360 numbers are due to
1. Price drop
2. Bioshock
3. Buys for Halo 3
PS3 numbers as expected is about the same. I'm predicting a slight increase in sales in September due to Warhawk, Lair, and Heavenly Sword.
There is no doubt that September will be 360 month. I think it will give the Wii a run for its money but will again be second. Remember that the Wii could sell more if it wasn't sold out everywhere.
I think So...
Rogue Squadron was my all time favorite shooter. They would most certainly use the Lair assets to create this game. I agree on using analogue for control versus motion.
with Metal Gear in the stealth game genre. Its the same expectation I have with Mario in the platformer genre. Its the same expectation I have with Final Fantasy in the RPG genre. In general, I think this industry is getting stale. We are beyond Metal Gear Solid where it was refreshing to see the controller shake during the battle with Psycho Mantis. We are beyond the point of defining platform gaming in 3D space with Mario 64. We are beyond the point of turn based combat in Final Fanta...
its what one resorts to when they can't answer the question. Higher sales figures in the eyes of gaming enthusiasts do not equate to expanding the genre. If I was an investor to Bungie, yes I would be happy but I'm not. Resistance doesn't expand the genre either. I'm not harping sweet Sony lyrics. I don't dance to the sound of Sony music. I'm stating my opinion on the matter of genre expansion.
Again, I ask since you didn't read ... "What has Halo done recently to ex...
1. Jaffe has children so I'm assuming he's gotten laid many times practicing
2. What is Bungie known for? Halo. Anything else? Jaffe is tied to God of War and Twisted Metal. The article is not about Jaffe .. its about Halo (point of conversation between Adam and David)
My question to everyone ... What is Halo 3 going to bring new to the table outside of some 'potential' closure to the story? More weapons, more vehicles, more maps, but same gameplay? Befor...
Halo was the right game at the right time for Xbox owners. Is it the greatest FPS on a console, I don't think so. I still have that title firmly on Goldeneye. What Halo did was to make the game accessible for everyone to play.
Halo 2 left a majority of us with no satisfaction on the campaign front with its abrupt ending. The storyline is ok but also forgettable. The story can not hold a candle to Jaffe's God of War storyline.
Given the hype, Halo has not don...
FPS of the year? Just maybe. It might just outrank Bioshock!!!
piracy = bad. Being an ex software developer, it kills all the hard work that developers put into it.
It might just very well be a "to be continued" ... right to FFVII (PS One original). However I question the very point of adding that to the end of game? Was it placed strategically to get user feedback? The more the feedback the better as it just teases us to death. I don't think any other FF game has been requested this much to be remade.
I'm indifferent about it being remade. I still have the original copy almost in near mint condition (and NO I'm not going to...
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Are accurate. Each company has tried to inflate its numbers with units shipped versus sold. Instead of comparing the total quantity of units sold, it would be good to use the metric of sold / shipped as each company at this point is trying to get as many units out as possible. There is obviously going to be a point where this calc in no longer relevant by the principles of supply and demand but we are too early in the game.
big in Japan ... made for them but if it comes to NA or EU then good for us!
"it didn't sell well, Sigma sold under 200k WW, and the first NG sold over a million copies on the xbox"
I thought it sold over 500,000 copies worldwide! Where are you getting your figures from?
when your game is being published by Microsoft. He does not have facts to support his statement and thus it should be regarding as opinion. I'm sure if you ask Insomniac or Icognito, they are working with the most powerful gaming console in the PS3.
I'm sure MS also paid for his legal expenses while being accused of sexual harassment ;) ... just kidding, take a rib!!
NGSigma versus NG2 comparisons ..
Its game has its own merits and out of respect for the two games, we should not compare them. It will inevitably come though, sadly.
I personally don't care about achievements since I don't equate achievements to 'street cred'. I would like to see it on the PS3 with proper Home integration. It would be cool to receive incentives based on points earned from buying and playing games. Imagine a free downloaded activated by the n...
How am I never going to see it if its going to loaded into the DVD tray of my 360? I am NOT going to hold out for the PS3 version. However, I can NOT see Team Ninja keeping this exclusive and out of the hands of PS3-only owners. Team Ninja then wasted their time and money on developing Sigma ... unless of course they wanted the quick buck. They would have made Sigma for the 360 and given the attach rate of the 360, it would have sold more.
Can not deny the success of Sigma for the PS3 given the current user base and the fact that the game is a revamped version of the original. Now, whats the point of having Sigma on the PS3? You want to expand the NG franchise .. but make the NG2 exclusive (non-timed) to one console? This title is a timed exclusive and being published by Microsoft means nothing once the exclusivity contract is up. It can be published by any other third party in the future.
Does this mean that...
1. Take the Microsoft out of Xbox
2. Redesign the console and controllers. A big reason why the controllers are smaller compared to the original Xbox controllers were due to negative feedback from all gamers, specifically Jap gamers. Can they make the 360 smaller? Sure they can ... size does matter for Jap gamers as the current design is catered to westerners and europeans. The less clunky the design, the better the sales. I've said it from the beginning that it should b...
I think you'll hear some sort of announcement on Shadow of the Colossus 2 (or whatever title they give it) during the TGS Pre-Show conference ... can't wait!!!
1. Update the UI for the Playstation store
2. Update Flash and Shockwave versions for the browser. I would love to be able to stream videos through Gametrailers.com.
3. Themes and animated backgrounds. Loco is a good start for interactive screensavers
4. Better media support through Windows media. Give me some Divx. You are rumored to do this in Home.
5. More PSOne title support!