PS3 delayed in Europe, no 1080p games, and 5 years to recoup losses

[A Black Falcon]

The 360 has sold just over one million units in Europe since its November launch 11 months ago. To compare, Playstation 2 launched in Europe in November of 2000, and by December 2001, 13 months later, had sold 1.68 million.

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Floundering? Hardly. If anything, it's right on track if PS2's success is anything to go by.

That's not 'right on track', that's 'well behind'...

Japanese not buying up 360 makes sense, it's an American console. To them, it's like the Jaguar and no one wants to take the system home. But Europe I dont get, it being an American product should have no weight in their choice of console. Maybe they out-right dislike MS as a company.

They buy Windows PCs though, you know...

If Nintendo can meet the demand, which I assume is going to be massive, then they'll do very well in all regions. I'm just disappointed Mario, Sonic, and Smash Bros. won't be at launch.

We're getting Launch Zelda and people care about the rest of the lineup? :D

One question. Why would people waiting to buy it until a few months later hurt their sales? If everyone decided to wait a while, or even if it was spread out over time, don't they still make the same amount of money in the end?

Yes, but a lot of attention is paid to first-week sales, and sales usually drop off significantly after that first week or so...