THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Oblivion on February 14, 2008, 07:14:02 PM
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For the month, Wii was the winner. Barely. Guess who was number two? I'll give you a hint: It wasn't Microsoft. Indeed, 360 was technically the worst seller of the month, although the race is close.
Matt
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Xbox full circle, ha ha
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Shortages. This was expected.
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This is probably due to their being sweet FA for 360s out there. People have come through to my store having looked everywhere else. One dude declared that there's no 360s in western Mass. I suspect this has something to do with Gates' last speech in which he declared that they were going to fix the reliability issues they've been having. Not that this will stop Sfags from reveling in their 'victory' for the time being.
Edit: beaten by 11 seconds. Curse you PD. :punch
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who's matt?
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How was PS3's software sales? I know its a good Bluray player already.
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who's matt?
Matt Cassamasssamasina from IGN.
Seems 2008 really is the year for the PS3. And here I thought it was just an urban legend. :o
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everyone's goin' green... with the PSTREE
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Bravo to the Sony PR wizards who came up with year of the PS3 meme. I like the PS3 as well, but I just don't get rooting for a game console. It's a consumer electronic device, not a sports team.
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Games need to sell kids, jesus christ
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buckle your seatbelts
Its gonna be one hell of a year
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No preliminary shit, you get one NPD thread a month! Delete this!
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No preliminary shit, you get one NPD thread a month! Delete this!
Well, I was just gonna edit the title.
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I think we should start including all bluray player hardware numbers in with the game systems
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:lol :lol :lol
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No preliminary shit, you get one NPD thread a month! Delete this!
We should make you a mod.
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Its really great at blurays, not sure about them games tho...MLB The Show series and and and..... lolz
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:lol
PS3 fans are going to go crazy over this, SIGH
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GAF is totally bare-backed right now.
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Is this going to be another one of Sony's "We added PS2/PSP/and PS3 together take that x360" things
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Is this going to be another one of Sony's "We added PS2/PSP/and PS3 together take that x360" things
It's been that way for like the past 8 months, so it's reasonable to think they'll continue it.
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500 INTERNAL SERVER ERROR
Oh well, time for some WoW.
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God damn I love WoW!
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* Wii 274K
* PlayStation 3 269K
* Nintendo DS 251K
* PlayStation Portable 230K
* Xbox 360 230K
There, now it's the actual NPD results thread. :-*
Software Top Ten
* 360 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION (CORP) NOV 2007 MATURE (M) 1 330.9K
* WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 2 298.1K
* WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 3 239.6K
* 360 ROCK BAND SPECIAL ED BUNDLE MTV GAMES/ELECTRONIC ARTS NOV 2007 TEEN (T) 4 183.8K
* 360 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 5 182.7K
* WII SUPER MARIO GALAXY NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV 2007 EVERYONE (E) 6 172K
* 360 BURNOUT PARADISE ELECTRONIC ARTS JAN 2008 EVERYONE 10+ (E10+) 7 144.1K
* PS3 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION (CORP) NOV 2007 MATURE (M) 8 140K
* NDS MARIO PARTY NINTENDO OF AMERICA NOV 2007 EVERYONE (E) 9 138.5K
* NDS MARIO AND SONIC: OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA OF AMERICA JAN 2008 EVERYONE (E) 10 133K
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Where's the top 10 software sales?
I mean this cant have anything to do with Bluray winning and PS3 being one of the cheapest high quality bluray players on the market. Its gotta be the games.
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I just edited them in. :P
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So the PS3 barely outsold the 360 even though it suffered massive shortages? SUCCESS :lol
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Well at least CoD4 made it lol. Go ps3
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Thanks Trent!
Goddamn, that's a huge drop for SMG. :(
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whoever keeps buying wii play needs their hands chopped off
but then again they'll still be able to play the wii
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holy shit... rock band is a beast. 360 once again owns the software charts.
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The top 10 is dominated by goofy ass gimmick games. God damn I love playin GHIII and Rock Band but when the only REAL entry for hardcore gaming is a generic grenade dodging FPS I grow WORRIED
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whoever keeps buying wii play needs their hands chopped off
but then again they'll still be able to play the wii
There's a guy who comes in to my store and buys ALL our copies of Wii Play. I think the dude is reselling them for a profit though that's kind of odd since it's a really fucking easy 'game' to find.
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Rock Band 360 is still selling well because unlike the Holidays, there's 360 Rock Band sets fuck everywhere now
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sony's PR is gonna have a field day with this VICTOLY!
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Sony and its fans deserve our pity
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This is why I can't bitch about politics on the OT? WEAKSAUCE.
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:lol
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"OMG i am literally in shivers. This is so AMAZING! I have been saying from the beginning that 2008 would be Sony's comeback year. I am so bloody giddy right now, omg Sony WINS. :D :D :D"
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* 360 BURNOUT PARADISE ELECTRONIC ARTS JAN 2008 EVERYONE 10+ (E10+) 7 144.1K
it's great to see that decission to have PS3 as lead platform pay off with the lead platform taking the plaudits.
:lol i didn't even notice that.
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"OMG i am literally in shivers. This is so AMAZING! I have been saying from the beginning that 2008 would be Sony's comeback year. I am so bloody giddy right now, omg Sony WINS. :D :D :D"
Oh snap, is that a real post at GAF?
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Yes. Yes it is.
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Yes. Yes it is.
By whom? Dante?
Seriously, the Sony guys have turned into Gamecube-era Nintendo fans so gradually it's almost scary.
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Isn't Dante a chick?
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Well either way I'm sure he/she is sucking Han's dick at the moment.
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Isn't Dante a chick?
No, I remember him describing himself before a meet up at SF.
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Yes. Yes it is.
Yikes.
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At least we don't have to hear distinguished mentally-challenged crap this month about the Playstation family being the #1 seller.
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Wollan is an irritating fuck just 'cause he's responsible for much of the PR crap that shits up so many discussions. Why should gamers care if Toshiba's going to stop making Hd-dvd players or not? System wars were more fun back then when fanboys didn't resort to spouting off the same nonsense given to them by corporate representatives.
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MAF, HELLO.
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So many people called me out on this, but I was right about this TWO WEEKS AGO:
I'd be really interested to see some global retail data. On a purely microscopic level - one GameStop district, I'd wager that we've sold more PS3 units in January on the basis of Xbox 360 product unavailability alone.
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THIS IS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY YOUNG LIFE
I CAN HARDLY BREATHE
THE CONSTANT PRAYERS AND TEARS PAID OFF
DOMINANT MONTH. DOMINANT BY OVER 4%
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Congrats kev. You've earned it. Time to towel off.
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EAT IT, 360BOT
I HAVE FOUGHT FOR YEARS AGAINST YOUR GENERAL VILLAINY
FUDSPREADER
DENIER OF SONY'S GREATNESS
THE PROPHETS OF KUTARAGI SAMA SHALL REMOVE YOU FROM THE WORLD
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THIS IS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY YOUNG LIFE
I CAN HARDLY BREATHE
THE CONSTANT PRAYERS AND TEARS PAID OFF
DOMINANT MONTH. DOMINANT BY OVER 4%
:lol
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EAT IT, 360BOT
I HAVE FOUGHT FOR YEARS AGAINST YOUR GENERAL VILLAINY
FUDSPREADER
DENIER OF SONY'S GREATNESS
THE PROPHETS OF KUTARAGI SAMA SHALL REMOVE YOU FROM THE WORLD
This is why I'll kill you last.
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I actually have to lol at Sony's slim margin of victory-- I did predict the 360 would still outsell them.
As for Burnout, I'm not surprised it didn't outsell the 360 version (I mean proportionality of userbases makes that difficult), but the Wii software is definitely the most interesting for me.
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So many people called me out on this, but I was right about this TWO WEEKS AGO:
I'd be really interested to see some global retail data. On a purely microscopic level - one GameStop district, I'd wager that we've sold more PS3 units in January on the basis of Xbox 360 product unavailability alone.
The fact that you were proven correct does not validate your hugely unscientific method in the least!
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in other news, No More Heores did over 100K, great news for Suda fans! Hopefully it does well in Europe too.... and Im hoping the AUS/NZ version has fucking blood, weve never been denied our game violence before
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HEY WILLCO! YOU WORK AT A GAMESTORE! SELL MORE GAMES AND LESS BLURAY PLAYERS.
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Willco pwned!
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these are the lulz folks
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So, was the Xbox 360 really hard to find/get or is GAF just making fun of Microsoft?
Both.
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comeback 2008 :o
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:bow Rock Band
"OMG i am literally in shivers. This is so AMAZING! I have been saying from the beginning that 2008 would be Sony's comeback year. I am so bloody giddy right now, omg Sony WINS. :D :D :D"
Wow.
Anyone have suggestions on how to get my account permed?
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in other news, No More Heores did over 100K, great news for Suda fans! Hopefully it does well in Europe too.... and Im hoping the AUS/NZ version has fucking blood, weve never been denied our game violence before
Fuck, Lost Odyssey had better do over 200k in Feb. Please please
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av, you should spam the lyrics to mona lisas and mad hatters
i'll suck yo dick
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<----Might as well have this somewhere. The HMS was always stupid anyway.
We'll see what I do, the account might be convenient for questions or comments in threads like the LO one.
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:bow Rock Band
"OMG i am literally in shivers. This is so AMAZING! I have been saying from the beginning that 2008 would be Sony's comeback year. I am so bloody giddy right now, omg Sony WINS. :D :D :D"
Wow.
Anyone have suggestions on how to get my account permed?
post this (http://s97.photobucket.com/albums/l207/fgsfdsfargeg/?action=view¤t=hulk911jk8.jpg). It got me temp banned a while back. :-*
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Post that picture of sp0rsk having sex with the dude in the pikachu costume.
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Yes. Yes it is.
By whom? Dante?
Seriously, the Sony guys have turned into Gamecube-era Nintendo fans so gradually it's almost scary.
They've always been this way.
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both ps3 and 360 did better than last year's january--on a weekly basis--i think, because this year's january was a 4 week month instead of 5, or something.
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So, if the 360 has massive shortages, than we can expect a HUGE bump in sales when they are restocked? Similar to what happened in April of 06?
Personally, I think the stigma of the RROD is starting to change buyers minds.
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oh toxic
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So, if the 360 has massive shortages, than we can expect a HUGE bump in sales when they are restocked? Similar to what happened in April of 06?
I can verify that Microsoft sent out to one of biggest stores in all the San Francisco area (mine!) and grand total of two Premium SKUs and two Elite SKUs from January until yesterday, when we got restocked with Elite, Arcade and Premium SKUs. The shortage is no joke.
Personally, I think the stigma of the RROD is starting to change buyers minds.
I do say that Microsoft is fighting a losing battle in consumer confidence with the product quality and is a good reason for positive Sony numbers. I think the RROD won't bankrupt Microsoft, but it will keep Sony afloat. It was just a bad play by Microsoft.
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yea RROD is terrible no matter which way you look at the situation. if this encourages microsoft to do something bigger about it, i'm all for it. let's hope the supply was constrained due to some hardware changes.
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Oh Willco, bend over more for the console without games
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Where is MAnaKnight?
He can shed some light on whats happening here.
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Where is MAnaKnight?
He can shed some light on whats happening here.
Best joke you've ever made.
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give me an S-S!
give me an O-O!
give me an N-N!
give me a Y-WHY? :-\
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OMG this is so good. Funny watching 360 fans put a spin on a 360 shortage, when I saw 360 consoles almost everywhere in Jan. :lol
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OMG this is so good. Funny watching 360 fans put a spin on a 360 shortage, when I saw 360 consoles almost everywhere in Jan. :lol
People have been talking about shortage since December dude. When the last known NPD was November.
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ADMIT IT DCHARLIE
THIS BURNS YOU
BURNS YOU TO THE CORE OF YOUR SOUL
YOU FELT A STRAIN LAST NIGHT
A STRAIN IN THE PLACE WHERE IT HURT MOST
MILD CONSTIPATION
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Going by dec->jan trends the ps3 should be outselling the 360 by 330 thousand in february, and by 3.6 million per month by years end. :o Year of the ps3 indeed
When did Sony contact you? Hook me up with the viral program. I want some mediocre Sony 1st party games to trade for store credit.
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LTDs:
Playstation Family = 250 Million
Wii = 20 Million
Xbox 360 = 17 Million
:bow :bow
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Face it. The minute I bought a 360, MS was fucked. I am the Anti-Willco. When I buy/get a console, everyone buys the competitors.
Ignoring NES
Genesis
N64
DC
GC
(PS2 6 years late)
360
The path of failure.
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You fuck!
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Where is MAnaKnight?
He can shed some light on whats happening here.
Best joke you've ever made.
Wasnt really a joke - I think he can provide some deets.
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oh WAIT- I didnt realize someone was claiming an X360 shortage - LOL
even in the inner city, X360's are EVERYWHERE to be found.
No online stores have been sold out.
Shortage = DS/Wii
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[360 Burnout Paradise] 144.1K
[360 Call of Duty 4] 330.9K
[360 Rock Band] 183.8K
[WII Guitar Hero III] 239.6K
[WII Super Mario Galaxy] 172K
[360 Kingdom Under Fire: CoD] = 52K
[NDS Advance Wars: DoR] = 81K
[PS3 Burnout Paradise] = 83K
[PS3 Uncharted] = 54K
[WII No More Heroes] = 65K
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oh WAIT- I didnt realize someone was claiming an X360 shortage - LOL
even in the inner city, X360's are EVERYWHERE to be found.
No online stores have been sold out.
Shortage = DS/Wii
So it's a coincidence that people started reporting a lack of 360's a month before there was any reason to spin or damage control.
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oh WAIT- I didnt realize someone was claiming an X360 shortage - LOL
even in the inner city, X360's are EVERYWHERE to be found.
No online stores have been sold out.
Shortage = DS/Wii
no, you can't find 360s everywhere, unless you mean the tard pack. :-\
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It's sold out on Amazon right now :rofl
All 3 pro SKUs (original, HDMI, two game bundle):
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Pro-Value-Bundle/dp/B000W91YTA/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203175284&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Console-20GB-Drive/dp/B000UQAUWW/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203175284&sr=8-2
http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Console-20GB-Hard-Drive/dp/B000B43OY4/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203175284&sr=8-5
Both Elites (Not sure the difference):
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-360-Elite-System-Bundle/dp/B000WNXYLM/ref=pd_bbs_6?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203175284&sr=8-6
http://www.amazon.com/360-Elite-System-Console-120GB/dp/B000OYMSL6/ref=pd_bbs_12?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1203175284&sr=8-12
They're going for $700 :lol
abrader can't go 10 posts without cramming his foot in his mouth.
You can get an Arcade pack though so he's totally right!\
BestBuy
Elite totally sold out:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8301492&st=xbox+360&type=product&id=1172881999620
Store pickup not available for Pro:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8492838&st=xbox+360&type=product&id=1186003685732
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I'm sold out of everything but Arcade SKUs right now.
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When I was at Circuit City the other day, people were actually buying Halo Edition Xbox's because the Pro and Elites were all sold out.
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Amazon is showing almost all SKUs as discontinued by manufacturer
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=240504
Could the shortage (yes, it exists dumbfucks) be the result of a new SKU on the way? It was a possibility before, seems sort of likely now.
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they're probably getting ready to step out of the console b'niss
i don't blame 'em
after all, cajole bought one
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X720 announced at GDC! :O :O :O
8x SLI 8800 Dx10
with 16 cell processors supplied for nothing by an angry Toshiba!
:O
Xfag emperor! :bow
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:bow :bow :bow dcharlie, our xfag hegemon :bow :bow :bow
run like rats, filthy stard swine :punch