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[botty]

Kinda eerie how apathetic nintendo is now about the wii. Well, out with the old, in with the new I guess...eventually

It's definitely time to move on from the Gamecube.

 

[Psychotext]

Being so close to 360 without something like Kinect boosting them is good to me at least.

Poor Playstation Move. It's like it never existed.

That aside, they're both doing reasonably well at the moment. Solid if not spectacular.

 

[impact]

Poor Playstation Move. It's like it never existed.

Definitely for the better.

 

[Nemo]

Wha? Why did Ps3 do so good?

 

[Ken Masters]

They are just hitting the Wii's original price point which is probably why interest is a bit renewed. Everyone who could afford a Wii 5 years ago can afford a PS3/360 now. They should enjoy while they can.

This generation is getting long in the tooth though. Nintendo is a the first one going next-gen which might be a problem for both MS and Sony. If Wii U is highly price competitive with current systems and/or takes off quickly it'll be disastrous for both of them. Even if they start slow like 3DS it might still be a huge problem because they have what looks like a year head-start. This is further compounded if next gen system start hitting $500 again.

MS/Sony won't release anything more then $399, they saw what happened to the ps3 start

 

[mujun]

Sort of a different scenario then Mass Effect considering ME began with this generation, and Final Fantasy is self contained and had both Nintendo and Sony fans before this gen, many of which became 360 owners this generation. I guess Devil May Cry 4 would be a similar situation, but I think the two versions sold pretty close.

Sure. I still think that 4:1 is too huge a ratio to just put down to "ME1 was exclusive to 360 and ME2 hit the PS3 a year after it hit the 360."

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

337k for the Triple is pretty good.

 

[impact]

Wha? Why did Ps3 do so good?

Only console to play a baseball game?

 

[darkside31337]

Wha? Why did Ps3 do so good?

All those Cubs fans wanted to experience what it was like to win a World Series.

 

[Pooya]

Just a thing: that bloomberg article with PSVita numbers, those are Pachter's estimates not NPD, might be ambiguous.

 

[Kyou]

it's a shame Raccoon City sold so well

 

[Petrae]

Wha? Why did Ps3 do so good?

My guess is that releases of Mass Effect 3 and/or MLB 12: The Show may have influenced sales.

 

[Derrick01]

Poor Playstation Move. It's like it never existed.

That aside, they're both doing reasonably well at the moment. Solid if not spectacular.

Well it's not really boosting ps3 sales or anything. I don't know if it's doing terrible but it was never the factor Kinect ended up being on sales. So that's why I left it out in my comment, I think it's impressive Sony is staying so close without something like Kinect especially as that is perceived to have launched 360 even further than it was doing before.

 

[Prinny]

Tales of Graces, where are you

I hope the sales aren't too low, I want my Xillia.

 

[Speevy]

didnt most of the mario party team move to nintedo years ago anyway

You're right, I didn't know. Still I'm sure some people lost their jobs, and it's pretty clear that the Mario Party's series departure was a contributing factor.

 

[Horse Armour]

Just a thing: that bloomberg article with PSVita numbers, those are Pachter's estimates not NPD, might be ambiguous.

Could you still link it?

 

[creamsugar]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

 

[bigtroyjon]

PS3 price cut finally has an impact 7 months later!

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

That's great news for Sony.

 

[Emitan]

Did I upset you? I'm sorry.

Your ignorance doesn't really concern me, no.

 

[schuelma]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

That's actually somewhat ok I believe.

 

[Averon]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Better than I thought

 

[mugurumakensei]

Tales of Grace, where are you

I hope the sales aren't too low, I want my Xillia.

well if tales of graces is < KI. Then, Tales of Graces is the worst selling Tales in the US for this gen (on consoles).

 

[Horse Armour]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Link?

 

[Carl]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Where's that from?!

And people predicted <100k, lol

 

[Derrick01]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Not too shabby for Vita then in that case. A very solid overall month from Sony, who probably still hasn't overcome the shock of hearing it.

 

[Loudninja]

Link?

No link its creamsugar.

 

[Kazerei]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Nice! Any word on software?

 

[Rubenov]

Sony just doesn't give much of a fart about bragging about sales, even in good months.

The only time you ever really hear them discuss sales with much vigor is immediately after some momentum-shifting event like a price drop.

That's because they're losing. When the PS3 came out that's all they wanted to talk about, how much it was going to beat the 360.

 

[Count Dookkake]

No Vita numbers?

How peculiar.

Hmm.

 

[Saint Gregory]

MS/Sony won't release anything more then $399, they saw what happened to the ps3 start

Isn't $399 the 360's launch price? Are we revising that to be a good launch price now? The 360 didn't start dominating in the US until the slim released and the price came to down to $199 in tandem.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

That's not bad at all, imo.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Whoa, not bad at all.

 

[Horse Armour]

No link its creamsugar.

I take it he has the numbers then?

 

[Glorified G]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

You have no idea how many people would be disappointed if this was true.

The thread would officially be dead.

 

[Nekki]

If the Wii numbers just posted are accurate we can extrapolate PS3 sales from the percentage given from the Xbox results.

It would be nice to also have vita numbers.

Edit: Nvm lol

 

[Infinite Justice]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Thats not so bad then.

So PS3 actually did really well and Sony didn't even bother to mention it. Uhm...

Sony don't give numbers no matter how good or bad they are, it seems.

With the vita numbers being respectable, pretty much. Unless they actually beat the 360 or 3DS one of these months.

Link?

He/she can't but they are legit numbers

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

that's good if true

 

[darkside31337]

No Vita numbers?

How peculiar.

Hmm.

Scroll up.

200k+ is actually a lot better than I was expecting. I love my little Vita so far so it's nice that it's not totally buried in the ground just yet.

Sony PR really means nothing after all. I was figuring horrendous numbers.

 

[Speevy]

Sony may have lost 6.4 billion, but this month we celebrate!

Where are those Playstation bananas?

Also we need the Zoolander car thing.

 

[Relix]

Wow, good for Vita. Still holding out for better games but pretty good. Finally decent news for Sony

 

[shinra-bansho]

You have no idea how many people would be disappointed if this was true.

The thread would officially be dead.

creamsugar has the NPD data, I believe.

So do we just assume that Sony PR is numberless regardless of whether they do badly, well or ok.

 

[impact]

Vita passed 200k, but less than 3DS.

Better than I thought. MLB 12 is a #gamechanger

 

[allan-bh]

Vita in 200-210k range or 210-220k?

 

[Pranay]

#kazeffect

 

[ZoddGutts]

3DS still getting "okay" numbers, but it should be doing better considering the price drop.

 

[Nirolak]

That's actually somewhat ok I believe.

I feel it's really only okay relative to our vastly lowered general expectations for handhelds this generation.

It's like how we debate console sales in Japan these days.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

But wasn't the 3DS doing similarly poorly at the same stage of its life? Or is the Vita situation far worse?

The 3DS turned its fortunes around... I really hope the Vita can do the same.

3DS dropped its price and released a bunch of quality first party developed titles. Vita is more than welcome to do the same.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Sony definitely has a PR generator considering them hawtt vita numbers. I also expected much less.

 

[Auto_aim1]

My guess is that releases of Mass Effect 3 and/or MLB 12: The Show may have influenced sales.

It did pretty well last month too.

Xbox 360 - 426K (-20.4%)
PlayStation 3 - 360K (-11%) (PR Math)

But yeah, MLB 12 must have had an impact this month.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Well it's not really boosting ps3 sales or anything. I don't know if it's doing terrible but it was never the factor Kinect ended up being on sales. So that's why I left it out in my comment, I think it's impressive Sony is staying so close without something like Kinect especially as that is perceived to have launched 360 even further than it was doing before.

They've sold millions of moves though without spending a fortune in marketing it. It's likely been quite profitable for something they barely acknowledge.