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psrock on 08 July 2008
Str8knox said:
Wow, Sony fanboys from the bottom of the barrel. Losers like Kingofwale, Gearbox, ruibing. Leo-j will be here next. Man, I'm glad the Wii's numbers and popularity gets rubbed in the PS fanboys face.

 

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Blacksaber on 08 July 2008
psrock said:
Str8knox said:
Wow, Sony fanboys from the bottom of the barrel. Losers like Kingofwale, Gearbox, ruibing. Leo-j will be here next. Man, I'm glad the Wii's numbers and popularity gets rubbed in the PS fanboys face.

 

reported..............

I was thinking about doing that but was to lazy...D:

 



Former something....

GLoRySoGLoRy on 08 July 2008

it was never a fad.
Wiimote
Balance board
Wii Wheel

FTW!



whacker41 on 08 July 2008

A fad is something that many people are interested in for a short period of time. People were saying that the wii was a fad at it's launch, yet it is still selling like crazy 1 and a half years later.

Anyone who still says the wii is a fad now needs to get a reality check.



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kingofwale on 08 July 2008
ZenfoldorVGI said:
kingofwale said:
thekitchensink said:
kingofwale said:
Fad simply means Craze... a fad could last a decade, remember the boyband of the late 80 and early 90s?

Yes, I think it's a fad, because I think it's doing better than it really deserves to. Same reason I think Ipod is a fad.

This. Actually, truth be told, I can't stand floor lamps. They're just gimmicks compared to the overhead light. Floor lamps are fads.

 

 

did I say anything about me "can't stand"? or the fact it's "gimmicky"???

All I said was, it is doing better than it deserves to be. hence, the sales is not driven by quality, but by hype. Same goes with boybands and ipod

 

Question. Is the Playstation 3 doing better or worse than it "deserves" to do, according to your preception?

Question 2. Did Nintendo make a mistake, taking a chance at making a change in gaming?

Question 3. Is the DS also doing better than it deserves to be doing?

Question 4. Are you biased against the Wii or the DS for any reason, or are you biased for Sony?

Question 5. Do you believe that gaming is a fad?

Question 6. Did you think the Wii WOULD be a fad early on, and in that meaning, did you think its sales would die off rather quickly?

 

@OP

The answer to your question, you already wrote in your topic called, "Why do we hate n00bs on the internet" or some such jargon. Found here:

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=32501

Answering questions like "Yes the Wii is a fad no matter how much it sells" is why.

hmm, missed this one.

1. PS3 is selling like it should, it's High Price is holding it back, time will tell. So, the answer is. No, it's not undersold, nor is it 'hyped'

2. Did Nintendo make a mistake? there's no such thing as 0 mistakes, but profitablity means success

3.. Yes

4.. This topic isn't even about Sony, I suppose it speaks more about yourself than me.

5... I believe certain type of gaming is fad. Mini games and FPS to list 2 examples

6... define "die off quickly".. do you mean 2 years? or 4? No, it is unlikely to die off quickly.



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daactualfact on 08 July 2008

Man. I was thinking of posting something in this thread, but honestly the thread just went to hell.


We had kingofwale say the Wii doesn't "deserve its sales. Who are you to determine what deserves anything? We had Str8knox, yet again, have another blatant explosion. (ban was needed this 2nd time.) We then had a bunch of biased people against the Wii come in and say "yes."


Captain Twig, if you weren't planning on having a failed thread, the plan itself has failed.



Damn things have changed since 2009 began. Here are my new visions for the end of the generation.

 

Wii: 135 mil

Ps3: 85 mil

360: 60 mil

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Strategyking92 on 08 July 2008

I think it is a fad.... this generation
Lets see how well nintendo does next gen.



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11ht11 on 08 July 2008
kingofwale said:
ZenfoldorVGI said:

Question. Is the Playstation 3 doing better or worse than it "deserves" to do, according to your preception?

Question 2. Did Nintendo make a mistake, taking a chance at making a change in gaming?

Question 3. Is the DS also doing better than it deserves to be doing?

Question 4. Are you biased against the Wii or the DS for any reason, or are you biased for Sony?

Question 5. Do you believe that gaming is a fad?

Question 6. Did you think the Wii WOULD be a fad early on, and in that meaning, did you think its sales would die off rather quickly?

 

hmm, missed this one.

1. PS3 is selling like it should, it's High Price is holding it back, time will tell. So, the answer is. No, it's not undersold, nor is it 'hyped'

2. Did Nintendo make a mistake? there's no such thing as 0 mistakes, but profitablity means success

3.. Yes

4.. This topic isn't even about Sony, I suppose it speaks more about yourself than me.

5... I believe certain type of gaming is fad. Mini games and FPS to list 2 examples

6... define "die off quickly".. do you mean 2 years? or 4? No, it is unlikely to die off quickly.

care to explaine why?

 



thekitchensink on 08 July 2008

It's definitely a fad. Once the next Nintendo console comes out in five years, Wii will only JUST outsell PS3 and 360 combined weekly, instead of regularly doubling them.



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Baddman on 08 July 2008

flamebait thread like sc said even if its not intentional @OP how did you really expect this topic to turn out? this thread=fail along with some users in it