Why the hell does this launch seem so muted from a media buzz perspective? Sony/PS4 is popping off right now.
So by the end of the year, it will beat Wii U's LTD?
If that's the case, then that's remarkable. Really. It could well end up the best launch month of a console ever.In Japanese he reconfirmed it it is sold through.
No, no, no they're mostly sitting in a warehouse in a rusty freighter, adrift in the southern ocean. Sony just padding the numbers again.
iirc 400k first week
Well if the Wii U has 1.6 and we assume it pushes past 2mil with a HUGE christmas boost (which would be by far the biggest xmas boost in a second year ever, but let's be generous because Mario 3d Land looks amazing)... then Sony have gotten to 1/2 of that number on day one.
I think it is fair to say that Sony have begun this generation far far better than the last.
The Wii U is still likely a good 200K units away from selling through that 1.75M, unless Canada has bought a unprecedentedly high ratio of systems compared to the US.The Wii U was at 1.75m in the Americas as of 9/30.
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1309.pdf
Australia is counted in SCEE but it's looking big here too
Why the hell does this launch seem so muted from a media buzz perspective? Sony/PS4 is popping off right now.
Where are you getting this OS issue thing from?
He's at stage 1.
I don't really care about sales numbers but it will be quite interesting to see how Microsoft compare in their home territory. I'd imagine even if Microsoft outsold them in the US they could still see it as a win due to how strong the Xbox is in it's home territory.
Europe will be quite interesting too, although it's largely Sony's territory they are a week later so I think it's going to be as simple as some people just not wanting to wait another week.
Japan/Asia isn't even worth thinking about, Sony could release 12 months after Microsoft and still outsell them 10-1 without even trying.
EU will beat that sales figure on launch day! Oh yeah.
I don't really think that Boyes tweet confirms anything - a sold to retail is a sale as well - only Yoshida's tweet can be taken as meaning sell through because that's what he wrote; would be good if someone could issue a clear statement, or if NPD would issue some sort of first day/week report.
holy shit, double confirmation means they really do mean "sold". wow. in 24 freakin' hours too...simply amazing.
Just for reference vs the Nintendo Wii (according to Wikipedia): On November 28, 2006, Nintendo reported that it had sold over 600,000 consoles in the first eight days of launch in the Americas
The thing is... Xbox One is launching only in SOME European countries.Europe will be quite interesting too, although it's largely Sony's territory they are a week later so I think it's going to be as simple as some people just not wanting to wait another week.
holy shit, double confirmation means they really do mean "sold". wow. in 24 freakin' hours too...simply amazing.
I don't really think that Boyes tweet confirms anything; would be good if someone could issue a clear statement, or if NPD would issue some sort of first day/week report.
I don't really think that Boyes tweet confirms anything - a sold to retail is a sale as well - only Yoshida's tweet can be taken as meaning sell through because that's what he wrote; would be good if someone could issue a clear statement, or if NPD would issue some sort of first day/week report.
Remember folks, NA includes Canada and Mexico as well as the US.
One of the other key differences in Sony's strategy for the PS3 was that they were happy to ship units by air to replenish stock quicker while Nintendo sent by land and sea instead to save money. I wonder if Sony are going to do the same again and if Microsoft will follow suit.The problem here is that MS is reportedly having issues with manufacturing enough Xbones, which is why they are launching it in so few countries. You can't sell what you can't make, and right now Sony's easily out-making MS in terms of how many PS4s Sony can produce versus how many Xbones MS can produce. In a race to see who can sell more, assuming demand will always ensure a sellout (and it should at launch), the one who can make more will obviously sell more.