Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

arbster · Post by **arbster** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:05 am 0

I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Wii has sold more than 7 million by now, although VGChartz aren't that accurate much of the time.

April 2007 NPD figures are in.

Hardware Sales:

Nintendo DS 471k
Wii 360k
PlayStation 2 194k
PlayStation Portable 183k
Xbox 360 174k
Game Boy Advance 84k
PlayStation 3 82k
GameCube 13k

Top 10 Software Items- April 2007 Units:
NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 1.045 M
NDS POKEMON PEARL VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 712K
WII SUPER PAPER MARIO NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 352K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 249K
360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR ACTIVISION MAR 2007 TEEN (T) 197K
PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR ACTIVISION NOV 2006 TEEN (T) 142K
360 SPIDER-MAN 3 ACTIVISION APR 2007 TEEN (T) 117K
PS2 SPIDER-MAN 3 ACTIVISION APR 2007 TEEN (T) 105K
PS2 GOD OF WAR II SONY MAR 2007 MATURE (M) 101K
PS2 MLB '07: THE SHOW SONY FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 79K

Pokemon was expected to do really well (and bloody hell, look at those figures) but I'm really happy for Super Paper Mario.

GBA outsold PS3...again. How the hell can Sony put positive spin on the PS3?

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:45 am 0

Japanese hardware sales: May 7-13

DSL 163,785
Wii 52,544
PSP 34,433
PS2 10,414
PS3 8,839
Xbox 360 2,105
GB Micro 408
GBA SP 343
Cube 315
DS Phat 39
GBA 18

Fil · Post by **Fil** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:48 am 0

4.75:1

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:32 am 0

Fil wrote:4.75:1

Nearly at the 5:1 figure that was predicted for the PSP to outsell...oh, hang on.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:46 am 0

Still, at least the PS3 is selling w.. oh.

chub · Post by **chub** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:24 am 0

arbster wrote:GBA outsold PS3...again. How the hell can Sony put positive spin on the PS3?

I think the only answer is to stop selling the PS2. If people see a cheap, small console with loads of software on one shelf, and an expensive, large console with not much software on the other shelf, then which one are they going to go for? (well, probably the shelf behind them with the Wii on it)

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:27 am 0

let's not dwell on this. Nintendo sells the SHIT out of PSP and any other platform. I let the sales figures speak for themselves. anything else but DS and Wii right now is trash in terms of sales, and any developer not focusing on those 2 platforms are morons.

chub · Post by **chub** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:32 am 0

Wanderer wrote:any developer not focusing on those 2 platforms are morons.

I think there are a few developers here who would disagree with you there.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:34 am 0

chub wrote:
Wanderer wrote:any developer not focusing on those 2 platforms are morons.
I think there are a few developers here who would disagree with you there.

thats why us other developers get the big bucks ...

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:05 am 0

At the time the 5:1 figure for PSP:DS was mentioned, it wasn't unlikely. I don't think anyone expected Sony to screw up so badly. It was their battle to lose and they lost it with all their might.

James

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:21 am 0

Jamesac wrote:At the time the 5:1 figure for PSP:DS was mentioned, it wasn't unlikely. I don't think anyone expected Sony to screw up so badly. It was their battle to lose and they lost it with all their might.

James

Umm I dont think Nintendo would see it that way or the fanboys or a lot of the forum members here...was it ever a goer with UMD and lack of pnp games ? (ducks)

Roobarb · Post by **Roobarb** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:39 am 0

The DS was a big risk for Nintendo. They were definitely hedging their bets when they announced it. The potential for greatness was definitely there, but it did depend on the right games to let it blossom, and would the mass market be interested in it anyway? To Nintendo's great credit they called the market brilliantly, and got the games spot on.

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:55 am 0

Deckard wrote:
Jamesac wrote:At the time the 5:1 figure for PSP:DS was mentioned, it wasn't unlikely. I don't think anyone expected Sony to screw up so badly. It was their battle to lose and they lost it with all their might.

James
Umm I dont think Nintendo would see it that way or the fanboys or a lot of the forum members here...was it ever a goer with UMD and lack of pnp games ? (ducks)

Nintendo might be seen to be a bit biased in the matter, as would their fanboys. Those aren't really opinions that count.

At the time the PSP launched, the DS only had a handful of decent games and Sony was fresh from the overwhelming PS2 support. Yeah, the UMD was a bad idea from the start, but the more detailed loveliness both the better screen and the UMD storage promised might have made up for it.

That the PSP got quick & cheap ports from the PS2, with very little attempt at optimizing the load times, was a bad move on Sony's part. Whether they needed to exert better third-party control or provide better support, I can't say, but while Nintendo pumped out great game after great game, Sony had nothing that mattered.

It's easy to look back and see how Sony's blind arrogance guaranteed themselves a nice last-place spot. That didn't do anyone much good two years ago, however.

James

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:02 am 0

Moral of the story - dont ever decide to make a handheld machine.

Roobarb · Post by **Roobarb** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:21 am 0

Jamesac wrote:It's easy to look back and see how Sony's blind arrogance guaranteed themselves a nice last-place spot.

I think you're over-estimating the importance of Sony's PR goofs. Once you hit the mass market (i.e. past the first few million 'hardcore' types), no-one really gives a stuff. If you make a product people want, at an attractive price, they'll buy it. Look at Bravia TV's for example.

Deckard wrote:Moral of the story - dont ever decide to make a handheld machine.

I think that's unfair to the PSP - it's actually sold pretty well. Just nowhere near as well as Sony expected, judging by their inventory problems. I hope they give it a second shot. I don't want Nintendo going back to their old complacent ways.