Jack Tretton Speaks, We Giggle
March 1st, 2007
I really like it when Jack Tretton speaks publicly. It makes me smile…. It makes me smile the same way I smile when I see a small child selling lemonade on the street with a sign that has lemonade misspelled. He’s at it again, and here’s some choice quotes regarding the fact that PS3’s are on store shelves:
“It’s a testament to the fact that we’ve been able to manufacture and ship units on a greater pace than any previous console,”
Oh, I see… it’s not that people haven’t been buying PS3’s it’s just that Sony’s been shipping them at the speed of light. Don’t be coy Mr. Tretton, you can tell us your secret… it’s ninjas isn’t it? Every store is assigned a PS3 ninja that hides in the ventilation system just waiting for a PS3 to be purchased, at which time he pops out of a vent, replaces the unit, and is gone before anyone sees him. That’s right Sony, I’m on to you.
Tretton had some things to say on the topic of Sony’s ambitious goal of selling 2 million units in the US by the end of March:
“We’re in pretty good shape to do that. The early returns are quite favourable,”
In case you haven’t seen the sales figures for January yet, here they are, and the Wii is outselling the PS3 almost 2:1 with 436,000 Wii’s sold against the PS3’s 244,000. The Wii will likely hit 2 million by the end of March based on the numbers. The PS3? Not so much.
-MIKE KURZ
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March 1st, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Easy there trigger! PS3 still has a Europe launch to enjoy in March.
Get your last few shots in while you can, 360 owners. The games are coming and the PS3 is about to blow past you.
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March 1st, 2007 at 4:21 pm
See, that 2 mil number is only for the USA, so his comments are still silly.
I will agree with you on the fact that we’re going to start seeing the PS3 realize it’s potential over the course of the next six months. It will be years before it fully realizes it’s potential, but the same could be said of the 360, and even the Wii. I don’t see any of the three consoles as being a clear “winner” any time soon.
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March 1st, 2007 at 8:36 pm
“We’re in pretty good shape to do that. The early returns are quite favourable,”
What? You mean favorable for Nintendo?
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