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Like No One Saw This Coming A Long Time Ago; The Wii Trounces the PS3
Topic Started: Saturday 9-12-2006, 02:19 (165 Views)
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Wii outsold rival PlayStation 3 by more than double in the United States in November as the freshly launched video game consoles vied with Xbox 360 for devotees, figures showed.

Nintendo sold 476,140 of its Wii consoles in the United States in November while Sony managed to sell 196,580 of its new PlayStations, according to industry tracking group NPD.

During the month, Microsoft sold 511,300 of its Xbox 360 consoles, which it brought to market a year ago. Wii and PlayStation 3 were released for sale in the United States in mid-November.

Manufacturing problems curtailed the number of PlayStation 3 systems available for the US and Japan launches and prompted Sony to postpone the consoles' Europe debut next year.

Wii consoles were snatched-up quickly after their debut in Europe on Friday as the innovative system featuring motion-responsive controllers gained status as the must-have video game.
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I'm slightly amazed that this actually made news on at all.
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Donnie
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Thus begins the era of Sony's downfall.

Why were they such dumbasses with the PS3? :angry:

EDIT: As of now, Cade, you have exactly double the amount of my posts. Just felt like pointing that out, for some reason. <<_<
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ps3> wii.

IMO.

you guys just wait.
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Wait for what?

Face it. In terms of gaming hardware, Xbox360 is superior. It's a fact. It's been proven over and over by hardware geeks everywhere. PS3 DOES have better hardware for general media - dvd's and such - but as for gaming, 360 is better. On top of that, 360 has a more recognized format. To make things better, Microsoft also has a tendancy to snatch Sony-exclusive titles. Though, you could argue that the PS3 also gets Xbox exclusive titles, but you'd still fail in the argument since 90% of those titles are dumbed down and have content taken out when ported. I've seen very few Sony exclusive titles do this on the Xbox.

Face it. Even though most people don't like it, the 360 is a hard hitter, and getting more and more popular. Pretty soon, it'll be down to Nintendo and Microsoft. Sony is really going downhill. Only diehard fans are actually buying the console. Number 1 reason? Price. Most people don't want to spend 600 bucks on a console, when they can get either a Wii or a 360 for way cheaper. On top of that, the 360 has the best online userbase so far. With solid titles like Dead Rising and GoW, along with Halo 3 and Ninja Gaiden 2, I can't possibly see the 360 getting below second place.

Sony has seriously fucked up. Blu-Ray? First, developers have to LEARN the format, and then make actions accordingly. Second, price. $599 is simply ludicrous. I would NEVER pay that much for a fucking console. The only way i'd pay that much is after inflation, which is relative anyway. Third, they got a new president who doesn't know what the fuck he's doing.

Microsoft has money to back them up. Nintendo has a more diverse userbase and innovation backing them up. What the fuck does Sony have? MGS4? Please. Who the fuck wants to play as a senior citizen solid snake? Sony is phailing, and that's that. They'll go the way of Sega, and start developing games for Microsoft.

EDIT: On a side note here, I actually liked Sony before this. I was a PSOne fan, and PS2 fan. But with this next gen, I just can't understand why the fuck Sony is going the way they're going. I will NEVER get a PS3, and won't support it. Sure, it's too early in the game to be making decisions, but this whole thing looks exactly like a Dreamcast repeat.
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I only read that because I saw "Ninja Gaiden 2" thrown in there. Good post.
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Dec 9 2006, 02:46 AM
I only read that because I saw "Ninja Gaiden 2" thrown in there. Good post.

Guess what Sony's getting? Ninja Gaiden Sigma. Oooooooh. It's pretty much Ninja Gaiden Black, which i've already played. On top of that, Itigaki isn't even overseeing development. Why? Because a different branch of Team Ninja is developing. Team Ninja's heart is with Microsoft, not Sony. Sony just happened to get a second party Team Ninja developer. This means that either the game will be horribly butchered, or it simply wont be near as good as NG2. Take your pick.
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Well, an extra character with new stages, weapons, attacks, and water combat sounds pretty nice. But I would choose NG2.
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Dec 9 2006, 02:53 AM
Well, an extra character with new stages, weapons, attacks, and water combat sounds pretty nice. But I would choose NG2.

Water combat was also in the first installment. o_O

Regardless, Sigma isn't enough to sell the console, because if you were to purchase a PS3 just for Sigma, you'd kill yourself when NG2 came out on 360.
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Dec 8 2006, 11:59 PM
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Dec 9 2006, 02:53 AM
Well, an extra character with new stages, weapons, attacks, and water combat sounds pretty nice. But I would choose NG2.

Water combat was also in the first installment. o_O

Regardless, Sigma isn't enough to sell the console, because if you were to purchase a PS3 just for Sigma, you'd kill yourself when NG2 came out on 360.

True, but it's actually used in this. But you're still right.
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Wii consoles were snatched-up quickly after their debut in Europe on Friday as the innovative system featuring motion-responsive controllers gained status as the must-have video game.


I experienced this in person. >_>
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NG2 is out already.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587489.html
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Dec 9 2006, 08:13 AM

:D

That was my favorite of the first 3. Game rocks.
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Of the three NextGen consoles I have only played one, the 360, and it did indeed exceed my expectations. I have no idea why I haven't bought it yet...

I'm not in any hurry to play the PS3, but I would like to at some point. I doubt I will own one though. I owned three PS2s. Two of them fucked up within 6 months of purchasing them. I'm not in any rush to throw more money at a Sony console.

The Wii is more than likely the only console of the three I will own in the immediate future.
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