it is not the first time i saw a number over 1 million for asia area. (1.2 million being the last one)psycho_snake said:oops, that looks wrong. does anyone know what its supposed to be?
Lazy8s said:
jarrod said:
Milhouse31 said:"It's like putting your whole mouth into the bowl"
Sorry, no, that's not the way it works. Everybody interested in GTA/MGS/GT already has a PS2. Everybody interested in Halo already has an Xbox. Everybody interested in Metroid already has a GameCube. These franchises will not attract anyone new -- it's going to be a terrible Christmas for the industry. Like that episode of Tales from the Crypt where there is an escaped maniac in a Santa suit....SolidSnakex said:
border said:
border said:
Who cares? You can always be right when you hedge your prediction by saying something like "sales will not increase beyond proportional/natural growth from the total userbase". So even if there's a spike in growth, these people will just chalk it up as "normal" growth. It's particularly stupid to get into these arguments around Christmastime games anyhow. There's going to be a big spike in sales no matter what, and you'll never be able to prove whether it's just the effect of the holidays or whether it's the effect of a hot new game (why it has to be one or the other is beyond me).SolidSnakex said:
GTA:SA may edge out Halo 2 this Xmas because it has the end of October to sell as well. The Xbox has a smaller userbase which is a strike against Hallllo 2. But look at those sales of Halo. One of the best legs ever I have seen for a game. How is the GTA, GTA:VC, and GTA Double Pack sales holding up? "
Because the point being argued is whether the comparative year-over-year sales between the two platforms will end tighter.
To the point, you could just compare yearly marketshares to see whether anything had enough of an effect at changing momentum.
psycho_snake said:
Lisa Lashes said:
Yeah, that's actually what I was thinking, at least in the short-term. I don't think the GC will see another price cut for a while. Special packages -- like the upcoming MP bundle -- or bundle-in software seems more likely. They could also offer up GC/GBA bundles, as someone else suggested, but that goes back to what you're saying about losing money on the hardware, and thus seems like more of an option for the distant future.Lisa Lashes said:
human5892 said:
So...Nintendo will help Microsoft, through the use of guerilla techniques like log-rolling and throwing rocks, overthrow Sony, who is actually Microsoft's father?IJoel said:PS2 =
Xbox =
GCN =
I wonder what nintendo will do this fall? they really have nowhere to go. it will be very interesting. 2 free games maybe? 3? sega tried 3 free with saturn in the end too. LOL.Oh, BeonEdge! You're so adorable!BeOnEdge said:anyway, without a doubt, ms is #2 worldwide now. even though the end of this gen, japan will not help nintendo. put it like this. japan is 3 million ahead in GCs favor. US is 2m in XBs favor, atleast 1m in EU and another 1 in australia where GC is non existant. as long as US or EU keep XB as their 2nd choice console, the sales will always make up for MS dire situation in japan. BTW, i have reschedules the UPRISING 'til september.
BeOnEdge said:427k!!!!! i'm still on the floor from that one. good god. anyway, without a doubt, ms is #2 worldwide now. even though the end of this gen, japan will not help nintendo. put it like this. japan is 3 million ahead in GCs favor. US is 2m in XBs favor, atleast 1m in EU and another 1 in australia where GC is non existant. as long as US or EU keep XB as their 2nd choice console, the sales will always make up for MS dire situation in japan. BTW, i have reschedules the UPRISING 'til september.
BeOnEdge said:
BeOnEdge said:427k!!!!! i'm still on the floor from that one. good god. anyway, without a doubt, ms is #2 worldwide now. even though the end of this gen, japan will not help nintendo. put it like this. japan is 3 million ahead in GCs favor. US is 2m in XBs favor, atleast 1m in EU and another 1 in australia where GC is non existant. as long as US or EU keep XB as their 2nd choice console, the sales will always make up for MS dire situation in japan. BTW, i have reschedules the UPRISING 'til september.
OG_Original Gamer said:
Check your numbers again. GC is ahead over 3 million in Japan while XBox is 1.5 million ahead in the US (maybe close to 2 million with Canada), 500k-1 million across Europe and 500k in Asia/Pacific (outside Japan of course). "Without a doubt" you need a fact checker, both platforms are probably in a dead heat, or possibly a slight lead at best either way. It'll probably continue this way, though XBox will have one less year on the shelves which could see GC ahead in the end (like Genesis/SNES).BeOnEdge said:427k!!!!! i'm still on the floor from that one. good god. anyway, without a doubt, ms is #2 worldwide now. even though the end of this gen, japan will not help nintendo. put it like this. japan is 3 million ahead in GCs favor. US is 2m in XBs favor, atleast 1m in EU and another 1 in australia where GC is non existant. as long as US or EU keep XB as their 2nd choice console, the sales will always make up for MS dire situation in japan. BTW, i have reschedules the UPRISING 'til september.
