For the Wiin

[kickaha]

Just ran across this nifty chart showing sales of the Wii, XBox 360, and PS3.

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php

Note total Wii sales passing total 360 sales in the previous week or so.

Now here's one aligning launch dates, with two things to note: slope of PS3 sales is almost identical to slope of 360 sales. ie, neither is really selling better, the 360 just had a one year lead. Secondly, slope of Wii is, um, a bit steeper.

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii®1=All&cons2=PS3®2=All&cons3=X360®3=All&align=1

Even if the data is off by a few % pts here and there, it's kind of stunning.

Comments

[georgmi.livejournal.com]

Yup. The best platform is still the PC, will always be the PC. It seems to me that the Xbox and PS lines are trying to emulate the PC platform. (Hell, the Xbox *is* a PC, just with a tightly constrained hardware and driver profile. But you know that.) I have yet to see a gaming experience for the Xbox or PS that can't be had on the PC just as well, without spending an extra $4-600 on a box that I won't use for anything else. (I actually don't know if GH is available for the PC yet, but as I'm tone-deaf, it's not a game that particularly appeals anyway.)

Not sayin' there isn't fun and plenty of it to be had with the Xbox and PS, just that when your house is as full of electronics as mine, even I look to simplify and reduce the clutter at some point. I just wouldn't use them enough to make it worth paying for or storing them.

The Gamecube, on the other hand, I do use, for the party games and Lego Star Wars--I know I could get LSW for the PC, but 2 LSW games + the Gamecube console was about the same price as four LSW games for the PC (I play multiplayer), plus I get access to the Mario Party titles. Also I feel more comfortable with Nintendo's game lineup given the presence of the 5-year-old. Not that I'd be buying Mortal Kombat (to choose a name at random) anyway, but it's kinda nice to think that if one of his little friends brings it over, it won't fit in the slot. :)