NPD: Nintendo Gives Thanks Again

[BreakABone]

Playstation 2 206k
Playstation 3 378k
PSP 421k
Xbox 360 836k
Wii 2.04M
DS 1.57M

GEARS OF WAR 2* (360) 1.56 million
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR* (360) 1.41 million
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE (WII) 796K
WII FIT (WII) 697K
MARIO KART (WII) 637K
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR (PS3) 597K
GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR* (WII) 475K
LEFT 4 DEAD (360) 410K
RESISTANCE 2* (PS3) 385K
WII MUSIC (WII) 297K

Yeah... it was a very Nintendo month.

[manasecret]

Wait, come again? Wii sold 2.04 million in the U.S.?

[Bond]

Maybe if we weren't buying so many Wiis we would be able to pay off our home equity loans... AMERICA!

[Fyacin]

I'm glad nintendo is making money, but I haven't actually played my wii since Brawl got old 4 months ago.

[Angrist]

Originally Posted by Bond

Maybe if we weren't buying so many Wiis we would be able to pay off our home equity loans... AMERICA!

Hah, great.
Another solution is to invest in Nintendo.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Fyacin

I'm glad nintendo is making money, but I haven't actually played my wii since Brawl got old 4 months ago.

I would say get Mario Kart, but either way I completely agree with you.

Even in the hey days of the n64 and the Cube, Nintendo had some decent software lined up for the holidays. Wii Music and to a lessen extent Animal Crossing does not count as big holiday releases.

Outside of the first 4 months with Kart, Brawl, Okami, No More Heroes, etc.

This has been a pretty piss poor year for the Wii with only a scatter of decent software over the last 8 months.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by BreakABone

I would say get Mario Kart, but either way I completely agree with you.

Even in the hey days of the n64 and the Cube, Nintendo had some decent software lined up for the holidays. Wii Music and to a lessen extent Animal Crossing does not count as big holiday releases.

Outside of the first 4 months with Kart, Brawl, Okami, No More Heroes, etc.

This has been a pretty piss poor year for the Wii with only a scatter of decent software over the last 8 months.

Oh, so you're finally going to agree with me that Nintendo is sitting on it's arse. About time In all seriousness, though, you can get a Premium 360 with two games for less than the cost of a Wii if you wait for deals. Nintendo is milking this generation and they're not giving anything back to the consumer in terms of a quality product.

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

Oh, so you're finally going to agree with me that Nintendo is sitting on it's arse. About time In all seriousness, though, you can get a Premium 360 with two games for less than the cost of a Wii if you wait for deals. Nintendo is milking this generation and they're not giving anything back to the consumer in terms of a quality product.

I've never disagreed with your assessment.
I disagree with the notion Nintendo hasn't done anything this generation.
Its been a weak year, but doesn't take away the gems such as TP, Corruption, Galaxy, Brawl, Kart, Strikers Charge, etc.

My problem has been they blew their wad too early. Third parties haven't jumped on in huge numbers. (Scary tangent, but the Wii now has a higher install base worldwide than the Ps3 and 360 combined so selling to even a smaller portion of the Wii audience would be a smarter decision than selling to a larger portion of either of the other two consoles)

I think 09 will be the year the Wii really shines as the line-up in my opinion is finally coming together with a solid slate of first and third party affairs.

But lets not just make this a Nintendo thread.

What does everyone think of the PS3? Now that I have it, I enjoy the console. I got into the Home Beta yesterday and I could honestly say I HATE it, its too grand... too complex for its own good.