So the PS3 has been out for longer, yet the Wii has sold 3 times as many units

[RichUK]

Well, according to this site NextGen Wars.

 

[thirdeye]

Why are you surprised? Nintendo had 2 million units at launch and Sony had 400k.

 

[loup garou]

I am not.

Also, I'd be surprised if more than half that amount of PS3s were actually sold.

 

[Al Neri]

economics.

Supply and Demand

 

[krunchykrome]

How much is the PS3? $400-$600? The wii is $250, right? There's your answer.

 

[MrChad]

Microsoft's sold 7.2 million units already?

 

[jtvang125]

$250 > $500+

 

[sswingle]

Supply is giving those figures, not demand. If sony had enough on the shelves to sell, their numbers would be much higher.

Has nothing to do with price either.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
Why are you surprised? Nintendo had 2 million units at launch and Sony had 400k.

I didn't know the fact about Nintendo, however, i would have thought by now all the PS3's would be sold.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: jtvang125
$250 > $500+

*brain asplodes*

 

[Queasy]

The PS3 launched two days before the Wii and had about 1/3 the units available for sale. Shouldn't be surprising at all.

 

[RichUK]

So when is the next batch of PS3's expected to roll out?

I would have thought ASAP.

 

[Tremulant]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: jtvang125
$250 > $500+

*brain asplodes*

rofl

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: thirdeye
Why are you surprised? Nintendo had 2 million units at launch and Sony had 400k.

I didn't know the fact about Nintendo, however, i would have thought by now all the PS3's would be sold.

Actually, very few are "sold." Most are in the process of being re-sold.

 

[Firebot]

Of course, the numbers look even worse when you consider that Sony is losing 200$ per console, while Nintendo is making over 50$ per console sold.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: RichUK
So when is the next batch of PS3's expected to roll out?

I would have thought ASAP.

ASAP for Sony is probably 3 months from now.

 

[SoulAssassin]

Your comparison is invalid because, as others have said, it's all based on how many are out there. If they each had 10 million units on launch day and Sony sold 7 million and Nintendo sold 8 you'd have a point but you don't.

This thread is dumb.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: ScottSwingleComputers

Originally posted by: RichUK
So when is the next batch of PS3's expected to roll out?

I would have thought ASAP.

ASAP for Sony is probably 3 months from now.

Gamestop and EB Games are reporting that they have gotten new shipments of PS3s in and are holding them until Black Friday. Same with Best Buy. Don't know how many.

Supposedly, Sony is going to be sending shipments every week. Again, don't know how many.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Your comparison is invalid because, as others have said, it's all based on how many are out there. If they each had 10 million units on launch day and Sony sold 7 million and Nintendo sold 8 you'd have a point but you don't.

This thread is dumb.

Thanks :disgust:

I didn't realise Nintendo had so many units available at launch. I also forgot that Sony only had a limited amount of units available for launch.

 

[Pocatello]

Short supply, I probably pick one up later when the PS3 starts to flood the market. I think the price is quite reasonable.

 

[codeyf]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
Your comparison is invalid because, as others have said, it's all based on how many are out there. If they each had 10 million units on launch day and Sony sold 7 million and Nintendo sold 8 you'd have a point but you don't.

This thread is dumb.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
Why are you surprised? Nintendo had 2 million units at launch and Sony had 400k.

Exactly. They can only sell as many as they have.

 

[uhohs]

most people agree that sony had less than 200k units at launch. more shipments have been slowly trickling in.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Microsoft's sold 7.2 million units already?

they do have a 1 yr heads up. heh

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: randomlinh

Originally posted by: MrChad
Microsoft's sold 7.2 million units already?

they do have a 1 yr heads up. heh

Yeah, I think that site would be better fit if it also gave a comparison of the XBox360's sales after 1 week and 5 days, to more acurately compare to the sales of the other two.