GT posts NPD sales for November

Why is xbox killin ps3.......AdamPA1006

To all the people talking about "oh well this isn't worldwide," I would like to point out that it hardly matters that it isn't worldwide. Publishers do and always will model their business strategy off of the largest market. The United States IS the largest market for video games. Hence, the major publishers only worry about what the United States is buying and what the United States is interested in. Selling to a diverse global market is nearly impossible. Catering to each and every individual countries preferences and customs simply does not work. The type of games that the Japanese buy are not really all that similar to the type of games that Americans buy. Germans buy different games than the British. The French buy prefer different games from the Spanish. Each market has its own specific preferences. Catering to all of them is impossible. So, ultimately, even if the PS3 wins in every single other market in the ENTIRE WORLD, losing the United States means that it loses in the eyes of the publishers.

I think the best analog for this is to look at textbooks. The Texas State Board of Education determines the curriculum for the ENTIRE United States. Why? Because they are the single largest market for textbooks. Sure, Texas isn't the "majority"of the sales, but it is the largest single market so it wins out. Whatever the Texas State Board of Education decides needs to be in the textbooks, the textbook publishers put in their books. Then, the entire rest of the United States is pretty much stuck with that. There are exceptions and it certainly is not a complete control, but for the most part, whatever the Texas State Board of Education decides ends up influencing the curriculum of the entire rest of the country. Ultimately, that ends up being true for most things in publishing, including games. It all comes down to security of investment. It is safer to build a product aimed at the largest market than it is to build a product aimed at a "majority" with a variety of preferences. So, even though the PS3 may be doing better globally, that success is dispersed among many different cultures. Different cultures like different things, and selling to a diverse majority is a lot harder than selling to a relatively uniform minority. The types of games that people like in the United States, and the platform that those games sell on in that market will decide what publishers think and do. And currently, the Xbox 360 is that platform, so the Xbox 360 will continue to be the "winner" in the eyes of the publishers.

Well, looks like there'll be alot of happy 11-17 year olds and bro gamers this Christmas...

[QUOTE="BodyElite"][QUOTE="metalgear-solid"]

It's so sad that Americans plain hate the PS3. I can't see a single legitimate reason why that is. New wave of national pride?!

hoosier7

America is only open because the have to be, Japan can afford to be picky around electronics and such as they have excellent home grown electronics companies, the American car market is mainly American cars as they have American home grown car manufactorers who make cars made for Americans.

Japan don't need less reliable/worse quality electronics.

Americans don't need small cars for their large road systems.

Thank you.

Why is xbox killin ps3.......AdamPA1006

I am a bit surprised GT5 sold so low. It's a good game, but far from great.

[QUOTE="brennan7777"]

[QUOTE="walkingdream"]Wow Reach is selling nearly the same amount as GT5....lolBodyElite

i live in US and the electronic store i work at sells sackboy(ps3's icon) plush figures; so far, only about 2 people out of at least 50 managed to recognize sackboy; the rest thinks it's some kind of scarecrow, brown bear doll thing :D this just shows how popular playstation 3 games are in US.Nexustras

I am a bit surprised GT5 sold so low. It's a good game, but far from great.

TF626

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why is xbox killin ps3.......Ringx55

To all the people talking about "oh well this isn't worldwide," I would like to point out that it hardly matters that it isn't worldwide. Publishers do and always will model their business strategy off of the largest market. The United States IS the largest market for video games. Hence, the major publishers only worry about what the United States is buying and what the United States is interested in. Selling to a diverse global market is nearly impossible. Catering to each and every individual countries preferences and customs simply does not work. The type of games that the Japanese buy are not really all that similar to the type of games that Americans buy. Germans buy different games than the British. The French buy prefer different games from the Spanish. Each market has its own specific preferences. Catering to all of them is impossible. So, ultimately, even if the PS3 wins in every single other market in the ENTIRE WORLD, losing the United States means that it loses in the eyes of the publishers.

I think the best analog for this is to look at textbooks. The Texas State Board of Education determines the curriculum for the ENTIRE United States. Why? Because they are the single largest market for textbooks. Sure, Texas isn't the "majority"of the sales, but it is the largest single market so it wins out. Whatever the Texas State Board of Education decides needs to be in the textbooks, the textbook publishers put in their books. Then, the entire rest of the United States is pretty much stuck with that. There are exceptions and it certainly is not a complete control, but for the most part, whatever the Texas State Board of Education decides ends up influencing the curriculum of the entire rest of the country. Ultimately, that ends up being true for most things in publishing, including games. It all comes down to security of investment. It is safer to build a product aimed at the largest market than it is to build a product aimed at a "majority" with a variety of preferences. So, even though the PS3 may be doing better globally, that success is dispersed among many different cultures. Different cultures like different things, and selling to a diverse majority is a lot harder than selling to a relatively uniform minority. The types of games that people like in the United States, and the platform that those games sell on in that market will decide what publishers think and do. And currently, the Xbox 360 is that platform, so the Xbox 360 will continue to be the "winner" in the eyes of the publishers.

KingsMessenger

[QUOTE="Ringx55"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"]Why is xbox killin ps3.......Ethereal01