Wii Prospers – What’s The Secret?

Nintendo's Wii is much ahead of its rivals. Wii is very popular even among women. The question is what's the secret of the Nintendo Wii's success?

Nintendo’s Wii sales US sales are about 338000 units, meanwhile Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales are 154900 and Sony’s PlayStation sales are only 81600 in US. This statistics shows that Wii is the winner of the market, indeed.

Nintendo’s main rivals in video game market Sony and Microsoft are doing their best to beat their competitor. The companies are releasing new games, cutting console price, lunching online services and movie screening, developing new consoles. But still Wii is ahead.

The two main advantages of Wii comparing to its rivals are the following:

Price - Wii costs $250, Xbox 360 costs $299 or $399 depending on the memory size, Sony's PlayStation 3 costs $599. Wii is definitely the winner with its price. Much more gamers will prefer this console consider its price.

Gamers range – Wii covers interests of a wider range of gamers. Everyone will find a game in its game catalog: there are racing games, games to train brain, and even fitness. This mean the hole family can enjoy a single console.

Competition? – No. Wii is not competing with the rivals. Nintendo is designing games for players, but not to beat its rivals. May be this is the main thing that makes Wii win.

Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto says: "I don't really view it as a competition. My focus is on what I can do to make video games more interesting and more relevant." HULIQ

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