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MightyGrogg said:
radiantshadow92 said:

So glad ps3 is finally closing weekly gap in US.. i am so sick of everyone having 360ies over Ps3 over here -_-

As I said over a 1/2 dozen times now. The Wii and XBox 360 don't do much in the summer, because more casual gamers are attached to these systems then the PS3. Casual shoppers do not purchase as much gamers/hardware during the summer as hardcore gamers do. Now when Oct - Dec rolls around , and the casual shoppers appear, that when the XBox 360 & Wii come out to party. It has happened like this over the last 4 years and the trend isn't going to change, except when a price cut happens in the summer. XBox 360 had an even bigger surge last year due to Kinect (a casual add-on device). PS3 always closes the gap in the summer though. Then in the winter the Wii and 360 explode and surge ahead by another million or so. This year a lot will depend on the price cuts and who announces theirs first. Remember when the PS3 Slim got released with a lower price it dominated the holidays mostly, except for the Wii. This year all 3 systems are suppose to get price cuts, so we'll see what happens.

thats actually a really good point, i never really thought of that



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MightyGrogg said:
Buzzi said:
MightyGrogg said:
TeddostheFireKing said:

great start by 3DS in America, software sales looks much better here than EMEAA and Japan too


Yeah.. the 3DS in U.S. was like 3x's greater then in EMEA. I was surprised at how many 3DS titles there are in the Top 30 on the list. That's insane. 3DS leads the world, which is no surprise. I don't see that changing anytime soon. Might stay like this until the end of the year when Gears of War 3 or Unchart 3 bundles get released.


Wait, in the thread of Media Create many are calling flop because 3DS as fallen under PSP, let's not speak too early, maybe PS3 in one week will outsell it and we all know what it means...failure.[/sarcasm]

Really, great opening, and let's remember that Nintendo's strategy is not to sell gazillions on D1 but to sell long term like DS did...another Wii would be a disappointment, if 3DS sells software for everyone the games will come out every week and it will sell even more.

Another Wii would be a disappointment? What?!? Did you actually say that? lol!! Sony wishes they had Wii's numbers. Microsoft is satisfied with their numbers because 1) They surpassed the might Sony Playstation. 2) They completely outsold the original XBox by a large margin (even doubling Japan sales). 3) They are completely out of debt that the original XBox got them in.

As for DS numbers. I think the U.S. sales alone will stay above 200K for the rest of the year, as long as Nintendo keep bringing out 'must buy' exclusive titles. With Zelda, StarFox, Kid Icarus.


Yeah everyone would want a console unable to sell games...Wii has had incredible numbers for hardware and for some software; but it's dead after three years for gamers (look at the sales of games, especially in Japan)...this is why Nintendo DON'T want another Wii, they want a DS; which sells well for years and years, selling software for every company.



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puffy said:

we don't want a Wii situation :S

I'd coin the word Wiituation :)



PS3 owners really do prefer Killzone 3 to Crysis 2



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Scruff7 said:

PS3 owners really do prefer Killzone 3 to Crysis 2

I have not played both enough to give my own opinion.

But the Metacric has both almost the same score (84 and 85).

It's difficult to say which is better... I believe the single-player is better on Crysis 2 and multiplayer is better on Killzone 3.



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Just Dance 2 is doing nice! :)



 

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ethomaz said:
Scruff7 said:

PS3 owners really do prefer Killzone 3 to Crysis 2

I have not played both enough to give my own opinion.

But the Metacric has both almost the same score (84 and 85).

It's difficult to say which is better... I believe the single-player is better on Crysis 2 and multiplayer is better on Killzone 3.

I haven't played Crysis 2, I was just commenting on the figures. After a 6 weeks, Killzone 3 is outselling Crysis 2 (PS3) which has been out only 2 weeks. I'm surprised considering how much hype and expectation Crysis 2 has had. 



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ethomaz said:

Who believes GT5 sold only 4,264 this week? I don't... the next PD update will be interesting.

I don't think its in the realm of impossability. 

 

OT: Look at Halo Reach go!! I'm loving it! Now if only EMEAA could do a bit more Halo lovin.

Homefront is doing crazy good, and Crysis 2 is doing quite well too.

KZ3 continues to have a strong showing in Americas (not so much in EMEAA)



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FattyDingDong said:

stop trolling

You know its better if you quote who you are trying to say that too...otherwise it looks like your telling everyone in the thread to stop trolling.