American Technology Research reported surveyed 52 stores and reported that 28 of 52 stores had PS3 consoles in stock and there were not any stores that had Wii consoles in stock. Nintendo sold 604,200 Wii consoles and Sony sold 490,700 PS3 consoles in the month of December. (Information taken from FOXNews.com)
This news is kind of shocking considering that there was a lot more hype around the release of the PS3 which followed the most succesful gaming system ever. This news may show that in this era of new consoles, more gamers are looking for something different, something that is interactive, something that doesn't cost $600. It is too early to tell but it appears that the Wii is catching on and it looks like Nintendo was wise to seperate itself from its competition by making a console that is more interactive, focuses on the game play, and appeals to large audience; oh and there is also the moderate sticker price of $250 that has helped the Wii to outsell the PS3. It will be interesting to see if this trend will continue and if the Wii will be the most successful next generation platform.
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