biz.gamedaily.com — As the Wii continues to sell quite well month after month, analysts are becoming convinced that it's no fad. A new forecast from Merrill Lynch suggests that Nintendo's console will occupy around 30 percent of U.S. households by 2011, and even more in Japan.
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gregduhFeb 23, 2007
can't knock the hustle
semiotixFeb 23, 2007
The other 70% of the houses will be vacant because financial companies like Merrill Lynch will have foreclosed on the adjustable-rate mortgages they offered during the bubble.
gawtmilkFeb 23, 2007
I hate to get back on topic, but math-wise, jerry is right.However, the logic behind it isn't right. The current sales are prodominantly gamers who bought a game console. 30% of Americans aren't gamers. The Wii is much more "family-oriented", sure. But "More family oriented" definately doesn't mean all non-gamers are going to get the system.Think of it this way: 60% of Americans own a computer. Do you really think every other person with a computer is going to get a Wii? Do you think many people will own a Wii, but not a computer? I say no, as not even 50% of GAMERS are going to get a Wii. It's behind the XBox 360 and the PS2 in worldwide right now (although some say that's due to shortages). What makes these guys think that the 360 won't be in 30% of US households? It is, afterall, selling more now, and it has also already sold more. Plus, it will probably selll more in the future as the 360 has HUGE launch titles coming out like Halo 3, which the Wii is lacking.
jonshipmanFeb 23, 2007
I'm waiting for a Linux project to take off. With the potential of 30% of homes this could be one of the best selling consoles of all time. Surely it'll be hacked to be a full fledged computer pretty soon.
jay0312Feb 23, 2007
The Wii is great and all, but the sales for it won't be linear.
boocockyFeb 23, 2007
Lose your hard on for the Wii. It sucks, no one will have it in 2011
fishingtheskyFeb 23, 2007
Check out my article about this, figuring out if Nintendo is actually on track to meet these numbers.<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_in_30_of_homes_Is_the_Wii_on_track_See_the_numbers">http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_in_30_of_homes_Is_the_Wii_on_track_See_the_numbers</a>
zerompFeb 23, 2007
Yes but you forget that Nintendo products have a reputation for durability.The PS1 on the other hand, was a hastily thrown together piece of s**t - conceived only when Nintendo pulled the plug on an awful nintendo cd idea that Sony was working on for them.PS2 was also a hastily thrown together piece of s**t. Think of how many people still have NES or SNES consoles that work. Just because Sony products are manufactured to die shorty after the warranty expires doesn't mean that all products in a similar category have fallen victim to shoddy construction.How many morons went out and bought another PS2 because theirs died and they already had a bunch of games? Sony benefits from their crappy machines breaking about 6 months after the warranty expires. This is not a new idea - electronics manufacturers make much more money from equipment that breaks than equipment that is solidly built.
fartherFeb 28, 2007
How can 30% of households own a Wii if Nintendo is only producing enough to satisfy 3% of the total demand?