Mark my words

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haha, yes. man, i wanted to be the one to bring this up. ah well. not only is the wii winning, but it is still going strong. its now in first by a decent margin.

eh, and now i’m off to not be here for the rest of the week. oh well, our mod squad (lol) is big enough to handle my absence.

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And Wii still goes strong.

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Not to mention that the PS3 is still experiencing relatively poor sales.

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Yep. The Mark My Words thread goes scarred, tortured, and brutalized. Good try though.

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lolz...i love this thread...

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Whoopse!

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it’s almost 2008 and the wii still stands strong

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fix’d

Last edited 17 Nov 2007 07:48 pm by watermelon man

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Yea exactly haha.

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I knew this thread would be bought back up Can i buy another year?

But honestly, if you read through the thread you will see that i said it will pass Wii if everything falls in place, this meaning MGS, Socom and other exclusive releases in time to make the console sell, which have not happened, so i’m not fully wrong. However, i still think without a doubt the PS3 will outsell the Wii more than 2 to 1 in the long run.

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Atleast i’m right about the exclusives not helping it

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Personally Hiroshama, ^^^^^ I think if you would have gone with what Xtrm said then possibly a better shot at anything.

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It may not even be that. Everything has to fall in place the right way and these big games must come out and meet expectations, if not than it may take longer.

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Well actually no. Right now Ps3 could have MGS4, FF13, and GT5 all release and Wii would still outsell it.

There’s a lot more to winning than simply having big games come out. And even pricedrops. First and foremost its important to gain a strong brandname in the market, something Playstation had with PS2 but you’ve seen that phase out recently. Not completely but you get my drift. PS3 needs to find a way to enter into the heart of the market like PS2 did, something it’s been unable to accomplish, which is ultimately why it hasn’t been selling well, and it tiems even worse than the 360.

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You can’t say it wouldn’t because it didn’t happen, although it would be a long shot those are key selling points to people dropping the PS2 and getting the PS3.

That market casual market has been taken over by the Wii and that has hampered sales of course. I still don’t expect that to keep it up, though, because alot of people have eaten up the Wii, and let’s face it, the Console will wear off rather quickly and won’t last the 5-6 years+ the 360 and PS3 are built for.

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Well that’s a common misconception. Wii is not only getting the “casual” market but it’s actually getting a majority of the hardcore market. Most of that is coming from the hardcore gamers wanting a second console. And I’m sorry but their second console of a 360 or PS3 is not going to be a 360 or PS3 in the vice versa setup. And Wii is getting those secondary sales. And of course the opposite way as well but you get my point.

Wii is still getting a good portion of hardcore gamers but not like it did with GC, where about 70% of its buyers were probably hardcore gamers. This time it’s getting more PS2 like percentage where about 30% of its buyers are hardcore and 70% is casual/non/other. Which I see as a good thing.

But I’m actually curious why you don’t think Wii will continue to take that casual market, as I see PS3 making no advances in that market to try and become mainstream. Hell at least MS is trying to become a little more mainstream with its product, but Sony really has done nothing, except dropping the price which has turned out to not work as strong.

Sony is making no steps to really enter what Wii is so easily grasping, so I wonder how it’d be PS3 the one to take it if it’s not making any strides to gain it. Unless you think Sony is, then sure, but I don’t see it, and really its represented in their sales. I think Guitar Hero III sales on the PS3 were the first indication, as to how they aren’t even entering that market at all.

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Had to run out..sorry

I think the future games won’t be able to meet the Wii system. I think alot of hype(not all) about the Wii was about the new Mario, SSB, Metroid and basically all Nintendo titles. What happens in about 8-10 months down the road? If the 3rd titles keep delivering badly, nothing will keep the Wii afloat since the impulse and new hype of the system will be close to wearing off. I just don’t see the system and games getting better down the road and matter of fact i see the Wii is just about at it’s peak right now or just entering it while the 360 and especially the PS3 are far from it.

I see the Wii as like a prostitute and the other 2 as a Wife. Wii is good for a quick fix and nothing you take too seriously, but PS3 and 360 are good for the long haul and something you stay dedicated too and can get pleasure for a while.

Last edited 17 Nov 2007 10:36 pm by Hiroshama Nakasaki Is Back

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my eyes they buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurn...

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Well that’s nice and all but you didn’t answer my question at all. Dare I rephrase or do you have answer to it.

Basically I said Wii is taking the casual market as you stated. But you said that would go away. My question was PS3 is making apsolutely no grounds into that territory which is the majority of the market. 360 is but failing at it. Wii is and succeeding very well at it. How is Wii supposed to die out from that market if it’s the only one that cares and suceeds at it. For some odd reason you went onto answer about getting hardcore gamers when that wasn’t my question. How is Sony supposed to get the casual and mainstream people to buy a PS3 if they aren’t doing anything and get that out of Wii’s grasp.

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um, dude, no you didn’t. lol. i just read threw, and you didn’t say anything like that. in fact, you said this:



and, after all that fucking smack talk, no you can’t buy annother year. lol.