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Nielsen Ratings Show WoW, PS2 Still On Top - US Gamers Play More Original Xbox than PS3

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From the article: "Don't get me wrong, sales data is great, and I always love pouring over the monthly NPD reports to see just how much more money Nintendo has managed to print; and when I hear that World of Warcraft has passed the 11.5 million subscriber mark, it certainly makes a mental impact. But the questions always remain: "When people bring that Nintendo Wii home, do they actually play it?" "Just how dedicated are these WoW players?"

Thanks to the Nielsen ratings, which measure usage for the Top 10 PC titles and all major consoles, partial answers to both those questions and more await you after the break."
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GameCyteSean - 313 days 11 hours ago
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1 - Perhaps unrelated, but...
...the new Nielsen report also shows that soft drink consumption is still on the rise.
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Genesis5 - 313 days 9 hours ago
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Just look at all the PS2 owners waiting for a PS3 price drop.
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mint royale - 312 days 22 hours ago
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1.2 - Wow that throws a spanner in the works
that more people play wii than ps3. I thought no one played wii after 2 months? People didn't actually believe that did they?
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The Dude - 312 days 21 hours ago
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1.3 -
@Genesis5

Why wait for a price stop just read that Game Crazy has an awesome deal for PS2 owners. Trade your PS2 with any 4 games for a $100.00 off an Xbox 360 60GB Premium.
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Sarcasm - 312 days 18 hours ago
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How do they get these numbers anyway? They surely didn't put a camera into 300 million consoles/pc's did they?
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robert0267 - 312 days 18 hours ago
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7.3 minutes per week!!! they obviously don't have lbp.I do and I spend a whole lot more than 7.3 minutes on my ps3.
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acedoh - 312 days 17 hours ago
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1.6 - This is just another example
of the fact we really haven't hit next gen. Most of the mainstream casual crowd that was behind the success of the PS2 hasn't jumped over. I don't see most of these consumers jumping over until late 2009 or 2010.... So I think the PS3 is far from losing this gen...
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ChampIDC - 312 days 16 hours ago
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1.7 - @1.5
That's 7.3% of minutes played, not 7.3 minutes. Read a little closer next time :)

7.3 minutes would be pretty fail. That's probably the CD-i time played around the world.
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The Killer - 312 days 15 hours ago
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1.8 - the question is
how did they make their poll or statistics?? i can go to some street that nintendo wii is so famous or xbox make my survey there and conclude that wii is the best then xbox!!! that not really the truth the truth will be closer if they made the survey in many states and in different locations and with different demographics!!

any way if this shows something then it shows how strong ps2 is!!! and why sony should drop the ball from it just yet!
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Wile - 312 days 12 hours ago
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1.9 - @ Killer
Nielsen Ratings have been in existance since the dawn of radio and television. At first this rating system was only used to gauge networks and radio stations shares of the listener/viewership accross the US at any given time and and date. How they achieve it then was they would select a large portion of the population and pay them to keep log of their use of the TV and Radio. Today they attached boxes, called Set Meters to the TV and Radio that will log the channel, time of day, and length of time on each channel. They also do extensive surveys, polls, etc.

These stats are fundamental to the television and radio commercial industry since the more a network can claim is watching a certain show directly relates to how much they can charge for commercial slots in that show.

www.nielsenmedia.com

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen _Ratings
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Ju - 312 days 11 hours ago
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OK, but how does this apply to games ?
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Wile - 312 days 9 hours ago
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they do more than tv and radio now. follow the links in my previous post and read all about it.
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Nathan Drake - 313 days 11 hours ago
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US gamers play more Ps2 than Xbox 360 and Wii combined.

See kids,putting a spin on data is easy
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imdaboss - 313 days 11 hours ago
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but the playstation brand is dying
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happyface - 313 days 11 hours ago
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you seem to be one of those ps3 gamers that just posts online all day and doesn't play games

you have the to post in every single thread, try playing games for a change, ps3 does have 1 or 2 games worth playing IMO
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ICUP - 313 days 10 hours ago
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"US gamers play more Ps2 than Xbox 360 and Wii combined."

Pff....

If the 360 didn't have 33% RROD it would easy beat the PS2.

>8D
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ThaGeNeCySt - 313 days 10 hours ago
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I don't see what the problem is, PS2 is still a great console to own
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BWS1982 - 312 days 16 hours ago
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2.6 - Nathan Drake
Very well made point once again. And to happyface, your 'crime' is worse, at least he's a PS3 gamer who is happy to speak about HIS console positively, and he makes good points on spinning numbers. You, on the other hand, seem to be a 360 gamer who's posting in a news story about a console you have "no interest" in, so....who's more "at fault" there, slick? Yeah, thought so.
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BWS1982 - 312 days 13 hours ago
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2.7 - Low and behold, the
"I don't like what he says even though I can't counter it, so I'll disagree" people strike again.....
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Hal Emmerich - 313 days 11 hours ago
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3 - Here we go again
This is going to spark another fanboy war...
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happyface - 313 days 11 hours ago
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wow, very embarassing for the PS3

do ps3 fans just post on msg boards all day and not buy and play games?

wow
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Hal Emmerich - 313 days 11 hours ago
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4.1 - Irony much...
I hope that was sarcasm, otherwise that was pretty ironic.

TBH I don't care how many people play PS3, does it take away the enjoyment of playing on it? ...no of course it doesn't I'll continue to play it even if many don't.
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EastCoastSB - 313 days 11 hours ago
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You seem to forget that the PS2 has almost double the usage of the 360.
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BWS1982 - 312 days 16 hours ago
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4.3 - Maybe people are on their PS3 right now,
it seems to me the fact is, it has a web browser. Jesus Happyface, how did you become an authority on time allotment and game usage, considering you're trolling right now? You're in an article about something you hate, posting multiple times about how people are spending time here? Ummmkay.....
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ICUP - 313 days 10 hours ago
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PS2 !

LONG LIVE THE KING !
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ultimolu - 313 days 10 hours ago
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Lol.
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ThatCanadianguy420 - 313 days 10 hours ago
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Who doesn't still play PS2? It's an awesome system with thousands of games.

Persona 4 FTW!
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cpuchess - 312 days 23 hours ago
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Funny, I was thinking the opposite. I was thinking it's all the little kids waiting for their parents to buy them a new system.
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ThatCanadianguy420 - 312 days 17 hours ago
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True there is probably more kids using PS2 then anything.
But that doesn't mean hardcore gamers from 16-40+ won't go back and play some old classics like SOTC,ICO,GOW 1&2,MGS 1-3 etc,etc.
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wanderofys - 312 days 11 hours ago
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I haven't picked up my controller for my PS3 or 360 since I grabbed Persona 4.
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Unicron - 313 days 10 hours ago
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Damn the PS2. I have over 80 titles for it, and 30 left to finish. Truly is one of the greatest systems of all time, up there with the SNES!
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Gun_Senshi - 313 days 10 hours ago
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9 - Persona 4 RPG OF THE YEAR 2008!
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mrdxpr2 - 313 days 10 hours ago
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i play ps2 games on my ps3 im repeating the AND1 game
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DIRTYHAIRYJOYSTICK - 313 days 9 hours ago
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11 - LOL Sure, they figure this out how?
I run Folding at Home (Life with Playstation) more than 7 hours a week. They must have pulled this one out sideways. They are never going to crap right again :)
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Xiphos - 313 days 9 hours ago
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I'm curious about how they figure this out.
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Godmars290 - 313 days 9 hours ago
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Makes you wonder why Sony isn't supporting the PS2 as much as they should.
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darkride66 - 312 days 20 hours ago
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13.1 - What are you talking about?
Games are still coming out in a constant stream for the PS2. PS2 games routinely show up on top 10 lists. Sony just released a new version of the PS2 and they're marketing it hard in new markets like Asia and South America.

How on earth do you figure Sony isn't supporting the PS2? It's the goose that laid the golden egg and they know it. It makes me laugh when people say "Oh, Sony's flubbed up and lost all this market share." They haven't lost squat.
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KingItachi - 313 days 9 hours ago
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14 - @Gun_Senshi
I agree and I'm loving every minute of Persona 4.
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anubis12 - 313 days 7 hours ago
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thats because neilson gives a little $ for there data......hint lower class....still owned ps2 or buy 50$ used ps2s.....
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TVC15 - 312 days 17 hours ago
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15.1 - or....
not everyone spends all their money on video games
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pansenbaer - 313 days 6 hours ago
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"Nielsen estimates that while the Xbox 360 claims about one-sixth of console minutes (17.2%), the Wii comes closer to one-seventh (13.4%)"

Hooray for estimates!! Its the only news worth reporting!
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sirbigam - 313 days 5 hours ago
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Wait till there's a ps3 price drop, all those kids playing on the ps2 are going to find a way to purchase it. I see alot of kids in stores like bestbuy asking for ps2 versions of ps3 games, just a matter of time really.
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Rampant - 313 days 3 hours ago
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18 - Actually
The numbers are percentages of total time spent on different consoles, so if you take into account attach rates and such the ps3 and 360 really are where they should be. The Wii is a bit low though.
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liquidsnake - 312 days 21 hours ago
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I was thinking the same thing, isnt the fanbase of 360 in USA like twice the fanbase of PS3. Or maybe that doesn't matter? Sorry Im no math guru.
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mint royale - 312 days 21 hours ago
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18.2 - Its not low for the wii
because this period that is measured was jan 08 to october 08 - the 360 had a higher userbase than the wii for half the period and a bigger games library via being an older console.
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nirun - 312 days 19 hours ago
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and counter-strike STILL is on the most played list. geez
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pshizle - 312 days 18 hours ago
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20 - wow the orginal xbox beats the
ps3

that just shows how sad the system really is.

anyways i think these numbers are bogus

all you sony fanboys saying that the kids that have a ps2 are waiting for a ps3 price drop...are you serious no their not...they just want a cheap afortable system that plays games and thats what the ps2 is.
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Hal Emmerich - 312 days 18 hours ago
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It shows how sad the system really is?

It doesn't matter how much other people play on a console, it matters how much you play and enjoy the console, I personally love my PS3 and play the hell out of it, I couldn't care less if no-one else does.

Pathetic.
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freakyzeeky - 312 days 14 hours ago
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20.2 - wow the ps2 beats the
xbox 360

that just shows how sad the system really is.
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