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GTA4(360) around 2:1 over PS3 in NA, but more hardware moved for PS3... same as i predicted. Either way, the 360 "shortages" excuse is out the window now, the playstation brand name is starting to kick in for the NA market but 360 is still the king of software and is FAR from "finished" in NA. I wonder if 360 can keep the monthly multiplatform software lead over the PS3 until the end of the generation. Anyways, good numbers all around, No fanboy should be upset this week.



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This week looks like holiday.



DMeisterJ said:
@ Vagabond

Yeah, what PDF said.

You act as if it will only outsell 360 by 50-100k

and then you extrapolate for the rest of the year, negating big games, price drops, and holiday times... try again.

Big games and price drops will work both ways. Those could easily work out to a wash in the end. Holidays are a weird one of course since it is very hard to predict the gap between two consoles. The percentage difference is not maintained, and the absolute difference will probably increase.



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Amazing numbers, but I dont think that the Wii numbers were solely because of Mario Kart, I think Nintendo just opened the flood gates and saturated the market with Wii's to counter act GTA IVs sales.

 

For the people that say the gap is barely noticable, just wait for Europes numbers to come in, I expect the sales percentage of GTA sales to be exactly flipped, and remember that they have the GTA IV exclusive bundles with System. The HW numbers should be pretty big. 



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HOLY CRAPFIELD MCCOY!! That is some serious numbers up dar'.

3 - 1m sellers in first week in one region and not in a holiday?
Wii selling 400k in one week in one region not in a holiday?

Nintendo is definitely pushing Wii's to NA for the impending killer of all games ever and I blame Wii Fit!



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Stever89 said:
Wii numbers were adjusted up to 400k.

 Just noticed this.  So crazy.  NPD will shit their pants this month when they compile their numbers.



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loadedstatement said:
Stever89 said:
Wii numbers were adjusted up to 400k.

Just noticed this. So crazy. NPD will shit their pants this month when they compile their numbers.


 NPD will not take any notice of VGChartz when compiling their monthly numbers.

BTW NPD removed their numbers from public because tracking sites used to copy them. 



Rock_on_2008 said:
loadedstatement said:
Stever89 said:
Wii numbers were adjusted up to 400k.

Just noticed this. So crazy. NPD will shit their pants this month when they compile their numbers.


NPD will not take any notice of VGChartz when compiling their monthly numbers.

BTW NPD removed their numbers from public because tracking sites used to copy them.


 Wrong!!



This is why I had expected Microsoft to drop price before GTA4. It was pretty clear PS3 was one big push away from outselling 360 for a while in the Americas. Now its too late for a few months...

Profits are nice though I guess. 



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TheSource said:

This is why I had expected Microsoft to drop price before GTA4. It was pretty clear PS3 was one big push away from outselling 360 for a while in the Americas. Now its too late for a few months...

Profits are nice though I guess.


 Unless the 360 gets a drastic price cut i dont see the 360 ever outselling the ps3 in th US agian. But MS has waited this long i think sony could follow suit, I gues we'll see this 15th how well sony's game division is doing. Thats .02