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In Reply to: RE: two possible reasons posted by Ole Lund Christensen on July 14, 2007 at 12:02:16

I think for the moment, PS/3 sales have genuinely increased, and in the USA, we may see another increase on Sunday when the big Sunday newspaper advertisments come out. But can the sales levels be sustained? I don't know. I think if you asked folks in this country what electronic devices they wanted to buy this week, the list would include:
Flat panel TV of some sort
iPod
iPhone
Nintendo DS
Nintendo Wii
Notebook computer
But this (Saturday) morning at EB Games, I had no trouble getting a new PS/3 from stock, while Nintendo's Wii still sells out quickly.

Edits: 07/14/07

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RE: two possible reasons - Ole Lund Christensen 00:16:59 07/15/07 (3)
Wii cost 399
360 cost 399

PS3 cost 499 including DVD player(worth minimum 50) and 6 movies( about USD 60) and your get the state of the art technology.
That makes the Wii and 360 look expensive.

Wii sell to gamers due to the waving remote, but families buy PS3.
- RE: two possible reasons - 4season 10:29:28 07/15/07 (2)
  "Wii cost 399"
  
  I don't know about your part of the world, but in the USA, Wii costs $250 and it's been a huge hit. In Japan, it was outselling PS/3 by something like 5:1. Now that Sony has released lower-priced PS/3 packages in both the USA and Japan, we'll see if things improve for PS/3.
  
  My own PS/3 console has a January 2007 manufacture date! That's kind of embarassing, but at least Sony is finally doing something about it.
  - RE: two possible reasons - Ole Lund Christensen 10:53:24 07/15/07 (1)
    I was refering to these prices on amazon, average is 399.
    - http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0009VXBAQ/ref=dp_olp_2/102-9894744-6037700 (Open in New Window)
    - RE: two possible reasons - 4season 11:58:51 07/15/07 (0)
      3rd-party sellers on Amazon can charge $1M for a Wii, but that doesn't mean they're going to get it ;-) But yes, Wii is still super-popular here, and you need to get to the store fairly early in order to get one.

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