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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:02PM KaBob799 said

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% isn't everything
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:34PM tonicboy said

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No, it's only a portion :/
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:49PM Tiptup300 said

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How do they take RRODs into consideration? Wouldn't the actual 360 % be like higher?
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 5:05PM (Unverified) said

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@Tiptup300 theirs no such thing as RROD anymore. expect for the older xbox 360's
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 5:44PM moshin said

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right its called E74 now :-) RROD is so last week...

I know I know, i couldn't help it..

*shelds himself from hail of downvotes*
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 7:39PM Roxas560 said

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@ all the 360fanboys claiming to have a high paying job ( JW & general death )

if you really have a job like that, how do you have so much time to waste on joystiq?
and do you really have to point out that he is inaccurate?
just let those obsessed fanboys be, their not hurting anyone =]
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 8:22PM Roxas560 said

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damn you comment system!
that was supposed to be a reply to shag >=/
and i clearly remember pressing reply on his
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 10:51AM Tiptup300 said

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I keep getting the RROD. :(
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:03PM Shagittarius said

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THE FAD IS ENDING!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:25PM Marius said

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When its stops being #1 each month
then you can speak
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:42PM FredFredrickson said

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The Wii slowing down was inevitable.

The PS2 being increasing at almost as sharp a rate as the 360, and more so than the PS3, was pretty surprising, in my opinion.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:46PM (Unverified) said

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Predictable results for the 360.


Considering the fact that your typical 360 owner is an unemployed, late teens to early 20's deadbeat living with mom or is the guy on the couch at an employed friends house who sits around on Xbox Live (whose mom/employed friend is paying for) for 4-6 hours per day, this chart makes perfect sense.

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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:48PM Marius said

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*Stands up
*Claps and cheers
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:28PM (Unverified) said

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Really? Because I'm a 28 year old systems engineer making $85k per year and I play my 360 much more than my PS3. That pretty much voids your whole argument.

I love fanboys..... common sense and logic completely escapes them.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:57PM oolz said

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Shag speaks the truth. There are hundreds of music artists that sell millions upon millions of CD's per year who have no appreciable musical talent or ability. They sell those albums because they're manufactuered to sell. They're hollow, manufactuered gimmicks, just like the Wii.

With the exception of Mario Kart, only their gimmick games (wii sports, wii fit and wii play *free wiimote*) have bested their top sellers on the gamecube. This paints a pretty clear picture: There are no more "hardcore" Wii owners than there were gamecube owners. They're getting a lot of new buyers, but those people aren't sticking around. They're playing Wiisports and then they're done with it. If you remove the top four games from the Wii's sales list (two of which shouldn't even count) the Wii hasn't sold any more games than the 360 has and may actually have sold less.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:59PM bxgt said

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Why is he drinking pepto bismol?
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:06PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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It's not Pepto, it's a special hair growth formula. It's meant to make his facial hair douchier.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:10PM kentuckyfried said

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I've seen what the hardcore 360 demographic looks like at different stores at different events, and there are some generalizations one can draw:

1) alot look like pot smokers
2) alot are overweight
3) alot are obnoxiously loud
4) 360 fanboys tend to be greasy-looking. literally.

I don't dismiss that some 360 users are white collar professionals, but that's not the norm.

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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:10PM EDay said

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Two earrings. How manly.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:15PM Sly C said

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haha wow cap, that 2nd picture was hilarious. facial dirt... haha.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:21PM (Unverified) said

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Poor Cody's just sad that his parents bought him a wii for hanukkah last year rather than a 360 with COD4, Left4dead and Gears of war that he'd been asking for all year.

An excellent contest, I can't wait to see some finely shooped submissions.


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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:26PM Gamer X said

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@ kentuckyfried and all the haters

Where do you live kentuckyfried... the southern states??? I'd hardly consider demographics surveyed by a guy who calls himself kentuckyfried that of a worldwide demographics. Truth be told... 360 haters are whining little PS3 fanboys that don't like to hear the truth. 360 is obviously a fun console.. go cry somewhere else!!!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:37PM Vidikron said

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@Wallace

Why are you assuming they are PS3 fanboys? Cody, for example, is a known Nintendo fanboy.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:39PM RKN said

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1) alot look like pot smokers
2) alot are overweight
3) alot are obnoxiously loud
4) 360 fanboys tend to be greasy-looking. literally.

I thought that's what the console gamers think of us PC gamers. : D
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:46PM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said

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@ Cody:

I must be an exception to that "rule", since I work full-time and even work photography gigs on the side, do not live off of others, get on Live for about 3-5 hours per week, and pay my own way for everything.

And as such, I'd say you're an exception too...since I would never call all Wii owners a bunch of scrawny wannabe's who live off of Mommy and Daddy's money.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:49PM Mr Khan said

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@ oolz

Research before you bullshit please. The only Wii entry to a franchise that was out-performed by a GameCube game so far was Metroid Prime 3 (when compared to Metroid Prime, the greatest game of all time, and what had also been the first Metroid game in 8 years at the time)
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:51PM DevilSei said

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Yeah, seriously.
Honestly? I'd rather be a PS3 Fanboy than a 360 one. The same people who are 360 Fanboys, are the same immature kids who clog up games and bitch and moan about everything. I own both consoles, and have played both online, and the "pay-to-play" seems to attract every D-bag to it, while the PS3 (at least in my experiences) tends to be a bit more mature and friendly.

The only thing I really hate about the Xbox 360, is its community, and you Wallace, are a shining example of why.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:51PM (Unverified) said

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Khan, Metroid Fusion came out first.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 3:53PM (Unverified) said

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Haha... I guess they came out the same day. For some reason it seemed like there were two weeks between release for me. My bad :P
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:02PM Ridgecity said

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finally! we now can go back to the struggling industry years!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:05PM PedoJokerBear said

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I WANT TO BE MA-TI!

HEART!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:11PM (Unverified) said

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Every 360 owner is a fat slob
Every Wii owner is a house wife
Every PS3 owner is...well there's not enough of them to make a generalization...

Sound right to you Cody?

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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 4:24PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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@ PedoJokerBear

I can't give you the power of Heart because it's already taken. I can however give you the power of...

GALL BLADDER

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the newest member of the Planeteers!

PedoJokerBear [Planeteer | Power of Gall Bladder]
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 5:32PM Fullmetal Salchemist said

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"A lot" is two words, geniuses.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 5:54PM Kif said

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Everyone's being a dick to Cody, but he doesn't look too bad with a few adjustments.

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4259/codyn.jpg


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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 6:11PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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LOL @ Hippo. Nice entry!
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 6:23PM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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I can't enter myself into the contest, I can however inspire some of you...

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8436/0000029699350.jpg

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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 6:28PM The Wicker Man said

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@BXGT

GHEY JUICE
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 6:51PM Sly C said

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oh my god, that last one from cap was amazing. perfect execution. i give it an 11/10.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 7:53PM Kif said

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Beautiful work, Cap. :D

It makes me want to get an image editing program other than MS paint, but I busted the Botanic bank funding my acts of Hippo Heroism.

It's a shame, really. I can only hope my sub-par entries don't meet any real competition.

Entry 2: "Anyone can be cool with MS Paint"
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/387/youcanmakeanyonecoolwit.jpg
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 9:33PM googleadam said

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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 10:03PM Kif said

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No! My plan to win by default is ruined!

You haven't heard the last of me, googleadam!
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 10:50AM Captain Planet Planeteer Power said

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@ googleadam

Ahaha!! Brilliant!

Don't worry Hippo, you are more than welcome to submit more than one entry and we'll be scoring based on originality and ownage factor.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 11:16AM (Unverified) said

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Well, another study (I read that study somewhere in Joystiq) did say that the average xbox360 users were younger (teens, i think) than the PS3 users. So the 360 users would relatively have more time. But this is just me putting 2 and 2 together with NO statistical proof whatsoever to support this. Just thought I should comment.
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Posted: Aug 12th 2009 11:28AM EDay said

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@oolz: Mario Galaxy has sold more than Mario Sunshine, and Brawl has sold more than Melee.

Research, my friend. Research.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:03PM AlexMeloche said

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InB4WiiSuxx.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:03PM Jeremy White said

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To be honest, I've only played my Wii two times in 2009. Both times I played Wii Fit and both times I played for only about 30 minutes to an hour.

The Wii is too much fun.
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:04PM PR0F3TA said

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THIS JUST IN....

Sky is blue

Water is wet

and Patcher overstates the obvious
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:06PM (Unverified) said

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Its pachter, not patcher. Dont worry I used to make the same mistake all the time. Remember it this way, hes a fudge pachter. =)
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Posted: Aug 11th 2009 2:06PM SourceJR said

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good thing this is Nielsen.
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