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Komrade Kayce
10:58 AM

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You keep on truckin, Microsoft. Your inability to abandon Japan makes my heart warm with a combination of hopeless optimism and stupidity.
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WhatTheFrag
01:28 AM

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Good gravy batman, there's a Higurashi game? Hmm I'm betting that's never gonna make it here anyways.
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Rachel Fogg
11/19/09

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And just think...in a couple of weeks, XIII will come out.

That's going to be one big ass dot...

Go PS3! Fly with Pegasus wings!
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bangbangblah
11/19/09

@Rachel Fogg: I can't wait until 13 is out in the States. Seriously, I'm going to be one jealous boy when that game is released in Japan.
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Rachel Fogg
11/19/09

@bangbangblah:

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.
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bangbangblah
11/19/09

@Rachel Fogg: I managed to avoid the MGS4 spoilers for a solid five months, so hopefully I can pull that off here as well.

#speakup
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bangbangblah
11/19/09

@bangbangblah: Ugh, why is that tag there?
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Rachel Fogg
11/19/09

@bangbangblah:

Be vigilant my friend...alot of us are going to have to scroll past, avoid videos etc when that game hits.

#speak up
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Golgari
12:36 AM

@Rachel Fogg: nothing will be... Who wanted, preordered it already.

After Wii sales of Final Fantasy i don't think so that it will push the hardware.
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-MasterDex-
02:06 AM

@Rachel Fogg: Same here. I've avoided every article here, basically all the trailers. I'm on a complete XIII blackout until March! It can't come soon enough!
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ibunkun
03:06 AM

@Golgari: well compare the user base for PS3 with the mass of people who want FF13....i just estimate PS3 smaller than FF13, so it'll sell like crazy, for at least 2 weeks.
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Golgari
03:38 AM

@ibunkun: you saw Wii Install base in Japan? Wii install base almost 3x larger then PS3 install base, thats almost 9 million!!! Install base and in its first week of Final Fantasy Wii game sold around 35000 copies while PSP version of piece of crap soccer sold like 85000.

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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dd528
04:32 AM

@Golgari: There's a big difference between Crystal Chronicles and Final Fantasy XIII.
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Golgari
05:03 AM

@dd528: Absolutely true, but does average-stupid-consumer recognize a difference? I don't think so. Yes, you are hardcore gamer and you know what the REAL Final Fantasy sequel is. but average cosumer don't care while he can buy Wii and play other game with franchise name of it like Final Fantasy.

So i think Final Fantasy will sell only preorder and who want it already preordered it.
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ibunkun
05:10 AM

@Golgari: i am not talking how good a game will sell, for what is FF game are a given...i mean, history shows that every FF game for sony selled like hot cakes. what i wanted to bring up was the cross selling effects of games. take Gundam for example , Gundam is the money making franchise (like hello kitty,neon genesis evangelion and cute girl anime/manga girls ) i think, you can sell everything with it. a gundam game sells also consoles,wether portable or home based (remember gundam musou and the PSP games). so if anyone without a PS system (2,3 or P/Go) wants it buys the machine. just to wanted it to transfer to FF13. a small PS3 user base means, that everyone who really wants FF13 will buy a PS3. i really cant comment on wii, though i know too they have a huge userbase. can't say why FF CC crystal bearers sold so little. maybe to less marketing or media presence? dont know the sales figures of the past titles for GC,DS either.
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N●Gage Croal
11/19/09

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PSP Go sales in Japan:
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...
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Uhyve
11/19/09

@N●Gage Croal: That is Sony's fault entirely though, I really believe that the demand is there for digital downloads but Sony are just so unprepared for what that entails.

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...
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bangbangblah
11/19/09

@Uhyve: I wonder how much of an investment they have in the PSPGo? When you think about it, it could have easily been a pretty cheap transitional product, and they may not have been expecting it to take over anyway, but rather to slowly get its place in the market and pick up steam once the PSN library improved.

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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rich8606
11/19/09

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All this doesn't matter, if Sony cannot continue dominance worldwide. 360 will still get more exclusive games, simply because it's more commercially viable to develop for a console with larger userbase.
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1Mystic-G
11/19/09

@rich8606: Exclusive games don't come about because the console has a larger base.. those exclusives come from Microsoft paying out the arse to get them, so they can pay twice as much talking about how they have the exclusive.
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rich8606
11/19/09

@1Mystic-G: Oh come on... had PS3 has bigger userbase than 360, I bet Left 4 Dead would be on PS3 too.
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the7k
11/19/09

@rich8606: To be quite frank, I haven't seen many Xbox 360 exclusives in quite a while. When it comes to the exclusives, the PS3 has been dominating as of late.
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bangbangblah
11/19/09

@rich8606: Exclusives come from companies (i.e. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo) funding the developer. Otherwise, no one would do it because they could make a profit on every system at this point. Each console has a large enough install base for a profit, now . . .
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dd528
04:35 AM

@rich8606: The vast bulk of (full-priced, retail) games now are multi-platform though. Enough that I think both consoles remain viable prospects on the basis of that fact alone.
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Hey_Blinkon
11/19/09

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Bah, Sony is over 50%, but it's hardly "dominance". Solid, nonetheless.
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Trey
11/19/09

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Ugh, imagine when FFXIII drops. That will be one red pie chart.
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Black-Dog-Howls
11/19/09

@Trey: Running with Trey's thought....

Michael I demand that you rename the pie chart "She's my Cherry Pie" when FFXIII is released.
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Michael McWhertor
11/19/09

@Black-Dog-Howls: I think we can make that happen.
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Black-Dog-Howls
03:19 AM

@Michael McWhertor: I'm so hearting you now.

#speakup
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DigitalHero
11/19/09

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That bodes well for Sony. They really made strides in the past 12 months thanks to games and slim/price cut. Nintendo isn't doing bad as well. New Super Mario Bros Wii is awesome.
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Kobun
11/19/09

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I think it says a lot that even in Japan's seemingly over eager to adopt new revisions and the latest technology that the PSP Go has not overtaken regular old PSP as the DSi has done to the DS Lite. I want a Go bad, but this makes me wonder about how committed Sony will be to the platform should it continue to struggle, particularly in light of the "games don't need to be digital" comment.

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.
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grantanamo
11/19/09

@Kobun: I was the same as you but I couldn't resist the temptation. Honestly though, I love the Go if for nothing more then its extreme portability. If you have money to burn its not the horrible purchase that everyone is trying to make it out to be.
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Kobun
11/19/09

@grantanamo: I keep hoping for some big Black Friday or through the end of the year discounts. I'd need it to come down to $150 to justify getting it. Too much fear over the longevity of the unit, its future, and possible announcement of a PSP Go 2000 within the next few months scare me off the current MSRP.

#speakup
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GohanGVO
11/19/09

@Kobun: NSMB Wii has yet to be released there. :p

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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Zunnoab
10:53 AM

@GohanGVO: The games are so different that I don't know if it's fair to compare their sales. For example, New Super Mario Bros. for the DS sold more than FFVII and FFVIII combined. Granted portable games often sell more and that's no indication the Wii one will sell that much but if it does I don't think it's a fair comparison, especially considering how many more Wiis are in homes.
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GohanGVO
11:32 AM

@Zunnoab: True. I have no doubt that the sales curve of NSMB Wii will differ from traditionally front-loaded titles like MW2, and it will take longer than a few months to determine the true impact of NSMB Wii.

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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Saint Anima
11/19/09

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Lunar should have been number one, damn it. Number one...
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( shake cows, win a ) Milkshake!
11/14/09

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Well it's about damn time Sony. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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ph15h
11/13/09

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Wow, it beat out the DSi and DSlite combined. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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omegasc
11/14/09

@ph15h: yeah, so did PSP+PSPgo. :O #thejapanesehardwarechart
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ph15h
11/14/09

@omegasc: That's an even bigger holy sh*t. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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Eternalbl
11/13/09

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Time for the armchair analysts to debate about whether Sony can ever take 2nd place from MS.

As if there ever really was a 2nd place. As long as consoles and games are available everyone's a winner. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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excel_excel
11/13/09

@Eternalbl: SOUNDS LIKE FANBOY TALK TO ME!!! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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Eternalbl
11/13/09

@excel_excel: *Sigh*...Yeah, maybe a little, but sometimes you gotta fake it to make it, right?

@Slagathorian: Sarcasm?

@Mark Doherty: I should've seen that coming a mile away #thejapanesehardwarechart
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excel_excel
11/13/09

@Eternalbl: I was joking! #thejapanesehardwarechart
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Eternalbl
11/13/09

@excel_excel: Oh man, did I go and make it awkward again.... #thejapanesehardwarechart
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MrBounce
11/13/09

@Eternalbl: Judging by some of the discussions / arguments for this article, lots of armchair analyzing being done :P

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
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Eternalbl
11/13/09

@MrBounce: I hope that doesn't turn out to be the case, the pspgo seems like a really slick device. I can't afford one right now, but I'll probably have one within a year. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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dagamer34
11/13/09

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What, no Gamecube? =/ #thejapanesehardwarechart
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cap-n-crunch
11/13/09

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I read the headline and saw the picture of Princess Peach crying underneath and laughed. #thejapanesehardwarechart
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