The Wii is out selling the Xbox 360 and the PS3! No sh#t? I read this!… So it must be true! According to NPD Group (the leading global provider of consumer and retail market research information) the Wii is kicking ass in the gaming console market.

Last month, U.S. consumers bought 360,000 Wii systems, versus 174,000 Xbox 360s and 82,000 PS3s. It probably helps that the Wii is $249, compared to the PS3 at $599 and the Xbox 360, priced from $299 to $479, depending on the features.
But I think it’s more than just price. I think that the Wii is has the advantage of being different from the other two consoles. I think the Wii has the advantage of being more simple to use. I think the Wii has the advantage of games geared towards the use of the Wii-mote. Plus The Wii’s popularity has made it an attractive system for game publishers, whose ability to crank out fresh games for the device is vital to keeping consumers interested. It also generally costs less to create games for Wii than for the Sony and Microsoft systems, especially since it shares technology with its predecessor, the GameCube.
Good for you Nintendo! Sometimes the less complex wins out in the end. Ain’t that f*#king ironic???
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