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So Wii U and PS3 prices are at near parity in Japan...
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Smiles and Cries
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excellent point they should have left those out and sell that baby for half the price and you could buy your own HDD
Hydrargyrus
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I relly don't know what they are thinking... But lately, seems like they are totally loose his mind
phosphor112
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But you can plug in 3TB into your wii u.
No more. No less
Phoenician_Viking
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Lol.
Zekra Dezivad
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fixed for accuracy
are they giving out free 3TB harddrives somewhere?
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Hey, that might work : Except no one invested in the Sony brand has the tiniest bit of interest in the Wii U. And vice versa - Nintendo haven't signed off on next-next gen yet - i can see the "this level of power doesn't interest me at all" posts already! I will be disappointed if you aren't flag waving at the front.
Anyways, Sony must be thrilled that the Wii U has allowed them to raise the price of the PS3 and still look a cheaper option.
Nintendo - the company of GIVING.
(p.s. i'm also thrilled that i'm now apparently head Sony fanboy! WHERE IS KITTONWY NOW!? WOLLAN?! WHO IS YOUR KING NOW!?!?)
I Stalk Alone
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Those over priced pieces of shit? yes we are. They should have come out with a 12GB version for $199 with a game and move set and you can optionally put in your own HDD you know like a 500GB one for $55 from the shops.
Lord_Byron28
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Nintendo has Wii Fit U during launch window as well as NSMBU as established casual franchises. Then they are taking a risk with Nintendoland but casuals aren't going to go and drop 300 for a system that offers the same experience. With NSMBU, nintendo will already have one title that will likely outsell every PS3 title in Japan. Then there is DQX beta and MHTriG HD.
phosphor112
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Nintendoland.
Supermanisdead
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Well, yeah. They are probably shooting the price up for no reason too.
I'm sorry, I'm just trying to understand some of the opinions here. Not disagreeing or anything, but by pricing their new console at the same price as the competition, they have priced themselves out of competition? Please explain.
LiveFromKyoto
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Those were huge, huge sellers on Wii. Wii Fit basically sold what the entire main line Halo series put together has. It makes way more sense to save them for a few months and release them during a lull for a sales bump. They don't need them at launch, Mario and being the new thing will let them sell out through Christmas and probably beyond. Save some bullets in the chamber for next year.
Sony don't care.
At this point they are just cutting their losses with PS3. The price is high cause they are trying to squeeze out as much profit as possible. They are not overly concerned with increasing PS3's market share anymore.
Selling hardware at a loss now is pointless...They are aggressive with pricing early on in a console cycle because they make up for it with software sales over time. But that 'over time' is just about up now. It is the end of the generation and developers (and subsequently software sales) will be moving on to the new consoles. What games would new PS3 owners be buying? Used games and older cheaper games.
Their best option now is to maximize profit based on the hardware.
A year from now their focus will be on PS4. That is when they will worry about Wii U and be more aggressive.
At this point they are just cutting their losses with PS3. The price is high cause they are trying to squeeze out as much profit as possible. They are not overly concerned with increasing PS3's market share anymore.
Selling hardware at a loss now is pointless...They are aggressive with pricing early on in a console cycle because they make up for it with software sales over time. But that 'over time' is just about up now. It is the end of the generation and developers (and subsequently software sales) will be moving on to the new consoles. What games would new PS3 owners be buying? Used games and older cheaper games.
Their best option now is to maximize profit based on the hardware.
A year from now their focus will be on PS4. That is when they will worry about Wii U and be more aggressive.
You know, I can have have a Sony console and not shit on Nintendo. Always had, always will.
You're having meltdowns left and right this week DCharlie, sorry but it is hard not to call you out.
OldJadedGamer
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No one in Japan cares about Uncharted. Ok, maybe three or four people.
We'll see how much they are when the WiiU launches. 360 hasn't gotten a price cut in over 4 years.
its the europe bundle
this is neogaf. where Uncharted equals Mario.
Japanintendomination continuesI think Nintendo wins this Holiday in Japan.
metalslimer
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Yes Im sure Sony is "thrilled"
OldJadedGamer
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The link is for the US version but point remains, this thread is about Japan and in Japan no one cares about Uncharted.
Why should they? The thing is, I already have 2TB HDD at home, so it isn't additional cost for me.
Blood Diamonds
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*Looks at Vita*
GOD THAT DOG IS SO FUCKING CUTE.
Anyway... Wii U is going to have NSMB.U and Nintendo Land so uh...
yeah...
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MeisaMcCaffrey
I actually meant to post that in the PS3 Slim x2 thread.
shinra-bansho
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UberTag
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Microsoft will at least fight Nintendo in NA.
Sony just seems content to cower in a corner and hide behind The Last of Us demos while their market gets swallowed up.
At least Europe still loves them. They still do, right?
I Stalk Alone
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Better be careful I remember a youtube video of him biting someone's finger,
He does have a point in that the 50,000 people who buy sony gaming products on a weekly basis in japan may not want anything to do with the 100,000 weekly that buy nintendo gaming products in japan. that 50,000 is a pretty big number and should not be disregarded.
Chiggs
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Yes, and I'm not sure why. Sony is one of those brands that's still riding its reputation from 5-10 years ago. It will catch up to them, though.
leatherhat
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Yes the console with RE6, Yakuza 5, Tales of xillia 2 and Ken's Rage 2 is going to get steam rolled this holiday. Makes perfect sense.
Yes.
It's just the same crap they've been doing for years; instead of an actual price cut they lower the price of the premium SKU, add another one with an even bigger HDD and discontinues the lowest SKU. Essentially keeping the same prices while adding percieved value by giving the users a bunch of storage 90% of them won't ever use and hardly affects the manufacturing costs.
Smiles and Cries
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I think Nintendo wins this Holiday in Japan.
you did not have to rub it in
metalslimer
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I Stalk Alone
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both include tax right? where's the tablet? oh yeah the 25000 yen vita.
In Japan. Yes.
Have you seen how PS3 is doing this year?
EDIT:
I'm not sure your definition for a ton but it will be outsold by both 3DS and Wii U in December and probably less than last year.
shinra-bansho
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The other one has NSMB and I think Hokuto Musou 2 went multiplatform.
leatherhat
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To do what? Ps3 is gonna sell a ton this holiday.
Blood Diamonds
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