Nintendo seizes lead in US console war
- July 17, 2008 22:36 PM PST
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Our new leader.
Speaking to GamePro today Nintendo proclaimed, "After just 20 months, 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 June219,800. 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.
Nintendo's new position in the video game market comes hot off the heels of E3 in Los Angeles this week. The annual trade show saw a slew of new game announcements from the company, as well as competitors Sony and Microsoft.
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- Jul 17 2008 at 10:42:18:PM PST
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PS3 is gaining some serious momentum, and the biggest of the PS3's guns haven't arrived yet. Once HOME releases, it's all over. Anyone who calls HOME a joke doesn't understand the possibilities of it's service.
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Good news for Nintendo for the moment even though Sony and Microsoft both outshined Nintendo this E3.
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who cares? N64 a flop. Gamecube a major flop. haha! same goes with xbox 1.
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spunnups Posted at: 07/17/08 at 10:42 PM PST PS3 is gaining some serious momentum, and the biggest of the PS3's guns haven't arrived yet. Once HOME releases, it's all over. Anyone who calls HOME a joke doesn't understand the possibilities of it's service.i agree fully.
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titomister10 Posted at: 07/17/08 at 10:55 PM PST who cares? N64 a flop. Gamecube a major flop. haha! same goes with xbox 1.[p]You're an ass
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spunnups Posted at: 07/17/08 at 10:42 PM PST[p] PS3 is gaining some serious momentum, and the biggest of the PS3's guns haven't arrived yet. Once HOME releases, it's all over. Anyone who calls HOME a joke doesn't understand the possibilities of it's service.[p] Ok, Home isn't going to be a big system seller. Not even the slightest chance of Home being the huge killer app for the PS3.[p] That being said, Home will definitely add another good reason to own a PS3. The last two Sony systems were strong IMO, because of the huge variety of their libraries. Too much emphasis is being put on having that one huge killer app for Sony, when their past systems didn't need that one killer app. They had a library full of great games, and great variety.[p] Sony needs to stop trying to have their Halo, and start focusing on having a huge variety of games for their system.
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donkeykong57 Posted at: 07/17/08 at 10:59 PM PST[p][p] I agree.titomister10 Posted at: 07/17/08 at 10:55 PM PST who cares? N64 a flop. Gamecube a major flop. haha! same goes with xbox 1.You're an ass
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