PS3 kicks off most successful home console launch in UK and Europe... ever

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#1 Anime4kXL
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

 

EDIT: The 165000 figure is for PS3s sold in the UK

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

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# Haters =owned. Try and spin that.
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#3 Asclepius35
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Which is pretty close to the supposed 550,000 that people had been saying they sold.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

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Those are in addition of the 500,000 sold on day one?
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

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Those are in addition of the 500,000 sold on day one?
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#7 TekkenMaster606
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Trust me, the fanboys will find a way to spin this around. "But, our console wasn't on the shelves due to higher demand and less production"  Sounds like a losing situation to me. Because Sony has provided a great quantity of consoles for the EU market.
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This surprises me. Well, good luck Sony, you're still going to need it. -AirIntake
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

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i believe he is only talking about UK, not the entire europe.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

Anime4kXL
i believe he is only talking about UK, not the entire europe.
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http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

Anime4kXL
i believe he is only talking about UK, not the entire europe.
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#12 axt113
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[QUOTE="Anime4kXL"]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

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# Haters =owned. Try and spin that.

Larger supply than competitors, Wii is still sold out months after launch, now that's record setting
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#13 Happyphilter
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im pretty sure this is just the UK
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sorry for the triple post guys :?
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#15 mad_max1
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It's only UK not Europe.I hate when they say UK = Europe.
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#16 mad_max1
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It's only UK not Europe.I hate when they say UK = Europe.
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Congratulations to Sony. *bows*
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wow they are doing great!!
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[QUOTE="Anime4kXL"]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/26/ps3-kicks-off-most-successful-home-console-launch-in-europe-e/

"MCV confirms the news that will send many a fanboy into a sequence of uncontrollable convulsions: The Playstation 3 has officially become the fastest-selling home console in Europe over its launch weekend. A reported 165,000 PS3 units were snatched from shelves, besting the Wii's 105,000 launch units and the Xbox 360's 70,000..."

gsx1100

# Haters =owned. Try and spin that.

You guys are so diluted.....I have proof that even though "it seems" to be the biggest in uk blah blah....the 360 STILL sold MORE consoles during the ps3 launch than ps3 consoles did....thats right....SPIN THIS :P

read my topic for link......if you dare :)

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#20 tango90101
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i doubt the validity of those numbers.

too soon.

but keep the dream alive cows.. you only have 10 million to go to catch the xbox360....:lol:

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#21 -uHuRu
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i doubt the validity of those numbers.

too soon.

but keep the dream alive cows.. you only have 10 million to go to catch the xbox360....:lol:

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you doubt? I know, the truth hurts.
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#22 Bansheesdie
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[QUOTE="tango90101"]

i doubt the validity of those numbers.

too soon.

but keep the dream alive cows.. you only have 10 million to go to catch the xbox360....:lol:

-uHuRu

you doubt? I know, the truth hurts.

They're true, and its about time Sony makes some kind of progress.

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#23 Heyheyitsdanray
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You know waht was the fastest selling console in the UK last generation? The Gamecube, and im not joking. 
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#24 Anime4kXL
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MCV is a very creditable source in the UK.
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#25 rocklegacy2
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i doubt the validity of those numbers.

too soon.

but keep the dream alive cows.. you only have 10 million to go to catch the xbox360....:lol:

tango90101

Why doubt? They seem pretty real to me.

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#26 DilutedDante
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i doubt the validity of those numbers.

too soon.

but keep the dream alive cows.. you only have 10 million to go to catch the xbox360....:lol:

tango90101

 

Why? Chart Track covers 90% of UK retailers, and the data comes direct from tills.

 

However, there is an existing thread here

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#27 Kreean
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And you spin this:

PlayStation 3 becomes UK's fastest-selling home console
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=23781

and this:

UK Charts: PS3 storms the top ten
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=23782

or better this:
PlayStation 3 Hardware/Software Makes Strong UK Debut
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13284

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#28 gsx1100
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i doubt the validity of those numbers.

too soon.

but keep the dream alive cows.. you only have 10 million to go to catch the xbox360....:lol:

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Of course you do HD,yet you take 10 million that MS claim they sold to heart without a shred of proof,while all other reliable sources disagree with that number.
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#29 OGTiago
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I thought cows didn't care about sales.