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322,000 units in 2 days

Digital sales 94 100.00%
 
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brendude13 on 25 February 2014
osed125 said:

You didn't get the reference. Back when the PS4 launched in the UK, Knack outsold Mario 3D World, there was a big fight over that. Of course 3D World still outsold Knack globally by a big margin, but for some people, only the UK mattered. 

That's where the UK = the world began.

That's because it was Knack and Mario 3D World. If the Ouya was outselling the PS4 in the UK I'm sure you'll never hear the end of that either.

Stop overreacting.



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d21lewis on 25 February 2014
ICStats said:
Shall we start the funeral proceedings, or come back to reality?

PS4 so far had a better launch than PS3, outside the holiday period no less.

Since PS3 wasn't that far behind Wii in Japan, [at this point] PS4 beating Wii is still on the table.


That wobbly, wobbly table....



ICStats on 25 February 2014

PS4 just needs to bring DQ back to PlayStation.



My 8th gen collection

Nem on 25 February 2014
JGarret said:
Nem said:
Erm... the thing is sold out last we heard. How can it be any better than that?

You and your doom threads... sigh...

Have you managed to get yours yet?


Not yet, no.

I got it pre-ordered at a game store, but chances are it wont arrive there before April/May. There is a chance i might be able to get one on Mediamarkt since those are first come first served. But its pretty much up to luck.



Xxain on 25 February 2014

SONY only shipped the sold amount. You ship 350k then sell 400k..The PS4 with a Japan that is focused on evolution and winning very well could restore the Japanese market. Not gonna happen in 48 hours though dude.



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d21lewis on 25 February 2014
Nem said:
JGarret said:
Nem said:
Erm... the thing is sold out last we heard. How can it be any better than that?

You and your doom threads... sigh...

Have you managed to get yours yet?


Not yet, no.

I got it pre-ordered at a game store, but chances are it wont arrive there before April/May. There is a chance i might be able to get one on Mediamarkt since those are first come first served. But its pretty much up to luck.

You ever get the feeling that you should "leave luck to heaven"?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_1/185-7596066-8330809?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wii%20u&sprefix=w%2Caps%2C761



Euphoria14 on 25 February 2014

So because Sony sold out of their initial shipment that means they did bad?

They also did bad because the WiiU and Vita crashed afterwards?



What a terrible thread.



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Jizz_Beard_thePirate on 25 February 2014

ps4 doomed?



                  

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biglittlesps on 25 February 2014
aryu said:

With only 350k being shipped in Japan, did you somehow expect it to sell more than that?

http://www.gamesthirst.com/2014/02/25/sony-sells-322083-ps4s-in-today-days-in-japan/

Note: Media Create insiders also confirmed that Sony shipped 350,000 PS4 units at launch in Japan, so the company sold almost all that it could manufacture, pointing towards a stronger Japanese market than many had expected.



Yes, I agree. Sony did not ship more than 350k and so many retailers are getting stock again in just two days after they sold out which proves that sony did not stock them huge.

GAMING is not about spending hours to pass/waste our time just for fun,

its a Feeling/Experience about a VIRTUAL WORLD we can never be in real, and realizing some of our dreams (also creating new ones).

So, Feel Emotions, Experience Adventure/Action, Challenge Game, Solve puzzles and Have fun.

PlayStation is about all-round "New experiences" using new IP's to provide great diversity for everyone.

Xbox is always about Online and Shooting.

Nintendo is always about Fun games and milking IP's.

Hibern81 on 25 February 2014
Nem said:
JGarret said:
Nem said:
Erm... the thing is sold out last we heard. How can it be any better than that?

You and your doom threads... sigh...

Have you managed to get yours yet?


Not yet, no.

I got it pre-ordered at a game store, but chances are it wont arrive there before April/May. There is a chance i might be able to get one on Mediamarkt since those are first come first served. But its pretty much up to luck.


Just get a Wii U and leave luck to heaven



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