GamesIndustry.biz writes how in just a few short years Nintendo has managed to completely dominate games retail in Japan by taking up prime spaces in shops relegating the PS3 and Xbox 360 to the fringes. Last generation the PS2 ruled but now demand for the DS and Wii is so great that second hand DS's are selling at higher than their retail prices.
The article questions whether the same thing could happen in Western countries and conclude it's pretty unlikely thanks to the greater success of the Xbox 360 and PS3 and how "Sony's dominance is arguably even greater [in Europe] than it was in Japan a few years ago."
Another point made is how it's the casual gaming market that has created success for Nintendo opening up gaming to a whole new audience
and how the opportunity is there for Western companies to do the same and appeal to this new demographic of casual gamers.
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Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.
"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "
Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.
i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.
but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.
"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"
Forza and Starfield next?
In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year
“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"
Xbox 360 launched 18 years ago and was a generation-defining console that invited many people to jump into gaming for the first time and connect with friends around the world. We’re thrilled people continue playing their favorite Xbox 360 games on Xbox 360, or on newer consoles via Backward Compatibility for supported titles.
"we believe in game preservation"
Remember the media reaction when PlayStation wanted to shut down the PS3 store (but then kept it open)... where is that reaction here?
RIP Xbox 360 digital store and all its games.
It really grinds my gears that they are waiting till 10 days before closing to give the best discounts and the list as of now is 100 or less titles from the massive 360 library
I should have enough points by the weekend to get £25 credit off MS, (hardly ever spend money on xb1), might look at a few of these.
The Xbox 360 store was one of the only advantages the Xbox Series consoles had over the PS5. When I got my series X, I spent more playing Xbox 360 games vs current-gen Xbox games since that was the golden era for Xbox and several titles had enhancements such as 4k resolution and fps boost.
Closing this store will now only benefit the competition.
But it just isn't the big next-gen pusher. It's just a Nintendo, I have always enjoyed them and I will get a Wii. But what I mean is that people mainly buy Zelda, Mario, Metroid and other Nintendo games when they get a Wii. I like the Nintendo experience. But I like the PlaySation experience even more, it's more diverse you know.
My point is: the Wii is nice, next to your PS3 or 360. I would go for the PS3 as it's more multimedia and it will probably turn out as it's predecessors, I for one will get a Wii and a PS3 (and a PSP, just for MGS: PO and Killzone and those others sweet games).
It's for the sake of stupidity and argument that these things get posted.
Xbox360 and PS3 (Proper Next Gen games consoles/media centres)
Wii (Lower spec games console/novelty)
Should really be a peripheral - like the eye toy.
I would sure like to See Halo 3 or MGS4 on the Wii? What the heck are you more excited about Red Steel or Wii sports? OR the big Sony and Microsoft Titles.... yeah thought so. Put the wii back in the box.
The DS is the only dedicated hand held gaming console so no wonder it's winning in it's single market. The PSP is a different product with a different use aiming at a different market. Kinda like a Kettle and a Fighter plane.
The Wii`s already at 7 million units sold worldwide & still going strong
It's a breath of fresh air for the business. First of all it's going to put Sony and MS in high gear to pump out some nice software (big win for all) another is Wii is capitalizing on the PS2 success (so as long as sony supports ps2 they are in fact helping Wii) almost any game made for ps2 now is coming out on Wii except of coarse for sony only games. Third it's making devs think about something other than ports or sequels. 3rd party teams in order to sell on a Nintendo platform cannot make what Nintendo does nor make what they always do. Thus making them think outside the box and produce even better games. So once they start thinking outside of the box for Nintendo they can then also apply that to the other 2! Another win for everyone.
Obviously Nintendo wants you to just buy Nintendo (what company would promote buying ones rival) but agreeing with what Babylonian was getting to is that Wii is a great console that goes well with either the PS3 or 360 or even both. With the cost of it in the first place plus games being $10 dollars less and sometimes more it is made possible to get another console for the other fuctions on them.
Wii is for kids ages 6 to 12. Wii is for kids and family reunions.
They can sell 300 mill, but if somebody really bought a Wii over a PS3 or a 360 with nextgen on his mind must be shot on sight..
whoever (over 13) that buys a Wii has very little gaming time on his hands or just simply likes queer nintendo games..
Is like cars, cheap ones always sell a lot more. The more expensive and luxurious don't sell that much, but they still meet expectations and they always get bought by people who have the money and by people who likes a little bit of quality in their car..
PS: Expensive cars always compensate less sales with price :P . Just like the PS3, but with the little difference that PS3 will sell a LOT.