whudats December 9, 2006 Share whudats Member December 9, 2006 November was a tremendous month for gamers, and U.S. retail game sales were up 15 percent more than November 2005,.Gamers spent upwards of $804 million, according to recently released NPD sales figures. Game sales were led by Epic’s Gears of War (1 million), Final Fantasy XII (896,000), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (412,000), and Guitar Hero II (356,000). On the console side, the data reveals 197,000 PlayStation 3 consoles were sold, which is more than half of the promised 400,000 consoles Sony had plan to ship, which backs the news that Sony only shipped 200,000 consoles at launch. Nintendo more than doubled the PS3 numbers and sold 476,000 Wiis. However Microsoft came out on top selling through 511,000 Xbox 360 consoles. Portable sales over took even Microsoft’s console domination with Nintendo selling a whopping 918,000 Nintendo DS systems last month. Analysts are skeptical that Sony will come close to selling their forecasted 1 million units in 2006. In a report from Bloomberg, Evan Wilson, an analyst at Pacific Crest Securities stated, “There's no way that Sony will make its forecast for 1 million units in the U.S. this calendar year. They will face supply constraints at least through March.'' Sony only shipped 200,000 at launch? I guess that's better than another delay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner December 9, 2006 Share Demoner Member December 9, 2006 I must say that already makes my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 December 9, 2006 Share akaM2 Member December 9, 2006 obviously there is a shortage of ps3's not really a fair test imo you can go to any electronics store and find a 360, and a Wii isnt that hard to come by either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demoner December 9, 2006 Share Demoner Member December 9, 2006 (edited) I think the point is, Sony should of released more PS3's when they came out. Maybe they should of delayed the PS3 more because the supply is coming well short of the demand. Edited December 9, 2006 by Demoner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max67 December 9, 2006 Share Max67 Member December 9, 2006 Wii sold 476 000 Lol wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma December 9, 2006 Share YoMamma Member December 9, 2006 obviously there is a shortage of ps3's not really a fair test imo you can go to any electronics store and find a 360, and a Wii isnt that hard to come by either. A Wii isnt hard to come by? I havent seen a single unit on a store shelf since release day. What stores have you seen them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofus Maximus December 9, 2006 Share Goofus Maximus Member December 9, 2006 They would've put out more PS3s, if they could, but problems manufacturing the laser for the Blueray just slowed things down too much for that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris December 9, 2006 Share Saris Member December 9, 2006 Of course Wii and PS3 are down - there's no consoles anywhere I know of that I can buy. Most stores I've contacted are still trying to fulfill pre-order lists. According to IGN, Final Fantasy XII outsold Gears of War. http://ps2.ign.com/articles/750/750162p1.html That's weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGeek December 9, 2006 Share TheGeek Member December 9, 2006 Thats because there are no ps3's to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whudats December 9, 2006 Author Share whudats Member December 9, 2006 (edited) I think the point is, Sony should of released more PS3's when they came out. Maybe they should of delayed the PS3 more because the supply is coming well short of the demand. Yes, this is the point. They could have delayed and sold more when they did launch, but another delay would have been even worse for Sony. They had already delayed how many times...? Additionally, Sony is losing either $240 or $300 per PS3 sold, depending on which one you buy. They are taking a serious hit, and can't even make it up on the software sales like the console companies usually do. I remember when the original Xbox came out, Microsoft was losing $80 per, but made up the difference in software...that and they have more cash than you can imagine...unlike Sony which is hurting... Yeah, the point is, Sony launched with 200,000 fewer than they promised. They are losing a bunch on each, and they aren't expected to be able to produce enough to meet demand for 6-9 months (at least). Sony might be just a little too far behind to catch up to Microsoft. I wonder how many, if any, buyers of 360s or Wiis bought them when they tried to get a PS3 and failed...? Edited December 9, 2006 by whudats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog December 11, 2006 Share ShadowDog Member December 11, 2006 i want a ps3... xbox 360.. or Wii... someone get me oneeeee!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xterminator December 11, 2006 Share Xterminator Member December 11, 2006 Wii's are very hard to come by. I'm almost calling 3 stores daily to ask if they've received shipments. I want a Wii!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gond December 11, 2006 Share Gond Member December 11, 2006 I was at EB games yesterday and saw 3 Wiii's on the shelf for $259. Must just be your area Yo. You should move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog December 11, 2006 Share ShadowDog Member December 11, 2006 Gond.. where do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 December 11, 2006 Share akaM2 Member December 11, 2006 also, this title is just for NOV, wasnt the ps3 and Wii not released till mid november? Sounds like a release microsoft is trying to hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox December 11, 2006 Share appalachian_fox Member December 11, 2006 obviously there is a shortage of ps3's not really a fair test imo you can go to any electronics store and find a 360, and a Wii isnt that hard to come by either. I was at EB games yesterday and saw 3 Wiii's on the shelf for $259. Must just be your area Yo. You should move. Weird...In Georgia, you can't find a Wii to save your life unless you line up. They're sold out as soon as they come off the truck. PS3s, on the other hand, can live on the shelf for as much as two and a half days. I have walked past several, though I don't know which models they were. I wonder how many, if any, buyers of 360s or Wiis bought them when they tried to get a PS3 and failed...? I was at a Target where they had 10 Wiis and 2 PS3s (60 GB model). Out of 12 people in line, everyone was there for the Wii first (though several wanted both). The two people at the end decided they would take the PS3, since the Wiis were spoken for. I never expected people to get a PS3 because they couldn't get a Wii...I would have expected it the other way around a month ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma December 11, 2006 Share YoMamma Member December 11, 2006 I was at EB games yesterday and saw 3 Wiii's on the shelf for $259. Must just be your area Yo. You should move. No need to move quite yet. I got mine on release day because im a big enough nerd to stand outside and wait at 5am. Still, I havent seen one in the Chicago area since that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gond December 11, 2006 Share Gond Member December 11, 2006 I live in Cincinati area. Was at the EB Games in West Chester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbilDustBunny December 11, 2006 Share EbilDustBunny GC Alumni December 11, 2006 you know... you can browse a AD at midnight at most retailers websites and see if the wii or ps3 is on the front page advertisement (or something). Sometimes stores will store a few so they has least have the stuff they are advertising on the front page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashad December 11, 2006 Share Rashad Member December 11, 2006 People here have been waiting outside the walmart most nights trying to get a wii when the store gets a shipment in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox December 11, 2006 Share appalachian_fox Member December 11, 2006 you know... you can browse a AD at midnight at most retailers websites and see if the wii or ps3 is on the front page advertisement (or something). Sometimes stores will store a few so they has least have the stuff they are advertising on the front page. Yep. I got word from a friend of a friend who works at at Target, but the ad works fine. Of course, around here you still have to be in line two hours before the store opens to get a Wii. I hear it's more like four at Best Buy, and one week I know for a fact the last person to get there arrived +/- 15 mins around 5 AM. I'm pretty sure this is the case all over the U.S., but just in case (and for those who hail from the frigid Northlands who may not be familiar) Best Buy opens at 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo December 12, 2006 Share anonymo Member December 12, 2006 (and for those who hail from the frigid Northlands who may not be familiar) Best Buy opens at 10. Oh I'm well aware what time bestbuy opens at ROFL I was going to get my passport photos taken today when I walked by this kid with his mom and in his Future Shop (Best Buy's sister store up here) bag he had a wii...at which point I sprinted (literally) to the store to find out they only had 5 in today and that kid snagged the last one. There's an EB right down the street from there and on my walk home I saw a lady with a wii in an EB bag (they're still filling their preorders supposedly) and the thought crossed my mind...but I would probably run straight home to play it leading the authorities right to me...so I played COD3 for 3 hours straight instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris December 12, 2006 Share Saris Member December 12, 2006 Let's not also forget that PS2 outsold all 3 of those, and the DS sold even more. Pwnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick December 12, 2006 Share [LaW]Maverick Member December 12, 2006 let's just say that these numbers show that Nintendo is kicking arse....the proof lies in the DS GO NINTENDO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max67 December 12, 2006 Share Max67 Member December 12, 2006 Maverick' date='Dec 12 2006, 10:06 AM' post='381371'] GO NINTENDO! Booo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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