bigmakstudios
Banned
MisterHero said:
No, it really doesn't, and I'm fully aware of that. I just don't like when someone says that Wii offers the most value in fun as if fun could be measured objectively.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Official March 2008 NPD - There are no words. Almost $1B in SW sales
- Thread starter sonycowboy
- Start date
No, it really doesn't, and I'm fully aware of that. I just don't like when someone says that Wii offers the most value in fun as if fun could be measured objectively.
RiskyChris
Banned
PSP software sales? (FINALLY!)
Wii doing holiday-like numbers in March?
Crazy NPD.
Wii doing holiday-like numbers in March?
Crazy NPD.
liquidspeed
Member
1 Million in June Confirmed?? ( 500K because of 80 Gb, 500K more becasue of Mgs4?)Fuzzy said:
Cool Hand Luke
Banned
He's obviously joking.DrForester said:
TheRipDizz
Banned
The PS3 is in some deep shit when/if Microsoft decides to lower the price on the damn thing. I mean, to be selling at these levels with just a $50 price drop in two and a half years is just fuckin insane.
so to get this straight, when xbox and sony were beating nintendo, it was funny because nintendo was a failed company. now when nintendo is absolutely dominating them for going on two years straight, it doesn't really matter because nintendo is a different market than they are. gotcha.
as others have said... publishers have generally ignored the Wii. Month in and month out Wii has had the highest sales (often by a huge margin) for over a year now, yet pubs continue to play it coy. something tells me on the back of March (SSBB), April (MKWii), and May (WiiFit), publishers will take a new and aggressive look at Wii. There's no way a system can outsell it's two other competitors by as large a margin as Wii did this month and likely will the next two months without your shareholders asking why exactly you aren't giving it any kind of attention.
as others have said... publishers have generally ignored the Wii. Month in and month out Wii has had the highest sales (often by a huge margin) for over a year now, yet pubs continue to play it coy. something tells me on the back of March (SSBB), April (MKWii), and May (WiiFit), publishers will take a new and aggressive look at Wii. There's no way a system can outsell it's two other competitors by as large a margin as Wii did this month and likely will the next two months without your shareholders asking why exactly you aren't giving it any kind of attention.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Weenerz said:
That's not learning, that's reinventing yourself with new ideas.
a Master Ninja
Member
PLEASEDarunia said:
I guess I'm a loner here, but the most surprising this to me about this NPD is the PS2 sales. It went from 351k to 216k...Its sales dropped over 50% on a week to week basis...That is pretty shocking.
Ahh, speaking of that, Target did have ps2 on sale for a week last month for $99...Though I doubt that attributes solely for the drop in sales.jasonbay said:
frankie_baby
Member
AniHawk said:
the force unleashed is undoubtably a rush job, however isnt sonic being developed for the wii with a port-up for ps360
mysticstylez
Banned
borghe said:
Thats total bullshit, Wii has been outselling the competition consistently for months on end, and by a large margin. If 3rd parties didn't pick up now, they won't be anytime soon.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
The head of MGM studios was asked, during a time when television was taking root, whether or not his company would get into the television business. He replied with a resounding "No. Why would we want to get into television? We are in the movie business."bigmakstudios said:
That man was myopic for he didn't see that he was not in the movie business but rather in the entertainment business. He paid the steep price for his folly and his small contingent of cinema-only movie buffs couldn't save him.
MWS Natural
Member
Yeah?Fuzzy said:Is it really a downgraded PS3/360 release when Force unleashed is also being released on the PS2/PSP?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
borghe said:
I heard that for so many months now.
They clearly giving more attention, maybe isn't the kind you want, but they are....
speculawyer
Member
JB1981 said:
We're AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
bafflewaffle
Member
In the prediction thread, I thought the strong Wii sales because of Brawl might displace the the DS's sales somewhat. Guess I was wrong.Jiggy37 said:
Also I was expecting some happy Sakurai gifs in this thread.
frankie_baby
Member
Frillen said:
its quite bizare the ps2 sells so much still america at all, in the rest of the major gaming world (uk & japan) it paled into insignificanse a long time ago
PhoenixDark
Banned
Epic is probably slapping themselves for not releasing UT3 on the 360 alongside the PS3 version, if not before. The trend is pretty damn obvious - fps games thrive on the 360, and games in general sell extremely well on the 360.
MisterHero
Super Member
The last time I looked, I didn't find very many shoppable Sakurai pics.bafflewaffle said:
It'll be interesting to see how much MS attempts to advertise GTAIV as an exclusive. I imagine commercials with 360 logos will be running like crazy. I also imagine that they will make sure all the big retail chains have a picture of a 360 and GTAIV on the cover of their weekly sales flyers. I think the AR will be roughly the same for each version, but 360 will get a much larger boost in hardware sales than ps3 will, IF they advertise how I think they will.
The best example of how Wii audience has some of the most gullible owners ripe for the plucking is almost all of Sega's multiplatform games in the Wii.borghe said:
They're so horrible in both graphics and gameplay and yet they sell as well or perhaps more than the HD versions.
It's crazy that these new casual Wii owners are quite gullible (because they're such new gamers) that they will allow developers like Sega and Harmonix to screw em at the bum.
frankie_baby
Member
TwinIonEngines said:
great wii game
TheRipDizz
Banned
Who said they're ignoring it?borghe said:
Carnival Games expands to DS, back to Wii with Carnival Games: Mini-Golf
They're giving it plenty of love.
charlequin
Banned
TwinIonEngines said:
Some of us were saying this in 2005. :lol The comment about "entertainment value" upthread is spot-on: coming in at a dramatically higher price than your competitors has always been a mug's game in the console market because the actual purchase determination always comes down to specific game titles. If Q. Random consumer has two "must-own" games they want, one on Wii with a $250 buy-in and one on PS3 with a $460 buy in, it's not difficult to guess which one they'll pick up.
frankie_baby
Member
Tron 2.0 said:
i know, insignificant
kkaabboomm
Member
we got some graphs, how about some numbers for the games people have cited?
borghe said:
I think you will see it getting more attention, but I doubt the A teams at the majority of Western companies and the more elite Japanese third parties are going to suddenly start shifting development to the Wii. Games like Madden, GTA, Call of Duty, MGS and Final Fantasy are going to continue to be focused on the more powerful consoles.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Those DS and Wii numbers are fucking incredible.
Same for SSBB.
Just wait for Wii Fit and Mario Kart.
Same for SSBB.
Just wait for Wii Fit and Mario Kart.
Baraka in the White House
2-Terms of Kombat
AniHawk said:
Oh you went there. :lol
AniHawk said:
I basically agree. Software sales are good enough on the 360/PS3 that there is no need to cancel big budget games and put them on the Wii.
I do think that Wii will get more A- downgraded versions like what you said and B- more offbeat, experimental but still quality offerings in an attempt to get a portion of that big huge Wii userbase. In short, I don't expect many Wii exclusive Tom Clancy games..but I can see more stuff like De Blob and Boom Blox.
Of course, for Japanese developers I do think Wii will continue to get better support.
skinnyrattler said:
All other markets have been, and still are more expensive. The 360 and PS3's sales won't trend impressively until the price hits ~ $299 or less for the Pro and 40Gig models IMO.
And don't talk about the price difference between the Core and the Wii. Few consider it an honest alternative to the Pro or a PS3. It probably won't register until it hits ~$199 or less.
