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(11-10-2009,
05:02 PM)
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EEDAR/Pachter on Oct US sales: Wii>PS3>360
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Source: PS3Cente
Just saw it on N4G, not sure if the data comes from somewhere else? Anyways, searched EEDAR and nothing came up. EEDAR Wii - 635K PS3 - 320K 360 - 280K Pachter Wii - 550K PS3 - 380K 360 - 340K EEDAR software: Uncharted 2 - 600K #1 for October Borderlands - 300K Brutal Legend - 200K |
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(11-10-2009,
05:07 PM)
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#5
Originally Posted by Calcaneus:
 Anyhow, as I've expected November will bring us full circle. I also believe Borderlands could be a wee bit higher for the month(on 360 alone 300k+). That is a hell of number for Wii from EEDAR. Last edited by Jtyettis : 11-10-2009 at 05:12 PM. |
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(11-10-2009,
05:08 PM)
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#6
What happened to sell that many Wiis?
Originally Posted by crimsonheadGCN:
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(11-10-2009,
05:12 PM)
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#18
Originally Posted by Sir Fragula:
Yeah. I'm was just saying if these predictions turn out to be accurate and if it turns out to be the combination of the two console versions. |
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(11-10-2009,
05:12 PM)
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#19
Originally Posted by Everyone & Everyone's Dog:
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(11-10-2009,
05:16 PM)
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#20
Originally Posted by Chakan:
I would say it is a result of that myself. I would say our market is different enough from Japan's to not expect the result to be the same in this scenario. |
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Member
(11-10-2009,
05:21 PM)
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#25
Originally Posted by Chakan:
The stagnating Japanese sales had nothing to do with price and everything to do with lack of compelling software. Not so much in America. |
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GAF's Bob Woodward
(11-10-2009,
05:29 PM)
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Those seem like reasonable estimates.
If Pachter's PS3 number were the more accurate it would be a good hold from September (i.e. roughly same weekly average as Sept but over 4 weeks instead of 5). There's a fair difference between his and EEDAR's though. It would be most pleasing if UC2 did something like that number. We'll see. Would be a big big improvement on the first (which obviously was launching into less than ideal conditions).
Originally Posted by Chakan:
According to Nintendo the pricecut underperformed in Japan vs other territories so I'd imagine it did do quite a bit better in NA.
Originally Posted by gamergirly:
Technically Wii's is in its second month or so, it came at the tail end of Sept, right? PS3's is a month older. Last edited by gofreak : 11-10-2009 at 05:35 PM. |
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Member
(11-10-2009,
05:39 PM)
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#35
Originally Posted by gamergirly:
I think the PS3, definetly. We have to think that the Wii was selling 20 mil a year, while the PS3 was selling maybe 10? It's really almost impossible keeping up a pace of 20 million units a year. |
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Member
(11-10-2009,
05:43 PM)
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#37
Last October for comparison:
Originally Posted by October NPD:
I really doubt the 360 is going to be down 100k YoY. If we realistically project a 700-800k November, It should sell 350-400k in October given holiday trends. |
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aka The Sphinx
(11-10-2009,
05:47 PM)
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#39
I'm uncertain the Wii price drop will have as great an impact as Pachter & co. appear to believe. My guess at this moment is that the general order of things will be as they say (Wii > PS3 > 360) but the gap from Wii to PS3 will be quite a bit smaller. Last month PS3 proved the effectiveness of price drops when a product has been constrained by price considerations for an extended time. I think it is wrong to apply those results to another console when there is little in common between consumers' perceptions of each.
Wii's loss of sales momentum is only partially due to the price, and the problems with the price are more complex than PS3's. Perceived lack of exciting new games is the more important issue and I see nothing to address it through the October reporting period. Further, Wii's technological disadvantage is becoming more and more important as the penetration of HD display technology continues- I eagerly argued that it was a minimal factor among the population at large when Wii and the other consoles were launched. It's more important now, and will continue to grow in importance year by year. I would not say this means Wii cannot regain footing: this competitive pressure in the form of tech comparison with other options will still be a secondary factor in the near term (but continually growing). It DOES mean the Wii's price drop was too small to be a complete success as it failed to push the Wii down cheaper than competing products with better tech. But to clarify, both of these interrelated issues (price point and technical obsolescence) are less vital to success in the short term than the primary flaw: few new, exciting games that either are exclusive or highlight the strengths of the console versus competitors. November will be better. |
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(11-10-2009,
06:01 PM)
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#43
Originally Posted by donny2112:
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Member
(11-10-2009,
06:25 PM)
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#46
Originally Posted by Evlar:
That would definitely suggest that the price drop had quite an apparent impact. |
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Junior Member
(11-10-2009,
06:41 PM)
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#50
On October 31st, Saturday, Walmart and Amazon sold 1000's of 360's with the $199-$100 giftcard/credit= $99 sale they had. So I imagine the 360 got a little boost at the end.
I know all the Walmarts and Amazon were selling out as fast as they posted them on Saturday. And people were reporting the Walmart stores were sold out. I guess they would count those sales in the October results. |
