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GI: Are you surprised that Microsoft has met their sales numbers of 10 million? What do you think of the early acceptance of Wii and their sales?
Dille: Im not sure if they had gone to 10 million or if they had announced that they had. I know a lot of people were wondering if they would ever get there. I think initially, their bravado speech was: Were going to get to 10 million before they ship. And then it was: Were going to get to 10 million by the time the year is over. I havent seen a new announcement from them, but what we do pay attention to is that month in, month out, the PlayStation 2 continues to outsell Xbox 360. I think you see the consumers voting with their wallets on the PlayStation brand. But also, if people want to go out and buy a 360, their stacked pretty high at retail and yet, six-year-old technology is outselling it. I also think theres another trend going on. Every Sunday in the paper, theres a new deal with a free controller or a free game or $100 off all discounting the 360. I dont think you take those measures if youre selling as expected.
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