Wii sales fading. Is this the end everyone was predicting in 2007?

“The Wii realized its lowest month since launch in hardware unit sales,” market researcher NPD announced today, and the console was beat for the third consecutive time by Xbox 360. Total U.S. bragging rights were as follows:

Xbox 360, 356.7kNintendo DS, 342.7kWii, 244.3kPlayStation 3, 226.0kPSP, 79.4k

That said, think Wii sales will ever pick back up? More importantly, will three straight months of second place finishes to an even older console cause Nintendo to accelerate the release of their next console?

Comments (25) READ MORE: Business, Wii 25 Comments X says...
September 9th, 2010 at 6:51 pm

Not even the wii will last longer than the 5-year cycle. I’m kind of getting sick of the shovelware and subpar graphics anyway. It’s time to update yourself nintendo

Toadofsky says...
September 9th, 2010 at 6:54 pm

Maybe there just wasn’t any appealing games this past few months? And Mario Galaxy and Metroid Other M, don’t drive console sales?

Year over year consoles and game sales have declined, and analysts pretend it’s online multiplayer’s fault, which is retarded.

New Super Mario Bros Wii drove sales up, maybe Nintendo needs to research why people love that game.

Mark says...
September 9th, 2010 at 6:55 pm

“That said, think Wii sales will ever pick back up?”

Yes. Once some more big Wii games start coming out the sales of the console will begin picking back up. Over the next few months the Wii’s sales should surge with all the great games coming out this fall. The only reason sales have been down is because Nintendo did a poor job of spacing the major releases for the console across the year. Its been 3 months since we got a major Wii game (SMG2), and its been 3 months since the Wii beat the 360.

I also find it funny that this is the Wii’s worst month since launch and yet it still beat the PS3 this month.

25 years and still no great Goonies game

Forget Lara Croft. Forget Indiana Jones. You want an adventure game that’ll sell millions? The Goonies. Seriously. Love it or hate it, that Spielberg/Donner film has gained popularity like no other 80’s film except maybe Ferris Bueller (and Bueller would make a lousy game). Despite The Goonies’ many, many

Limited-edition Metroid shirt available today

With the release of the controversial Other M, Nintendo has given Metroid fans a closer and more intimate look into the eyes of their alien-hunting heroine than ever before.

Well, the closest look they’ve had for another 20 minutes, anyway.

Beginning at 12:00 am CDT on Sept. 11, RIPT Apparel will offer a limited-edition t-shirt inspired by Metroid’s leading lady. Entitled “SAMUS,” the t-shirt was designed by Jonah Block and features a close image of the eyes behind the bounty hunter’s iconic visor.

The orange t-shirt will cost $10 and only be available for 24 hours. After that time, the remaining supply will explode and all RIPT employees will have to escape their lair.

Comments (4) READ MORE: Culture, Metroid, Nintendo, t-shirts 4 Comments Metal_Link says...
September 11th, 2010 at 3:26 am

$10 and $2.50 shipping? Awesome. Purchased.

gamecollector44 says...
September 11th, 2010 at 1:18 pm

Wow… violent T-shirts. XD

Verius says...
September 11th, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Metroid-style reaction to warehouse and merchandise!

llaffer says...
September 11th, 2010 at 11:02 pm

Ordered three. One for myself and two for the kids.

Inazuma Eleven Strikers details

- Possibly Level-5′s secret game for TGS

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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Dragon Quest IX hat made me cry a little

This Dragon Quest IX hat inexplicably showed up in my mailbox today with no sender or return address. The only clue I have is Minneapolis zip code.

Thank you, mysterious benefactor! Your surprise gift choked me up a little bit.

Professor Layton issues a Ladies vs Gents Puzzle Challenge

In only a couple of weeks, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future will be on sale. To celebrate, Professor Layton apparently decided to put that doctorate to work and do some research into the age old question of “Who do you think is better at solving puzzles – men or women?”

Head over to this site and then go find his red phone booth to help with his research next week!

Comments (1) READ MORE: DS, Professor Layton One Comment gamecollector44 says...
September 4th, 2010 at 12:06 am

o.e The only thing that I don’t like about living in Missouri, is that ABSOLUTELY NOTHING COMES NEAR HERE!!! ._. T-T

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Epic Mickey should have been a 2D platformer

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 12:08pm by Jack

Truth be told, I’m still pretty psyched about Epic Mickey. But if I continue to tell the truth, as I will do so now, I have to say that I was disappointed when the 2D vibes in initial artwork faded away at E3, to be replaced with a 2D/3D hybrid.

Will the game still rock? I’m optimistic, and must say yes, I think it will still melt our faces like some kind of whimsical paint thinner, but the inclusion of a Super Mario Galaxy 3D play style is yet another example of the troubling—and indefinitely continuing—trend with developers that says a 3D game is somehow superior to a 2D one by default.

The silver lining is that games like New Super Mario Bros. Wii/DS, Donkey Kong Country Returns and the new Wii Kirby title all show there’s going to be serious A-list developer support for 2D titles in the very near future, at least from Nintendo anyway. Incredible sales and critical acclaim say that quality 2D games will sell in this day and age, which makes Mickey’s waffling commitment to the genre all the more sad.

Now, do I wish all future games were 2D, because they are somehow hands-down superior to 3D titles? Obviously not, and you’d be ignorant or disingenuous with your comment if you were to say that’s what I mean.

So, when Kotaku’s Brian Crecente says, “I really wish Disney Epic Mickey was just a platformer,” in his post today about new 2D platforming Epic Mickey footage on YouTube, I can only say this: Me too.

Comments (17) READ MORE: 3D, Epic Mickey, platforming 17 Comments Blake says...
August 25th, 2010 at 12:13 pm

The 2D gameplay is far superior to 3D gameplay, at least what I played at E3 this year.

Jack says...
August 25th, 2010 at 12:24 pm

Careful, Blake. Someone might slip up with their comment and carelessly call you “Jack” when they attempt to eviscerate you for your backwards thinking.

Josh says...
August 25th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

The 3D gameplay looks more interesting to me, sorry. I do like that there is both in the game though.

Paul says...
August 25th, 2010 at 2:18 pm

I MUCH prefer 2d platforming, but I think they’ll still be able to make the 3d stuff interesting. I don’t know if the inclusion of 3d gameplay in the game is enough evidence to allow you to claim that the devs are saying that 3d>2d, but the fact remains that we haven’t fully explored 2d or 3d gameplay yet, however 2d definitely has had more time to grow up. I’m still waiting for the pinnacle of 3d. I believe 2d peaked with Super Mario World, while 3d still suffers from camera and control issues that may or may not ever get ironed out. Perhaps actual 3D (like the 3DS) is what’s needed to solve some of those issues.

And now I’ve gone way far off into left field.