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slowmo on 16 April 2009
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DaGreatestHope said:
slowmo said:
DaGreatestHope said:
I prefer worldwide sales. Worldwide sales are the true meaning of how a games sales through diverse cultures and not confined to 1 region.

KZ 2> Halo Wars Worldwide

RE5 PS3> RE5360 Worldwide

So by that defintion the Japan lead the PS3 has over 360 is rubbish when taken into context the worldwide lead.  Also lets add the fact that KZ2 was released before HW so lets align launches

Is cherry picking a profession or just a hobby for you?

Also NPD doesn't cover worldwide so the figures you're quoting off VGChartz have no relevance to the OP as they specifically state NPD hence US sales.

And if you take away Xbox 360 American sales then what does it have left? That is the counter-argument to your saying of Japan is saving the PS3.

Yea I can admit the PS3 is last in American sales console and games wise? But does not stop me from enjoying the console and its games.

Tell me this. Does the 360 suck bad because it comes last in Japan? Your answer: Heck, no. Thats the whole point.

 

Hell yes, I cry myself to sleep at night when I consider how many of the war chest coffers Microsoft spent on JRPG's

On a more serious note, I wrote that last post to highlight why I think it's wrong to cherry pick specifics.  This thread was started with NPD data as a source because it does highlight sales trends in the US.  Sure the worldwide picture for Sony is a lot better than the Americas but given its the second biggest market, and Japan is shrinking it's a pretty important place to study trends of why the PS3 is fairing worse than it should.  In the past many people claimed the 360's shooter catalogue drove its hardware sales, now KZ2 receiving a somewhat muted entry (by some peoples expectations) it shows this hasn't necessarily been the case. 

I wonder how many people dismissing these numbers ever seriously considered Halo Wars would give Killzone 2 a run for its money, even if just short term?

 

@CGI - My thoughts exactly, both sold very well when you consider the time of the year and the demographics they're selling to.