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D-Joe on 25 November 2011

well how is last and this year October PS3 sold in US(NPD)



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Seece on 25 November 2011
thismeintiel said:
Seece said:
thismeintiel said:
Seece said:
thismeintiel said:

Pretty much the same as the OP's experience. The PS3s went up at 10 and I went to check on them at 10:20 and they were all gone. There weren't even people in line asking about them, they had cleared off already. I would imagine the same was true for the 360. Didn't check on the Wiis or Kinect itself. I also went to Toys R Us. They were out of all 160GB PS3s, but still had 3 or 4 320GB ones. Still had like 4 or 5 360 bundles, but I imagine they didn't stay there long after I left. Looks like 360 and PS3 were the major sellers this Black Friday. Can't wait til we get some early numbers.

Edit: Oh and there was a fist fight amongst a large group of black people over a fucking shitty $35 dollar Boost touchscreen phone.  Black Friday is a whacky day.

lol I ove how people use anecdotal evidence to say something is gonna be huge. PS3 did 300k last BF, Wii did 600k and so did 360 .. can't see PS3 being a 'major seller' as always people see what they want to believe.

Lol, I love how people enter a thread about anectdotal evidence and their thoughts on it, and instead of offering anything to the thread, they decide to critisize people for contributing to the thread.    As with Joel's thread, if all you're going to do is offer criticism to posters, without adding anything to the thread, just leave.

Also, I could bring up Holiday '09.  You know, where BF week the PS3 sold ~486K in Americas, while the 360 only sold ~354K, for a difference of ~132K in the PS3's favor.

Americas /= USA. I have contribuited, I gave my condolences to the people hurt

But really, I know what you meant by your comment. PS3 has always been last BF though (In the U.S), I don't think 300/400k can be classed as 'huge' with the Walmart deal as well I imagin Wii will be above it.

Except that the US counts for ~80-85% of the sales in America, especially on Black Friday week.  Which means the PS3 beat the 360 that year for Black Friday.  Unless you have proof otherwise?  I do have this article from VGChartz here.  Sure, it's talking all of Americas, but they still illustrates how big PS3 was that year.

That's not static. Just go look at last years BF Americas numbers

I'm talking strictly US (which is were BF is) but MS announced they sold more on BF (and Nov NPD) and then went on to lose Dec NPD to PS3, so while it was close they say they sold the most on BF. Last year and 07,08 were no contest obviously.

What do you think PS3 is gonna do in the U.S this BF week?



 

ElGranCabeza on 25 November 2011
Seece said:
Xenostar said:
Seece said:
Laurel Aitken said:

That's what he saw in the stores. I remember you: This an anecdotal evidence thread. Plus "people dont saw in the stores what they wanted to believe", they saw what was happening.

If it makes you happy: PS3 will, according to what we have seen in other years, be last place. Now you can be happy, go and enjoy your live!

'Looks like 360 and PS3 were the major sellers this Black Friday.'

From what he SAW thats what it LOOKED like, you cant get more of an anecdotal statement for an anecdotal thread, why are you so mad at him, he didnt say defintaley no questions asked. 

I'm not mad at either of them, I just find it amusing. I'm aware this is an anecdotal thread, I'm just suprised people think just because it is though, they'll extrapolate for the entire country, just seems incredibly pointless to me!

Then kindly exit the thread.



Wagram on 25 November 2011
lordmandeep said:

Yeah Boxing day is busy in Canada, but never in Canada does violence occur.

With 150+ million shopping over the the next 3 days, craziness will ensue.

 

Here in Canada its rather tame, way busier then usual as people will shop today and especially on the weekend.

Yeah, only when people lose hockey games right?



Nsanity on 25 November 2011

I know this is anecdotal evidence thread, but jeez...stop acting like one store alone represents all of Americas of how well that system will perform overall.



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thismeintiel on 25 November 2011
Seece said:
thismeintiel said:

Except that the US counts for ~80-85% of the sales in America, especially on Black Friday week.  Which means the PS3 beat the 360 that year for Black Friday.  Unless you have proof otherwise?  I do have this article from VGChartz here.  Sure, it's talking all of Americas, but they still illustrates how big PS3 was that year.

That's not static. Just go look at last years BF Americas numbers

I'm talking strictly US (which is were BF is) but MS announced they sold more on BF (and Nov NPD) and then went on to lose Dec NPD to PS3, so while it was close they say they sold the most on BF. Last year and 07,08 were no contest obviously.

What do you think PS3 is gonna do in the U.S this BF week?

Links, please?  When you get them, I'm guessing MS was talking about Nov NPD, which is for the whole month.  Unless for some reason that year they broke it down for the week of Black Friday.  On VGC, where we do break it down by week, the 360 outsold the PS3 every week in Nov '09, except Black Friday week.  This accounts for the 360 still being ahead in Nov, even though it lost Black Friday.

Edit:  Oh, and as far as your question goes, 1 billion WW.  That's right, with a B.  But, considering I mentioned 360 in the same sentence, I expect it to do 1 billion, as well.  Though, that's just anecdotal, so the 360 may be a flop this BF, too. 



 

Train wreck on 25 November 2011
Nsanity said:

I know this is anecdotal evidence thread, but jeez...stop acting like one store alone represents all of Americas of how well that system will perform overall.


Can you parse where anyone is saying that?  Or are you trolling as usual?

Which one is it?

 



Nsanity on 25 November 2011
thismeintiel said:
Seece said:
thismeintiel said:

Pretty much the same as the OP's experience. The PS3s went up at 10 and I went to check on them at 10:20 and they were all gone. There weren't even people in line asking about them, they had cleared off already. I would imagine the same was true for the 360. Didn't check on the Wiis or Kinect itself. I also went to Toys R Us. They were out of all 160GB PS3s, but still had 3 or 4 320GB ones. Still had like 4 or 5 360 bundles, but I imagine they didn't stay there long after I left. Looks like 360 and PS3 were the major sellers this Black Friday. Can't wait til we get some early numbers.

Edit: Oh and there was a fist fight amongst a large group of black people over a fucking shitty $35 dollar Boost touchscreen phone.  Black Friday is a whacky day.

lol I ove how people use anecdotal evidence to say something is gonna be huge. PS3 did 300k last BF, Wii did 600k and so did 360 .. can't see PS3 being a 'major seller' as always people see what they want to believe.

Lol, I love how people enter a thread about anectdotal evidence and their thoughts on it, and instead of offering anything to the thread, they decide to critisize people for contributing to the thread.    As with Joel's thread, if all you're going to do is offer criticism to posters, without adding anything to the thread, just leave.

Also, I could bring up Holiday '09.  You know, where BF week the PS3 sold ~486K in Americas, while the 360 only sold ~354K, for a difference of ~132K in the PS3's favor.

Evidence? for all we know you and other people in this thread could be lying.



Train wreck on 25 November 2011

I find it funny that many NON Americans are posting here when you have NO CLEAR PRESCRIPTIVE ON BLACK FRIDAY anecdotal or otherwise. GET THE FUCK OUT.



Nsanity on 25 November 2011
Train wreck said:
I find it funny that many NON Americans are posting here when you have NO CLEAR PRESCRIPTIVE ON BLACK FRIDAY anecdotal or otherwise. GET THE FUCK OUT.

You a MOD?