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Record-breaking Iron Man Blu-ray sells 500K+ units in first week

HollywoodReporter.com reports day one Blu-ray Disc sales alone amounted to 260,000 units.

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Home entertainment's historic resiliency to turbulent economic times was struck home last week by a big, fat iron fist.

As the markets were tumbling, "Iron Man" posted the strongest first-week sales tally of any new release this year, with distributor Paramount Home Entertainment selling 7.2 million DVDs and more than 500,000 Blu-ray Discs.

Day one Blu-ray Disc sales alone amounted to 260,000 units, a single-day record, according to Paramount.

In just one week, "Iron Man" has already become the best-selling Blu-ray title all year. The title also spiked total weekly Blu-ray Disc sales to record heights.

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alexM6092d ago

wow

DVD's death is sooooooo near

Goooooo SONY

DVD , HD DVD and x360 all will be finished in 2008

:)

BLU RAY and PS3 FTW

timmyrulz6092d ago

Nasim, where is the logic in that statement
"AWESOME

wow

DVD's death is sooooooo near

Goooooo SONY

DVD , HD DVD and x360 all will be finished in 2008 "

The dvd version sold 7.2 million copies????!!!!!

Shadow Man6092d ago

I just watch Iron Man in High Definition on my Xbox360 with Media center connectivity.

And all you have to do is Download the WMV HD torrent. Iron man without a blu-ray drive. You literally save $430.

It look awesome in my 32inch HDTV, 4 realz.

Thoas6092d ago (Edited 6092d ago )

Your still bitter that you bought the Xbox 360 add on HD DVD player aka the paper weight?

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Ninja-Sama6092d ago

I used to think those HD 1080p torrents 8 gigs and over were equivalent to blu-ray quality...but i took the jump neway and decided to purchase Transformers and the Spidey Trilogy on blu.

Let me tell u there is a very big difference in quality. All that compression of the file size definitely takes its toll in terms of visual quality on those WMV torrents you boast about. You actually see things that you would never notice on those HD rips. Not to mention the difference in sound quality...man it was overwhelming how much better it sounded.

In short, I'm, purchasing Iron Man on Blu to get the full hi-def experience!

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MAR-TYR-DOM6092d ago

n4g + Second positive bluray article in less than a day?

This cant be true

Snukadaman_6092d ago

When you put that number up to 7.2 million dvds....seems like its quite miniscule...but hey..congrats on that.

Mr_Bun6092d ago

Yeah, I call "selling half a million blu-ray discs positive" as the Iron Man Blu-ray sales equal approx. 20% of the overall sales...In other words...DVD has been in the States for around 11 years, Blu-ray has been around for 2...So 20% very high in such a short term

the worst6092d ago (Edited 6092d ago )

wait until the dark knight comes out

tocrazed4you6092d ago

Just wait till the dark knight

Silogon6092d ago

Man, it out sold most ps3 games week to week sales. I wonder how Batman will fare now?

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Switch 2 accessory makers are “working hard” on magnetic analogue sticks to combat stick drift

Nintendo Switch 2 stick drift is already an issue, but accessory makers are already working on magnetic joysticks.

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Neonridr2d ago

I've never had stick drift in any controller I've ever owned. All my joycons (3 sets) from my Switch are perfectly fine. My Switch 2 ones are good. Never had a dualshock / dualsense have it (did have a dualshock get a stuck trigger once). Even my Valve Index controllers which were notorious for drift were fine for me.

Goodguy012d ago

Varies. Just because you've never had one doesn't mean others won't. I've had PS, Xbox, and Nintendo controllers indeed drift on me. Remember the drift lawsuits that Nintendo has had.

Please stop trying to say that traditional potentiometers are absolutely fine when hall effect/tmr sticks are beyond superior lol, not sure why so many people keep trying to defend potentiometers when hall effects are so pro consumer.
Companies like nintendo, sony, and mcsft don't want to implement them simply because they want you the consumer to keep buying them. Most casuals will just buy a new controller if theirs difts, easy money for the big 3.
I've gone hall effects and have never gone back, can leave my controllers out absolutely fine without worry of dust ruining the sticks.

Neonridr2d ago

when did I say that traditional joysticks are absolutely fine? I'm sharing my own experience here. I never said that others don't experience issues, nor that this is somehow acceptable. Strange leapfrog from A to B on that one.

People love to say it's a huge widespread issue, yet you only hear about it because the minority is vocal whereas the majority don't report anything because they are fine.

I'm happy you switched to hall effect sticks, if that's what works for you, then awesome.

Christopher2d ago

Cool? Pretty sure this is for those who are having it happen. Not sure how your anecdote addresses other peoples' problems.

Neonridr1d 22h ago

people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will.

Pyrofire951d 1h ago

lucky you. I've only had minor drift once in my L Joycon which I fixed with some card stock, but drift is an undeniable problem as a whole.

repsahj22h ago

My 2 sets of Joy-Cons from my OG Switch started to drift with just a month of use. That is why I bought Dobe Joy-Cons with just $25, and until now they are still fine. I hope this will never happen again on my Switch 2.

jznrpg18h ago

My left joy con for the OG Switch got stick drift right away as well. I never had issues with my PS5 controllers since launch until I got my kids PS5’s and they had stick drift with 2 controllers. They drop them because they are kids and although I have them wash their hands before gaming they still get gunk under them somehow. I got their controllers modded because they would have issues no matter what I have them do.

jambola6h ago

"people around here act like everyone will get drift. I'm willing to wager more people won't get drift than will."
no, nobody is acting like that, you're jsut exaggerating it and lying to downplay a problem

-Foxtrot2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Nintendos biggest defender on here so it figures

gold_drake3h ago

you know, i said the same thing not too long ago and then BOOM both controllers ha.

one on the moving stick and one on the look around stick.

both suck arse. ha

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jznrpg1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

The tech is already there. I had a couple of my PS5 controllers modded with Hall Effect modules and they work great. They should come standard with them these days but they don’t.

OtterX1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

Nyxi already made some fantastic Hall Effect controllers for Switch 1. I don't know why Nintendo couldn't have it by now if Nyxi has had for years.

spoonard22h ago

Cheap, frictionless sensors ALREADY exist. Why are they "working hard to combat stick drift"? Stick drift should be a thing of the past at this point. The technology is here...NOW. It has been...for YEARS! Why is stick drift even still spoken about? It shouldn't exist!

Chocoburger14h ago

Because its a scam for Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft to sell more overpriced controllers.

jambola6h ago

because pathetic fanboys will continue to defend and support

Doomeduk3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

WD 40 if it's shagg.d anyway why not ? I ordered a new ps5 pad after Helldivers 2 and POE 2 became unplayable due to drift but in the meantime I fired a bit of WD on my balls just below my stick rotated in a clockwise fashion massaging it in so to speak and also did the pin reset thingy and all clean no drift and hit that cancel purchase button like I meant it

UltimateOwnage2h ago

Honestly I’ve used my original Switch JoyCons and Pro Controller since launch and only in the last year did I see drift start to show up on one of my JoyCons. I’m sure it happens depending on how much and how firm the joystick is used, but it seems like a minor issue that goes with wear and tear after thousands of hours of play. I wish there had been Hall Effect sticks on Switch 2 just so there’s one less thing to worry about, but I’m not really concerned about it.

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It Has Been Over 2,500 Days Since The Elder Scrolls 6 Was Revealed

It's been officially over 2,500 days since The Elder Scrolls 6 was revealed, and fans are still waiting for more than a logo and a mountain range.

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jznrpg3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

It will come out in another 1000-2000 days or so. I’d rather they remake Morrowind. After they added quest arrows, sprint button, making stats lesser and the big nerfs to spells Elder Scrolls has been too simplified. They could change that with ES6 but I don’t have much faith in modern Bethesda. I would love to be wrong

clevernickname2d ago

Wait until he hears about Star Citizen...

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