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Sullla on 16 October 2008

Wii undertracked! I guess VGChartz hates the Wii...

Seriously though, great month ioi. Top 10 software was really solid (NPD top ten and VGC top ten were nearly identical, with slight discrepencies at the bottom) and hardware had almost everything +/- 10%. You'll get some people who don't understand statistical sampling crying about the margin of error, but it's absolutely clear you're getting the overall "picture" of the market correct, even if some of the small details are a little off.



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

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SpartanFX on 16 October 2008
Fernando said:

Next week:

"... just wait until LBP numbers blah blah..."


Next month:

"... well, LBP is a new IP, that's why it did not sold too much software and hardware... but, but... just wait until Killzone 2..."




Several months more:

"... well, Killzone 2 did not sold a lot of hardware either... but just wait until God of War 3 and Gran Turismo... PS3 will outsell the Wii for sure..."

 

I love the "... just wait until..." quote from Sony fanboys =p

 

lol we got a fanboy calling out other fanboys,,,no really go on,,,this by no mean s is trolling,,,,,,beacuese no one talked about kz2 in this thread you felt the need to bring it up.

 

i bet last 2 generations of gaming were a living  hell for you.

 

OT:they all did great ,and i didn't expect PS3 to do this well when it's competition is half the price.well wii as always is doing great,,,same with DS.



 

 

 

Lafiel on 16 October 2008
konnichiwa said:

I guess GTAIV08 quoted the wrong person?

I really don't understand the hate against FishyJoe, he is a great guy, simply the best around here.

 

yea, I'm quite sure he wanted to quote Fernandos trolling post beneath fishies, but messed up thinking the qoute button above Fernandos post was the one to hit to quote his post



SpartanFX on 16 October 2008
TheSource said:

Spartan, its a 115k difference on NPD in the USA for PS3 vs. 360.

Its a 165k difference on VGC when you scaled the Americas down to the USA. Since Canada and the other portions of the Americas are good 360 territories (PS3 costs upto $2000 in alot of Latin America for God's sake) there is probably a 10-20k swing there. The rest of it comes from estimating 360 higher and PS3 lower in the USA than what NPD had.

So yeah, we don't have them as close as NPD does in the USA, but the discrepency isn't as big as you seem to think.

 

yup,,thanks I figured it out.

 



 

 

 

SpartanFX on 16 October 2008
Lafiel said:
konnichiwa said:

I guess GTAIV08 quoted the wrong person?

I really don't understand the hate against FishyJoe, he is a great guy, simply the best around here.

 

yea, I'm quite sure he wanted to quote Fernandos trolling post beneath fishies, but messed up thinking the qoute button above Fernandos post was the one to hit to quote his post

 

yea man,,,he made a mistake,,,,loooooool

 

feranndo deserved that answer from GTAIV08 though casue he was asking for it



 

 

 

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darthdevidem01 on 16 October 2008

seriously how is fernando not banned n DMeisteRJ was??



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FishyJoe on 16 October 2008
Diomedes1976 said:
FishyJoe said:
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Nobody owes you anything.

In fact I am nearly always right and you and the "OMG look at these numbers!!" estimations  worshipers are not.I use common sense.You dont ,you just take estimations as fact and use them as "proof " of you being right and me being deluded.Its as simple as that.Sometimes a broken clock is right as you say ,as you have been once or twice (dont remember any but will you the benefit of the doubt ) but thats all.

I dont expect excuses because  some nasty remarks ,I know some arent mature enough even if I threw the gauntlet back then and some happily took it .Next time I expect more respect when I say something absolutely coherent as doubting Wii TFU over PS3 TFU having seen all the other countries numbers.

 

 

Wow, I'd like to post some witty response to this but I can't top it. You are so full of win.



Fernando on 16 October 2008

=(

I wasn't trolling or insulting anyone... It was a little joke.

Sorry...



blazinhead89 on 16 October 2008

Epic Fail Fernado, Nobody else trolled. OT : Numbers good all round. EDIT: Unless you were joking.



SpartanFX on 16 October 2008

@fishyjoy

I think GTAIV08 made a mistake ,,,let him explain it to you see if that's the case ,,cause it would be an unfair ban if the answer was ment for fernando,,,,,,,

the person that deserves the ban is Fernando for starting a flame war in the first place