where are people getting Wii's. i can go to best buy, gamestop , circuit city, and frys, and they are aways sold out. japan! the dollar is stronger. bring some more over!

There are a lot here in Singapore, the distributor here was dumb enough to price it almost at the rate of PS3 and Xbox 360 that they are gathering dust in store shelves here.

Basically, you've got to do some pre-work, Craig. Call stores and find out when their Wii shipments will arrive, and go there early, EARLY that morning. Pain in the rump.

Back to the article...I think that the reason the PS3 hasn't jumped off the block is that there's nowhere near saturation of HD TV sets; the graphical difference between the XBox 360 and PS3 is much lessened, on a regular TV.

who cares about video games. wii is for little kids. ps3 is for movie watchers. and 360 is for people without lives.

Nintendo sells nearly 100% of Wiis shipped each month. The only reason the sales numbers are dipping ("sharply" as you put it) is Nintendo is building their reserve to unleash on the masses for the holidays. Even with the limited numbers, they still dominate the other two by more than 2:1 combined.

Both companies have put just about every card on the table and and nothing has worked (for the most part). I just don't think there is anything left in the bag for these two. This gen is set in stone. Nintendo wins with M$ 2nd and $ony third.

No one should be disappointed about this or upset, because I think Nintendo proved if you come out with a good idea you can go from last to first in a flash. Hopefully M$ and $ony have learned that people want gaming consoles to game not to be a home theater system.

Madden NFL YY, NBA YY, FIFA YY, ...
(YY stands for the year)
all those games are basically always the same with the number changed and the databased brought up to date, and sometimes, when the developers were bored, they added a new feature.
why pay 60€ or 60$ each year when it's the same game all over again and console games are extremely overpriced compared to PC games when you know console games are being pirated far less.

Before the spelling Nazi's pop in: yes, I did notice some errors, but I already posted my comment, so it's too late to fix "databased" and capitalization.

and I'm happy for Nintendo, they were innovative and it's paying off for them.

However Nintendo seems to have unlocked a new type of console buyer, namely parents, your non-gaming friends, younger kids, ... And while *some* customers are being pulled from MS and Sony, I'm guessing the 360/PS3 sales figures would look similar even if the Wii had landed in 3rd place.

It would be interesting to see how many Wii customers moved over from xbox and PS2, and how many are new console owners altogether.

So far the only people I know with just a Wii are new to the console market, I do have a few friends with a Wii and a 360/PS3.

This points to another reason for high sales, looks like the Wii is the option for 2 console people as well.