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1.DS
2.Wii
3.Ps3
4.360
5.PSP

egoungh said



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kingofwale said:
@Sulla

Please show up with a thread next week around this time.... I would love to see your explanation then when PS3 and 360 reaches 350-300K level.

Nice call KingofWale. Do you think he'll show up and give his explanation?

PSN ID: Sorrow880

Gamertag: Sorrow80

Wii #: 8132 1076 3416 7450

hihihi said:
1.DS
2.Wii
3.Ps3
4.360
5.PSP

egoungh said

 

n/a398,710199,895598,605
n/a145,196197,410342,606
n/a154,044187,184341,228
n/a119,345144,690264,035
n/a83,41457,872141,286


oops. you spoke too soon. Wii was still on top, but the fact that PS3 should hit 350,000 units sold should be seen as nothing short of a miracle.

And where is Sulla and Kowen? they were both pretty much slammed on this one.

 

As for this being a front loaded game, I dont think all the crazy lawsuits and media coverage of how bad it is for our children will hurt its legs, as a mater of fact, as we all know, that stuff actually makes the legs longer and stronger. 



I own all three current consoles and a great gaming rig, now thats out of the way.

This space Reserved for the Nuggets of Wisdom dropped by Bladeforce:

"Why post something like this when all it will get is PS3 owners blinded to reality replying? BOTH THE PS3 AND BLUE-RAY WILL NOT LAST 3 YEARS! TECHNOLOGY CHANGED TOO FAST!"

"is it Wii FIt that has sold as many as PS3's sold? Thats a LOL Look at the total sales of software is it just me that sees Nintendo titles hitting 10m+ and you say they arent making a difference? Another LOL!"

"Hell, with all the negative hype Sony spin, people just aren't interested cost is too high and to get the true HD experience (1080p, 7.1 surround) you will need a $1000+ system. THAT IS GOING TO DO IT IN A RECESSION! PS4 will not happen"

Sure it does, just don't expect 3 million next week like ssj12 is.



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|_emmiwinks said:
hihihi said:
1.DS
2.Wii
3.Ps3
4.360
5.PSP

egoungh said

 

n/a398,710199,895598,605
n/a145,196197,410342,606
n/a154,044187,184341,228
n/a119,345144,690264,035
n/a83,41457,872141,286


oops. you spoke too soon. Wii was still on top, but the fact that PS3 should hit 350,000 units sold should be seen as nothing short of a miracle.

And where is Sulla and Kowen? they were both pretty much slammed on this one.

 

As for this being a front loaded game, I dont think all the crazy lawsuits and media coverage of how bad it is for our children will hurt its legs, as a mater of fact, as we all know, that stuff actually makes the legs longer and stronger. 


Yeah, I'm interested to see Sulla's explanation on this one. He wrote 10 paragraphs on how it was "lunacy" to think the ps3 or 360 would hit 300,000 this week. The ps3 will almost hit 360,000 with Japan (Golden Week). And that's with the GTA4 bundle being sold out most places in Europe.

PSN ID: Sorrow880

Gamertag: Sorrow80

Wii #: 8132 1076 3416 7450

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I'm impressed at how high the sales were for the PS3, what more can I say? The statistics suggested that the console's boost wouldn't get anywhere close to the level that it did. Sometimes you're right, sometimes you're wrong. The only shame comes from trying to deny it when your predictions go awry. I was definitely wrong on this one.

This does firmly establish two things, however:

1) Grand Theft Auto is the biggest game of the generation for PS3/360, end of story. It's difficult to imagine another title having the same hardware boost.

2) Grand Theft Auto 4 is also likely to be much more front-loaded than its previous installments. As a general rule, the larger the hardware push from week 1 sales, the more front-loaded a game tends to be. The ultimate example of this is the Final Fantasy games in Japan, which often spiked hardware by 80-100% - and also sold 2/3 of their lifetime total in the first week. We may be seeing something similar here. To me, this is the biggest question going forward: whether the sales dynamics of the GTA series have changed from the lengthy "legs" of the PS2 games to a more front-loaded model that we've often seen with big titles on the 360/PS3.

And once again, congratulations to the PS3 on some really stellar sales this week. The unbelievable Wii sales shouldn't take attention away from the fact that the PS3 sold over 350k on a non-holiday week; the previous such high was only 200k!



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End of 2008 totals: Wii 42m, 360 24m, PS3 18.5m (made Jan. 4, 2008)

Least you were right about xbox360 not making 300k hahahaha.