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Wii outsold the PS3 4 to 1 in Japan over last six monthsDVDBack23 @ Oct 02, 2007 23:47 | 19 comments Citing Enterbrain data figures, Reuters is reporting that the Nintendo Wii outsold the PlayStation 3 in Japan by over 4 to 1 in the six month period ending September 2007.
From April to September, Nintendo sold 1.6 million consoles in Japan while Sony sold 385,492 of their next gen consoles. Also noted in the report was the fact that the Microsoft Xbox 360 continues to struggle and sold only 122,565 consoles during the same period.
The demand for the Wii is so high still that yesterday, spokesperson Reggie Fils-Aime admitted that the company would not be able to meet holiday season demand this year.
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Comment by: nintenut (Oct 03, 2007 02:46) Awesome. :)
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Comment by: zhihaouk (Oct 03, 2007 05:12) acutally, sony would like to sell more ps3 because that is the way they work.. they get profit by selling software/games and accessories.the reason why that wii outsold ps3 is that the wii is much cheaper and the control make gamer wanna buy it, but i am sure ps3 will raise its sale when the major games r out like MGS4 and Assasian Greed, etc............. |
Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 03, 2007 05:44) Originally posted by zhihaouk: the problem is that console games now are trying to copy pc games but they just don't cut it. so why is the wii winning, because the games are fun and fun for all the family not just the sad spotty teenager that locks himself away in his room for days on end because he has got to "just do this bit" or "finish this level" before he can return to reality.
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Comment by: nintenut (Oct 03, 2007 06:19) Originally posted by zhihaouk: It's called a joke, sir. |
Comment by: JorDogg (Oct 03, 2007 07:45) Quote:Originally posted by zhihaouk: umm for starters you don't have to install anything, you dont need to make sure your PS3 has the right requirements to play the game! ease of use and ability to take around to friends place's easer and hook up to their TVs, and many more reasons I'm not even going to bother mentioning, i admit that computers run games much better, but some of us cant be bothered with the hassle of up-dating it every week when a new graphics card comes out and required to play the new games at the "scaled up version"! |
Comment by: 26r0cK (Oct 03, 2007 08:11) Quote:
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 03, 2007 09:27) Originally posted by 26r0cK : see thats the anti pc and the ppl that couldn't figure out how to go to a web page and download the latest drivers brigade talking.
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Comment by: SProdigy (Oct 03, 2007 11:30) Quote: So are you saying that you are too ignorant to protect your PC from viruses, or that you use the FREE software that is available?
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 03, 2007 11:50) Quote:Quote: i use kaspersky as i'm gullible ovbiously! in the last 7 years i have only every had 1 virus that was sent in a phishing email from natwest bank. how 26r0cK implies is that the net is rife with viruses but its not the case and with firefox with the noscript and addblock+ add-ons you don't even end up with doubleclick on your pc and a whole host of other annoying stuff. there are free antivirus like avg or avast that are as good as most retail antivirus scanners out there.
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Comment by: chaos_zzz (Oct 03, 2007 12:32) a pc rendering more than ps3 that would be a 1000$ dollare pc wich will sux by the end of the year cuz pc get lame really fast anyway.
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 03, 2007 12:42) Originally posted by chaos_zzz: don't make the mistake of thinking that pc's can get worse with age as this is the common diversion tactic of the console makers, a pc, just as a console is at a certain level of ability, but as games on pc's progress much faster than consoles a pc appears to look dated and not able to play at full resolution of 1900 by 1200 at max settings, because of the play and throw away nature of a console because it cannot be upgraded, pc's appear to need updates, BUT and this is the BUT all pc games enable you to reduce the effects so you can set it to your pc capabilities.
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Comment by: SProdigy (Oct 03, 2007 12:55) I do have my laptop hooked up to my HDTV BTW... lol
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Comment by: nobrainer (Oct 03, 2007 13:06) but that was my point for serious games you would use a pc for the ultimate experience and because the ps3 price is at mid lv prices of pc's or just reaching a higher spec one if you can build it yourself intelligent ppl would choose the pc over the ps3, and then for the fun aspect of gaming own a wii. the ps3 is in a kind of no mans land which is why the wii is dominating worldwide and the ps3 is failing to shift many units, add the fact that 3rd party publishers are dropping titles for the ps3 and concentrating on the ds and wii sends a signal out to the market! |
Comment by: ChromeMud (Oct 03, 2007 15:08) PC gaming,been there done that and it's not the be all of gaming at all.Consoles have come a long way and games like Bioshock can chug on a medium PC compared to a console which is cheaper and easier to live with.Updating drivers,tuning the cpu,memory,gpu,patching a game and everything else gets boring after a few months when all you want to do is switch on,and play.
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Comment by: chaos_zzz (Oct 03, 2007 15:33) Quote:Originally posted by chaos_zzz: i have a x6600gt with is not the best but is good a 22 inch samsung screen and a core duo processor i can play games just fine but the computer wich i bought 2 years ago can't even run most wanted like it should, For example nfs most wanted on 128 mb card OK on 256 Card nice , then on carbon 128mb - bad 256 ok and 512 nice then pro street will require even more. and that's unfair to spend all that money on a videocard wich at the end will stuck you in the past.
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Comment by: BIGnewb (Oct 04, 2007 13:48) a year ago it was 10 to 1.a couple months ago it was 6 to 1.this means that sony is catching up.good job! |
Comment by: Travar (Oct 05, 2007 01:54) Ahhh... PC gaming... sitting on a chair behind a desk wielding a typewritter and a pointing device... Man... PCs were just never designed for games. They are designed for work...
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Comment by: nintenut (Oct 05, 2007 02:02) Originally posted by Travar: Thousands of Counter Strike players disagree, as well as MMORPG gamers.
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Comment by: borhan9 (Oct 09, 2007 23:30) congrats on the continued success. |