A couple years ago, Sony PS3 had almost monopolized the arena of gaming consoles. But then, judging from early sales of both consoles right now, the Nintendo Wii boasts a comfortable lead over Sony's Playstation 3. However, officials at Sony say that they believe that in the long run, PS3 will outdo its rival. So what's wrong with the PS3? It's not the fact that it can play high definition game using an 550-mhz graphics, a 20GB and 60GB hard drive, its built-in wifi, and online capabilities, along with the capacity to play Blu ray films in high definition. Though,the price of the PS3 is about $600,while the wii is only about $250-$300. Yet let's credit Nintendo for coming up with a console that is affordable, functional, and revolutionary all at the same time. In the battle between the Nintendo Wii and the Playstation 3, the real winners are the millions of gaming fanatics who immerse themselves in hours and hours of near real-life gaming experience.
Nintendo has said it sold 5.84 million Wii machines worldwide in the five months since its release in November, 2.3 million in the Americas, and 2 million in Japan. The Kyoto-based company said it expected to sell 14 million more Wii machines in the fiscal year ending in March 2008.Since everybody is buying it,the supply is more than the demand!Nintendo really needs to make more wii's.When I went to go buy it myself,I was searching stores for about 2 weeks trying to get it.Thanks to SSBB,it brought the wii sales up a lot higher.
According to Media Create, in the week ending March 9, Nintendo sold 57,068 Wiis in Japan, which is almost double compared to 21,008 PS3s sold by Sony. As for Microsoft, its Xbox 360 continues to struggle and it has sold only 2,891.
As for the United States, PS3 had a good February month, despite being outsold by Nintendo Wii almost 2 to 1. While Wii sold 432,000 units, Sony managed to sell 281,000 PS3s and Microsoft was lagging far behind with only 255,000 units.
According to the analysts, PS3 sales were boosted by the recent victory of BluRay, and it remains to be seen is Sony will manage to keep the rhythm.
Sony revealed the PS3 to the public on May 16,2005. The PlayStation 3 was first released in Japan on November 11, 2006 at 07:00. There were reports that many of the first systems were obtained by businessmen - mainly Chinese nationals - who bought the systems in order to resell them on eBay. According to Media Create, 81,639 PS3 systems were sold within 24 hours of its introduction in Japan.
Soon after its release in Japan, the PS3 was released in North America on November 17,2006 Reports of violence surrounding the release of the PS3 include a customer shot,[campers robbed at gunpoint, customers shot in a Drive by shooting with BB guns and 60 campers fighting over 10 systems.
On January 24, 2007, Sony announced that the PlayStation 3 would go on sale on March 23, 2007 in Europe, Australia , the Middle East, Africa and New Zealand. The system sold about 600,000 units in its first two days. On March 7,2007, the 60 GB PlayStation 3 launched in Singapore with a price of $799. The console was launched in South Korea on June 16, 2007 in a single version equipped with an 80 GB hard drive and IPTV.
So, if your into high definition,550-mhz graphics, 20GB and 60GB hard drive, and its built-in wifi, and online capabilities, choose the PS3.
If you just like having fun, playing with friends, and don't care about graphics,buy a wii.
