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Worldwide Weekly Chart Week Ending 10th Mar 2012

Worldwide Hardware:

3DS - 179,947
PS3 - 172,371
X360 - 120,314
PSV - 113,252
Wii - 79,399
PSP - 41,685
DS - 38,912

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LX-General-Kaos5172d ago (Edited 5172d ago )

The industry is looking healthy with the Nintendo 3DS leading the way. Its nice to see everyone doing well.

With Nintendo 3DS exclusive Kid Icarus Uprising releasing very soon. Let's hope to see a very nice Nintendo 3DS sales boost for the next few weeks.

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Pokemon_Master5172d ago

if anything kingdom hearts and fire emblem should push more units in japan than KI would.......

LX-General-Kaos5172d ago (Edited 5172d ago )

I agree with that %100. But these are the worldwide weekly charts, not just japan. I see where you are comming from though. Have yourself a nice day and happy gaming.

+bubbles for speaking the truth.

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PSVITAlitysensor5172d ago

Kid Icarus Uprising will be the best 3DS game EVER!

Godchild10205172d ago (Edited 5172d ago )

I'm seeing Kingdom Hearts boosting sales Worldwide. I can't wait to get back into the series.

I said it before and I going to say it again, if Sony dropped the price on the vita, it would match the sales of the PS3/3DS worldwide.

The sales last week are looking good.

Long. Live. Gaming.

OC_MurphysLaw5172d ago

"The industry is looking healthy with the Nintendo 3DS leading the way. Its nice to see everyone doing well. "??? really? From what I could see with VGchartz numbers its showing the industry as a whole is down 7% from last year...how is that "healthy"?

That trend of downward sales is going to continue until we see some price cuts from MS and Sony. Wii is dead in the water at this point and Nintendo clearly is in wait mode for the WiiU and continued success of the 3DS.

Even if Sony and MS announce new hardware it wont come quick enough to keep this year from turning into a down year with out those price cuts.

sikbeta5171d ago

More sales would be good but revenue and profit will go down thanks to the price-cuts, this gen is over, no one can change that, more profit at the cost of lower sales, or more sales at the cost less revenue doesn't look good for the industry

Hayabusa 1175171d ago

A classic pessimist. Sales are down by 7% for one month so everyone should start panicing and cutting prices...

OC_MurphysLaw5171d ago

@Hayabusa 117 I wasn't trying to paint some doom and gloom picture. I was just trying to put a more accurate depiction of the industry right now. Seeing your console of choice come in at #1 in sales is not an accurate portrayal of how the industry is doing, nor is just seeing bigger numbers than the previous month. You need to compare to the prior months sales and then look at last years sales for the same time periods.

So yes this months sales were up from Jan. and that is good... BUT Jan numbers were horrible and down year over year compared to 2011 and Febs numbers followed suit compared to last year... so its actually 2 months now of back to back down months. Thats not pessimistic, thats just being factual.

jahcure5172d ago

Uhhh..360 lead is down to 2.8 million according to this estimate....wow

Sheikh Yerbouti5172d ago

More than 2.8m must be RROD'd!! LOL...PS3 is definitely ahead of the 3rd place 60 /troll

Still, I'm calling it a draw this gen for the two systems. Bring of the 720 and PS4's (in 2 yrs or so I hope).

mewhy325171d ago

Hey
Well it's from vgchartz. how reliable can it be? I mean the ps3 camp has been pooring the hate onto vgchartz for about 5 years now. Suddenly when it looks like the ps3 is closing the gap they say think that vgcharrz is spot on. LOL
Wow such hipocrites on here. LOL

Dude4205171d ago

Who the hell cares at this point? Both consoles are successful now, this shouldn't even be an issue anymore.

GribbleGrunger5171d ago

you say that it's hypocrisy to use VGchartz numbers... let's see. i've been using them all this generation and whilst they didn't always favour my console of choice i've stuck with them because they're the only reference point we have.

now let's deal with hypocrisy: you are indeed right, when 360 owner were referring to them to gloat about the lead they had 'some' PS3 owners were doubtful of their validity... so let's move forward a few years shall we. now that the numbers favour the PS3 360 owners are calling them false...

THAT'S hypocrisy

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Sheikh Yerbouti5172d ago (Edited 5172d ago )

With all the naysayers eating crow...I might cop a 3DS just to rub it in. Go Ninty.

Maddens Raiders5171d ago (Edited 5171d ago )

Play Beyond.

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DigitalAnalog5172d ago (Edited 5172d ago )

I look at the direction of the smartphone apologists who declare doom-n-gloom for the dedicated handheld's future.

Pokemon_Master5172d ago

you laugh at those people.

They are the same people who say both handhelds and consoles will be replaced with tablets........

Sheikh Yerbouti5172d ago

Stating what should really be obvious...

I know a ton of people with smart phones and they play their Angry Birds, Hanging w/ Friends, etc.. But they don't play "real games" as I refer to them. We're looking different markets. It is like comparing Disney (non-Marvel) comic books with Vertigo. Both are comics, but way different markets.

hellztourguide4205171d ago

Exactly. Gaming is not doomed...not consoles nor handhelds. Even the Vita looks to at least match the sales of the original ds in terms of first year sales...its a good time to be a gamer cause there are great choices for everyone. Peace.

Amin175172d ago

The link says it ends 3rd March >:1

thehusbo5172d ago

3ds and ps3 dominance as usual :D

josephayal5172d ago

It is now clear that Nintendo is a very solid company , cant wait for the WIIu the most powerful console on GameStop

Spydiggity5171d ago

it is now clear...3 decades later...that nintendo is a very solid company?

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

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-Foxtrot14d 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.

solideagle14d 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

Relientk7714d 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

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ActualWhiteMan21d ago (Edited 21d ago )

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

jznrpg20d 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.

Smellsforfree20d 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.

Loktai20d 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.