VGchartz: European / Other Charts For Week Ending 22nd December 2007

DS: 821,575
Wii: 448,127
PS3: 338,006
PSP: 271,056
Xbox 360: 218,636

[MrWonderful]

please post this crap when its a good read and not something i already know. we all know the ps3 slaps the 360 in the face in all places except NA, but its coming soon

edit: @ videogames4life. i dont know what country you are from but it must be located in redmond behind bills house, but we ps3 owners havent even got our hands on the big guns. so go back to blowin gates balls. oh and dont post too much with ur 2 bubbles and all. save one for another time or place

[Mr VideoGames]

PS3 will never be popular in North America ever and PS3 is still Millions behind the 360 and now it still outsold the PS3 by 2 Million Units and how do you expect the PS3 to catch up...EVER?

PS3 is Selling like Crap in Austrailia and the UK not just NA, but that doesn't really mean anything to SONY FanBoy idiots cause they don't think, they just make up Sh*t and hope that SONY Wins which will never hapen again.

[unlimited]

The PS3 is doing great in other parts of the globe. In NA they doing decently good ..If they start selling like the 360 in japan then thats when you need to start worrying..PS3 is not gonin anywhere..Sony need to bring out more games next year, and keep its release date, and they will rule 2008.

[TheXgamerLive]

You say the PS3 slaps the Xbox 360, wow your a major tool aren't you?

It's only been due to a ps3 price cut the last few weeks that ps3 has sold most anything at all, Xbox 360 is still winning and as soon as there price cut the Xbox 360 numbers will again climb highest amongst consoles.

[MrWonderful]

reply to XGamer

Your name says it all end of conversation

[Devr]

"It's only been due to a ps3 price cut the last few weeks that ps3 has sold most anything at all"

Dug your own grave there. The Ps3 price-cut has been in effect for TWO AND A HALF MONTHS now. It started October 10th, I believe.

[gaffyh]

@videogames4life - you don't know what's going to happen in the future, the PS2 is still a very popular system in NA so why couldn't the PS3 be?

I expect the 360 to be selling more in NA this week and PS3 to be selling more in Japan as usual.

[The Killer]

ps3 is taking over europe and japan!
NA is left to take next year!

[whoelse]

The 360 has been out for twice as long as the PS3. Also the 360 has had more time to bring out good games while the PS3 is just starting to so when more of the top games like MGS4, KillZone 2, Haze come out, then the PS3 will really start taking over NA, at leats better than it is ATM.

[Real gamer 4 life]

did the ps3 out sold the 360?

[the worst]

again and again and again and again

[FPS nut]

but they make up only about 30% (give or take) of the gaming market, the rest pretty much goes to NA where the Wii and the 360 dominate. Without the US the 360 would have tanked last year but with the US it has a strong 2nd (again)

[TANOD]

are u abnormal or something

EU and JAPAN make up 65--70% of gaming market

EU is the biggest market at the moment since the Indians and the Chinese have high purchasing power too and most of them play games as well

NA is the second biggest market. The first being EU and the last being JAPAN

However do note that PS3 is doing a great job in NA as well.It will surpass the x360 in 08

[FPS nut]

In your case it proves that point. Everyone in the world (even PS3 owners like me) know that the US is the largest gaming market but you. Everyone but you, your all alone on that one bro but then again your all alone on alot of the "so called stats" you use (you are infamous for false numbers and data)

[HarryEtTubMan]

^^^^You really are a nut.hhmmmmmmmmm YES the US is the biggest market but when u compare how the PS3 is winning Europe Japan, New Zealand, Austrailia... it doesnt matter... and believe what u want but the PS3 at a 399 to 499$ price...shouldn't be winning ANYWHERE. Wait.... it already is though! Almost EVERYWHERE except the US and its still selling pretty good there. Defiantely not BOMBING like the 360 is in Japan. haha. And if u think the 360 is going to continue to win in 2008 and especially even beyond that. You are on crack. The PPS3's games are coming. The price is still gonna drop. Realize it IS still 150$ cheaper.... but just for the sake of your Ego and beloved little RRODbox, we will pretend all the PS3's biggest games have been released...everything is fair... the 360 really didn't get a year head start on the PS3... and the PS3 isn't really selling identical, Worldwide, to a 150$ cheaper machine with its biggest best Exclusives year it will ever have. haha. You industry noobs are in for a treat. The 360 is never gonna beat the PS3 in the end. PSN is also getting EVERYTHING next year(Sony said a week ago) and also Playstation Home. Anyways... back to UT3

[TANOD]

what garbage box 360 fanboys????

PS2 sold over 50 million consoles in EU vs 40+ for NA and the rest for JAPAN

NA was the biggest gaming market. Now EU/PAL (which includes rest of Asia too) is the biggest gaming market.

in 5 years time CHina and India would have a gaming commmunity bigger than NA's

[InMyOpinion]

"EU is the biggest market at the moment since the Indians and the Chinese have high purchasing power too and most of them play games as well"

India and China are not part of the European Union, they are'nt even part of Europe. Ever heard of Asia?

[Sez]

i thought china hated japan. so in that sence. why would they buy a ps3.

[FPS nut]

I love how they add Asia and Australia as part of their Europe numbers. Good god you guys are some freaking idiots. What next you going to add Canada and Alaska ore even Africa as part of the EU numbers? LOL Morons

[brianpk80]

From VGcharts (estimate)

There are approx:

20.25 million next gen consoles sold in North America.
6.25 million next gen consoles sold in Japan.
14.25 million next gen consoles sold in Europe/"Others"

This includes Wii's.

Note that this doesn't include the week of 12/23 for North America, which should beef up its tally significantly.

North America is the largest world market by far, moving more than three times as many units than Japan.

As for Sony catching up to Microsoft in 2008, not likely at all. They have a huge install base defecit and haven't even begun to bridge the gap. By contrast, the gap just gets larger every month. This may have a cascading effect, like an avalanche, making it less and less likely each month as developers are swayed by M$'s huge install base and attach rates, making PS3 an even less likely purchase.

I don't think any system is going to "die" this generation and hopefully, they'll all be profitable for their makers.

[Meus Renaissance]

I'm not surprised the PlayStation 3 has increased the gap between itself and the 360; it was really popular last week in retail stores. Technically the 360 is the logical console of choice for gamers, as it has a better software library, but for Sony to be strong in Europe - because of its brand name - shows incredible confidence from their fanbase and these figures will only grow when the big franchise titles are eventually released, where it could reinstate itself fully. This mentality by European consumers, where they remain to Sony, is suggestive enough to me personally that the console wars are far from over.

[MaximusPrime]

thanks for providing the link. ;)

yea im not surprised too by the result. Next week result going to be interesting too.

[resistance100]

Ds nearly selling 1million in a week. :O

Ps3's gaining momentum in the EU now and the 360/Ps3 gap is dividing.

it also explains why uncharted only dropped one place in sales this week.

Still whatever happened to the 360 outselling the ps3 big time this xmas was wrong if anything i can see ps3 outselling 360 worldwide, and thats without any killer app's. What a turnaround from this summer

[Meus Renaissance]

When people talk about 2008 and the fanboys from the PlayStation side rave about it, I think this year itself was very interesting and promising alone. Despite all the negativity surrounding the platform from the media, and regardless of the high price of the console, it still sold pretty decent when you look at the bigger picture. When people claim the 360 will win the console war and you remind them the PS3 is selling at a faster rate, in its first year (facing those problems and also probably better alternatives in the Wii and Xbox 360), than Microsoft's console did even though it was almost twice the price, then you have a slice of bragging rights.

It SEEMS that Sony are heading to match total sales worldwide this holiday season with Microsoft's Xbox 360, and that's a positive. Although I'm sure if we said that two years ago, Sony themselves would be outraged at the thought of being the dominating leader one generation, to now sharing market ratio with the Xbox. But it's a step in the right direction.

Obviously Microsoft have not managed to attract ENOUGH potential customers away from the PlayStation 3, despites the slightly cheaper price and software library, so I don't buy the notion that an even cheaper 360 would cause a significant mass exodus towards the Green ship. I still think people are waiting for the Metal Gear's of this world and a cheaper price point before they purchase a PS3, and looking at it from a individual platform's point of view, they can only sell more with a cheaper price point and better games. The fact that Microsoft will always have the cheaper console, I don't think, will win the console wars for them alone.

[TwissT]

Wow the ps3 is fighting back in this console war thats great news. But this is Vgchartz they make educated guesstimates. Lets just hope that the NPD numbers are close to this.

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

i wish EU would release real numbers so we could stop relying on VGcharts because no one knows how off they are.

[TheMART]

And now lets view world wide

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps...

Meh not much happening. The 360 will get its 2nd price drop soon and will widen the gap again!

[Meus Renaissance]

Your link directs us to global sales chart. No weekly sales. Unless the Wii sold almost 20,000,000 last week I don't think you got the right link.

Weekly sales outside the EU haven't been released on that site yet.

[resistance100]

The difference is can a price drop really have that much of an impact on the ps3 with Metal Gear Solid 4 around the corner, both consoles are affordable now, its software which will make the difference. Plus i still see sony dropping the price again come spring next year, and will release the 80GB in Europe

[MaximusPrime]

cant you read the title: "European / Other"

I cant see "Worldwide" in the title. Who cares? Xbox 360 popularity will fall anyway.

[PimpHandHappy]

shouldnt you say

I HOPE it gets a price drop and I HOPE it widens the gap

because we all know thats what you HOPE for

[bruiser81]

that would be a really desperate move, why would they drop the price if their console is already cheaper. And why would you see that act a desperation as a good thing if your console is supposedly superior? And i'm sure you will pull the "Sony did 2 price drops blah blah blah". The difference is THEY HAD THE MORE EXPENSIVE SYSTEM.

[LanRanger]

"that would be a really desperate move, why would they drop the price if their console is already cheaper."

Why would that be a desperate move? Dropping the price on a console sells more systems, which in turn sells more games. Sales of the PS2 rose dramatically after roughly two years on the market when the price was dropped to $199 from $299. Was that an act of desperation?

If price cuts are an act of desperation, was Sony desperate? The PS3 is currently being sold for a loss of about $100 per console. The Xbox is being sold at a profit of about $50 per console. The Xbox 360 will see a GPU die shrink, console redesign, and significant price drop in 2008. It's inevitable.

[Rikitatsu]

It will be interesting to see how much the PS3 Sold this Christmas

[Spike47]

The ps3s only weakness is NA.

but all they have to do is shorten the gap in NA and they win.

besides sony did it with the ps1 so they can definetly make a comeback with the ps3.

[gamesblow]

What's the suprise herE? PS3 has consitantly beat xbox 360 in Europe week in and week out since it launched in March this year. Why so shocked? Sony is doing amazing everywhere in all honesty. The bigger truth is... Every system is. That's the growth of the industry. Learn to live with it. Sure some might do better than others in specific areas and locations... but as a whole... Wii, Ps3 and xbox 360 are all doing amazing growth.

Stop being sales fanboys... No system is dying anytime soon. Trust me.

[Raptors]

Thats the first non fanboy comment I think I've ever heard you say. Since its Christmas I;ll give you a bubble lol

[Bladestar]

wooo! all of the sudden VGC is reliable.. since it shows the PS3 winning... For how long will Sony fanboys trust VGC? ohh wait I know... until the release the NA charts...

@Spike47 - You speak of NA as if something small... lol.. it represents 60-70% of the game industry in terms of sells.... don't forget that.

[cmrbe]

we agree on. Yes Vg charts is always wrong. Its been proven time and time again.

[rofldings]

Funny Bladestar, when VGChartz releases their crap stat numbers for NA, you're first in line to bash the PS3 and laugh at its sales.

Guess they're only right when the 360's outselling the PS3, right?

[N4Flamers]

I think thats exactly what he's trying to say about the other side. Personally I don't give a damn I'm gonna own every system and get the best of every world. Yay for me.

[solar]

when does the NPD numbers come out?

[resistance100]

They don't in europe, Chart Track is the UK equilivant to NPD but thats about it

[solar]

ah thx. didnt know that. shows ya how much i care about numbers...

[Meus Renaissance]

Here are the percentage increases (I calculated them, yay) for each platform.

DS - Up 10% from last week

Wii - Up 29% from last week

PS3 - Up 24% from last week

PS2 - Up 22% from last week

PSP - Up 23% from last week

Xbox360 - Up 19% from last week

Note that sales of Wii and DS were constrained due to supply issues.

[TwissT]

A+ Mues for your math work, You get a cookie =D

[Meus Renaissance]

I've never gotten an A in Math :(

[PopEmUp]

I'll give you B+ for your math work then since its show your improvement over your hardworking =)

[MikeE21286]

PS3 now officially will own Europe and the Rest of the World over the 360.

(Wii is in another league of it's own....the race is between PS3 and 360)

PSP even outsold 360....

[Biphter]

Basically all Sony systems outsold Xbox 360, but the fact that PS2 is still kicking its ass speaks volumes.

[PimpHandHappy]

with the PSP selling so well and the conectivty of it and the PS3 where do you think all the ppl buying those PSP's are going to go when they have the money for a PS3

yea thats right

i know im getting a PSP just becuase im on the road alot and it would be nice to check my email and download demos or trailers for when i get home

Hey 360camp

you had a alright year and you had some good things you thought you could brag about. Its a shame the rest of the world isnt jumping in and most of them like they have in the past will Play b3yound

[resistance100]

hey the only reason i have a psp is because i had a Ps3 (and CC:FFVII of course)

So im sure they help each other sales wise

[PimpHandHappy]

its crazy when u consider the PS3 is up against 3 sytems

360
Wii
PS2

and still sold at a better rate in its first year then the lagbox

[LanRanger]

You think after outselling its competition by 4-1 last generation that merely keeping pace with the *second* place system this generation is amazing? Not just OK, or good, but AMAZING!? You have low standards.

[PStriple703]

go sony go!

[PimpHandHappy]

does have some real good games for a handheld.

and btw

my last comment

dont get me wrong

The 360 is a dam fine gaming machine but as far as entertainment hub it cant hold the PS3's jock strap

[mcy_999]

PS3 has beaten X360 last three consecutive weeks on a world wide basis. This week seems to be widening the lead even further. It has surpassed 8 millions unit and on its way to reach 11 millions by 3/31/2008 as Sony has targeted. It will hit 18 millions by the end of 2008. The momentum is just started. It has 15 big exclusive games to be released in the coming 6 months. The Blu-ray effect is another major factor that is pushing PS3 sales and X360 lacks. The Blu-ray movies will pass 500 by February. The down pouring of BD movies, PS3 games and lowering prices will drive the PS3 momentum in a phenomenal pace many people are ready to accept.

[Snukadaman]

worldwide the 360 outsold the ps3 last week by 6K....even beat the ps2...i Love when people post misinformation where if people bothered too look they can find the numbers...enjoy

ds=1,706,485
wii=693,666
psp=524,546
x360=524,564
ps2=519,266
ps3=518,145

http://vgchartz.com/weekly....

@bottom..what are you talking about.,..this is last weeks worldwide numbers.not this weeks....check the link..roflmao...maybe you should check before you post homie. Im convinced some of you people dont even read a post..just follow people who you think are negative towards the ps3 and just comment..

[resistance100]

VG Charts is 10K short on PS3, as they haven't updated the japan numbers

[actas123]

According to the corrected numbers PS3 outsold 360 last week, and that is by around 5 thousand units

[i3EY]

is in trouble in Europe

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

You know America? that place that takes up "MOST OF THE GAMING PIE" That 100,000 european diff doesnt mean d!ck when the 360 outsell the PS3 by 300-500k in the US. Which means what we all already know, America is the key ground to grab with Japan next followed by Europe trailing the rear. MS just clearly needs US, UK and just stay within 100-200k in europe to take the prize, because Sony isn't going to close that 7-9 million console gap.

So the PS3 stays where it will be this whole gen (dead freaking last)<---where it is now. But I'm sure Droids will try and find a way (make up sh!t in their blogs) or count the "whole Sony family" in their fantasy last place numbers to try and lie their way to a victory. (which always dies when NPD shows it's numbers} or they will add movie sales with it's game sales and claim that it the PS3 game "attach rate".

Cheers Droids, here is to 08 (((clinks glasses))) I'm sorry your glass doesnt have much in it, but hey you should be used to your Droid glass being mostly empty.

But then again this is VGCharts (droids) remember , they are allways inaccurate and you don't like VG remember? I'm sure MS would gladly take the US :-) I'm also sure they will like to pwn JP and EU, but that will come soon enough if not next gen.

[Raptors]

Wowsers. Ps3 is getting stronger. Well, it is all but confirmed that my fiancee bought me a ps3 for Christmas. So now I have the best of both worlds. First order of business...get UT3 :) :) :)

[DaEnforcer]

Looks like the whole world knows what a good product is, just the yanks not. Have fun yanks with the RROD sensation and the whole world wishes you a happy waiting for your consoles getting repaired haha don't be mad yanks, buying crap quality products you ask for that haha

[cmrbe]

More than 1/3 of PS3 are sold in NA.It is not good generalizing you know.Alot of americans also know Sony quality

[pacman615]

no lagbox here yo... psn : destined2shine .... currently playing cod4 search and destroy baby

[i_like_ff7]

Xbox need japan. ps3 needs north america.

[TrooGamer]

We all know which will succeed

[Salvadore]

PS3 isn't neglected in N.America.

[TANOD]

I agree. 90% of ps2 owners in NA would buy PS3. But as for x360 everything is finished in EU and JAPAN

NA will be gone in 2008 too when MGS 4 and FF13/KZ2 lands

[cmrbe]

My favorite console is making a comeback. I don't believe in Vg charts. They have always been proven wrong.

[Devr]

True. But VG Chartz is pretty much our only source for european sales, so what can you do...

[cmrbe]

But you know what they say. No information is better than having the wrong information but i respect's peoples opinions and right to post these charts. Just don't take them as gospel like some people here do. Cheers and merry christmas

[Coke-a-Cola]

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[resistance100]

oooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy yyyyyyyyyyy

-Merry Xmas to all those in Europe and Japan (its 0:14 now in UK), america has to wait a few more hours i think?

[fredy]

on the VGchartz debate?

When it shows strong PS3 numbers fanboys favor it. When it is 360 VGchartz is total crap.

For one thing VG chartz is not all correct but has been prove to be somewhat close until the real numbers come out.

sorta like a pre-flaiming article. just sparks.

[Devr]

The PS3 really needs to win NA back... But how can they do that? Is Metal Gear that big in NA?

[cmrbe]

Is big everywhere. Its the main reason why i bought a PS3

[Sarick]

If Sony managed to upgrade it's PSN to the same level or better then 360s Live while maintaining these strong first party games it'd be extremely hard to compete with. As is, Live appears a major advantage maintaining its popularity in the US market over PSN.

Most people who favor 360 enjoy the Live service and would appreciate the same capabilities on PSN. It'd seem a few upgrades to the PSN would improve PS3 console sales based on what I've seen posted on other boards.

[TheXgamerLive]

Gaming aside, I just wanted to say "MERRY CHRISTMAS" To All!!!!

Regardless of your preferred system, have fun this week and enjoy the game/s that you get, or had to buy your self as I did:))) If I left it up to my wife, she'd buy me pacman for the PC or Gamecube, LOL!!

Edit: HA HA HA !!! I See someone disagreed with me just for saying Merry Christmas:) WOW!

[cmrbe]

and all other x360 fans and fanboys.

[Keyser]

There have been many great arguments and debates this year. Lets hope that N4G continues to be a place where we find out good news (inbetween flamebait articles) though even some of the flamebait articles are in good fun. Enjoy your families guys.

Merry Christmas to all...

[fenderputty]

this comment deserves a reply. Merry Christmas to you too good sir.

[FirstknighT]

So the ps3 sells but not the software???

Like I said, it's being sold as a cheap bluray player.

[TANOD]

AC and COD 4 sold more on the PS3 in EU

BTW ps3 has overtaken x360's lifetime sales in GERMANY

take that XTARD

[Kyur4ThePain]

Got a boo-boo in the trousy-wousies?

[LanRanger]

Blu-ray players are available for under $300 now, at least in the US. Any sales boost the PS3 had as a cheap Blu-ray player is disappearing.

[PopEmUp]

you forgot to mention Toshiba HD-DVD player isn't that dirt cheap

[LanRanger]

I got my Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD player for $100 with five free movies in one of the many deals.

[TANOD]

that player doesnt support 1080p

what kind of an HD DVD player is it when it cant support 1080p???

It was a clearance sale of a garbage product

[TrooGamer]

Like everyone keeps saying your a muppet.

You harp on about software sales but there has not been o killer game released outside of Japan in NA or EU!!

Alot of the games a multi plat which sell okay look at Fifa & COD4! These sold due to the games being near identical to the 360 vers. The other games have had issues.

GT5 prologue sold over 100,000 units of the retail copy alone and its a DEMO!!!

The markets there but the games are not!!!

Oh and by the way 360 is only selling well in the UK because the bundles the shops are othering ar stupidly good.

£329.99 with Fifa, Forza, Viva Pinata and extra controller and Elite

Not bad

[Sez]

you talk about the toshiba's HD-DVD players. but didn't the ps3 do the same thing. i mean lets not forget what got the ps3 sell better than it once did. the ps3 had two price drops in it's first year(which in gaming history is unheard of)just to be able to stay competitive with the Wii and the 360. so lets see if the 360 and the Wii would of had two price drops in their first year as Sony did.what do you think would have been the outcome.

[LanRanger]

"what kind of an HD DVD player is it when it cant support 1080p???"

You do realize that if your TV set performs 3:2 pulldown properly it converts a film based 24fps 1080i HD disc signal back into a *perfect* 1080p signal, right? The only exception is if you have a TV capable of 120Hz.

Do you also realize that the vast majority of people don't have a 1080p set, and that my "garbage" HD-A2 has features like network connectivity and PIP that most Blu-ray players can only dream about?

Besides, I just bought the HD-A2 as a kick ass DVD player. I'm boycotting the high definition discs until the format war is over. Even just for DVDs it was a bargain at $100.

[FPS nut]

I wonder how far VGC is off this time?

[CrazzyMan]

jou =))

Merry Christmas! =)

PS3 is doing good. It will do even better. =) So people, just relax and enjoy! ;)

[cmrbe]

Any may next year bring more excellent content to all gamers.Cheers

[sanjay09]

Merry Christmas :) everybody glad ps3 doing good but overall all the consoles doing good so everybody should be happy

[pshizle]

NPD for the win

[ScottEFresh]

LOL @ the mart..."not much happening" BAAAAAHAHHAHAHA you FN douche...you want a PS3 so bad it's disgusting.

[bozobucketeer]

I want to hear guesses at how much Tanod weighs. My guess is 223.

[Xbox is the BEST]

what happened to PS#3 game sales it's still constantly lagging dead last not really moving up. Blu Ray player in disguise

[eagle21]

NA is NEXT. Merry Christmas. PS3 hardware and software is unstoppable. Go Sony!

[JokesOnYou]

now for the record, I believe vg chartz isn't accurate but they do their best with their sources and so usually their #'s are somewhere in the ballpark, so in the absence of more reliable sources I think their #'s are a pretty good indicator, but the interesting thing I want to point out though, is how sonykids somehow have faith in the vg chartz numbers, I could have sworn some who are touting this news NOW from vg are the same ones who in the past have sworn off any mention of vg chartz #'s when they favored the 360, lmfao, I mean of course its not surprising that tonad/shmee/nasim would be touting this news from vg chartz but I mean so many other sonykids have *instantly become enlightened by vg chartz #'s, this basicly solidifies sonykids change their mind as easily as the wind changes direction, its so common now its funny, I've have seen it sooooo many times from the sony crowd, I mean understandably you always have your extreme "flip floppers" like nasim but this is pretty much the typical behavior and logic I've seen from the majority of the sony loyalist, kind of like their typical hate towards certain websites, then that same website makes a "pro ps3" statement and their instantly like "I knew it 1up said the ps3 version is better, so we know its true!" ha ha then as soon as they dont kiss sony's ass, they go back to their usual conspiracy theories of how the whole world is paid off by micro. aaahhh but I guess when all else fails you got to blame somebody besides (not)sony, must be the first thing they teach at sdf academy.=

JOY

[rushbd]

I believe that PS3 has outsold xbox 360 in Europe and other expect japan. i wouldnt trust VGChartz.

Last week their japan prediction was about 20K off. Which meant that Xbox 360 outsold PS3 worldwide. But in reality PS3 outsold xbox 360 worldwide. and they havent fixed it yet.

[tk]

XB360 owns NA at the moment. PS3 owns Japan, and just ahead in Europe albeit consistently. The Wii is something else - it owns all.

The Wii because of the controller will do well right through this gen. The PS3 with the motion (does not seem to do that well however) and the Blu Ray, reliability is set for the marathon. The one lacking for the marathon is the XB360 - but it does have the best software lineup. If it can maintain the software lineup it will be competitive to the end - if its RRoD reputation does not undermine it.

This race is going to be close - and personally - I would not bet against any one of the three...

XB360 - out of the gate first - large software library - hampered by RRoD, disk scratching - also - it might get dropped in a moments notice after the next XB arrives - but who cares? Draws most online.

Wii - Came out of the gates like a bat out of hell - running away from the competition - controller is the talk of the town at the moment. Might not have the legs though... Seems to only have 1st Party titles

PS3 - slow start, few games, picking up steam, Blu Ray, amazing reliability, some of the best exclusives. Have to see if it can continue building momentum - but needs to do it a bit faster. High price point problem - competing against PS2.

[KeiZka]

DS... *que "it prints money.gif"*

[WilliamRLBaker]

when you lower the price Twice in a region, and then offer a ps3 free with HDTVS and then give away free HDTVS with the ps3 purchase its bound to sell well.

Sonyfanboys stand over the xbox fannoys: hahahah
Xbox fanboys laugh as they watch the Nintendo fanboys come up with a sledge hammer: hahahaah

sonyfanboys cannot see an enemy that is kicking their asses in every region, and that enemy is the wii;)

[The Milkman]

The only reason I dont like PS3s online more than Xbox Live is simply the private chat not being enabled. I like talking to MY ONLINE FRIENDS when playing online games.

Until then I wont be wanting to toy with it unless I want to watch blu ray movies. Well I would be lieing if I said I wouldnt play MGS4 and the FF remake because Im one of the few who havent got to play any Final Fantasy game and beat it (Besides FFXI online). But I wouldnt enjoy it as much without the private chat enabled. I dont want to send my friends a message about every awesome thing I just did or complain about how hard it is on a stage.

Maybe Im wierd but I just like to have a friend to talk to at all times. Except cutscenes thats when I hit the mute button until after lol.. But telling someone what they should get is not going to help. Let them buy it they might like it more than you or maybe they agree with you and just let it set to collect dust.

But right now most NA that own both consoles actually enjoy playing the Xbox 360 more. But could change depending on the new features for each console. Im looking for more than just a new price point now. The ps3s blu ray is realy going to give them a BIG jump in the end. The Blu ray is the best thing they have did for the ps3, and I dont want to say now but I think I know how this blu ray just might let Sony kick some major !@#. Im not talking about the disc space but something else I caught onto. But the format war is not over until its over cant say much. But I live in the today for now and NA gets the full xbox live experience right when it releases though, so they have a reason to love the console. Beside the RROD problems lmao :P.

But Im happy to have a console from microsoft being its an American company its faster to get the new stuff to there own soil. Sony being just the opposite, it doesnt attract me as much. I can feel it coming call me a fanboy but Im just expressing my true opion.. Im sorry we are allowed to do that in America and othere countrys that allow you to, so we use it *shrug*.

[SuperSaiyan4]

The 360 is in second place in terms of hardware sales with Wii leading the pack, the PS3 is in 3rd which is a known fact BUT the PS3 is selling well.

[SpinalRemains138]

here comes ps3. 1 year behind and more than half the units sold. Its catchin up. All you xbox tools can keep playin Halo while we have the better system.

[Sez]

what you forgot also was. the ps3 1st year out and two price drops just to sell half the 360 install base.seriously you sonyfanboy kill me."oh look the ps3 almost caught up to the 360" and with a year head start at that. but what they forget is sony wouldn't have sold nowhere near what they sold now. and with two count them TWO price drops in your first year. who won't expect sony to cut into 360 lead.
what i also find funny is if the 360 had done this same move. what would game sites and sonyfanboys would have said."OH MS is scared of sony and the ps3 that they had to drop the price twice just for people to buy it". instead sony does it and all a sudden. sony is kicking MS @ss WW. at the end of the day, in reality sony just looks desperate to sell systems.

[wiizy]

wii laughing straight to the bank.. even with shortages wii destroy the competition

[achira]

sony needs only one step, ingame xmb + all the nice games next year = total win. go ps3! best console ever!

[felidae]

hahahaha@TheMART

lololol. 360s going under!

hahahaha

[2 cents]

I`m so glad there`s no Wii fanboys. Imagine if there were. I hate the wii anyway, i don`t see the point in buying one. I play my games to the max, 8-24 hrs in a row, and i can`t see myself throwing my arms about for 8 hrs. Everytime i look and see how well it sells it just make`s me laugh. I find it such a silly thing. I wonder how long will it keep selling.

[KeiZka]

Oh yes, there are Wii fanboys as well. They just don't seem to be so horridly idiotic most of the time.

[paracardium]

I still don't know why people still 360's.. That old tech is maxed out still over heating and melting everywhere..Ps3 spanks 360's in everyway.

[ChefDejon]

SPAIN- 360:6,000 PS3: 52,000

[senerock]

december is the last dash, whoever wins this not only wins 07 but gets a lead for 08.

[TUFFnNYC]

WHO CARES!!!!!!! JUST PLAY GAMES. Both systems have good games. So just play them an be happy. And like i say over and over and over again. The PS3 will do great. Sony planned this already. The PS1 introduced first cd-rom, the PS2 introduced dvd. They were both successful. And now the PS3 introduced blu-ray. You see the pattern. If blu-ray wins then expect the PS3 to do extremely well. Come on guys dont flame me. It true.

[KeiZka]

... You practically invited people to flame you with that "and like I say over and over and over again". It is just the nature of this site. As you, I would've left the rest non-written.