Market research firm, IDC has recently put out a press release stating, "...none of the three new consoles will dominate the market in the next five years like the PS2 dominated last cycle; however, Nintendo's Wii will outship and outsell the 360 and PS3 in 2007 and 2008."
IDC cites that Nintendo has successfully created a system that will extend beyond the traditional market base by being less intimidating and more appealing to the non-gamer. Meanwhile, the PS3 and Xbox 360 will be fighting over the same hardcore gamer market. This will help the Wii to gain a slight edge.
"IDC believes hardware shipments of Nintendo's Wii will capture a little more than a third of the worldwide market by 2008, rising slightly above Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360."
Read the full press release here:
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