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Analysts - Wii U supply restrictions may help PS3/360 sales

by rawmeatcowboy
28 November 2012
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"If we had to estimate, about 400k units of the 750k Xbox 360 units were from new consumers who did not own an Xbox 360 prior vs. the Wii U where 400k consumers did not have a Wii U prior. So in terms of who picked up the most new consumers, it's probably a dead heat. And of course there were about 200k to 300k consumers who couldn't even purchase a Wii U due to shortages, so I do have to wonder if the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 picked up some users due to the Wii U shortage. It's a little too early for us to make any declarations on the Wii U's long-term potential. They are off to a fair start and it will probably take another month to gauge where demand may be long-term for the Wii U." - EEDAR's Jesse Divnich
"I do think the Wii U faces a lot of challenges, but one week's worth of data isn't enough to put the nail in the coffin." - RW Baird's Colin Sebastian
More analyst commentary here