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Global Weekly Chart, Ending 3rd Aug 2013

Worldwide Hardware:

1: 3DS - 158,702 (+9%)
2: PS3 - 116,755 (0%)
3: X360 - 78,590 (-3%)
4: PSP - 43,297 (-5%)
5: PSV - 34,990 (-7%)
6: WiiU - 29,616 (-7%)
7: Wii - 24,840 (-0%)
8: DS - 9,539 (-4%)

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PSNintyGamer4659d ago

Good Sales for 3ds all around

PS3 and Xbox doing pretty good too.

black0o4659d ago

i cant wait to see this charts been owned by ps4

memots4659d ago

you can't wait?

What so exciting about sales? You work for sony or something ...

user74029314659d ago

its going to happen, i'll bet my house on it.

black0o4659d ago

no but whens PS4 become the new ps2 the amount of great exclusive will peek just like the ps2 and the dev will focus more on the quality we'll see dev try more crazier ideas

so yes i'll be happy to see once again PayStation dominating

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Godz Kastro4659d ago

@whitfire...

I disagree, This gen will see online communities carrying over. Friends buying systems because their clans or friends are getting it. I wouldn't be surprised if this gen ends up exactly like the last.

Hicken4659d ago

If preorder and polling numbers are anything to go by- and they're a good early indicator, if nothing else- then people's friends and clans have chosen PS4.

I'd assume you'd home the new gen DIDN'T end up like this one. That would be bad for Microsoft, as they've done nothing but go backwards since the start of gen 7, and they're gonna start off in the hole in gen 8.

bjmartynhak4659d ago

I have to disagree, most people don't have their friends on their consoles.

Just see the number of 360 consoles sold/number of Live accounts.
Most people are casuals that play SP only, and even some people that play MP, like me, don't add anyone.

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DEEBO4659d ago

now these are the really important numbers.worldwide not just one region.and this is why MS will never win a console war.no worldwide support.

NegativeCreepWA4659d ago

They don't need to win to stay in the game. They over tripled their fanbase this gen, that alone is a win.

memots4659d ago (Edited 4659d ago )

Not with all the broken ones. I fix them .. I have 4 sitting here. Only 1 works.

Triple fan base .. if you think its 70m , i would think its more around the 25m.
Just look at software sales and attach rate if you don't believe me.

Whitefire4659d ago

Sales don't carry over, as shown with the PS2 and PS3, your fanbase isn't permanent in this industry.

NegativeCreepWA4659d ago

I've had 3 PS2s and 2 PS3s on top of my 3 360s, what's your point?

A lot of consoles also get sent in for refurbishing, not every one is sold as a new unit.

NegativeCreepWA4659d ago (Edited 4659d ago )

Whitefire, that's actually my point, Sony has sold half as many PS3s than PS2s, while MS has tripled. Who really wins in that scenario?

Eldyraen4659d ago

@Memots: Going by that though still much more even than last gen.

I know several people with multiple PS3s (that work) and attachment rates are pretty even for vast majority of games (given some leeway as still not a perfect system to go by). Its much closer than it was no matter how you look at it although Sony most likely has the lead and for next gen is looking to expand it.

I enjoy both but facts are facts--the gap has narrowed although likely not near as much as either side would care to admit (MS's "gain" or Sony's "loss" of market share).

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Oner4659d ago (Edited 4659d ago )

@ NegativeCreepWA said "They over tripled their fanbase this gen"

First off Source Proof Link specifically citing FANBASE please....oh that's right you can't because what you are saying is FALSE. All Microsoft did was SELL almost triple over their previous console.

Yet when you look at Xbox LIVE! subscriptions it shows Gold accounts are @ +/-25 Million vs +/-80 Million consoles sold...and you know why that is? RROD repurchases, replacements and backup sales as well as software sales and attachment rates (as memots said) not matching up/supporting your "triple fanbase" comment. But that is a rational depiction of which I really don't think you would quite be able to comprehend being a possible explanation. Right?

Also as to your latter comment the PS2 just stopped being sold/made less than a year ago and the PS3 has quite a few years left in it plus it isn't even @ the $200 (or less price point yet). But again ~ that's just too much of a rational explanation to qualify huh?

NegativeCreepWA4659d ago

Sorry I didn't use the word sold, my bad. 25 million live subscribers doesn't prove anything, I know more people that have never used live, than people that have, not every hooks their console up to the internet.

memots4659d ago (Edited 4659d ago )

"not every hooks their console up to the internet."
Or most of those are not working anymore.

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PSjesus4659d ago

the only reason that MS sold well worldwide is pirate friendly easy to hack console day one,and that's huge in many countries in Europe Asia and ME also PS3 was more expensive with awful ports in the first 2 years
MS was lucky with 360.... but if One is rock solid and RROD free well that bad news for MS because it wont sell well

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PSjesus4659d ago

it hacked in 2011 and good luck finding used PS3 with FW 3:55 less than 399$ and is it worth it since you cant play online

DEEBO4659d ago

yeah pirating on the 360 was a plus for MS.but bad for game developers.

HammadTheBeast4659d ago

You won't see Ksar commenting on this article lol.

Godz Kastro4659d ago

This is what people seem to miss. PS lost half its user base this gen. HALF!!!! That is a win in itself. Now this gen gets interesting. I really hope neither dominates so they continue to compete with each other. This equals win for gamers no matter what console you go with.

NegativeCreepWA4659d ago

Shh, no one wants to hear that kind of talk here, GO SONY!!

Minato-Namikaze4659d ago

But arent you comparing 12 years of sales vs 7?

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HammadTheBeast4659d ago

Let's not forget the YEAR head start and massive price difference.

DEEBO4659d ago

because of a year headstart.that was the 360 real advantage.now they are coming out at the same time. MS doesn't stand a chance. hell they are in third place now,with a year lead and RROD replacement 360.all that money and still can't beat a company with money problems. now that's sad.

MysticStrummer4659d ago

"This is what people seem to miss. PS lost half its user base this gen. HALF!!!!"

Sure, if you like bad math.

You're counting 12 years of PS2 sales vs 7 years of PS3 sales.

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GraveLord4659d ago

Always good to see the PS3 dominating. The Last of Us is selling incredibly well. Minecraft needs to die already. Wii U is below Dreamcast levels.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot20d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle20d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7720d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg26d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree26d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai25d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.