Wii and PS3 sales on the slide

Sony and Nintendo are in trouble. In spite of the forthcoming PSP Go and Wii Sports Resort’s recent strong showing, both the PS3 and Wii are taking a battering, with sale of both consoles falling through the floor in recent months. So what’s thde al? And how can two of the planet’s biggest gaming types turn things round? Read on to find out.

These are not fun times to be selling top notch games consoles. New figures show that both Sony and Nintendo are struggling to sell anything near as many PS3 and Wii consoles as they were this time last year.

The Sony PS3 shifted just 1.1 million units in the three months to June, down from 1.6 million in the same period last year. But the Wii has been hit hardest. In spite of ruling the games charts, Nintendo’s console sold 2.23 million in the same period. Sounds good until you realise they relieved themselves of 5.17 million in that quarter last year.

That means that both Sony and Nintendo are seriously out of pocket and in need of new ways to get punters parting with their cold, hard, happy paper. The new PS3 Slim, coupled with a tasty price cut, could easily solve sales issues, although Sony’s head honcho has said that’s a cheaper model is not happening.

While the Wii remains the best seller, a Wii HD with stacks of extra content to rival Sony and Microsoft is overdue. Here’s hoping these figures give both players pause for thought.

(Via Electricpig)

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