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theprof00 on 14 January 2010
libellule said:
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

Saaaah.....I wonder



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justinian on 14 January 2010
CrazyHorse said:
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.


Good points but it really doesn't make much difference.

The EU is a state with one currency just like the US but with many more languages.

Localisation is not a big issue nor is it just a Sony problem. MS and Nintendo also have to deal with these issues in EU.

In fact the euro has stated it's claim as the premium currency in world due to it's strength and circulation.

On the other hand the US$ is unstable (better now) but is very often taking a scuba dive towards third-world status before recovering, costing companies a lot of money.

 



Adobo on 14 January 2010

look at that, PS3 is hammering Xbox 360 hehe.



Beuli2 on 14 January 2010
leo-j said:
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..

When the price cut happened, it didn't help much, sales for the wii weren't different and were still bad against 2008. Only when NSMB Wii came it skyrocketed.



Above: still the best game of the year.

c0rd on 14 January 2010

The price cut effect is definitely there. It's been selling better ever since.

YoY the Wii is currently down in the Others region, and will soon be down in Americas (sold ridiculous amounts there, 200-280k until March). If it can hold around 350k WW, that'd be nice.



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Munkeh111 on 14 January 2010

Good sales for PS3, hopefully it will keep up its high sales for a while



SOLIDSNAKE08 on 14 January 2010
kowenicki said:
360 did better than I expected, we should see a gap of less than 50k between the PS3 and 360 for the most part during the quiet part of the year..... thats acceptable for MS I think.


dude even if the 360 sold 10 consoles you would have still said it did better than you expected! the 360 can do no wrong in your eyes and how can getting outsold by 50k a week be "acceptable" are you all forgetting the 360 is still way cheaper than the ps3 and wii and has "more games" than both of them. theres no excuses like the 360 is 5 years old or its been the same price for long. the real reason is because the wii and ps3 are so much more popular around the world than the 360, thats why the 360 cant hold up against them



Demotruk on 14 January 2010
c0rd said:

The price cut effect is definitely there. It's been selling better ever since.

The Wii is currently down in the Others region, and will soon be down in Americas (sold ridiculous amounts there, 200-280k until March). If it can hold around 350k WW, that'd be nice.

Down YoY? That's a pity. NSMBWii doesn't seem to be hitting it off as strongly in the 'others' region. Still massive, just not as massive, WSR is outselling it.



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jneul on 14 January 2010
kowenicki said:
360 did better than I expected, we should see a gap of less than 50k between the PS3 and 360 for the most part during the quiet part of the year..... thats acceptable for MS I think.

sorry to burst your bubble, but i don't think that will happen, i think ps3 will keep on selling over 200k and the gap will stay over 50k, until Natal comes, and even I don't know what will happen then, but we shall see the true power of the PS brand at that point in time. No offense intended lol



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dirkd2323 on 14 January 2010

Great Job PS3, They will stay on top from here on out.