dermy says:

It just seems that way to me.
I walk through the shops and see "XBOX 360!!" and "PS3!!!" and then come across "wii" in the dark corner.
Okay, to be fair, XBOX 360 deserves a high profile, but the only reason the ps3 gets big attention is because the 'PS2' was a huge success.
It makes me angry. Nintendo have been in the console wars FROM THE START, and now they are fading? This isn't right!
The Wii and Nintendo will live long!

06/12/2007 Victoria, AUS

gokhan says:

Which shops would these be? You go to a place like EB for example and they have their Wii display exactly opposite PS3, right near the door, hardly in the corner. At places like JB they share shelf space with the rest of the consoles, of course Wii takes up less space because of the lower number of games...

06/12/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

dermy says:

gokhan said: Which shops would these be? You go to a place like EB for example and they have their Wii display exactly opposite PS3, right near the door, hardly in the corner. At places like JB they share shelf space with the rest of the consoles, of course Wii takes up less space because of the lower number of games...

06/12/2007 Victoria, AUS

gokhan says:

That's true, I just hope that given a bit of time the Wii will help Nintendo get back into the game, so to speak.

06/12/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

RerunWii says:

Hahaha, The Wii section at my local EB (EB indooroopilly) took over the PS3 section when the PS3 didn't sell and was downgraded to a smaller section...

06/12/2007 The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane

supA says:

People can think what they like with Nintendo, but in all honesty. They're ruling the current gaming market with the Wii. Maybe you should show the stats to a Xbox or Sony fanboy.

Nintendo for life

06/12/2007 quit mywii //

dermy says:

supA said: People can think what they like with Nintendo, but in all honesty. They're ruling the current gaming market with the Wii. Maybe you should show the stats to a Xbox or Sony fanboy.

Nintendo for life

06/12/2007 Victoria, AUS

dsreaper says:

RerunWii said: Hahaha, The Wii section at my local EB (EB indooroopilly) took over the PS3 section when the PS3 didn't sell and was downgraded to a smaller section...

06/12/2007 Gold Coast, Queensland

RerunWii says:

Yeah, oh well teh 360 is an awesome console, I'm actually not swayed by marketing I buy a console on the basis of it's games, it's specs and my allegiance to the company.

06/12/2007 The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane

ICC_06 says:

Most places have more 360 becasue there are so many more games on it as for the PS3 most placesI have seen have had the same or less space and games then they do for wii

06/12/2007 South Australia

BeNo29 says:

I remember when the N64 was up against the PS1 it was shocking that in most stores Nintendo had just a small portion of the video games area, same with the GameCube.
The N64 had some great games too so it was even more disapointing.
With the Wii it seems Nintendo have there confident strut back which is good so hopefully they dominate even more and put Sony & Microsoft in there place.

06/12/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

ozmodchps says:

I know what Dermy is talking about, I saw it today at JBhifi. But then again, they didn't have any wiis in stock.

I think it is partly because of the success for ps2, but also to do with the fact that if the profit margin on consoles is 15%....they would rather sell a console that costs $1000, than a console that costs $388

06/12/2007 Melbourne

silverfan1 says:

oh something like this happened to me. i was in town and decided to look at games i went in and there was NO GC section.i ask the guy at counter he said we ain't selling them anymore and this was ages before the wii was out...

06/12/2007 UK

dermy says:

ozmodchps said: I know what Dermy is talking about, I saw it today at JBhifi. But then again, they didn't have any wiis in stock.

I think it is partly because of the success for ps2, but also to do with the fact that if the profit margin on consoles is 15%....they would rather sell a console that costs $1000, than a console that costs $388

06/12/2007 Victoria, AUS

jubbo83 says:

RerunWii said: Hahaha, The Wii section at my local EB (EB indooroopilly) took over the PS3 section when the PS3 didn't sell and was downgraded to a smaller section...

06/12/2007 central qld

Foetoid says:

RerunWii said: Yeah, oh well teh 360 is an awesome console, I'm actually not swayed by marketing I buy a console on the basis of it's games, it's specs and my allegiance to the company.

06/12/2007 Sunshine Coast

LostDjinn says:

True the Tendy's specs are along way from the 360 or the PS3, but Tendy's biggest feature is it's really fun to play. (If you buy a good game). 360 and PS3 are competing on a specs basis, while Tendy's focus is on how you play the game. I don't see how you can compare the systems as they represent two clearly different things.

06/12/2007 Melbourne

BeNo29 says:

Tendy lol

06/12/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

Naviti says:

i think it because of the success the xbox and PS2 had over the Gamecube. People are still not convinced that the Wii is a great machine. It all about specs and dvd playback now.

But if Japan is any indication (1 PS3 for every 5 Wii sold) it should be changing soon.... hopefully....

06/12/2007 Brisbane

hainaku says:  

The Wii sells itself, these shops don't really need to promote it too much. As soon as you have Wii's in stock, it's all gone. There are still many places around the world where you can't get a Wii.

The PS3 and 360 on the other hand, needs a bit more advertising and fanfare to sell. These shops need to promote them more, especially the PS3, where customers are staying away from because of the high price tag. There are lots and lots of PS3s and 360s in stock, and they need to move them out the door fast!

06/12/2007 Freedom is not free, many have paid for it with their lives...

Naviti says:

hainaku said: The Wii sells itself, these shops don't really need to promote it too much. As soon as you have Wii's in stock, it's all gone. There are still many places around the world where you can't get a Wii.

The PS3 and 360 on the other hand, needs a bit more advertising and fanfare to sell. These shops need to promote them more, especially the PS3, where customers are staying away from because of the high price tag. There are lots and lots of PS3s and 360s in stock, and they need to move them out the door fast!

06/12/2007 Brisbane