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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:02PM FredFredrickson said

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Obviously, they went from 1 sale to 27 in one day. A large jump, yes, but an amazing number of sales, I think not.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:02PM Jon A said

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Umm, Ross Miller, it didn't gain 2700% in sales, but in rank. Two completely different things.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:13PM iBubbles said

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Exactly what I was thinking.
Someone should tell the guys posting over at PS3fanboy.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:13PM (Unverified) said

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From Amazon's page:
"The Movers & Shakers index identifies, by category, the biggest gainers in sales rank at Amazon.com in the past 24 hours. For example, suppose a music item has a sales rank of 10 today, but was ranked as low as 30 yesterday. Its Movers & Shakers increase would be 200 percent."
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:05PM Fernando Rocker said

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Its not in sales, just rank... please Joystiq, don't confuse the readers.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:21PM (Unverified) said

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Ummm, it says "Sales" right there. I know your english is bad but this is getting ridiculous. Also, the PS3 is not in the number 1 spot and PS3 games and related items are not occupying 16 of the top 25 spots.

Facing facts, sales are on a definative rise. And hell, considering some of the bargains you can snag, is it a suprise? My PS3 hating friend is now looking at it with a free controller and 5 free BluRay movies and trying to decide whether he could afford it now, rather than whether he wants it or not. Hell, he's a hardcore Ninty fan (not gonna say fanboy... he bought his first non-Nintendo console last christmas with PS2) and these bargains are putting the priority on PS3 before the Wii.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:35PM Fernando Rocker said

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Shepeppy. Long time no see.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:57PM (Unverified) said

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Sheppy have you been gone smoking something or are you being sarcastic?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:04PM (Unverified) said

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CLEARLY this is a sign that the Wii and 360 are finished.
FINISHED!
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:05PM arrrgh said

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true
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:05PM (Unverified) said

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If I were Sony (and I'm not), I would be screen camping Amazon.com and forwarding it to Kojima too. And I'd send flowers, chocolates, hookers (pre-paid) and whatever else it would take to keep the 360 fanboys from gloating over another lost PS3 exclusive title.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:06PM H8n5 cinco said

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haha
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:06PM (Unverified) said

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pretty good considering amazon doesn't sell wii's
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:08PM H8n5 cinco said

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yes they do
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:12PM Jon A said

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Wii's are still sold out on Amazon I believe.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:34PM processfive said

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Considering that I bought my Wii on Amazon just a couple of weeks ago, I beg to differ.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:06PM (Unverified) said

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It's actually at 3200% now, so post deserves an update.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:34PM (Unverified) said

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that was pretty funny. I like how you stated you werent Sony.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:07PM (Unverified) said

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What is this the pent up demand for the canceled 20gb model? Id be shocked to see the incresed sales sustained long.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:09PM (Unverified) said

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read the thing at the bottom of the amazon.com screen. all it means is that it jumped from position 27 to 1, not that it is selling 2700% more units. i'm sure as soon as the 360 drops in price you'll see an even higher number, as its sales rank was pushed down by the ps3 drop. then when it gains back a higher sales rank, the % will rocket.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:10PM (Unverified) said

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percentages don't mean anything without numbers. this is just trying to generate hype that's not there.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:11PM enderwiggn said

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It should be mentioned that a few people are probably interested in obtaining the 60 gb model specifically...as the new 60 and 80 gb model are lacking the hardware based backwards compatibility.

Yes, an assumption, but it's still a strong possibility.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:11PM (Unverified) said

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Ah...wait for month to month numbers. That will be a better indicator.

I can't wait for the numbers!!

By the way, how's the 360 doing on AMAZON post RROD meltdown?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:14PM (Unverified) said

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Wow...360 is coming in at #26...

"Redmond, we have a problem..."
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:15PM (Unverified) said

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Frank,
would you be surprised that after this E3 and the 3 year warranty announcement, 360 sales might actually go up?

your fanboy is showing again.


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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:19PM (Unverified) said

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Digi...

My pal...dude...I am a fanboy, of videogames. And I will certainly be in line when Microsoft straightens out their "multiple hardware problems". But till then, I'll pass on my 1/3 chances.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:21PM (Unverified) said

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that means that now malfunctioning 360s can be send without worries for 3 years everytime they crash right?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:24PM (Unverified) said

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Noshino,

Correct. Three years of worrying whether your system is about to melt down again. Then having to go through tech support and sending it back. Who needs that whole mess. God bless you guys that have dealt with that. I would have been bullsh*t and totally dissapointed.

I'll wait for the "new and improved" system.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:39PM (Unverified) said

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@frank

"My pal...dude...I am a fanboy, of videogames. "

No, you're a Sony fantard who feels the need to inject a anti Nintendo/Microsoft comment on every fucking post.

Nice try though.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:39PM (Unverified) said

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FrankTheCrank,

Sorry, that was in regard of the previous comment

"would you be surprised that after this E3 and the 3 year warranty announcement, 360 sales might actually go up?"

I mean, how does a 3 year warranty calms you down? I think that all that shows is that the number is much worse than MS inittially thought and so they are trying to cover all their mess, well, unless you are blind and you don't want to see that.

If I see a product with a high failure rate, and its company not even being honest enough to give thier own numbers, then I would be more scared, I don't think it would raise the sales in ANY WAY
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:00PM FredFredrickson said

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LOL, "meltdown"? You have a vivid imagination!
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:08PM (Unverified) said

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of course they're trying to cover their own mess, everyone sees that, that's kind of the point.

it's a company honest enough to finally admit it's a real problem and that they'll take care of it, when before they hadn't so...anyone nervous about getting a 360 before this announcement should be less nervous now, not more.

not sure how knowing the exact figures would really matter to you unless you're a stockholder. every 360 in existence is covered.

does the RROD still suck? of course, but as of now, its no longer the risk it was before.





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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:27PM (Unverified) said

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Frank, you're a fool. Very soon, once your system is fixed (with the new heatsink they started adding) the problem should not crop up again.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:14PM (Unverified) said

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PS3 is on the top of the main page at Amazon. That certainly can't hurt sales there.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:14PM (Unverified) said

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up 3,200%
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:14PM AirIntake said

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The PS3 hardly had a price drop, it just had a spec upgrade. There is no $399 PS3. Nobody is saving $100. You are getting 40 extra gigs for the same price (or only 20 extra gigs for the same price if you go for the 80G model). Not quite the same thing as a price drop if you only want to spend $399.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:20PM theburn16 said

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you're not just getting an extra 40gb, you're getting wifi and memory card readers...so, yes it is a price drop
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:21PM AirIntake said

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Not if you don't want to spend $499 it isn't.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 5:21PM Hak Foo said

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Actually there was a price drop. Last week there was no $499 version of the PS3. Today there is. Seems like a drop to me?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:29PM Vidikron said

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Your reasoning only works if you ignore that the 20 GB is all but extinct now.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:18PM (Unverified) said

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It's not like a spike is unexpected... What'll be more interesting is how long it lasts.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:16PM (Unverified) said

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The top item is the PS3. The second item is the remote for Blu Ray playback.

Is this actually gamers jumping on board, or just people finally going for the hi-def movie format?

Does it really matter for Sony either way? Sure, someone buying it solely for Blu Ray movies won't buy games, but they'll still be buying movies.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 5:24PM Hak Foo said

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That is probably because Amazon is having a special: PS3, the remote and Memento on blu-ray for $499.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:17PM (Unverified) said

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I would have rather seen a $399 PS3.

20GB for $399 and 60GB for $499.

The whole 80GB PS3 just brings us back to Nov06, two SKU's, $499 and $599. Kinda repetitive, don't you think?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:20PM (Unverified) said

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Wait until Microsoft officially announces the new model and the cheaper price. Then Nintendo announces a $50-$70 price cut plus cheaper controllers or something similar. Nintendo has a surprise this time, this time without hype. Microsoft will surprise us too. Let's wait and see what E3 has in store.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:26PM theburn16 said

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it would be the dumbest thing nintendo has ever done (and that's saying a lot), if they drop the price. they can't keep the Wii in stock anywhere...why the heck would they even think about dropping the price?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:33PM (Unverified) said

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To keep the PS3 from getting new hype. If the PS3 gets hyped, people stop buying the Wii and instead make the PS3 go out of stock, which will make the Wii available again. You get the idea, they have to play it smart, since the Wii is truly a direct competition to PS3 sales.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:20PM (Unverified) said

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go go ps3
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:27PM (Unverified) said

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wow, 'cheerleading' a console is no longer a figure of speech.

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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:38PM (Unverified) said

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i only posted that to get reactions out of people. which i did. hooray.

I wont be picking up a ps3 until I can get one for $300. Just like I won't get a 360 until I can get an elite for $300. I will never buy a console for over $300. any more is too much for a toy.
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