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Sony is winning the console war according to a CNBC writer's 16-year-old son photo

CNBC reporter Jane Wells wrote a piece yesterday titled “The Ultimate Proof Sony Is Winning”. Wow, that’s a pretty bold claim to declare someone is winning the console war this early on. So how does Jane know that Sony is winning? Has she been doing a ton of research? Has she been looking into the mind of Michael Patcher? Maybe she has a magical crystal ball! Actually, it’s none of that. She’s come to the conclusion that Sony is winning based on what her 16-year-old son has told her. 

You see, Jane’s son wasn’t really a Sony fan. He was a die-hard Xbox fan and nothing more. That is until he saw the Sony press conference on G4. As soon as he saw Metal Gear Solid 4 and all of the other PS3 exclusives in the works, he took all of his Xbox 360 stuff to GameStop and traded them in for a PS3 and Metal Gear Solid 4. 

That’s it. Because the CNBC writer’s son traded in all of his Xbox stuff, Sony has become the winner. Rrriiiiiiiiiiiiiggggghhhhht.

Jane had a follow up post later in the day showing off some of the "fan mail" she received. She responded to one particular e-mail that called her out on the fact that she didn’t show proof that Sony is winning. She responded with the NPD report from last week (nevermind that she said “Forget the NPD sales figures” in her original write-up) showing that Sony out did Microsoft last month. Yeah, Sony beat out Microsoft in sales for last month, but the NPD data also shows the Nintendo Wii as the new number one console leader, out doing the Xbox 360. So if anyone is winning the console war, it's Nintendo for the time being.

In unrelated news, my Rice Krispies cereal told me this morning that Atari was staging a comeback in the console wars next year. It also told me this week's Mega Millions Lottery numbers are 4, 23, 15, 6, 24 and waffle. Mmm, waffles. 

[Via ReclusiveSpirit's C Blog -- Also, what is up with the douchebag GameStop employee? Jane's kid asked the GameStop employee how a used copy of MGS 4 can be as good as a new copy to which the employee responded "Because PlayStation players are ninjas!" I thought I was reading NotAlwaysRight there for a second.]


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Justice's Avatar
Justice at 07/22/2008 02:25
Can somebody order a giant facepalm her way?

What stupidity.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 07/22/2008 02:27
Woooooooooooooot investigative journalism FTW!

Facts? who needs that? just believe any random 16 year old!
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/22/2008 02:28
That unicorn needs wrangling! If only Ron Workman were here... oh... I forgot... :(


Also: Jane's son is a tool.
mistic's Avatar
mistic at 07/22/2008 02:31
also her son is 16, great show of parenting of that cunt that he's playing GoW and MGS4, all rated 18+ here...
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AaronKI at 07/22/2008 02:37
I wish I could unread her article-blog-thing. D:
Danmartigan's Avatar
Danmartigan at 07/22/2008 02:47
All aboard the Sony hype machine.. woo woooo
Sueng's Avatar
Sueng at 07/22/2008 02:54
Great job Sony for winning the console war. Now win the good games war!
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Im OK at 07/22/2008 02:58
Well, I'm glad that is finally settled. *eyeroll*
Sharpless's Avatar
Sharpless at 07/22/2008 03:03
Well, wait a second here: Was she serious? I find it highly unlikely that she would take her son's reaction as gospel, in this sort of matter. In all likelihood, I would imagine that the piece wasn't meant to be taken as a serious, professional assessment of the state of the gaming industry. I mean, her fucking column is called "FUNNY business :)" for goodness sake.

Seriously, guys, try to have a sense of humor and learn not to be so reactionary. Leave that to the Jack Thompsons. This article really is not deserving of either publicity or our scorn. Good grief. :P
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Captain Cranberry at 07/22/2008 03:18
Two things that makes the 16 year old kid's opinion invalid. First he watches G4. Incase no one has noticed, G4 sucks asshole and its programing is mainly aimed at the mentally challenged, it's just gone downhill since it merged with TechTV. Second, he traded in at Gamestop. Gamestop sucks ass too, they rip off consumers. He could have sold everything online for more money then what Gamestop probably gave him which also helps someone else out because they get a better deal then Gamestop. And speaking of gamestop he bought a used copy because they probably pushed it on him because used is where Gamestop makes their profit.

I'm just glad to know we have such good investigatory journalists.
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iwontusemyname at 07/22/2008 03:18
i'm inclined to agree with sharpless about this one.
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ParaParaKing at 07/22/2008 03:20
Why are mothers so stupid. This makes me lose my faith in the female portion of the human race.
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liqideos at 07/22/2008 03:21
"One thing we do know. We may not be able to stream Netflix movies onto the console (yet) but now we can start ordering them on Blu-ray."

Jesus God. Really now, "Ultimate Expert in the Video Game Industry"?

More like budding serial killer. If Jack Tretton's performance as someone as a face of a brand at E3 is something that inspires you to spend that much money while effectively throwing away at least 200 dollars from the original purchase price of a 360 versus current trade in value, you are seriously irrational and/or psychotic.

Somewhere Geoff Keighley is pissed. He's literally everywhere in the industry, and has the ten differently branded microphones to prove it.

It's good to know that the most qualified journalist CNBC could get to fill in an online business column, is someone who has the balls to not only write a whole article about an irrational 16 year old who is easily sold, but writes that an entertainment industry which grosses more revenue than film and music perennially, can have all of the CEO's, and factual sales data tossed at on the account that her son exists and plays WoW, Halo, and Gears of War.

But the best part, the part that really just shows ineptness in that she's a business columnist, is failing to take away from a keynote that sold you so hard on the PS3, that you not only get rid of your 360 and all of your games, but fail to retain the information that the PS3 was getting a price drop in September.

That was all well in good, I can see this happening, but then she started dissing my meal ticket, and that's where I really got raged.
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Stetsonblade at 07/22/2008 03:37
@Captain Cranberry

Ah, TechTv...that was such a great channel. I miss that channel. G4 can die.
Clance's Avatar
Clance at 07/22/2008 03:47
So is Microsoft winning it? I don't think so. Not any more. They've lost the plot and we all know it.
Clance's Avatar
Clance at 07/22/2008 03:49
Yeah, Sharpless = Spot on... This article is way over the top.

her saying 'forget the NPD figures' in the first place shows that she is not being so serious.
Perry Simm's Avatar
Perry Simm at 07/22/2008 03:55
What Sharpless said. Seriously, guys, don't be so nerdy.
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Cheeburga at 07/22/2008 04:04
beep beep
Detry's Avatar
Detry at 07/22/2008 04:50
I et sum playdo. Ornge flavur.
Xbudz's Avatar
Xbudz at 07/22/2008 05:05
What happened to Workman?
liqideos's Avatar
liqideos at 07/22/2008 05:34
@Xbudz

It was the god damned Batman.
Xbudz's Avatar
Xbudz at 07/22/2008 05:51
noe real e.
monosylabik's Avatar
monosylabik at 07/22/2008 05:55
YAY!!!!!!
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wonky360 at 07/22/2008 06:05
I gonna keep posting this as it answers most of this bullshit we are seeing as "I won the war" articles:
Microsoft and Nintendo are in PROFIT with their consoles, Sony is still around 3 billion in the red. Once cheaper bluray players start flooding the market + the global recession etc I can see tough times ahead. I will probably be playing Alan Wake and Duke Nukem by the time PS3 turns profit.
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Electro Lemon at 07/22/2008 06:26
To quote Knives "He's the ultimate game expert, and he learned about MGS4 from E3?"
ReclusiveSpirit's Avatar
ReclusiveSpirit at 07/22/2008 06:46
@Sharpless & Company...Sadly, if you happen to catch any of her other stories, she was serious. I think the title Funny Business, just means she's attempting to take a "lighter" look at the world of business.
Clance's Avatar
Clance at 07/22/2008 06:49
So I hear Sony has sold more consoles than the 360 did at this point in it's life cycle? Pair that with the fact that the PS3 has had the 360 to compete with and it seems the little blighter isn't doing that badly.

Personally, I've said it before and I'll sy it again: I don't have shares in either company and I'm not gonna start losing sleep over those poor guys who run Sony earning a little less money. The console will still be there for me to play on and my wages are still gonna be pants in comparison.
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zombiekiller13 at 07/22/2008 06:58
My 4-year old son said that my car is a Transformer. Fuck, it must be true! To the blog!
PixelJunky's Avatar
PixelJunky at 07/22/2008 06:58
Didn't people notice this was just a goofy article on the Funny Business Page? Obviously it wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

People need to CHILL OUT!

@wonky360 - did you know that M$ is still not profitable in their gaming business overall? They may have been in the black for one quarter, but they are still multiple billions in the red overall. They even combined it with other divisions to help mask how much money they were losing so investors wouldn't riot.
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Springsteen at 07/22/2008 07:11
Wait... So the kid is 16, a cazualz and is NOT waggling?

I'm not even questioning the mother, but the freaking son. I was 16 two years ago, and I wouldn't want to make my mom sound like she's drowning in a douchebag in any article. I can't blame someone for not being into something, but allowing your parent to go around saying you're an expert in something when you know jack about it is sheer dumbness.
By the way, where are the videogame CHATS on the web? I remember entering chats when I was 10 with a girl name to get some guys aroused and laugh to tears when I would say stupid thing like "I want to stick my finger up your @$$hole until it bleed" and receive positive feedback. Internet gold.
Besides, you don't DON'T like PlayStation 1. I'm a Nintendo guy, but c'mon, THAT is the one example of a long lasting, huge library, classics housing console.
And anyways, 360 is a wonderful console, but the first X-Box's exclusives just paled in comparison to the awesomeness of every exclusive for PS2 and the GameCube(Yeah, GameCube. I'm not rich and couldn't buy a game every month, so I just bought a REALLY good game every three months. Anyone who bashes on the Cube for not habing good games should really reconsider. Worked out great). He got all worked-out for the all-american green and black blood-spilling shoebox.
Damm, I really didn't like that console. I got all worked out due to the considerably better graphics, but it never delivered enough to justify me selling my Cube or PS2.
Well, back to the kid. He is an idiot for not even considering Nintendo, a groundbreaking and delivering company and buying MGS4 for the explosions alone(His gaming history is Halo, Gears of Wars and WoW. Great games, however a not very insightful list as it is). And he lets his mom sound like an idiot ignoring both the fact that the Wii is selling like water and the PS3 sales boost is due mostly to the fact that Kojima released his last game-until next year,
mikeyed's Avatar
mikeyed at 07/22/2008 07:48
@Sprinsteen - wow, that's one ridiculous rant. You win the console wars, cause I'm dumb as a monkey on prozac.
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matmanx1 at 07/22/2008 07:49
I dont care a thing about the article. It's idiotic. But that picture made me lol and I almost made a mess with my morning coffee. Thanks Destructoid for nearly ruining my laptop!!
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TrailerParkJesus at 07/22/2008 08:49
I was gonna check out the rest of her articles to see if she's real, but it's really not worth it. So someone makes a prediction on the internet. Oh well.
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JonDarkwood at 07/22/2008 08:58
Hahaha suckerrrrrrr
JonDarkwood's Avatar
JonDarkwood at 07/22/2008 08:59
I lol when people try to dismiss idiots as only joking to preserve our faith in humanity.

I also lol when anyone makes a decision based on this year's E3.
BattyAdroit's Avatar
BattyAdroit at 07/22/2008 09:07
Can I have the time I spent reading this ranty garbage back now?

Seriously Hamza, why are your contributions to this site, consistently of the worst quality?
loki d20's Avatar
loki d20 at 07/22/2008 09:07
If only we had known that the winner of the console war, if one really exists, was to be determined by a single boy!
c0dek's Avatar
c0dek at 07/22/2008 09:17
I continue to fail to understand why anyone besides stockholders give a shit and a half about sales numbers? Buy the frakkin console (or consoles) of your choice and play some damn games. When consumers start acting like consumers and not like sheep following their favorite console company shepherd, then you'll start seeing the quality hardware, software, and online experiences that you all whine about in countless message boards, blogs, whatever.

STFUAJPG!
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whormongr at 07/22/2008 09:22
right now no one is winning the console war, but speaking as someone who bought a PS3 recently- I feel that MS is putting up so much stuff b/c though they are slipping and trying to not fall- in the long run I don't really like or trust MS, but I don't think that they are "winning" or "losing", but they do seem lore like they are threatened since they are pumping so much $ so fast and are quick to copy any idea that comes down the pipes. In the long run I would put my $ on sony sticking around with the PS3 and developing it while there will be MS tring to push new hardware and remaking everything that they already have-
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kevkevblazini at 07/22/2008 09:35
Hindendu is winning the Console War.
mikeyed's Avatar
mikeyed at 07/22/2008 09:52
BattyAdroit loses the console war by 10 waffles...
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar
Phantom Spaceman at 07/22/2008 10:19
"...as well as other PlayStation exclusives in the pipeline..." - Um, Killzone, Resistance, LPB, uh...

Anyway, scratch-proof Blurays ftw
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king3vbo at 07/22/2008 10:39
This pic is the greatest pic of all time, ever, always, and such
catsithx's Avatar
catsithx at 07/22/2008 11:19
Wait it's is true you have to sell all your 360 stuff to just to afford to buy a ps3 with one game. It makes sense that you would have to do that.
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Eschatos at 07/22/2008 11:52
So much for journalistic integrity.
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TheBlackLotus at 07/22/2008 11:55
Well, its simple. Theres such an easy explanation for this. The kid is wrong. GG NR
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BattyAdroit at 07/22/2008 11:59
@mikeyed: If "winning the console war" would require being on your team, you can have every single waffle in my waffle-vault.

Isn't the original article supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek story of her 17 year old kid being an 'expert' in videogaming, (which is the alleged "amusing" basis of her dismissal of facts and sales-figure data) - and gosh, if he traded in his beloved X-box for a PS3, maybe Sony is onto something here? It's retarded, poorly written, and zero percent funny.

That being said, it is almost depressing to read the sarcastic responses to this article and being explained IN-DEPTH about how a single 16 year old kid really isn't determining the fate of the console war. What sarcastic, biting and astute observations! Perhaps for our next exercise, we can find articles about gaming in The Onion, and pick them apart for factual accuracy.

*shrug*
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BattyAdroit at 07/22/2008 12:07
also: Sharpless and Clance get it.
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Orionsaint at 07/22/2008 12:07
Because kids only play video games, duh!, of course her son knows. Those wacky little video games. They're just silly little fun for the childrens.

Actually gamers are getting older every year, by 2010. The average gamer will be 30 years old.
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Orionsaint at 07/22/2008 12:11
In reality Xbox360 is winning. Xbox Live has 13 million users. Online gaming is what it's all about these days. He who rules the online world. Rules the gaming world. Jane probably has no idea games are online these days.

Nintendo doesn't count, they've compared the hearts and minds of the ignorant and people who enjoy a nice fad.
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