Conjoint Gaming [Game On]
CG Main => Way Off Topic Box => Topic started by: oobla37 on January 01, 2014, 01:21:18 AM
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http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/12/31/wii-u-outsells-xbox-one-the-week-before-christmas-according-to-vgchartz/?partner=yahootix
ooooh yeah. what you say to that, oldie?
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Hey, Playstation 4 isn't so bad.
Although the only downside is that
ps4 has no games
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Yet they wii u lost in both markets where they have competition. Xbox still doesn't have a launch date in japan and ps4 won't be released for 2 1/2 months. Nintendo isn't dead, they are likely the only system selling the console for a profit and sales are not horrible, but you can not argue that it is doing better than a console that out sells it in a) the biggest market by about 70% and b) the only two markets the it competes in.
I really don't care about this argument but sensationalist title of the article which immediately states that the numbers come from a sketchy source that "should be taken with grain of salt" does bother me.
I also realize you are just poking at old crow but bad sources are bad.
Also I don't think anyone didn't expect Nintendo 3ds to dominate at a much cheaper price with a good library and a new Zelda game being released for it. Zelda is like crack to way to many gamers
Also i like unnecessarily separating things into paragraphs.
Yeah.
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That's actually a good analysis, Krolin. The lowered price on the 3ds as well as Zelda was kind of a surefire way to sell a TON of systems. Nintendo is doing just fine for itself.
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They are all peasant machines. I don't see why you squabble and bicker over your inferior over priced products.
Also, the fact that the Ps4 has yet to launch in Japan and has over twice the sells already? Bow down before the mightiest of peasant box's, the Ps4.
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They are all peasant machines. I don't see why you squabble and bicker over your inferior over priced products.
Because it's fun.
As Krolin mentioned:
We’ll start with the obligatory caveat: VGChartz is a controversial website. Any sales numbers taken from the site should, for a variety of reasons, be taken with a grain of salt. The numbers presented below should be viewed as estimates rather than hard data.
Even if the data is true, most retailers were sold out of both the PS4 and the Xbox One as Sony and Microsoft didn't feel the need to meet the demands of the market until boxing day.
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I bow only to the mighty PC. Even though it's not a console.
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I might be biased from growing up on a playstation....but who cares. Playstation is forever in my heart. frogc00l
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Japan doesn't count. Their market is so small (hell, if PlayStation isn't launching in its home country, what does that tell you?)
You can chalk up all the sales for little kids, and look at the fact that both the PS4 and Xbone have sold so much, they aren't re-supplied yet (sounds like the Wii doesn't it?)
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I don't care about the new Zelda or the new Pokemon.
The new Zelda is hella fun despite ripping stuff off link to the past (they do make good use of it) and the new Pokemon takes away so much of the bad elements from earlier games, like having to grind for an hour before each gym :P and adds stuff to make even EV training fun.
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I might be biased from growing up on a playstation....but who cares. Playstation is forever in my heart. frogc00l
I've never understood these kinds of allegiances. I was raised on Nintendo, but I sure as hell don't support their current policy of "rerelease old titles and half-ass new ones; new IPs be damned."
...and before any of you say anything, I don't care about the new Zelda or the new Pokemon.
Nintendo fanboys VVV
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Crow you may need to see a doctor, the amount of butthurt you're experiencing about Nintendo may lead to anal hemmorhaging which could be fatal if left unchecked.
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Who was the real winner of the Console Wars?
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Crow you may need to see a doctor, the amount of butthurt you're experiencing about Nintendo may lead to anal hemmorhaging which could be fatal if left unchecked.
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Hogan's Heroes GG
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Who was the real winner of the Console Wars?
Wii won the last one sales wise, but since it's not at an actual war it's not winnable. War is a good word for marketing though.
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Who was the real winner of the Console Wars?
The companies, These people think that they actually give a shit about consumers "fighting" to protect their favourite product when all they're doing is laughing and counting their money.
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Hows this one Oobla. Lets look at the fact that the Wii U has been out considerably longer than either the PS4 or the Xbone and its sold less than the ps4 and the xbone has almost sold as much while missing a key market.
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Crow you may need to see a doctor, the amount of butthurt you're experiencing about Nintendo may lead to anal hemmorhaging which could be fatal if left unchecked.
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Hogan's Heroes GG
I see your Hogan's triple, and raise.
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Crow, you've been rustling so much we've been calling you Russell Crowe. ::)
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Let's not forget the mighty Bit Wars back in the days.
Fear my Jaguar and its 64 Bit graphics. We have absolute fuckall for games.
Yes, I actually did and still do own a Jaguar.
Honestly, sales don't matter that much as long as the consumer is satisfied with their purchase. If they suffer a loss, then they should rethink their market or get out of the console industry.
If I wanted family games, I'd get a Wii U. For RPG's that's more of the PS4. The XBOne is good for Action games.
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Let's not forget the mighty Bit Wars back in the days.
Fear my Jaguar and its 64 Bit graphics. We have absolute fuckall for games.
Yes, I actually did and still do own a Jaguar.
Honestly, sales don't matter that much as long as the consumer is satisfied with their purchase. If they suffer a loss, then they should rethink their market or get out of the console industry.
If I wanted family games, I'd get a Wii U. For RPG's that's more of the PS4. The XBOne is good for Action games.
Oh god the fucking Atari Jaguar that was hilarious, I remember seeing one in an old computer store (no such thing anymore!) and just asking what it WAS because they had jackshit for advertising. My buddy got the N64 and I got a PS1 so we didn't give a fuck for console warring because we could always play whatever games :P
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I might be biased from growing up on a playstation....but who cares. Playstation is forever in my heart. frogc00l
I've never understood these kinds of allegiances. I was raised on Nintendo, but I sure as hell don't support their current policy of "rerelease old titles and half-ass new ones; new IPs be damned."
...and before any of you say anything, I don't care about the new Zelda or the new Pokemon.
The reason I have an allegiance to Playstation is not just because I have owned their products growing up. I have (personally) never had any major issues, and the minor issues were either so minor I didn't care or were caused by me. I have played Xbox consoles and owned Nintendo consoles dating back to the NES, and through that personal experience as a gamer I have simply come to prefer Playstation products.
Also I realize that I didn't mention anything about the subject of the thread. I think the main reason that the Wii U did so well is similar to what Blade said. Nintendo is more known for family games and parents during Christmas are (typically) looking for a console that has family type games, not FPS games like Halo, COD, etc.
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I care not who wins
only that xbox loses
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I care not who wins
only that xbox loses
Why the xbox in particular?
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You guys might have missed the point of the thread, but whatever.
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You guys might have missed the point of the thread, but whatever.
You posted a link bragging about Nintendo sales and are surprised it turned into a console war?
Never said I was surprised, I just think the posting of the article on here was taken out of context.