Sony can still save things. It's still outselling the 360 when compared to 360 sales this time last year. They need to cut the price in almost half though. Even the 360 is too much.
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That's not true at all. I hate posting anecdotal evidence, but my young nephews (well, 12-15) were dying for a PS3 because of all the eye candy and "features." I think that's the target audience for xbox/ps3, pre-teen boys who play violent games full of explosions and such. Won't knock that, I really like the GTA games myself.
I know about a dozen people who play Wii all the time - they all adore it and they're all in their 20s. It's growing to be a great party system for adults and it's really changing the landscape in my opinion - people who would never buy a game system are waiting on line for the Wii because Wii Sports and Paper Mario are just too much wacky, party/drunken fun.
My wife and I are a perfect example as to why the Wii is trouncing the rest. I'm 36, and I used to be an avid PC gamer. My wife has never been much of a gamer, though she does like some of the zelda games. Now with kids etc, we just don't have the time to waste on games like we might have before. I don't want some expensive "do it all" machine with a zillion options and complicated RPS games. I want a simple, easy to use fun game we can just play when we get a chance. The Wii does just that and more -- it has an innovative controller as well.
So, what did we end up buying? The Wii of course. Ditto for everyone else we know in our age range. Nothing wrong with xbox 360 and the like, but the market for a much simpler game console like the Wii is waaaaaaay bigger.
So, what did we end up buying? The Wii of course. Ditto for everyone else we know in our age range. Nothing wrong with xbox 360 and the like, but the market for a much simpler game console like the Wii is waaaaaaay bigger.
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This is good to see. I'm tired of Sony fanbois spouting off about how Sony is the greatest thing since sliced bread and "OMFGAWDBBQ, PS3 PWNZ UR SORRY @$$!!"
The long term verdict might not be in just yet (it's a little too soon), but without the initial momentum, the console enters a downward spiral that's hard to get out of. With few units sold, it doesn't make sense for game developers to make a great exclusive game for that console. Without great (preferably exclusive) games, there is little reason for the consumer to spend premium bucks on a premium console.... and the cycle continues. To get out of the cycle, sony's going to have to drop the price on the console significantly, and they are going to have to pay some developers to develop exclusive titles for the PS3.
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I guess they made good use of that 1 year lead time, no? That would probably explain why so many PS3 exclusives (including the 'big one'...GTA4) jumped on the multi-platform express after being Sony exclusives (or 'first releases') for years.
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the playstation brand is too strong for that...they've sold what...250 million ps1+ps2 put together?
Compare the upcoming exclusives across all platforms and it looks like a pretty even field to me.
PS3: Uncharted, Eye of Judgement, Heavenly Sword, Warhawk, Lair, Ratchet & Clank, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, MGS4, SingStar
Wii: Mario Party 8, Metroid Prime 3, My Sims, Pokemon, RE: UC, Super Mario Galaxy, SSBB
360: BioShock, Blue Dragon, Forza2, Halo3, Lost Odyssey, Mass Effect, PGR4, Splinter Cell, Too Human
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I don't even own a Wii, XBOX 360, or PS3 (I do play 360 with my friends quite often though). So personally, I have nothing 'invested' in this.
What happened to the Nintendo brand during the PlayStation era? They sold a hundred million of NES+SNES up to that point.
Heres some raw numbers for all of you
Worldwide Hardware Sales (End of March 2007)
PS2 ------------ 117.89 million
Xbox ----------- 24.5 million (unofficially estimated)
GameCube ---- 21.59 million
Xbox 360 ------ 11 million
Wii ------------- 5.84 million
PS3 ------------ 5.5 million
GBAdvance --- 79.46 million
Nintendo DS -- 40.29 million
PSP ------------ 25.39 million
Now please stop crying doom and gloom over Sony
Worldwide Hardware Sales (End of March 2007)
PS2 ------------ 117.89 million
Xbox ----------- 24.5 million (unofficially estimated)
GameCube ---- 21.59 million
Xbox 360 ------ 11 million
Wii ------------- 5.84 million
PS3 ------------ 5.5 million
GBAdvance --- 79.46 million
Nintendo DS -- 40.29 million
PSP ------------ 25.39 million
Now please stop crying doom and gloom over Sony
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hmm...i just checked wikipedia (i know its not the ultimate source for info but i dont know where else to find info like this) and NES+SNES have sold less than just the ps2.
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