ‘review’ of the PS3 is very biased and leaves out a lot of big cons for the XBox 360 like having to pay $50US per year for the privilege of playing games online and how it’s much more expensive than the PS3 in the long run. Once you add the rechargeable battery option, wifi option and HD DVD optoin, the XBox 360 ends up costing much more than the PS3 and still only has 1/3 the hard disk space, slower ethernet networking, no BlueTooth, no HDMI and no memory card slots.
If you want a real next generation console, get the PS3. If you can’t afford a PS3 or want it for your kids, get a Wii, but DON’T buy a 360 thinking that it’s cheaper, because it isn’t.
Do the math:
XBox 360 Pro: $400
+Play and charge kit: $20
+HD DVD drive: $200
+XBox 360 Wireless Network adapter: $100
TOTAL: $720
Playstation 3 Premium: $600
Savings: $120+tax, plus $50/year if you want to play games online, and you still get a more powerful system with 3 times the hard disk space, 10x faster ethernet networking and motion sensing controller.
The XBox 360 is the more expensive console of the three people. Don’t let yourself be fooled.
The most obvious reason: The people behind MDN dig Nintendo. What’s so hard to see about that?
I haven’t really been a gamer in quite a few years, but if I were to buy a console right now, it would be hard to overlook the Blue Ray capabilities of PS3.
That … obviously Cpt Obvious will have the obvious answer as to why it’s so obvious.
Obvious … whoa!!! the more i look at that word the weirder it looks.
As for game platforms – give me a Sketch-o-graph anyday.
MW – Age
oww!! how do they know so much about me.? creepy freaks.
That … obviously, Cpt Obvious will have the obvious answer as to why it’s so obvious.
Obvious … whoa!!! the more i look at that word the weirder it looks.
As for game platforms – give me a Sketch-o-graph anyday.
MDN MW – Age
Ouch !! how do they know so much about me? the creepy freaks.
Oops, my bad.
– I thought it had timed out, as i had to refresh.
Darn you MDN – anyway as i am here, love the “smashing” bit.
“Corker” would have been good as well
or “cracker” or even “right champion” but you need to put on a pommy twist to em.
@Andy C.
It’s $200 cheaper than you say if you want your games console to be a GAMES CONSOLE and not a pawn in next-gen DVD format war.
Not that I am fan of 360, as I said the best games on it are also on Windows.
PS3 is same old games as PS1, PS2, PSP but with a mid-range nVidia graphic card. Impressed, not. Been there, done that, bored with it.
Wii looks interesting and innovative.
BARG
I think Sony and Nintendo have made the classic Asian mistake of making low initial qty’s of their newest product for the Christmas season.
I am a pro Apple kind of guy. But, M$ will benefit from the blunder. This time they are out there with a comparable product that is available to anyone at non-Ebay prices. I remember when I bought my original PS (later known as the PS One). When did they release…the fall. With low qty’s.
The video game console market has changed in the U.S. The makers need to change the way they distribute their wares.
Just my $0.02
I think the “obvious” reason is that people who are fanatical about Apple have a better than average chance of also being fanatical of Nintendo. Apple and Nintendo are similar in their nature. They both started their respective markets. They’re both insanely creative, and original. And yet they’ve suffered at the hands of soulless behemoth companies that pump out crap that makes them tonnes of money, but does nothing to fulfill the potential of the market.
MDN is right to post news about the Wii. I love that I can come to one site and get my Apple and my Nintendo fix.
all of guys are wrong i own all three and the box has got it locked. the gaystation sucks and the wii is just weird to play but fun as all get out before you talk about the playstation being cheaper and better maybe you should look at sony’s latest standings, they have been doing bad manufacturing wise and they have the worst online service so why wouldn’t they give there crappy online service to you free.ive already getting tons of problems from it. not to mention its not free for most games to play the games full potential you have download levels and startups from the s store online which is rediculously expensive compared to the xbox and wii. I’ve been playing it and its a xbox live copy wanna be .Sony only steals they don’t innovate at all. Gears of war has sold more games faster than the playstation sold and sold a ass load of consoles. plus microsoft and wii take care of there customers unlike playstation remember the disc read errors for ps2 anyone!!!!!! Graphics will never reach a high level on the playstation because the developers have already said that they would not take the extra time to develop games for blu ray graphics in 1080p not to mention its not worth it for video there are movies being filmed in hd 1080p resolution standards. they just boost them up to an emulated 1080p. 1080i will surfice for at least another to years. So wait for the playstion 3 iw wish I had maybe ill sell this peace of crap on ebay!! This all from someone who has a masters in computer electronics so don’t believe the hype!!!!!
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