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Console makers all pretend they've run out of kit
AFTER A MERE month of the PS3 dominating, the Wii is asserting itself in Japan for another week running.
The Japanese hardware sales figures show the unstoppable Wii selling like proverbial hot-cakes once more.
Wii sales were up 53.89% to 40,293 units, with the PS3 only managing 1,031. The DS Lite sold 43,664 units compared to the PSP's meagre 16,855.
Fortunately the PS3 fared well in the US in November, similar to it's successful November in Japan. Playstation 3 sales increased 285 per cent from October to November according to NPD Group sales data, marking the largest sales increase of any hardware platform.
Sony sold 466,000 PS3 consoles, 496,000 PS2 consoles, and 567,000 PSP handhelds in the US in November.
Wii/DS
Reggie Fils-Aime
said
that he "wouldn't be surprised" to see voice chat come to the Wii. Which is
pretty much confirmation the Nintendo console will get voice chat some time
soon.
Nintendo has established an official raincheck program in an attempt alleviate the festive Wii shortage frustrations in the US.
These shortages may cost Nintendo up to $1 billion suggest a new report in The New York Times (via Gamedaily), which quotes retailers and analysts.
James Lin, a senior analyst at the MDB Capital Group, believes the lost opportunity is more like $1.3 billion in revenue. "It's staggering," he said. " They could easily sell double what they're selling."
Here is the usual Eurogamer Wii Virtual Console round-up.
Xbox 360
Oddly, there are
reports
that suggest Microsoft is struggling to meet Xbox 360 demand in the UK.
"We're struggling to meet the demand from every retailer every week. I think we've probably done it better than some of our cohorts out there, but it's a weekly thing - we're getting stock in, we're getting it straight out to the retailers who need it," Stephen McGill, head of gaming & entertainment for Xbox UK, told Gamespot.
Oddly, there seems to be plenty of consoles in stores - maybe this is more a case of wishful thinking on Microsoft's part.
The Xbox Live Video Marketplace is now live in Canada, the UK, and elsewhere. We've already downloaded a HD video and was impressed with the ease of downloading and quality of the film. It's just a shame there's a shortage of titles, and that TV series' have still not been added to the mix.
Joystiq has a report that suggest the Xbox 360 is sending out some dodgy signals in the 2.4GHz range, which may affect wireless LANs etc.
PS3/PSP
Screen Digest analyst Harding-Rolls
reckons
that by 2011, the PlayStation 3 will not only have surpassed the Xbox 360, but
will have caught up with the wildly popular Wii's worldwide install base.
Sony also believe the hype. Worldwide sales of Sony PS3 are expected to reach 11 million by the end of this fiscal year, a senior executive said in an interview published Saturday, via Yahoo News.
With the new PSP 3.80 update, Sony is offering DVR to every PSP that uses their optional 1seg (wireless digital video) tuner in Japan. Nintendo and Sony please listen - we want Freeview tuners for the DS and PSP in the UK, now. µ
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What math genius is it that compiled this article? Please read your article and then read the source material for the Japanese sales numbers. The sales numbers you quote in your piece bear no resemblance to the actual numbers in the source.

Is it any wonder that people flame L'INQ? If you want to bash Sony and their PS3 that's one thing, but since when did you need to resort to false numbers to do so?

You are drinking the PS3 Koolaid.

"Fortunately the PS3 fared well in the US in November, similar to it's successful November in Japan. Playstation 3 sales increased 285 per cent from October to November according to NPD Group sales data, marking the largest sales increase of any hardware platform."

This is strait from Sony's spin paper, and neglects the fact that it was the LOWEST selling console in America despite being instock everywhere. And they dropped back to the bottom in Japan as well. The sales surge from the price drop didn't manefest and there big exclusive AAA title (Uncharted) did even chart (how apropos).

Next you post:
"These shortages may cost Nintendo up to $1 billion suggest a new report in The New York Times (via Gamedaily), which quotes retailers and analysts."
And neglect to mention it was the number two HIGHEST selling console in America despite being constrained, only being beaten by the DS Lite!

If you are going to skew your articles such, you really should have the grace to do as Variety did, and put "Sponsored by SONY" at the top of your article.
The real reason that all the console makers are out of kit is that they are stockpiling for the upcoming "One Console Per Child" initiative that is being rolled out shortly.

"The mission of One Console per Child (OCPC) is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one fully equipped console to every school-age child. In order to accomplish our goal, we need people who believe in what we’re doing and want to help make entertainment for the world’s children a priority, not a privilege."

Very soon you will be able to make a donation to a very special program. You do pay double, but not only will you get a console for yourself, a console will also be donated to a needy child in your name.

Console stock priority will be given to those donating to the OCPC program. Keep in mind that each donation will also include a special prize, a random collection of three violent videogames, to help kids understand and cope with the world. Because a global community that frags together, stays together.

Please stay tuned for further details on this groundbreaking program.

XOXO,
OCPC