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kowenicki said:

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It isnt spin at all. Entirely factual and not a biased opinion or polished turn anywhere in sight.

So "EPIC FAILURE" and "Absoulle bullshit" are a stupid reaction.


You are being a tad touchy.

Well, kowenicki, even if it is factual, they ARE conveniently leaving out certain things when they might not suit them, and add those things when it does suit them.

It's like mentioning that you've sold 400% more, but not mentioning that you're coming from 1 for example.   This is a good example of that.  wii is not an option in hardware, so we conveniently leave them out. 

The best example would be starcraft's "fable II is the best rpg up until now, on a HD console, excluding this, not mentioning that, forgetting this" :p

 



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Zuhyc said:
Is Sony actually still making these NPD responses? I'm curious how they would spin it.

http://kotaku.com/5132280/sony-responds-to-december-npd-sales-seems-pleased

PlayStation by the Numbers - December 2008

PlayStation Brand Staged for Continued Momentum in 2009

Total 2008 PS3 Hardware Sales Up 40% and PS3 Software Sales Up 115% in the U.S.

PLAYSTATION 3

The PlayStation® brand delivered continued sales momentum throughout 2008 with a total of 3.6 million PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) units sold in the U.S. by the end of 2008, an increase of 40% from the previous year. In December, 726,005 PS3 hardware units were sold, representing an increase of 92% from November.

PS3 also generated one of its strongest months in software unit sales in the U.S., with almost 6 million units sold in December. For the calendar year, PS3 software unit sales increased 116%.

* Top-selling games for PS3 in December included exclusive hits Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet, as well as third-party blockbusters, such as Activision’s Call of Duty: World at War, Midway Games’ Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, and Ubisoft’s Price of Persia.
* Top-selling games for PS3 in 2008 included Grand Theft Auto IV, Call of Duty: World at War and the exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

PlayStation Network
With more than 17 million PlayStation®Network users worldwide and a total of 330 million pieces of content downloaded to date, the PlayStation Network continued to be a destination of choice during the holidays for interactive entertainment content.

* Top three most downloaded games in December included Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer and Linger in Shadows.
* Top three most downloaded movies in December included The Dark Knight, Step Brothers, and GetSmart.

PlayStation Portable
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) and the Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters PSP Entertainment Pack continued to be popular choices in the U.S. for on-the-go entertainment in December, with more than 1 million hardware units sold, an increase of 143% from November. In December, more than 3.7 million software units were sold for PSP, including popular hits such as Madden NFL 09, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 and Lego Batman: The Videogame.

* The PSP exclusive titles Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII and God of War: Chains of Olympus, which both launched in March, were the top two most popular titles of 2008 and sold a combined 1,313,893 units in 2008.

PlayStation 2
PlayStation®2 (PS2) and the LEGO Batman: The Videogame PS2 Entertainment Pack delivered another month of solid sales in December, with a 99% increase in hardware units and 124% lift in software units from the previous month.

* The Guitar Hero franchise sold over 3 million units on the PS2 in 2008.

Power of the PlayStation Portfolio

In 2008, the PlayStation brand generated more than $6.4 billion in revenue in the U.S.

* PlayStation’s hardware unit revenue generated more than $2.5 billion in 2008.
* PlayStation’s software unit revenue totaled more than $3.2 billion in 2008.

Executive Perspective

“The PlayStation brand has had a solid calendar year with total PS3 hardware sales up 40% and total PS3 software sales up 115%. We remain confident in our momentum into 2009 as we continue to deliver to our consumers the best entertainment content and technology out there. And we delivered on that promise this past year with one of the best software line-ups in the industry, a dramatically expanded PlayStation Network with the launch of the video delivery service and the beta of PlayStation Home, as well as extended hardware offerings with the PSP 3000 and Uncharted 160GB PS3 bundle. We also hit a remarkable milestone for the PlayStation 2 platform in North America with 50 million units sold. It’s truly an amazing testament to the power and legacy of our brand.”

— Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Marketing and PlayStation® Network, Sony Computer Entertainment America



twesterm said:
It's called spin, everyone does it.

And WoW wins this thread.

The links are already there for everyone with a minor brain, at least one eye and basic english skills.

 



????????

I dont understand why ur so seemingly upset? MS repeadedly states that all though they are competing against the WIi, their main focus is PS3.

They merely wanted to show that their software attach rates are so good that 3rd party devs should take notice and continue to support the 360.

Nothing in the MS response resembles a failure........as your bolded 360:PS3 ratio indicates.



One_touch_KO said:
twesterm said:
It's called spin, everyone does it.

And WoW wins this thread.

The links are already there for everyone with a minor brain, at least one eye and basic english skills.

...excpet that they weren't when he posted that...

Dude seriously, calm down. You're insulting everyone who disagrees with you. Not cool.

 



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noname2200 said:
disolitude said:

Im sure nintendo wouldn't dare mention software sales revenue.

I'm with you on the rest, but Nintendo does say this. Repeatedly. Because they've been selling more games, even third-party, than the 360 for a few months now, and they're not shy about saying that.

You may have noticed that Microsoft says "more life-to-date dollars at retail for third-party publishers," thus introducing two big qualifiers: Life-to-date (remember the headstart) and "dollars" (Remember that 360 games are more expensive).

But it's like you said: the purpose of PR is to make yourself look good, so that's why Microsoft is saying what they're saying, while being careful not to lie.

Could be true on those 2 points. But I am not sure wii makes more revenue than 360 for 3rd party publishes even if we dont look at the 360 head start.

I mean look at last weeks sales top 50.

Xbox 360

COD4 - 208,666

Guitar Hero WT - 121,323

Prince of PErsia - 93,624

Need for Speed - 85,743

Left 4 Dead - 78,224

Fallout 3 - 69,507

 

 VS

 

Wii

Guitar Hero WT - 146,843

Rayman rabbits - 79,781

Sonic Unleashed - 75,437

 

I still don't see how wii sells more 3rd party software any week of they year.



I like how MS nwo resorts to saying more life to date 3rd party $$ then most $$ for the month since Nintendo now controls that as well.



reported for creating a pure flame thread.
Nice you insulted a mod as well.......



?he he he he ...

 



Funny stuff. When Sony spins their numbers they omit the Wii as well. I guess there is no respect for the Wii.



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