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Esa-Petteri said:
Samus Aran said:
Well, xbox360 owners are usually a huge fan of shooter games and it has a lot of shooter games... So what if you like to play the same game over and over again just better everytime?

 

What makes those shooters "the same game"? Is every platformer,racer and rpg "the same game" too?

 

 

Hmm, first everyone is complaining that fps are all the same and now there's so much difference?



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Hyperion said:
Um....I didn't get the joke? Okie
Ined2lrn

 

 

Forgive me.  I read it again, I see what you did there.  Some people will never get the joke (see: me).



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.

sparkit34 said:
MontanaHatchet said:

Stop trying to paint the Wii audience as superior.

Sorry MontanaHatchet, but i am a bit offended by your remark. I never stated that the Wii audience was superior, I simply made an observation that many of the top million sellers on the X360 are yearly updates of the same game, a point that can refute. I also stated that this is of lesser extent on the Wii, which again, is true. I simply stated the facts, and offered no opinion as to the superiority of one gamer or console over another. 

I would also like to mention that just about every gaming site is filled with 90% non Wii users who constantly complain that the Wii has no good games, that third parties don't sell on the Wii, that the Wii is a fad, that the Wii is last gen, that the Wimote is a gimmick, that Nintendo destroyed the video game market, etc. etc. etc. Mostly, i see Nintendo fans argue for the same level of respect as the other consoles, not for more respect.  NB. On this site i see it to a lesser extent, probably because there is a more equal distribution of console owners. 

But lets be honest MontanaHatchet. If you comment anytime someone shows a bias toward a system, i am surprised that the forum is not filled with comments by you telling X360 owners and PS3 owners (along with Wii owners) to stop acting superior. My arguments offer at least some level of foundation, unlike most other user comments. 

 

 

 

 

I'm offended by your comments. That's why I wrote this response. Of course you never outright stated the Wii audience is superior, but you definitely implied it. Stating that an audience likes to play the same game over and over again is not a charming notion, especially when it's not true (at least not any more true than for any other audience). I explained to you why the 360 has this situation. It's because it's been out a year longer and has had more opportunity for these sequels to come out. The PS2 and PS1 are full of high selling sequels, does that mean that those audiences don't like variety, or that they like to play the same games over and over? No. It means that the system has established franchises that many people trust and buy when the next iteration comes out. The second paragraph doesn't matter to me because it has nothing to do with anything. You want to complain about people hating on the Wii? Complain about people hating on the PS3 or 360 too.

I don't comment any time someone shows bias towards a system. However, I do comment when I feel like it in threads where I see it. That's the magic of a forum. By the way, if you're trying to paint me as bias, you'd do well to look at yourself first. You won't see me bothering PS3 and 360 owners that insult the Wii because I don't take them seriously. Most of their comments are nothing more than bad cliches or trolling attempts that I won't even dignify. Your comments are a load of pretentious crap and they're not even accurate, so I felt like arguing against them. If you can't even defend your own points than that's your problem.

 



 

 

I thought Gears of War was third party....

NOTE: you should edit the list with a note saying: USA sales only.



The said:
I thought Gears of War was third party....

NOTE: you should edit the list with a note saying: USA sales only.

 

MS published the series.   That makes it 1st party.



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It's kind of funny the top 3rd party Wii game has Mario in the title.



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Viper1 said:
The said:
I thought Gears of War was third party....

NOTE: you should edit the list with a note saying: USA sales only.

 

MS published the series.   That makes it 1st party.

 

 If that's your only reason, sorry but you're wrong. Just to mention another game published by MS in the same 360: Ninja Gaiden 2 wants a word with you.



The year head start is key. Lets try looking at just those games that were released in 2008 onwards to see how this third party support is developing.

 

 

Games released since 01 Jan 2008:

 

Nintendo








4 Guitar Hero: World Tour  2008 Activision  2.83m
7 Game Party  2008 Midway Games  1.97m
8 Deca Sports  2008 Hudson Entertainment  1.82m
15 We Ski  2008 Namco Bandai  1.35m
16 Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party  2008 Ubisoft  1.33m
18 Rock Band  2008 MTV Games  1.30m
20 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed  2008 LucasArts  1.23m
24 Big Beach Sports  2008 THQ  1.19m
27 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures  2008 LucasArts  1.14m
28 Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip  2008 Ubisoft  1.13m
29 Call of Duty: World at War  2008 Activision Blizzard  1.07m
30 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play  2008 Electronic Arts  1.07m
31 Active Life: Outdoor Challenge  2008 Namco Bandai  1.04m





Microsoft



1 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare  2008 Activision  7.25m
2 Grand Theft Auto IV  2008 Rockstar Games  6.97m
3 Call of Duty: World at War  2008 Activision Blizzard  5.28m
6 Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures  2008 LucasArts  3.22m
7 Kung Fu Panda  2008 Activision  2.80m
15 Madden NFL 09  2008 Electronic Arts  2.27m
16 Fallout 3  2008 Bethesda Softworks  2.27m
19 Left 4 Dead  2008 Electronic Arts  2.08m
21 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2  2008 Ubisoft  1.97m
22 Sega Superstars Tennis  2008 Sega  1.96m
27 Guitar Hero: World Tour  2008 Activision  1.89m
28 FIFA Soccer 09  2008 Electronic Arts  1.77m
30 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed  2008 LucasArts  1.67m
33 Rock Band 2  2008 MTV Games  1.56m
34 Resident Evil 5  2008 Capcom  1.50m
35 Army of Two  2008 Electronic Arts  1.45m
39 Far Cry 2  2008 Ubisoft  1.35m
41 Saints Row 2  2008 THQ  1.31m
42 Need for Speed: Undercover  2008 Electronic Arts  1.26m
45 Soul Calibur IV  2008 Namco Bandai  1.14m
47 Devil May Cry 4  2008 Capcom  1.11m
48 Battlefield: Bad Company  2008 Electronic Arts  1.10m





Sony



1 Grand Theft Auto IV  2008 Rockstar Games  5.55m
2 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare  2008 Activision  4.19m
3 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots  2008 Konami  3.91m
5 Call of Duty: World at War  2008 Activision Blizzard  3.16m
6 FIFA Soccer 09  2008 Electronic Arts  2.10m
7 PES 2009: Pro Evolution Soccer  2008 Konami  1.92m
11 Resident Evil 5  2008 Capcom  1.65m
13 Madden NFL 09  2008 Electronic Arts  1.56m
14 Fallout 3  2008 Bethesda  1.36m
15 Devil May Cry 4  2008 Capcom  1.26m
16 Need for Speed: Undercover  2008 Electronic Arts  1.25m
17 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed  2008 LucasArts  1.15m
18 Guitar Hero: World Tour  2008 Activision  1.14m
20 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2  2008 Ubisoft  1.08m

 

Third party Million Sellers since 01-Jan-08

  Microsoft Sony Nintendo
Since 2008 22 14 13
Total 50 20 32
2008 % of Total 44 70 41

 

As you can see, with 70% of Sony's third party million sellers releasing in the last 15 months, they are the company with greatest increasing third party sales momentum. Microsoft is selling more software and in absolute terms, maintains the strongest third party support, but Sony's figures show they are beginning to increase rapidly.

This is precisely why Microsoft is finding it hard to buy third party exclusives of late.

 



noname2200 said:
steven787 said:

Nintendo

1
Uber Casual Mascot Game
Sega 22,920 7.00m
2 Big-name multi-plat RedOctane 32,833 4.12m
3 Casual Crap
Global Star 15,235 3.23m
4 Inferior-to-Rock-Band Game
Activision 2,987 2.83m
5 Kiddy S***
LucasArts 12,987 2.42m
6 Dumbed-down Has Been Mascot
Sega 15,236 2.02m
7 Minigame crap
Midway Games 6,740 1.97m
8
Ditto Hudson Entertainment 8,651 1.82m
9 Likewise
Ubisoft 13,828 1.63m
10 Same Ubisoft 8,296 1.63m
11 AAA game from a big franchise, of course it sells
Capcom 80,287 1.55m
12 Nintendo game
Nintendo 122,290 1.51m
13 Kiddy title
Electronic Arts 8,217 1.42m
14 High School Musical: Crap It! As in Disney crapped it out, see? lol
Disney Interactive Studios 4,360 1.40m
15 Shovelware Namco Bandai 3,646 1.35m
16
Even more minigames Ubisoft 838 1.33m
17 Celebrity-endorsed Electronic Arts 2,854 1.33m
18 Comes with peripherals
MTV Games 5,893 1.30m
19 Resident Evil: On Rails
Capcom 40,651 1.26m
20 Star Wars: Still Outsold by the 360
LucasArts 5,366 1.23m
21 Smarty Pants: When Jeapordy Reruns Just Aren't Enough Electronic Arts 4,889 1.23m
22 Super Monkey Sucked Balls Sega 2,951 1.23m
23 Non 12-year old Girls Needn't Apply
Majesco 4,967 1.19m
24 Shovelware THQ 3,198 1.19m
25 Beaten by Condemned 2 in the Quality Department
Ubisoft 8,009 1.18m
26 Not Even Close to Selling as well as Modern Warfare
Activision 3,082 1.16m
27 More Kiddy Crap
LucasArts 6,709 1.14m
28 HD Owners Are Too Smart To Buy This
Ubisoft 1,050 1.13m
29 Call of Duty: World at War: Still outsold by the PS3 Version Despite The Much Bigger Userbase
Activision Blizzard 5,992 1.07m
30 Boxart Looks Stupid
Electronic Arts 4,956 1.07m
31 Didn't I Play This On My NES?
Namco Bandai 1,091 1.04m
32 LOL WUT
Ubisoft 608 1.00m

Microsoft

1 Real Game
Activision 81,686 7.25m
2
Real Game Rockstar Games 81,970 6.97m
3
Real Game Activision Blizzard 6,445 5.28m
4
Real Game Ubisoft 29,695 4.47m
5
Real Game RedOctane 14,687 4.16m
6
Real Game LucasArts 2,507 3.22m
7
Real Game Activision 1,044 2.80m
8
Real Game 2K Games 13,417 2.65m
9
Real Game RedOctane 5,937 2.45m
10 Real Game Activision 9,437 2.45m
11 Real Game Electronic Arts 8,070 2.40m
12 Real Game Activision 4,278 2.39m
13 Real Game MTV Games 12,248 2.30m
14 Real Game Activision 4,863 2.28m
15
Real Game Electronic Arts 4,946 2.27m
16
Real Game Bethesda Softworks 3,511 2.27m
17
Real Game Ubisoft 4,084 2.24m
18
Real Game 2K Games 34,042 2.16m
19
Real Game Electronic Arts 3,811 2.08m
20 Real Game EA Sports 3,302 1.98m
21 Real Game Ubisoft 9,137 1.97m
22 Real Game Sega 1,453 1.96m
23 Real Game Ubisoft 5,981 1.94m
24
Real Game THQ 5,005 1.94m
25
Real Game Electronic Arts 5,582 1.93m
26
Real Game Electronic Arts 2,985 1.90m
27
Real Game Activision 712 1.89m
28
Real Game Electronic Arts 881 1.77m
29
Real Game Capcom 9,221 1.76m
30 Real Game LucasArts 4,507 1.67m
31 Real Game Capcom 8,657 1.65m
32 Real Game Electronic Arts 1,899 1.57m
33
Real Game MTV Games 2,963 1.56m
34
Real Game Capcom 4,578 1.50m
35
Real Game Electronic Arts 9,030 1.45m
36
Real Game Electronic Arts 4,294 1.45m
37
Real Game THQ 3,746 1.42m
38 Real Game Ubisoft 3,452 1.40m
39 Real Game Ubisoft 1,225 1.35m
40
Real Game Electronic Arts 2,466 1.32m
41
Real Game THQ 1,564 1.31m
42
Real Game Electronic Arts 404 1.26m
43
Real Game Konami 5,670 1.20m
44
Real Game Ubisoft 3,678 1.14m
45
Real Game Namco Bandai 13,791 1.14m
46
Real Game LucasArts 1,984 1.14m
47
Real Game Capcom 42,329 1.11m
48
Real Game Electronic Arts 9,572 1.10m
49
Real Game Konami 1,951 1.08m
50
Real Game Tecmo 6,563 1.01m

 

Sony

1 Real Game Rockstar Games 254,608 5.55m
2 Real Game Activision 124,433 4.19m
3 Real Game Konami 708,769 3.91m
4 Real Game Ubisoft 37,818 3.34m
5 Real Game Activision Blizzard 2,671 3.16m
6 Real Game Electronic Arts 2,644 2.10m
7 Real Game Konami 2,962 1.92m
8 Real Game RedOctane 10,947 1.85m
9 Real Game Konami 19,242 1.73m
10 Real Game Electronic Arts 8,610 1.68m
11 Real Game Capcom 7,047 1.65m
12 Real Game Electronic Arts 9,784 1.63m
13 Real Game Electronic Arts 4,180 1.56m
14 Real Game Bethesda 1,814 1.36m
15 Real Game Capcom 150,196 1.26m
16 Real Game Electronic Arts 655 1.25m
17 Real Game LucasArts 3,735 1.15m
18 Real Game Activision 440 1.14m
19 Real Game THQ 5,931 1.14m
20 Real Game Ubisoft 8,129 1.08m

 

What do you think?

Fixed to reflect reality. Plus, the 360 has way more games despite its smaller userbase. :)))))))

 

Rofl. Epic post.

Unfortunately, quite a few of those Wii million sellers are utter crap. Some are very good, though.



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