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Epic to wipe ratio

2008-01-25 08:32:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...ratio plays a large role in how much "fun" raiding is for people. Last night my guild did another Karazhan run, second half from Curator to Prince, and my epic to wipe ratio went through the roof. I got the shoulders from the Curator, boots from Aran, and T4 helmet from the Prince. Only Illhoof and the chess event didn't yield anything for...
 
Tags: wipe, wipe ratio, wipe ratio plays, epic, raid dungeon, karazhan, karazhan raid, warcraft players remains, players
 
 
 
 
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360s games-per-console ratio is bigger and growing

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2008-10-22 21:35:32 by Matthew Razak in That VideoGame Blog
...ratio which is a comparison of software units sold for every hardware unit than either the Wii or the PS3 and that ratio is also growing faster. The numbers show that the 360 has a tie ratio of 8.1 games to every one console, the Wii has a tie ration of 5.5 to 1 and the PS3 has a tie ratio of 5.3 to 1. They also show that while the PS3 and...
 
Tags: ratio, 360s tie ratio, tie ratio, games, million, million units, million games, wii, software
 
 
 
 
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Wii tie ratio 8:1 in December, still trailing life-to-date

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2008-01-25 00:00:00 by Ross Miller in Joystiq
...ratio for console reached reaching 8.11 for the month. That means approximately eight games were sold for every Wii console sold during the month. Top software sales for Wii in December include Mario Galaxy (1.4 million), Wii Play (1.08 million) and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (633,000 It should be noted that the 8.11 statistic...
 
Tags: wii, tie ratio, wii console, nintendo wii, hardware tie ratio, december, wii play, top software sales, console
 
 
 
 
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Wii's decent software tie ratio highlighted by SCIENCE

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2008-11-06 19:47:00 by Chris Greenhough in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...ratio (the number of games sold per console). Indeed, the PS3 is marginally behind Nintendo's platform in this respect. Not bad for a console that, unlike the PS3, comes with a free game to get started! A second graph at Gamasutra confirms that the Wii's tie ratio has very slightly improved during 2008 One Wii myth this data does reinforce...
 
Tags: wii, wii myth, myth, tie ratio, wii software scene, nintendo wii fanboy, nintendo, rubbish tie ratio, gamasutra confirms
 
 
 
 
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Analyst: Judge not GTA IV on sales, success is in tie ratio

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2008-04-15 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...ratio. What Schachter means is that GTA IV 's success can't be compared to previous GTA 's raw sales numbers because there just aren't as many now-gen consoles in homes as there are (were) PS2s and Xboxen. He believes the game must be measured by the number of units sold divided by the number of consoles available to play it in consumer's...
 
Tags: sales, gta, raw sales, tie ratio, strong sales, schachter, previous gta, total sales, schachter concludes
 
 
 
 
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Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection: smoothing can be turned off, aspect ratio support

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2008-11-07 11:28:12 by Isaac C. in Xbox 360
...ratio settings The games will display at whatever ratio your console is set at 4:3 or 16:9. If playing in 16:9 the game will fit and not have black borders at the side
 
Tags: sega, ratio, sega games, games, aspect ratio settings, mega drive, collection, black borders, authentic retro
 
 
 
 
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NY Times tackles Wii's tie-in ratio

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2008-04-21 16:00:00 by Chris Greenhough in Nintendo Wii Fanboy
...ratio of the Wii is hardly a new issue, but it's one that shouldn't be ignored According to a new article in The New York Times , Wii owners typically purchase only 3.7 games a year, a figure that compares unfavorably with Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners (4.7 and 4.6 games per year respectively). This, argues the article, is just one of...
 
Tags: wii, wii owners, owners, wii sports machine, games, console, comfortably outsold, audience, article
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft and Sony Spin the GTA 360 to PS3 Ratio

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2008-05-13 19:28:29 by Chris in Gaming Today
...ratio. If I had an installed base advantage of 3-1, I wouldnt be crowing too much about a 60-40 sales advantage. We think its not as high as what GameStops telling you, if you look at [the full picture on] the national level. Theyre outselling us, but not by that same margin, and its because of their installed base lead. With an installed...
 
Tags: ps3, gta, analysts predict ps3, xbox, xbox live, base, ps3 recently, install base, sony
 
 
 
 
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Comparing ties

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2008-11-11 20:21:47 by Jason Hill in Screen Play
...ratio" - the number of games sold on each platform What is fascinating about the current market is that the rampant console sales leader - Nintendo's Wii - actually has the weakest tie ratio in Australia According to GfK figures, every Australian Wii owner has bought an average of 4.3 games for their console. It is significantly lower than...
 
Tags: ratio, tie ratio suggests, tie ratio figures, tie ratio, first-party game sales, game sales, hardware, hardware sales, sales
 
 
 
 
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WorldIV: Teach a MMO to fish

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2008-06-26 11:16:44 by Editor in VirginWorlds MMO News