Global UP! 12th January (updated with front page numbers)

[Chandler]

crissindahouse said:

ok before we get front page numbers i was curious if these numbers are really that unrealistic, i am sure there will be some adjustments like always (japan had some bigger once the last weeks) but how was it last year?

if i compare this weeks to last weeks numbers and do the same with last years numbers (last year in brackets):

DS -40% (last year -37%)

PSP -68% (-63%)

Xbox 360 -41% (-33%)

PS3 -53% (-47%)

Wii -47% (-52%)

3DS -54% (-49%)

PSV -62% (-57%)

Wii U -57% (not out)

numbers are almost all more down this time but it was almost as bad last year. only 360 and wii stand really out, 360 because it has a much bigger weekly drop compared to last years numbers and wii because it had a smaller percentual drop as last year similiar week.

maybe i rounded wrong because i shortened the numbers to have less to type and with that i could be wrong 1% for a number or two.

i am really excited to see front page update, maybe there will be a huge difference or maybe it will be exactly like the tool numbers before first adjustments we will get almost certain.

Don't sweat it, Criss. Thanks for the numbers, even if they might get adjusted. Hell, they almost always get adjusted anyway, so what's the big deal? I think those numbers are reasonably close and that's all we get from VGC anyway.

 

Also, to the people citing Black Ops 2 sales as a proof that the Wii U will forever be doomed, instead of trolling you are making yourself look really, really stupid.

 

1. Higher entry price (60$ to ~400$, the vast majority of the cod crowd already has a device to playback cod)

2. later release (yeah, only 1 week, but this is a "h4rdc0r3" game, the bulk is "day1 in diz muthafucka")

3. no established community (even if the whole wii crowd migrates)

4. lesser game (missing elite, uncertain DLC situation, missing streaming function, exclusive features are "gimmicks" that "ze h4rdc0r3z scoff @")

5. lukewarm ratings (look up eurogamer sweden, PS360 version 9/10, Wii U version 3/10)

6. No advertisement for the Wii U version at all.