PS3 and Wii Launch Playstation 3 vs. Wii: November 15 2006 ...

Source: impactwatch.com
Topic: Wii

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The following report analyzes the online gamer news coverage of the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii for the first month following the ...

 

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PS3 and Wii Launch Playstation 3 vs. Wii: November 15 2006 December 15 2006Page 1PS3 and Wii Launch Playstation 3 vs. Wii: November 15 2006 December 15 2006SummaryThe following report analyzes the online gamer news coverage of the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii for the first month following thelaunch of the two platforms. Specifically it includes articles that were published on the top 10 gaming sites between November 15 2006 andDecember 15 2006.BiasDuring the first month of sales for the PlayStation 3 and the Wii there has been a marked difference in the bias of the articles about eachsystem. The PlayStation 3 has generated both a greater degree of negative coverage and less positive buzz. Nearly a third of thePlayStation 3 articles have trended negative and only 20 percent has skewed positive while almost half of the Wii coverage has been positiveand less than 13 percent has been negative.The negativity towards the PlayStation 3 has largely been due to the following factors:1. Limits on the supply of available PlayStation 3s.2. Crime associated with the launch of the system.3. The high cost of the game console.4. The limited number of games available at launch.5. Firmware issues at launch that have required patches.6. Public relations missteps that have led to Sony appearing arrogant.Conversely the Wii has garnered its positive coverage in large part due to:1. Nintendos handling of a possible issue with its wrist straps and its voluntary replacement of them.2. The impressive sales that Wii has been able to generate worldwide.3. The broad demographic appeal of the Wii.SubjectsThe online coverage of the two systems has dealt with most of the subject areas we are tracking quite extensively. While there is no onesubject area that has garnered the lions share of discussion the top five subjects during this period were:1. Accessories (12.4%)2. Hardware/Software (10.0%)3. Supply (9.8%)4. Games (General) (9.0%)5. Sales (7.1%)Share of VoiceInterestingly the sh ...