I think part of the reason that GTA sells well is that you don't actually HAVE to finish the game or even make progress in order to enjoy it.

You forgot Rainbow Six: Vegas 2Levrar

No, no I didn't.

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Are we about to see the best Spring for gaming in history? Normally we don't see a lineup like this except in Fall.

March 9 - SSBB (I know, not technically Spring, but close enough)

March 11 - Condemned 2: Bloodshot

April 29 - GTA 4

June 3 - Ninja Gaiden 2

June 12- MGS4

Early June - Too Human

Q2 2008 - Mario Kart Wii (unlikely that we'll actually see this in Q2, but possible)

n/m

This is as stupid as "Blame Bill Gates for no Halo on Wii"

Why would Iwata just let MS have a coup? Out of the goodness of his heart?

Gamespot itself posts the NPD numbers every month in the news section. See?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6186077.html?tag=result;title;0

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Off based on what?
Is anyone here an industry analyst and therefore could make a claim that vgchartz is wrong?
Does anyone here have access to the NPD numbers for north america?
Is anyone on these forums, that posts here, even close to a high level industry executive, and therefore have some way of knowing a thing?

The answer to all the above is: No.

People who claim vgchartz is full of crap, NEVER, EVER seem to have a more accurate source to quote, they quote "npd" numbers which aren't real, as to book REAL npd numbers, you need to spend an absolute ton of cash, and, no one on here has real access to that. No one.

Therefore, ripping into vgchartz proves what? That you want the numbers to be wrong? Thought so.

Andrew_Xavier

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We get the hardware NPD numbers for free every month. And the Top 10 software.

So I'm not sure what you're talking about.

No, it doesn't feel right.

But 8.8 didn't feel right either.

Your statement is just as ridiculous as when the lems and cows claim that Wii represents the downfall of gaming.

Hyperbole FTL.