How Wii Is Creaming the Competition

CNN has a report on the Wii's success in the games marketplace right now, referring to their sales dominance as 'creaming the competition'. The article tries to break down exactly why Nintendo's console has sold so successfully, discussing the system's marketing, engineering, and philosophy. "Next, engineers settled on a new approach for the Wii's looks. Just as the DS shunned the Game Boy name to appeal to a broader audience, the Wii would adopt a sleek white exterior instead of the toylike loud colors used on the GameCube. Even CEO Iwata got involved in the design process; at one point he handed engineers a stack of DVD jewel cases and told them the console should not be much bigger. Why so small? To work with the motion-sensitive wireless controller Nintendo planned, Iwata reasoned, the console would have to sit directly beside the TV. Make it any larger and customers would hesitate to leave it there. " Their sales strategy is working in spades. CVG reports that at least one analyst thinks that Wii demand won't be met until 2009. This past weekend Chris Kohler had an interesting comment on the 'ambassador programs' Nintendo ran in advance of the Wii's launch, and how that might tie in to the system's financial success.

They're outselling them?

[BobPaul]

I'd have to say it's quite obvious. Nintendo is creaming the competition by selling more units then them...

Re:They're outselling them?

[Anonymous Coward]

I remember when people used to just say, "First Post!"

Re:On top of its merits...

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm not sure that 6.5 million of anything in five months qualifies it for being in short supply.

Oxygen molecules?

it's the name

[pohl]

Every time the Wii is discussed, someone cracks a joke about "playing with his Wii", and there's much giggling. Combined with the hand gestures that arise from the new controllers, it's all one big phallic joke. And now it's "creaming" the competition. Lol. That's why.

Nintendo's secret - women like the Wii

[rvbarthel]

I have figured out the secret to the success of the Wii. Women like it. People have been talking about the elusive "woman gamer" for some time. Nintendo finally found them. Last weekend some guys from my office went to a party that featured a Wii. They played various Wii games with a group of woman until past midnight. One guy even scored. That would not have happened with an Xbox 360 party.

Re:Xbox 360 is on shelves. Wii is not.

[general scruff]

Where do you live, and what do you charge for shipping???

well, you know

[Leviance]

there's nothing that makes me happier than to see early adopters of any console complain about the games selection.

Re:Nintendo's secret - women like the Wii

[Chris Burke]

They played various Wii games with a group of woman until past midnight. One guy even scored. That would not have happened with an Xbox 360 party.

But if it did, would it increase your Gamerscore on Live? Or would you lose points for doing the opposite of gaming?

Re:Nintendo's secret - women like the Wii

[Anonymous Coward]

>One guy even scored.

Well, obviously... When a woman plays with your Wii, that's usually a strong indicator of their interest.

Re:I'm not buying a WII...

[Anonymous Coward]

See, that's just the kind of short-sightedness I'd expect from Apple fanbois like you!

Re:They're outselling them?

[Anonymous Coward]

Tell me more about this "world" on the other sides of the oceans.

Specifically, do they have oil?

Re:PS3 F-ed up, and 360 is too hardcore

[Khaed]

That's why the PS2 still sells so strongly.

That, and the damn things break so easy. Other than the NES, I've never had a console crap out on me before the PS2 just stopped working. If any system should've stopped, it was the Gamecube, which had the ever-loving hell beat out of it when someone caught the cord and pulled it off the TV... but noo, the barely-used PS2 crapped out.

what, me bitter?

Re:Wii wins, because its back to grassroots

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd say it's a few years further back than that. Wii wins because it undid the damage Sony did to the market.

Re:So include cab fare instead of scalper surcharg

[mightyQuin]

Wow. I have read a lot of weird car analogies on slashdot, but nothing quite like this.