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carlos710 said:
SpeedBreaker said:
 

Wrong.

Not all those Wii games will sell well. Some are bound to flop like Zack & Wiki or No More Heroes or Mario/Sonic Olympics.

And some of those PS3 games (exclusive or multiplatform) will outsell those Wii games you listed

 

And mario galaxy will outsell everything on the ps3. And most ps3 games have floped, no matter if they were bad or good, exclusive or not. (heavenly sword, lair, ninja gaiden, etc) 

Wii win. 

Wrong again.  That game might sell a mil plus neither game on ps3 (except Lair) flopped. Most Wii games flopped like MP3, EA Wii-only Titles or EA sports games.

 

You lose.

 



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Being that I'm feeling lazy, I'll let the comments from his post speak for me:

 


Completely Ridiculous

almost can't believe this article. Does this qualify as news? Look at the catalog of games, and the price of the Xbox 360. The Playstation 3 isn't even viable.

I'm not a supporter of one console over another, but the logical choice is the Xbox 360 over the Playstation 3. I don't understand this article at all.

What a joke!

by sitruunatee



Just leave the gaming talk to Gamespot, Don

Because you're not a gamer, and we don't want gaming articles from people who don't have a clue what really matters. Thanks.

by Randolph F


I blew a funny fuse.

This was hilarious. He's basically saying the ps3 will sell moderate to strong because the wii is going to sell out. Thats the only reason it will sell. Nothing about its future line up or expanding online service - just "yeah might as well pick up a ps3 seeing as I cant get a wii. I mean their basically the same console. Its a logical choice seeing as I'm already in line." How is it logical??? 360 is closer to the wii's price, but that doesnt matter because they're completely different consoles. As for saying parents pick up any old console, thats just dumb. If they look at the christmas list and it says "blue bike". They don't then go: **** it lets buy him a scooter, I mean its got wheels n stuff right? It's a logical choice.

by steebgreeb


Really, get a clue.

I am so tired of people saying that the Wii is a fad. Also, I would say the "hype" is not dying down, seeing as Nintendo was able to sell 501,500 Wii's, in America, during the month of the most hyped videogame launch in history.

The Wii is not a fad. People are buying the Wii, and playing it, because they enjoy it. It's not a fad, when it is a cultural phenomenon. Also, with games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, and games that Nintendo hasn't even revealed to us, yet, still to come in 2008 and beyond, this "fad" will certainly be a long lasting one!

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ssj12 said:
flagship said:
Think about it: you're standing in line for a Wii and you're told it's sold out. Knowing all too well that your kids want a new video game console, the affordable Playstation 3 is sitting there for the taking.


That's about where he totally lost me, I didn't realize being the most expensive system on the market made you the affordable option.

$399 PS3 vs $449 Elite.. PS3 is cheaper then the high end ripoff the elite is. For the $49 more I could get an 80GB HDD and be sitting set for a while. And since a 300GB HDD is in the works a 100GB drive should come down greatly in price soon.


$270 Arcade vs $499 80gb... Arcade is chaper than the high end ripoff 80gb. For the $230 less I could get quite a few games and be having fun for a while. And since the 360 already has a great library, those older games should come down in price greatly.

See how easy it is to make unfair comparisons?

 



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SpeedBreaker said:
carlos710 said:
SpeedBreaker said:
 

Wrong.

Not all those Wii games will sell well. Some are bound to flop like Zack & Wiki or No More Heroes or Mario/Sonic Olympics.

And some of those PS3 games (exclusive or multiplatform) will outsell those Wii games you listed


And mario galaxy will outsell everything on the ps3. And most ps3 games have floped, no matter if they were bad or good, exclusive or not. (heavenly sword, lair, ninja gaiden, etc)

Wii win.

Wrong again. That game might sell a mil plus neither game on ps3 (except Lair) flopped. Most Wii games flopped like MP3, EA Wii-only Titles or EA sports games.

 

You lose.

 


Metroid Prime 3 has sold .52 million copies without being released in Europe.  It still consistently sells more than 15K a week and will most likely hit 1 million in America alone.  Heavenly Sword has sold .22 million copies and sells less per week than Metroid Prime 3 despite being out 2 weeks less time.  It will most likely end it's life at .5 million in America at best.  Ninja Gaiden Sigma has sold .25 million copies, sells less than 5K a week, and will be lucky to hit 400K lifetime.  

You are correct that EA sports titles and, er... Boogie, have done poorly on the Wii, but if you consider Metroid Prime 3 a flop guess how many games are on the PS3 that haven't flopped? Two games.  That's right, only 2 PS3 games have sold over 500,000 copies in America.  Resistance and Motorstorm.  By that same standard, the Wii has 6 games that have sold over 500,000 copies in America (not counting Wii Sports of course).  It's pretty obvious which system has more trouble selling software. 



@ speedbreaker, wtf? warhawk=flop heavanly sword=flop, al ea games sell better on 360/wii, so i do not see what you are talking about.

anyway, back on topic. xbox 360 mediocore? it has had its best line up ever this year, i dont see how the ps3 will outsell it.



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I think I'm starting to doubt SpeedBreaker's objectivity. No More Heroes, Z&W and Mario/Sonic Olympics are going to flop? On IGN Those three games are constantly under the "hot" forums. MP3 hasn't been released anywhere but NA, so I wouldn't compare it's sales to the worldwide sales of Heavenly Sword or Lair... Unless you want to make yourself look even worse by MP3 having sold more than both of those, despite being in only one territory.



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A nice quote, "Sad as it is, the Wii isn't even a contender in the console wars. With 67 percent of people using it to catch dust, the Wii has become a $250 novelty."



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SpeedBreaker said:
 

Wrong again. That game might sell a mil plus neither game on ps3 (except Lair) flopped. Most Wii games flopped like MP3, EA Wii-only Titles or EA sports games.

 

You lose.

 


 Or not.

Most 3rd party developers (or all?) have complained about the poor ps3 sales, including Capcom, Square-Enix, Namco, EA etc. However most of them have praised their strong sales on the Wii.

We always see Financial reports with quotes like "thanks to strong Wii software sales..." from 3rd party developers.

 

However i guess that you know more than all the videogames developers in the world and you also have more power in the industry than they do.



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these threads (and arrticles) are totally pointless, the fact is as the ps2 was so dominant last gen we've never seen the console War this even before and the wiis controls throws something even newer into the mix.

These so called analysts are just spouting thier opinion and they are in the dark as much as we are, thats the internet for ya - anyone can claim to be an expert.

I might create my own sight and call myself a console analyst... "I predict the Wii will sell more Nintendo titles than any other console this christmas"  there's my first prediciton



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