- ghostvirus
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Posted by; ghostvirus
This apple is brown, and rotten. This orange on the other hand, is in relatively average shape. So the orange is definitely the preferable option. ----------You can't compare apples and oranges. You're so dumb.
I have a few naive observations to share, to temper this reaction, and put things in context.
1. There was an over 200 $ price difference. It is common knowledge that 99$ is the mass market price point.
2. Limited game options vs Xbox getting new installments from top tier franchises.
3. Nintendo has scarcely appealed to core gamers outside of its first party offerings. Which are fairly limited at the Wii U at this point. Expecting brand loyalty and day one sales from casual game players is naive. The original Wii largely depended on positive word of mouth and press before it became popular.
4. America has never been Nintendo's backyard.
5. The production of xbox 360s has been streamlined over the past seven years. Allowing Microsoft to easily scale production, to meet demand. The same cannot be said of Nintendo. I have seen more than a few fliers from local stores warning of shortages of Wii U's, and asking consumers to be patient untill their supply increases. So its entirely possible that there were more xbox's than Wii U's to be sold in the first place.
Edit: I've found several professional analysts who have argued this point specifically. That the Xbox 360 and PS3 are benefiting from Wii U shortages.
6. According to the NPD, the xbox 360 sold half as many consoles in all of north america in its opening month than it did this past black friday in the US. So not only did the Xbox 360 beat Wii U's launch week, in a single day, it beat the Xbox 360s launch month, in a single day.
So actually the Wii U is already doing considerably better than the 360 did at this point in its lifespan.
7. The Playstation 2 regularly outsold the Xbox 360, month after month, in the united states in the first year of its release.
http://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2006/06/7030-2/
[Edited on 11.29.2012 6:20 PM PST]