PS3 outselling the Wii in Japan?!?
April 9th, 2009 by acoleman
This may come as a surprise, but for the past 5 weeks straight the PS3 has been outselling the Wii…in Japan! Nintendo sales are hurting in Japan, despite the fact they continue to boom here at home. Apparently Nintendo is not putting out the software needed to keep its fans faithful.
A Nintendo spokesperson has said “We hope to line up strong software to support hardware sales in the second half of the year.” Â The boost in PS3 sales have been attributed to the quality titles they have been releasing, something Nintendo is not doing.
” It is still the first few months of the year when sales are slow for the industry, so we are not particularly concerned.” From what I have been hearing they should be! Some economists are saying Nintendo’s stock will soon drop and now is the time to sell.
I think that it all comes down to putting out quality games, and Sony has done an excellent job of that. Last year, we had Metal Gear Solid 4, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2, just to name a few titles. I honestly can’t remember the last time Nintendo put out a title I was even remotely interested in (aside from Resident Evil 4), and I am not being biased - just realistic. Unless Nintendo starts releasing some innovative games, I foresee this trend continuing.
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