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February 22nd, 2007, 19:56
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This week’s theme seems to be numerically comparing the Wii to other consoles - and by all measures, it’s doing pretty well… First off, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Wii is dominating console sales for January. In NPD Group data cited by Microsoft of all people, Nintendo’s console sold roughly 150,000 more units (436,000 total) than either the Xbox 360 (294,000 units) or the PS3 (244,000 units). The PS2 still continues to be a juggernaut though, selling just under 300,000 units thanks to a spate of great farewell titles including Guitar Hero 2 and God of War 2.
Next up, GamesRadar.com points out that the perceived Wii drought doesn’t really match with the numbers. The chart at above compares the number of games releasing each month for the Wii with Nintendo’s previous launches of the Gamecube and the ill-fated N64, and it appears that the Wii is actually gaining momentum on the games release front. Of course, how good most of those games are is up for debate - the Wii definitely needs some more killer apps to maintain steady interest in the console.
Finally, in a chart presented after the jump, HardCoreWare looks into console power consumption and notes that the Wii is a real energy sipper - so much so that it uses 10x less than either the PS3 or Xbox 360, and pulls only around 18 watts even at peak performance.
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http://www.playfeed.com/blogimages/wii_drought.jpg
This week’s theme seems to be numerically comparing the Wii to other consoles - and by all measures, it’s doing pretty well… First off, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Wii is dominating console sales for January. In NPD Group data cited by Microsoft of all people, Nintendo’s console sold roughly 150,000 more units (436,000 total) than either the Xbox 360 (294,000 units) or the PS3 (244,000 units). The PS2 still continues to be a juggernaut though, selling just under 300,000 units thanks to a spate of great farewell titles including Guitar Hero 2 and God of War 2.
Next up, GamesRadar.com points out that the perceived Wii drought doesn’t really match with the numbers. The chart at above compares the number of games releasing each month for the Wii with Nintendo’s previous launches of the Gamecube and the ill-fated N64, and it appears that the Wii is actually gaining momentum on the games release front. Of course, how good most of those games are is up for debate - the Wii definitely needs some more killer apps to maintain steady interest in the console.
Finally, in a chart presented after the jump, HardCoreWare looks into console power consumption and notes that the Wii is a real energy sipper - so much so that it uses 10x less than either the PS3 or Xbox 360, and pulls only around 18 watts even at peak performance.
http://www.playfeed.com/blogimages/power_consumption.gif
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