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Conegamer on 07 November 2013

That's...quite a change...

Poor PS3, I thought it had this one you know.



 

Here lies the dearly departed Nintendomination Thread.

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zorg1000 on 07 November 2013
Lawlight said:
So, Nintendo shipped 5.13M 3DS from Jan to Sep but VGChartz say that they sold 7M for that same period?


They overshipped last holiday



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tbone51 on 07 November 2013
Lawlight said:
So, Nintendo shipped 5.13M 3DS from Jan to Sep but VGChartz say that they sold 7M for that same period?


Overshipped last holiday, no need to ship more wen you have stock that needs to sell

 

Edit: GreNinja'd!



Lawlight on 07 November 2013
Leadified said:
brendude13 said:
Not surprised by this.

PS3 has allegedly been stomping the 360 for the past few months and even holding its own against the 3DS. Performance seems too good for such an old console.

3DS doing even better and the recent less-terrible sales of the Vita now seem even better.


The PS3's numbers in the past couple of months have seemed to be a bit unrealistic, it's incredible to see how close the 360 and PS3 will finish.


They won't finish close since the PS3, like all PS consoles will have amazing legs.



brendude13 on 07 November 2013
CGI-Quality said:
Conegamer said:
That's...quite a change...

Poor PS3, I thought it had this one you know.

Poor PS3, yet it still has its lead on the 360 and still outsells everything but the 3DS. Ultimately, there wasn't much thay changed. Still, I admit that you crack me up with your unwarranted pessimism.

He's the head of Nintendo on this site now, he has a reputation to uphold!



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Salnax on 07 November 2013

The PS3 still won this gen though.



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Dark_Feanor on 07 November 2013

If Microsoft were a little more agressive with 360 price (if they care to win the console war) they could once more retake the lead this hollydays...



tbone51 on 07 November 2013
Dark_Feanor said:
If Microsoft were a little more agressive with 360 price (if they care to win the console war) they could once more retake the lead over PS3 this holidays...


Fixed



JWeinCom on 07 November 2013
Lawlight said:
Leadified said:
brendude13 said:
Not surprised by this.

PS3 has allegedly been stomping the 360 for the past few months and even holding its own against the 3DS. Performance seems too good for such an old console.

3DS doing even better and the recent less-terrible sales of the Vita now seem even better.


The PS3's numbers in the past couple of months have seemed to be a bit unrealistic, it's incredible to see how close the 360 and PS3 will finish.


They won't finish close since the PS3, like all PS consoles will have amazing legs.


But this is not the same situation.  PS1 and PS2 were basically unopposed.  By the end of their respective generations, the library of games so vastly outpaced the N64, Saturn, XBox, and Gamecube that it was ridiculous.  If you got into it at the end of the generation looking for a deal, there was absolutely no reason to buy another console, especially since PS1/2 games were still being produced.

The PS3 is not in that situation.  The XBox 360 is an established console that will see support for a couple of years from third parties due to its very large install base, and it has a library that's about on par with the PS3.  The PS3 is going to have a longer lifespan due to Sony's stronger PS3 support, but it's not going to be the same.  The Wii will not be as strong due to Nintendo's cut off of its support, but at its low price point it will take away some of the "kid's first console" sales that the PS2 enjoyed long after the end of it's life.  Also, this generation has been a lot longer than the previous gens, which naturally diminishes the potential PS3's second life.

There is nothing magic about Sony products that cause them to sell well.  There were clear reasons that it happened, and a lot of the factors are different this time around.  The PS3 is still going to do well over the next few years (especially since I anticipate next gen pickup to be a bit slower than most expect), but it's not going to be like the PS1 or 2.  More along the lines of the PSP.



Lawlight on 07 November 2013
JWeinCom said:
Lawlight said:
Leadified said:
brendude13 said:
Not surprised by this.

PS3 has allegedly been stomping the 360 for the past few months and even holding its own against the 3DS. Performance seems too good for such an old console.

3DS doing even better and the recent less-terrible sales of the Vita now seem even better.


The PS3's numbers in the past couple of months have seemed to be a bit unrealistic, it's incredible to see how close the 360 and PS3 will finish.


They won't finish close since the PS3, like all PS consoles will have amazing legs.


But this is not the same situation.  PS1 and PS2 were basically unopposed.  By the end of their respective generations, the library of games so vastly outpaced the N64, Saturn, XBox, and Gamecube that it was ridiculous.  If you got into it at the end of the generation looking for a deal, there was absolutely no reason to buy another console, especially since PS1/2 games were still being produced.

The PS3 is not in that situation.  The XBox 360 is an established console that will see support for a couple of years from third parties due to its very large install base, and it has a library that's about on par with the PS3.  The PS3 is going to have a longer lifespan due to Sony's stronger PS3 support, but it's not going to be the same.  The Wii will not be as strong due to Nintendo's cut off of its support, but at its low price point it will take away some of the "kid's first console" sales that the PS2 enjoyed long after the end of it's life.  Also, this generation has been a lot longer than the previous gens, which naturally diminishes the potential PS3's second life.

There is nothing magic about Sony products that cause them to sell well.  There were clear reasons that it happened, and a lot of the factors are different this time around.  The PS3 is still going to do well over the next few years (especially since I anticipate next gen pickup to be a bit slower than most expect), but it's not going to be like the PS1 or 2.  More along the lines of the PSP.


Well, the PS3 is unopposed now since the competitors are dropping off. I don't see PS3 sales dropping off the cliff next year. It will drop by 30% every year.