PS3 at 24 million units sold, PSP 57 million

[duffmanth]

For those of you who are curious about the latest PS3 and PSP sales figures since they both launched, here's the article:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6214693...dlines;title;1

The fact that the PS3 has already matched the Game Cube's total sales in only a little over two and a half years is pretty impressive considering its hefty price.

[Sonicwolf]

For those of you who are curious about the latest PS3 and PSP sales figures since they both launched, here's the article:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6214693...dlines;title;1

The fact that the PS3 has already matched the Game Cube's total sales in only a little over two and a half years is pretty impressive considering its hefty price.

Yes, the GameCube was pretty pitiful. IMO, definately the worst Nintendo home console. It just lacked the large third party game base, major mature titles and other features which were availiable on other consoles such as DVD playback.

[Kid Ice]

It just lacked the large third party game base, major mature titles and other features which were availiable on other consoles such as DVD playback.

Which is the same reason the Wii is in third place.

(waamp waamp waamp waaaaaammmmpppppp)

[Sonicwolf]

Which is the same reason the Wii is in third place.

(waamp waamp waamp waaaaaammmmpppppp)

The GameCube didnt have a widely acclaimed control scheme. If the Wii didnt have the motion sensing, it would be pretty bad off.

[Kid Ice]

If the Wii didnt have the motion sensing, it would be pretty bad off.

Just imagine where it would be if it had no controller at all. Or if it ran on gas instead of electricity. Or if all its software was embedded in pieces of meat.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Just imagine where it would be if it had no controller at all. Or if it ran on gas instead of electricity. Or if all its software was embedded in pieces of meat.

Mmmm ... burgerware.

[Sonicwolf]

Just imagine where it would be if it had no controller at all. Or if it ran on gas instead of electricity. Or if all its software was embedded in pieces of meat.

I dont know why you're being like that. I think I made a pretty valid point. The Wii is selling off interactivity more than the games themselves. I think the Wii is very lacking in really great games. Its biggest selling point is Wii Fit right now. Its kind of reminiscent of the GameCube in which it had some big games at first but Nintendo kind of let the major titles wane during its lifetime.

[Mimi Nakamura]

Just imagine where it would be if it had no controller at all. Or if it ran on gas instead of electricity. Or if all its software was embedded in pieces of meat.

HAHAHAHA!!!

[Xtincthed]

The GameCube didnt have a widely acclaimed control scheme. If the Wii didnt have the motion sensing, it would be pretty bad off.

if the wii didn't have motion sensing.. they would have made it a next-gen console with good graphics.. no reason in releasing another gamecube (which it is + motion)

[TheDomesticInstitution]

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Bringing the A-game to the table again Duffmanth! Keep it up with the bait-a-rific threads!

[duffmanth]

The only reasons why the Wii has been so successful is cuz it's far cheaper than the PS3 and 360, and because of the novelty of the motion sensing, which I think has pretty much run its course.

[BetaWolf47]

Gamecube was awesome. If TG16, Neo-Geo, Sega Saturn, and PS3 have taught us anything, it's that sales =/= system quality,

[Cloud121]

Yes, the Super Famicom was pretty pitiful. IMO, definately the worst Nintendo home console.

Fixed.

Okay, I wouldn't say the SFC was pitiful, but with the exception of Super Metroid and Demon's Crest, the MegaDrive owned it in every way. Include the Mega CD and 32X, and it's not even close.

Super Famicom does not deserve all the heaping praise it gets. The GameCube is vastly underrated. I just pretend the Wii doesn't exist (Even though I stood in line on launch day, and dropped $600 for the console and most of the launch titles).

[Sonicwolf]

I find the Wii to be becoming a joke. It lacks a regular flow of killer titles.

[duffmanth]

I've been saying the Wii is a joke for 2 years now.

[kupomogli]

I've been saying it was a joke since it was announced, but then once it was announced I was actually interested, until the system was pretty much like the Saturn at launch. NO GAMES.

Unlike the Saturn however, the Wii still has nothing to even define it as a good system now in which later on the Saturn actually started getting some really good games(most of them in Japan as the system was hardly big here in the states.) The Wii is one of the bigger console failures when it comes to games, yet it's in first place this generation. The Gamecube has more must own titles than the Wii and that's pretty sad(I would say the Sega CD or the 32X but the Wii doesn't have far to go before catching up with those.)

Goes to show you that even when Nintendo is raking in the cash, they might push one good first party game out a year with the rest seeming like borderline shovelware cash-in titles. I liked them better when they were a shitty company. Atleast they attempted to release more games to make their system look more worthwhile.

[j_factor]

24 million is really nothing to sneeze at.

[megasdkirby]

24 million is really nothing to sneeze at.

In other news:

PS3 at 24 million units sold, PSP 57 million

In my opinion, even though the PS3 is a fantastic console, the amount of PS3 consoles sold is very...disappointing, considering that it's backed up by the "Playstation" and "Sony" brands. And to compare it to the GameCube...wow. There is a difference when one says "The PS3 is on par with the PS2" than saying "The PS3 is on par with...the GameCube?" Not trying to bash the GameCube, as I loved this console more than the PS2. but I will be honest: to use it as a comparison is pretty unfortunate.

I agree that the PSP is doing very good, considering it's competing with Nintendo and it's DS. But the PS3, being in third place...just reminds me of what happened to Nintendo with the N64.

The fault here is Sony themselves, I believe.

[chrisbid]

sony's business model assumed they would be not only in first place, but with a > 50% market share. it is an all-around failure, and with the economy in shambles for the forseable future, sony will be extremely lucky to break even.

the good news is no more over-priced video game consoles, the current generation will stick around for quite awhile

[Mimi Nakamura]

Fixed.Super Famicom does not deserve all the heaping praise it gets.

Agreed. The vast majority of games on the Super Famicom are shit. The Mega Drive had a much better library of quality games.