phenom08 said:
Yep, now to find out yours, Pezus maybe? |
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phenom08 said:
Yep, now to find out yours, Pezus maybe? |
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This seems like a really over-simplified way of talking about the most successful console...
I think you'd need more demographic information before making a claim like that.
u can also say 360 games r the cheapest. price drops crazy compare to ps3 and wii.
Does tie ratio really mean anything when 12 out of the top 15 are all one genre? Not to mention multiple sequels.
PS3 probably has the best spread of core games in the top 15 and Wii it is clear majority of the games are casual player ones.
| Pos | Game | Platform | Year | Genre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinect Adventures! | X360 | 2010 | Misc | ||||||
| 2 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | X360 | 2011 | Shooter | ||||||
| 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | X360 | 2010 | Shooter | ||||||
| 4 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | X360 | 2009 | Shooter | ||||||
| 5 | Halo 3 | X360 | 2007 | Shooter | ||||||
| 6 | Grand Theft Auto IV | X360 | 2008 | Action | ||||||
| 7 | Halo: Reach | X360 | 2010 | Shooter | ||||||
| 8 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | X360 | 2007 | Shooter | ||||||
| 9 | Call of Duty: World at War | X360 | 2008 | Shooter | ||||||
| 10 | Gears of War 2 | X360 | 2008 | Shooter | ||||||
| 11 | Battlefield 3 | X360 | 2011 | Shooter | ||||||
| 12 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | X360 | 2011 | Role-Playing | ||||||
| 13 | Halo 3: ODST | X360 | 2009 | Shooter | ||||||
| 14 | Gears of War | X360 | 2006 | Shooter | ||||||
| 15 | Gears of War 3 | X360 | 2011 | Shooter |
| Pos | Game | Platform | Year | Genre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | PS3 | 2011 | Shooter | ||||||
| 2 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | PS3 | 2010 | Shooter | ||||||
| 3 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | PS3 | 2009 | Shooter | ||||||
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto IV | PS3 | 2008 | Action | ||||||
| 5 | Gran Turismo 5 | PS3 | 2010 | Racing | ||||||
| 6 | FIFA Soccer 12 | PS3 | 2011 | Sports | ||||||
| 7 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | PS3 | 2007 | Shooter | ||||||
| 8 | Battlefield 3 | PS3 | 2011 | Shooter | ||||||
| 9 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | PS3 | 2009 | Action | ||||||
| 10 | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | PS3 | 2008 | Action | ||||||
| 11 | Assassin's Creed II | PS3 | 2009 | Action | ||||||
| 12 | LittleBigPlanet | PS3 | 2008 | Platform | ||||||
| 13 | Red Dead Redemption | PS3 | 2010 | Action | ||||||
| 14 | Call of Duty: World at War | PS3 | 2008 | Shooter | ||||||
| 15 | FIFA Soccer 11 | PS3 | 2010 | Sports |
| Pos | Game | Platform | Year | Genre | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wii Sports | Wii | 2006 | Sports | ||||||
| 2 | Mario Kart Wii | Wii | 2008 | Racing | ||||||
| 3 | Wii Sports Resort | Wii | 2009 | Sports | ||||||
| 4 | Wii Play | Wii | 2006 | Misc | ||||||
| 5 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | 2009 | Platform | ||||||
| 6 | Wii Fit | Wii | 2007 | Sports | ||||||
| 7 | Wii Fit Plus | Wii | 2009 | Sports | ||||||
| 8 | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Wii | 2008 | Fighting | ||||||
| 9 | Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2007 | Platform | ||||||
| 10 | Just Dance 3 | Wii | 2011 | Misc | ||||||
| 11 | Just Dance 2 | Wii | 2010 | Misc | ||||||
| 12 | Mario Party 8 | Wii | 2007 | Misc | ||||||
| 13 | Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | Wii | 2007 | Sports | ||||||
| 14 | Wii Party | Wii | 2010 | Misc | ||||||
| 15 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | 2010 | Platform |
| ECM said: While we're making up what we think should be the best gauge of a console's success in a gen (most consoles and software sold total? Pfft, that doesn't satisfy my biases!) I suggest that we have an all-out, three-way, no-holds-barred, steel-cage match between Kratos, Mario, and Master Chief to be held on Black Friday. The winner gets crowned "the most successful console of the gen." It's every bit as arbitrary as using tie ratio instead of total consoles and software sold and a lot more fun! |
We have stated over and over in this thread that nintendo has been the most successful due to profits, 2nd microsoft and far behind sony
if xbox did not have bad piracy the attach rate would be higher
Yes because the Xbox is more successful then the PS2, I see now. Good thread.
| ZaneWane said: if xbox did not have bad piracy the attach rate would be higher |
And you base this.....on what? The PS3 had low piracy and it's got a low attach rate as you clearly saw. We could argue that if the PS3 would be as easy to pirate for as the 360, it would have a higher attach rate based on the same Bullshitonium that was used for your statement.
Far as I'm concerned. numbers don't much mean anything this gen.
Who won? Who cares!?
Sony is still in the game with a brand that's strong enough for its breeches and has managed not to alienate a great part of its core target demographic. It actually managed to recover from the PR nightmare that was last year's hack, smelling like roses if nothing else. Doom and gloom was presumed for the brand, but the whole fiasco barely made a dent.
Microsoft have done well for themselves but, as Sony have shown, there is no formula that can guarantee future success. Don't forget that Microsoft have not done the best of business in terms of marketing and have had problems for themselves, raging from the RRoD problem in the past, to current events and news of account hacking NOT being treated seriously.
Nintendo...never cared much, never will. Can't say anything on them.
I think there are many things to discuss here, but I don't believe you can decide anymore who "WON" this generation. The Wii sold in droves but the casual market is fast moving on; the 360 has been a runaway success, but there's good merit to the question "How long can Forza, Halo and Gears of War keep going until people actually get sick of them?"; the PS3 has had a more modest success, but is continuing to sell well on a constant basis, still well placed on the European and Asian markets and, quite frankly, coming back from the very brink of collapse after its disastruous launch.
Who won?
Who cares?

| spurgeonryan said: If Nintendo did not have bad piracy..... I think xenoblade was pirated a million times by the time it came to the States. |
good point