Comments on: PS III vs Wii in Japan http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Business Model 1.0 Meets Gaming 2.0 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-111794 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » Business Model 1.0 Meets Gaming 2.0 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:51:06 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/#comment-111794 [...] Wii, Nintendo Corporation (still) enjoys the position of top dog in the video game console market (sorry, Denis). With more console units sold (and climbing) than its flashier counterparts, Microsoft’s XBOX [...] [...] Wii, Nintendo Corporation (still) enjoys the position of top dog in the video game console market (sorry, Denis). With more console units sold (and climbing) than its flashier counterparts, Microsoft’s XBOX [...]

]]> By: Martin Cleaver http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-109903 Martin Cleaver Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:44:59 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/#comment-109903 Blu-ray was no mistake... it won early this year over HD-DVD to become the new Hi-res DVD standard. The PS3 is targeting different users to the Wii - the PS3 presently targets gamers who wants the immersive video experience, the Wii is for family members who want a physical experience. These targetings may change. At some point Sony will surely come out with a Wiimote equivalent. At some point after game developers will surely come out with family friendly physical games. No-one knows how the market will react. Maybe by the time Sony have got their fingers of the twiddly controls Nintendo will have built a Wii console that is less wee in its capabilities. I wonder what they'd call it? The Wii-II? Wiiiii? Wiv? :) Martin Cleaver. Blu-ray was no mistake… it won early this year over HD-DVD to become the new Hi-res DVD standard.

The PS3 is targeting different users to the Wii – the PS3 presently targets gamers who wants the immersive video experience, the Wii is for family members who want a physical experience.

These targetings may change. At some point Sony will surely come out with a Wiimote equivalent. At some point after game developers will surely come out with family friendly physical games.

No-one knows how the market will react. Maybe by the time Sony have got their fingers of the twiddly controls Nintendo will have built a Wii console that is less wee in its capabilities. I wonder what they’d call it? The Wii-II? Wiiiii? Wiv? :)

Martin Cleaver.

]]> By: Brendan Peat http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-65351 Brendan Peat Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:58:54 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/#comment-65351 Sony really dropped the ball on the PS3, and the success of the Wii seems to have been the nail in the coffin. What has really killed the PS3 is the 360. People knock Microsoft for not being innovative, but you can't knock how fast they learn and how well they adapt to the marketplace. This time around they were first to market, had lower game development costs, lots of exclusive titles and a lower price point. Sony's past dominance may have made them a little over confident, I mean this time are making all the mistakes MS made with the Xbox, and to make matters worse they have tied the system to Blue-ray. Doesn't anyone at Sony remember BETAMAX! Sony really dropped the ball on the PS3, and the success of the Wii seems to have been the nail in the coffin. What has really killed the PS3 is the 360. People knock Microsoft for not being innovative, but you can’t knock how fast they learn and how well they adapt to the marketplace. This time around they were first to market, had lower game development costs, lots of exclusive titles and a lower price point.

Sony’s past dominance may have made them a little over confident, I mean this time are making all the mistakes MS made with the Xbox, and to make matters worse they have tied the system to Blue-ray.

Doesn’t anyone at Sony remember BETAMAX!

]]> By: Vincent Clement http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-65284 Vincent Clement Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:29:19 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2007/12/02/ps-iii-vs-wii-in-japan/#comment-65284 Pretend bowling still seems silly. The PS3 (have not seen it called the 'PS III') is selling because Sony finally dropped the price and because the marketing campaign is finally showing people what the console is capable of (and it didn't hurt that Ratchet and Clank was released for the PS3). Pretend bowling still seems silly.

The PS3 (have not seen it called the ‘PS III’) is selling because Sony finally dropped the price and because the marketing campaign is finally showing people what the console is capable of (and it didn’t hurt that Ratchet and Clank was released for the PS3).

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