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[Po]

Exo.. I would hold off on selling it for 215 yet.

There is going to be a deal to sell it to them for 250, it is all over all the gaming news sites.

Check 1up, Xbox360fanboy.com, Kotaku, etc

You would be throwing away 35 dollars by doing it now.

Or you could just try Craig Listing it, that is why I am gonna do for like 300.

[izembo]

they're streetdated and if someone is selling them they're about to get a hefty fine.

[Stilgar]

Some interesting analysis over Microsoft's Xbox (original and 360) strategy.

This: http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... 6&Itemid=2


Is written in response to this:
http://ce.seekingalpha.com/article/32642


And here is something from the first link that I just want to be sure that everyone here reads, for some perspective:

[One comment that Ehrenberg made was that “Success in the Japanese market is a key determinant of success in the worldwide market.” Few will argue that Japan remains important. And no one can deny that the Xbox 360’s performance has been absolutely pitiful in the region.

But is Ehrenberg overstating the country’s importance in today’s videogame market? And is the poor Japanese performance of the Xbox 360 really a significant reason why the Xbox business is losing money? These days Japanese game companies like Sega, Namco Bandai and perhaps most notably Capcom are taking a global approach to the videogame market, concentrating on the importance of the growing North American and European markets.

Pachter said, “[I take issue with] his statements that the lack of Japanese penetration is due to a misstep by Microsoft. That market is closed as a practical matter, just like it's closed to Ford and to other US manufacturers. If he wants to criticize Microsoft for trying, so be it. It hasn't hurt the US publishers (he mentions EA in his analysis, but doesn't point out their paltry share of the Japanese game market . . .). “

Kreher reiterated the fact that the Japanese market is quite small compared to others. “Geographically, we believe North America represents about 43 percent of the market, Europe about 35 percent, Japan only about 17 percent and 5 percent in the rest of the world. As important as Japan may be, it is still far less important than key markets in North America and Europe. Microsoft has always been only cautiously optimistic on its prospects in Japan.”

[Semitry]

March NPD sales, a 5 week month.

HW Sales
Nintendo DS 508K
PlayStation 2 280K
Wii 259K
Xbox 360 199K
PlayStation Portable 180K
Game Boy Advance 148K
PlayStation 3 130K
GameCube 22K
Xbox n/a


Top 10 SW

PS2 GOD OF WAR II 833K
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI 394K
360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR 291K (5 days)
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 273K
PS3 MOTORSTORM 199K
NDS DIDDY KONG RACING 189K
NDS SPECTROBES 165K
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K7 165K
PS2 MLB '07: THE SHOW 164K
360 DEF JAM ICON 148K

-Damn @ GoW2, they should have just made it a PS3 game.
-DS whooping ass.
-Wii supply constrained.
-Elite announcement hindered the 360?
-Motorstorm/home/LBP/VF5/Oblivion didn't help the PS3

[Exoduso]

LBP isn't out. Pretty much every PS3 owner have Motorstorm, but it's not a system seller by itself, and everyone played Oblivion by now.

Let's wait until Lair and Heavenly Sword.

And Po, I already sold it... I don't use it anyways, and 35 bucks aren't gonna make me keep the thing at home atm.

I'll probably hold off to see if they're going to keep making the elite, and if they'll stop i'll just give up on the 360 completely... if they will keep making them, i'll rebuy a 360 elite when blue dragon is out.

[Xavier]

How the fk did the Gamecube sell 22k...

And who the fk is buying GBA over DS...

[Exoduso]

Seriously, who the fuck buys a gamecube when the wii is out for a 100 bucks more?

Answer: Noob parents that were told that they need to buy the "nintendo console" and messed up..

[Xavier]

Seriously, who the fuck buys a gamecube when the wii is out for a 100 bucks more?

Answer: Noob parents that were told that they need to buy the "nintendo console" and messed up..

The Gamecube does have the Gameboy Player on it, but still, ffs, that many people couldn't possibly of bought a Gamecube for the GBPlayer. Wii are still pretty hard to find in stores, but still, nobody who actually knows what they're doing would rather a Gamecube over a Wii, when the Wii is 100% backwards compatible anyway.

Was the DS shortage really that bad that SO many people bought GBAs?

[Exoduso]

There is no DS shortage anymore... everyone has a billion consoles now.

(again, dumb parents...)

Just today I was at my local EB, and they had like 20 pink, 20 black, and 10 white DS's just sitting around on their top shelf.

[Kazen]

Seriously, who the fuck buys a gamecube when the wii is out for a 100 bucks more?

Answer: Noob parents that were told that they need to buy the "nintendo console" and messed up..

The Gamecube does have the Gameboy Player on it, but still, ffs, that many people couldn't possibly of bought a Gamecube for the GBPlayer. Wii are still pretty hard to find in stores, but still, nobody who actually knows what they're doing would rather a Gamecube over a Wii, when the Wii is 100% backwards compatible anyway.

Was the DS shortage really that bad that SO many people bought GBAs?

At least in the store I work at, GBA was lowered in price so alot of parents got them for kids for christmas.

[Xavier]

If I opened a Christmas gift last Christmas and saw a GBA and not a DS, I'd kill my parents.

LOL BETTER REPORT ME FOR SAYING I'D KILL MY PARENTS CAUSE THAT WAS TOTALLY A LEGITIMATE THREAT.

[GRT]

I just called the FBI. You better start running.

[Xavier]

I just called the FBI on you for calling the FBI on me, you're obviously crazy to call them on me.

[Deejay]

There was no Panzer Dragoon for Dreamcast...

Sorry, meant Saturn.

[Semitry]

And Sony's response to March's NPD!

"According to NPD data, March 2007 showed a 24% increase in retail dollars generated year-over-year for the PlayStation brand in North America with total sales of $447 million, due in part to the addition of the PS3 platform as well as the strong launch performance of God of War II for PS2 at retail. While PS3 saw a month-over-month increase of 2% with sales of 129,638 units, we continued to find ourselves supply constrained in March due primarily to the shift in manufacturing focus to the PS3 PAL version to support the launch of the system in Europe. PSP also witnessed gains in March, up 2% over February with sales of 179,796 units. The price of the PSP Core system was dropped from $199 to $169 in early April, which has received very positive retailer and consumer response. PS2 continued to be a strong performer in March, with unit sales of 279,866. On the software front, we were pleased to see sales increases from February for both the PSP and PS2. PS2 software showed a 29% increase with the launch of God of War II and PSP software demonstrated a 13% jump."

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/news/?id=15871

That's straight out lying.

[Kazen]

I dont see how its a lie, you cant sell whats not in stock (wii). As far as my store goes shipment wise, we get ps3's in 10: 1 as compared to the wii.

[Semitry]

I dont see how its a lie, you cant sell whats not in stock (wii). As far as my store goes shipment wise, we get ps3's in 10: 1 as compared to the wii.

Huh?

[Exoduso]

Nintendo is holding back on the Wii's on purpose.

[Deejay]

I wouldnt call it holding back, I would just call it saving up enough so they can actually ship more than 3 at a time.

[Exoduso]

You can't tell me that after 6 months people still can't find the damn thing... and you can't tell me that Nintendo is having trouble with production.

They're holding them back.