DFC Intelligence: Wii will have a record year, PS3 will pass 360 in 2009

Tyranitar24 | May 31, 2008 | Industry News | Playstation 3 Wii Company

You might remember DFC Intelligence: They asked if "could Sony go from first to worst" and now they are back with more input about the newest consoles. They believe that 2008 might be the best year ever for Nintendo and the Wii because the console is so innovative and Wii Fit will help out sales quite a bit, which will place Nintendo in a spot to sell the most consoles in a year. The firm also thinks the PS3 will overtake the 360 in 2009. DFC thinks this because they believe Microsoft didn't capitalize on Sony's struggles this past year. So, all in all, this is what DFC thinks will happen: The Wii will sell the most consoles, followed by the PS3, and the 360 will be last. Check out the full article in the source.

The latest DFC Intelligence forecasts predict that all three systems (360, Wii, PS3) will have a solid installed base. Nevertheless, it looks like the Nintendo Wii will be the overall installed base leader. The Wii has enormous momentum and appeals to the broadest audience.

In doing retail checks over Memorial Day weekend, the item that everyone was asking about was the just launched Wii Fit. However, none of the retailers we visited had any in stock. It is because of this type of demand that DFC believes in 2008, the Wii could set a record for most console systems sold in a single year.

The sales performance of the PlayStation 3 has been less than stellar, but Sony has survived. The Xbox 360 was unable to take advantage of Sony’s struggles to build the type of large lead needed to maintain a long-term advantage. The PS3 survived the onslaught of AAA Xbox 360 titles that hit the market from late 2006 through 2007. Halo 3 had great sales, but it did very little to enhance the Xbox 360’s overall position in the marketplace. The Xbox 360 is the system of choice for fans of high-action first-person shooter (FPS) games. However, for the 80%-plus of game consumers that DO NOT play FPS games, the Xbox 360 is not the system of choice.

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iLLmatic | June 01, 2008

Almost exactly what I said about the PS3 and 360. Also, no company has dominated 3 generations in a row. Nintendo had a 2 generation streak before Sony came with the PS1 and PS2. Now Nintendo is coming back for the throne. We'll have to wait and see whether the Wii turns out to be a fad or if the sales will remain consistent. It will be interesting to see where they all are a year from now.
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  Final Blade | June 01, 2008
  
  _{Despite hardware sales, the Wii software sales aren't anywhere close to the 360's. Nintendo needs to up there game with better must buy titles before I'll say that Nintendo has it in the bag. Sure some of the titles that have come out were big, but they need more. Software sales decides which one dominates long term.
  
  Edit: LMAO thanks Wii fanboys, its great knowing you thumb down my posts without giving a reply or rebuttal for my post...Oh wait thats right you can't cause you know its true.}
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Cdemon | June 01, 2008

Haven't we heard this since December '06?
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Silver Mirror | June 01, 2008

Actually I'm pretty sure a lot of people were predicting the death of the PS3 and Wii back then.
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  Akira_EX | June 01, 2008
  
  Actually, a lot of people only predicted the death of just Wii. Mostly everyone who wasn't an opposing fanboy thought the PS3 would exponentially grow into first place due to brand loyalty, Blu-ray, et al.
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  Cdemon | June 01, 2008
  
  I dunno. I believe hearing in consecutive years, mostly here on gamegrep, that the X360 was gonna' fall flat on its face with "x amount of reasons why."
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StarJet | June 01, 2008

I may not be intelligent as this "DFC Intelligence", but I'm sure many people go for the cheaper thing, so many Wii consoles are sold. But then they realize it's not as good as it's hyped upto be and games aren't sold as much.
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The Primagen | June 01, 2008

No, its the family thing.

Even old people play wii.