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[Jomjom]

Would be nice if someone contacted him for a rebuttal or statement of any kind.

I'm sure he's seen this thread by now.

 

[Loudninja]

Im starting to wonder what will be a ridiculous number to be annouced on Saturday that will be true?

18 million sold through with 20 million shipped? Bonus points if they use the wording "shortly approaching".

Yeah I am interested in seeing what new number they announced this time around,

 

[GobFather]

Yeah I am interested in seeing what new number they announced this time around,

Me too..wonder if they will announce this Saturday

 

[nampad]

I guess I am late for the NZ jokes.

 

[lastplayed]

NZ has always been Sony land. Not surprised at all.

It's never felt like it. The 360 was/is huge here, and Xbone seems to be also pretty popular.

Sales aside, it's always seemed pretty equal between MS and Sony.

 

[ddikxela]

Its quite an amazing feat for PS4, cost of living is pretty expensive here compared to the average wage.

For at least half a year I'd say the PS4 was the more expensive console... or a better way of putting it would be that there have been better and cheaper Xbox One deals/bundles around for at least half a year.

Hopefully Sony will show us some love down here and send us a few Anniversary consoles so I can buy one.

 

[travisbickle]

It's never felt like it. The 360 was/is huge here, and Xbone seems to be also pretty popular.

Sales aside, it's always seemed pretty equal between MS and Sony.

What are you quantifying as "equal" if not the number of consoles sold?

 

[NBtoaster]

I hope not, that guy had problems. He was sending me abusive messages for calling him out on his PS4 comments.

NZ has always been Sony land. Not surprised at all.

Not when the PS3 was $1000.

 

[lastplayed]

What are you quantifying as "equal" if not the number of consoles sold?

In terms of advertising and exposure. I'm not disputing the sales, it's just the term "Sony land" makes it sound like it dominates here, where it clearly doesn't.

 

[NoMoreTrolls]

Okonnomayaki (or something like that) on suicide watch.

 

[SnakeEyes]

It's never felt like it. The 360 was/is huge here, and Xbone seems to be also pretty popular.

Sales aside, it's always seemed pretty equal between MS and Sony.

Having been involved in the sector, nope - NZ has been Sony land.

Hopefully Sony will show us some love down here and send us a few Anniversary consoles so I can buy one.

You're going to be out of luck - unless you win the ONE that PlayStation NZ is giving away on Facebook, your only way to get one will be to buy one off eBay.

 

[ambientric]

As a New Zealander I approve of this thread. May very well make our national newspaper/TVs news. We crave any kind of international recognition, however mundane. Been meaning to pop next door and let jango fett know he has been mistaken for Caucasian.

 

[Joni]

Meaningless title no? It is essentially stating that it did better than the Wii U and the Xbox One? If it was the last 10 years, you'd get a comparison to the Wii. If it was the best selling, you'd get comparisons to the PS3. But this is just saying the best launch since 2010?

 

[hongcha]

I live in NZ, and this news comes as no surprise. PS4 is clearly #1, X1 is #2, and Wii U is a very distant #3 (it's not even sold at most retail stores anymore).

 

[soundscream]

Meaningless title no? It is essentially stating that it did better than the Wii U and the Xbox One?

Unless they mean 04-14, but then the use of the decade is weird because that usually refers to the ten year period you are currently in 2010-2020

 

[LiquidSolid]

In terms of advertising and exposure. I'm not disputing the sales, it's just the term "Sony land" makes it sound like it dominates here, where it clearly doesn't.

Your anecdotal evidence clearly doesn't match up with the rest of the population then. Sony DO dominate the NZ market and have ever since the PS1. To a lot of people here, PS == videogames.

 

[Nomad Blue]

Unless they mean 04-14, but then the use of the decade is weird because that usually refers to the ten year period you are currently in 2010-2020

It says console releases from 2005 in the notes for editors.

 

[Inuhanyou]

I thought they were begging people to take them in the stores...

 

[ddikxela]

Having been involved in the sector, nope - NZ has been Sony land.


You're going to be out of luck - unless you win the ONE that PlayStation NZ is giving away on Facebook, your only way to get one will be to buy one off eBay.

Boo! Just one?!

Guess I'll be paying a scalper...... again

 

[boredandlazy]

Okonnomayaki (or something like that) on suicide watch.

*Insert poor taste joke about falling off a cliff*.

 

[Joni]

It says console releases from 2005 in the notes for editors.

Good. That makes it a bit more meaningful. It beat the Wii. It probably also means it was beaten by the PS2 or the DS unless no data was available for the PS2 period.

 

[ZeroX03]

It's never felt like it. The 360 was/is huge here, and Xbone seems to be also pretty popular.

Sales aside, it's always seemed pretty equal between MS and Sony.

No anecdotal evidence please. I've had enough of dealing with oconnomoyaki's "but I went to all the retailers in Wellington and Xbone was beating PS4".

(Also how can you say never felt like it? Did you miss PS1 and PS2? N64, GC and Xbox had literally nothing on these systems.)

Not when the PS3 was $1000.

In terms of advertising and exposure. I'm not disputing the sales, it's just the term "Sony land" makes it sound like it dominates here, where it clearly doesn't.

The PS3 was the top selling console in New Zealand too. Not to mention if you go back and look at sales charts across last gen you'll see PS3 multiplats beating 360, which was not the case for a lot of the Western world. Even the PSP did incredibly well, on par with DS.

I don't have numbers for when the PS3 launched - and I suspect Wii was #1 then - but for most of the PS3's life it's been well ahead of the competition. We're up there with Spain for PlayStation brand dominance. Pokemon is basically the only reason Nintendo is still holding on here.

 

[Rymuth]

Oconomiyaki, post if you're okay!! All is forgiven.

 

[PJV3]

Bullshit, I can see the mountain of PS4s from London.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Not when the PS3 was $1000.

Yes it did, at NZ$1200.

No anecdotal evidence please. I've had enough of dealing with oconnomoyaki's "but I went to all the retailers in Wellington and Xbone was beating PS4".





The PS3 was the top selling console in New Zealand too. Not to mention if you go back and look at sales charts across last gen you'll see PS3 multiplats beating 360, which was not the case for a lot of the Western world. Even the PSP did incredibly well, on par with DS.

I don't have numbers for when the PS3 launched - and I suspect Wii was #1 then - but for most of the PS3's life it's been well ahead of the competition. We're up there with Spain for PlayStation brand dominance. Pokemon is basically the only reason Nintendo is still holding on here.

Pretty sure it beat the Wii fairly regularly, even back then. Nintendo's always treated us like shit, so they've never really done well here outside of their handhelds.

 

[ZeroX03]

Pretty sure it beat the Wii fairly regularly, even back then. Nintendo's always treated us like shit, so they've never really done well here outsold of their handhelds.

I'm pretty sure MK8 blew up the charts and got Wii to #1 for a while, but it's been a long time. I was friends with an EB manager back then and both consoles could be tough to get your hands on. 360's 'success' in New Zealand so to speak was probably a combination of PlayStation's price and Wii's supply constraints, leaving it the only other readily available option.

 

[ISee]

But maybe it is the fastet selling console of the decade in NZ and there were also stockpiles laying around because of extreme oversupply.

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GZ sony.

 

[mangasus90]

I dont quite know that oconomiyaki guy and his story but he's making me hungry >__>...