[Update: the 2700% increase in sales is from sales rank - i.e. from 28 to 2 -- not sales. Sorry for the flub in phrasing.]
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[Update: the 2700% increase in sales is from sales rank - i.e. from 28 to 2 -- not sales. Sorry for the flub in phrasing.]
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Reader Comments (86)
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:41PM (Unverified) said
I won't get a Wii til I can get it for the same price as a GI JOE action figure
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:25PM zwarrior said
And yet the Wii is selling a dollar short of $350 from 3rd party merchants over there.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:32PM (Unverified) said
The whole Wii thing is just CRAZY. From a gamers standpoint, it doesn't make sense, especially when you throw in the weak graphics. But man, it's selling like HOT CAKES.
I love my Wii, and wouldn't give it up, even for a 360 Elite. The first party titles are awesome and the family loves it.
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I love my Wii, and wouldn't give it up, even for a 360 Elite. The first party titles are awesome and the family loves it.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:25PM Neebs said
Last line wins.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:26PM (Unverified) said
Yes Sony sent the webpage. And Microsoft is sending a copy of the 360 warranty extension to every lawyer in the world.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:26PM Fernando Rocker said
@sheppy
Sheppepy. Long time no see.
Sheppepy. Long time no see.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:26PM (Unverified) said
Malfunctioning limited to the Red Ring of Death related breakdowns. Peter Moore was VERY specific with that wording on the Major Nelson special. So in other words, you're covered from the most common defect of the console, which is good. But if your hard drive crashes, disc drive jams (Wombat of CagCasts issue), AC shorts out, or any number of other, more rare problems, you're stuck paying repair cost.
3 years pertains to RROD only. But that is ALSO the biggest issue with the system right now so that's a HUGE relief.
3 years pertains to RROD only. But that is ALSO the biggest issue with the system right now so that's a HUGE relief.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:27PM (Unverified) said
Must say I'm pretty surprised. I didn't think the price drop would make much of a difference. To me $500 is still too much for a console. All the best to em, though, I'll be real interested to see the effect on sales at retail.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:28PM (Unverified) said
To prove how meaningless these percentages are, the PS3 is now at 500% from it's latest move. People are definitely putting too much thought into it lol.
It's definitely doing better and I think people should be happy about it, but this list is meaningless for any sort of real pissing contest.
It's definitely doing better and I think people should be happy about it, but this list is meaningless for any sort of real pissing contest.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:30PM (Unverified) said
Somebody is actually buying a power hungry Blu Ray player? Yeah right. ~200 watts just to play a movie is not that smart of a choice. If I ever buy a PS3, it will be for the games. I will already have bought a combo HD-DVD/BD player by then. Unless someone actually wins the format wars and I buy a player for one format. Actual BD players consume ~50 watts. That plus the receiver and the TV.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:37PM (Unverified) said
You definitely make a good point, but I don't think the average consumer even pays attention to wattage.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:31PM Tez said
So they sold 2700 systems?
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:36PM (Unverified) said
What kind of freak actually looks at the power consumption of a movie or game player... haha
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:44PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
if you found out your 360 used $100 more electricity than a ps3 in one year, then who would be laughing?
That's not the case, I'm just saying
The study showed the Wii however uses like 1/10 of the power of the 360/ps3/PC
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That's not the case, I'm just saying
The study showed the Wii however uses like 1/10 of the power of the 360/ps3/PC
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:53PM (Unverified) said
the kind of person that pays bills and doesnt live with mommy and daddy.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:54PM Vidikron said
Oh please. I bet most of you leave your PC on all day, if not 24 hrs a day. Most people are only going to game a couple of hours per day on average.. if that. The difference in energy cost between playing a Wii and PS3 is going to be laughable. I DO pay my own bills and haven't seen any noticeable change in my monthly electric bills with all 3 systems in the house with the 360 and PS3 getting the bulk of the play time.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:37PM Chulipin said
You know what would be funny? If Nintendo dropped the Wii price to $200...Ouch that would hurt.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:46PM Paviel said
Yes, it would hurt, I think. Not only would it hurt MS and Sony by widening the price gap, but it would also hurt Nintendo by lowering its profits.
The only thing that prics cuts are really good for is getting products off the store shelves, and the Wii doesn't need any help in that regard. Once the hype dies down, one might expect a price cut, but not a moment sooner.
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The only thing that prics cuts are really good for is getting products off the store shelves, and the Wii doesn't need any help in that regard. Once the hype dies down, one might expect a price cut, but not a moment sooner.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:42PM (Unverified) said
I'm not surprised the FragFX's sales rank. Did any of you look at it?? It has a FRAG button for Pete's sake. You press it and instant Frag! Awesome! Can you imagine playing Hal... err.. .Gears of.... uhhh.. Resistance and BAM! Instant Frag! Awesome!!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000S14FNO/ref=dp_otherviews_2/102-8870404-5863320?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&img=2
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000S14FNO/ref=dp_otherviews_2/102-8870404-5863320?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&img=2
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:00PM (Unverified) said
you know that frag button isnt an instant frag right? you were just being sarcastic?
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:17PM (Unverified) said
Dude. C'mon. Please have SOME faith in the people that read this site.
I am curious what the frag button is supposed to be though. Always mapped to grenade? Trigger/fire? *shrug*
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I am curious what the frag button is supposed to be though. Always mapped to grenade? Trigger/fire? *shrug*
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:45PM (Unverified) said
Here is the ACTUAL sales ranking within the video game category:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=sv_vg_1/105-2279197-4292452
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/videogames/ref=sv_vg_1/105-2279197-4292452
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:46PM (Unverified) said
You can get a great deal on a PS3 from Amazon.
$499.99 + Free Movie(Memento) + Free Remote Control - $30 (If you sign up for the Amazon Credit Card = $469.99 shipped.
And if you add in the fact that you will get 1500 Amazon reward point which amounts to $15 then the total cost is
$454.99.
You can also get 5 free Blu-Ray movies(Selection sucks except for a few titles)
Amazon won't give you that $15 dollars, unless you have accumulated 2500 Reward points which amounts to $25. Thats only $300 worth of stuff from Amazon. I don't really mind, since I shop for most of my college books on Amazon anyway which will bring me to that goal right quick.
All in-all its a great deal for you nay-sayers.
$499.99 + Free Movie(Memento) + Free Remote Control - $30 (If you sign up for the Amazon Credit Card = $469.99 shipped.
And if you add in the fact that you will get 1500 Amazon reward point which amounts to $15 then the total cost is
$454.99.
You can also get 5 free Blu-Ray movies(Selection sucks except for a few titles)
Amazon won't give you that $15 dollars, unless you have accumulated 2500 Reward points which amounts to $25. Thats only $300 worth of stuff from Amazon. I don't really mind, since I shop for most of my college books on Amazon anyway which will bring me to that goal right quick.
All in-all its a great deal for you nay-sayers.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 2:48PM (Unverified) said
Gee...they must be selling a shitload of Blu-Ray movies as well, then, because as I understand it, the PS3 has zilch for actual games. Oh yeah, check it. The silver PS2 is also in that list. Go figure.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:03PM FredFredrickson said
He's right, "zilch" describes the PS3's library well enough. They sold you a $600 piece of junk on the promise of future games, which are taking 2 years to come down the pipe, and may not be exclusives by the time they do. Sad, really.
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Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:36PM (Unverified) said
I love how you people think the release of the 360 was any different.
God people can be fucking morons. Play games not system wars.
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God people can be fucking morons. Play games not system wars.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:47PM (Unverified) said
loungemonkey, the 360 situation a year ago wasn't the same simply because it had no other direct competition in the space.
the landscape is very different for the PS3.
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the landscape is very different for the PS3.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:03PM DashShiron said
Getting closer to reasonable, just hope some more games come out for it soon. My shiny black PS3 is gathering dust as of now.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 3:43PM (Unverified) said
OMG first BluRay wins the DVD format war and now PS3 wins the console war! DEAR GOD THE HUMANITY!
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 4:38PM (Unverified) said
"Last we heard, Sony was screen-capping the website and forwarding it to Konami."
Hahaha, awesome.
Hahaha, awesome.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 5:13PM Shagittarius said
Sony is in yer top 10 best sellers lists...crushing yer wiis.
Posted: Jul 10th 2007 6:20PM (Unverified) said
Wait! Stop the press!
Ok.. I remember not buying one when the other SKU was $499 and yet they discontinued the $499 model. Funny stuff Sony. I fail to see their reasoning to this price model. The $499 and $599 pricing model has already proven it doesn't work.
Just when you think Sony has learned not to shoot themselves in the foot anymore, BAM! The gun goes off again. But hey, at least the PS3 is still "dominant."
Ok.. I remember not buying one when the other SKU was $499 and yet they discontinued the $499 model. Funny stuff Sony. I fail to see their reasoning to this price model. The $499 and $599 pricing model has already proven it doesn't work.
Just when you think Sony has learned not to shoot themselves in the foot anymore, BAM! The gun goes off again. But hey, at least the PS3 is still "dominant."
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