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10:58 AM
11/19/09
That's going to be one big ass dot...
Go PS3! Fly with Pegasus wings!
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Dude I'm telling you this now...avoid the internet for a while. Spoilers will await you.
I'm literally abandoning many gaming forums when XIII drops...I kinda have to.
11/19/09
#speakup
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11/19/09
Be vigilant my friend...alot of us are going to have to scroll past, avoid videos etc when that game hits.
#speak up
12:36 AM
After Wii sales of Final Fantasy i don't think so that it will push the hardware.
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how you expect big sales with Final Fantasy XIII in Japan if they have 3.5-5.9 million install base on PS3 not to mention that with Wii install base Final Fantasy Wii sold for 35000 copies in its first week. Makes no sense.
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So i think Final Fantasy will sell only preorder and who want it already preordered it.
05:10 AM
11/19/09
Week 1: 29k
Week 2: 14k
Week 3 (now): 6.4k
Wow, what a massive drop in sales. Even if the Wii hasn't been as hot as it has been, it still averages about 25k a week, which I'd say is pretty good for a system over three years old, and with almost 9M in the region.
To be honest, I didn't think the PSP Go would do well... but I didn't forsee THIS huge of a drop in sales. At this rate, it's likely to drop below 360's sales next week...
11/19/09
I was interested in getting a PSP Go since my PSP1000 is starting to show its age, but who in their right mind would want to rely on the PSN for games. I mean, I don't know what it's like in the US, but there still isn't any of the PSP MGS games on the European store and judging from that, who knows if Peacewalker will see a PSN release...
11/19/09
But with that said, I'd definitely go with a 3000 instead if I were you. I'm totally satisfied with my 2000, and since it plays all the same games as the Go, I don't see the point of buying the system with a smaller selection. Might as go with the cheaper product that has a larger selection, right?
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04:35 AM
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Michael I demand that you rename the pie chart "She's my Cherry Pie" when FFXIII is released.
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03:19 AM
#speakup
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11/19/09
I can also see why Nintendo is concerned seeing as Sony is taking over the pie, and it has precious little to reclaim its dominance with its weak software schedule and dubious peripheral hardware in line. I don't see anything in Nintendo's future that'll keep that Wii slice from shrinking by the week.
11/19/09
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#speakup
11/19/09
Then again, FF13 hits shelves two weeks after NSMB Wii. It's going to be interesting to see how one Nintendo game fares against both the West (MW2, AC2, L4D2) and the East (FF13).
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At the very least, though, I do think it will be interesting to see how a 2D console Mario game -- a title that most anyone on the planet can approach and play -- performs at retail.
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11/13/09
As if there ever really was a 2nd place. As long as consoles and games are available everyone's a winner. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
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@Slagathorian: Sarcasm?
@Mark Doherty: I should've seen that coming a mile away #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
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I dunno, these kind of numbers are interesting for the first year or so of a console, but really, unless people expect the 360, PS3 or Wii to suddenly fall over dead and disappear like the Dreamcast, they're just numbers. How many people are going to look at that chart and go OMG PS3 IS LEADING I'LL NEED TO GO GET ONE NOW!
So in that regard I'd think the low sales of the PSPGo is pretty telling. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
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Surprisingly high sales of the PS3 though. I look forward to seeing what goes down when FFXIII comes out.
Also lol @ consoletaisen
11/13/09
I can't wait to see those numbers in January after FFXIII's release. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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Also, being that the 360 was released a year whole year before the PS3, and for most of its life, the PS3 has been twice as expensive as the 360, one has to be pretty impressed with the numbers Sony are pulling.
And hey, this really could be a 10 year console cycle, in which case, we are still very early in the race. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
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I agree with diagorus. The PS3 came out a year later and is already nipping at the heels of Microsoft's worldwide numbers. At this rate PS3 will overtake eventually but the Wii will be king overall. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
MS put so much energy into being FIRST, and getting their system out a year before everybody else, using a storage medium on its way to obsolescence and a CPU/GPU combo that generated too much heat, and all it bought them was $1.5 billion worth of repair and replacement costs for defectively designed systems. And they're still gonna finish last in the race when all is said and done. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
Nothings more boring, than huge gaps between the consoles.
BOO Nintendo! #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/13/09
Although, the Holiday season will be great for MS now they've just banned a million consoles but not touched the pirates' Live accounts.....trebles all round for MS' gaming division! Great December NPD figures assured! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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11/14/09
I'm curious how many people out there are holding out on buying PS3, waiting for FFXIII, GT5 and GOW3.
Though, if I remember correctly, MGS4 didn't drive hardware sales that much. I thought when it was released, it'd be like a second launch, people who held out on a PS3 would get one.
Let's see if the price cut will change the circumstances with those said three games launches. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/14/09
Final Fantasy XIII and Gran Turismo... those are sure-fire system sellers. #thejapanesehardwarechart
11/14/09
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Final Fantasy is debatable however. You have a lot of people who are still in the "FF = Sony" mindset, and are holding out for March to make the PS3 jump.
But I agree that at least over here, Final Fantasy's power as a system seller is not quite concrete. But, consider Japan, and you understand that my original point remains true. #thejapanesehardwarechart