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PlayStation Move controller in short supply; initial stock selling out

Sony’s PlayStation Move controller was introduced just over a week ago and it looks like initial stock is selling out. Many online retailers are backordered or sold out. Local store inventory is in low supply too, proving demand for PlayStation Move is high.

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Droid Control4956d ago

The Wii is in real trouble. How will Nintendo respond?
Slowly i think.

With their attention on the launch of the 3DS next year, the field is wide open for M$ and SOny to steal some consumers right from under their nose.

Wii 2 announced at E3 next year? Maybe!

smoothdude4956d ago

Considering I can go to my local target, walmart, or gamestop and pick one up, I would hardly say that it is sold out. In fact I was considering buying it on ebay because it is cheaper. Ebay is a good indicator of of supply and demand as prices will tend to be super inflated on ebay.

Also even if Nintendo stopped selling Wiis, PS3 would still have a long wait before it caught up with Wii. This generations should be over soon, and then each company will have a fair chance for the number 1 spot.

smoothdude4956d ago

I know that people are going to disagree with me, but if you really wanted the move, why not get it on ebay for $90, which is what it is topping out at. I have even seen it being sold as low as $80, and this is for the bundle. My point is that the Wii was selling for $700 on ebay because it really was being sold out. I even saw a Wii sold for over $1,000.

jjacinto234956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

" I was considering buying it on ebay because it is cheaper"

DUDE it was $54 (unopened and new) on ebay and the Sports Champion (unopened and new) is $120............you call that cheaper? Please don't make your own Facts but we call that lies and opinions

PopEmUp4956d ago

we call that bull shit

DJMarty4956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

'prices super inflated on ebay' ,what bull. Guess you havn't traded on ebay, ther are that many selling the same thing, prices are cut throat. Margin get cut so much, it's not worth selling some stuff.

YoshiMeetsU4956d ago

Yes, he calls the local stores around his house and comes to the conclusion it is selling out and in short supply in general.

I guess I can assume it's not selling well since I can get it at everything from K-Mart to Target and Best Buy. Not only the bundle, but the controllers, nav and charging base.

TrueStoryGuy4956d ago

Most of the "bundles" are standalone products, and the most expensive one I've seen (with 18 bids) was at $88 and over 9 hours left.

Then, I saw an "Unopened PlayStation Move Bundle" that had over 2 days left and was already over $102. Looks like the PlayStation Move Bundle is in demand, and many consumers don't know what to look for.

Weaksauce11384956d ago

$102 is cheaper than cost in a store... With tax and all. The demand isn't that great, I see hardware all over. Well see when sports champions ranks rather low on NPD

gamingdroid4956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

Actually, I think some good indicators are:

a) If PS Move Starter bundle starts selling out. There is too much noise in the PS Move wand sales to determine if it came from new users that owned a PS Eye camera, or if it simply are people buying seconds, thirds and fourths. Some games do require two wands to fully enjoy.

b) If prices on eBay goes higher than MSRP and DO sell to their local customers i.e. not shipping it overseas. That means people can't find it in-store and willing to pay a premium to get it on eBay.

Otherwise, all this tells is demand might have been misjudged by retailers.

Brklynty14956d ago

becauae your local target walmart and gamestop is the only shops that sells move huh?....*facepalm*

Kurisu4956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

I guess it depends on your location. I live in England, and I went to buy Move two days after launch. I went to both GAME stores in my town centre, and BOTH of them were completely sold out of the controllers (although they had plenty of Navigation controllers). I was forced to go to HMV, where I eventually found some. However they were starting to run low!

Note to add: Although the controllers were sold out there WERE starter bundles available.

joydestroy4956d ago

can't do that here in Charlotte, NC. everyone is out of it.

kneon4956d ago

@TrueStoryGuy

I guess you are new to ebay. You need to check the completed listings, the closing price can skyrocket in the last few seconds. The high bid hours before closing is meaningless.

I checked the completed listings and most move starter packs are selling in the $120-130 range.

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wanaraceu4956d ago

Most game shops I have been to in Australia are sold out of move. I just picked up the last 1 in stock at my local target

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Omega44956d ago

Hopefully its past 200K by now.

Karooo4956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

lol i hope you are paid by microsoft, otherwise its pathetic

TrueStoryGuy4956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

And has already outsold more then Kinect will ever sell.

SillySundae4956d ago (Edited 4956d ago )

I think Kinect will sell well.

MS has always been good with marketing their products.

How Good is Kinect? I dont know. A lot of negative reviews i understand, but let's wait till release see what happens.

I would be happy for both Move and Kinect to succeed.

"If you've got an awesome girlfriend, and then someone else gets an awesome girlfriend. Do you who wins? EVERYONE " - KB
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plb4956d ago

Good at marketing their products? Please explain the Zune and Kin phone then? I'm not saying either are necessarily a bad product but don't think for a minute that just because it's a MS product it will succeed.

Seferoth754956d ago

@Plb, He was responding to someone who said it wouldnt sale 220k. Why are you jumping on him naming off 2 out of many products that sold well beyond 220k?
He said he wanted both to succeed, not that just because MS was marketing it that it would.

Kurisu4956d ago

I'm a Move owner, and I won't be purchasing Kinect as I don't have a 360. But you know full well that Kinect is going to sell WELL over 220k! WELL over... *waits for the Microsoft marketing campaign*

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing696h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker6h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing696h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos12h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto11h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8811h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies1h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.