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duduspace1 said:
PortisheadBiscuit said:

Any data or links to back up this extremely anecdotal statement? 

https://nintendosoup.com/japan-fifa-18-switch-sees-sudden-increase-sales-may-overtake-ps4-version/

Or how does that explain the below when the stereotype is that Nintendo guys generally do not play FIFA sports games:

 

"A FIFA game selling more on Nintendo hardware than Sony may soon become reality in Japan.

According to stats provided by Dengeki Online, FIFA 18 sold 16,006 copies on Nintendo Switch in Japan last week. The huge bump in sales surprised many Japanese commentators as the Switch version has been consistently selling between 2000 to 6000 copies a week.

As of last week, the PS4 version of FIFA 18 has sold 77,892 copies lifetime, while the Switch version moved 64,379 copies. Since the PS4 version has slipped below Dengeki Online’s sales charts from Week 8 (latest week is Week 14), it’s safe to assume FIFA 18 Switch will overtake FIFA 18 PS4 in the weeks to come as long as it continues to maintain its sales momentum."

 

OMG, do you think I care if a FIFA game sells more in Japan on the switch than the PS4??? Who buys FIFA games there anyway??? Irrelevant. I ONLY care about worldwide numbers. Who freaking cares about individual territories??? If the PS4 would be a total flop in my country but was a total success elsewhere I'd still be playing on it. The PS3 was a European favoured console and to me, was a success over the 360 because of those European numbers. It sold enough in NA and Japan to make the overall worldwide numbers a success.



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AngryLittleAlchemist said:
StreaK said:

And Europe is HUGE!!! Look what Europe/Foreigners did for Titanic and Avatar films. I'm in Canada, but I couldn't care less about my own Country's sales - a measly 35 million - or even NA sales US/Canada (roughly 400 million). The fact is, I've always ever cared about what the WORLD as a whole considers popular. Nintendo may have Japan, Sony may have Germany, Microsoft may have US...whatever it may be. Each console could have its strongest territory, but the bottomline is when you tally up the BIG picture, that's when the holy grail shines. 

Titanic did $630+ million US and a whopping $1.5 million in the foreign market.

Avatar did $760 million US and a staggering  $2+ billion overseas/foreign. 

It's all about the BIG picture. YOU or the next blow joe may care about the US but I love the WORLDWIDE results, and will always favour what comes out on top WORLDWIDE.

And yes, I'll stop laughing now but I'll continue chuckling hehe...I'm not nervous at all here. In fact, I'm all too confident Switch won't even come close to PS4 total worldwide numbers. Sorry, but someone has to broadcast the BIG picture here in the sea of Nintendo followers. These Nintendo guys are so quick to hail them as the champions so yes, let's wait and see. I can't wait to be there chuckling. :D

I hate having to come out and write this, but man...some things just have to be spoken out. For some reason all this so-called news on the Switch being on top is actually unsettling to me considering at the end of the gen, we'll be talking about how PS4 garnered so many sales. I'm still in line of it selling up to 130 million and I don't quite see the Switch breaking 100 million.

Holy shit you wrote so much inane nonsense over a fairly simple response

It's not like I even disagree that PS4 will win worldwide, nor did I ever say I care more about the U.S.A. than worldwide sales(I don't think most people here do...). 

The fact that you actually say you're "not nervous at all", as if you should ever be nervous about a company selling less than another company, is just pathetic. I wrote that comment assuming you'd want to try and remain reasonable and fair, because on some odd occasions you seem to have that attitude in mind. But nope, you'd rather care about trash level discussions. Well I'm not really interested in talking in that manner.  And I'm sorry to say that your "announcement" has been echoed a million times before, it's not like you're saying something insightful in a sea of fanboyism. Like really, nothing unique about what you're putting forth at all. Most people agree with you, if anything the fact that you feel the need to put down an accomplishment just goes to show that you're trying too hard. Calm down and think rationally, i'm sure most people agree with you, we're just allowed to celebrate an accomplishment, stop trying to burst bubbles because your knowledge is so great and unheard of.

Dude, I wrote all that because it's SENSE!!! They are just facts, man, plain and simple. And as if you didn't already know why I had to write all that so-called nonsense you speak of. Seriously? I acknowledged already elsewhere that I think the numbers the Switch is pulling are great! Even more so, how awesome Mario Odyssey is selling. My problem is with all the "Nintendo guys" (and yes, that's how I'll be referring to them now) coming together and kissing Nintendo's ass like they just pulled off the greatest thing ever. Yeah, the Switch is selling awesome but so is the PS4. Many can't seem to comprehend that both consoles are performing amazingly and that is a fine thing. Lot's of people just want to have THE winner! So yeah, when the Nintendo guys try to put down the PS4's success I'll be there bringing them back to reality. Because reality is the Switch won't come close to touching the PS4. PS3 vs 360 - THAT kinda level of close. If a console sells 20+ million more units than it's a clear winner.

:D Good times!! Call me anything you want, man. Words don't hurt me. I can't even believe *shock* you even played that card with me as if I'm PREACHING something. Wow, as if I care if it has or has not been stated before. I don't care if people already know something or not - the point is, PS4 is and will continue sell tons for years more. And the Switch will settle down quick. That is just my own opinion. We'll see how it goes, ok?

Unbelievable, man. Honestly, I didn't even think for one second what I wrote would be of that importance to you. You could have just said, "yeah, we get it!" and be done with it. Anyway, HOORAY the Switch is the FASTEST selling in US history. :D

 

Note: When I stated "Nintendo guys flocking to it" it is just what I feel is happening with the Switch. I may be right I may be wrong. I simply just think it is front loaded. Whatever. The WiiU was left unnoticed and now Nintendo is coming right off it with a new console - so yeah, EXCITEMENT! I don't think it has the bells and whistles that the PS4 provides for adults.

Last edited by StreaK - on 06 January 2018

I think a lot of PS4 doubters also said it was front loaded back in 2014 🤔
What goes around comes around, I guess



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StreaK said:

"Dude, I wrote all that because it's SENSE!!!"

Stating facts isn't nonsense. Writing ridiculous comments and then pretending like you're the bearer of all knowledge? That is.

"They are just facts, man, plain and simple."

No ... they aren't? Using facts in a "plain and simple" manner is an average Pemalite comment. Not a StreaK reply. I think people are confusing referencing a fact once with just stating facts "plain and simple". They are not the same thing.

"I acknowledged already elsewhere that I think the numbers the Switch is pulling are great! "

Are you just going to ignore the part in my comment where I address this? : " I wrote that comment assuming you'd want to try and remain reasonable and fair, because on some odd occasions you seem to have that attitude in mind." 

But your logic is constantly inconsistent, it would be one thing if your attitude just changed over the past months but you are constantly doing this, where you say you're just interested in hardware debate but then post something equivalent too "OH PHEW I was so worried PS4 was being beat for a minute but now that you brought that up HAHA you're right bro no way Playstation 4 is losing haha!" or "WOW some of you Switch FANBOYS!!O!!O!" or literally any comment in a VGChartz article where you agree with someone who's making a comment with the intent of downplaying a platform by saying "Dude people are so offended the truth hurts bro!!!11!!!!1!". I mean goddamn I know that numbers and exclamation points meme is so stupid but it really does accurately depict what your attitude seems to be on a lot of threads. If someone is just occasionally not being one sided that tends to mean that  their true intention is different than what's rarely being communicated. I'm not saying you're doing this on purpose but it seems like you have occasional moments where you can't control your preferences and just make bad comments because of it. You also seem very insecure about platform success.

"My problem is with all the "Nintendo guys" (and yes, that's how I'll be referring to them now) coming together and kissing Nintendo's ass like they just pulled off the greatest thing ever."

So when do you ever argue with Kerotan, or any other PS "guy" that goes around doing nothing but hyping up their  companies? Because unless you link me to multiple occasions, I've never seen it. And yeah, I hate it when people just dicksuck companies too. But honestly? I don't see that at all on this thread. Most of the people praising Nintendo aren't even Nintendo sided users and the ones that are are making relatively tame comments.

Here's some comments on this thread:

"No numbers to add context? Congrats to nintendo for achieving that. I hope that it keeps it up. " -Aelous451

"A big congratulations to Nintendo. Surpassing Wii in the same timeframe is quite the feat. " - GuyDuke

"Launch timing favors Switch here because unlike most other consoles it entered its first post-launch holiday season sooner. So whereas other consoles' month 9 and 10 were the slow July and August, Switch had November and December. However, if the timeframe of comparison were extended to a full 12 months to include all months of the year for all consoles, it wouldn't change that Switch is #1." - RolStoppable

"I don't get why Nintendo always ignore the GBA in those dichiarations... like, when Switch launched, they said Wii was the previus faster seller Nintendo console, when GBA pretty much obliterate Wii launch.And now too, Switch is not at GBA level. Actually, not even close. First 10 months GBA sold over 5.8 million, Switch is at only 4.8 million. " - Ryng_Tolu

"Well it's to be expected. The switch had a launch month and 2 holiday months in its first 10 months while other console usually launch in November and only get the launch boosts from November and some holiday sales from December. Would be more surprising If this is true when the Switch has been out for 12 months. " -jason(numbers)

I mean look, I'm not going to read the whole damn thread for you. But I tried to pick a decent amount of nintendo-sided users, neutral users, and users who might be more playstation oriented. But ultimately that's only based on what I know of the users. I could be wrong, maybe they all have Mario shrines in their closets. But do any of these comments - in any context - really sound like "kissing Nintendo's ass"? Hell no. I wouldn't even think most of these people are Nintendo .... "guys" .... if I had read just these comments alone. But even if  there's one or two users, so what? That's the same on every forum here. 

Honestly, you perceiving this as some big fan cult worship is just you reflecting your insecurities about a company or fanbase.  

"Many can't seem to comprehend that both consoles are performing amazingly and that is a fine thing. "

So why did you randomly come into this thread to make fun of people for congratulating a company's success?

"Lot's of people just want to have THE winner!"

A direct quote from you And yes, I'll stop laughing now but I'll continue chuckling hehe...I'm not nervous at all here. In fact, I'm all too confident Switch won't even come close to PS4 total worldwide numbers. "

"So yeah, when the Nintendo guys try to put down the PS4's success I'll be there bringing them back to reality. Because reality is the Switch won't come close to touching the PS4. PS3 vs 360 - THAT kinda level of close. If a console sells 20+ million more units than it's a clear winner."

..................Wow........................................

"Call me anything you want, man. Words don't hurt me."

I literally did not call you anything and I didn't say anything that was meant to hurt you. I know your reply would have been "But you said something I said was pathetic". Yeah, it was. That's not an insult at you it's criticizing an idea you wrote through text with honest terminology. 

"You could have just said, "yeah, we get it!" and be done with it."

You wrote wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than me. Your reply to my small joke was 301 characters. My reply to that was 218. Your reply to that was 391. You could have "just said" anything and/or walked away but you didn't, and decided to elaborate. As it turns out internet, elaborating on your replies cause other people to elaborate, and I'm not ashamed to elaborate. And considering your reply to an obvious joke, I think you need to take your own advice.




My problem is with all the "Nintendo guys" (and yes, that's how I'll be referring to them now) coming together and kissing Nintendo's ass like they just pulled off the greatest thing ever. Yeah, the Switch is selling awesome but so is the PS4. Many can't seem to comprehend that both consoles are performing amazingly and that is a fine thing. Lot's of people just want to have THE winner! So yeah, when the Nintendo guys try to put down the PS4's success I'll be there bringing them back to reality. 

Hypocrite much? Every positive Nintendo thread has a handful of people trying to downplay it.



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Slarvax said:

I think a lot of PS4 doubters also said it was front loaded back in 2014 🤔
What goes around comes around, I guess

The PS4? There was fuck all for the first year...



After going through the Wii U era, I couldn't be happier. I hope they can keep up the momentum...but seeing as how it's doing this great before Pokemon is officially revealed (with an actual trailer) I don't think they will have too much to worry about. I hope the January direct happens soon I'm about to die from anticipation!

 

 



Slarvax said:

I think a lot of PS4 doubters also said it was front loaded back in 2014 🤔
What goes around comes around, I guess

first year only, lol. people were doubting ps4 even after 50 million.



zorg1000 said:

My problem is with all the "Nintendo guys" (and yes, that's how I'll be referring to them now) coming together and kissing Nintendo's ass like they just pulled off the greatest thing ever. Yeah, the Switch is selling awesome but so is the PS4. Many can't seem to comprehend that both consoles are performing amazingly and that is a fine thing. Lot's of people just want to have THE winner! So yeah, when the Nintendo guys try to put down the PS4's success I'll be there bringing them back to reality. 

Hypocrite much? Every positive Nintendo thread has a handful of people trying to downplay it.

"I'm not downplaying their success, I just try to give a bit of contrast here so people won't start "upplaying" it." - someone actually said this.



OTBWY said:
zorg1000 said:

Hypocrite much? Every positive Nintendo thread has a handful of people trying to downplay it.

"I'm not downplaying their success, I just try to give a bit of contrast here so people won't start "upplaying" it." - someone actually said this.

Good lord



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