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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: rastalant on July 20, 2001, 12:18:55 PM
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The most successful software launch ever!!!!!
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GT3 Smashes Industry Records
PlayStation 2: Retailers are hailing Gran Turismo 3 A-spec as the most successful software launch ever - with first day sales outstripping those of any other game in history.
Since its release on July 10 (and today in the U.K.), gamers have being going mad for the speed-fest that is GT3. And why not? After all it is the first real triple A title the platform has seen since its release last October. GT boss, Kazanori Yamauchi, met the U.K. launch this morning with a barrage of speed-hungry gamers, rock bands, and stunning models.
"With an initial product shipment of over one million units, Gran Turismo 3 A-spec broke all internal production records out of the gate exceeding even our high expectations for the product," said Jack Tretton, senior vice president, SCEA.
"This unprecedented demand demonstrates the popularity and broad appeal of Gran Turismo 3 A-spec, and reinforces the fact that millions of consumers are making PlayStation 2 their first choice in entertainment systems. We expect that, like the two Gran Turismo titles before it, Gran Turismo 3 will become a mainstay on the top of sales charts and drive hardware sales along with it, further broadening the PlayStation 2 demographic user base to mass market levels."
Pete Roithmayr, vice-president, Electronics Boutique, affirmed, "Sony Computer Entertainment has truly set a precedent with Gran Turismo 3 A-spec. In the week since its release, this title has performed even better than we had expected. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec is the fastest-selling PlayStation 2 software title at Electronics Boutique since the launch of the system last October."
"Consumer demand has been astounding," added said Dan DeMatteo, chief operating officer, GameStop. "Throughout our stores nationwide, we sold more units of Gran Turismo 3 A-spec on its first day of release than any other game in our corporate history, and the title continues to fly off shelves at an unparalleled rate."
Just imagine the madness when Metal Gear 2 ships…
http://www.fgnonline.com/playstation2/news/19318.html
Hmmmmmmmmm.........impressive.
:bounce: :bounce:
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Bah, wait for FFX numbers to come in.
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1 million isn\'t the best selling game ever, it\'s the best selling launch. And FFX likely did as good if not better. Bah to GT3, and bah to you sheeple...
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I heard FFX had like 2 million preorders alone. :hat:
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Originally posted by EThugg
1 million isn\'t the best selling game ever, it\'s the best selling launch. And FFX likely did as good if not better. Bah to GT3, and bah to you sheeple...
dude you definetly have some issues
the game is selling fast, why does this scare you or bother you. Just because your not good enough to play the game you put it down every chance you get.
This is your style, why not remove your hands from the keyboard and move along
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They were talking about the American market. Sure FFX is selling faster than GT3 in Japan, but they aren\'t talking about that. :cool:
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Originally posted by ddaryl
dude you definetly have some issues
I agree 100%.:p
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Originally posted by ddaryl
dude you definetly have some issues
the game is selling fast, why does this scare you or bother you. Just because your not good enough to play the game you put it down every chance you get.
This is your style, why not remove your hands from the keyboard and move along
1-Can I please see your psychology degree?
2-I\'m not scared, but I am bothered that such mediocre game could be the best selling anything. And I have the Japanese version, and rented the US version, I am fine at it. won most everything I tried at. I quit after awhile \'cause it\'s boring. I can put this pos down as much as I want.
3-....naw. I don\'t take orders from sheeple.
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Originally posted by EThugg
3-....naw. I don\'t take orders from sheeple.
I just now got what you mean by sheeple! Ha! Quite clever.
I agree with the rest of your post too. But I\'m sure when I\'m all excited about FFX there are some people here that will be just as disturbed.
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Originally posted by ddaryl
dude you definetly have some issues
the game is selling fast, why does this scare you or bother you. Just because your not good enough to play the game you put it down every chance you get.
This is your style, why not remove your hands from the keyboard and move along
i absolutly agree on this one why moan man leave us 2 enjoy it man !
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Originally posted by METALGEAR007
i absolutly agree on this one why moan man leave us 2 enjoy it man !
How would me dissing the game on the internet take your enjoyment of the game away? It\'s not like I\'m going in every thread on the GT3 forum and dissing it. I diss where I feel appropriate.
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Originally posted by METALGEAR007
i absolutly agree on this one why moan man leave us 2 enjoy it man !
Maybe there are a small group of us with. . . oh my gosh! Different opinions!
Sticks and stones may break. . . yadda yadda yadda.
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mediocre my ass
Only one question for you
Why do you insist on insulting the people who love the game by calling them Sheeple.
All those millions of people buying the game and loving it, but since its not good enough for you then they\'re all sheeple.
Lets try to NOT insult people on the main forum lwith your opionated comments about things you dislike.
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Originally posted by ddaryl
dude you definetly have some issues
the game is selling fast, why does this scare you or bother you. Just because your not good enough to play the game you put it down every chance you get.
This is your style, why not remove your hands from the keyboard and move along
:laughing: This is the best racer yet!! ;)
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Back in the herd with you! :p
I can\'t believe you feel insulted because of a harmless little jab at the mainstream... the only reason you would is that you know it\'s true.... I won\'t call any members sheeple again in the main forum, happy? I\'ll still use it to reference the mainstream, and I\'ll call members that in debate...
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>"Back in the herd with you!"
Dude, give it up already. The ps2 is kicking ass right now, you need to live with it and deal with it, or get off the forums cause things are not going to be changing. Perhaps you should seek counseling to deal with this event that seems to have quite an impact on your life if you feel the need to bash a awesome record breaking game every chance you get.
>"I can\'t believe you feel insulted because of a harmless little jab at the mainstream... the only reason you would is that you know it\'s true.... "
You were jabbing at forum members too moron, including myself and millions of other people. Know what the truth is? Your afraid that Sony is going to dominate again this generation.. How sad little boy, you will one-day face reality.
>"I won\'t call any members sheeple again in the main forum, happy? I\'ll still use it to reference the mainstream, and I\'ll call members that in debate.."
I think you will be kicked outta the debate then.
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Ethugg is always the Negative Nancy[/SIZE]
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Originally posted by EThugg
2-I\'m not scared, but I am bothered that such mediocre game could be the best selling anything. And I have the Japanese version, and rented the US version, I am fine at it. won most everything I tried at. I quit after awhile \'cause it\'s boring. I can put this pos down as much as I want.
...............:rolleyes:
Okay, I\'ll bite... Thank God I Ethugg has made me see the light in this and other threads through her merciless jabs at this fine game. Thankfully, with this bit o\' gaming commonsense, I won\'t be wasting any of my time or money on FFX... I mean, hey, I get it!!!! FFX is just gonna be prettier packaging of an already mediocre game.
:surprised: Wow! That wasn\'t hard at all!!! Thanks for the lesson in surliness Ethugg! :p
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EThugg says: your welcome you sarcastic mo-fo... :p
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impressive figures...tahats about all i got to say about that
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sheeple! dang, I haven\'t heard that since the old BlastCity days! brings back good memories, ETHUGG.
But I agree with him. THis game needs some excitement, I dont have all day to sit around building up my cars so I can...build up more cars.
Eric Jacob
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Originally posted by AlteredBeast
But I agree with him. THis game needs some excitement, I dont have all day to sit around building up my cars so I can...build up more cars.
Eric Jacob
this is one of the main reasons why GT fans play the GT series. Ya build ya cars you race the races you win the tournaments you win more cars you build more cars you race more races.
Ya have the liscense tests to get all gold on if ya want a challenge.
If this is the way ya feel GT isn;t your type of game. I feel that way about some Sega stuff you like.
Different Strokes for different folks, not every game can make everyone happy, but GT obviously makes many people happy
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Originally posted by AlteredBeast
But I agree with him. THis game needs some excitement, I dont have all day to sit around building up my cars so I can...build up more cars.
People have different tastes and thank God for that. Me, for instance, I think that description fits FFVII beautifully (or any FF game for that matter, but I only own FFVII). Walk around, fight to build up your characters so you can... fight and build them up some more. Boooring. I expect FFX to be more of the same - which is why I\'m not too excited about it and probably won\'t get it.
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Just Enjoy the game,stop trting to find things wrong with it,it is just a game,and the thing EThugg,you would have been able to tell if you like the game fronm the japanese one,so if you didnt what was the point in renting the US one?
Dont give some crap about ,i wanted to compare the US to the jap one,come on EThugg admit it you are a BIG GT3 FAN...........Nah only joking with you,if you dont like the game to much then that is fine by me,you are intitled to your opionion.
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Look, I won\'t attack against Samwise even if I disagree with his opinion about FFVII. Agreement and disagreement is a different thing than ignoring other\'s opinion.
Me and Samwise still have some likes and dislikes we agree on, and I appreciate those as much as those we disagree on.
I take SHEEPLE as quite harmless, sarcastic comment - but I\'m definetely NOT getting the game because about every PS2-gamer will get one, or because it sells. I bought it because I loved GT2, and will love GT3. Love has nothing to do with numbers.
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Originally posted by EThugg
1-Can I please see your psychology degree?
2-I\'m not scared, but I am bothered that such mediocre game could be the best selling anything. And I have the Japanese version, and rented the US version, I am fine at it. won most everything I tried at. I quit after awhile \'cause it\'s boring. I can put this pos down as much as I want.
3-....naw. I don\'t take orders from sheeple.
EThugg! Say again such a thing and I\'ll destroy you ! :D
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Hey, it\'s all fun and games til someone starts in with the cheek-speak. Case in point:
1 million isn\'t the best selling game ever, it\'s the best selling launch.
Quite true in and of itself except that no one ever stated otherwise in this thread. If you think you have a *****, at least make it a legitimate *****...and sheeple or no, it\'s us sheeple that steer you hardcore types when it\'s all said and done, inn\'t it? Democracy rocks! :{>
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He\'s gone, so there\'s no point getting angry at him.