In the UK Spider-Man's console of choice is the Xbox 360. Activision's mediocre Spider-Man 3 swung its way to a multiplatform release including the 360, PS3, Wii, and PS2 among others. And when the UK sales figures were tallied the Xbox 360 version of the game accounted for a whopping 45% of total sales. The PS2 version (which looks just as good as the 360 version ... ouch) garnered 40% of the game's UK sales with the Wii totaling 10%.What's most interesting is how well the Xbox 360 version of the game sold even outselling the huge install base the PS2 has. Even more interesting is that the PS3 numbers for Spider-Man 3 sales are pretty much non-existent. Either the 360's community is the prime demographic for the Spider-Man franchise or it could be the largest next-gen console install base, we can't be sure. But we do know that Spider-Man 3 is one huge marketing machine with a box office to prove it.
[Thanks, Jon Morales]
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5-09-2007 @ 12:49PM
milo said...
the PS3 version hasnt been released in the UK yet
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5-09-2007 @ 12:55PM
EnfantTerrible said...
I don't think I'll be picking it up after all, judging by reviews posted around the net. Unfortunately with games priced at 70$+ I stopped being an impulse buyer. :(
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5-09-2007 @ 1:06PM
kingofwale said...
Or... here's a better title
"xbox users are too stupid to stay away from HORRIBLE games" ;)
no excuse for ANYBODY to pick up this game. This will just give developers excuse to make crappy games.
so, STOP BUYING THEM!
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5-09-2007 @ 1:16PM
Vohaul said...
Let me just point out the irony that this is a Sony movie franchise.
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5-09-2007 @ 1:20PM
Knight Marquise said...
@ KingofWale
Always nice to see a Sony troll over here. Get comfy & make yourself at home.
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5-09-2007 @ 1:20PM
NextWave said...
I know a guy that bought it for his PS3 and said it ran the slowest on the PS3...THE SLOWEST!
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5-09-2007 @ 1:24PM
kingofwale said...
@Knight Marquise
weak, is labelling people an excuse for lack of comebacks? or are you merely trying to defend Spiderman 3 games?
PS3 and 360 version got same scores at most website, they are equally HORRIBLE.
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5-09-2007 @ 2:15PM
marlos said...
i think thats a product of so little ELSE available on any system.
I made the mistake of buying Spiderman 3 for PS3. Jees... so dull wack boring crap. But there was nothing out otherwise.
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5-09-2007 @ 2:16PM
DarkTravesty said...
one word "achievements" that is all
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5-09-2007 @ 2:23PM
Knight Marquise said...
Even weaker is a troll trying to hide his true purpose:
""xbox users are too stupid to stay away from HORRIBLE games" ;)" = Troll
I lurk at PS3FB, and you're an unabashed sony fanboy, not that there's anything wrong with that. I also never said I liked the new spidey game, and quite honestly agree, it was poorly done. The only purpose in a purchase, in my opinion, is achievement points and even then I likley won't bite, hell, KK is an easy 1000 AP, and I still haven't bit.
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5-09-2007 @ 2:28PM
HEY!!!! said...
i'm having fun with it...more fun than i had watching the piece of crap movie
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5-09-2007 @ 2:32PM
ericdrum said...
I did not like the game at all. I tried for a couple of hours and gave up. It looks very last gen to me. I wanted to like it, but I couldn't.
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5-09-2007 @ 2:37PM
tony said...
i had the ps3 collector edition and man this game sux ass! it looks like a ps2 game or worse. i mean come on,pop up on a next gen system. tryarch you suck! you did ok with cod3,so why cant they get a movie game right for once. thats ok i traded it today for c&c 3. much better game.
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5-09-2007 @ 2:38PM
vcdorantes said...
@kingofwale
I get your point. I think we also should avoid RENTING crappy games just for the achievements.
The numbers should be:
0% for Xbox 360, 0% for PS3, 0% for PS2 and 1% for others (the occasional my-son-is-going-to-loooove-this-game mother)
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5-09-2007 @ 2:46PM
William Cennamo said...
360 sells more huh....
...its those damned achievement points.....
gotta catch em all!.....
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5-09-2007 @ 2:58PM
kingofwale said...
How about 0% sale PERIOD? In what world does this game deserve to be bough or even rented? Regardless what achievement points you can get. If you get achievement points for going to the dentist, would you do it?
in that sense, Spidy is more painful than Dentist.
>I lurk at PS3FB,
yeah, really doesn't make you look good, does it? :)
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5-09-2007 @ 3:23PM
Tony said...
I'm really amazed by how poorly it turned out. The last one was pretty decent, they certainly had enough time to work on this and the developer is respected... what happened?
As for sales, in general, it just seems like 360 users really like buying games. The system must have a really high tie-in ratio by now.
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5-09-2007 @ 3:44PM
marlos said...
high tie-in ratio is pretty much SOLELY related to achievements... cuz lets be honest there's been nothing but HORSESHIT coming out lately left and right...ps3, 360 and wii. my wii is getting run on bowling only. the other two systems have been getting no power-ons save for a few minutes of anger at spidey 3
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5-09-2007 @ 3:47PM
Knight Marquise said...
I said I lurk, not troll. Which looks worse? :)
@ hey - I was really dissappointed in the movie as well.
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5-09-2007 @ 4:11PM
ZeroCorpse said...
It's no big secret why the 360 version is selling so well.
It's simple, really.
There hasn't been a Spider-Man game for the 360 up until this one. The PS2 already had Spider-Man 2, and all the others. XBox 360 didn't actually get backwards-compatiibility with SM2 until just recently, and so this is the first real chance for 360 fans to play a SM2-type game. PS3 fans has backwards compatibility with the previous titles. Wii fans did, too.
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