user friendly said:Sad part is, there are a lot more people playing than 18.5K.
Just for psp, MC or GAF should include the number of downloads on torrent sites for each game. :lol
Mudhoney said:Congrats to the PS3. Nintendo needs something to keep them on their toes.
I haven't been keeping track of HD-DVD or BD-DVD. Is the PS3 at its lower price point still one of the cheapest BD-DVD players on the market?
Never thought it was nauseating, but I can see how it could be.John Harker said:I'll tell ya why SMG bombed...
It's waaaaaaaay too dizzying, heh.
Don't Japenese gamers usually not like FPS because they can't stand the orientation?
SMG is almost neauseating, heh.
Hey I wouldnt count the PS2 just yet not until the new model and price.mintylurb said:dang, looks like the ps2 is just about dead in japan ;<
I did feel a little wobbly after playing it for the first time.John Harker said:I'll tell ya why SMG bombed...
It's waaaaaaaay too dizzying, heh.
Don't Japenese gamers usually not like FPS because they can't stand the orientation?
SMG is almost neauseating, heh.
Funny. In the "Iwata Asks" thing they were talking about how part of the reason they went with the sphere world thing was to work against this.John Harker said:I'll tell ya why SMG bombed...
It's waaaaaaaay too dizzying, heh.
Don't Japenese gamers usually not like FPS because they can't stand the orientation?
SMG is almost neauseating, heh.
Miyamoto: ...I packed these ideas into the Mario 128 experiment to exhibit them, and it worked really well. It was even on a spherical field, so the camera would follow Mario wherever he went. As the players didnt have to change the camera angle, we felt that this could be used as a method to reduce the possibility of motion sickness. After all, when the camera angle is fixed by the game designer and moves in a way thats not expected by the player
Iwata: Because the camera angle moves in unexpected ways, it makes it easier to get motion sickness.
Loudninja said:
Idiots.Loudninja said:
JoshuaJSlone said:Funny. In the "Iwata Asks" thing they were talking about how part of the reason they went with the sphere world thing was to work against this.
http://uk.wii.com/software/interviews/mario_galaxy/vol4/page2.html
JoshuaJSlone said:Funny. In the "Iwata Asks" thing they were talking about how part of the reason they went with the sphere world thing was to work against this.
http://uk.wii.com/software/interviews/mario_galaxy/vol4/page2.html
Ahh, I seemed to recall a bit where they were testing for that, but couldn't find it.apujanata said:Don't forget that one of the key team member is a living "motion sickness detector", and a lot of the game design was changed to minimize motion sickness.
Ether_Snake said:As I predicted. Japanese gamers haven't turned their back on next-gen, but they were not ready to hop in right away. They were (and still are until late 2008) in a transitional phase, which is why NDS, PSP, PS2, and of course Wii have been selling so much. When their favorite series finally arrive, such as GT5, MGS, FF, RE5, etc., next-gen gaming in Japan will be much more strongly implemented, and before that time Japanese support will start to rise again, especially from the bigger companies like Square/Konami/Namco/Capcom.
They will continue to support the 360 as well because of the market outside Japan, where the console will remain in the lead. This new console generation is taking more time to implement itself probably because it will last longer than the previous one (at least as long as the PS2).
The PS3 will eventually be the top selling home console in Japan, as Wii sales lower considerably (Wii does not = NDS), with Nintendo releasing some new hardware in late 2009.
Same will happen outside Japan, except the 360 will be the top selling home console.
:lol Can someone please quote the latest stats on how many years it would take for this to happen assuming reasonable PS3 sales if Nintendo never sold another Wii in Japan?Ether_Snake said:The PS3 will eventually be the top selling home console in Japan, as Wii sales lower considerably (Wii does not = NDS), with Nintendo releasing some new hardware in late 2009.
Dragona Akehi said:OK, just a check here. 55K with a substantial price drop combined with a new colour is "welcoming HD gaming back"?
Just checking. kthxbye
gkrykewy said::lol Can someone please quote the latest stats on how many years it would take for this to happen assuming reasonable PS3 sales if Nintendo never sold another Wii in Japan?
Ether_Snake said:It's the beginning of a trend that will take another full year, as stated in the post.
Ether Snake said:The PS3 will eventually be the top selling home console in Japan, as Wii sales lower considerably (Wii does not = NDS), with Nintendo releasing some new hardware in late 2009.
Ether_Snake said:As I predicted. Japanese gamers haven't turned their back on next-gen, but they were not ready to hop in right away. They were (and still are until late 2008) in a transitional phase, which is why NDS, PSP, PS2, and of course Wii have been selling so much. When their favorite series finally arrive, such as GT5, MGS, FF, RE5, etc., next-gen gaming in Japan will be much more strongly implemented, and before that time Japanese support will start to rise again, especially from the bigger companies like Square/Konami/Namco/Capcom.
They will continue to support the 360 as well because of the market outside Japan, where the console will remain in the lead. This new console generation is taking more time to implement itself probably because it will last longer than the previous one (at least as long as the PS2).
The PS3 will eventually be the top selling home console in Japan, as Wii sales lower considerably (Wii does not = NDS), with Nintendo releasing some new hardware in late 2009.
Same will happen outside Japan, except the 360 will be the top selling home console.
Innotech said:is this sarcasm? Im honestly not sure anymore.
Ether_Snake said:You're confusing it with the 360.
John Harker said:I'll tell ya why SMG bombed...
It's waaaaaaaay too dizzying, heh.
Don't Japenese gamers usually not like FPS because they can't stand the orientation?
SMG is almost neauseating, heh.
Dragona Akehi said:OK, just a check here. 55K with a substantial price drop combined with a new colour is "welcoming HD gaming back"?
Just checking. kthxbye
tanod said:It's a bump based largely on the last day of the sales week. We're going to see at least one other strong week for PS3 before it starts coming down again.
its not?Ether_Snake said:SMG isn't doing well for the same reasons Zelda didn't.
Wii is not the NDS.
Dragona Akehi said:i think we found tabris alternate account.
Ether_Snake said:SMG isn't doing well for the same reasons Zelda didn't.
Wii is not the NDS.
Early Friday is usually when the 1st day numbers come in usually.king zell said:when we will get RE:UC first day numbers , i hope the game does well
At 55K/day, PS3 would catch up to Wii in mere months.tanod said:It's a bump based largely on the last day of the sales week. We're going to see at least one other strong week for PS3 before it starts coming down again.
Parmenides said:Investors have reacted negatively.Today,Nintendo Co. slid 3,800 yen,or 5.93 % to 60,200 in Osaka.
Nintendo Co. has tumbled 13000 yen or 17.8% since 11/01(SMG release date)
http://quote.tse.or.jp/tse/quote.cgi?F=listing/EDetail1&MKTN=T&QCODE=7974
I haven't seen this comment on GAF yet, but this is actually true for my sister. She likes the game a lot but she actually gets nauseated while playing it, haven't heard anyone else really comment on that.John Harker said:I'll tell ya why SMG bombed...
It's waaaaaaaay too dizzying, heh.
Don't Japenese gamers usually not like FPS because they can't stand the orientation?
SMG is almost neauseating, heh.
joesmokey said:I haven't seen this comment on GAF yet, but this is actually true for my sister. She likes the game a lot but she actually gets nauseated while playing it, haven't heard anyone else really comment on that.
It's kind of funny because she can't really watch other people play games, but usually if she plays them herself she's fine.
Parmenides said:Investors have reacted negatively.Today,Nintendo Co. slid 3,800 yen,or 5.93 % to 60,200 in Osaka.
Nintendo Co. has tumbled 13000 yen or 17.8% since 11/01(SMG release date)
http://quote.tse.or.jp/tse/quote.cgi?F=listing/EDetail1&MKTN=T&QCODE=7974
xabre said:Whenever I see 360 sales in Japan I just shake my head.
Idiots.
Ether_Snake said:As I predicted. Japanese gamers haven't turned their back on next-gen, but they were not ready to hop in right away. They were (and still are until late 2008) in a transitional phase, which is why NDS, PSP, PS2, and of course Wii have been selling so much. When their favorite series finally arrive, such as GT5, MGS, FF, RE5, etc., next-gen gaming in Japan will be much more strongly implemented, and before that time Japanese support will start to rise again, especially from the bigger companies like Square/Konami/Namco/Capcom.
They will continue to support the 360 as well because of the market outside Japan, where the console will remain in the lead. This new console generation is taking more time to implement itself probably because it will last longer than the previous one (at least as long as the PS2).
The PS3 will eventually be the top selling home console in Japan, as Wii sales lower considerably (Wii does not = NDS), with Nintendo releasing some new hardware in late 2009.
Same will happen outside Japan, except the 360 will be the top selling home console.
gkrykewy said:No. You must be drunk. Stick to picking stock winners. Wii has sold ~3.5M units in Japan, whereas PS3 has sold ~1.25M PS3s. For your magic one year takeover to happen, Sony would have to sell (2.25M/52) 43k PS3s per week for the next 52 weeks just to catch Wii's current base in Japan, and assuming Nintendo didn't sell a single unit over the same timeframe.
the Wii hit spikes over 100k units a week. this Ps3 "spike" isnt much of one.Nightstick11 said:I call jokepost on this one. 360 will be the top selling home console? PS3 will be tops in Japan? Jesus Christ, one sales spike and lunacy results.
Parmenides said:Investors have reacted negatively.Today,Nintendo Co. slid 3,800 yen,or 5.93 % to 60,200 in Osaka.
Nintendo Co. has tumbled 13000 yen or 17.8% since 11/01(SMG release date)
http://quote.tse.or.jp/tse/quote.cgi?F=listing/EDetail1&MKTN=T&QCODE=7974