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PS3 Too Far Behind Wii and Xbox 360 in Launch to Date US Sales

"The video game industry is very similar to sports in the sense that stats are analyzed, argued over and then reanalyzed again to the point that it's hard to tell what all the numbers really mean. Industry execs and even fanboys like to throw out numbers monthly depending on whether or not those numbers promote that individuals argument or business position. There's one thing that can't be debated and that is the simple breakdown of launch-to-date sales in the United States."

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GunShotEddy4799d ago

in the US though? Japan sells a lot more I think. Wow though on Nintnedo DS sales!

charlescox44799d ago

DS is F'ing killing it! But most should remember that the Gameboy, GBA and so on, all had very impressive sales numbers. Portables tend to outsell home consoles.

vgn244799d ago

Portables outsell home consoles if they have the Nintendo logo somewhere on them. WonderSwan, Lynx, GameGear and many others are examples that only Nintendo handhelds dominate.

Weird that the PSP has outsold the PS3 in the US though.

Fred-G-Sanford4799d ago

I love my PSP, but whenever I look over at my PS3 I just shake my head and laugh. lol

I have owned every one of Sony's consoles so far, but after being so disappointed with the PS3 I will be thinking long and hard about purchasing the PS4.

It's as if Sony is out of touch with what the american gamer wants, and their arrogance appears to be making them unwilling to change at this point.

They have already went from first to worst in a single generation, and if they want that to stop they better start listening to what american gamers are saying (with their wallets).

Chromer4799d ago

Sanford I seriously doubt you have a PS3. If you are so "disappointed" in it, then you should have no problem selling it for another console right? Get out of here troll.

Pixelated_Army4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

By 2 mill, it looks like a pretty tight race to me. Oh I see this is a bullshit article that only talks about US sales and ignores the rest of the market. Ok then, carry on with your pointless argument.

zootang4799d ago

Funny thing is The PSP has been demolishing the DS in Japan lately. 3DS launch over 2 days only sold 400,000.

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GrandTheftZamboni4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

"PS3 Too Far Behind Wii and Xbox 360 in Launch to Date US Sales"

Wii - 40,586,525
Xbox 360 - 30,493,137
PS3 - 18,786,727

PS3 is 12 million behind the 360. 360 is 10 million behind Wii.

So, 10 million behind means leading, and 12 million behind means "too far behind".

Yeah, gameplaytoday.com, unbiased way to present the sales figures. /S

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RockmanII74799d ago

You know that's actually a pretty good point.

MaximusPrime4799d ago

Hmm the article's chart shows two NDS and no PS3. I take it that PS3 is the second NDS. /s

Who I'm kidding, USA is indeed a tough country to crack, Sony. Thanks goodness I'm an European living in Europe, Sony's strong market.

vgn244799d ago

Tough to crack? You do know that Sony was number one in the US the last two generations. You don't crack a nut you already have open.

MaximusPrime4799d ago

True but I'm talking about PS3. Xbox 360 seems to dominate USA since it launched but PS3 is catching up thou.

lexington4798d ago

Xbox 360 is mopping up on ps3 and has been from the beginning. Sony priced itself out early on and now are having to play catch up.

clrlite4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

MaximusPrime:
It wasn't too tough to crack for the 260. Sony will not truly dominate here unless they continue to improve their marketing, or their "competition" blunders(they may have). When the PS3 gets down to a mass market price point, Sony might start a heavier mass market marketing campaign here again. If not, whatever they have to offer will be swept under the rug as public interest and opinion will not be in their favor. That's not to say the PS3 wont sell well anyway. These are just some of my thoughts....

Anyway, the PS3 sells pretty well here. I know a LOT of people with PS3s, so don't let anyone fool ya'.

Sizzon4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

In the US huh?

here in Europe it's doing really good job with huge sellers such as FIFA 11 and Gran Turismo 5.

YourCall4799d ago

Uh...The article was about the US. Why are you bringing up Europe. What are you now adding you own chapter to the article?

Mr_Luke4799d ago

Why can't he? He's just comparing, like all the other ppl keep doing here around.

YourCall4798d ago

Yeah that makes it rigt...shut up and mind your own business.

Stealth20k4799d ago

its sad how me me me me american journalism is. The ps3 will soon be number 2 worldwide and the 260 will be dead last. Whats the better position now?

Optical_Matrix4799d ago

And the FUD begins. Far behind in the US, yet somehow you fail to mention the 2.1 million unit difference worldwide. As for the Wii...we know its won.

Agent_S4799d ago (Edited 4799d ago )

Did you miss the part where they are going to take a look at the japanese market next week, where they mention its horrible for the Xbox 360? Did you not read the title of this article where they specifically say US(United States if you were strugging to grasp that) sales? Who knows maybe they'll take a look at all the markets individually then all together?? Its a pointless article but no one was lied to.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC6h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC4h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer5h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6024h ago(Edited 4h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya3h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde2h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil11h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx2h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro10h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B8h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21838h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh7h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia7h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins8h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal7h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 10h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??