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    Image of Andronix Andronix
    12/16/09

    In reply to Interested In Japanese Wii And PS3 Total Sales?
    Brian Ashcraft, sorry to state the obvious but... you have forgotten to list Xbox 360 sales for 2009 and and also lifetime sales. Any chance you can update the piece with the 360 figures?
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    12/16/09

    @Andronix: even without knowing JP lang, you could see that the article doesn't have such data.
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    Image of Vishus Vishus
    12/16/09

    @Andronix:

    The 360's install base in Japan to date is about 1.2 million consoles.
    It was about .8 this lime last year.
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    Image of dhimango dhimango
    12/16/09

    @Vishus: I always confuse ur pic with an electrode :s
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    Vishus promoted this comment dhimango was starred dhimango was unstarred
    Image of Vishus Vishus
    12/16/09

    @dhimango: I do self destruct fairly often.
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    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    12/16/09

    In reply to Interested In Japanese Wii And PS3 Total Sales?
    Every japan-related article takes me back to that placenta-juice article..

    x_x
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    Image of badass.geek badass.geek
    12/16/09

    @D-K, Anarchist: what article?
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    D-K, Anarchist promoted this comment badass.geek was starred badass.geek was unstarred
    Image of D-K, Anarchist D-K, Anarchist
    12/16/09

    @badass.geek: [kotaku.com]

    It's basically liquid EWW!
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    Image of urfe urfe
    12/16/09

    In reply to Interested In Japanese Wii And PS3 Total Sales?
    I'm less interested in 360 numbers ("bloody low" is enough for me) and more interested in how consoles did in previous generations and how the Wii and PS3 are comparing to them.
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    Vishus promoted this comment urfe was starred urfe was unstarred
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    12/16/09

    @urfe: Here's the Wii and the PS3 in Japan compared to the PS2 for 156 weeks(three years) from their respective launch dates.

    As you can see the market is about the same total, but split between the two new consoles.
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    Edited by Vishus at 12/16/09 6:28 AM Vishus was starred Vishus was unstarred
    Image of urfe urfe
    12/16/09

    @Vishus: Hey, that's really cool. Thanks!
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    Image of Myspcr Shadow Myspcr Shadow
    12/16/09

    In reply to Interested In Japanese Wii And PS3 Total Sales?
    No X360 numbers? Ok I know the X360 isn't doing good in Japan as in other territories, but I'm still interested.
    (I'm sure others are as well)
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    Image of xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx
    12/16/09

    @Myspcr Shadow: I wouldn't mind knowing, bad or not it's only for comparison but I think they sold over 1 million anyway so compared with PS3 they're not trailing as bad as some would expect but it's not good obviously.
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    Vishus promoted this comment xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx was starred xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx was unstarred
    Image of Vishus Vishus
    12/16/09

    @xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx: @Myspcr Shadow:

    Here's the past 12 months of cumulative sales in Japan for the three consoles.
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    Image of xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx
    12/16/09

    @Vishus: Those sales seem to disagree with what the article has said. Now I'm just confused :/
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    Image of Vishus Vishus
    12/16/09

    @xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx:

    How so? The chart shows that the Wii was at 7.5 mil this time last year and about 9 mil today. The PS3 at 2.6 mil last year and about 4 mil today.

    Where did you find a discrepancy or disparity? Are you Sure you read the article correctly? It is worded a bit odd.
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    Image of xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx
    12/16/09

    @Vishus: Oh no ignore my comment sorry. I misread the original post and only saw the last statistics (leading up to the end of 2008 rather than total for 2009) so I was comparing your chart which showed end of 09 sales to the end of 08 sales.

    It's not the wording that threw me, I just skimmed for numbers and seemingly passed the 09 sales.

    Also thanks for the link.
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    Edited by xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx at 12/16/09 6:45 AM xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx was starred xxXX_Insanities_Birth_XXxx was unstarred
    Image of FP_slomo788 FP_slomo788
    12/16/09

    In reply to Interested In Japanese Wii And PS3 Total Sales?
    Wow, no data on 360? Is it officially dead in Japan or are the numbers just not available (yet)? I thought it had passed 2 million recently...
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    Image of SlashZaku SlashZaku
    12/16/09

    @FP_slomo788: Didn't it pass the million mark late last year (or was it early this year?). If it released in 2005 and only hit 1 million last year, I doubt it moved another million in 1 more year.
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    Ladi promoted this comment SlashZaku was starred SlashZaku was unstarred
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    12/16/09

    @SlashZaku: 1 million mark was hit March this year, and its been averaging something like 5k a week, so that means its on around 1.1-1.2 million.
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    Image of Vishus Vishus
    12/16/09

    @FP_slomo788: Nope still hanging at 1.2 million.
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    Image of Jekku Jekku
    12/12/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    I just finished playing 4 player co-op with my friends and we made it half way into world 6. I LOVE this game so much. Sure, it's more chaotic but the things that were said when stuff happened. Examples:

    One of those leaping fire chains approached us: "DON'T SHOOT FIRE AT IT-", "-SHOOT FIRE AT IT!!"

    Or when someone activated a switch that dropped SO MANY coins down a bottomless pit: "Well, that's flushing $20 down the toilet."
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    Image of Phaper Phaper
    12/12/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    This is going to be my first Wii game I've bought in over a YEAR. It will be great to use the Wii again!
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    SadAstronaut promoted this comment Phaper was starred Phaper was unstarred
    Image of no97830 no97830
    12/12/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    Mario is still the most long living gaming idol of all time.....
    even after so many years i still want to get my hands on all the mario titles they are just so classic.
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    Image of Jay Scullin Jay Scullin
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    Okie Dokie.. WOOHOO!
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    excel_excel promoted this comment Jay Scullin was starred Jay Scullin was unstarred
    Image of Crash__Man Crash__Man
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    so... I'll ask again since no one has replied to it in the articles:

    so are we counting now? or are we still just chalking Wii success up to soccer moms, grandparents, and little kids?

    or,
    are we still ignoring games like this and insisting the Wii can't sell games for the *shudder* "hardcore"?

    or is it this one...?
    hardcore gamer, 2008: "Nintendo has abandoned the hardcore, go back to your roots! how about some 2D mario or something?!"
    *2D Mario is announced*
    *2D Mario is a wild success*
    hardcore gamer, present day: "... I uh... er uh... stop going back to your roots, Nintendo! make somethin' new! geez!!"
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    Image of azr azr
    12/12/09

    @Crash__Man: so are we counting now?

    Yes we are counting the amount of NSMBW sold. Did you not read the article?

    or are we still just chalking Wii success up to soccer moms, grandparents, and little kids?

    Of course we are. Do you think 56+ million core gamers bought a Wii?

    or,
    are we still ignoring games like this and insisting the Wii can't sell games for the *shudder* "hardcore"?

    Please say it outright. Say that Mario caters exclusively to the "hardcore" so I can laugh at you.

    or is it this one...?
    hardcore gamer, 2008: "Nintendo has abandoned the hardcore, go back to your roots! how about some 2D mario or something?!"
    *2D Mario is announced*
    *2D Mario is a wild success*
    hardcore gamer, present day: "... I uh... er uh... stop going back to your roots, Nintendo! make somethin' new! geez!!"

    Your imagination is vivid. That's quite the amazing tale you've spun. Or can you actually link to a person that has said both of those things?
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    Image of Bradley Litzenberger Bradley Litzenberger
    12/12/09

    @azr: Bad thing is, you're wrong, probably delusional.

    Nintendo didn't abandon the hardcore crowd, in fact I'd go so far as to say that Nintendo has been consistantly the same from the NES to today. Obviously, if Nintendo isn't moving then something else is.

    And don't give me that crap, I've seen ALOT of people complain about how Nintendo conducts their business and then once Nintendo listens to them they complain about that.
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    excel_excel promoted this comment Bradley Litzenberger was starred Bradley Litzenberger was unstarred
    Image of Crash__Man Crash__Man
    12/12/09

    @azr: you are trying to build an argument on extremes that do not apply to anything in gaming.

    no soup for you.
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    excel_excel promoted this comment Crash__Man was starred Crash__Man was unstarred
    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    12/12/09

    @Crash__Man: NO SOUP FOR HIM!
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    Image of azr azr
    12/12/09

    @Bradley Litzenberger: Nintendo didn't abandon the hardcore crowd, in fact I'd go so far as to say that Nintendo has been consistantly the same from the NES to today. Obviously, if Nintendo isn't moving then something else is.

    Delusional am I? Please read my comment again. Where in my comment do you see me saying that Nintendo abandoned the hardcore crowd? Now which one of us is delusional?

    And don't give me that crap, I've seen ALOT of people complain about how Nintendo conducts their business and then once Nintendo listens to them they complain about that.

    If you've seen alot of them, then you shouldn't have any problems showing me these commenters. If anyone has actually said any of this then they are most likely trolls or just immature children. Why the hell are you not ignoring those?
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    12/12/09

    @Crash__Man: And what argument was I trying to build exactly? Bradley seemed to believe I was trying to argue that Nintendo has abandoned their hardcore crowd, which I was not.

    No soup for you until you answer that question.
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    Image of Ickbread Ickbread
    12/13/09

    @azr: Yes. Yes, they are immature (man) children. The point is that hardcore gamers are spoiled brats.
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    Image of Mit Mit
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    They might be on there way to winning that bet.

    Working retail, I've noticed Modern Warfare 2's sales have slowed down rather dramatically compared to the first week of sales, and unsurprisingly enough, the closer we get to Christmas, the more copies of New Super Mario Bros. Wii we seem to be selling. We can hardly keep it in stock now. Every shipment we get is gone within a few days, and the shipments aren't very small.
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    Image of Realmjumper Realmjumper
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    That's the strategy. Sell more Nintendo games while screwing third party developers/publishers. I wonder if any of those third party ever read the comments. I wonder if they realize they're being screwed by Nintendo. lol
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    Image of Crash__Man Crash__Man
    12/11/09

    @Realmjumper: I'm sorry............. whaa???
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    Image of Bloodoflamb Bloodoflamb
    12/11/09

    @Realmjumper: How is Nintendo screwing 3rd parties? 3rd parties are screwing themselves by releasing games that people couldn't care less about.
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    Image of EmeraldDragon EmeraldDragon
    12/11/09

    @Realmjumper: Yeah, that's Nintendo's master plan, screw over third parties by making fun, relaiable games that anyone can play. It's not like they are stopping said third parties from doing the same.
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    Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. promoted this comment EmeraldDragon was starred EmeraldDragon was unstarred
    Image of Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
    12/11/09

    @Realmjumper:The drugs your on. Stop taking them.
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    Image of Realmjumper Realmjumper
    12/12/09

    @Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: The drugs YOU"RE ON, stop taking them.
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    12/12/09

    @Realmjumper:Oh so witty. Come on, you can debate your flimflam better then that.
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    Image of Realmjumper Realmjumper
    12/12/09

    @Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: It's all parts of the PLAAAAAN. :cackles manically:
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    Image of Ryan Rihan Ryan Rihan
    12/12/09

    @Bloodoflamb: I have always said the same thing, and I agree with you 100%.I'm tired of people defending third parties and tired of hearing third parties bitch and moan about how their crap shovelware games don't sell on the Wii. Their games don't sell because either they don't advertise or market them enough, or because the games suck to begin with. No matter how much you sugarcoat a piece of shit, it's still a piece of shit at the end of the day. It's obvious third parties are jealous of Nintendo, and I mean honestly, who wouldn't be? Not only are they extremely successful, but they've chosen a route that caught every single third party off guard. Nintendo's games are of the upmost quality, their games are almost always marketed and advertised incredibly, and Nintendo's games and hardware are reliable. There are incredible games out for the Wii from third parties, but like I said, they just weren't advertised whatsoever. Little King's Story? Exactly.
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    excel_excel promoted this comment Edited by Ryan Rihan at 12/12/09 11:30 AM Ryan Rihan was starred Ryan Rihan was unstarred
    Image of plasticmouse plasticmouse
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    *looks at picture*

    Those mushrooms sure are somethin' hey Mario?
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    Image of UsernameOfTheDead UsernameOfTheDead
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    This is going to bethe game of Holiday 2009 and 2010 for sales.
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    Image of firelogic firelogic
    12/11/09

    In reply to Nintendo: New Super Mario Bros. Wii Sells 2 Million In U.S. Since Launch
    As long as the sheep keep buying these "games" Nintendo will continue to sell them and not come up with any new IPs. Good job nintendo fans.
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    Image of NicolasCage NicolasCage
    12/11/09

    @firelogic: New Super Mario Bros. Wii isn't a game?
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    Image of legendnthemaking legendnthemaking
    12/11/09

    @firelogic: Yea because Modern Warfare 2 is sooooo original. Yep. Them FPS are brimming with creativity.
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    Image of False False
    12/11/09

    @firelogic: Yes, because those new Nintendo IP's like Wii Fit are balls-to-the-wall awesome. I'll take NSMB over that any day, thank you very much.
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    Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. promoted this comment Edited by False at 12/11/09 7:20 PM False was starred False was unstarred
    Image of sideshowbob916 sideshowbob916
    12/11/09

    @firelogic: its a damn shame you feel that way because your missing out on a really amazing game.
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    Image of Crash__Man Crash__Man
    12/11/09

    @firelogic: sorry. we're gamers. I assume you play games for the.... posing?
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    Image of EmeraldDragon EmeraldDragon
    12/11/09

    @firelogic: *coughFPScough*
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    12/11/09

    @firelogic:Nintendo comes up with new IP's all the time. Nice attempt McTrolly.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    12/12/09

    @firelogic: UH. New SMB Wii is a game.
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    Image of KingHippo KingHippo
    12/12/09

    @firelogic: ...says the guy with the Devil May Cry avatar. How many of those were there, four?

    Anyway, Nintendo DOES release new IPs. Wii Fit, Wii Sports, Endless Ocean, Disaster: Day Of Crisis, Captain Rainbow, Excite Truck/Bots, MaBoShi, Ouendan, Clubhouse Games, Hotel Dusk, Band Bros, Rhythm Tengoku, the amazing Art Style series... so your attempt at trolling isn't even based on truth.
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    Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians. promoted this comment KingHippo was starred KingHippo was unstarred
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