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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Gaming - PS3 launch in Japan causes riot |
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Pikawil  130                   Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6416 days Last view: 6324 days |
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| http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/foreigners-and-fights-ps3-jpn-launchs-dark-side-214130.php
I'm speechless. |
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Hiryuu Sword Maiden Retired Admin   Since: 11-17-05 From: Nerima District - Tokyo, Japan Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| This sounds like it should've been a bad plot to a novelette or something. | |||
FreeDOS + Giant Red Koopa Legion: freedos = fritos   Since: 11-17-05 From: Seattle Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| Just...wow.
Well, there's still hope from Nintendo's launch. Let's wait patiently. |
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Tatrion <_<; Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6322 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| Line dummies, huh. I have to say I agree with the guy who wrote the article; if you're poor, getting paid ~200$ to stand in line is a great deal. But it's quite a nefarious practice to buy as many PS3s as you can just to resell at two or three times the SRV.
I highly doubt the Wii launch will go any better unless Nintendo goes to specific lengths to quell people who would repeat this. |
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Emptyeye Oneofthebiggestlegendsand starseverinthis...GOD! Ceremonial Full Moderator Since: 11-17-05 From: I DUNNOOOOOOOO!! Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| Hmm. Looking through the last few comments near the bottom of the article, it seems the law of supply and demand is somewhat coming back to bite these people in the ass-there are SO MANY PS3s up for auction that the price is down around $750 on average (This is about a 25% profit. Good, sure, but a far cry from the 300% or so we were hearing about with the PS2 and other systems). | |||
NintendoFB Coney Since: 11-02-06 From: Florida, US Last post: 6384 days Last view: 6384 days |
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| Oddly, enough Nintendo decided to launch the Wii in the US first... So there might be more riot from fan boys not getting their Nintendo fix soon enough. | |||
Lakithunder Darknut  Since: 09-18-06 From: The Wind Fish's Dream Last post: 6322 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| I love riots. They make me laugh. This seems...sick though. PS3 riot? I'd like to have been there. | |||
Xeo Belmont Wiiiiiiiiiiiiin  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| "People had huge parties and danced until the night was over for the Wii"
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Riots are pretty sad though, just a reminder how stupid the world can be at times. (edited by Racer Xeo on 11-12-06 07:05 PM) |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| That Kotaku article was excellent.
I'm more interested to see how sales go in Japan over the next few weeks... or if the DS outsold the PS3 this week.  |
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Ziff B2BB BACKTOBASICSBITCHES Since: 11-18-05 From: A room Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| Well, given that I've drifted into the pro-Nintendo gaining big ground this generation camp...I'd really like to see if it is numerically possible for the PS3 to outsell the DS. Does anyone know how the recent shipments of DS stack up to PS3? | |||
ibz10g Spiny Since: 08-10-06 From: Altoona, Iowa Last post: 6366 days Last view: 6366 days |
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| Some people just like their gaming. People are going to die when the Wii gets released. | |||
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| DS shipments have been extremely steady in Japan and it's not uncommon for the system to sell 100,000 units in a given week.
If the DS decides to have one of those weeks, Sony will have some egg on their face. |
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Ziff B2BB BACKTOBASICSBITCHES Since: 11-18-05 From: A room Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| That would be pretty damned funny if Sony got beat out by a nearly two year old system. | |||
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| The BBC actually picked up on the story here.
You can't blame Sony at all for this dark side of the launch aside from the launch numbers, but I hope nobody in North America is giving homeless people enough money for a few bottles of hooch just so they can stand in line for them. |
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MathOnNapkins 1100  In SPC700 HELL Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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Originally posted by Colleen ... You = genius my boy! |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6322 days Last view: 6322 days |
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Lol, so the majority of PS3 customers were just Chinese guys buying them to sell later?  The article at first makes it sound like Sony hired them to create hype, but further on it clarifies. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| No... Chinese guys buying them for Japanese people who were too lazy to stand in line. The guy gets a few bucks, the new owner sells on eBay. | |||
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6322 days Last view: 6322 days |
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Meh, same idea.  |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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| Well, I wouldn't say that it's calm in USA. (edited by Ailure on 11-18-06 07:36 AM) |
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Anya  Since: 11-18-05 From: South Florida Last post: 6324 days Last view: 6322 days |
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| Someone walked out of a store with a Ps3 and someone was waiting for him outside with a gun; demanding his Ps3 and all of his money. The kid said no and was shoot in the chest. |
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