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FishyJoe on 12 June 2008

Ok, this has got to be one of the best gifs ever. Credit to Mama Robotnik from GAF.



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alpha_dk on 12 June 2008
Griffin said:
alpha_dk said:
Griffin said:
HappySqurriel said:
Ail said:
WiiFit doing good but it's not the announced fourth Age that some predicted and the longer Nintendo takes to fix their supply issue the more likely some casual buyers will loose interest in buying it...

That and it's going to be a while before there is a sufficent installed base of the board to support other products....

Isn't that what people said about the Wii 14 months ago?


The wii is in stock at just about every store WW, so anyone who wants a wii can buy one, there is no massive stock shortage like ther was before. By the end of July the wii will have decent stock across all stores WW, this will allow Nintendo to bump Production to 2.4mil for the start of August and have enough wii's WW for the Christmas rush.


The three stores I was in today that had neither Wiis nor WiiFits say otherwise...granted, this is a small subset of stores, but I still doubt your 'just about' every store claim. Evidence? Even anecdotal?


 The only place the wii is not in stock is the US, but more and more reports are coming in that the wii is in stock at more locations each week then the prior week.  The wii has been in Stock for japan all year, and most of Europe for the most of the year aswell, as of 1month ago the wii has seen stocked stores in Canada.  So by the end of july the US will see enough stock.


1) See HappySquirriel's post about Canada.

2) If the Wii is not in stock in the US, then you can't really claim it is in stock at just about every store WW, can you?

3) Believe me, I would like it if the Wii had enough stock to stock America by July... but until it happens, I am making no predictions as to when it will, as every time they are made they are broken by the fact that we still don't know what monthly demand for the Wii is in America, because we still have not seen a month where it was not supply constrained.



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CrazzyMan on 12 June 2008

I wonder what will be NEXT months gifs, when PS3 will sell over 500k thnx to MGS4. =))
235k just with GTA4. =)
i Believe Snake and 80GB bundle can push another 300k. =]



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2009.04.30 - PS3 will OUTSELL x360 atleast by the middle of 2010. Japan+Europe > NA.


Gran Turismo 3 - 1,06 mln. in 3 weeks with around 4 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Gran Turismo 4 - 1,16 mln. with 18 mln. PS2 on the launch.

Final Fantasy X - around 2 mln. with 5 mln. PS2 on the launch.
Final Fantasy X-2 - 2.4 mln. with 12 mln. PS2 on the launch.

 

1.8 mln. PS3 today(2008.01.17) in Japan. Now(2009.04.30) 3.16 mln. PS3 were sold in Japan.
PS3 will reach 4 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 25k.

PS3 may reach 5 mln. in Japan by the end of 2009 with average weekly sales 50k.
PS2 2001 vs PS3 2008 sales numbers =) + New games released in Japan by 2009 that passed 100k so far

celine on 12 June 2008

Awesome Star Trek GIF



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shams on 12 June 2008

Well, this IS it. It confirms that the biggest, most anticipated game of this generation (to date) - didn't even budge hardware.

Be real interesting to see how MGS does - although the hardware bundle represents more of a "new hardware bundle", rather than a software/hardware bundle.

But those Wii figures are kicking some serious butt. Any company who is betting on EITHER the PS3 OR 360 will now be kicking themselves - based on this month alone, BOTH the 360+PS3 represents only a 40% marketshare (when the Wii is included).

PSP / DS holding a pretty steady 2:1 ratio, which is pretty good for the PSP really.



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azrm2k on 12 June 2008
CrazzyMan said:
GTA4 is a system seller. ))

 Couldn't agree more.  March NPD had both systems close to 260k.  April had them both at 188k.  And now in May PS3 sells 208k while 360 sells 187k.

So to recap with weekly averages assuming an even spread throughout the month:

March (5 weeks): PS3 (51k/week) 360 (52k/week)
April (4 weeks):   PS3 (47k/week) 360 (47k/week)
May (4 weeks):   PS3 (52k/week) 360 (47k/week)

Yea GTA was a huge system seller!

Note: I'm not doubting GTA's effect on people's decisions to buy a console.  I do believe GTA was a reason many picked up an HD console recently.  However Crazzy using recent NPD data to come to that conclusion is .... well crazzy. =) =) =) 



azrm2k on 12 June 2008
CrazzyMan said:
I wonder what will be NEXT months gifs, when PS3 will sell over 500k thnx to MGS4. =))
235k just with GTA4. =)
i Believe Snake and 80GB bundle can push another 300k. =]

 235k?  Where did that number come from?  I know I need to get glasses but the NPD report says PS3 sold 208.7k not 235k.



shams on 12 June 2008
CrazzyMan said:
I wonder what will be NEXT months gifs, when PS3 will sell over 500k thnx to MGS4. =))
235k just with GTA4. =)
i Believe Snake and 80GB bundle can push another 300k. =]

You just keep on believing that Crazzy - we'll talk when the figures actually arrive.

Prepare to be disappointed though...

(although it does look like 360 owners are in for yet, more pain...). 

 



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Nocturnal is helping companies get cheaper game ratings in Australia:

Game Assessment website

Wii code: 2263 4706 2910 1099

FishyJoe on 12 June 2008

Haze confirmed flop? I didn't see any mention of it. That's really poor performance considering the massive marketing campaign.



Griffin on 12 June 2008
alpha_dk said:
Griffin said:
alpha_dk said:
Griffin said:
HappySqurriel said:
Ail said:
WiiFit doing good but it's not the announced fourth Age that some predicted and the longer Nintendo takes to fix their supply issue the more likely some casual buyers will loose interest in buying it...

That and it's going to be a while before there is a sufficent installed base of the board to support other products....

Isn't that what people said about the Wii 14 months ago?


The wii is in stock at just about every store WW, so anyone who wants a wii can buy one, there is no massive stock shortage like ther was before. By the end of July the wii will have decent stock across all stores WW, this will allow Nintendo to bump Production to 2.4mil for the start of August and have enough wii's WW for the Christmas rush.


The three stores I was in today that had neither Wiis nor WiiFits say otherwise...granted, this is a small subset of stores, but I still doubt your 'just about' every store claim. Evidence? Even anecdotal?


The only place the wii is not in stock is the US, but more and more reports are coming in that the wii is in stock at more locations each week then the prior week. The wii has been in Stock for japan all year, and most of Europe for the most of the year aswell, as of 1month ago the wii has seen stocked stores in Canada. So by the end of july the US will see enough stock.


1) See HappySquirriel's post about Canada.

2) If the Wii is not in stock in the US, then you can't really claim it is in stock at just about every store WW, can you?

3) Believe me, I would like it if the Wii had enough stock to stock America by July... but until it happens, I am making no predictions as to when it will, as every time they are made they are broken by the fact that we still don't know what monthly demand for the Wii is in America, because we still have not seen a month where it was not supply constrained.


 I live just east of Toronto and i have been able to buy a wii for over 1month, i don't need to camp out or anything.  And kingofwale has stated that the Best Buy he works at in canada has wii's.