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PlayStation 2 Still Most Popular Game Console

by Tim Stevens on July 27, 2007 at 12:51 PM

PS2 Still Most Popular ConsoleSony, Microsoft, and Nintendo are all engaged in a beat-down, drag-out fight for next-gen console supremacy with the PlayStation 3 (PS3), Xbox 360, and Wii, respectively. Even though the Xbox 360 leads in overall sales among the three new consoles (thanks to coming out almost a year before the others), it's the Nintendo Wii that is currently outselling the rest by a wide margin and is poised to take the lead.

However, forgotten among all this tussling and stat-reporting is Sony's grizzled veteran, the PlayStation 2 (PS2). Out of all the millions of gamers in the U.S., 42% still do their gaming on the PS2, according to Nielsen GamePlay Metrics. Microsoft's older and bigger Xbox comes in at second with 17% of all gaming, the newer Xbox 360 holding 8%. Nintendo's GameCube is fourth at 5.8%. Meanwhile, the 'blockbuster' is Wii grabbing just 4% of video game use.

This split between huge sales and low play is due in large part to a lack of games worth playing for Nintendo's console, leaving Wii gamers with little to do with their consoles over the summer months. This dearth of titles is something Nintendo will rectify during the upcoming holiday season with the release of major titles like 'Super Mario Galaxy,' and 'Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.'

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