Total world Wii sales close in on Xbox 360 tally
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| Nintendo's Wii is nearing the Xbox 360's cumulative sales total, despite the
| year-long availability advantage enjoyed by the Microsoft games consoles. New
| figures put the Wii at 10.10m units sold to date worldwide, just behind the
| 360's 10.32m.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/08/13/wii_nears_xbox_360/
Memo To Microsoft and Sony: Game Consoles Are For Playing Games
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| Well, well, well. "Window to the living room.""If we build it they will
| come." These phrases and others like them are the stock in trade of my
| friends over at Microsoft and Sony.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070813/44340_id.html?.v=1
Xbox 360 Out of Order? For Loyalists, No Worries
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| Stephano Nevarez can. Since he first bought his $400 Microsoft Xbox 360 in
| 2006, it has failed three times. Each time, he sent the game machine back to
| the company and waited weeks for a repair or a replacement.
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| “There’s nothing in the house that breaks down as much,” said Stephano, a
| 15-year-old high school student from Salem, Ore.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/technology/13halo.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Niche player for heavy gamers.
Related:
Microsoft: XBox 360 Price Drop Won't Fix Broken Strategy
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| So in the end, it doesn’t matter if the 360 is $50 or even $100 less.
| Ultimately, the price cut will just reveal how niche the system has become.
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| Exactly. Come on, guys. The blogosphere, be it the guys at GigaOM, Chris
| Kohler at Wired Game I Life or myself, have come up with some pretty rational
| approaches for how you can get it together. Unfortunately, however, our
| protestations seem to fall on deaf ears. Best of luck with your "winning
| strategy." I guess you know best.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070809/43985_id.html?.v=1
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