Deus Ex Machina
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PS3: Nov + Dec = 1,263,600
360: Dec = 1,260,000
Interesting.
360: Dec = 1,260,000
Interesting.
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NPD Sales Results for December 2007
- Thread starter sonycowboy
- Start date
Pretty much what everyone expected.
I'm actually kind of interested in seeing the WW numbers and total year-one comparisons. I thought I read something like the PS3 has caught up to the two year sales of the 360 in some places in Europe (France, Germany, or something... Maybe it was Australia.) I want the PS3 to be doing well enough to get most (if not all) of the first party sequels I was expecting out of the system. If it is, in fact, doing this bad throughout the world I'd hate to see something major get the axe (e.g. Team ICO's next project or something crazy like that.)
I'm actually kind of interested in seeing the WW numbers and total year-one comparisons. I thought I read something like the PS3 has caught up to the two year sales of the 360 in some places in Europe (France, Germany, or something... Maybe it was Australia.) I want the PS3 to be doing well enough to get most (if not all) of the first party sequels I was expecting out of the system. If it is, in fact, doing this bad throughout the world I'd hate to see something major get the axe (e.g. Team ICO's next project or something crazy like that.)
_Alkaline_
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Bookey said:
:lol :lol :lol
Never change GAF. Please never change.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
ThatHurt said:
And despite some delusion infecting most of this forum, they haven't even done that yet.
Mr.Potato Head said:
Price and library in year one set the system off on the wrong path.
Now it's just further along down that path. 2008 should help, but in the overall picture, in terms of 3rd party support, I don't think see PS3 becoming parity with 360 ever this generation.
Digital-Hero
Member
donny2112 said:
Explain how 1.2 fricken million is a disappointment for one month of sales in a single region. Because right now you make no sense
Corwood Rep
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Bookey said:
interesting opinion newsletter blah blah blah fuck off.
Grampa Simpson
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snap.Speevy said:
test_account
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fernoca said:
Ok
Its too many posts here, i cant keep up with everyone hehe.IronicallyTwisted
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Digital-Hero said:
I suppose its the same way 1.3 million Wii sales is mind blowing. People see what they want to see.
chespace said:
Errr...
3rd party support, at this stage, is essentially the same. And third parties aren't ignoring Europe and Japan, either.
It's not as though 3rd parties are going to abandon the PS3 platform. So, it's basically already at parity. I don't know what you're talking about.
Miniboss1232
Member
Odysseus said:
Heh, so wrong.
outunderthestars
Banned
I wonder how much more the Wii and 360 could have sold if they didn't have shortages on their respective consoles. All December I could only find those craptastic halo 3 360's.
I don't think the PS3 numbers are that bad for a system that lacks system defining games at this point. It keeps chugging along. I wish there was a way to know how many of them were sold as blu-ray players instead of gaming machines.
I don't think the PS3 numbers are that bad for a system that lacks system defining games at this point. It keeps chugging along. I wish there was a way to know how many of them were sold as blu-ray players instead of gaming machines.
mysticstylez
Banned
Snah said:
I love this guy.
Mr.Potato Head said:
Yeah, it's a little sad that Sony couldn't move a million units during Dec. I guess the thing is, most of their triple A titles didn't live up to their potential. Stuff like Heavenly Sword and Lair not being what they should hurt them. Meanwhile, something great like Uncharted didn't get the attention it deserved, and solid stuff like Folklore had zero advertising.
I think the PS3 is also... don't kill me for saying this... but too sophisticated for the masses. People just don't "get" Bluray or even what HD means in general. I've totally jumped onto the HD bandwagon over the summer, and I love BD. However, when I show people the difference between a movie in its DVD form and it's BD form, they don't really see the big deal. There's like a shoulder shrug and an "Ohhh, I guess that's cool." It's amazing how many people I know that own HDTVs that aren't using component cables for their DVD players and game consoles.
A friend of mine was playing Wii on a huge 50" HDTV and I told him he was a fool for not buying component cables. He told me that stuff didn't matter to him and it looked great on composite. I finally convinced him to purchase the cables and he was really happy with the way it looked. However, I know for a fact he's not using component for his DVDs. The odd thing is, he's usually a tech savy guy, and he's a huge movie buff, so to see someone like him not give a crap about HD, or BD is kind of strange. If he doesn't care, I highly doubt the masses give a shit. And it's not just movies, legacy titles look fantastic on PS3's with backwards compatibility, and the games are starting to arrive. PSN is also really good. The problem is, no one knows about that stuff.
The PS3 isn't an amazing game machine, but it is an amazing media center. People don't see that though. If there's a dude who just wants to play "sweet games with hot graphics" he'll likely get a 360. If they have almost zero interest in games, they'll want a Wii. I also know a bunch of people who went nuts for the Wii this Christmas and now that they have it they don't know what to do with it. When I tell them to get stuff like Mario and Metroid, they tell me they're not interested.
Anyway, hopefully things will start looking up for the PS3 this year. They can only go up from here.
Digital-Hero said:
well, i argued against him way back when, but here's where i argue for him.
ps2 in it's third december sold 2.7 million. it may have been the ps-freaking-2, and it may have been $199, but that's setting a high bar for holiday says. 2nd and 4th decembers, they were just south of 2 million. again, high bars. 360 isn't coming close.
put into perspective versus microsoft's own accomplishments, this is a record holiday. compared to the monster of the past generation, it's absolutely meh.
reilo said:
slow down, son
mysticstylez said:
Even if we don't count handhelds, the Wii has a good shot at beating the PS2. The PS2 achieved it's success by appealing to the hardcore and more casual gamers. Even so, most people wouldn't be caught dead holding a gamepad, whereas the Wii is ok in their books. I have seen so many girls/parents get into the Wii, whereas the majority of PS2's I know of were only being used by males 14-24 playing GTA.
Gamer @ Heart
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Perfect response.Speevy said:
I can help you out. It's in third place, but itt did make up some marketshare in November, and some more in December, in the US, so the situation is improving. Software attach rates are pretty good already. Elsewhere in the world, the platform is doing better anyway.Mr.Potato Head said:
mambadragon
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Deus Ex Machina said:
And the difference is 3600. Divide that by 10 and you've got a stew going.
Zombie James
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avaya said:
2.6 million, iirc.
mysticstylez
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Zzoram said:
So the majority of people you know is accurate enough to make this assumption?
test_account
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fernoca said:You better keep up..or else....
Hehehe, i'm trying to keep up atleast hehe
Pai Pai Master
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avaya said:
More than 2.4m.
Once again, I'm just going to have to arrive at the same sad conclusion:
You are all Gay! You love your monthly sales updates! Get a life, you losers!
Honestly, I can't think of a single organism on this planet that deserves to be snuffed more than a console fanboy.
I really hope you enjoy your life. Lick a stamp to join a lawsuit! Lick a stamp to breathe fresh air! Lick a stamp to feel free!
You people are pathetic. You belong in a zoo.
You are all Gay! You love your monthly sales updates! Get a life, you losers!
Honestly, I can't think of a single organism on this planet that deserves to be snuffed more than a console fanboy.
I really hope you enjoy your life. Lick a stamp to join a lawsuit! Lick a stamp to breathe fresh air! Lick a stamp to feel free!
You people are pathetic. You belong in a zoo.
Thunder Monkey
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Hah!
Turns out the Stupid Monkey metric was just about spot on with the Wii. I projected 1.6 million, and much later said It would probably be around the 1.4 million mark. Now I wish I would have went with the Stupid Monkey metric.
DS, Wii, and 360 all did very well. DS in particular. Wii and 360 should break the 10 million unit barrier this year in America.
Mario Galaxy and CoD4... well deserved success. All around great month for this industry I love.
Turns out the Stupid Monkey metric was just about spot on with the Wii. I projected 1.6 million, and much later said It would probably be around the 1.4 million mark. Now I wish I would have went with the Stupid Monkey metric.
DS, Wii, and 360 all did very well. DS in particular. Wii and 360 should break the 10 million unit barrier this year in America.
Mario Galaxy and CoD4... well deserved success. All around great month for this industry I love.
Snah said:
Maybe they've won the next-gen HARD media format war, for whatever that's worth. I'm no expert but I was of the opinion that the heaving masses (people still buying those "old fashioned" DVDs) don't even realize (or care) there's a format war going on.
Seems to me like the war for digital delivery domination is just beginning.