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Ji99saw on 23 January 2013
dsgrue3 said:
sales2099 said:
dsgrue3 said:
sales2099 said:
dsgrue3 said:

Minecraft had been huge on PC for YEARS prior to releasing a version on the Xbox 360. Comparing it to Journey is completely inane. Then again, you aren't one to know what a rational argument looks like.

If anything, the fact that its been available elsewhere for a year would suggest lower sales on 360, as is true with all "sloppy second ports". Also Journey has had much critical acclaim and awards, so your counter is moot.

Swing and a miss, Sales. As per usual.

Case in point: Mass Effect 2 on PS3 years later - 1.22m

Not to mention PC Minecraft sales double X360 sales. 

I cant miss because Im 2nd place. Your 3rd. So I win anyways.

ME 2 360 sales.......2.95 million.

In the end, doesnt change 360 gamers digital buying habits, and for all the awards and acclaim Journey gets, it can't even crack 1 million. If that cant break a milestone, then I dont know if any PSN game can ever do that. XBLA has had million sellers for over 5 years.

You're* as in "you are" a contraction. You're welcome.

Sales of video game consoles don't determine logic. Your logic is bunk. Thank you for replying by going off on a tangential post that did not address the fact that you comparison was completely ridiculous.

I never said anything about downloadable game sales for either system. You did. I never argued that. I merely said that Journey, a PS3 exclusive game, cannot be compared to Minecraft on XBL as it was already a success before being "ported" (Different team entirely - not Mojang).

I would get marked down for using any contractions on college papers lol. Anyway even if you take minecraft from the situation  Trials Evolution is over 2 million sold so your argument would still be moot



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dsgrue3 on 23 January 2013
Ji99saw said:

I would get marked down for using any contractions on college papers lol. Anyway even if you take minecraft from the situation  Trials Evolution is over 2 million sold so your argument would still be moot

Which argument might that be?



Ji99saw on 23 January 2013
dsgrue3 said:
Ji99saw said:

I would get marked down for using any contractions on college papers lol. Anyway even if you take minecraft from the situation  Trials Evolution is over 2 million sold so your argument would still be moot

Which argument might that be?


The argument of PSN game journy not selling as much as XBL game Minecraft because it was on the PC  first and was not an exclusive and ported. If you remove minecraft and replace it with Trials Evolution which is an xbl acade game and exclusive to the platform you get the same results of the xbl game being vastly more popular making your argumet moot



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dsgrue3 on 23 January 2013
Ji99saw said:
dsgrue3 said:
Ji99saw said:

I would get marked down for using any contractions on college papers lol. Anyway even if you take minecraft from the situation  Trials Evolution is over 2 million sold so your argument would still be moot

Which argument might that be?


The argument of PSN game journy not selling as much as XBL game Minecraft because it was on the PC  first and was not an exclusive and ported. If you remove minecraft and replace it with Trials Evolution which is an xbl acade game and exclusive to the platform you get the same results of the xbl game being vastly more popular making your argumet moot

I never made this argument. Maybe, you know, actually read what I said initially?

I said the comparison between Minecraft and Journey isn't fair. That was it. 



Ji99saw on 23 January 2013
dsgrue3 said:
Ji99saw said:
dsgrue3 said:
Ji99saw said:

I would get marked down for using any contractions on college papers lol. Anyway even if you take minecraft from the situation  Trials Evolution is over 2 million sold so your argument would still be moot

Which argument might that be?


The argument of PSN game journy not selling as much as XBL game Minecraft because it was on the PC  first and was not an exclusive and ported. If you remove minecraft and replace it with Trials Evolution which is an xbl acade game and exclusive to the platform you get the same results of the xbl game being vastly more popular making your argumet moot

I never made this argument. Maybe, you know, actually read what I said initially?

I said the comparison between Minecraft and Journey isn't fair. That was it. 

And I'm saying that removing minecraft from the equation would yield similar results, making your making your argument irrelevant and making everything you said about minecraft not being comparable completely pointless. It's like cutting down a tree to get a better view out of your window only to realize that there is an equal tree in size behind it, but you ruined your chainsaw in the process making the entire effort pointless because the results are the same.



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TakeMeToTheHospital on 23 January 2013
EdHieron said:

It will be second behind the only other Next Gen console.


loser


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dsgrue3 on 23 January 2013
Ji99saw said:

And I'm saying that removing minecraft from the equation would yield similar results, making your making your argument irrelevant and making everything you said about minecraft not being comparable completely pointless. It's like cutting down a tree to get a better view out of your window only to realize that there is an equal tree in size behind it, but you ruined your chainsaw in the process making the entire effort pointless because the results are the same.


You aren't getting it. THE comparison was Minecraft vs Journey. I said it was a flawed comparison. 

Are you suggesting that comparison isn't flawed? I'd love to hear this...



Wh1pL4shL1ve_007 on 23 January 2013
TakeMeToTheHospital said:
EdHieron said:

It will be second behind the only other Next Gen console.


loser


lol



Yay!!!

Raze on 23 January 2013
dsgrue3 said:
Raze said:
dsgrue3 said:
Raze said:
I see the 720 being 1st or 2nd, Nintendo will find a way to recover before launch and secure either 1st or 2nd. PS4 will come in 3rd, with a smaller market needing a combo system (like Wii owners owning a PS3)combined with a higher price tag as Sony is known for.

Oh look, another person who is opposed to facing the reality that is the low sales of Wii U. In a few years, I'll return to laugh at this post.

Please do. Recent history has proven a similar trend. The 3DS got off to a subpar start, and if I remember, even the DS took a while to ramp up. I don't recall the 3DS having a good first 6 months, and everyone said it was dead in the water too. History tends to repeat itself.

History is meaningless in the console industry. The Nintendo Wii proved that, the Xbox 360 proved that, the PS3 proved that. Your "history" is nothing but cherry picking and wishful thinking.

By the way, the DS/3DS never dropped to 50k per week in year 1.

No, sorry, cherry picking doesn't apply to this conversation. Good try on the buzz words, though.

History does very much apply, all around. You'll understand in about 2 years from now. Thus, like I said, please do revisit this conversation.



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VGKing on 23 January 2013

Added link to my blog on first page. I'll be doing more of these in the future.