grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Super Mario Kart 64 is released on the Wii today as a download for 1000 yen. For those interested in some natsukashii kart action. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted January 30, 2007 Share Posted January 30, 2007 Next gen console launch is really expensive business, which partly explains why there's only MS and Sony battling it out this time around (see Sega, etc.) Wii, while extremely successful, is not a truly next generation console in terms of computing power (but it's hella fun, we'll see about it's lasting power compared to the two biggies). Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Perhaps the majority of people aren't bothered about those extra polygons and just want to actually have fun! There sure is a buzz around the Wii. All the kids round here want one. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbird2 0 Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I'm sure a 60000 yen price tag has something to do with it as well. Sony are really risking getting caught out just too late with the strategy they have gone with. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 Latest weekly sales, getting worse for PS3 DSL 194,526 Wii 83,754 PSP 35,700 PS2 20,995 PS3 19,996 Xbox360 7,365 GBM 1,177 GBASP 1,023 GC 347 DS 82 GBA 34 Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 that punk boxer kid Kameda Koki Link to post Share on other sites
griller 9 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 What software are you using the make those? Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Very interesting market for sure: Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 griller, they are called Miis and you can create them on your system - the software is included. The characters can turn up in some games but not sure how much that is utilised right now. Interesting idea. Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 That Mii system is a fun idea. It seems fairly limited though, will they be able to update it and make the selections more varied with a firmware update? Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Very probably Orange. They need more head shapes and hair styles. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I got a Wii for Christmas as a present - thought eeehh??! when I got it but have had some fun. Could do with a bit of a driving game though. Link to post Share on other sites
Tesselator 0 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by JellyBelly: Very interesting market for sure: Cool info! I wonder if Wii and 360 are inverted for the USA graph? Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Funny how the 360 starts off at the same point as the other two - even though it had been released a year earlier!! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 A DS/PSP chart like that would be interesting. That DS thing is really trouncing the PSP. The thing is STILL sold out even now. My mate was buying one for his cousin and said that they were forming queues on the days when new stock came in at Bic. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Quote: Originally posted by BagOfCrisps: Funny how the 360 starts off at the same point as the other two - even though it had been released a year earlier!! the other 2 don't start at zero. They have about a 180,000 unit lead on wii, and the wii killed them in no time. I am waiting for the official import here. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Share Posted February 16, 2007 And that 180000 or so 'lead' that the x360 had was built up over a full year! Basically it isn't in the race. What is surprising so far is how little the ps3 is as well, though the lack of titles goes to explain a fair bit. By the time the ps3 gets some big titles out, just how far ahead will the wii be. Link to post Share on other sites
NutteyCubey 0 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 If Wii stops selling and PS3 continues at this rate, it catches up November 2, 2007. At this week's PS2 and DS rates, DS catches up to PS2 August 26, 2007. Wii comparisons: After 11 weeks, Wii's total is now about where GameCube was late August 2002, nearly a full year after launch. It's where DS was 5-6 weeks after launch. It's where PS2 was 10 weeks after launch. PS2 continues on in the 60-90K range each week for some time more, so given Wii supply I doubt it "catches up" anytime soon; if Wii demand manages to stay high, maybe once it's been out 3 times this long. PS3 comparisons: After 14 weeks, PS3 appears to have hit what PS2 did in a little over a week. It also appears to be at another GameCube intersection, being at the total GCN was in just over 14 weeks. Through 6 weeks, Nintendo has sold more hardware units than it did in the entire first quarter of any recent year. I've pointed out previously how strong MS's start has been relative to previous years, but now at 6 weeks they've sold more hardware units than they have in the first 17 weeks of any previous year. Link to post Share on other sites
NutteyCubey 0 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 1. Wii has an almost 900k lead on PS3 in 11 weeks. 2. The PS3 has never been closer week-to-week with the Wii than 20k units, and 45k units this year. 3. The PS3 hasn't sold more than 76k units in one week since launch. 4. The Wii hasn't sold less than 65k units in one week since launch. 5. The PS3 has never come closer than 28% market share. 6. The Wii hasn't lost market share since it went on sale. 7. The PS3 just had its second best week of the post-holiday year. 23,431 (1st - 25,531 - 1/8-1/14) 8. The Wii just had its second worst week of the post-holiday year. 78,550 (1st - 93,708 - 1/8-1/14) 9. In the same time that the PS3 sold 100k, the Wii sold 400k. The 360 sold 35k. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 you're gonna have to do those stats again once I buy my Wii. Link to post Share on other sites
izzy 0 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Got a Wii. Anyone other Wii owners downloaded that new Voting channel? (It's free from the shopping channel) Talk about useless but strangely interesting Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Cureent questions on the amazing Voting channel Dog or Cat? Which do you hope for more - World Peace or personal happiness? If your friend is 10 minutes late, are you angry or not? Gripping stuff........ Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Dog Personal happiness No. Gives me time for a beer. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I like the voting channel. Kinda interesting and soothing and it was free after all. (I quite like the weather channel too, spinning the globe and seeing world weather is great fun.) Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Quote: Dog or Cat? Which do you hope for more - World Peace or personal happiness? If your friend is 10 minutes late, are you angry or not? Sounds very strange...do explain. Where do the questions come from? Link to post Share on other sites
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