The year so far..... how long can Sony stand this?

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BenVTrigger on 18 February 2009

roarlionsroar1313 said:

There are more than price working against SOny. One is the demographics, if an avergae American were told to a PS3 or 360 they would get a 360 for one simple reason;

Microsoft is AN AMERICAN COMPANY. And A LOT of americans play video games. ANd a lack of advertising from SOny in America really doesn't help them either.

The price drop will help, but they won't catch microsoft till 2011, at least.

If thats the case then why did the PS2 destroy the original xbox in America?

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ocnkng on 18 February 2009

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I know a lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but we've all had the same "Sony is doomed" discussion at least several hundred times. In every NPD report, in dozens of thread, in every weekly chart in every region, etc. I just don't see the need for more.

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Viper1 on 18 February 2009

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Nintendo out of all people were not in a stable financial state last generation...if they would have flopped this generation you probably would have seen Mario on a 360 or something...

They would have been Sega#2....right now Nintendo is really making alot of money...off the Wii and Im glad about that since it keeps them in the ballgame now next generation...

Microsoft? stabled last generation? no way they were constantly in the red with the Xbox and it did'nt even sell that well...the only reason I think Microsoft still around is due to it's billions it had stashed before entering the gaming world...but they lost a HUGE amount of money last generation...

Nintendo made more money last generation than Sony did.

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JoHnNyFr3sC0 on 19 February 2009

@Viper1

I would love to see proof of that...cause it must have been The Nintendo Ds making them all that money....

Gamecube sold like 22 million consoles...Ps2 100+ Million

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misterd on 19 February 2009

JoHnNyFr3sC0 said:

@Viper1

I would love to see proof of that...cause it must have been The Nintendo Ds making them all that money....

Gamecube sold like 22 million consoles...Ps2 100+ Million

The console was always inexpensive to make, and Nintendo always got strong sales from first party titles. While the Cube may not have been as successful as the PS2 it was definately profitable. Whether the Cube was MORE profitable than the PS2 doesn't much matter any more as Sony managed to piss away most of that money with the PS3.

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JoHnNyFr3sC0 on 19 February 2009

Nice chart also very interesting...does that say 23 Billion? Nintendo has made lifetime? WOW...and Microsoft is still in the red? 9 Billion? I did'nt know this thanks for sharing that info...this only shows Sony's gaming division and microsofts right? still very interesting...Sony with 2 Billion only? unbeliavable lol...still wish I had some of that :p

Yeah I know That Nintendo has made most of it's profits from the Handheld market...thats what I was saying...

The Point I was making was that The Ps2 was a very profitable machine unlike the Ps3 is at this point...

and on another point Sony has more than it's gaming division bringing in profits...Tv's...cell phones...Mp3...Ps3...do they have alot more ways to make profit than Nintendo had last generation....

The Wii will remain and be Number 1 this generation...the 360 will be second...and Ps3 will be last...thats just a fact...but everyone has the ability to bounce back just like Nintendo did this generation

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JoHnNyFr3sC0 on 19 February 2009

Yeah I can see that now Nintendo has been out longer so of course they have more money in their pockets...I believe I wouldnt know nowadays with every company going upside down and bankrupt out of nowhere...but nice chart...Hey we all learn something new everyday :)

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roarlionsroar1313 said:

There are more than price working against SOny. One is the demographics, if an avergae American were told to a PS3 or 360 they would get a 360 for one simple reason;

Microsoft is AN AMERICAN COMPANY. And A LOT of americans play video games. ANd a lack of advertising from SOny in America really doesn't help them either.

The price drop will help, but they won't catch microsoft till 2011, at least.

Americans are about the least manufactuer consious country out there.

Just about no one bought a 360 because an American company made it.

Most probably the fact that an American company made it helped it in another way, to better cater for American tastes.

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