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Nsanity on 14 June 2013
Baddman said:
Nsanity said:

Reggie is talking out of his ass:

PC Game Downloads on BitTorrent in 2011 (Game, total downloads, release date):

1 Crysis 2 (3,920,000) (Mar. 2011)
2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (3,650,000) (Nov. 2011)
3 Battlefield 3 (3,510,000) (Oct. 2011)
4 FIFA 12 (3,390,000) (Sept. 2011)
5 Portal 2 (3,240,000) (Apr. 2011)

Wii Game Downloads on BitTorrent in 2011 (Game, total downloads, release date):

1 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (1,280,000) (May. 2010)
2 Mario Sports Mix (1,090,000) (Feb. 2011)
3 Xenoblade Chronicles (950,000) (Aug. 2011 EU)
4 Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (870,000) (May. 2011)
5 FIFA 12 (860,000) (Sept. 2011)

Xbox 360 Game Downloads on BitTorrent in 2011 (Game, total downloads, release date):

1 Gears of War 3 (890,000) (Sep. 2011)
2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (830,000) (Nov. 2011)
3 Battlefield 3 (760,000) (Oct. 2011)
4 Forza Motorsport 4 (720,000) (Oct. 2011)
5 Kinect Sports: Season Two (690,000) (Oct. 2011)

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/article.cfm/2012/01/01/the_2011_list_of_most_pirated_video_games

are you seriously bringing pirated numbers into a discussion about used game sales?

Yes sir.



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Ail on 14 June 2013

If Nintendo are worried about WiiU sales , maybe they should make better games ;)



PS3-Xbox360 gap : 1.5 millions and going up in PS3 favor !

PS3-Wii gap : 20 millions and going down !

KHlover on 14 June 2013
Ail said:
If Nintendo are worried about WiiU sales , maybe they should make better games ;)

What exactly do you think they are doing right now? :P



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venepe on 14 June 2013
Baron said:
venepe said:
I agree with Reggie. The better the game the more likely you are to keep it in your collection.

But Nintendo now takes that stance because is not the market leader and has little 3rd party support. Back in the NES and SNES days Nintendo actually fought hard against the Game Rental Industry, they sued Blockbuster but lost at the end, although they did win the part about not being able to get the game booklet.


Uhm, Nintendo is leading both the 7th AND 8th gen.

Really?? Wii has only 40% of the Market and WiiU's market share at this point is irrelevant.  Handheld market yes, but the "used games" argument is most relevant to the console market.

Back in the NES/SNES days Nintendo was ALL AGAINST rental and used games. 



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sethnintendo on 14 June 2013

He just bitch slapped all the whiny 3rd party developers.



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sethnintendo on 14 June 2013
venepe said:
Baron said:
venepe said:
I agree with Reggie. The better the game the more likely you are to keep it in your collection.

But Nintendo now takes that stance because is not the market leader and has little 3rd party support. Back in the NES and SNES days Nintendo actually fought hard against the Game Rental Industry, they sued Blockbuster but lost at the end, although they did win the part about not being able to get the game booklet.


Uhm, Nintendo is leading both the 7th AND 8th gen.

Really?? Wii has only 40% of the Market and WiiU's market share at this point is irrelevant.  Handheld market yes, but the "used games" argument is most relevant to the console market.

Back in the NES/SNES days Nintendo was ALL AGAINST rental and used games. 

Yet you still had Blockbuster carrying NES and SNES games back in the day.



Talal on 14 June 2013
Ail said:
If Nintendo are worried about WiiU sales , maybe they should make better games ;)


True lol.



sethnintendo on 14 June 2013
Ail said:
If Nintendo are worried about WiiU sales , maybe they should make better games ;)


They are.  Their main IPs are finally coming.



LivingMetal on 14 June 2013

Nintendo - They are a first and foremost gaming console company. No surprises here.



venepe on 14 June 2013
sethnintendo said:
venepe said:
Baron said:
venepe said:
I agree with Reggie. The better the game the more likely you are to keep it in your collection.

But Nintendo now takes that stance because is not the market leader and has little 3rd party support. Back in the NES and SNES days Nintendo actually fought hard against the Game Rental Industry, they sued Blockbuster but lost at the end, although they did win the part about not being able to get the game booklet.


Uhm, Nintendo is leading both the 7th AND 8th gen.

Really?? Wii has only 40% of the Market and WiiU's market share at this point is irrelevant.  Handheld market yes, but the "used games" argument is most relevant to the console market.

Back in the NES/SNES days Nintendo was ALL AGAINST rental and used games. 

Yet you still had Blockbuster carrying NES and SNES games back in the day.

Yes, because Nintendo lost the lawsuit.  The only part of the lawsuit Nintendo won was that Blockbuster could not include the game manual with the rental.



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