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PS3 outselling Xbox 360 in Europe News
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Ellie Gibson
Nintendo has released figures for 2008 hardware sales in Europe which reveal the PS3 is outselling the Xbox 360 - though the Wii is still laughing in both of their faces.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, more than 10.4 million Wii consoles have been shifted in Europe this year. The high point for Nintendo was April, when nearly 180,000 units were sold. The figure for Xbox 360 during the same month was around 90,000, as it was for PS3.
Overall, PS3 sales are said to exceed those for Xbox 360. However, Microsoft's console proved more popular than its rival during October, when a price cut boosted sales to more than 60,000 units.
The DS has beaten the PSP over the course of the year. In July Nintendo shifted 225,000 handhelds, while the PSP reached a peak of 50,000 units during the same period.
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optimusprym8
10/11/08 @ 08:42
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Just roll on reports of stock shortages so I can get mine on eBay and rinse the Xmas punters
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muscleblade
10/11/08 @ 09:12
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And they say you need to have the best console too be successfull pfft.
Many consumers isnt very informed. Good thing Eurogamer give us face off comparisons making the choice easier for informed gamers at least. |
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Rev. Stuart Campbell
10/11/08 @ 09:15
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"Overall, PS3 sales are said to exceed those for Xbox 360."
"Are said to"? What the fuck sort of weak-arsed shit is this? WORST. STORY. EVER. |
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Rev. Stuart Campbell
10/11/08 @ 09:18
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"However, Microsoft's console proved more popular than its rival during October, when a price cut boosted sales to more than 60,000 units."
Boosted to 60,000? From what? From 10,000 or from 59,000? And whichever it was, why was it so much lower than April's 90,000? Is there a single sentence of this story which isn't utterly meaningless drivel? |
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I think the article is a bit manipulative indeed
I think what its meant to say is that 10.4 million consoles have been sold since Wii launch. So this year it has reached 10.4 million consoles in Europe. Selling 10.4 million consoles in a year would be rediculous. So yeah the newsarticle could have been written more clearly
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the_dudefather
10/11/08 @ 09:20
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'most of the 360 sales are people buying new ones because of RROD'
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There's better info in this article (see graph near bottom):
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/38... The Xbox "boost" was from just under 30,000. |
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Rev. Stuart Campbell
10/11/08 @ 09:29
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And why are Nintendo "releasing" Sony and Microsoft's sales figures anyway?
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I must admit it drives me nuts when manufacturers release sales figure and try and include competitors too!
Its hard enough believing the figure may not have had a bit of a massage for the manufacturer let alone the competitors figures.... The only figures to trust are those of independent retailers.... (of course unlike the other markets of the USA and ASIA we dont have a way of accounting for these on a weekly or even monthly basis!) Still competition makes manufacturers and retailers try harder which is always good for us consumers :-)
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Godhather08
10/11/08 @ 10:16
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It's awesome that even at three times the price the PS3 is still outselling the X360.
Go Sony ;) |
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muscleblade
10/11/08 @ 11:09
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"most of the 360 sales are people buying new ones because of RROD"
Thats how much people with a 360 loves their console. You do get a new one if you get RROD but who can wait 3 weeks? I couldnt now i have 2. |
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SilentScream
10/11/08 @ 12:52
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lol @ the_dudefather
Very true, I was thinking that myself. "Oh xbox 360 have sold 50 million in the world" (30 million as replacement machines) |
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muscleblade
10/11/08 @ 13:31
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@Xerx3s wrote:
"I pity your life. Surely you have other things to do" You shouldnt pity me. I have two kids (a 7 year old and a 1 year old) and im a competing bodybuilder/fitness athlete aswell so i need to work out a lot, eat alot and sleep alot too.. So yes i have other things to do. I just love my 360 thats all. Its so much fun. |
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g@area404.org
10/11/08 @ 14:14
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Not really suprising news.
X360 was released November 2005, thats 3 years ago. PS3 was released (in UK) in March 2007. Thats 16 months later. Lots of 360's were sold in 16 months and I suspect, a large percentage of PS3's were bought by people who already owned the 360. |
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BonzoBanana
10/11/08 @ 18:20
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I must admit I'm on my fourth 360 and I'm told they are very difficult if not impossible to repair depending on fault so do I account for four console sales or just one? I wonder what the real figure is with regard non functioning 360 consoles. Is it something like 10% of 360s sold or much more. The fact Microsoft won't release this figure makes me think its very high.
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Eighthours
11/11/08 @ 10:24
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As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, more than 10.4 million Wii consoles have been shifted in Europe this year. The high point for Nintendo was April, when nearly 180,000 units were sold.
Maths failure, Ellie. |
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Systems your link explains it better... so this is Nintendo's spin on information we already had?(with some estimations thrown in)
Why do Nintendo get away with this kind of thing and MS and Sony get blasted for it? Ah well very suspect motivations for this IMO, Nintendo will jump sides to make either one of the competition look bad when it suits then... if it means more investment especially. It'd be nice if EG treated Nintendo the same as they would MS or Sony on things like this.
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