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Global Hardware and Software weekly ending July 12th

3ds tops hardware charts ,while Yokai Watch 2 Honke (3DS) tops the software charts .

3DS 154,526
PS4 113,972
WiiU 66,531
XOne 61,388
PSV 55,837
PS3 47,098
X360 32,734
Wii 7,638
PSP 6,790

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JBSleek3563d ago

Great job 3DS. Well deserved. Great handheld.

Cindy-rella3563d ago

the ps4 is doing quite well and I'm surprised that its still selling at such a high rate. sony made a lot of great moves where ps4 is concerned so thats why its doing so well. i can't wait for my ps4 and the last of us game.

SmielmaN3563d ago

You won't be disappointed by TLOU, it's like walking dead/resident evil/uncharted mixed together. Story is very entertaining. I'll be double dipping on this PS4 edition one.

sinjonezp3563d ago

I changed my ps4 thumb sticks to xb1 sticks....lot better, cuz there is no pealing like the ps4 sticks. On topic, amazing how 3ds still selling well. Ps4 again dominates the other home consoles. Sony can do no wrong..right?

Gamer19823563d ago (Edited 3563d ago )

PS4 is going to dominate come September too with Destiny.. With most people thinking PS4 is the lead platform and the fact its got the exclusive content its gonna sell a lot of consoles especially those white ones.. Hell I'm thinking of buying a white ps4 myself and already own a black one..

Chrischi19883563d ago

@sinjoezp:

Yes Sony can, look at their Laptop business, look at their Smartphone business, look at the Vita...

Actually they did almost everything wrong, except the PS4. I am not trying to hate here, but I also dont like when people, because of one device, act like a whole company does no wrong.

Jaelin3562d ago

@Sinjonezp I changed my analog sticks to xbox one sticks too. Way better grip than the ps4 analog sticks :D

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GribbleGrunger3563d ago (Edited 3563d ago )

As a member of the VGC forums ... Yep, just wait for NPD (again). They've had to adjust every week last month (again).

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showtimefolks3563d ago

PS:vita doing great along with ps4/ps3. sony on a roll

3ds is just a different beats lol, it keeps selling

overall every console did good, xbox one at 61.000 not bad

Realplaya3563d ago

Damn you hate the Wii U that much yo can't give them love lol.

showtimefolks3563d ago

Realplaya

lol i am sorry i overlooked it, right after ps4 and above xbox one, Nintendo has been doing great lately. If nintendo could deliver more games on time, i believe wiiu would be even more successful

Realplaya3563d ago

I Totally agree I think this second or latter end of the year will show if it indeed is the timing of releases. They have some big hits coming soon with barely a month in between.

Spotie3563d ago (Edited 3563d ago )

Dunno why Nuka got marked off topic. You'd have said the same thing for Xbox you did for the 3DS, even if the latter was still on top overall. And you've never made such a comment before when the 3DS was on top. It's fairly easy to assume you're only praising the Nintendo handheld because you can't praise the Microsoft console.

It's weird. It's like you simply CAN'T come to grips with the PS4 outselling the XB1. So instead of acknowledging its success, you jump to the handheld here; in other articles, you're suddenly part of the PC master race. And whenever you DO talk up the Xbox, you sound like a page straight out of Microsoft's Public Relations Handbook.

The whole thing is disturbing.

Edit: Oh, yeah. VGChartz and all that. Before some doofus comes in accusing me of thinking these numbers are anything but speculation.

reaperofsouls3562d ago (Edited 3562d ago )

@ spotie u see right through him

AWBrawler3563d ago

oh wow! who disagreed with you. is there really so much nintendo hate on this site that people get disagrees for simply congratulating the 3DS? sad.

jcnba283563d ago

Why are you getting disagrees? 3DS is clearly No. 1, this site is full of jealousy and hate.

Congrats Nintendo.

Loadedklip3563d ago

cuz fanboys have rendered the agree/disagree count useless.

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stuna13563d ago

Almost double! The momentum lasted a shorter period than even I thought it would! Microsoft's shareholder I can say without a shadow of a doubt are not happy. Microsoft really has to do some serious planning and interventions to figure out how to make the Xbox1 more appealing to the general public or, at some point the higher-ups will start considering drastic measures.

JBSleek3563d ago

MS shareholders are extremely happy with MS. Go look at their financials. Xbox is a toy to MS really when it comes to what it means business wise for them.

stuna13563d ago

You really can't believe that can you!? For starters it's a toy that they've sunk Billions of dollars into to ensure that they have a surefire way of recouping that money that they've invested into it. Not only that, the Xbox1 is incurring cost that I'm sure the majority of shareholders never expected simply because the entire image of the Xbox1 has had to be remade since before launch.

They've been fighting a uphill battle since launch with software performance, hardware specs, but worst of all greed. These are issues that have left a lasting impression on the general public and out of the 3 issues I just named only 1 can be correct now.

johndoe112113563d ago

Every time I see comments like this I laugh to myself. You guys who make these statements really have no clue how businesses work do you?

As a share holder you do not want to see ANY part of your business loose money. Regardless if it's a small part or not. Shareholders do not buy shares in businesses to loose money.

The bigger problem with this situation is that you guys refuse to accept that xbox looses microsoft millions. Not hundreds or thousands, MILLIONS. It is a problem they have had with xbox and bing from day one. Those departments have never been profitable.

The only reason I can see why microsoft has held on to those departments for so long is for tax purposes because other than that it doesn'yt make any sense.

You guys think that these investors and shareholders are just sitting around and saying "Ah well, we lost another couple millions this month, that's all right, drop in the bucket". Are you serious????

This delusion that you all have that microsoft can afford to loose tons of money on the xbox brand, or any company for that matter will want to run a business at a loss, is utterly ridiculous. You guys seriously need to get a clue.

That is one of the most irrational ways of thinking I have ever seen. to say that xbox is a toy and to even hint that they are not bothered by the loss is ignorance to a degree.

GribbleGrunger3563d ago (Edited 3563d ago )

Well, enjoy your Indie and AAA financials. I much prefer games but if that's what you love about the console you bought then all power to you.

CaptainObvious8783563d ago

Don't forget this is vgcharts so more than likely the gap between the PS4 and xbone is bigger than the numbers state.

I seriously have to wonder if the pressure coming from unhappy shareholders will result in the xbone being the last ms console.

stuna13563d ago

Sure Microsoft says the Xbox1 is selling faster than the Xbo 360, and I'm sure they're happy with that fact, but this is a totally different generation now and a lot of things have changed!

Many look at handicaps in sports for example as in a way of the competition not being on level or equal ground/footing! In actuality that is what happened all last generation in Microsofts favor! They had time, support, and gamers ready to transition over to what the next gen had to offer! All this with no competitor in sight, to put it delicately all their ducks lined up in a row.

This gen was a totally different set of rules, and competitors are basically evenly matched as far as rules and circumstances are concerned! So there are no handicaps and they are governed by the same rules.

The fact that the PS4 has shot out of the starting block at a blazing fast pace has shook the very core of confidence that Microsoft stood on last generation, whether it's apparent or not to outsiders, but deep in those board rooms serious discussions are going on! And the Xbox1 is a focal point of said discussions

torchic3563d ago (Edited 3563d ago )

to be fair Microsoft shareholders don't give two craps about what happens to Xbox... it doesn't make money, it has never performed admirably, it's never had a clear vision in years... it's just there.

just to show you how much they don't care MSFT share price is at its highest in 12 years while Xbox One (and to some degree 360) has been failing. their shareholders if anything would probably like to see Xbox sold so Microsoft can focus resources on more important matters.

Theyellowflash303562d ago

For not being evolved Torchic you're pretty smart. I've been saying the same thing for years now.

Gamer19823563d ago

Even with the momentum the PS4 still outsold the Xbox One in USA and worldwide last month.. Price drops usually only have an immediate effect of a large sales hike then a much steadier smaller one.. The large sales hike got it no way near PS4 so there was no way it was gonna get near it in July either.

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LightDiego3563d ago

Sony and Nintendo are doing well.

Gamer19823563d ago

To be fair so is MS.. For all the negativity around it right now its still selling 360 numbers which for them is good.. Just PS4 is selling near wii like numbers.. Obviously the main problem with this is if it keeps up developers who want to make for a single console first thanks to costs will go to the console with the largest install base. That is PS4 and that's what MS is worried about not the sales of Xbone which are actually good.

WilDRangeRrfc3562d ago

Nintendo are fine Sony are not doing ok yet plenty of agrees I will get disagrees because this is PS4NG but MS>Nintendo>Sony are you lot so blind that you can't see that Sony are in deep shit

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow18h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos6h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos4h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje4h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon4h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum7h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum2h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola1h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum1h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola1h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum50m ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad3h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola1h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos1h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai3h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK3h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh2h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.