Interesting read: http://ncroal.talk.newsweek.com/default.asp?item=283363
And I found this part rather revealing...
Anyways, pretty good read.
And I found this part rather revealing...
Anyways, pretty good read.
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If that's true....and I have a lot of doubts about it...then Ken's head is on the chopping block if 3 doesn't do as well as Stringer expects.
I would imagine a lot fo the western developer contratcs are handled directly by SCEA and SCEE, with their own budgets and freedom to operate outside of SCEI's strict control in securing titles and exclusivity.
It seems odd that Kutaragi would have to greenlight contracts for stuff like GTA4...
I would imagine a lot fo the western developer contratcs are handled directly by SCEA and SCEE, with their own budgets and freedom to operate outside of SCEI's strict control in securing titles and exclusivity.
It seems odd that Kutaragi would have to greenlight contracts for stuff like GTA4...
Another reason for doubt was Assassin's Creed was mentioned at X05 before the 360 launch. Maybe they looked to moving it to a timed exclusive, but even the having 360 controllers floating around seemed to retard the idea of outright exclusive.
But man alive, the backdoor corporate stuff is interesting. Pass the popcorn and tums!
Yeah. Although 'desperation' is a pretty, uhm, desperate way of putting it.
His point stands though.
The article is already wrong in several points on just the first two paragraphs. MS has sold through more than those numbers as NPD isn't fully accurate; and they've already passed 6 million several weeks ago, so they don't need to sell 5 million consoles in two months to make it to 10. And then they even have the face to quote a Sony perosn on how they haven't believed MS hitting their target. They're also wron in X360 selling below Xbox; it actually sells more units per month by now, but had a shortage in the firts few months.
So how can we take the rest seriously? To think that Sony lost all their exclusives because Kutaragi hasn't signed a few papers? Oh sure, it's probably also the reson why the next Splinter Cell will be an x360 exclusive instead of staying multiplatform. B*****t.
So how can we take the rest seriously? To think that Sony lost all their exclusives because Kutaragi hasn't signed a few papers? Oh sure, it's probably also the reson why the next Splinter Cell will be an x360 exclusive instead of staying multiplatform. B*****t.
Maybe these numbers are not accurate on their own, but comparing 2 NPD numbers from the same samples is a fairly legitimate way to read the trend in terms of statistics.
VG Charts has their hardware figures up for October:
http://www.vgcharts.org/usamonthly.php
Console Month Total
DS 407,000 7,459,500
PS2 277,500 41,087,500
X360 242,000 3,208,000
GBA 200,500 38,399,000
PSP 147,000 5,995,000
GC 37,000 12,235,500
XB 5,000 15,882,500
Total 1,316,000
Noteworthy also is that the 360 tops the software charts this time, narrowly beating the PS2, which in turn beats the DS. This too confirms the general idea of the article - software selling good on 360, hardware not so much.
But I'm sure we'll see some spikes during November and December.
http://www.vgcharts.org/usamonthly.php
Console Month Total
DS 407,000 7,459,500
PS2 277,500 41,087,500
X360 242,000 3,208,000
GBA 200,500 38,399,000
PSP 147,000 5,995,000
GC 37,000 12,235,500
XB 5,000 15,882,500
Total 1,316,000
Noteworthy also is that the 360 tops the software charts this time, narrowly beating the PS2, which in turn beats the DS. This too confirms the general idea of the article - software selling good on 360, hardware not so much.
But I'm sure we'll see some spikes during November and December.
well, +1 for Nov for me 
After seeing a fairly drap PS3 launch, I don't really feel keen on waiting another six months or so for "next gen" to start.
I think that's going to be the attitude of more than a few gamers, especially since GoW and others are starting to come through as games which will be considered top of this gen.
After seeing a fairly drap PS3 launch, I don't really feel keen on waiting another six months or so for "next gen" to start.I think that's going to be the attitude of more than a few gamers, especially since GoW and others are starting to come through as games which will be considered top of this gen.
360 hardware sales are solid and consistent, which is what you want as a hardware manufacturer. No other console has been as consistent, except for the PS2. It only looks "poor" in face of the incredibly selling PS2.
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Anyone knows if this site is accurate ? They are updating their estimates every minute.
Where that site gets it's numbers is a total mystery, though it does seem to be pretty accurate, and has always been for as long as I've ever looked at it, which is around 6months or so I think.
The source of this site is the internet. It 's just a poll.TurnDragoZeroV2G
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There is a poll, but it has nothing to do with the sales numbers as far as I can tell. I don't have any idea where they get those figures from, though. How can they? I don't think store clerks are checking each one in onto the site or anything.
Oh, now I see it--yeah, the poll is not how they arrive at the sales numbers.There is a poll, but it has nothing to do with the sales numbers as far as I can tell. I don't have any idea where they get those figures from, though. How can they? I don't think store clerks are checking each one in onto the site or anything.
I would imagine they get the sales numbers by questimating and predicting based on available data. It surely isn't scientific.
Well, DailyTech is reporting that the Wii is sold out in North America. If so, that's absolutely stunning considering how many consoles Nintendo shipped here, and how many they're scheduled to ship by the end of the year.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5003
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5003
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