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The Wii off to a great start for 2007

Nintendo’s Wii continues to sell at a fast pace, outselling the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during January. Market research firm NPD Group reports that consumers bought 436,000 Wii, while Xbox 360 sold 294,000 units, followed by PlayStation 3 with 244,000.

 

Nintendo is crediting much of its success to the broad appeal of Wii compared to machines from Microsoft and Sony. “I do think that we're selling to additional and different customers,” said Perrin Kaplan, VP marketing for Nintendo. “We've had an incredibly healthy start and we think there's going to be a pretty long tail on this product.”

 

Each console experienced a drop in sales when compared with figures from December 2006. The Wii saw the least decline when compared to its previous month at 604,200, while Xbox 360 saw the biggest decline from its 1.1 million units sold. PlayStation 3 also fell from its 490,700 sold during December.


The PlayStation 2 continues to be a strong seller, likely because of its price point, with 299,000 units—but down from the amazing 1.4 million during the holiday month. The Nintendo DS also loosened its grip, selling 239,000 during January—a steep drop from the 1.6 million during the gift-giving season. PSP also fell to 211,000 from 953,200.

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Well
By rollo1337 on 2/21/2007 4:00:02 PM , Rating: 5
Did anyone not see this coming?




RE: Well
By HibyPrime on 2/21/2007 4:06:42 PM , Rating: 2
I kind of expected PS2 -> Wii -> 360 -> PS3

When is the portable Wii coming out? Maybe a simplified wiimote and a battery powered projector, lol....


RE: Well
By FITCamaro on 2/21/2007 4:20:31 PM , Rating: 1
I'm sure Sony will say its because they didn't have enough stock to outsell Microsoft or Nintendo.

They have a handheld Wii, you just won't find it in an electronics store... ;)


RE: Well
By h0kiez on 2/21/2007 4:36:38 PM , Rating: 5
PS3s are still impossible to find. In fact, if you can find one, I'll give you $1200 for it.


RE: Well
By trentx on 2/21/07, Rating: -1
RE: Well
By Visk on 2/21/2007 5:16:12 PM , Rating: 4
That one really went over your head...


RE: Well
By KaiserCSS on 2/21/2007 8:54:58 PM , Rating: 5
quote:
Where are you? I saw 6 at Fry's last weekend


Where have you been these past couple weeks?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/02/10


RE: Well
By BladeVenom on 2/21/2007 5:30:08 PM , Rating: 5
Maybe they should go ahead and blame this on piracy also.


RE: Well
By Hydrofirex on 2/21/2007 6:41:38 PM , Rating: 2
Good One!

Don't give 'em ideas for the 360 should the PS3 start to outsell it!


RE: Well
By tarv on 2/21/2007 10:11:09 PM , Rating: 2
Its actually looking even more lopsided in February. According to the numbers I have seen on www.nexgenwars.com the Wii is beating the 360 3 to 1 and the PS3 5 to 1 now.


RE: Well
By encryptkeeper on 2/22/2007 2:24:25 PM , Rating: 2
Dayam. Well, a lot of that is positive word of mouth. The press loves the Wii. Are you tracking sales based on where the sales levels were at the end of last month?


RE: Well
By Mitch101 on 2/21/2007 4:46:18 PM , Rating: 3
Imagine how much more it would be if you could actually find a Wii.


RE: Well
By Tsuwamono on 2/21/2007 6:53:37 PM , Rating: 3
They had a whole skid of PS3s and 360s at Bestbuy aswell as a whole end counter of Wiis.. you can find them.. believe me


RE: Well
By InsaneScientist on 2/21/2007 8:08:50 PM , Rating: 2
The real question is: were there any Wiis there a couple of days after you saw them?

I want one of the things, but everytime I look (anywhere) they're sold out. And I go look anytime I'm even near a store that has the things (or is supposed to, anyway...).

I'm not saying that they're impossible to find, and presumably some places are easier than others, but they're still difficult to come by for most people.


RE: Well
By NoSoftwarePatents on 2/21/2007 9:42:44 PM , Rating: 2
A coworker of mine who lives near Alameda, California (near San Francisco) went to visit his sister in Reno, Nevada and got one by visiting a local store up there...


RE: Well
By MrSmurf on 2/21/2007 10:59:37 PM , Rating: 1
Where do you live? You can make a profit buying them and selling them here. They sell out as soon as they come in.


RE: Well
By jskirwin on 2/22/2007 11:02:01 AM , Rating: 3
quote:
What? You don't have stacks of PS3s in your local Best Buy?


No, we don't. In fact my area (near Philly) is dry of nearly everything. PS3. Wii. Xbox 360. The only thing that you can still find is the odd PS2 or original Xbox.

This only goes to show you that you can't assume the conditions in your area are the same elsewhere.


RE: Well
By MrSmurf on 2/21/2007 10:58:14 PM , Rating: 1
Before the launch? No.


dollar sales
By walk2k on 2/21/07, Rating: 0
RE: dollar sales
By NuroMancer on 2/21/2007 6:33:20 PM , Rating: 5
Dollar LOSSES:

Wii: None
360: Some
PS3: Tons

Don't forget that Sony and Microsoft are losing money on every console sold.


RE: dollar sales
By walk2k on 2/21/07, Rating: -1
RE: dollar sales
By Questar on 2/21/2007 7:27:34 PM , Rating: 2
Actually what matters is software sales. And with the PS3 having a tie rate of less than 1, Sony isn't going to be making any money soon.

On the other hand, Nintendo makes a profit on every console sold, and has a tie rate of 2. That means lots of cash to the bottom line.