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Forums - Sales - Americas Up!! (27th November 2010) *BLACK FRIDAY*

CGI-Quality said:
Darth Tigris said:

So many amazing things here I can't even recount all of them so I'll highlight a few.

1) The Wii's comeback ... wow.  Seriously, its time everyone just shut up about the console and simply recognize that it owns the holiday season.

2) The 360, 5 years after launch, has its biggest Black Friday week ever and almost sold as much as the Wii.  Kinect sells MORE than the 360.  Is it hot?  I think we have our answer.

3) PS3, during GT5's launch, sold more in its weakest region than in GT zombieland Europe.  You know what that is PS3 fanboys?  That's the good news.  Enjoy it.

The Americas, once again, have set the patterns for this gen.  Wii in first, 360 in second, PS3 in third, and alllllllllll doing well.  This gen is the best.

There's no bad news though, all consoles are healthy right now. Any rational, honest gamer knows what good news truly is.


No, there is bad news and if I wanted to I could focus on it.  But why?  BF and GT5 caused it to sell more in its weakest region than in PS3 and GT5 loving Europe.  Some may look at that as positive spin, but I see it as the good news and it deserves recognition.



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VG reportedly mentioned 1.8m GT5 were sold WW in 2 days, with around .99m in EMEAA(2 days), .4m each in America(2 days) and Japan(1 day).

So with 2 more days ending off the week, GT5 sold an extra of 174k in EMEAA and 73k in Americas ? Sounds like VG adjusted the sales figure to the bare minimum lowest possible end again.



Carl2291 said:
Darkshao said:

with the Americas Up!!(and without jp) the DS finally become the queen leader of all-time

LTD - NDS 138.80 vs PS2 138.37

I know you're new here (At least I think you are, judging on your post count), so it's better to tell you that out PS2 numbers are undertracked by about 9 Million units.

The DS hasn't outsold the PS2 yet. Give it 6 Months time. Maybe less!


How do you know PS2 is under tracked?  And why do you believe that VG is under tracking?



Ginyu3 said:

I know im an alt and i know ill be banned, but it doesnt matter ive been banned off this site over 10 times and i always come back, so its not a big deal.


Funniest Line Ever LOLOLOL.

You know you could just get banned 30 times right?

I don't know what your a fan of, but your an embarrassment to whatever it is.

Tell me are you an XBox gamer, or wii gamer, or sega gamer or whatever. OOOHHH I know, you're an anti-PS3 gamer. Looking at your post history, one would suggest that you enjoy trashing the PS3, rather than actually discussing your console of choice. 

I know, crazy right.

It's crazy that someone enjoys the trashing of their hated console rather than loving their own.

Why do you hate the PS3 so much anyway? Do you even own a video game.

OT: the PS3 software looks funny. I was expecting more from GT5. Oh well. Guess I'll have to get used to 3rd place this holiday. 



GodOfWar_3ever said:
Ginyu3 said:

 When people said GOW3 would sell 5 million and i said it had no chance i was right.

 

Hold on there....

Its at 3.2 million with untracked black friday sales and its only been 8 months since release...I reckon it'd keep selling for some time and 5 million is definitely possible.

where is the proof it is undersold.  I could say the wii is under sold because it sold more last year

I hear last year these bundles sold more but that is not proof. Maybe these numbers are correct and it disappointing to ps3 fans



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mhsillen said:
GodOfWar_3ever said:
Ginyu3 said:

 When people said GOW3 would sell 5 million and i said it had no chance i was right.

 

Hold on there....

Its at 3.2 million with untracked black friday sales and its only been 8 months since release...I reckon it'd keep selling for some time and 5 million is definitely possible.

where is the proof it is undersold.  I could say the wii is under sold because it sold more last year

I hear last year these bundles sold more but that is not proof. Maybe these numbers are correct and it disappointing to ps3 fans

Its obvious they are....

No need of proof...just common sense... And TheSource thinks they may be undertracked too - http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=120586&page=1

Its already at 3.2 million plus untracked BF bundle sales...

Are you really telling me that out of the 400k plus PS3s sold this week, less than 40k are special bundles by retailers...that is absurd.



alfredofroylan said:

So let's wrap this.

America: Guns>Monkeys>Cars


Just because in GT5 we have 50 Nissans not Corvetes or Fords



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Wow...look at Kinect...hmmm...guess it's doing well, and M$ looks to be very close to that 5 million units SOLD to consumers by the end of the year.  All around great numbers...the gaming industry looks healthy, and prosperous indeed.



"...You can't kill ideas with a sword, and you can't sink belief structures with a broadside. You defeat them by making them change..."

- From By Schism Rent Asunder

GodOfWar_3ever said:
mhsillen said:
GodOfWar_3ever said:
Ginyu3 said:

 When people said GOW3 would sell 5 million and i said it had no chance i was right.

 

Hold on there....

Its at 3.2 million with untracked black friday sales and its only been 8 months since release...I reckon it'd keep selling for some time and 5 million is definitely possible.

where is the proof it is undersold.  I could say the wii is under sold because it sold more last year

I hear last year these bundles sold more but that is not proof. Maybe these numbers are correct and it disappointing to ps3 fans

Its obvious they are....

No need of proof...just common sense... And TheSource thinks they may be undertracked too - http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=120586&page=1

Its already at 3.2 million plus untracked BF bundle sales...

Are you really telling me that out of the 400k plus PS3s sold this week, less than 40k are special bundles by retailers...that is absurd.

So you believe it is a conspiracy 



Darth Tigris said:

So many amazing things here I can't even recount all of them so I'll highlight a few.

1) The Wii's comeback ... wow.  Seriously, its time everyone just shut up about the console and simply recognize that it owns the holiday season.

2) The 360, 5 years after launch, has its biggest Black Friday week ever and almost sold as much as the Wii.  Kinect sells MORE than the 360.  Is it hot?  I think we have our answer.

3) PS3, during GT5's launch, sold more in its weakest region than in GT zombieland Europe.  You know what that is PS3 fanboys?  That's the good news.  Enjoy it.

The Americas, once again, have set the patterns for this gen.  Wii in first, 360 in second, PS3 in third, and alllllllllll doing well.  This gen is the best.


There were no serious complaint about GT5 sales from PS3 users/gamers.  So please do not try to start any trouble by singling out "PS3 fanboys."