Nintendo Wii game console is the best-selling console but Xbox 360 is the most-used one

 13 Apr 2009 - By Omar Mariño+
 omar@myddnetwork.com


Wii is the most well-known, the most profitable and the best-selling console. Also,  Wii is a console that has been able to expand the reach of video games to a broader group of people but that has a consequence for the Nintendo console: Wii gamers spend less time playing than other gamers. Xbox 360 console is the leader in this sphere: Xbox gamers spend more time (days per month and minutes per session) playing in the console.


Nintendo Wii game console is the best-selling console but Xbox 360 is the most-used one

According to a new study from GamePlay Metrics and Nielsen that has been published by several websites, the revolutionary console from Nintendo is found in more homes than any other console, but it is used sporadically, although it has achieved the objective of becoming a social console (for example, it is a great option to play with the family at home). The study is based on surveys made in the United States.

Yeah, due to the focus on social activities, Nintendo Wii is widely popular but, at the same time, gamers seem conditioned to use the console to play with others (not alone) and maybe for that reason they spend less time playing on this console. On the average, Wii was used  five days during December 2008, while PlayStation 3 was used 6.8 days. But Microsoft won this survey: Xbox is the leader with 7.1 days.

Other data indicate that the average playing time (a game session) for the Wii is 58 minutes, while PlayStation 3 has an average time of 64 minutes. Once again, Xbox 360 has a longer average time: each session lasts 78 minutes.

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