the console wars - the sales
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pj64er said:
You´re missing an important point here, very, very few systems are actually bought by kids. They are bought for kids by parents whom are probaly thinking cheap vs. expensive, of course they will choose the cheap one and get one or two games for it instead of buying the expensive one w/ games. Most parents probaly doesn´t have any clue about the differences between the consoles, but what it all comes down to is what people recognise when shopping for christmas presents, my guess is that they are very familiar with plumbers and hedgehogs...
And as I said earlier those numbers can be modified to suit your needs. If you like the x-box you´re probaly thinking that the x-box sold more units then gc and vice versa. This christmas the dc, gc and ps2 will be the winners. They are all cheaper then the others and are well known, most parents buying a ps2 for their kids probaly has a ps or a nes, snes, n64, sms or megadrive at home.
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Huanjun Ji
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Wusup blizz, remember me?
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Actually all companys base their numbers from stats from CSFB, that´s why they are accurate and that´s why they have to moderate it. The xbox was released an week before the gc and should therefore have more units sold. But when Nintendo say that gc is the fastest selling system ever, they are comparing it to the first week sales for other consoles.
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"The Xbox video game system from Microsoft had the best-selling video game console launch on record after two weeks of sales, according to The NPD Group Inc., the definitive source for sales and market data on the video game industry.
"The data clearly show that Xbox is off to a torrid start," said Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer at Microsoft. "Xbox sold out as soon as we launched, and we're selling systems as fast as we can produce them. More than 100,000 units a week are being delivered to retailers, so game players are likely to find Xbox systems throughout the holiday season. With one of the best launch lineups ever, I understand why Xbox is the most sought-after gift for the holiday."
Most importantly, Xbox purchasers can't get enough of the Xbox launch games. According to The NPD Group, gamers are buying 2.4 Xbox games with every Xbox, resulting in the highest game attach rate ever recorded for a console at launch. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. sold 1.9 games with every PlayStation 2 during the first two weeks of its launch last year, and Nintendo Company Ltd. has sold 1.9 games with every GameCube to date.
Microsoft's Halo was the best-selling launch title according to actual NPD data, beating Luigi's Mansion, the top-selling GameCube game. Halo, the critically acclaimed sci-fi action game, also recently received a 10 out of 10 rating from the editors at Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Sales are also very strong for Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing, NFL Fever 2002, and third-party games such as Dead or Alive 3 from Tecmo, Madden NFL 2002 from Electronic Arts and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x from Activision.
"There's no doubt that Xbox has some of the most popular games for the holiday," said Ed Fries, vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. "Whether you crave action, sports, racing or fighting games, Xbox has killer games in every category." "
Quoted from 3Dspotlight.com, that quoted it from Gamespy...
"The data clearly show that Xbox is off to a torrid start," said Robbie Bach, chief Xbox officer at Microsoft. "Xbox sold out as soon as we launched, and we're selling systems as fast as we can produce them. More than 100,000 units a week are being delivered to retailers, so game players are likely to find Xbox systems throughout the holiday season. With one of the best launch lineups ever, I understand why Xbox is the most sought-after gift for the holiday."
Most importantly, Xbox purchasers can't get enough of the Xbox launch games. According to The NPD Group, gamers are buying 2.4 Xbox games with every Xbox, resulting in the highest game attach rate ever recorded for a console at launch. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. sold 1.9 games with every PlayStation 2 during the first two weeks of its launch last year, and Nintendo Company Ltd. has sold 1.9 games with every GameCube to date.
Microsoft's Halo was the best-selling launch title according to actual NPD data, beating Luigi's Mansion, the top-selling GameCube game. Halo, the critically acclaimed sci-fi action game, also recently received a 10 out of 10 rating from the editors at Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine. Sales are also very strong for Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing, NFL Fever 2002, and third-party games such as Dead or Alive 3 from Tecmo, Madden NFL 2002 from Electronic Arts and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x from Activision.
"There's no doubt that Xbox has some of the most popular games for the holiday," said Ed Fries, vice president of Microsoft Game Studios. "Whether you crave action, sports, racing or fighting games, Xbox has killer games in every category." "
Quoted from 3Dspotlight.com, that quoted it from Gamespy...
Well.. I bought a PS2 .. but in either case.. you can quote any number of different sources that will conflict with any other source. The real identifyer is people buying games Versus people buying consoles for Christmas. People who buy games and consoles are a better indicator. IE they bought an Xbox with two games. Than someone who just bought an Xbox.
BTW my Ps2 browser interface is goofy but it works fairly well. all my PSX games work on it
Cyb
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I'd say as a general rule, don't just any sales info for the next month for so. Everywhere I go some stats contradict others.
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pj64er said:not really, each company tells u only their good stats. One company sold the most at launch date, one the most in the first week and one the most corrently.
try to guess which ones which!
I don't think you can actually know which one sold more at launch and which one sold more in the first week at the moment.