European Move Success May Impact Availability
See Full ImagePlayStation Move is off to a running start and while its retail performance in North America is decent, it's flying off the shelves in Europe.
According to various sources, including SCEE boss Andrew House, Sony has already sold over 1.5 million Move units in Europe. This may or may not result in shortages across the region; one source says Sony is struggling to keep up, as they've been forced to up the production capacity. Amazon DE, the German branch of the online retailer, doesn't have much to offer (mostly just third-party options for Move), and we've heard reports that brick-and-mortar European stores are running out of supplies. On the other hand, it apparently isn't difficult to nab at Amazon UK, where they've got a Move Starter Pack combined with 17% savings. Right now, it sort of depends on where you are in Europe. As for North America, we still don't have an exact number but most analysts are predicting a number between 400,000 and 500,000; several sources said Move had sold 300,000 within the first couple weeks of availability.
We're just keeping an eye on Move stock; it really needs to be on store shelves for the holiday season and the increased demand - which Sony may or may not have anticipated - could impact availability. You got yours yet?
Tags: move, playstation move, move sales, move stock
10/19/2010 10:23:52 AM Ben Dutka
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LimitedVertigo
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:33:55 AM
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maxpontiac
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:41:02 AM
The USA is sure turning into 360 territory.
UGH.
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Neo_Aeon666
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 5:46:33 PM
Move would have sold way more than it did in NA if there we enough supplies.
ALL the futureShops in Canada are totally sold out on move controllers...
Been like that for 2 weeks.
We sold 200 controllers within 5 days... Thats huge for 1 store.
So no I don't think NA is getting 360ized. The demand is just too great for the stocks sony had anticipated.... Guess they thought Europe needed more.
Anyway here in Canada people are smelling Kinect as a gimmick way more than move because it lacks support to any previous games and is only advertised here with kinect adventure crap so far.... lol
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Nlayer
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 10:44:50 AM
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godsman
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:27:33 AM
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Neo_Aeon666
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 7:01:41 PM
You mean ... you are getting a crazy precise controller with lithium rechargeable batteries, a game and camera for ONLY 100$.
Plus just add an extra control for 49.99 and you are all set for multiplayer or an improved single player experience!!!
This is nothing compared to buying a Wii (210$), an extra controller and nunchuck (85$) A recharge kit (30$) XD Total: 325$ plus tax
( Because, yes,I consider the wii to be nothing more than an add-on to a 360 or ps3... Just like the move. But at least you get HD, precise games and potential with move)
So yeah... I think 100$ is very cheap for what you get. Heck an ipod shuffle is min 150$ XD
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Nlayer
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 3:03:18 PM
Although I would really enjoy playing Heavy Rain with Move, and Tumble looks excellent, something in my head tells me that I need to wait for a few more months. Perhaps around Christmas. :)
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kevinater321
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 10:45:06 AM
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RobiinzZ
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:18:16 AM
only game i can afford over the next 2 months is GT5.
But glad to see move doing so well, add my 1 to that 1.5mil list shortly ;).
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spiderboi
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:09:59 PM
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maxpontiac
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:14:44 PM
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spiderboi
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 11:09:33 PM
But yeah its still limited tho :(
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frylock25
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:27:37 PM
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Alienange
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:42:23 PM
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It was awkward.
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fluffer nutter
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 5:55:35 PM
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frylock25
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 12:55:52 PM
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StangMan80
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 1:23:25 PM
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I'm not sure on picking one up just yet bit come Christmas I might be getting one, it looks like a lot of family fun and that is what Christmas is all about. Christmas demand is going to be crazy, come on Sony I want to see stacks of boxes of both move and the PS3 because once the holidays are through there won't be any left.
PS I will be playing move with friends and family but once there gone my time will be devoted to GT5, after we do a few split screen races. NASCAR, go-karts and rally racing oh baby what fun. GT5!
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Lawless SXE
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 1:29:06 PM
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Now, if Sony can keep up the advertising and supply, they might be able to make something out of it. I wonder how it'll fare when the Eyet- sorry, Kinect launches.
Peace.
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Beamboom
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 2:23:18 PM
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Either way I can hardly see anything wrong in the ps3 becoming more attractive also for that group of players.
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X_shadowkilla_X
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:25:35 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:35:09 PM
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"I took the liberty of milking your cow for ya, took a while to get her goin' but then POW all at once."
"We don't have a cow... we have a bull."
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frylock25
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 3:50:26 PM
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RebelJD
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:02:46 PM
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AlexanderTHEGR8
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:21:26 PM
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tes37
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 4:32:33 PM
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My daughter finally got to play and although she's only eleven, she made me look like a little school girl in Sports Champions. She blew all my scores away and barely let the AI score any points.
With the first games being as entertaining as they are, I don't see us having to worry about whether or not we'll get great games for Move.
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___________
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 3:29:33 AM
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hope it does, that would be so cool being able to replay one of the best platforming games with the move.
wish dead space extraction would hurry up and release, got it on wii literally 2 days before EA announced it was coming to the ps3.
finished the first level, and now i dont want to continue because it will spoil when it releases on PSN
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BikerSaint
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 @ 5:52:22 PM
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Microsoft Spending Half Billion Promoting
Kinecthttp://www.thealistdaily.com/news/microsoft-spending-half-billion-promoting-kinect/
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TheHighlander
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010 @ 10:44:32 AM