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NPD Hardware Sales Results for February 2007
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AltogetherAndrews
Banned
Vyer said:
Well, I was going to rant about that as well, but thought better of it. But hey, now I thought worse of it, so here goes. The alternative middle line here is Microsoft. Now, Microsoft pushes this shoddily built console on mainstream appeal, and not much else. There are no real creative risks there, are there? Now combined with its already existing footprints in industries that it does control, I simply do not want MS to lead this industry. MS is the perfect competitor, but it'd be absolutely terrible for everyone if it became the industry leader and without realistic competitors.
And I never said gaming as a whole would be doomed with Nintendo at the helm. Technological progression, on the other hand, would be.
Sony really messed up by letting GTA go multiplatform and Phil Harrison, although being humble, really made a dumb remark with the ordeal of GTA won't sell enough to profit on PS3. What is that telling other developers? That they better start developing a 360 version because the PS3 won't be profitable enough to make their games exclusive for it? Once GTA drops, 360s are going to fly off of shelves. Why buy a PS3 when you can get a virtually equal 360 version on a console that's 100 or more, assuming the price drop, cheaper. Home and everything is cool, but SHOW THE GAMES. What differentiates you from the 360? Inferior or on par multiplatform ports doesn't do anything for the case of spending $100 minimum more. They said they didn't pay to keep games exclusive, but they better start.
schuelma said:
Your math is a tad off. The Wii outsold the 360 by 100k--at that pace, they wouldn't catch up with the 360 this entire generation. They need to outsell the 360 by more than that to shorten Microsoft's lead.
And they may well do that. After all, Wii sales still seem to be constrained by supply, so we haven't necessarily seen what Nintendo is capable of selling yet. Still, I doubt Micr-osoft is sweating just yet.
Sony, though--that's another story.
travisbickle
Member
kallisto76 said:
Are these American totals? Because someone put the 360 at close to 11 million Worldwide, and I don't think it's that popular outside America.
MaddenNFL64
Member
Sonic should have done way better than that. Almost like there weren't any preorders.
AltogetherAndrews said:
Nintendo in charge of the industry again could mean many positive things in the long run such as variety in gaming again rather then halo clones and ww2 clones all the time. Nintendo isnt opposed to powerful consoles. but they are opposed to the 599 dollar idea mentality. Youll probably see a sub 300 Dollars HD system next for Nintendo that will be nice and powerful and do everything people want and still fit nintendos philosophy of not trying to tell people to get 2nd jobs etc.
Eteric Rice
Member
Nameless said:
:lol
Nameless
Member
AltogetherAndrews said:
How so? If we outsells 360 and PS3 generation does it matter THAT much? They are going after two totally different markets. Will guys like Epic, Square, Capcom ect.. disgaurd these multi million dollar engines and development tools to focus totally on Wii? No.
lix2k3 said:
Wii Sports + Zelda + huge buzz + low price is what is selling Wii, not low price alone.
W/ people wondering why Crackdown didn't cause an explosion of 360 sales.. you should have picked up on the trend shown by GRAW/Oblivion/Dead Rising/Lost Planet by now, they sell huge because they cater extremely well to the 360 market, but they don't necessarily bring people in that were sitting on the outside before. Most of the titles I listed just aren't system sellers, even though they have a mass appeal to people who already own 360s.
kallisto76
Member
travisbickle said:
yes those are usa totals sold. (npd source)
MightyHedgehog
Member
I said this over a year and half ago. Sony stands to make more off of Blu Ray than their gaming division ever could provide. By binding the fate of the Playstation brand with Blu Ray, they could be pretty well off as a company in the long term, but that comes at the cost having such a high price tag in the short term that the PS platform would be relegated to last place this gen.Bebpo said:
Eteric Rice
Member
I wonder how Super Paper Mario is going to effect next month? BBA, too..
CountZeroInt said:
What the...Onix is Raistlin? I'm usually pretty good at recognizing people when they change their usernames, but I have been wondering what happened to Raistlin for awhile now. He's completely changed his old "OMGWTFBBQ" style of posting of old if Onix is who he is now. :lol Cue that old Saturnman pic of Raistlin "playing" his PS2 (which isn't even plugged in) with a look of complete ecstasy on his face.
I hardly ever post in these sales threads, but this month is pretty damn funny. I do have to admit to a certain degree of schadenfreude in seeing Sony get its comeuppance though. Not because I hate Sony, but because every group of fanboys needs a beatdown occasionally.
CountZeroInt said:
Is is even selling at a rate to attain PCE or Saturn levels of success in Japan? Plus, there wasn't the gulf between PCE/Saturn and their contemporaries vis-a-vis hardware capabilities and development costs as compared to the Wii and PS3.
GitarooMan
Member
I know it's been said but OMFG at the PS3 numbers, I haven't been this shocked by NPD in a long while.
squatingyeti
non-sanctioned troll
AltogetherAndrews said:
Knocked both the Wii and 360 by adding an s to console.
And the stealth troll award goes to..........
PantherLotus
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TransTrender
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I don't know how anything could be 'wraped up' or 'Sony am doombed!' yet. Launch + 102 days (which means through Feb) PS3 has more than X360 did, and X360 is losing ground to the Wii. Nothing is over, it's just getting started.
It's not that bad for Sony. Why, PS3 sold almost 1:1 with GBA, and GBA of course was the best-selling system of last generation other than Sony's own PS2--so, in other words, GBA is Nintendo's equivalent of PS2, and since PS3 sold almost 1:1 with GBA, one might say it's selling almost 1:1 with PS2.
But to say something serious and logical, those DS sales are awesome. Looks like a great beginning to the North American shift away from GBA, which is unusual since Pokemon hasn't hit yet--hope Nintendo can get out enough DS Lites for when that time comes.
But to say something serious and logical, those DS sales are awesome. Looks like a great beginning to the North American shift away from GBA, which is unusual since Pokemon hasn't hit yet--hope Nintendo can get out enough DS Lites for when that time comes.
Eteric Rice
Member
It's like they're trying to leave the gaming market to head the video market.
Which I guess is a good thing for them, but the Playstation itself?
No...
Which I guess is a good thing for them, but the Playstation itself?
No...