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**ben10** · 29-08-09, 02:04 PM

with these console dropping prices, got me thinking.

does sony sell more games than nintendo / microsoft ?
does sony make more profit than nintendo / microsoft ?

y?

coz the sony isn't moddable.

or there's no differences.

**roguefan99** · 30-08-09, 12:11 PM

Nintendo kill all in profit. Why? Because all of the Nintendo consoles make profit from day one, while the ps3 and 360 have lost money in their early years of their life cycles (to compete). I believe that the 360 is now profitable as a console, not sure about the ps3 (should be).

Games wise, Nintendo generally have games in the top 10 of sales figures. If you are talking about purely Sony/Microsoft games then it goes Microsoft then Sony as a general rule. This is not due to piracy but due to the install base. The Wii has a huge install base, with 360 next and ps3 third. Thus the sales of games go this way. As for console sales, its in this order because "Nintendo is a family console, thus easier to justify a family sale", the 360 was first and the ps3 was expensive.

Top 10 US sales in August
* Wii Sports Resort W/ Wii Motion Plus, Nintendo, for the Wii, 508,200 units.
* NCAA Football 10, Electronic Arts, for the Xbox 360, 376,500 units.
* NCAA Football 10, Electronic Arts, for the PS3, 237,400 units.
* Wii Fit W/Balance Board, Nintendo, for the Wii, 164,300 units.
* Mario Kart w/Wheel, Nintendo, for the Wii, 156,600 units.
* Mario Kart DS, Nintendo, for the DS, 132,200 units.
* Pokemon Platinum, Nintendo, for the DS, 116,400 units.
* Fight Night Round 4, Electronic Arts, for the 360, 116,400 units.
* New Super Mario Bros, Nintendo, for the DS, 101,800 units.
* EA Sports Active Bundle, Electronic Arts, for the Wii, 96,800 units.

**kotd1** · 30-08-09, 03:32 PM

The PS3 has sold the least because it's ridiculously expensive, not because it isn't moddable.

**ben10** · 31-08-09, 12:59 PM

thanx roguefan99 for a thorough answer.

**Jaz808** · 31-08-09, 01:36 PM

But in terms of games, you cant pirate sony ps3 games, so from that you would have to think they sell more

**mkhannah** · 31-08-09, 03:09 PM

I know next to nothing about these game units apart from buying them for the kids, but I can't help thinking how amazing it is that the ps3 and/or it's games has not been hacked. Considering virtually everything else has these days the people who worked on the security/copyright protection of these units must be feeling pretty happy with themselves. And you would think they would also be in demand from everyone else in the industry.

**ben10** · 31-08-09, 03:20 PM

yeh.
the kid who hack the iphone is trying to hack the ps3.
doesn't look like he is getting anywhere with it. lol

**roguefan99** · 31-08-09, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Jaz808

But in terms of games, you cant pirate sony ps3 games, so from that you would have to think they sell more

Problem is they dont have the install base. No good buying a game if you dont have the console.

**pdarkness** · 21-11-09, 12:50 AM

Not only is the difficulty in trying to crack/hack the ps3 one factor, but you would then need a blu-ray burner and blank blu-rays which would be ridiculously expensive. I think the ps3 will be hacked eventually, but maybe after a couple of years.

**alphredo** · 21-11-09, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by pdarkness

Not only is the difficulty in trying to crack/hack the ps3 one factor, but you would then need a blu-ray burner and blank blu-rays which would be ridiculously expensive. I think the ps3 will be hacked eventually, but maybe after a couple of years.

that or too be able too play installed games without the disc in.