Wii has Re/won Japanese Market…But has PS3 Gained Momentum?
It looks like the Wii has shifted gears back up to first place in Japan in front of the PS3. I think that was to be expected once we found out that the Wii started to add more Wii’s to the market. Here is the trend I have been noticing though. It seems like the tide is indeed switching for the PS3. The first reason is due to the HD DVD loss of Warner Bros to Blu Ray. This makes me think that people will start to buy the PS3 for the blu ray capability. Secondly, I see a huge amount of xbox 360 owners starting to save up for a PS3. The main reason? Because there are an insane amount of games that are dropping for the PS3 this year and the reliability of their console has been nothing short of shoddy. Lastly, when we talk about game consoles, I think that the Wii caters to a new type of player. I and others that I know, find it increasingly difficult to play the Wii as the new game system. Most of us use it for parties and it seems to work well for that. It by no means will replace my existing system. In fact, I think many people get a Wii + another console (either a PS3 or xbox 360) to fulfill their gaming needs. Lastly, we are starting to see a decline of PS2 sales and I think that now people will start to switch over to HD gaming and the newer consoles.
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