True that :')

Reminds me of early 2011 where industry was doomed and then Nintendo posted graphs which showed X360/PS3 at similar to 2010 levels :D

It's always slightly boring when the numbers start to return to normal after the excitement of the holidays.

I'm wondering though as a console manufacturer which would be preferable. Your main sales focused mostly in one territory, or spread out more evenly over all three? As is the case with the 360 and PS3.

An advantage of having a bigger US install base and higher US sales is obviously great for software sales, online sales and it's probably easier to develop and give direction to exclusive games, catering more to a single market. However is there less stability as a result? (Especially long term.)

Also which is more preferable, higher weekly sales throughout the year then lower sales during the holidays, or vice versa?

What do you mean with"only 5k"? And I'm not only talking about this very week, I'm talking about the launch altogether. What language is that you are using by the way?

Why would PS3 be so down after price cut few months ago ?

Market saturation imho. 210 Mil home consoles have been sold this gen. I don't expect the market to gobble them up this year tbh (w/ wo/ recent/impending price cuts). And then continued financial stress globally, but that's always an uncertainty, I hold more to the first factor.

I also doubt the robustness of the unusual always up curve I see with the Xbox, I don't expect it to continue (e.g. more weight towards general market fatigue).

Also, much of what would've been bought this year was bought during holiday 2011 thanks to bundles/deals. 2011 holiday performance was much higher than expected traditionally at this point in a generation. That sales buffer can considerably affect this year's performance accross the board.

I think both will (360 before PS3) go under 100k before ME3 and Max Payne 3 come out for at least a couple of weeks.

i must be missing something here but anyway i agree about the launches.

Japan hurt ps3 a lot this week because no more holiday. For whatever reason europe had a ridiculously small drop last week and this week it had its big drop while the United States had its big drop last week and a small drop this week. Percent drops are similar for all systems in each region. 50% in Europe. 70+% in japan. 13-25% in United States. The small drop in the United States was most beneficial to the 360 hence why it caught up rather quickly.

Anyway sales will be awful except for small weekly bumps when big releases come out it seems. It will be interesting to see if microsoft cuts 360 prices soon or waits to cut them around the same time as the wii u launch.

Ouch.
Also, 3DS is doing not-so-hot for a 8th gen handheld.
It might drop badly pretty soon.