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CrazzyMan on 12 June 2008

@azrm2k,
Well i had in mind, that GTA4 is more a system seller to PS3 then to x360. AS was predicted earlier. =)

Now, Having in mind, that PS3 version sales are near 4 mln. and x360 sales are near 5 mln. i wonder when ps3 version will catch x360 version?
Moreover, with new PS3 owners, GTA4 sales probably will outsell x360 version by weekly sales, since i believe there were people, which wanted to play GTA4 but decided to wait for MGS4 bundle. =)
To overcome 1 mln. it`s probably by the end of this year GTA4 ps3 version will be ahead of x360. =))

Overall, yeah, Wii is doing pretty good, i wonder for how long, it`s just hard to believe, that during summer, sales won`t drop till 200-300k. =)

@azrm2k, add Canada, it`s like 10-12% of USA sales. :)



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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

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FishyJoe on 12 June 2008

Wii shows out of stock on the bestbuy.ca site. I trust that number more than anecdotal reports.

Update: I just did an inventory check on the Toronto stores and it says sold out.



azrm2k on 12 June 2008
CrazzyMan said:

@azrm2k,
Well i had in mind, that GTA4 is more a system seller to PS3 then to x360. AS was predicted earlier. =)


 Oh I see.  You meant it had a bigger impact on PS3 hardware.  Can't argue that as the PS3 did sell 20k more than the 360.

add Canada, it`s like 10-12% of USA sales. :)

Again,  considering you didn't mention that in your post I was confused.

Overall, yeah, Wii is doing pretty good, i wonder for how long, it`s just hard to believe, that during summer, sales won`t drop till 200-300k. =)

I'm reminded of a stubborn 13 year old who on this forum stated that the Wii would drop by February and how it would be last worldwide in 2008.  When will you guys learn?  Just because the Wii isn't for you doesn't mean people will suddenly wake up and start thinking like you and sales will drop off.  If anything I think since Wii was around 700k in the spring it could go closer to a million in the summer especially since Nintendo will raise production gradually.



konnichiwa on 12 June 2008
Neos said:
CrazzyMan said:
PS3 (with Canada) undertracked by atleast 50k, not that much. =)
But GTA4 sales of x360 version is over 500k, while ps3 version is just over 150k..
Wi fit also just by 150k. =]

Overall PS3 FTW! =) GTA4 is a system seller. ))
June will rule with MGS4 launch. =]

Christ, getting more annoying by the day

can´t you go to some other site that does suit your figures? Pretty Please? 


 What is so wrong about that post that you get so annoyed by him >->?






DMeisterJ on 12 June 2008

This thread isn't that epic.



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alpha_dk on 12 June 2008
Griffin said:
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.


 At this point Griffin, you should probably just give up.

 Repeating year-old fanboy talking points got old a year ago, and after the evidence people have provided you in this thread (see: HappySquirriel, FishyJoe) which you have studiously ignored, coupled with your constantly changing arguments (It's in stock worldwide! I mean, it's in stock everywhere but the US! etc.)

 I don't know why it matters so much to you that Wii's are in stock worldwide; is 1.5 Million sold worldwide IN MAY really any less impressive if they are completely in stock?



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Esmoreit on 12 June 2008

Alright people, I calculated differences between the wedbush, VGC and NPD numbers:

Wedbush:

Wii - 750,000
DS - 550,000
Xbox 360 - 250,000
PS3 - 225,000
PSP - 200,000
PS2 - 125,000

VGChartz (scaled down for the US only):

Wii - 645,327
DS - 454,086
PSP - 193,188
Xbox 360 - 191,992
PS3 - 177,989
PS2 - 105,894

NPD:

  1. Wii - 675,100
  2. Nintendo DS - 452,600
  3. PlayStation 3 - 208,700
  4. Xbox 360 - 186,600
  5. PSP - 182,300

Difference:

Wii - VGchartz: -4.61; Wedbush: +11,09%

PS3 - VGChartz: -17,25%; Wedbush: +7,81%

X360 - VGchartz: +2,9%; Wedbush: +33,98

NDS - Vgchartz: +0,33%; Wedbush: +21,5%

PSP - VGchartz: +5,97%; Wedbush: +9,71%

Bolded is the one being closer

PS3 is thus a strange outlier. Does that have anything to do with the way we track bundles?



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azrm2k on 12 June 2008
DMeisterJ said:
This thread isn't that epic.

Yeah no bannings or meltdowns. Other than Crazzy and his usual diatribe the SDF pr is quiet.

@Esmoreit

Nice analysis.  Whoa what's with the DS?  We were spot on and Wedbush was almost 34% off!  Oddly enough whereas ioi doesn't match up with NPD on the PS3 that was their closest prediction. 



FishyJoe on 12 June 2008

I think people have finally accepted that the Wii will dominate the foreseeable future. It used to be a shock to some in past months when the Wii had such a lead. Now it's predictable, hence less epic threads.



MANUELF on 12 June 2008
DMeisterJ said:
This thread isn't that epic.
Agree the other one is the second most epic thread behind the original Super Smash Bros Brawl thread