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gergroy on 19 April 2009
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puffy said:
Gnizmo said:

 Dead Space is relatively new, but it is at .77 which is a long way from a million at this point. Looking at the date again you might be right though. I tried to select games that wouldn't continue selling anymore, but that one seems to have slipped though. Ninja Gaiden 2 is mostly a western titles. My guess is that the game is a front loaded title, but it is close by. I just found it strange that the PS360 had more readily available counter examples than the Wii. Still trying to decide if thats just a random coincidence.

It could be competition? I mean Wii has a certain lack of.. well.. good games.. and the HD consoles seem flooded with them so it could stop the legs of titles on thoses systems quite quickly? Just a thought.. 

Well I guess the number is less reliable for the PS3 and 360 than it is for Wii.. I mean it's still only an average of million sellers.. I knew there would be games that didn't follow the rules :P

 

to be fair, most of the ps360 titles he found will most likely hit a million.  SC4 is only .3 away from selling over a million on the ps3, and has already sold past that on the 360.  Dead space is still new and can still make it to a million.  It is still a 60 dollar game after all, it isn't going off the shelves anytime soon.  Ninja Gaiden should hit as well, according to tecmo, they have already sold 1.10 million to retailers, so those titles should eventually sell and drive it over a million.

so that leaves maddon 08 ps3, socom ps3 and lost oddysey xbox 360.  All of them are pretty region focused titles, so that is probably where the exception to your averages come into play.  Games that heavily favor one region over the others may not follow the same pattern.  Specifically when the region they focus on is where the hardware is underperforming. ps3 in america and 360 in japan.