I am sure that most of us knew that it would happen eventually. The fact of the matter is, Nintendo’s “make-ridiculous-game-concepts-that-appeal-to-your-grandparents” policy is working. Games like Brain Age, English training, and cooking sims, plus their robust line-up of exclusives, have boosted the sales of the Wii past the XBox 360.
For Microsoft, this must be really embarassing. Considering the fact that the XBox 360 has been out a full year longer than the Nintendo Wii, the people at Microsoft must be a little flabbergasted at this accomplishment of Nintendo.
But, I suppose it does not really matter to Microsoft. They have made an incredible system with fantastic services. Regardless of whether the Wii is outselling it, Microsoft is sitting on a huge cash cow with the XBox.
And both companies are looking back and laughing at Sony. It is as if the three companies were in a bike race. Nintendo is the most physically fit, Microsoft is racing just behind Nintendo, and Sony’s front tire went flying into the brush and they were sent careening off the track.