Here's what we got, so far.
1. 3DS - ?
2. XB1 - 908K
3. PS4 - ~860K
4. 360 - 643K
5. WIU - 481K
6. PS3 - 299K
7. WII
8. PSV - ~95K
Just need 3DS.
As long as they imported from the US yes. Why wouldn't it?
Actually I think a greater disparity IS needed. Microsoft screwed up with the XB1 unveiling and needs to feel a burn from that, and "roughly equal" isn't much of a burn given the last generation position. I do think it would be ideal to be a reversal of PS3/360 numbers in USA, where XB1 is relevant but PS4 is generally seen as the go to gaming platform instead with certain franchises having a lead on XB1 for one reason or another. You make it nearly equal or even with Microsoft GAINING the upper hand then it just looks like they can do whatever they want.
Yeah, they clearly didn't want to pull a Wii and went full force with production. Makes me wonder how far we'll be by this time next year.
They must have expected it to go similar to the prior two gens where they could still release successful games at or even after the new console launches, but this time it seems there was more of a burn. But it probably helped that PS2 was crazy scarce for awhile and PS3 was crazy EXPENSIVE.
I think it took somewhat different forms: Sony never really eased up on the software whereas Microsoft seemed to have lost focus entirely halfway through the 360's life. Although both have had arrogant behavior at the top: PS3 was $600 and Sony had some fairly restrictive release policies on games (though they seemed to have eased up... mostly anyway), and we saw the software complacency on Microsoft's side and the whole XB1 debacle. Ideally one company screws up, and a competing one either beats sense into them or drives them out entirely. Which is why I think it'd be better for the PS4 to get a stronger lead, though given it's mainly supply constrained it seems POSSIBLE that can happen anyway.
All of your points are perfectly valid, but you're forgetting one essential, overriding factor: Titanfall has big... fuckin'... ROBOTS. Robots with guns.
Plus, check out the minimalist next-gen UI:
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865k Seems to be the right number.
I dunno, Sony was about ready to run with JUST the Cell on PS3 until as I recall hearing Mark Cerny talked sense into them and they got a dedicated GPU thrown on (though that was kind of a half assed effort unfortunately), can you imagine how things would've gone then? Maybe it'd be a more sensible system profit-wise but it'd have been completely smoked by the 360 pending a miracle.
Man, after some of those "they're just not ready statements" I wonder, nevermind that it's still a more expensive yet weaker console. They didn't - couldn't really - fix everything afterall. But that may well prove itself once supply's not as constrained, the next few months will be telling I suspect.
Octodad hasn't hit anything yet, and I wouldn't be surprised if being indie games they ended up needing delays.
Also surprised that the Wii U version of MH3U is near 100K. Awesome! I'm also very pleased with Ni no Kuni's performance! The numbers comparison between platforms highlights that Rayman probably would have done better if released in February for Wii U as intended as it sold better there anyway and would have had 0 competition at the time.
Glad to see Sonic: Lost World recovered slightly from its horrible 30K-ish debut. It's not Colors, but it's still pretty good.
I am genuinely surprised Project X Zone did 87K. That is awesome!
The Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F numbers make me sad. ;_;
Probably, "launch window" and all. And they'll still come out ahead of Wii U and stuff like Pikmin 3 for actually coming in something that can be considered launch window.
