Joystiq - According to the latest report from NPD, sales of the DS, 3DS, PS3, Vita and Xbox 360 are up on an "average sales per week" basis compared with August, suggesting momentum heading into the holiday season. The Wii U "has the potential to reinvigorate retail sales of hardware" when it drops on November 18 in the US, NPD analyst Liam Callahan says.
While gamers usually take notice of the mainline missions, these 5 side quests deserve more widespread attention for how entertaining they are.
GF365: "Whether it be style, speed or firepower, these rides are sure to satisfy. Here are our picks for the ten best vehicles in video games."
The Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak from the Gran Turismo series
Nissan Skyline from Need for Speed Underground
Motorcycle Steamroller from Dead Rising 3
And finally a car you never drive but saves your ass over and over : Honey Badger from COD MW2
I was thinking of Mad Max. That V8 felt really good to drive around in, especially with upgrades.
GF365: "Sometimes a funny and less stressful game is a welcome change. Here are the best comedic video games that will surely improve your mood."
Nvm, their comparing sales from last month rather than last year in September (I'm like what!? XD Sales are actually down compared to last year for the PS3, X360, and Wii). But like I said in the 360 NPD report, why is everyone going crazy over there? Everything sold pretty good. No one was "destroyed". There's only a 46k difference between the 360 and PS3. Play games instead of sales people.
Edit: Also, neogaf calculated the PS3 and Wii sales. The Vita sales are in there as well (HW sales increased as well).
"NPD September 2011
Playstation 3: 364K-374K (Calculations deduced from Sony and MS PR percentages) [+16.7-19.8%]
[360] 270k (49 percent share of current-generation console sales)
[PS3] 218k - 224k (-40%)
[Wii] 57k - 63k (PS3 + Wii 51 percent share of current-generation console sales = 281k)
[3DS] 219k - 249k (PS3<3DS<250k)
Source: http://www.neogaf.com/forum...
Now imagine the 360 hardware and software sales in November. Halo 4 + Black Ops 2 is going to be epic.
Isnt this generations hardware sales a bit academic and uninteresting at this stage of the console's life - regardless of the manufacturer?
Congrats to Borderlands2. Gearbox have a huge hit on their hands which I know will be well supported with DLC.
Happy to see that Borderlands 2 is doing so well. Onwards & upwards, Gearbox!