Well GT3 sold 15 million when the console was fairly new. Perhaps great PS2 games like MGS2, FFX, and GTA3 actually moved the consoles while people purchased GT3 because it was the only good racing option available.

GT4 sold 10 million when the console had already sold about 100 million units. That's about 33%  drop off in sales compared to its predecessor. But by then there were also a lot of great racing games such as Need For Speed Underground.

You get what I'm saying? Games like FFXIII and MGS4 will sell the console. While GT5 will only sell well because its the best racing option available for people who ALREADY own the PS3. No guarantee it'll actually move hardware.

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In a nutshell Sony makes gravy while 3rd party companies make the games people actually want.

Yeah, selling more consoles in Japan proves the popularity of the ps games in another countrys..... but why do so many people buy wiis?! WHY???
SMASH THE XBOX PS3!!!!!!

ok i know PS3 fans are happy right now but just to put you guys in perspective, even if the wii would completely stop selling it would take the PS3 about 3 years to catch up :P

So this week there came a release of PS3s in Japan bundled with a Final fantasy movie (or other CGI movie) plus a demo of FF13? Am i understanding it rite?

 'cause there are more "people" than "gamers" in the world. but sssshhhh, don't tell anybody. How to tell them apart: gamers own a HD console even if they don't own a Wii, and buy most games for their HD consoles. Most Wii players are just that, they don't own or care for anything else. That's the new breed of "gamers" Nintendo is earning their money from.

Bitter????

"Not my problem buddy"

So are you disagreeing with the rest of my post? You don't think the mega popular 3rd party games in some form helped Gran Turismo be a success?

This is amazing.

My prediction is a bust!

whats the reason for the boost exactly?

hehehehehehehehe....

...funny how history repeats itself..

..remember one year ago?