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[BenjaminBirdie]

meh. ps360 sucked and mk did better than i thought. shit next gen month as usual. wtf. gta moved nothing. ps3 sales wtf!

Those were predictions, unless you're referring to something else.

 

[Mrbob]

714,000 for the Wii in April? Holy shit. :lol

If there was any small glimpse of hope for a PS3/360 comeback, it is over.

Perhaps the Wii can pass the 360 by the end of June in the USA. Wow. Bu bu bu first to 10 million isn't going to help MS here.

 

[Evlar]

714,000 for the Wii in April? Holy shit. :lol

If there was any small glimpse of hope for a PS3/360 comeback, it is over.

Perhaps the Wii can pass the 360 by the end of June in the USA. Wow. Bu bu bu first to 10 million isn't going to help MS here.

Doesn't matter though. First to ten million won.

 

[deftangel]

Didn't Reggie commit to 1m...or was that just for the launch day....?

 

[Luckyman]

Pachter says this month.

Analysts Unmoved By 360's 10 mln US Milestone

Michael Pachter with Wedbush Morgan Securities simply called Microsoft's announcement "spin," adding, "Nintendo will pass them this month."

 

[Captain Smoker]

I wonder which month is going to be the biggest [values].

March vs. April vs. May

 

[FrankT]

Pachter says this month.

Old, but it will be very close at the end of May. Very, very close.

 

[polluar]

Didn't Reggie commit to 1m...or was that just for the launch day....?

Yes that's what I want to know too. but I think they wouldn't have spent $40 million just for 1 million copies

 

[Talamius]

714,000 for the Wii in April? Holy shit. :lol

If there was any small glimpse of hope for a PS3/360 comeback, it is over.

Perhaps the Wii can pass the 360 by the end of June in the USA. Wow. Bu bu bu first to 10 million isn't going to help MS here.

Judging from the tone of their latest PR, they're playing the "Wii doesn't compete against us" card.

 

[Zombie James]

714,000 for the Wii in April? Holy shit. :lol

If there was any small glimpse of hope for a PS3/360 comeback, it is over.

Does it really matter when third parties are still putting their best efforts on the PS3/360 side?

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

What the heck, really. Wii 700k again in a 4 week month? Shit. Crazy beyond every possible estimation.

And the INCREDIBLE thing is that the quality of Third Party games on Wii is inversely proportional to the selling rate of the console.

 

[DDayton]

What the... why did I see so many folks still making predictions so long after the PR was released?

Judging from the tone of their latest PR, they're playing the "Wii doesn't compete against us" card.

There are, of course, two ways to interpet "the Wii doesn't compete with us"...

 

[polluar]

I wonder which month is going to be the biggest [values].

March vs. April vs. May

Hum it will be hard to beat March 900 000 insane ...

 

[szaromir]

Pachter says this month.

And when was the last time Pachter was spot on something? I'm sure even the oldest GAFfers don't remember that day.

 

[exarkun]

What time is the official NPD thread supposed to come up? F5 it up!

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Judging from the tone of their latest PR, they're playing the "Wii doesn't compete against us" card.

Both Sony and Microsoft have been doing that. They have just decided to ignore the asswhupping that they are recieving. Hell, I'd be inclined to do the same damn thing. :lol

 

[polluar]

What the heck, really. Wii 700k again in a 4 week month? Shit. Crazy beyond every possible estimation.

And the INCREDIBLE thing is that the quality of Third Party games on Wii is inversely proportional to the selling rate of the console.

tout a fait. I don't understand that too.

 

[Captain Smoker]

What time is the official NPD thread supposed to come up? F5 it up!

30 minutes to go. 8)

 

[Sharp]

Does it really matter when third parties are still putting their best efforts on the PS3/360 side?

Probably not, for 360/PS3 owners! But for those who don't own one, a larger Wii userbase means more games means a greater chance (however slight) that one of them will be good. So it's good news for Wii owners!

 

[MiamiWesker]

Mario Kart Wii > GTAIV PS3. Yikes.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Does it really matter when third parties are still putting their best efforts on the PS3/360 side?

It will to those 3rd parties sooner or later.

I was hoping we wouldn't see this, but we are looking at dominance not even seen by Sony.

And judging by this increase in production, we are going to see very large records set by Nintendo at the close of this generation.

 

[TheGrayGhost]

Does it really matter when third parties are still putting their best efforts on the PS3/360 side?

It'll change. For better or for worse, there's no way third-parties are going to pass up on the phenomenon that is Wii. And for all we know, it may already be happening. Unlike the other two console makers, Nintendo and the developers on their platform have always been tight-lipped. Third parties have shown much promise on WiiWare, perhaps we might see a similar trend starting to develop on Wii retail.

 

[Sharp]

It will to those 3rd parties sooner or later.

I was hoping we wouldn't see this, but we are looking at dominance not even seen by Sony.

And judging by this increase in production, we are going to see very large records set by Nintendo at the close of this generation.

How well do you remember last generation? 'Cause from what I remember it was something like PS2 = 3 x (Xbox + GCN). Maybe 2.5.

 

[Stop It]

Pachter says this month.

And when was the last time Pachter was spot on something? I'm sure even the oldest GAFfers don't remember that day.

Give the man some credit, I mean hey, if you give a blind man a Banjo and a Cow, he'll hit the bugger sometime.

 

[justjohn]

Mario Kart Wii > GTAIV PS3. Yikes.

why are people making a big deal out of this? mario kart isnt some niche franchise;its just as big as gta4 coupled with wii's bigger userbase its a given that it will outsell the ps3 version of gta4.

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

Mario Kart Wii > GTAIV PS3. Yikes.

I don't think so. Maybe Nintendo considered GTAIV X360 and PS3 as combined.

 

[Captain Smoker]

How well do you remember last generation? 'Cause from what I remember it was something like PS2 = 3 x (Xbox + GCN). Maybe 2.5.

Not in single months.

 

[Kandrick]

why are people making a big deal out of this? mario kart isnt some niche franchise;its just as big as gta4 coupled with wii's bigger userbase its a given that it will outsell the ps3 version of gta4.

What ?

Because people were saying that GTA will sell truckloads and that its a franchise close the playstation brand ?

 

[Nutter]

Hmm, Nintendo can pass 360 and Gamecube LTD the same month. :O :lol

 

[Sharp]

why are people making a big deal out of this? mario kart isnt some niche franchise;its just as big as gta4 coupled with wii's bigger userbase its a given that it will outsell the ps3 version of gta4.

Except on handhelds, MK isn't even close to as big as GTA.

 

[Talamius]

How well do you remember last generation? 'Cause from what I remember it was something like PS2 = 3 x (Xbox + GCN). Maybe 2.5.

Wii is doing numbers bigger than PS2's now. THe only thing that will slow it down is Wii 2/HD.

I can't even think of when Wii might finish behind a home console according to NPD. It'll be when another console is released so....Nov 2011? 2012?

 

[mr_bishiuk]

why are people making a big deal out of this? mario kart isnt some niche franchise;its just as big as gta4 coupled with wii's bigger userbase its a given that it will outsell the ps3 version of gta4.

GTA on Playstation

3rd

Think about past history

 

[AniHawk]

Mario Kart Wii > GTAIV PS3. Yikes.

GTA IV PS3 probably sold to about 25% of the userbase in the span of a week. That's pretty good.

 

[test_account]

i wonder which version of GTA4 sold more..

I would be very suprised of the PS3 version sold more than the Xbox 360 version considering that the Xbox 360 installbase is leading with somewhat 6 millions over the PS3, atleast i think its around 6 millions or something, can someone verify this?

 

[MobiusPigeon]

i'm actually really shocked MK did so well. ninty had to have shipped a crapload. i cant wait to see the hardware numbers for MS and Sony.

 

[Mrbob]

Publishers won't move away from 360/PS3, but I can see adding a Wii sku to existing games. They would be stupid to pass the system the way the thing is just demolishing the competition.

 

[Paracelsus]

GTA on Playstation

3rd

Think about past history

Two days of sales.

Half the userbase.

Think about it.

 

[GarthVaderUK]

Wow! Insanely good month for Wii then, again.
I expected GTA IV to take the top 2 spots, Wii is a monster!

 

[Thunder Monkey]

How well do you remember last generation? 'Cause from what I remember it was something like PS2 = 3 x (Xbox + GCN). Maybe 2.5.

I actually expect something similar, though the other two will be higher then last gens 2nd and 3rd place consoles, and the industry overall much higher then the generation before it.

 

[AniHawk]

Two days of sales.

Half the userbase.

Think about it.

Actually, it was five days of sales.

 

[Sharp]

Not in single months.

The difference was just as big, though, if not bigger, and both the PS3 and the 360 are doing better than at least one of the non-PS2 consoles in an equivalent timespan. Except maybe in Japan.

 

[polluar]

I don't think so. Maybe Nintendo considered GTAIV X360 and PS3 as combined.

It's not a Nintendo comments. It's Nintendo Highlights from NPD press release. I don't think NPD will count GTA IV X6360 and PS3 as combined

 

[Zophar]

Man, I hope GT5 did alright.

 

[Kandrick]

Two days of sales.

Half the userbase.

Think about it.

wat

 

[nextgeneration]

Wii is doing numbers bigger than PS2's now. THe only thing that will slow it down is Wii 2/HD.

Wii actually has always outsold ps2 at the same points in both consoles' lifecycles. But what Wii is doing now is just ridiculous.

 

[Paracelsus]

Actually, it was five days of sales.

So 29 April to 3 May?

Hmm...that's bad then.

 

[schuelma]

Publishers won't move away from 360/PS3, but I can see adding a Wii sku to existing games. They would be stupid to pass the system the way the thing is just demolishing the competition.

Yes, that sounds about right. 360 software sales are enough to keep hi def games in development, but there also comes a point where publishers cannot ignore the massive install base and healthy sales in all regions.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Publishers won't move away from 360/PS3, but I can see adding a Wii sku to existing games. They would be stupid to pass the system the way the thing is just demolishing the competition.

It's tough though because just adding a SKU has never worked for sales. Need For Speed, etc. They really have to buckle down and figure out how to develop great Wii titles that will sell.

 

[MobiusPigeon]

wii just ensures ps2 developement from 3rd parties pretty much. money that they dont make on wii can be made porting the games to ps2. bah. this gen sucks ass nextgen saleswise.

 

[traynuvthawt]

I would be very suprised of the PS3 version sold more than the Xbox 360 version considering that the Xbox 360 installbase is leading with somewhat 6 millions over the PS3, atleast i think its around 6 millions or something, correct?

Didn't N'Gai's blog post suggest it was about 65/35 360, but gta helped the ps3 platform more?

I'm just looking forward to tomorrow's 1up Yours npd discussion. should be pretty good.