NA Sales. May 17th

[Godot]

Grampy said:

Godot said:
What I don't get is why all consoles perform so much better in Europe? Is it because of the recession? If I am not mistaken NA sales are usually better. Even the 360 does almost twice the number it does in NA.

Not exactly because of the recession but related. The dollar is currently trying to replace toilet tissue as the least valuable paper on earth and this makes it more attractive to sell your product elsewhere. They both have the same cause and I’d explain it but this close to elections it would sound too partisan and mostly because it’s gotten to the point that the stupidity has become so obvious that people who can't see it SCARE me.

 

Please interpret this however you wish and remember I didn't explain it so your rant will only serve to fill in the blanks.

 So basically all 3 companies focus more on Europe because they make more money because the Europeans are screwed as usual with their strong currency...

 

I don't think Nintendo is causing any problem to the industry. In fact, it's helping it more than anything. Microsoft and Sony are both huge corporations which use gaming has a way to secure more sales in other areas. Mircosoft with DirectX/Online/Windows/helping PC gaming and Sony with Blu-Ray/HD-TV and so on... So, if they lose a lot of money with gaming, they'll make it somewhere else. It's no big deal.