Xbox 360 has the most active users in 2009; Wii has the least

Interesting survey, but I don't think it matters much...other than as bragging points for the fanboi types. None of those around here.

Wait a minute...does that graph say that > 85% of the folks who own a Xbox 360 aren't playing it at all? With those numbers, I'm not sure fans of *any* system can brag...at all.

Not surprisingly, PlayStation3 comes out 2nd. PS3 has some really good exclusive content, and people around the gaming review sites are quick to showcase exclusive stuff on PSN, moreso than what is on XBLA, and you certainly don't hear anything about DLC or independant titles on the Wii. Then of course, there's Home. It has no equal.

Does is say how they got those numbers? A poll, of how many or who? I dont disagree, I think the Wii was always artificially hyped by keeping supply really low.

"Does is say how they got those numbers?" If it's Neilsen ratings, they usually hook up a box to your device to tell when you're using it. They have those in Canada too. They'll come around and ask if you want to be a Neilsen household, but you have to sign an NDA for certain things. The box usually has buttons and lights on it - usually pretty archaic-looking in some cases - and there's a button hooked up for each member of the family, and you're supposed to change the button when each family is watching/using whatever it is that's hooked up to it. I'm guessing it's the same for consoles. Usually there's either a video signal that passes through the box, or the AC power for the device/box is plugged into the Neilsen box and it acts as a master power switch so that they know when it's turned on. I sometimes leave my PS3 on for awhile if I'm just downloading demos, videos, downloadable games, or DLC addons though. I wonder if they take that into account (I'm not a Neilsen household though).

"As per Paul's standards he has cherry picked one data point to tell the narrative he wants to push." Exactly. Paul's "standards" are to make Microsoft always appear to walk on water, and finding a contorted way to slam a competitor, Apple, Google, Playstation, Wii, etc, is even better. When the subject is desktop computers, all that matters is the holy of holies, marketshare, but that's not a winner in this case for Microsoft, so we shift to "active users". Note well, Paul has regularly made fun of such "usage share" statistics that gave Apple something like a 10% result. Lame.

Excellent news! http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/176223.asp

@gorath Paul's claim's are XBOX 360 users are more "hardcore" when it comes to gaming. The reality is that of the people that actually with game consoles, they play the PS 2 the most and the Wii really isn't that far off. The reality is they play they play them about the same amount. I didn't cherry pick anything I actually used all four data points that were published. I personally don't care who plays what and for whatever reason Paul feels the need to push the XBOX as some grand success. So, he picked the single datapoint where his horse had the number one spot and ignored the rest. And as long as you are lamenting math education you can morn for yourself and Paul. The XBOX 360 doesn't have the largest number of active players. It has the largest number of active players per unit sold. 11.5% of XBOX 360 users is just under 4 million users. While the PS 2 comes in about 9 million active users because. So, yeah, Paul is cherry picking and distorting. All Hail the XBOX 360. Next up is how the Zune is the best selling medial player if you just count players who's names start with Z and end with E. But really he is a "numbers guy".

Ohh yes, one last thing. Since you wanted to go the personal insult road and snide math comment. A comment you made without doing any actual math and seeing that your claim about actual users was incorrect. Let's please do that. You are a fucking idiot.

I have an Xbox 360, purchased and played more games then I care to remember. I have a WII, I have purchased 4-6 games (most first party) and a bunch of VC stuff from my childhood. The software in general just plain sucks, that why I don't play it much.

Interesting to see a Windows based machine is so popular on a new market... I thought Windows was a bad OS...

Hmmm. It is weird that he would post something about the xbox... I thought this was the supersite for all things unbiased, where every post takes into account every possible outcome. Where is the NeoGeo in that chart? @modern "So when Paul says "box 360 has the most active users in 2009; Wii has the least.." Where did he say that? You need to learn how to read. "Had he said "XBOX 360 users are more likely to use their consoles and Wii users are least likely" then he would have been 100% correct." That is what the article said... ->Everyone and their dog owns a Wii by this point, but very few actually play them consistently, according to Nielsen's findings. I have no idea why you think this is trying to distort reality. The article isn't about total users. Of course the PS2 is going to have a lot. Its been out for 50 years. But the XBoX 360 has a higher percentage, which is what the chart shows, which is what you can't seem to grasp. Go back to school now.

What's interesting is that original Xbox and GameCube owners had the second and third biggest increase in active usage over the last month beneath the Xbox 360, while Playstation 2 and 3 shows the most moderate (read: least amount) of change over the past 6 months.

"If you read his posts on the Wii over the time its been out, he has made many statements about how no one uses it after they buy one." ....and now he has industry proof.

I love my 360, project NATAL looks revolutionary... but the hardware has failed every single person I know including myself and my fresh replacement is still so loud that it's nearly worthless as a movie player. WTF.

"Nothing like a corporation that won't abide by its own rules." It figures it'd be the Americans that corrupt a successful business.