Warm Machine
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I think it is hard to sell consoles when everyone knows that new consoles are coming end of the year. Also, price points are too high for what people are buying hardware wise.
Do you guys remember that glorious five minutes in the January NPD thread when it was confirmed that the Wii U sold 250k units? And then it turned out that it wouldn't even have reached that total through April?
People keep saying it's HW fatigue, I think it's more likely software fatigue. Just like people got sick of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, except it looks like every genre has been Guitar Hero'ed
Warm Machine said:I think it is hard to sell consoles when everyone knows that new consoles are coming end of the year. Also, price points are too high for what people are buying hardware wise.
I think it is hard to sell consoles when everyone knows that new consoles are coming end of the year. Also, price points are too high for what people are buying hardware wise.
Why shouldn't handhelds count? Hardware is hardware otherwise Microsoft should only claim "highest selling console"
If this is the case the industry is fucked because most publishers are doubling down on the strategy of creating only blockbuster titles in a very narrow genre range.
Microsoft doesn't have a handheld platform. The markets they mainly sell in are progressively abandoning dedicated handhelds.Why shouldn't handhelds count? Hardware is hardware otherwise Microsoft should only claim "highest selling console"
3DS < 360
Yeah. Every time I see something like that I have to think for a minute like 'huh?'.By Zelda I guess Nintendo means Wind Waker HD.
3DS < 360
3DS < 360
smh So much emotional investment in the failure of a corporation.I didn't see that. Someone please link to the moment of joy and agony
A pie graph, perhaps, would be nice again.
This isn't it. Completely different demographics buying consoles now vs the ones coming later this year.
Did 3DS grow over April 2012?
Aye, that's the Wii-U alright.Depressing hardware.
Does anyone think FUSE has a shot at being successful next month?
Clearly NOA needs to release some more colors.3DS < 360
3DS < 360
That's a negative.
smh So much emotional investment in the failure of a corporation.
Indeed.Mmmmhmmm
Anybody have the numbers for the amount of PS2's were sold at $249, $199 and $149?
I think there's still a another 20 million PS3/360 that could sell for under $200, probably another 10 million for under $150.
You have the data again?
There are a lot of games coming out for it like SMT IV, Mario & Luigi, Yoshi's Island, and LTTP 2. However Pokemon is what will really drive sales, every kid and their mother will buy Pokemon.Well that confirms my theory that the 3DS is also in need of a price drop.
$129 or bust in the west.
3DS < 360
Well that confirms my theory that the 3DS is also in need of a price drop.
$129 or bust in the west.
Wii U numbers are scary. Nintendo needs to hit warp 10 before they cross the event horizon and they're approaching it quickly.
Indeed.