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Official October 2008 NPD Results
- Thread starter sonycowboy
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Remember this Yoshida: "LittleBigPlanet will be the biggest title for SCE in all markets this year" thread?
lowrider007 said:
I think the problem for the PS3 is it NEVER got over the initial price point. Oh sure it's come down a fair bit since $599, but the problem is that consumer's PERCEPTIONS that it's simply too expensive haven't changed. I mean, devoted Sony fans at this point often will speak in terms of the "value" of the PS3, and how even when it launched at $599 that was a good "value" considering the price of Blu-Ray players at the time (of course since then Blu Ray players have dropped sharply in price).
The thing is though, value isn't ever really the issue, it's consumers perceptions of value, and right now the PS3 has relatively little mind share compared to the other consoles. I'm not sure how, or if they can get that mind share back in the near term, but short of dropping the price significantly I don't see a single game right now that can really turn it around the way it would need to.
overthehill99
Member
4 Wii games, 12 PS3 games, 9 PSP games, 5 360 games, and like 5 DS games.Eteric Rice said:I have 13 Wii games, 34 DS games, 8 360 games, and 2 PS3 games.
Private Hoffman
Banned
Dragona Akehi said:
maybe your list isn't so bad. I guess you could find 16 arguable Wii purchases. But I don't see how you can only manage to find so few games from other platforms
Conflict NZ
Member
lowrider007 said:
Waiting for Heavy Rain. Every other title that was enticing me to buy a PS3 went Multiplatform.
xS1TH L0RDx
Banned
i'm dissapointed at lbp numbers. it should be a bit higher. everything else seems about right.
GitarooMan
Member
Do we have any idea on PS3 Dead Space sales? Probably around 100-120k maybe, so its not that bad.pvpness said:Come on EA! Put Dead Space on the Wii so it gets the sales it deserves. Pretty sure the base is more than willing to buy games that are similar.
I'll buy a couple more copies for HD only friends, but then I'm out of ideas.
with wii and music games as hot as they are, something called 'wii music' ought to have sold on its name alone. wii music is so shitty that its shittiness is apparent even to the totally uninformed and essentially indifferent casual buyer. it's miraculous and it makes me want to believe again
and lolz at the reviewers and ninthings who'd imaginatively projected themselves into the minds of casual buyers and decided that wii music was ACTUALLY VERY CLEVER IN A WAY THAT THE HARDLYCORE COULDN'T GRASP
and lolz at the reviewers and ninthings who'd imaginatively projected themselves into the minds of casual buyers and decided that wii music was ACTUALLY VERY CLEVER IN A WAY THAT THE HARDLYCORE COULDN'T GRASP
Souldriver
Member
Different preferences. The art however is not to call others preferences shitty, like you did a moment ago.Private Hoffman said:
EmCeeGramr
Member
i dunno, it's just that when someone is actually happy about helping to legislate hatred and bigotry i kinda find that a little, i dunno, disgustingchubigans said:
lowrider007 said:
Price is a huge factor, people can pick up BD players (here in Canada) for $200 now so that market is now gone.
I picked up a PS3 this weekend with LBP, after trading in a lot of games it cost me about $250 out of my pocket. I am rather underwhelmed with the system vs the 360 for functionality, I picked up an arcade as a media extender for $200 with 2 games (Fable II,VP2) last month.
people bitched about the 360 at the time for not lowering it's price and yet last year the PS3 was the same price as now. the difference is Spiderman BD was replaced by an extra 40GB of hard disk space. Also last year you were able to get the 5 free BD movies.
With GoW2 and NXE with massive media push over the holifay season, they need to drop the price by $100 and they need to do it yesterday.
Now as for the Wii, commpare what the holiday offerings are vs the PS3 or 360, why the fuck are people so happy for it ? Yes I own one
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Private Hoffman said:
Backpeddling now? That was quick.
Private Hoffman
Banned
jman2050 said:
Nothing like, perhaps, but the core gameplay is still the same concept. If you're a fan of one, I don't see why you wouldn't be a fan of the other. And I definitely don't consider SMG a 'non-game'. I don't see how LBP constitutes a non-game.
Wii Music is the very definition of a non-game; not LBP.
overthehill99
Member
44 Wii games? Do you have a list somewhere. If someone gave me money to go out and buy 44 good Wii game, I don't think I could get half of that.Yes Boss! said:
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
I tried to like it, but it just doesn't float my boat. I'm not into the fighting genre in general (even in a simplified form), so the only appeal that the SSB series could have is purely based on fan-service alone. That just doesn't cut the mustard for me, I'm afraid.Oblivion said::O
Say it ain't so vks.
hydragonwarrior
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GitarooMan said:
lol perfect pwnage
Private Hoffman
Banned
WrikaWrek said:
It's split about evenly half and half I'd say, probably around 15 for both.
I'd have to go count, but that's a rough estimate
PepsimanVsJoe
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I think I prefer Hoffman in threads where we don't actually talk about games.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Blu_LED said:
I made this list around the middle of September. Basically anything starting with Shikigami onwards is take it or leave it, and there's a few there (Wii Fit, Mega Man 9, Fire Emblem) that I'd only recommend if you are the target audience. That's 47 including WiiWare but not VC, and missing anything that came out since then (I think Sam & Max is probably the only retail title, but there are a few WiiWare).
Spotless Mind
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Hehe. You totally owned his ass. <3Dragona Akehi said:
The Hermit
Member
drohne said:
Some of them where "this can´t be that shitty, something is underneath I know it"...
I am glad this thing bombed, maybe they can do something better next time... and if it´s a music game please don´t use MIDI.
overthehill99
Member
Hmm I see. I didn't know you were counting WiiWare games. Thats a very nice list, better then I thought it would be. There are some I don't really see why anyone would buy (obviously Spogs was for the laugh factor?) but the list is overall pretty good.Stumpokapow said:
EDIT: Nevermind. 44 disc games. Wow I didn't think it was possible.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Have any of the big three companies responded to this NPD yet?
bmf said:
In defense of the gamecube, its owners were very enthusiasts with the software, we all bought Mario sunshine, Metroid, Zelda and the occasional 3rd party game like the tales games.
I might be completely wrong but I believe software numbers for selected titles weren't all that crappy in the US.
I am not sure the PS3 does well at anything anywhere...
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
How on Earth do you find the time to play all of these?Yes Boss! said:
BruceLeeRoy
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HK-47 said:
:lol Just what I was thinking.
Private Hoffman
Banned
Regulus Tera said:
Microsoft made a pre-NPD posting that was pretty positive with little spin, so, obviously you could see they were going to have a good month.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
mikekennyb
Member
Wow, awesome. Another thread that devolves into Sony criticism and fanboy backlash.