Worldwide Hardware:
1: 3DS - 897,655 (+32%)
2: X360 - 757,880 (+23%)
3: PS3 - 711,509 (+23%)
4: WiiU - 395,016 (-34%)
5: Wii - 301,968 (+20%)
6: DS - 211,067 (+18%)
7: PSV - 171,219 (+14%)
8: PSP - 77,564 (+42%)
Worldwide Software:
1: (Wii) Just Dance 4 - 852,258
2: (X360) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 786,011
3: (PS3) Call of Duty: Black Ops II - 651,304
4: (X360) Halo 4 - 530,538
5: (PS3) Assassin's Creed III - 400,971
6: (3DS) New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 385,532
7: (X360) Kinect Adventures! - 385,316
8: (X360) Assassin's Creed III - 317,073
9: (X360) Far Cry 3 - 288,350
10: (PS3) FIFA 13 - 268,207
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The Vita needs to be $199, w. a game, and a 4GB memory card starting E3 2013. Memory card prices need to be cut by 50% ($100 for a 32GB is ridiculous). Games need to stick to the same pricing PSP developed ($20 - $40, and not $50). Sony needs to make PSN a bigger selling point of Vita, crossbuy and crossplay need to be mandatory for all PSN games going forward.
Marketing is horrible. The Vita is marketed as a PS3 you can take with you, which is great for PS3 owners, but for everyone else it begs the question why not just buy a PS3 for the same price? They need to sell the Vita on what makes it unique, and the games that it has which are great. They need new entertaining commercials, and not random joe playing MLB, then picking up the game on Vita.
Tablets are the it thing, so Vita needs to sell itself as a tablet as well. Get Android Marketplace HD app, Tegra-zone quality games, Amazon Market app, and other features that makes the Vita compete with tablets better, because as of now it only does gaming better. If the Vita becomes a true multimedia device then that makes people think twice about buying it over a tablet, especially if they're a gamer.
Stop selling and making games for PSP. Japan is handheld crazy, and the PSP has done extremely well there as of late. Start having these developers make games for Vita instead, so Japan has to jump on board the Vita train. PSP has some amazing JRPG's, Monster Hunter, and a bunch of Japanese games. Get those developers on your handheld again.
The Vita has plenty of time to renew it's image. Those who own a Vita enjoy it, and regard it as the best handheld ever, and IMO it is. It's just not being touted as the best handheld every by Sony, and if they're not going to push it as such then the media won't either, nor will the sales show it. Sony needs to step up with their Vita support.
I mean Amazon was selling them for $71.99 back in August - I grabbed one then.
cheapassgamer has them listed at $54.95 from one retailer!
I do agree that the RRP needs addressing, but the trick is don't walk into a highstreet store and grab one from the shelf, as you will pay vastly more than if you'd taken 5 minutes to shop around online.
It's the Americans, it could be Europe.
http://i.snag.gy/GiaNf.jpg
To many people want shooters he other genres are for The Last of Us.
Xbox brand is a perception in america. Just like people tend to think cod is best shooter.
They care very little that xbox has no new AAA franchises coming since 2010. lol
Seeing they have 3 aaa games and 61 kinect exclusives and 11 more announced http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... + rare getting ready for next gen http://www.digitaltrends.co... it make me wonder who are the ones buying xbox and why does MS put so much effort in to casuals at the same time?
However, it isn't a stretch to say that there are a lot more active PS3's compared to X360's, considering the massive difference in failure rate and the tiny difference in sales.
I think if the Vita can get a price slash before Killzone Mercenaries drops in the spring it's gonna be huge for Sony. That game looks amazing and they actually have a top notch developer working on it, unlike the other Vita shooters... Although COD: Declassified has some fun multi.
And I love the claim that for 10 months of the year, all you hear about is Sony's going to pass the 360 this year. Do you have any evidence to back this up. Because I've been on this site for years and I don't see this happening. What I do see is a lot of crowing by a certain console camp (let's call them "Camp X") that apparently is always in the lead even though it's been outsold badly by both competitors ever since it had competition.
But of course, I'll give some of you the benefit of the doubt, what with your 3 day old accounts and all. Obviously you're not in a position to speak on what happens 10 months out of the year around this site.
I am from the Caribbean and I never buy any electronics from my Island because the price is mad crazy - Xbox has a huge fan base in Central, south America and also the entire Caribbean and 80%of those sales are from people who travel to USA for shopping.
When you see USA numbers remember that not only Americans are buying 360 but other countries as well.
Edit: Another thing to note is that the main reason why people from central, south America and the Caribbean like the 360 so much because the Call of Duty experience is better on the 360...you would think that most third world countries like Mexico and Brazil would want the PS3 since the online is free but people here find some way of paying the $60 for XBL per year and are happy.
what few millions between them ?? what is your source ?!!
they are tie at 70M from both sony and MS numbers
unless you think vgchartes numbers are real lol
are you crazy??
I'm from PR and i can tell you that at least 90% of all my friends who game, do it on Xbox360. Very few do on PS3. BTW I dont pirate games. I've bought ever single one of them.
Also, the US holds 2/3rds of video game sales, period.
As such the rest of the world reserves the right to disregard any and all opinions, habits and preferences you may have on anything. Period.
They are both neck and neck.
SONY went from 150mil to 71+mil losing more than half of its sales.
What win you're talking about??
Now, we look at the 360 and PS3. The 360 came out a year before the PS3 and now 6-7 years later, only has a 2 million plus lead over the PS3. The 360 started out with a 10 million plus leed over the PS3, at the time of the PS3's launch. Also, take this into account the PS3 has been selling better than the 360 every year including this one.
The 360 did take up some great amount of market share from the Ps3, but that doesn't mean the PS3 isn't winning the war. The war isn't over until both consoles stop selling. And we all know Sony will support the PS3 or at least keep making them for a good amount of time after they release their next console.
And it will be funny, when the PS3 does take the leed over the 360, because 360 fan-boys will say the generation is over, so it doesn't matter. While that won't be the case.
With all this said and done, all three consoles have done well this generation. And if you own all three, you have may have enjoyed everything they have to offer.
but on the flipside, 360 did well more because of Sony's failings, and not due to Microsft's own genius.
So let me get this straight, the only way or shall I say the only scenario for Sony to be considered a success this gen is for them to maintain the market share and sales they had from last gen? In other words the 360 and Wii had to sell 20 million a piece again while the PS3 had to sell 150 mil? Does that sound realistic to you guys?
he's right. There is literally now way to calculate EU sales because of the different laws and regions. NPD sales do not include online sales. Like he said, these are purely speculation. Microsoft should be posting holiday reports mid January. Sony will be posting holiday results early February. VGchartz even say it themselves, these are just estimates aka made up.
http://www.vgchartz.com/art...
NextBox holds US
PS4 holds EU
Wii U holds Japan
Sony's gaming related hardware sales better in Europe
Microsoft's gaming related hardware sales better in North America.
And, Nintendo's hardware sales better in Japan.
That will change things considerably, I think.
Why does it matter what millions buy? If you're talking about lifespan any good shooter out there will have an active community regardless of sales, else sales are meaningless to your entertainment.
Far Cry3 deserves a lot more fans and buyers
Wii doesn't need to sell as good. If you hadn't noticed its at about 100 million while the competitors barely broke 70 million. Nintendo is all smiles because they have been profiting since day 1 of the wii hitting the market. The other two can't say that and one of them is still struggling to make any profits. Plus nintendo owns the portable gaming market right now. They don't have anything to fear.
Consequently Sony had no idea what this thing called "marketing" was and didnt realise there was actually a whole other continent out there! Fortunately this year they discovered a crystal ball called google which told them if they actually bothered advertising their products in this far flung land called "Yur-up" people would buy them.
Lol just thought I keep the tradition going for next year
Thought it'd be very obvious. Guess not.
Well enough talk, see what's gonna happen in 2013.