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Just2Fresh on 12 February 2009

Ps3 Numbers are not looking too bad ;) interesting to see the US numbers when they come in...the gap is only at about 16000 units between the 360 and Ps3 this week...its usually 60000...but US numbers aint in yet :p



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Serious_frusting on 12 February 2009
RPG said:
Monster Hunter will not...........ah forget it can't be bothered anymore. :(

MH3 releases in summer as does DQ 9, this is going to get very ugly for one of them.


Monster hunter Wii. I know what you mean, i have given up trying to explain to people why it sells so well on psp

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Zomb1337 on 12 February 2009

Japan makes me depressed.....they arent a big impact on the gaming industry anymore.



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Lolcislaw on 12 February 2009
Zomb1337 said:
Japan makes me depressed.....they arent a big impact on the gaming industry anymore.

 

Well look at the number of Handhelds and SOftware on Handhelds sold you'll probably change your mind.

 

Wii needs software in Japan to move more consoles, at the moment it is pretty dull but Wii Sports Resort, and MH III are coming, and MH III Will sell well, there is nothing suggesting otherwise.



FinalEvangelion on 12 February 2009

Japan seems to be getting out of the "one console" market that used to really be the case. This generation, things are evening out depending on the lineup of games.

As a jRPG fan, I guess I will just have to get used to portables.



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blizzid on 12 February 2009

It is strange that the 360 maintains decent hardware sales, but has almost no software sales to go with it. The recent big JRPGs were all extremely front-loaded; if people were continuing to buy 360s for those games, shouldn't they have stronger legs? Is there a strong aftermarket, and people are buying those JRPGs used?

For SO4 release week, I'm curious if the Wii can end up third in Japan - behind the 360 and PS3. Things would be back to normal soon enough, but it would still be a crazy week if it happened.



wholikeswood on 12 February 2009

PS3 almost caught the Wii.
Come on, Sony!



thekitchensink on 12 February 2009

How was PS3 so close to Wii? Was there a big release?



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FinalEvangelion on 12 February 2009
blizzid said:
It is strange that the 360 maintains decent hardware sales, but has almost no software sales to go with it. The recent big JRPGs were all extremely front-loaded; if people were continuing to buy 360s for those games, shouldn't they have stronger legs? Is there a strong aftermarket, and people are buying those JRPGs used?

For SO4 release week, I'm curious if the Wii can end up third in Japan - behind the 360 and PS3. Things would be back to normal soon enough, but it would still be a crazy week if it happened.

 

This.  The second hand market is really huge.  Tales of Vesperia copies are probably continuously changing owners.  If there are scheduled releases later, then people keep the console.  If MS wants to keep the hardware sales up, there will need to be some announcements pretty quickly after SO4 releases.



"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY."  --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials 

 

Conservatives:  Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.

 

cool48 on 12 February 2009

Sony catching up, Nintendo still doing good but watch out, Microsoft doing pretty well.