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    Do Game Critic Awards Predict A Game's Retail Success?

    Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop

    Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"

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    Image of No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets
    06/18/09

    In reply to Do Game Critic Awards Predict A Game's Retail Success?
    Proof that established I.Ps = cash.


    Rock Band is the only exception to this.

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    Image of aw3str1k3r aw3str1k3r
    06/18/09

    @No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets: Half of those games pictured happen to be the first of their series. Mass Effect, LBP, Gears... They were not proven then.
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    06/18/09

    @No I wouldn't like tea and crumpets:


    Perfect Dark... Spore...


    Yeah. Seriously. Your eyes can be used for things when not closed. :P

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    Image of (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD
    06/18/09

    In reply to Do Game Critic Awards Predict A Game's Retail Success?
    Problem is, not all gamers watch/care about the "Best of" awards. What they want is what they'll get and having that small print of being the "Best of" something is just extra intensive of thinking to themselves that they made the right choice.
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    06/18/09

    @(Zombie) Goldwings: I have bought many games the were not even close to best of(SkyGunner and MS:saga for example)so i never listen to neither this "Games critics" or reviewer and just go with my gut feeling an so far not wrong on my choices of games.
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    Image of DigiMish DigiMish
    06/18/09

    In reply to Do Game Critic Awards Predict A Game's Retail Success?
    We already went over this - no, just because a game gets good reviews from the press doesn't mean it's going to sell well.


    Psychonauts is a shining example of this that always gets brought up.

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    06/12/09

    In reply to Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop
    Pachter also said Wii HD coming in 2009. :D
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    Image of salmonbottle salmonbottle
    06/12/09

    In reply to Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop
    I doubt any of them will drop their prices. Wii still sells like crazy, PS3 still stubbornly attacks the idea of a price cut instead of just saying "no comment," and XBOX just HAD a huge price cut last year which was what finally convinced me to buy one.
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    Image of Shin-san Shin-san
    06/12/09

    @salmonbottle: Nah, XBox could still have a price cut due to cheaper manufacturing
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    Image of Koda89 Koda89
    06/12/09

    @Shin-san: So can the Wii, cause the Wii from day one was pure profit for Nintendo.


    The PS3 can't right now because of Sony losing millions, if not billions iirc in all their other departments.

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    Image of MrBionic MrBionic
    06/12/09

    @Koda89: and if Sony keeps doing things like the PSPGo!, they'll keep bleeding money.
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    06/12/09

    In reply to Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop
    I really hope they drop the PS3 price this holiday season. It would be a 1up for me actually :P.
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    Image of UltimatePancakeSensation UltimatePancakeSensation
    06/12/09

    @Boom-Chicka-Ah: Yeah, if they don't do that I'll feel sad for not taking the Amazon Gold Box yesterday.
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    Image of Radixxs Radixxs
    06/12/09

    In reply to Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop
    I don't think they really need a price cut. Just a software boost. I do, however, believe that Sony should drop the price of the PS3, but probably won't this year.
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    Image of MaxDragon7 MaxDragon7
    06/12/09

    @Radixxs: I think a software boost would do them well. Since E3 just passed, a software boost won't really be as necessary since there were many new games announced. I do expect more software announcements at TGS though.


    A price drop announcement after E3 is like spreading butter on warm bread. There's lots of hype to follow up on, and during the right circumstances, a price drop would do the most good.


    As for Sony, next year sounds plausible. Timing doesn't sound so great for this year, as there were many other projects, like the PSPGo and the new motion controller prototype announced. Announcements like that need time to grow.

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    Image of Jonbo298 Jonbo298
    06/12/09

    In reply to Analyst Predicts Wii Price Drop
    Breaking News: Analysts have met both the Pot and Kettle.
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    06/12/09

    @Jonbo298:

    I'm sorry that just wasn't funny. I mean wit can only take you such a long way.
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    Image of MrBionic MrBionic
    06/12/09

    @Jonbo298: As others are implicating, this simply doesn't make any sense.
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    Image of Befitzero Befitzero
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    "Apple rips off consumers as well"


    Been saying that for years but no matter what people love to give them their hard earned money.

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    Image of balls187 balls187
    06/10/09

    @Befitzero: Depends.


    Do apple products have a high margin of profit? Sure.


    Many other products have high product margines as well, like a BMW, Audi, Mercedes (am I saying Apple is the BMW of Computers, no...).


    A cup of coke at McD's cost you what, $1.59 or so, but only costs a few cents in syrup and carbonated water. They're ripping us off, but no one is complaining because they're happy.


    I suspect Apple customers feel the same way.

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    Image of V1L3 V1L3
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    Does Pachter think it's "too much" in the sense that consumers won't be willing to pay it? Or is it "ripping off consumers" because it has a high mark-up?


    If it's the latter, where are all the articles about how much the Wii is "ripping off consumers"? The mark-up on that was substantial YEARS ago.

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    Image of balls187 balls187
    06/10/09

    @V1L3: Re-read the article. He states that he thinks the price is too much for the market to bare: i.e. consumers won't pony up the cash.


    Considering we're in a recession and all, I think he's right.


    Given a choice of all handhelds, DS will continue to win out.

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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    I bought an Xbox 360 Arcade and a 120 GB hard drive for as much as a PSP Go is worth.


    Fuck that shit Sony.


    Why do you charge more for a PSP that does LESS than its previous iterations?

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    Image of CortIsMyUsername CortIsMyUsername
    06/10/09

    @Altima NEO: How does PSP Go do less than its previous iterations?
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    Image of Altima NEO Altima NEO
    06/10/09

    @CortIsMyUsername: Try playing your UMD games on a Go


    Regular PSP can do anything a GO can do + UMDs

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    Image of Ryodestined Ryodestined
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    First, a handheld shouldn't cost as much as a home console. Second, when I can get a package of a system, a game, a UMD movie, and a 2GB memory stick STILL for $50 less than just that system, it's just wrong. I'll adopt it when the system comes down to much more reasonable price.
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    Image of V1L3 V1L3
    06/10/09

    @Ryodestined:"a handheld shouldn't cost as much as a home console."


    The PS2 is more powerful and has a larger library of games than the DS and PSP and has been cheaper than both for years.

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    Image of EnigmaNemesis EnigmaNemesis
    06/10/09

    @V1L3:


    Was just going to say this.


    Nintendo hasnt been adamant about dropping the price of their aged hardware.

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    Image of JoshiiWah JoshiiWah
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    You'd have to be poor as fuck to think $250 is too much for a 16GB PSP
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    06/10/09

    @JoshiiWah: I can guarentee I make a helluva lot more scratch than you, and I think $249 is too much for a handheld gaming system.
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    Image of bobtheduck in Korea bobtheduck in Korea
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    Wow... Patcher said something that wasn't completely asinine and yet still just as unimportant... Yeah, it's too expensive. That's why the 3000 will continue to sell alongside it... For now, anyhow.
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    Image of FarmboyinJapan FarmboyinJapan
    06/10/09

    In reply to Analyst: Sony's $249 PSPgo Is "Too Much"
    Gamers need to harp on this point....because Sony DOES listen.


    After the PS3 price was unveiled in 2006, Japan made such a fuss that Sony actually dropped the price months before the actual unit hit store shelves. (Because as ridiculously expensive as the unit was in America, it was actually worse over here.)


    Here's hoping for a repeat.

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