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Welfare said:
The US is the biggest market right now for video games.


Does right now means november ?



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Welfare said:
The US is the biggest market right now for video games.


So?The X1 won't have the advantage/lead of the 360 over the PS3 in the US
Lets say the X1 comes closer and they are just for example  for the remaing time of this Gen in a 500k-1 Million Range in the USA
Cause you hopefully don't think the X1 is now doing November numbers 12 out of 12 months all the time.The PS4 will outside of the holidays probably gain ground again till November/December.

But whats that?The PS4 has a 60 Million lead at the end of this Gen?
Bäh not important - USA is all what matters.Europe doesn't exist
See?Thats the flaw in your logic.
And we are probably steering onto a 10 Million difference already - And if the X1 is so close to the PS4 in the USA where does the PS4 track away?
Exactly - In the important market > WORLDWIDE
The only joy i have in seeing the PS4 and X1 so close in the USA is cause we can see how important it is to participate in geography class.



Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
NPD is only important when you unexpectidly win.


It was only important when ps4 won october and now that Xbone won november.



I've yet to see a sony fan deny the npd is accurate this month. I honestly feel like it's a fabrication to make sony fans look more butt hurt than we actually are (not at all). But I have to agree with the OP, that NPD isn't that important. It provides good data, but it would have been REALLY bad for xbox if it didn't win this month.



ToDisKing said:
Welfare said:
The US is the biggest market right now for video games.


So?The X1 won't have the advantage/lead of the 360 over the PS3 in the US
Lets say the X1 comes closer and they are just for example  for the remaing time of this Gen in a 500k-1 Million Range in the USA
Cause you hopefully don't think the X1 is now doing November numbers 12 out of 12 months all the time.The PS4 will outside of the holidays probably gain ground again till November/December.

But whats that?The PS4 has a 60 Million lead at the end of this Gen?
Bäh not important - USA is all what matters.Europe doesn't exist
See?Thats the flaw in your logic.
And we are probably steering onto a 10 Million difference already - And if the X1 is so close to the PS4 in the USA where does the PS4 track away?
Exactly - In the important market > WORLDWIDE
The only joy i have in seeing the PS4 and X1 so close in the USA is cause we can see how important it is to participate in geography class.


What? I never mentioned the Xbox in my post, or mentioned the insignificance of Europe, and it doesn't matter if the Xbox is mainly a US console. The US is HUGE.

Also you can't compare Europe to the US. You would have to combine the US with Canada, Mexico, and all of South America if you want to compare fairly.



Won bet with t3mporary_126 - I correctly predicted that the Wii U's LTD at the end of 2014 would be closer to 9 million than 10 million. http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=6673287

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LordLichtenstein said:
Anfebious said:

The US is the most important market and the centre of the world so yes, NPD is very important. Stop downplaying it.


Wow, just wow.


Stop looking so amazed at my wise words son, that's common knowledge. Grab the comics and read a little bit more.



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When can we expect new numbers from VGC?



the US market is massively important

look at gen 7, PS3 17m units behind 360,that is incredible and very damaging,PS4 is now back level and look at the great deals MS is doing,people should be thanking Sony



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ToDisKing said:
Welfare said:
The US is the biggest market right now for video games.


So?The X1 won't have the advantage/lead of the 360 over the PS3 in the US
Lets say the X1 comes closer and they are just for example  for the remaing time of this Gen in a 500k-1 Million Range in the USA
Cause you hopefully don't think the X1 is now doing November numbers 12 out of 12 months all the time.The PS4 will outside of the holidays probably gain ground again till November/December.

But whats that?The PS4 has a 60 Million lead at the end of this Gen?
Bäh not important - USA is all what matters.Europe doesn't exist
See?Thats the flaw in your logic.
And we are probably steering onto a 10 Million difference already - And if the X1 is so close to the PS4 in the USA where does the PS4 track away?
Exactly - In the important market > WORLDWIDE
The only joy i have in seeing the PS4 and X1 so close in the USA is cause we can see how important it is to participate in geography class.

Worldwide isn't a market, it's...well, a combination of all markets. You shouldn't need a geography class to tell you that; common sense should be more than enough.



Because it helps perpetuate that America are the centre of the universe and anything outside of America doesn't count. Sony won November but XB1 won NPD. So, because America are perceived as the centre of the universe, people believe the XB1 closed the gap. It was the reason all through last gen many people on other websites couldn't understand how the PS3 was catching up even though it was getting outsold by the centre of the universe.

"I don't know if it's just me but saying "well the PS4 IS still easily winning worldwide" sounds like damage control when surely it should be the other way around where the statement of "well we won in x region" should be damage control.."

That is just an indication of the level of brainwashing going on. Those who buy into it NEED to buy into it, those who see the bigger picture don't NEED to state the obvious ... We just assume more people are inteligent enough to comprehend such a simple concept.



 

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