Over at MTV’s Multiplayer blog, news is in that the industry is up 13% overall. Here’s my question, though. Separate out the Wii and DS, pretend Nintendo doesn’t exist. NOW how’s the Industry doing? After such an amazing Fall lineup, I can’t imagine it’s doing too poorly, but I’d like to see what percentage of that growth the Wii and the DS account for.
The Wii is such a juggernaut of a system but as Bethesda’s Todd Howard’s now-legendary statement goes, the thing is essentially Teddy Ruxpin. Not in a derogatory fashion, mind you; it’s a toy. I played with it for a while and I put it away. The 360 and PS3 are nothing – nothing like it, except that they both turn on, and have buttons.
I think, looking at the NPD numbers that come out for the systems, the Wii should be shown separately for a more accurate image. With all the layoffs going around and everything, it would be interesting to see if the industry is recession-proof, or if it’s just Nintendo and their tiny, gleaming money printers.
Leave a comment