Wii is King of Game Consoles
filed in Games, Hardware on Jul.18, 2008,
Wii can now raise its head high as the leading game console according to reports. Wii is the new console leader in the US with nearly 10.9 million units.
NPD sales data backs up the claim. Wii moved 666,700 units in the month of June, which is enough to push it over Xbox 360 as the dominant platform in North America.
Despite a year head start for Xbox 360 and two generations of PlayStation consoles leading the market, Nintendo has rocketed back to the top with Wii.
Even with the help of blockbuster exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots which sold nearly a million copies last month, PlayStation 3 still took a second seat to Wii with a respectable 405,500 consoles sold.
That figure is nearly double the number of Xbox 360s sold in June 219,800. Adding salt to Microsoft’s wounds is the fact that it almost was beaten by PlayStation 2 with an impressive showing of 188,800 units.
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July 18th, 2008 on 5:14 pm
The Wii is my second favorite game console. With PS3 you may have a ton of games, but only 5 or them are good, and those 5 are available on another console. Xbox has some awesome games, and Xbox Live is jsut one of the greatest things ever made. Because I like shooter games, the Xbox 360 wins for my favorite.
the Wii is just extremely innovative and has quite a few great games for it. Plus it wins for social gaming. When I had a Wii it was talked about all the time, people wanted to play it all the time. Most of their games are great casual games, that even as an extreme gamer I love to play.