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Wii's 3rd parties tracking ahead of both PS3 and 360
Wii's 3rd parties tracking ahead of both PS3 and 360
Kotaku - August 8, 2008
Submitted by apujanata (14935) at 2:18AM PST on August 9, 2008
Nintendo have provided us with a handy line graph showing off the success that third parties have had on its console. It's devoid of confusing first-party data, which mucks up the numbers, and "demonstrates that third parties on Wii are tracking ahead of both PS3 and 360."
On display are the first 19 months of each console's lifecycle. That impressive upward tick on the blue line — the Wii line — starts its ascent right around the time that Guitar Hero III made its way to the Wii platform.
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3lstormy10 posted on Wii (Wii) at 8:27AM PST on August 9, 2008. RE: Wii's 3rd parties tracking ahead of both PS3 and 360The only problem I see with this data is that it doesn't take into account that the Wii has sold millions more units than the PS3 and 360 had in their first 19 months. I would say that the tie-in ratio for third party games for the Wii still lags behind the 360 for sure and possibly even the PS3.
But at least there has been noticeable improvement in the number of 3rd party sales that has outpaced install base growth I would assume in some months (just by taking a rough look at the chart).[ Oracle ] [ Level 20 ] [ Rank: 294 ]bids
16apujanata posted on Wii (Wii) at 2:18AM PST on August 9, 2008. Article: Wii's 3rd parties tracking ahead of both PS3 and 360Nintendo have provided us with a handy line graph showing off the success that third parties have had on its console. It's devoid of confusing first-party data, which mucks up the numbers, and "demonstrates that third parties on Wii are tracking ahead of both PS3 and 360." On display are the first 19 months of each console's lifecycle. That impressive upward tick on the blue line — the Wii line — starts its ascent right around the time that Guitar Hero III made its way to the Wii platform.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]
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Since this article or data is only concerned with debunking "3rd party didn't sell on Wii" myth, I don't think it is a "problem" that they didn't take into account that Wii's tie-in ratio is worse than other console. It is measuring absolute #, not # / title, or tie-in ratio. I remember that GC used to have the best tie-in ratio of a single game in Japan (better than any PS2 game), in the form of SSBM game, and it can achieve this because of the abysmal H/W # for GC in Japan.
I think quite a few people are surprised by this fact. I know that I am one of the surprised one. I knew that some Wii games are starting to sell better (witness GH3 and other newly released games) compared to X360 or PS3, but I didn't realize that it is selling as good as this.