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Wii is least used current-gen console
Wii is least used current-gen console
GamesIndustry - April 8, 2009
Submitted by welshbloke (60) at 1:15AM PST on April 8, 2009
Nintendo's Wii is the home console that sees the least amount of use in the US, according to new research by Nielsen.
In the company's State of the Video Gamer report for the month of December 2008, the Wii had an average usage of five days, compared to 6.8 for the PlayStation 3 and 7.1 days for the Xbox 360.
The average usage session clocks in at 58 minutes for Nintendo's home console, while the PlayStation 3 records 64 minutes and the Xbox 360 78 minutes.
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3welshbloke posted on Industry News at 12:26PM PST on April 9, 2009. RE: Wii is least used current-gen consolebids
1welshbloke posted on Industry News at 1:18AM PST on April 8, 2009. RE: Wii is least used current-gen consolebids
1welshbloke posted on Industry News at 1:17AM PST on April 8, 2009. RE: Wii is least used current-gen consoleThe full report which can be found here is a very interesting read. The fact that women are the highest PC Gamers overall and that grannies spend more time gaming than her granchildren is very interesting.
The World of Warcraft figures are also very interesting.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]bids
12welshbloke posted on Industry News at 1:15AM PST on April 8, 2009. Article: Wii is least used current-gen consoleNintendo's Wii is the home console that sees the least amount of use in the US, according to new research by Nielsen. In the company's State of the Video Gamer report for the month of December 2008, the Wii had an average usage of five days, compared to 6.8 for the PlayStation 3 and 7.1 days for the Xbox 360. The average usage session clocks in at 58 minutes for Nintendo's home console, while the PlayStation 3 records 64 minutes and the Xbox 360 78 minutes.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 60 ]
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Maybe you should made a new article for Jan Nielsen, stating "Wii is the most used current-gen console". And later on an article for Feb Nielsen, stating that "Wii is the only current gen console that drop in usage from January to February" :).
From the article :
McMillan also provided me with additional console usage data for January and February of 2009. When you only consider the current generation of systems, the share of American's gaming time in January, Wii is the clear leader:
Wii - 43.2%
Xbox - 360 38%
PlayStation 3 - 18.8%
But before you declare Wii the winner, check out the rankings for February, which change dramatically:
Xbox 360 - 41%
Wii - 39.6%
PlayStation 3 - 19.4%
In February, after the holiday gift hype died down, Wii usage declined while Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 play time increased. This gave Xbox 360 the top spot.
This mistake is really bad. Nielsen need to improve their QC/editing process.