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Will the next 6 months be different or will we see a similar sales pattern then the first 6 months?

I think you got this wrong.
The percentage next to the consoles isn't how much they're down YoY. It's for example with PS3, 66% less than what it did in all of 2010.
I could be wrong though.
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As for the actual sales -
Huge surprises. PS3 is winning, leading the Wii and 360 despite the late 2010 sales. Actually 500,000 units in front of the Wii, despite a Wii pricecut, and almost 900k in front of the 360. The 360's Kinect momentum has died down, and the console itself is in need of a defrib. Goes to show what happens when you actually have exclusive games for your platform.
Price cuts for the PS3 and 360 are pretty much guarenteed in the next half, it's just waiting to see who blinks first. I think both PS3 and 360 will beat Wii for the Year.
The 3DS has been a huge disappointment so far. It's like the PS3 was when it first released... And it's actually still behind the PSP for the Year... Who'd have predicted that, 6 Months ago? Will it get a pricecut?
Most of the huge, huge drops are coming from Wii and DS. DS is understandable, as the successor is finally out, but the Wii has been a disaster this Year for Nintendo. Completely mis-managed. Iwata, Reggie and even Miyamoto have screwed up big time here. The Wii could have been so much more over 2010 and 2011...
2.5/3 Million of the YoY drop is coming from Wii, 3/3.5 Million of the YoY drop is coming from DS. 1/1.5 Million is coming from PS3/PSP combined, for comparison. The 360 is the only console to be actually UP YoY, and that wont last long now...
As for Software - Meh. Way too many bundled numbers added into them totals to bother actually saying anything 
Edit:
The PS2 is actually doing better, when compared to its 2010 performance, than the Wii is with its own 2010 performance. That says a whole lot, really. I know the PS2 is only going against tiny numbers in comparison to Wii, but the PS2 is a console in its 11th Year on the market, with quite literally no new games being released for it... Something needs to be changed at Nintendo.
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how about wait shipment number first-er wait,they don't even adjust Wii numbers...
Damn look at all those minus signs, pretty depressing! but I guess that's to be expected now that we're into the 5th and 6th years for the consoles.
| D-Joe said: how about wait shipment number first-er wait,they don't even adjust Wii numbers... |
After I posted my thread, the team changed the DS numbers. It's surprising that it wasn't noticed for Months until I brought it up, but yeah. At least it got changed to be more accurate.
The Wii numbers they must be still confident with. So until we get more "proof" that the Wii is actually overtracked, then there's nothing we can really say against the VGC numbers.
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numbers are decent considering how long these systems have been out imo. Though im suprised the wii is still software leader.
I guess the software number for the wii is inflated because of the bundled wii sports and mario kart?
| SpartenOmega117 said: I guess the software number for the wii is inflated because of the bundled wii sports and mario kart? |
And Wii Sports Resort.
But then, like I said earlier, there's been too many bundled games so far this Year to bother even trying to sort out the "real" order of SW sales.
By all means, if you want to go through all the bundled sales of Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart Wii, LittleBigPlanet2, Killzone 3, inFamous 2, Black Ops PS3 and whatever bundles the 360's had... Then go for it.
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Carl2291 said:
But then, like I said earlier, there's been too many bundled games so far this Year to bother even trying to sort out the "real" order of SW sales. By all means, if you want to go through all the bundled sales of Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart Wii, LittleBigPlanet2, Killzone 3, inFamous 2, Black Ops PS3 and whatever bundles the 360's had... Then go for it. |
Um why shouldnt bundles be counted?