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Worldwide Weekly Hardware, Week Ending 5th May 2012

Worldwide Hardware:

1: 3DS - 186,867
2: PS3 - 146,882
3: 360 - 123,867
4: Wii - 78,683
5: PSP - 68,935
6: PSV - 59,323
7: DS - 39,310

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Queefy_B5159d ago

Not sure why more 3DS are being sold than ps3/360 but anyways good numbers for the ps3 and for all the sales goons NPD doesnt equal the world.

TheGamingArt5159d ago

Crap hardware.. crap games.. that's why

Shnazzyone5159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

@gamingart We're talking about the 3ds not the vita silly.

Which game is crap? MGS3, Resident Evil Revelations, MarioKart 7, Super mario Land 3d, LOZ OOT, or kid icarus?

Or do we wanna talk about modnation racers vita?

shackdaddy5159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

There sure is a huge amount of Nintendo haters on this website. It's really funny.

kikizoo5159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

And tons of delusional nintendo's blind fans also...

like snazzy talking about "crappy hardware and games" for vita@lol (opposite world much ?), and others on wiiu's articles, talking about wii 3 X more powerfull than gamecube, gamecube 3X more powerfull than ps2...forgetting than most of their "powerfull" consoles are coming 2/6 years after the competition, always talking about "current gen sucked" (just because they don't have the hardware to play the best games this gen=all on pCps3 combo), etc etc so don't complain, it's normal to be sad when crappiest hardware and library (just facts : check metascores) are selling more than best ones (like for movies, music : people are sheeps)

"Why is it the PS3 sells more than the 360 month on month and yet there is a continuous 2 million gap that never closes?"

because nobody knows the real gap today, it probably don't exist since months (if you add deads consoles, etc even more)..if ps3 sell better for npd, with european and asian domination since launch, ps3 is probably taking the place it deserve (don't even talk about other consoles, only 360 or wiiU can compete)

AdvanceWarsSgt5159d ago

And so your idea of showing those blind Nintendo fanboys that they're ignorant and biased is to combat with even more fanboyism and bias.

Real smart kikizoo (not really)

Hicken5159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

Generally, the most effective way to combat fanboiysm(no way is ACTUALLY effective) is to use fanboyism.

Shnazzyone's comment isn't borderline trolling, it's definitive trolling, and fanboy trolling at that. Bringing up the Vita in response to negative comments about the 3DS when the Vita wasn't even part of the conversation? No, that's not ignorant or biased. Mentioning the 3DS's best games and comparing them to one mediocre Vita game(he could have brought up The Show, Uncharted, Unit 13, Mortal Kombat, Escape Plan, and others, but that would be logical)? Not biased or ignorant at all.

At least kikizoo's "fanboyism" isn't directly attacking or putting down anyone else's preferred systems or games; he's simply defending his own preference. It's somewhat off-topic, as it's got nothing to do with handhelds, but it's still not as bad as Shnazzy's silliness.

ronin4life5159d ago

@thegamingart
It has several great games, and even more so in Japan.
Its most serious competitors are an old Sony handheld with a good deal of market penetration already and a new Sony handheld with far fewer games while being more expensive.

And I would hardly call the hardware crap, as it does what it is supposed to do: play fun games.

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Godchild10205159d ago

It is the cheapest (in price) next gen console or current depends on how you look and categorize it.

Also it comes in more than one color.

YodaCracker5159d ago

NPD does not equal the world, nor does VGChartz. NPD numbers are REAL, VGChartz numbers are FAKE.

AWBrawler5159d ago

KiD Icarus, Mario, RE, MGS, and Pokemon rumble blast can work wonders for selling a handheld. just saying!

Plus those games are SUUUUUPER!

Nutsack5159d ago

3DS is 150 to 170, cheapest thus sold. Plus Nintendogs, Pokemon, Monster Hunter, Mario. Kids want it. Simple as that.

PSVita 250 bucks, that's why.

yabhero5159d ago

EVERYONE wants it... I hate the whoels ells to kids only mindset... 3DS is selling to kids and adults alike because right now it has better games and a better price

AWBrawler5159d ago

If its only kids buying 3DS, can we explain the sells of RE: Revelations, MGS Snake eater 3D, and other M rated games already selling better than they did on the Wii?

AdvanceWarsSgt5159d ago

Don't worry yabhero. People like Nutsack said the same thing about the DS too, so its best not to pay them any mind.

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Shnazzyone5159d ago

This proves we need new hardware across the board. But shit, there's so many games for 3ds right now. Best portable system since the GBAsp if you ask me.

I loving Kid icarus right now, fuck the haters. That gave me a joy in gaming I haven't experienced in a long long time.

MasterCornholio5159d ago

Wow you clearly are sensitive. I don't know why the thought of another portable bothers you so much because there's clearly plenty of space for two on the market. Both are great handhelds to own and each offers a unique experience to gaming. Neither the Vita nor the 3DS have bad library but I will admit that the 3DSs is more robust due to it being out longer on the market.

You know what portable you should really hate? The cheap Chinese knockoffs of the 3DS and the VITA they are absolutely horrible. Whoever invented the Yinlips should be shot.

XperiaRay

dark-hollow5159d ago

where in his comment that implies that he hate the vita or are everyone looking for excuses to hate every fan of any non-sony product?

mike1up5159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

LMAO @ your disagrees.

The 3DS is clearly at the top of the list, and you didn't even say anything negative about any other consoles.

You are a Nintendo fan with the numbers to back it up, a crime that they will never forgive you for.

Bubble Up vote for being the voice of reason amongst utter stupidity.

torchic5159d ago

I don't get why people still keep buying the Wii. it is basically dead, what are you people doing?

but anyway decent numbers overall.

MysticStrummer5159d ago

Maybe people who know the Wii is kid friendly, and their kid is just now old enough to play games... *shrug*

Samus HD5159d ago

because it has great games.. and it means they haven't experienced it yet

AWBrawler5159d ago

Well, I know some people who've had a rough life ove the last 6 years and are just now able to get a Wii at the end of the cycle. maybe thats why.

From their perspective its cheap now with cheap games that they want.

Droid Control5159d ago (Edited 5159d ago )

Why is it the PS3 sells more than the 360 month on month and yet there is a continuous 2 million gap that never closes?

Siren305159d ago

Its only outselling by around 20,000 to 30,000 units each time. Holiday season comes out and that usually gives the xbox a boost and allows it to catch up

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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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-Foxtrot60d 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.

solideagle60d 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

Relientk7760d 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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ActualWhiteMan66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

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

jznrpg66d 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.

Smellsforfree66d 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.

Loktai66d 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.