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aragod on 14 January 2010

If Sony europe weren't dumb, they can destroy the Xbox on the continent. But yet we still don't have 20% of the functions that UK has, and PAL region is still getting crappy treatment with games. Can someone explain that? Why does Sony focuses on NA, when others are obviously their strongest region?



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ShadowSoldier on 14 January 2010

If Microsoft doesn't issue another Price drop, or give Natal away for free with an Xbox 360, the lead will be under 3M by DEC 2010



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Moren on 14 January 2010

pretty good numbers



CrazyHorse on 14 January 2010
aragod said:
If Sony europe weren't dumb, they can destroy the Xbox on the continent. But yet we still don't have 20% of the functions that UK has, and PAL region is still getting crappy treatment with games. Can someone explain that? Why does Sony focuses on NA, when others are obviously their strongest region?

Most likely because NA is the biggest single region and is where the most money can be made. Sony can get a lot more return for their investment in that sort of market compared to europe where localisation costs time and money. Not to mention many other factors such as having to deal with different distributors and retailers across the different countries. Not saying it's fair but it makes sense financially to focus their efforts in NA for now.



libellule on 14 January 2010
theprof00 said:
Let's see.
If every week goes like this for a while, it will take a little more than one year to catch up to 360.
100k/wk*55 weeks 5.5m, covering the spread.


it is a lot and not so much in the same time

it is so hard to guess what is coming for the end of the year



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theprof00 on 14 January 2010
libellule said:
theprof00 said:
Let's see.
If every week goes like this for a while, it will take a little more than one year to catch up to 360.
100k/wk*55 weeks 5.5m, covering the spread.


it is a lot and not so much in the same time

it is so hard to guess what is coming for the end of the year

yeah, Natal could possibly completely blow it away.



Metallicube on 14 January 2010
trangentspree said:
Wii is over 100k more than it was last year. :O

THAT'S NSMB Wii. A new 2-D Mario platformer can have an amazing effect on the momentum of a console.

Now Nintendo just needs to prove they are still serious about the Wii with more games, particularly more motion plus and balance board games, and they need to start showing games for the vitality sensor as well. If they do this, the Wii will be an unstoppable force in 2010. If they continue to slack like in 2009 and put their trust in 3rd parties to fill the gaps (which they largely did not accomplish), sales could plummet to even worse numbers than 2009. NSMB Wii will help carry the console for a little while longer but even a game this good cannot carry it forever.

Monster Hunter 3 is a good start, I think this game will have a bigger effect in the west than people think.



justinian on 14 January 2010
aragod said:
If Sony europe weren't dumb, they can destroy the Xbox on the continent. But yet we still don't have 20% of the functions that UK has, and PAL region is still getting crappy treatment with games. Can someone explain that? Why does Sony focuses on NA, when others are obviously their strongest region?


Decent question. There is not really a right or wrong way to go about this (or so it was explained to me).

It's a chance you take or it depends on the layed out stragedy of a company.

A company can either concentrate more effort on their weakest market and rely - or hope that their stronger markets take care of themselves.

On the other hand they can consolidate their efforts on their stonger markets and "ignore" their weakest one.

Companies handle it differently and there is not really "right" way to approach it. More may take the first option but some won't.

It may work or it may fail.

 



libellule on 14 January 2010
theprof00 said:
libellule said:
theprof00 said:
Let's see.
If every week goes like this for a while, it will take a little more than one year to catch up to 360.
100k/wk*55 weeks 5.5m, covering the spread.


it is a lot and not so much in the same time

it is so hard to guess what is coming for the end of the year

yeah, Natal could possibly completely blow it away.

well, I hope you are wrong



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leo-j on 14 January 2010
Metallicube said:
trangentspree said:
Wii is over 100k more than it was last year. :O

THAT'S NSMB Wii. A new 2-D Mario platformer can have an amazing effect on the momentum of a console.

Now Nintendo just needs to prove they are still serious about the Wii with more games, particularly more motion plus and balance board games, and they need to start showing games for the vitality sensor as well. If they do this, the Wii will be an unstoppable force in 2010. If they continue to slack like in 2009 and put their trust in 3rd parties to fill the gaps (which they largely did not accomplish), sales could plummet to even worse numbers than 2009. NSMB Wii will help carry the console for a little while longer but even a game this good cannot carry it forever.

Monster Hunter 3 is a good start, I think this game will have a bigger effect in the west than people think.

yea and the fact it got a price cut..



 

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