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Wedbush Morgan - April NPD Preview w/ HW estimates (predicts sales up 24%)
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Liquid said:
But Sony is still selling PS2s and PSPs.
MS only has one product to rely on.
I agree with Odysseus about the whole competition angle. The only thing companies care about is making money. It might take awhile for the PS3 to get off the ground, so if the X360 can't make a bigger dent we may be seeing a ton of PS2/Wii games coming for the next couple years.
chibcicylist
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Hi.Crypto said:
microsoft needs a price drop this fall. yes, they can easily sale 500k the month of halo 3 at $399.99, but why?
if you can sell double or triple that with a price of $299, why not risk it? not only will you sell to new audiences, but the early adopters like myself are looking to buy a new console.
i want the god damn 65nm premium at $299. make it happen and you'll make millions.
if you can sell double or triple that with a price of $299, why not risk it? not only will you sell to new audiences, but the early adopters like myself are looking to buy a new console.
i want the god damn 65nm premium at $299. make it happen and you'll make millions.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
That's because he got ass raped last month with the DS prediction.Parl said:
God help us all is the 360 is below 200K and Wii no where near 200K.
Eteric Rice
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AniHawk said:
:lol :lol :lol
AniHawk is win.
Version 3.0
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maynerd said:
No. You're not using the absolute values, so you're letting the 'under' numbers balance out the 'over' numbers. They were 33.3% off overall.
-ImaginaryInsider
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Eteric Rice said:
Depends on you what you mean by "competing".
IMO, I don't think Nintendo is competing (or at least competing in the traditional way) to be the only console a hard/medium core fan would own, like Sony/MS, who want their console to be the one and only console you own. Nintendo is happy to be the cheap secondary console (just like the Gamecube) for those folks.
Where the casuals, and overall sales are concerned, yes the Wii is competing.
Joe Molotov
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Too high.
Miniboss1232
Member
Nameless said:
Fixed.
speculawyer
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Mrbob said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol
SteelHunter88
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Miniboss1232
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Sharp said:
Actually, you're probably right.
Miniboss1232
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Odysseus said:
Scratch that. YOU'RE right.
Eteric Rice
Member
laserbeam said:
Kind of hard to predict, as the market is going bat shit insane right now.
Eteric Rice said:
Markets definetly going crazy and financially Especially in NA things are gonna keep getting tighter and tighter for the Average Consumer. Historical Trends already showed they were morons to launch with such a high price tag and its not getting cheaper since both MS and Sony seem to think releasing a higher priced version is smarter.
HD was too early in relation to affordability and in the fact its market penetration is very small.
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Microsoft needs a price drop like yesterday.
SteelHunter88
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All I can say for sure is that HD is definitely about 2 yrs too early right now, which is why Nintendo will be the only one breaking records around here, but what still confuses me is why these two giant companies went the HD way after seeing what a cheap and affordable PS1 and PS2 did for the market...heh
Hollywood_mIRC
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So when does the Wii world dominance counter go up - around which month Wii takes worldwide console lead?
BTW - PS3 is in bad shape without a price drop. Nothing is coming out, maybe Ninja Gaiden's remake. Lair will sell about as much as all dragon flying games do, which is between nothing and very little. They just gotta hope new console adopters for GTA in October choose to buy a PS3 and not a 360 - which will be hard to do with a $200 difference in price.
BTW - PS3 is in bad shape without a price drop. Nothing is coming out, maybe Ninja Gaiden's remake. Lair will sell about as much as all dragon flying games do, which is between nothing and very little. They just gotta hope new console adopters for GTA in October choose to buy a PS3 and not a 360 - which will be hard to do with a $200 difference in price.
Miniboss1232
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SteelHunter88 said:
Well, Microsoft figured that since they were going to be first out of the gate, they would position themselves as the PS2 of this gen. Unfortunately, it looks like they're some odd combination of the Dreamcast (really strong start in the US) and Xbox (but still stuck in second place).
As for Sony... well, the third console curse/arrogance caught up to them. It happened with Nintendo as well, and history is repeating itself, just with a different company. I'm not sure if Sony saw a legitimate threat coming from Microsoft, or if they genuinely thought the general consumer would pay for a $600 console. Sadly, I think it may be a combination of those.
andthebeatgoeson
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I don't believe it. If they were making money on the premium, they could have really squashed Sony with a $400 elite and even a $350 premium. MS needs a price drop. We know it, they know it but I think the elite, average sales and no price drop still speak to how they are not making money. If they are, it's accessories. They are trending just barely above the PS3 current sales, which is a slight against them. They are 18 months after launch and seem intent on staying at the current prices. I can't see them dropping their prices after they just launched a higher priced sku. I know they claim to be making money but I think it'll be because of accesories and game royalties, not because of hardware. Otherwise, they would have dropped the price. Any drop would be welcome and announce to everybody, they are trying to be proactive in leading the industry. Now, they are avoiding the mass market price like the plague.Mojovonio said:
Maxwell House
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March was a 5 week month, and April is a 4 week month. If you had prorated PS3's sales in March to 4 weeks, it would have come in at 103k, so PS3 was already at the 100k per 4 week period level.
And April didn't have anything really to drive PS3 sales. No big games came out. I think we can expect slightly less than 100k PS3 sales for April IMO.
And April didn't have anything really to drive PS3 sales. No big games came out. I think we can expect slightly less than 100k PS3 sales for April IMO.
SteelHunter88 said:
The ps1 and 2 were successful because they came at a time when people didnt need to buy a new tv. The price wasnt the only thing holding ps3 back. PS3 is being unsuccessful because:
1. Not enough HDTV's sold ->Requires HDTV's For the best experience unlike the ps1 & 2
2. People are trying to save up money for an HDTV, if an average person had to choose between an HDTV and a ps3 which one would he choose?
3. It is a big black beast, if it isnt organic and on a male it isnt something that women want in the living room.
4. Offers nothing new at the moment where the competition does.
5. Not enough hype.
6. No one gives a shit about BR when people cared about DVD's and thus consumers think that they are paying for something they dont need and is not seen as a bonus like the ps2 and DVD.