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F0X on 28 October 2012
pezus said:
What was Gamecube's tie ratio again?



Not as high as Xbox or PS2 tie ratios. The Xbox has the all-time highest tie ratio, which furthers his point that tie ratio is a good predictor of brand growth.

However, the 360, PS3, and Wii tie ratios don't compare to their predecessors, so I think by this logic I can say that all of the brands are, in fact, weakening.



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Jaywood2010 on 28 October 2012
pezus said:
JayWood2010 said:
pezus said:

This also tells us that PS3 got second place! Wii a sore loser behind the big boys


Disagree with you as usual

One might think you just like to disagree with me . Soon enough, PS3 will both be in second place hardware-sales wise and tie-ratio wise. 

Dude, we never agree haha Itll pass 360 hardware wise but people always buy games more on 360.  Be realistic.....Do you know why nobody will say sony was a success this gen?  Step back a moment and really think about that, or do I need to say it?




       

Jaywood2010 on 28 October 2012
F0X said:
pezus said:
What was Gamecube's tie ratio again?



Not as high as Xbox or PS2 tie ratios. The Xbox has the all-time highest tie ratio, which furthers his point that tie ratio is a good predictor of brand growth.

However, the 360, PS3, and Wii tie ratios don't compare to their predecessors, so I think by this logic I can say that all of the brands are, in fact, weakening.

That is really interesting.  What was the tie ratio for those?  




       

AmericanAli on 28 October 2012

why is the xbox getting so much hate on this site?^^



novasonic on 28 October 2012

I have 33 Wii game! Huzzah!..still need moar.




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PS4: 60-65m
WiiU: 30-35m
X1: 30-35m
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man-bear-pig on 28 October 2012
pezus said:

The real reason for the high tie ratio though is that 360 sales are *heavily* skewed towards the US, and US gamers buy the most games by far. Wii and PS3 have a much more even WW distribution. Japan especially, hurts the tie ratio for them.


X360 has a higher tie-ratio than the PS3 and the Wii in N. America, Europe AND JAPAN.



My prediction threads:

Wii U will sell under 40m units (made on 14th September 2012)

PS Vita will sell under 20m units (made on 30th September 2012)

Wii U will sell under 7m in 2013 - I was right

Halo 4 first 9 weeks sales prediction

PS4 to be down YOY in 2015

Dodece on 28 October 2012

@BenVTrigger

I suspect that your actually wrong with your analysis. While the Wii won the hardware war. I think that is probably the only war they actually won. I curse the lack of decent tools on this site, but I think that Microsoft has probably sold far more software, generated more revenue, and likely has strengthened their brand. I suspect that Nintendo would gladly take Microsoft's victory over their own. Maybe I am wrong prove to me that Nintendo won anything beyond the number of consoles sold.



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BenVTrigger on 28 October 2012

@ Dodece

Unfortunatly you are incorrect.

Wii sold more consoles. Wii sold more 1st party software. Wii sold more 1st party periphreals and add ons. Wii generated more revenue. And Wii generated more profit.

MS did very well for themselves this generation but certainly did not do as well overall as Nintendo



OneHappyGamer:) on 28 October 2012

it all depends on what you call success. imo the Wii is the most successful because it made the most money.
I am not sure about this, but has Microsoft yet to make back the money the lost this gen?



F0X on 28 October 2012
pezus said:
F0X said:
pezus said:
What was Gamecube's tie ratio again?



Not as high as Xbox or PS2 tie ratios. The Xbox has the all-time highest tie ratio, which furthers his point that tie ratio is a good predictor of brand growth.

However, the 360, PS3, and Wii tie ratios don't compare to their predecessors, so I think by this logic I can say that all of the brands are, in fact, weakening.

It has nothing to do with growth, but everything to do with where the console sells the most: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4853200


I agree. It also has to do with third-party support (of which 360 had the most due to an earlier start), I believe.

My point is that by his logic the 360 is actually less successful than its predeccosser, which I find to be hilarious and completely false. Like you were saying, GameCube's tie-ratio didn't mean squat when it came to sales of its successor, and none would argue against the massive growth of the Nintendo brand in recent years. 



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