i don't think it's expensive for a system you will use for 7 years or so. people pay thousands over a gen for their hobby. the hundred dollar they have to pay more at release are only a few percent of the whole expenses. 

most early customers buy the console, a second controller, 2-3 games, maybe a new headset, ps+ and whatever. i don't understand how people always argue about 100 dollar more or less for the console itself.

it seems really important for many but i don't understand why. 

the average customer will probably pay 600 dollar or so at release. if the console would be 100 cheaper, it would be 500. someone who has 500 shouldn't really have a problem to pay 600 knowing that the whole gen will cost him much more overall. 

i understand that many people can't pay a bigger amount at once but we don't talk about "pay 100 or 200 ", we talk about "500 or 600". for those who really care about the console, the 100 dollar more or less shouldn't really make a difference. 

It's not as if they wouldn't also get a stronger system because of that and most of those who buy a playstation very early will care about the power. 

but sure, to sell the console to the "normal" gamers, consoles have to be cheaper as that.

well, i don't think that this price is too high for the first year or so. after that, we will see...

Oh, ok. Thanks!

GTAIV didn't do anything for X360 / PS3 hw sales, they were both mediocre to bad until 2009. April 2008 was four consoles selling better than X360 sold this month (yes, including PS2)

Cheers for this Ethomaz; I still find this stuff interesting.

So from this:  MLB pretty much spot on; Sly Cooper ~ 8k undertracked; Soul Sac ~ 8k overtracked.

And finally some numbers for Ninja Gaiden & Dead or Alive.  Terrible numbers, but better than not being tracked at all :P

It's not about games, it's about utility and budgets. Shall I get a tablet, which has X,Y,Z uses that are useful in my life, oh and it plays fun casual games, which are fun? Or shall I get a console which plays games and does some other stuff which is less useful in my life and can all be done on devices I already own or on a tablet? Or shall I get both? Hmmm can't afford both, I like motion gaming and social gaming but I already have a Wii, so tablet it is.

If I was part of that blue ocean (and I fancied a tablet) then that would very much be my line of thinking. I would almost certaily buy a tablet over a console if I could only buy one, especially if I already had a Wii. Those blue ocean folks are not invested in having the latest and greatest console, and they're less influenced by shinier visuals, better AI, and cool particle effects. There's actually not a lot of perceived value in dropping $350 for a WiiU. No more than there is perceived value in having a $500 KinectBox which is basically a universal remote contol device with some apps.

Maybe you should check the link, PS3 and X360 were up 70%-80% the first week and the Wii over 300%.

So is there still no other info or is the title just not updated? -_-

Boring month, did you read the 10 posts before yours though? It is a pretty short thread, and I think that info sums up the month.

You're thinking like a gamer. Your historical precedent is based on the fact that almost 100% of people buying consoles think like you, therefore they did as you have done: buy a console every generation. That's not how Nitendo's blue ocean thinks.

Perhaps as much as 50% of people who bought a Wii, and maybe 10% of people who bought a 360+Kinect, were not gamers when they bought a Wii/360+K, and they are still not really gamers to the extent that they have bought into the concept of upgrading to a new console cyclically. So these people already have a Wii or a 360. But maybe they don't have a tablet yet. Thinking as an occasional player of casual/social video games are you going to be inclined to buy another console to get what you perceive to be more or less the same experience, or are you going to buy a tablet to get other gaming and non-gaming experiences, which you perceive (mostly correctly) to be somewhat different to what you get on console?

I'm picking tablet wins that decision battle at least 75% of the time.