Posted Oct 22, 2008 at 09:37PM by Jon G.
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Now this was a genuine shock for me. Wii Fit is a brand new title and grossly expensive (at least to this impoverished author). It’s largely marketed away from the mainstream gamer market and only appears on one platform, albeit a very successful one. GTA 4 (Xbox 360, PS3), on the other hand, is the latest installment in what is arguably the most successful franchise since the Super Mario years. It consistently enjoys almost perfect game reviews and has been hogging the top spot on Metacritic since release day. I would have thought sex and violence versus exercise was a no-brainer and yet the humble little fitness game has sold over 8.7 million units worldwide already. That’s just 1.9 million short of GTA 4’s 10.6 million. Analyst Michael Pachter notes that nearly one in three Wii owners are buying Wii Fit. If the trend continues, GTA 4 will be outsold by the end of the year. Related Wii Fit Articles:
Buy: [Wii Fit (Wii)] Buy: [Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PS3) |
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by ackeejag - 2008-10-22 |
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» spitting the truth
the number of [fat people, casuals and your grandmother] far out weight those that actually play video games.
/thread
the number of [fat people, casuals and your grandmother] far out weight those that actually play video games.
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Re: joemontana03 - 2008-10-23 |
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» haha
look at andre_euro post.. exactly me thinking.
and oddly enough, i aint fat, casual or your grandma, and i still couldnt buy one cos its sold out everywhere!
look at andre_euro post.. exactly me thinking.
and oddly enough, i aint fat, casual or your grandma, and i still couldnt buy one cos its sold out everywhere!
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Re: .darky89 - 2008-10-23 |
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» :O
"and oddly enough, i aint....your grandma"
Oh man, that's no way to tell someone they're adopted.
"and oddly enough, i aint....your grandma"
Oh man, that's no way to tell someone they're adopted.
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Re: dbzking - 2008-10-23 |
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» wooooooooooh
what the hell come on wii fit i wouldnt get that ***** for free even if i did i would sell that garbage what a gay ***** damn ***** nintendo and thank god i returned my gay wii
what the hell come on wii fit i wouldnt get that ***** for free even if i did i would sell that garbage what a gay ***** damn ***** nintendo and thank god i returned my gay wii
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by Dr_Olaf - 2008-10-22 |
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» cool...
...another thing starting to collect dust after 2 weeks in Wii owner's homes!
...another thing starting to collect dust after 2 weeks in Wii owner's homes!
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Re: andre_euro - 2008-10-22 |
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» hah
too tru... but looking from nintendo's point of view, its amazing haha... money rolling in, they sure as hell don't care if they collect dust :P
too tru... but looking from nintendo's point of view, its amazing haha... money rolling in, they sure as hell don't care if they collect dust :P
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by ISOHaven - 2008-10-23 |
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» WTF!?!?!?!?!
This is hilarious! Had the Wii iteself not proven hands down that there are more casual gamers then not, this certainly would have!
The fit is GO!
This is hilarious! Had the Wii iteself not proven hands down that there are more casual gamers then not, this certainly would have!
The fit is GO!
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Re: D.Dark - 2008-10-23 |
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» Makes sense...
One thing that you need to consider is that there are not alot of games available for the wii (far less as compared to ps3 and 360). So when a "game" (and I use the term game loosely for wii fit) comes out that people who own the system consider to be good then most everyone is going to buy it because there are not many other options. As for ps3/360 owners, sometimes we have to turn games down that we would like to play becuase there are too many good options and you have to make a choice about which one to get.
One thing that you need to consider is that there are not alot of games available for the wii (far less as compared to ps3 and 360). So when a "game" (and I use the term game loosely for wii fit) comes out that people who own the system consider to be good then most everyone is going to buy it because there are not many other options. As for ps3/360 owners, sometimes we have to turn games down that we would like to play becuase there are too many good options and you have to make a choice about which one to get.
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Re: ISOHaven - 2008-10-23 |
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» WTF!?!?!?!?!
I diagree with that. People do not buy things that they otherwise would not want. Especialy for most of 2008.
If it's been a while since a good game (for me) has come out for the Wii you suggest that I would buy the Wii Fit.... just because? That is false. "Normal" people do not do that.
Now let's here from those who are douchey enough to make a crack on my use of the term "normal".
I diagree with that. People do not buy things that they otherwise would not want. Especialy for most of 2008.
If it's been a while since a good game (for me) has come out for the Wii you suggest that I would buy the Wii Fit.... just because? That is false. "Normal" people do not do that.
Now let's here from those who are douchey enough to make a crack on my use of the term "normal".
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Re: D.Dark - 2008-10-23 |
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» RE: Makes sense...
If you had read my comment ISOHaven you would have noticed that I did not suggest that people would buy a game that they think is not good just because that's all there is. What I said is that when a good game comes out on a system that doesn't have many then it will sell more than when a good game comes out on a system that has alot. I for one have had to choose between several good games because I don't have the time to play them all. But if there aren't that many on the wii then when a good one comes out more people will get it.
If you had read my comment ISOHaven you would have noticed that I did not suggest that people would buy a game that they think is not good just because that's all there is. What I said is that when a good game comes out on a system that doesn't have many then it will sell more than when a good game comes out on a system that has alot. I for one have had to choose between several good games because I don't have the time to play them all. But if there aren't that many on the wii then when a good one comes out more people will get it.
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Re: ISOHaven - 2008-10-23 |
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» WTF!?!?!?!?!
I see what you mean now. But I own more Wii games then PS3 games.
I see what you mean now. But I own more Wii games then PS3 games.
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