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ShadowSoldier on 22 August 2010

If it's one thing that this Gen and past NBA season taught me. It was this. Never expect everything to go according to plan and patterns. It can honestly go either way and I think it's trollish and premature to say Sony screwed up their system next gen.



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Killiana1a on 22 August 2010

Here is the EMEAA vs. Americas market yearly numbers:

EMEAA Hardware (regional breakdowns below)

Console Yearly (change) Total
DS 3,937,453 (-69%) 53,591,402
Wii 3,212,652 (-65%) 28,276,337
PS3 2,494,887 (-58%) 16,727,510
X360 2,070,996 (-52%) 16,486,507
PSP 1,607,593 (-69%) 24,902,601
PS2 892,745 (-68%) 61,442,758
Total 14,216,326(-65%)  

 

EMEAA Software Totals

Console Yearly (change) Total (tie ratio)
Wii 23,339,686 (-60%) 161,310,439 (5.70)
PS3 20,517,701 (-45%) 102,841,108 (6.15)
X360 16,610,586 (-53%) 97,503,800 (5.91)
DS 13,197,599 (-62%) 143,478,436 (2.68)
PSP 3,518,233 (-46%) 25,675,646 (1.03)
PS2 2,713,166 (-66%) n/a
PC 620,219 (-) n/a
Total 80,517,190(-55%)  

Source: http://www.vgchartz.com/yearly.php?reg=Others

 

Americas Hardware

Console Yearly (change) Total
DS 4,297,113 (-66%) 48,495,922
Wii 3,679,510 (-66%) 34,456,919
X360 3,019,987 (-46%) 24,422,483
PS3 2,397,299 (-50%) 14,740,432
PSP 820,085 (-71%) 19,622,272
PS2 502,658 (-75%) 52,229,414
Total 14,716,652(-62%)

 

Americas Software Totals

Console Yearly (change) Total (tie ratio)
Wii 44,786,392 (-58%) 296,547,536 (8.61)
X360 36,537,427 (-52%) 264,432,915 (10.83)
PS3 31,863,679 (-32%) 135,301,968 (9.18)
DS 28,517,405 (-65%) 271,155,519 (5.59)
PSP 7,002,306 (-65%) 93,324,360 (4.76)
PS2 4,467,513 (-73%) n/a
PC 1,248,505 (-) n/a
Total 154,423,227(-56%)  

 

Source: http://www.vgchartz.com/yearly.php?reg=America

Analysis:

The EMEAA sells 96% of hardware in comparison to the Americas market. 14,216,326 (EMEAA) vs. 14,716,652 (Americas)

The EMEAA sells 52% of software in comparison to the Americas market. 80,517,190 (EMEAA) vs. 154,423,227 (Americas)

Discussion:

The EMEAA comprises Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. With a much larger share of countries than the Americas market, it is surprising, to date, that the EMEAA has not topped the Americas in either yearly Hardware or Software sales.

Over time as countries in the EMEAA develop into first world nations, the EMEAA will and has in some cases (See Sony) become the focal point for video game business strategies.

Questions:

Why is Europe not it's own market?

Why not split the EMEAA into 3 markets consisting of Europe, Africa and Asia?



ironman on 22 August 2010
serav said:
ironman said:
FinalEvangelion said:

Not much to discuss.

Third parties are returning to PS3 these days (Valve is a huge one here).

PS3 is receiving more third party support, especially because of Japan (Rorona, Yakuza, MGS, Tales, Valkyria, etc.).  Those games do count.

You are probably right about America.  Playstation doesn't play Halo or Gears.  However, America =/= World.

It also doesn't play Fable or Lost Odessey, Forza or many other games . I havn't very many new third parties come the the Playstation franchise, and they have lost just as many as they have gained, it's a zero sum game at this point. Even if they were gaining in that department, it doesn't negate the rest of my speculative analasys.


well it have it own exclusives JRPG, and Gran Turismo 5.

the thing is sony turned into a first party powerhouse in the transition from ps2 --> ps3.

360 doesn't have : little big planet, killzone, god of war, ranchet and clank, resistance, infamous, modnation racers, motostorm etc etc.

quality and quantity proven.


That's your opinion, if I held the same opinion, then I would own a PS3 instead of a 360. Sony's exclusives are equaled by MS's. Thing is, GT5 is the only game Sony has that can compete with Reach...and honestly, I don't think GT5 stands a chance...even world wide.



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Killiana1a on 22 August 2010
ShadowSoldier said:

If it's one thing that this Gen and past NBA season taught me. It was this. Never expect everything to go according to plan and patterns. It can honestly go either way and I think it's trollish and premature to say Sony screwed up their system next gen.

Who would be the 2009-2010 Cavaliers, Lakers, and Celtics in this case?

I would say it looks like this for 2010:

Lakers = Nintendo

Celtics = Microsoft

Cavaliers = Sony



ShadowSoldier on 22 August 2010
Killiana1a said:
ShadowSoldier said:

If it's one thing that this Gen and past NBA season taught me. It was this. Never expect everything to go according to plan and patterns. It can honestly go either way and I think it's trollish and premature to say Sony screwed up their system next gen.

Who would be the 2009-2010 Cavaliers, Lakers, and Celtics in this case?

I would say it looks like this for 2010:

Lakers = Nintendo

Celtics = Microsoft

Cavaliers = Sony

Nah.

Lakers= Sony

Celtics=Nintendo

Cavaliers/Miami Heat= Microsoft

Reasons.

Celtics= Most storied and successful franchise in the NBA, with the most rings. (NES,SNES, Wii, GB, GBA, DS)

Lakers= Second most storied franchise in the NBA. Out of the big 3 they have the second most rings in the league (PS1 and PS2)

Microsoft= They haven't made any real success yet with owning a generation, however they have been making moves (Free Agency 2010) to set themselves up for future seasons/Generations



Black Women Are The Most Beautiful Women On The Planet.

"In video game terms, RPGs are games that involve a form of separate battles taking place with a specialized battle system and the use of a system that increases your power through a form of points.

Sure, what you say is the definition, but the connotation of RPGs is what they are in video games." - dtewi