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PS3 Attach Rate Up To 3.4 Wii Attach Rate Up To 3.6

Now that we know what the software and hardware sales are, what about the spending habits of the gamer? In other words, how many games does the average PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii owner game? The NPD Fungroup estimates that the tie-in ratio for both the PS3 and Wii are fairly close, actually. In January, the average PS3 owner owned 2.7 games, and the average Wii owner had 2.2 games. For February there was a notable increase, as the numbers shot up a point. Now, the average PS3 owner owns 3.4 games, and the average Wii owner has 3.6.

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wildcat6261d ago (Edited 6261d ago )

I think many ps3 owners just needed to recover from the hefty purchase and there weren't many good games during launch anyways. I'm glad that the software is finally coming in.

eclipsegryph6261d ago

You could say that about the Wii, though, couldn't you? Well, aside from the hefty purchase bit.

Bebedora6261d ago

The sw/games definitely will come. Give the devs till fall and the mass will come....*l*

But honest to sony, I have to say the momentum when the ps drum starts to pound is there - in fall -07 and beyond. (no pun intended)

SmokeyMcBear6261d ago

serious.. gotta get the credit card bill down to a reasonable level to purchase some games, some might be just like me whereas I use it as my home entertainment center... something is just so cool about cycling through your dvd collection and pressing a button and having it play. I only have resistance and vf5. I'm thinking about motorstorm and baseball 2k7. We'll see.

ApocalypseShadow6261d ago

and plan on getting 3 more before the month is up.gotta do taxes and stuff.....and things.....but yeah,the attach rate just keeps climbing.

too bad god of war 2 doesn't count.

techie6261d ago

First party PS3 games will fly off the shelves in the Uk with the £40 price - and hopefully third party games will follow - because it doesn't feel like Next-gen prices, which is nice.

Bathyj6261d ago (Edited 6261d ago )

Getting deals doesn't hurt either. I just paid off my pre-order for next week in Austraila. To give you an idea of what games cost here, normally they were $100. X360 games are $120. I just bought Resistance $88, Motorstorm $88, F1 $88 and VF5 $99. 4 games (I'm helping to improve that attach rate ;) for $363 is a pretty good deal. Plus as soon as I get it home I will register online to get my Casino Royal BluRay movie. I think there are giving 20 or 40 thousand of them away in OZ, cant remember the exact number, but I'll make sure I'm in early so I dont miss out. Next week is going to ube so cool. I better finish GRAW 2 this weekend so I'll have time to play my new games.

PS I forgot Tekken DR and Flow. Be gettin them straight away too.

5 more sleeps to go.

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$100 might sound like a alot to you but thats what games have always cost here going back to SNES days. Even with X360 games going up to $120 its still not bad. Prices had to go up eventually. I'm not the kind of person who complains because they're cheaper in another country. A $60 game in the US would be $80 in Australia with the 75 cents to a dollar exchange rate but it doesn't work like that. It cost what it cost and if you want to ride you need to buy a ticket. I guess it has alot to do with where you live and the standard of living in that area. Games are a lot cheaper in Indonesia for example (mostly pirated, but even if they were'nt) its a 3rd world country and you wouldn't expect to pay $AU100 for a game there. Do you know how much stuff you can get for $AU100 in Bali? You even get a happy ending. Anyway my original post was just to show how happy I was to get PS3 games $32 cheaper than X360 games considering all the flack PS3 has copped over price.

Still 5 sleeps

kornbeaner6261d ago

WOW!! I didn't know it was that bad. But is it more expensive with reason, I mean here in the states Min.Wage is $7.25/hr with about 16.5% of that going to taxes. So Even at $60 we in the states are always a little pressed especailly with the cost of living being what it is. In California especailly Fuel cost $3.20 a gallon and the avarage worker has to drive at least 35 mile round trip just to work.

So in austrilla, is it about the same as it is here as far as money made and money spent or is it worst? cause if it's worst, $88 would really be killer! for a game.

Siesser6261d ago

I'm glad minimum wage is as high as it is where you live, but the FEDERAL minimum wage is only $5.15. States can have their own higher wage, but that's the national minimum.

techie6260d ago (Edited 6260d ago )

Australian dollars people. You get almost 3 aussie dollars to the pound. So au$100 is £33. So $88 is about £30 - bargin my friend!

If I was to buy games from the US - $60 would be about £30 so I'm jealous!

Fuel costs! America gets the cheapest fuel in the world! It's £3 per gallon here - so that's $6!! And don't be mistaken there are loads of poor people here, in fact even my mum can't afford it. The price of houses here is crazy also - there are no first time buyers anymore. My house cost £200,000 ($400,000) and it's just a two bedroom terraced house :o

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SmokeyMcBear6261d ago

that 59.99 dollar price tag looked a little up there for me.

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"Unlock the Force: Get the Cantina Band Jam Track in Fortnite's Star Wars Event

Discover how to acquire the iconic Cantina Band Jam Track in the Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration. Gear up for an intergalactic musical journey in Fortnite's latest event.

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PlayStation Plus Hidden Gem: Magic Orbz

“I thoroughly enjoy retro-style games and with that, Magic Orbz modernises the classic brick breaking formula and it has held up beautifully.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.

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KentBlake2d ago

This game deserves a remaster for current consoles. It was awesome on PS3.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B3d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv723d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii3d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast3d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM3d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife2d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit2d ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife2d ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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