Post by falcoking on Feb 5, 2007 21:01:42 GMT -5
Nintendo has called for a second launch day to try to get the scores up higher, The PS3 has chainged their prices, and Every store is getting new shipments of the Wii, PS3, and the 360.
Sy and CW you probably don't believe me so just check it out at
www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/02/05/nintendo-wii-re-launch-strategy-working-at-several-retailers/.
By all numbers and accounts, the gaming console war right now is easily being won by the Nintendo Wii over the much-ballyhooed Sony PlayStation 3. If you look at the numbers, it's not hard to see why (I think): less than a million PlayStation 3 consoles sold since launch in late November (due to parts supply issues) and more than a few million Nintendo Wii consoles shipped since roughly the same time. It also does not hurt that the Wii is only $250 while the cheapest PlayStation 3 costs double that at $500.
In addition to the war currently being raged -- and don't forgot the Microsoft Xbox 360, which has a head start of almost an entire year -- Nintendo is either planning or having a neat "re-launch" strategy that is taking place at national retailers like Circuit City Stores (NYSE: CC) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Some stores sell out of the consoles very fast once a shipment arrives -- but could that shipment have been larger? I'm wondering if Nintendo is actually employing a multi-pronged "embargo" retail strategy that limits quantities shipped to retailers. Then, when it becomes available again, another "launch" is promoted by those same retailers.
So now that you read it and you checked out the site, you have to believe me cause you saw it, so HA!
Sy and CW you probably don't believe me so just check it out at
www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/02/05/nintendo-wii-re-launch-strategy-working-at-several-retailers/.
By all numbers and accounts, the gaming console war right now is easily being won by the Nintendo Wii over the much-ballyhooed Sony PlayStation 3. If you look at the numbers, it's not hard to see why (I think): less than a million PlayStation 3 consoles sold since launch in late November (due to parts supply issues) and more than a few million Nintendo Wii consoles shipped since roughly the same time. It also does not hurt that the Wii is only $250 while the cheapest PlayStation 3 costs double that at $500.
In addition to the war currently being raged -- and don't forgot the Microsoft Xbox 360, which has a head start of almost an entire year -- Nintendo is either planning or having a neat "re-launch" strategy that is taking place at national retailers like Circuit City Stores (NYSE: CC) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). Some stores sell out of the consoles very fast once a shipment arrives -- but could that shipment have been larger? I'm wondering if Nintendo is actually employing a multi-pronged "embargo" retail strategy that limits quantities shipped to retailers. Then, when it becomes available again, another "launch" is promoted by those same retailers.
So now that you read it and you checked out the site, you have to believe me cause you saw it, so HA!
