Nintendo returns to #1 after 17 years

[Blitzkommando]

Kyoto-based game giant Nintendo has reclaimed the top spot in sales of home consoles worldwide, according to a report today from the Financial Times. The story's numbers place the Wii's 9 million units sold slightly ahead of Microsoft's now-second-place Xbox 360 at 8.9 million sold.

With the sales going as they were, I figured this was inevitable. The question though that everyone is waiting on is what will the holidays bring.

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[Mayu]

Good <.<

[-Crokar-]

halo 3 will push out alot of units....true story nintendo wont be #1 for long

[TetsuyaHikari]

"Nintendo returns to #1 after 17 years"

Sounds like somebody hasn't heard of the NINTENDO DS

[ShadowDragon28]

Woot. Go Nintendo. I've got nothing against Xbox 360, I have no love for Sony though.

I think it's nice that there a slowly growing economical/socialogical paradigm shift in the videogame market and among gamers.

I am quite thankful that I'm not the only one whom thinks interactivity, gameplay, immersion and the fun factor in games (as per the Wii) are more important that flashy hyper-real eye-candy graphics.

While hyper-real eye-candy Uber-graphics do look very pretty and are nice, that doesn't neccessarily make a game fun to play, challenging, or immersive.
It tends to feel more like your watching a nice CG movie, with some gameplay portions that often not quite as good as they could of been IMO.

Oh and $400 - $600 consoles with $60 games doesn't help matters when most 23-ish to 35-ish aged gamers (a huge demographic of gamers) are on specific budgets (paying bills etc) nowadays...

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[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

On 2007-09-14 01:20, Kikumaru wrote:
"Nintendo returns to #1 after 17 years"

Sounds like somebody hasn't heard of the NINTENDO DS

That's not a 'home console'. That would go in the portables classification.

Kyoto-based game giant Nintendo has reclaimed the top spot in sales of home consoles worldwide, according to a report today

#1 in home consoles

You can play DS @ home, nobody will stop you but its a portable and doesn't always have to be plugged in.

[TetsuyaHikari]

Yeah, I know it's not a home console. I don't have drain bamage you know .

I was just pointing out that the topic could be a little misleading since it titles Nintendo by itself without talking about their console rating until you actually enter the thread, so judging from the title, you would think it was talking about Nintendo in general..not just specifically concerning home consoles.

Well..that's neither here or there really



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[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

Yes, I think most know by now the DS has sold a lot and its no question in that dept. they've been tops in that for a while.

With that established, this only relates to what else Nintendo wasn't tops in yet with their other product, Wii, and has been confirmed.

[PJ]

On 2007-09-14 01:44, ShadowDragon28 wrote:

I am quite thankful that I'm not the only one whom thinks interactivity, gameplay, immersion and the fun factor in games (as per the Wii) are more important that flashy hyper-real eye-candy graphics.

You've pretty much said my point about this generation of games (And about the Wii) in this statement

Well, I mean, 360 and PS3 games have fun to, but it feels like fun is an afterthought; after the presentation of the game.

[Shadowpawn]

On 2007-09-14 01:20, Kikumaru wrote:
"Nintendo returns to #1 after 17 years"

Sounds like somebody hasn't heard of the NINTENDO DS

He stated in console sales. We all know Nintendo has a monopoly on the handheld market.