He's stronger now than he ever was before, 2D sells more than 3D, it is launching beside the console, and seems like a quality game that isn't rushed in any way. It is going to sell a gazillion copies. He's way, way, more of a system seller than any of the PS3 games you mentioned, or any game on the PS3 period.
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So Wii U and PS3 prices are at near parity in Japan...
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He's stronger now than he ever was before, 2D sells more than 3D, it is launching beside the console, and seems like a quality game that isn't rushed in any way. It is going to sell a gazillion copies. He's way, way, more of a system seller than any of the PS3 games you mentioned, or any game on the PS3 period.
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shinra-bansho
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I didn't mention any PS3 games...
Final Fantasy XIII has really been the only game I'd consider a system seller for the PS3 this gen, and only in Japan.
I Stalk Alone
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look at the current YTD numbers combined.
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IrishNinja
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real question: sony's % of royalties aside, are blu-rays selling better in japan than here?
speaking of retarded, you're infecting multiple threads with this mess, i see.
its the next iteration of hardware from nintendo; that makes it next gen, just as wii was in 2006.
this isn't complicated, but sticking to your arbitrary metric of "hardware must be at (x) point" is. even then, its a significant leap from the wii, their last system.
opiate and others have written extensively on the way new input devices create various/lateral metrics to simple #'s and how we should obviously expect this, not only of nintendo (it's been their post gamecube strategy, as clearly seen in DS/wii) but of others in the future as well, given the diminishing returns of chasing bleeding edge tech etc etc - none of this is new to most people here, man.
surprisingly, this wasn't replied to, but we did get personal insults. surprising.
leatherhat
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860k, 60k less than the same time last year. And far and away the best selling home console. I'm not seeing the doom.
...............wait what ?
shinra-bansho
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Lol, what drops?
leatherhat
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Video games aren't about being happy. Its about watching your favorite consoles company's stock go up half a point.
"The PS3 library is larger so yeah"
say what?
Blood Diamonds
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7 year old tech LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
What...
I...
what?
Is this for real?
Little Green Yoda
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Drop from $599 or w/e yen equivalent since launch, probably.
Stupid comparison for obvious reasons.
Who are you to say if it's worth it or not? How do you define a console's value? And if you start to brabble about specs then I will show you my little bottle trick
TDLink
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You had the typed up before the Sony press conference and hit enter without checking to see if it actually price dropped, didn't you?
Trevelyan9999
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I think Nintendo has over saturated the NSMB franchise with too many sequels too close together. Mario on the other hand will never get old......the next game is rumored to be full 3D and a break from side-scrolling. I guess it's not surprising though.
leatherhat
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No. Is the sarcasm really not obvious?
Blood Diamonds
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In his or her defense, it's been a bit hard to detect sarcasm on gaf recently lol.
IrishNinja
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missed that conference, huh bro
Blood Diamonds
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Ugh, all they showed were ports running on seven year old tech and CoD Blops2 running on obviously inferior hardware.
Did I do it right?
I Stalk Alone
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I am talking about combined. PSP PS3 PS2 PSV all their systems combined ytd is about half of what nintendo has. I am talking about japan as a whole. Wii U hasn't even released yet
leatherhat
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You didn't mention the fisher price tablet, but you did ok
Now it makes sense.
leatherhat
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So the ps3 is competing with the 3ds now? Thats the vita's job, and its blowing it obviously but I don't see how a ps3 price cut will fix that. Better for them to rake in money on it in case they do cut the vita price.
Blood Diamonds
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Well, the Wii is dead and the Vita is kind of dead... so all that's left is PS3 vs. 3DS
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MrCookiepants
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Already happening with NSMB 2.
ThatObviousUser
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Come back to me when the PS3 gets a localized, fully online MonHun and we'll talk about what I value each console.
NSMB2 might "only" end up selling 10-15 million (although, 20 is still a possibility IMO), but that would still validate his claim.
ll_l_x_l_ll
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honestly this.
by the look of it. i really think i am going xbox solo next gen. they seems not to get their shit together. what a total fail :/
EricDiesel
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Is the Wii U the Wii? No? It's a new device? Then it's Nintendo's next generation console. How is that incorrect or "retarded"?
Lord_Byron28
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There are a ton of variables as to why it happened and given the series huge legs it will probably sell over 2 million outselling the games he listed combined. Two major variables being that there are 2 NSMB titles launching this year and NSMB2 was a cheap cash in. Meanwhile NSMBU has spent 3 years in development. Its a wait and see. I as many others expected decline admittedly not as bad as NSMB2 has been performing but I think waiting and seeing is the best approach. Every mainline 2D Mario game(not counting YI) has sold at least 20 million WW. Given 6 titles and over 25 years of precedence; I think NSMB2 can be viewed as the exception not the rule(it still will sell for years as well). I wouldn't be surprised if NSMBU performs as bad or worse than NSMB2 but I don't expect it to in the long run. Given that its a launch title and the nature of the series it won't sell as big initially as previous iterations.
Lord Ghirahim
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Both PS3 SKUs need to be ¥5000 cheaper. So does Vita.
Not sure if serious.
What the fuck? Your a chump if you want a more powerful console with features and games not available on ps3 ?
ThatObviousUser
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To be fair, anyone who buys a system at launch is a chump to some degree. But if you can't wait for the games it will have, then there's no reason for judgment.
ThisWreckage
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Sony has some very, very strong software coming out. Stuff like Beyond, God of War 4, and the Last of Us. I haven't seen anything out of Nintendo that remotely approaches those titles and Nintendo doesn't have the built in fanbase the PS3 has.
TDLink
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Couldn't someone want those titles on their PS3 and also want to buy a Wii U for its exclusives like Mario, Zombi U, Wonderful 101, and Bayonetta 2?
I mean...I know I'm in that situation. Frankly, you couldn't pump Last of Us into my veins fast enough. But uh, is that not allowed?
Gemüsepizza
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Who says there won't be a PS3 price drop right before Wii U will launch?
Canis lupus
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It baffles me how PS3 still did not reach 199 in any market.
Opus Angelorum
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Gemüsepizza;42303901 said:
You don't announce a new console (variant) with a high price, if you intend to sell it for less a few weeks after launch.
Personally I think Sony are happy to concede to Nintendo, and retrieve as much profit from the PS3 before the PS4 arrives.
Unless you really REALLY want to piss off early adopters.
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Nintendo has some very, very strong software coming out. Stuff like NSMB.U, Bayonetta 2, SSB4, Monster Hunter, DQ X, and The Wonderful 101. I haven't seen anything out of Sony that remotely approaches those titles and Sony doesn't have the built in fanbase Nintendo has.
Woah
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