With the Xbox 360, Play Station 3 and the Wii for some time now, a new generation of consoles at launch. Microsoft's Xbox 360 was released in November 2005, Sony's Play Station 3 and Nintendo's Wii moved in Year later, in November 2006 after. While Microsoft and Sony rely on hardware performance and great HD picture, while Nintendo has dropped out of the race and focused on a new control principle. was
Even before the launch of the consoles are comments that Microsoft and Sony promised great success and were facing the future of Nintendo skeptical.
were now current global hardware sales charts (as determined by GfK, Enterbrain, NPD Group) published that confirm the initial forecasts are not:
first Wii: 9.02 million units
second Xbox 360 : 8.8 million pieces
third PlayStation 3 : 3.700.000 pieces
It seems that hardware performance does not play a decisive role. The Wii has in record time, much earlier launched Xbox 360, displaces throne and now leads the charts. Microsoft was able to counteract the Aufholjagt with no price reductions. The comparatively low sales figures for the Play Station 3 probably resulted from the high price and the production problems resulting from extreme supply shortages that have delayed the European launch a few months.
How will the battle of the giants develop and how will the statistics in the future and the Christmas season probably influenced evolve? Nintendo pulls them further or if the Play Station 3 But even ignite a turbo? We will see it, but speculation is of course allowed again!
about their opinion as a commentary on the article, I would look forward to.
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