WW UP - 15th October

[Alby_da_Wolf]

postofficebuddy said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

HokageTenshi said:

i'm supprise to see PS3 get worldwide no.1 again even without any console seller software last week...

MediaWorld, one of the biggest EU chains, made some good offers on PS3 and a really crazy one on the 320GB-FIFA bundle, with thousands units available in each nation, so not just a limited supply loss leader to attract people in the stores, but a beefy one that worked for some days before selling out despite selling like crazy. GameStop followed suit with an offer very appealing not bound to a particular, limited supply bundle, but offering normal PS3s with a controller and a game at buyer's choice at a very appealing price too, less than the new official price for the console alone. I haven't checked yet, but surely their competitors had to follow suit too. 3DS, DS, XB360 and Wii had very nice offers too, but PS3 had the most expensive entry level model even after the cut, so those additional offers on top of the official ones worked a lot better for it.

I'm extremely curious to see what Nintendo's investor briefing will reveal in regards to European sales.

Given the starting price already low, Wii offers were absolutely crazy, I wouldn't be surprised to see it adjusted up too, Wii and PS3 offers are currently the most noticeable at the two extremes of home consoles price range. BTW big unofficial cuts on Kinect too and it looks like it achieved some results even outside of America this time. So actually every console could be adjusted up, if it wasn't already. About portables, I don't know, current offers don't differ very much from those started when Ninty cut 3DS price, so I'd expect adjustments far less dramatic after the big one made on 3DS. And this as far as the last launches, recent and current price cuts and special offers on HW and bundles go, we still have to see many system seller games in the next weeks and months, including the biggest Nintendo ones, everything could happen.