Analyst: Wii in short supply until 2009, PS3 and Xbox 360 need help
Nintendo’s Wii next-generation console will stay in short supply until 2009, according to a leading video games analyst. The analyst also said that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 need some “system selling” games as soon as possible.
Recent US sales figures from NDP that showed that in March 259,000 Wiis were sold, compared to 199,000 Xbox 360s and 130,000 Playstation 3s.
Billy Pidgeon, video game analyst at IDC, told Home Media Magazine that Nintendo could have sold more Wiis if stock had been available. He was also concerned about relatively sluggish sales of Xbox 360 and PS3.
“There’s good software movement, but hardware is stalled a bit by short Wii supply and stagnant demand for Xbox 360 and PS3,” said Pidgeon.
“I believe the Wii will continue strong growth although supply continues to be a problem. I’d like to see Wii hardware shipping in larger quantities or mass market consumers may cool on it.”
Unfortunately Pidgeon doesn’t believe that Nintendo will be able to supply enough Wiis to meet demand anytime soon. He also said that Xbox 360 and PS3 need “system selling” games as soon as possible.
“I don’t believe supply will meet demand for the Wii until 2009. Xbox 360 and PS3 need system-selling games ASAP. Halo 3 will help, as will Lair and Heavenly Sword, but that leaves a hole in Q2 which will be filled by Wii, DS and PSP hardware and software.”
Personally, I’d rather have Nintendo’s problem of not being able to meet demand, rather than Microsoft’s and Sony’s problem of not having enough demand.
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April 25th, 2007
nintendo has been steadily lowering the shipment numbers to the us. look at the past 3 months. sales decrease but still very hard to find. what could that mean????
April 25th, 2007
2009? This guy is not too bright. The Wii WILL NOT have this kind of momentum after the novelty wears off. There are only so much Mario and Zelda games that can be played until people get board. Also does this guy even consider that more HD TV’s are being sold and the Wii’s 480p just isn’t enough?
April 25th, 2007
Xbox 360 stagnant sales by what measure? Microsoft is probably well aware that they will not perform well in Japan, but to have a significant installed base in the largest/most important market in the world (North America, sorry Japan) is quite an achievement. And, although I realize that the Nintendo Wii is in short supply, how does selling roughly 60,000 consoles more units than the 360 all that much better? The Wii is selling for $150 less and has a much smaller attach rate.
Please, evaluate the numbers before spewing off information largely copied from other sources.
April 25th, 2007
RE Calling BS
Your comment is not too bright . . . Mario and Zelda games have been consistently popular since 1983/86 (Super Mario Bros. for the NES is listed in The Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling video game of all time), so it doesn’t seem likely that people will suddenly get bored of these franchises. Super Mario Galaxy probably won’t even be released till ‘09. Maybe I jumped the gun, but I bought a Wii for Metroid. At least Gamecube games are hella’ cheap now.
PS XBOX = RETARD