Wii and Xbox 360 Are Neck and Neck
Todd Bishop of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has some interesting statistics demonstrating that the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 have shipped about the same number of units worldwide as of September. The Xbox 360 was just 200,000 units ahead of the Wii. Of course, the 360 has been shipping a year before the other consoles.
The numbers show that Sony’s PS3 is as sick as a dog with only 5.6 million units. A far cry from the lofty ship numbers of the first and second generation PlayStations.
It looks to me like many PS gamers have jumped onto the 360 show, with non-traditional players have been wooed by the Wii. I love my Wii bowling, me. Wii love goes far. Christmas is in the air and there’s a scrum developing for consoles already. That’s not to say that the 360 isn’t attractive. Rock Band is looking like it might be fun. Europe will have to wait until February, though.