Comments on: GTA IV sales hit 1.3 million in the UK http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/ This is the news Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: whoelse http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11622 whoelse Thu, 29 May 2008 23:04:53 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11622 Your 360 owners must have been in hibernation for 5 years and only just woken up lol Your 360 owners must have been in hibernation for 5 years and only just woken up lol

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11526 Psychotext Thu, 29 May 2008 12:35:29 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11526 No doubt. I've never really understood why they struggled so much in mainland Europe. Especially as they treat us better (at least with regard to releases) than either Nintendo and Sony. No doubt. I’ve never really understood why they struggled so much in mainland Europe. Especially as they treat us better (at least with regard to releases) than either Nintendo and Sony.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11522 Blerk Thu, 29 May 2008 12:30:29 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11522 Yeah, Microsoft may as well give up and go home outside of the UK. Next time out they should just save the money and make an 'English only' console. :-D Yeah, Microsoft may as well give up and go home outside of the UK. Next time out they should just save the money and make an ‘English only’ console. :-D

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11521 Psychotext Thu, 29 May 2008 12:27:13 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11521 It's not doing them any good in mainland Europe though. I think the advertising is important as most of the crowd I know that planned to buy this game (and a console to go with it) didn't even know that it was coming to the 360. Hell, a few 360 owners I know didn't have a clue either. It’s not doing them any good in mainland Europe though. I think the advertising is important as most of the crowd I know that planned to buy this game (and a console to go with it) didn’t even know that it was coming to the 360.

Hell, a few 360 owners I know didn’t have a clue either.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11520 Blerk Thu, 29 May 2008 12:25:19 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11520 That £100+ price difference is probably doing them more good than the advertising. That £100+ price difference is probably doing them more good than the advertising.

]]> By: Psychotext http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11519 Psychotext Thu, 29 May 2008 12:20:10 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/05/29/gta-iv-sales-hit-13-million-in-the-uk/#comment-11519 Interesting stat: "Comparing sales of both consoles for the four weeks prior to GTA IV’s launch to the four weeks since its launch, hardware units have risen on 360 by 47 per cent, compared to just eight per cent on PS3." Microsoft must be pleased with that... given the PS3 / GTA IV bundle and the fact that GTA has always been associated with the PS brand first. No doubt the advertising cost them a bundle, but I guess that's the price you pay if you want to increase your marketshare. Interesting stat:

“Comparing sales of both consoles for the four weeks prior to GTA IV’s launch to the four weeks since its launch, hardware units have risen on 360 by 47 per cent, compared to just eight per cent on PS3.”

Microsoft must be pleased with that… given the PS3 / GTA IV bundle and the fact that GTA has always been associated with the PS brand first. No doubt the advertising cost them a bundle, but I guess that’s the price you pay if you want to increase your marketshare.

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