Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii In U.S. Searches Options

[Xbox-Scene]

Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii In U.S. Searches Posted by XanTium | July 27 18:41 EST | News Category: Xbox360

From informationweek.com: [QUOTE] The Microsoft Xbox 360 has overtaken the Nintendo Wii as the most searched video game console on the Web, a metrics firm said Friday. The increase in traffic apparently is to due to a combination of hype for new games, rumors of a price drop, and queries about recent hardware problems. The Xbox 360 surpassed the Wii for the first time since the latter console's launch in November 2006, the same month Sony released the PlayStation 3, Hitwise said in its corporate blog. Microsoft shipped the Xbox 360 a year earlier. [/QUOTE] Full Story: informationweek.com

[bucko]

And whos arse did that come out of?

What a load of rubbish.

[throwingks]

Xbox vs Wii vs PS3
http://google.com/trends?q=xbox%2C+wii%2C+ps3&ctab=0

Xbox360 vs Wii vs PS3
http://google.com/trends?q=xbox360%2C+wii%2C+ps3&ctab=0

"Xbox 360" vs Wii vs PS3
http://google.com/trends?q=%22xbox+360%22%...=all&sort=0

According to Google, it isn't.

I wonder how many searches for "broken xbox360" there were?

This post has been edited by throwingks: Jul 28 2007, 12:23 AM

[Boiker]

Yeah, I suspect most of the searched involved something to do with the 360s unreliability after they all began to break around November 2006, a year after launch when warranties had begun to run out.

[kermit007]

Doesn't even matter. So what if it has higher search amounts? As previous posters have said, I bet allot had to do with busted 360s. If the 360 ever shows i's not losing more ground to the Wii; then, and only then that be worthwhile data to report. Only thing really keeping the Wii from overtaking the 360 a long time ago in sheer numbers sold is that Nintendo can't print money...err make consoles fast enough.

[prplehz]

WII and 360 aren't even in the same catagory as far as I am concerned. I wish they would quit comparing them. It is kind of like comparing a Dodge Viper with a Dodge Neon. Both "sports" cars but with different engines and one of them just happens to be way faster. Yet you can drive them both and have fun. I like the WII and the 360 both. But I have a 360 because it has games that appeal to me more. There are games on the WII I would like to try, but nothing that makes me want to go out and buy one. Except maybe the new Mario game coming out. And that would be about it. I wonder what percentage of WII owners have 360s? Also don't get me wrong I hate domestics!!!!

[xboxjason]

Wow, that's amazing!
/sarcasm

Even if this were true, these statistics are supposed to mean what?

~Jason

[jwin767]

i spose the searches for the Wii were "When are Wii games coming out?" , and probs same can be said for ps3