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France - 2008 console sales figures
- Thread starter cw_sasuke
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I was in France in September, and had no problem finding PSP games in most stores. At the stores I checked, it seemed to usually have either half more than half of DSes shelfspace.
One store supermarket was kinda strange though. It had DS & Wii. No PSP, PS3 or 360. It had just a very few ps2 games. (Looked like some kinda leftovers.) DS seemed to be a big hit with kids, but I can't remember seeing adults play it in the metro / outdoors. My aunt (she's french) seemed surprised that both me and my fiancé were playing so much DS & PSP.
My little cousin told me he had a ds, but psp was the COOL machine. One of his friends had one. I don't know if that's what most kids think.
One other weird thing. When I went to an outdoor event (kinda park, circus with games for kids) most of the places where you could win stuff buy shooting, getting the fish, ect. Had a ps3 as the first price item.
One store supermarket was kinda strange though. It had DS & Wii. No PSP, PS3 or 360. It had just a very few ps2 games. (Looked like some kinda leftovers.) DS seemed to be a big hit with kids, but I can't remember seeing adults play it in the metro / outdoors. My aunt (she's french) seemed surprised that both me and my fiancé were playing so much DS & PSP.
My little cousin told me he had a ds, but psp was the COOL machine. One of his friends had one. I don't know if that's what most kids think.
One other weird thing. When I went to an outdoor event (kinda park, circus with games for kids) most of the places where you could win stuff buy shooting, getting the fish, ect. Had a ps3 as the first price item.
DarkMehm said:
Shipment Data from 08 ? I cant imagine PSP selling that well here in europe, at least here in germany i think the hardware sales are rather slow if existent. Though software sales are non-existent in europe.
cw_sasuke said:
6.9 million PSPs were shipped in the first two quarters worldwide. It sold around 1.5 million in Japan and a bit lower than that in US. Let's say a total of 4 million PSPs were shipped to these two territories. That leaves almost 3 million for the "others" region. I could be totally wrong though, but the total shipments also suggests a lead for Europe.
Doc Evils said:
France worships the Playstation brand to a point you can't imagine and believes bullshit like "PS3 has far better graphisms than Xbox 360" and "anyway PES is better done on the PS3".
Edit :
You put it better than I did.
"Why would you buy a 360 ? Don't you know the PS3 is out now?".
John Dunbar
correct about everything
Ramenman said:
that explains why ps3 outsold the two closest competitors combined.
oh wait.
Son of Godzilla
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In order to compete with something you have to be offering similar goods or services.John Dunbar said:
Kill Your Masters
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John Dunbar
correct about everything
Son of Godzilla said:
that's the excuse losers always use.
mr_bishiuk
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Ramenman said:
but only 25% (or 142k units) more than the 360 or 128% less than the Wii
yep the PS3 rulez France
Kill Your Masters
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You forgot to "BOOM"DeZimatoR said:
Fun times indeed.
Son of Godzilla
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Wii : PS3 :: Phelps : JordanJohn Dunbar said:
andthebeatgoeson
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WTF does that mean? Phelphs is going to be the has been, flash in the pan nobody remembers in 2 years....oh wait, I see what you did there.Son of Godzilla said:
skinnyrattler said:
Phelps has cemented himself as the greatest Olympian ever (and certainly most accomplished. He not only has the record for most gold medals in 1 Olympics, but he also has more overall gold medals than anyone else). and already made himself notable after the 2004 Athens Olympics.
BishopLamont
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I'm sure he knows that.TJ Spyke said:
Blablurn said:
:lol :lol :lol
Tailzo said:
Every store has reduced PSP games space :/
9/10 adult DS players I see in the metro use a DS with a linker (no homebrew... pirated games. I don't know anyone in France who has a linker and doesn't use it to pirate games).
But I agree, there is not many people playing games in the train. People are used to see others play games but a few years ago you'd be called a geek or whatever if you played games in the train !
Son of Godzilla
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Gabyskra said:
2008 might be the year Phelps cemented himself as the greatest Olympian ever, but 2009 is Jordan's comeback year. Just you wait.TJ Spyke said:
overthehill99
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Wow PS3. So is it beating 360 pretty much everywhere except America and Europe?
BishopLamont
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Isn't he trying to say the PS3 and Wii are in the videogame business but aren't competing with each other, like Phelps and Jordan are in Sports but aren't competing with each other? It's stupid either way.Gabyskra said:
Maybe he thought Korea, South America and Africa? :lolGCX said:
Holy crap @ fish in fish gif.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Well, since you put it like that and my knowledge of Micheal Jordan being a collossal failure that has ruined an entire company, well, yeah, NOW it makes sense.TJ Spyke said:
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Of course it's the same game.
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