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FREMONT, CA – It's been nearly four years since Tesla announced plans to expand its electric line-up from a singular sports car to a four-door, five-seat sedan. In the interim, the upstart automaker has grown its dealer network, secured more funding, revealed a crossover concept, and purchased and converted the former NUMMI plant in Fremont, CA to begin production of the Model S.
And that's where we're at today, joined by a smattering of press, investors, and a handful of EV early adopters who've plunked down deposits and are finally taking delivery of one of the first 10 full-size, fully electric, U.S.-built sedans.
The road from inception to production is a long one, and we've covered the Model S extensively since its announcement. But today, we finally get to drive it. Albeit for a very specific "7 to 9 minutes."
In typical Tesla fashion, this is a highly choreographed affair. Between owners arriving, investor briefings, the assembled masses of journalists and photographers, and us, everything has been planned down to the minute – if not the second.
Which is why this is not a comprehensive test of the Model S.
We can tell you that it accelerates, stops and turns. It's got more than enough shove to power you up an on-ramp, an interior that's capable of carrying you and a few companions for an EPA-estimated 265 miles on a six-hour charge, and an infotainment screen that takes up more dashboard real-estate than a three-story row home.
What we can't tell you is what the Model S is like to commute in or what it's like to cane through the twisting roads of Mount Hamilton. And more importantly, we're unable to put Tesla's range claims to the test.
But if our brief seat time is any indication, Tesla hasn't just delivered a functional, all-electric sedan – it's made a luxury EV that can outpace and outclass the stalwarts of the premium sports sedan segment, while changing the perceptions of electric mobility.
It's also a complete hoot to drive.
If you need a refresher on the Model S' stats and features, brace yourself for the numerical barrage.
Three battery capacities are available: a 40 kWh pack, a 60 kWh battery, or a range-topping 85 kWh of juice. Tesla is citing range figures of 160 miles for the low end, 40 kWh module and 230 miles for the 60 kWh pack. The EPA just put out its own stats on the maxed-out 85 kWh battery, and rates it at 265 miles on a single charge and a combined rating of 89 MPGe. Until the EPA does its thing with the other models, it's safe to assume the lesser packs will be rated around 10 percent less than what Tesla is citing.
The price discrepancy between each battery capacity is easy to calculate – start with $49,900 (after the $7,500 federal tax credit) and add $10k for each upgraded pack, with the 85 kWh model topping out at $69,900.
No matter the battery spec, you're getting a Model S with 362 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, and fitted with the 17-inch, Nvidia-powered touchscreen infotainment system, 19-inch wheels and seating for five, or up to seven if you fit the optional and entirely daft hatch-mounted, rear-facing seats.
The Model S Performance adds a "high performance drive inverter" boosting output to 416 hp from 5,000 to 8,600 RPM and 443 pound-feet of torque from 0 to 5,100 revs, which combined with the upgraded tire and wheel package is good for a 0-60 MPH run of 4.4 seconds. Along with the 85 kWh battery pack, the Performance model also comes standard with Nappa leather interior, alcantara and carbon fiber accents, a sport-tuned traction control system that allows a minute amount of slip and an active air suspension that goes from spongy to sporty depending on the conditions. All that for $84,900.
What we're driving today is the Signature Performance model, one of 1,000 limited edition variants that have been set aside for the earliest of Tesla's early adopters. While the $87,900 base Signature edition packs the same high-range battery pack and air suspension, along with red exterior paint, coke dealer chic white interior, and a claimed 0-60 run of 5.6 seconds, the performance model comes with the same kit but commands a cool $97,900 for its exclusivity.
Acting like a proper consumer electronics company, Tesla will only be offering the topped-out 85 kWh pack at launch, with the 60 kWh pack coming this fall and the 40 kWh version arriving in the winter.
Tesla's pre-planned, six-mile route covered short blasts of urban and highway driving, along with a few fast, sweeping bends that put the drivetrain, suspension and steering in its best light.
We make a hard left out of the former NUMMI plant and mat the throttle down a straight leading to a long, slightly on-camber left hand turn. Acceleration in this Performance model is beyond brisk and the complete lack of any engine or transmission noise feels odd as we're whisked in near silence to over 90 MPH.
A quick lift off the accelerator and the regenerative braking comes on at full force, slowing the Model S down to near 70 MPH before we lightly dab the brake entering the bend.
No need. The regen handles most of the deceleration and we get back on the throttle to power through at a few ticks over 60 MPH.
First impressions: The steering – dialed into Sport mode – is remarkably tight, although there's not a massive amount of feedback through the electromechanical wheel. More impressive is the complete and utter lack of body roll as we tramp it through the corner, the air suspension sorting things out and keeping the Model S nearly flat through the bend.
With a total tonnage well in excess of 4,000 pounds and a wheelbase comparable to a mid-size luxury sedan, the Model S drives surprisingly light on its feet. The majority of the mass is mounted low in the body, primarily comprised of the battery and rear-mounted A/C-type electric motor powering the rear wheels, and we're told the overall weight distribution is a slightly rearward bias 49:51 front-to-rear.
So far, it feels better than the best small Bimmer. And as it should. This is clean sheet car creation, combining the sport of a sports sedan with the electro-powered shove of its Roadster fore bearer. But unlike the Roadster, the Model S is brimming with grunt all the way through the rev range.
After a quick crest over a freeway onramp, we're put through a patch of less-than-perfect tarmac to test the overall ride and interior noise. Again, the Model S impresses, with bumps absorbed and dispatched in quick order. Then again, Tesla picked the road. With the windows up, the stereo off and the A/C dialed down, the only thing you hear inside is a slight amount of tire roar. It's quiet, but the solitude doesn't come close to complete isolation.
Back down on the throttle through a few fast corners and we lay on the brakes, sending the tripod in the rear trunk (there are two, after all, one "frunk" and a traditional hatch) into the seat backs. The Model S brakes with authority, hauling us down from 60 MPH to a crawl within seconds. That, we weren't expecting.
Minutes later, we're passing a slow-moving Civic as we merge onto the highway. It's a short blast, but gives us a few miles to play with the center mounted touchscreen and see if the Model S just became the new posterboy of driver distraction.
Unlike similar systems fitted by Ford and Cadillac, the user interface is remarkably uncluttered – mainly because of the sheer size of the screen. The HVAC controls are a bit hidden at the bottom of the display, requiring a few more steps to crank up the air than we would like, but the majority of the controls are up-front and intuitive, with large touch points and quick responses.
We cycle through the different steering settings, dial up an internet radio station streamed through the embedded 3G data connection, and try out the redundant controls on the steering wheel. Everything works as advertised, but until we get more seat time, it's hard to make a definitive call on the custom-designed, Linux-powered infotainment system.
The interior fit and finish is – as expected – far more polished than the prototype we rode in previously. Tesla couldn't develop all the bits and pieces in-house, so anyone familiar with Mercedes-Benz products will instantly recognizes the "transmission" stalk jutting out of the steering console and the window switches on the doors. They're pulled from an E-Class, and remind you that Tesla is still very much a start-up.
The build quality is impressive for such a small automaker, with the dash, seats and trim feeling solid and well assembled. There's a notable lack of storage, with no door pockets available, but a massive tray sits between the driver and front seat passenger ready for a sizable amount of assorted detritus. The seats are comfortable enough, although in this Performance model we'd welcome a bit more side bolstering.
We make a quick set of lane changes and get off the freeway, letting the regen do all the braking. There's no need to employ the sizable Brembo brakes fitted at each corner. Like most EVs, the regen takes some getting used to, but we're already adapting.
Back inside the Tesla Plex, we pause for a few minutes to take stock of what Elon Musk and his crew have created. "We wanted to build the best car in the world to show that an electric car can be the best car in the world," Musk says to a wall of cameras.
Best? Let's start with top 10 and go from there.
Short seat time aside, it's obvious that Tesla hasn't simply made an electric appliance solely for commuter duty – it's made a credible driver's car with the eco-cred to match. And if the Model S can make that kind of impression in less then 10 minutes, Musk and Co. may have finally found the special blend of powertrain and chassis performance to make an EV appealing to both the masses and the enthusiasts.
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State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, Portage County's new representative for the 68th Ohio House District, toured Kent State University on Jan. 24. In addition to meeting with Kent State student leaders, Rep. Clyde received a personal tour of the university's Biosafety Training Lab by Christopher Woolverton, professor [State Rep. Kathleen Clyde tours Biosafety Training Lab at Kent State] of environmental health sciences in the university's new College of Public Health and director of Kent State's Center for Public Health Preparedness.
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It has been a whirlwind of racing the past few weeks. I had two races in one of the local race series and had a much improved bike segment and finished fourth in my age group in each race so was feeling a little more confident in my chances of getting onto the podium at the Gay Games.
Making me less confident was finding out that the guy that beat me for the gold medal at the previous Gay Games (2006, Chicago) was returning. My interrupted training and lack of taper added to my doubts about podiuming in my 45-49 age group.
Due to jet lag, I only had an hour's sleep before the triathlon. In retrospect I definitely should have done a better job warming up as I felt very sluggish during the swim. The start was a bit rough and after about 100 metres I saw a pair of feet, slightly faster then me, I wanted to follow. Problem was some dude, swimming the same speed as me on my left, was (unintentionally) blocking my attempts to angle toward those feet and yet was not drafting off them himself. Finally I just reached across his back with my right hand to grab his left shoulder and pulled myself forward and across his back toward those feet. All's fair in love and war. I followed those feet to past the half way point before I decided he was not taking the most direct route to the swim exit and forged my own 'as the crow flies' path.
Always a bit surreal is going from the swim to the bike. During the swim, I am isolated with my own thoughts, unable to verbally communicate, creating my own reality. Popping out of the water and there is the sudden sound of the spectators cheering and clapping. Abruptly I pulled from my internal world to the external. I very quickly strip down my wetsuit to my waist as I'm running as fast as I can -- too fast -- toward my bike. Perhaps twenty seconds later I'm at my bike and I feel totally sick. I don't know if it was the sudden change from horizontal to vertical (I'm a delicate flower and very sensitive motion sickness), my lack of medicinal cookie, jet lag and lack of sleep, or just running too freakin hard for 20 seconds, but I felt soooo sick.
Nevertheless, onto the bike course for 4 flat loops to make 40 kms. I couldn't push quite as hard as I would have liked because I was feeling so horrible. I was hoping it would dissipate during the bike, but no such luck. About 6 guys passed me during the bike and I figured at least 2 of them looked to be in my age group. I tried to go with them but they just rode away from me; my body was not responding -- it seemed more concerned with making me feel sick. I tried as best I could to mentally block out the nausea, but it was pretty fierce.
I quickly made my way through the second transition and out onto the run. Nausea still demanding my attention. I could see 3 guys about 15 seconds ahead running together. They became my target. Very slowly I started to gain on them. But pushing my body hard for over 2 hours was not making me feel any better. In truth I was feeling even more sick. My race became very much a mental battle during the run. My body was sending the hugest "lay down!" signals I've experienced in quite some time, but I kept telling myself that "bronze is just ahead, keeping digging, Buttercup". In fact, I had no idea in what position I was, but I needed that potential to exist to keep the hurt on.
One of them dropped of their pace and I caught and passed him at about 2.5 kms. I was in a world of nearly all consuming nausea by that point and forgot to look to see his age. I kept pushing as I slowly gained on the other two. The were running shoulder to shoulder and I caught them just before the half way point. I recognized one of them from the Out Games last year -- a young Danish guy (where he caught me on the bike, I didn't let him get away, and then outran him), however the other guy, a German, looked about my age. I passed them but the German guy did not drop. I could feel my pace dropping off and realized I forgotten to grab my gels for the run. The German guy came back past me -- I asked his age -- he laughed and said he "wasn't going to tell" -- bugger knew I was hurting and now he was teasing me -- but before I could say 'Bitch!' he laughed again and said "42" -- I said "go get 'em".
I made it to the finish line a hurting puppy and re-grouped with friends but I was pretty much a mess and they had to take care of me. Nausea, shaking, goose bumps. Martin, who won the overall race (again!) asked me a couple of times if he should get the paramedics but after about 20 minutes I was feeling much better and another 20 minutes later I would never have known I was sick at all. The body is a strange, perplexing, wondrous thing. At that point I was up to checking out the results board and was tickled to get a bronze medal in my age group. It made all the hurt worthwhile.
But my week of racing had only just begun -- the following days I raced the 10k road race (6th), 800 metre swim (4th), 5,000 metres on the track (7th), and 5k road race (bronze!). I then hopped on a flight home to race the following weekend in the Provincial long course triathlon champs where I finished 3rd and earned a qualifying spot on the Canadian team for the World Long Course triathlon champs in Las Vegas in 2011. Then the following weekend I won my age group at the Toronto Island sprint triathlon.
And now its taper time for Ironman Louisville. Less is more so that I'll arrive to the start line rested and ready to tackle what is widely considering the most difficult single day athletic challenge. In spite of losing 5 weeks of training in the spring and another week in early June, I'm feeling pretty fit -- but not as fit as last year, nor not as fit as I was hoping when I made my goal finish time of 12 hours. For that to happen, everything has to go right for me -- the weather cannot be oppressively hot and humid as is probable, I cannot have any mechanical problems, and most importantly I need my body to be having a good day and the side effects from my meds minimal. If all that happens, I can swim 1:20, bike 6:15, and run 4:15 and add 10 minutes for transitions = 12 hours.
But that is not my primary goal. Getting to the finish line before the midnight cutoff is the goal. It has been as much an emotional journey as physical during these months of preparation and I will do whatever it takes, I will never give up and am willing to go deep, deep into an unknown world of pain to accomplish my goal, to cross the finish line. There are only 2 ways to leave an ironman course -- across the finish line or by ambulance. Which will it be for me?
You can follow me online on Sunday August 29 at www.ironmanlive.com.


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Less than two years ago, little more than a giant parking lot occupied the half-mile between the stadiums of the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals along the Ohio River.
With the Reds returning to the National League playoffs, baseball fans from around Ohio and beyond will find a much different Cincinnati since the last time the team played in the postseason in 2010.
After more than $600 million in new development between the two stadiums, there are now six distinct bars and restaurants, a popular riverfront park and high-end apartments that are touted as being "Cincinnati's premier live-work-play destination" and charge rent in the thousands.
A few blocks over is a new $322 million, 41-story office tower that's the tallest building in the city, and a 20-minute walk away is the trendy Over-the-Rhine historic district that used to be best known as a haven for crime and the site of the city's 2001 race riots. Now dozens of bedraggled buildings in the district have been renovated into popular bars and restaurants and a once crime-prone park has undergone a $48 million makeover to become one of the city's best venues for concerts, outdoor movie viewings and flea markets.
"When you look at the changes over the last two years, it's night and day," said Mike Willis, 62, who was born and raised in Cincinnati and is a longtime Reds fan.
"What used to happen is you'd park at the game, walk to the game, get your food and all your stuff there, watch the game, and then you'd go get in your car and drive home," said Willis, who has been going to Reds games since he was a kid and now blogs about the team.
"But not anymore," said Willis, who now takes his wife to get a bite to eat near the stadium before the game and likes to stick around afterward.
Willis is trying to snag tickets to one of the Reds' playoff games. The team begins its playoff run Saturday and Sunday in San Francisco and returns for the first home game in the five-game series on Tuesday.
Since the late 1990s, the city and Hamilton County have been working to reclaim Cincinnati's riverfront from about 200 years of manufacturing and commerce, and turn it into a destination where people can live, work and play.
The biggest development between the stadiums, known as The Banks, drew plenty of skepticism from locals as the project was delayed repeatedly amid infighting by local leaders and deals with developers that fell apart. As the years passed, the area became known as "the mud pit."
When Mayor Mark Mallory first took office in 2005, the wheels on the project began turning much faster. The city and county teamed up and got two developers on board and began figuring out financing, which comes from a combination of private money, tax dollars and some federal stimulus funds.
"We weren't going to let petty differences keep the project from happening," said Mallory, who said he made the project a priority to boost morale in the city.
"You have to understand where we had been. You had a long period where a company would leave downtown Cincinnati and go to northern Kentucky or a business would close up shop," he said. "When you went downtown, you got the impression that the core was dying, and that's a morale-killer. We needed to be able to show that we were focused on turning that around."
The annual economic impact of The Banks is projected to reach nearly $92 million a year, according to a study released in May by the University of Cincinnati's Economics Center that was commissioned by the developers of The Banks.
The study said that amount is expected to increase to about $276 million a year once other phases of The Banks are finished, for a total of $2.7 billion in economic impact between 2011 and 2020.
Among other changes coming to Ohio's third-largest city is a new $400 million downtown casino set to open in the spring and a streetcar slated to open in the summer of 2015 connecting the riverfront, downtown and Over-the-Rhine.
Still to come at The Banks are more apartments, a hotel, shops and an office tower. The city also recently began accepting design concepts to overhaul a somewhat-jarring area in between the riverfront and downtown known as "the decks," which are four bridges over the Ft. Washington Way portion of Interstate 71.
The city wants to connect the gaps between the bridges to build a clean slate for a brand-new project that could mean more green space, more shops or more living spaces, or a combination of all those things, depending on the ideas that come in.
Rachel Freytag, a 25-year-old in marketing who was born and raised in northern Kentucky just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, said she hardly ever visited downtown until the last year or so.
"I used to be a little afraid of downtown, especially Over-the-Rhine," said Freytag, whose home in Covington has a view of Cincinnati's skyline. "Now there's much more development. People are flocking to the area."


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After George Bush's constitutional amendment passed, there was great confusion in the nation's courthouses as women in pants and men in skirts tried to prove that they were indeed men or women. The bailiff tried to move things along, barking, "Show the judge your stuff!," which should have been a simple procedure, but it wasn't, because it took hours for some men to undo their corsets and brassieres and Victoria's Secret panties, and just as long for women to shed their muscle shirts, cotton briefs, and baseball caps.
To facilitate an orderly process, another constitutional amendment had to be passed banning clothes and haircuts that made men look like women and women look like men, and that still left the prickly problem of gender-confused people such as priests and Republicans.
Then there was the question of civil disobedience, which caused many men and women who'd never thought of it before to cross-dress on purpose. After the million-men-in-skirts and million-women in overalls march on Washington, the whole institution of marriage was in danger of toppling even more than it had in calmer days when the divorce rate was only 50 percent.
Indeed, many argued that the amendment was going to finish marriage once and for all, because the only hope marriage had before the amendment was the hope that gay marriages might be more stable than straight ones. There were others, of course, who wanted to refine the amendment according to stricter biblical law, such as "marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin. If the wife is not a virgin, she shall be executed" (Deuteronomy 22:13-21).
Such refinement would have the added advantage of thinning the marrying herd, but it presented, once more, the difficult problem of proving virginity, which would tie up the courts even longer. Yet others proposed that just declaring one's sex should be enough, the way it was back in John Wayne's day when a man was a man and a horse was a horse, and women weren't much, which is when there rose in Hollywood an actor named Ronald Reagan who started the moral revolution.
In those days, there were already many men with long women's hair and women with short men's hair, and Reagan's morals wouldn't stand for it. It took a while, but at long last a man named Bush was found to bring the revolution to this point. The rest is history, not "herstory," mind you, though laughter can be heard more than faintly in the land.
Never mind, though, the scoffers must be the pre-biblical Greek gods who changed sexes and species all the time. Real men don't laugh, and real women don't sweat.
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TheHammer24 wrote:GaryRissling wrote:I don't get it. Is this the first time a shooting like this has occurred at an elementary school? What could possibly motivate someone to kill innocent kids? As twisted as it is, I can somewhat fathom the the psychology involved in a high school shooting; but an elementary school??
Yeah. At least you could trace the Bridgeville gym shooting to the shooter's inability to deal with young, pretty women. Psychotic, yes. Justifiable, not even close. Deserving of torture, absolutely. But traceable? Sure--you kind of got it.
Kindergarteners are the most innocent people in the world. They bring joy to all. How in the world could anyone harbor animus--even irrational animus--towards young children.
It may not have been the actual children per se...they/he just wanted to inflict as much pain as possible.
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The school bell will be ringing soon but summer activities have kept your family far too busy to find time to shop for school supplies. Don't panic if you notice the store shelves looking a little bare: There are still some really great deals to find and you can easily get all of your back-to-school needs filled.
If you have a list of all the school supplies your children need, you can get started immediately with your shopping. But if you haven't thought about creating a list, take the time to do so before spending any money. This will allow you to avoid over shopping for supplies or missing something important. Once you have your list in hand, try these tips for saving money and finding great back-to-school supply deals.
1. Compare prices "" Head to the websites of your favorite stores to compare prices on school supplies. Many will be holding back-to-school specials on paper supplies and backpacks. It's much easier to view several websites and make price comparisons together, rather than driving from store to store. Be sure to check the company's shipping costs and calculate them in before buying.
2. Coupons and discounts "" Take your online shopping one step further using sites like Ebates.com, which provide you with coupon codes and discount information for many popular stores that sell school supplies. Ebates.com takes the savings the extra distance by giving you a percentage of your purchase price back as cash when you're done shopping. You can use that savings for other school year expenses for your children or put it back in your pocket for something fun for yourself.
3. Stay home in the air conditioning "" With online shopping, you don't have to leave the house. Have the supplies delivered to your door and you can breathe a sigh of relief that your back-to-school shopping task is completed for the year.
4. Bulk shopping "" If you have multiple children or have supplies that will need replacing throughout the school year, look for bulk deals. Pencils, notebooks, crayons and many other supplies will appear on shopping lists year after year and a bulk supply could potentially last your family for a long time, helping you to save money.
Last-minute shopping for back-to-school supplies does not mean you're out of luck in finding deals. For more savings tips, find suggestions posted on the Ebates.com Twitter account.
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I joined Mozilla in September 2014, but have been a fan and Firefox user since day one. Online in various shapes and formats since 1999, and the more I learn about open source and open communities, the more I realize that it's the way to go if we are to have an internet for everyone, by everyone.
I work on making SUMO available in as many languages as needed, together with the most amazing people who use their language superpowers to make life easier for others.
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Implementing business to MES integration using the ANSI/ISA-95 standards
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This course defines an approach to integrating manufacturing systems with other business logistics systems using the models and functions defined in the ANSI/ISA-95 standard. The course describes in detail the information that must be shared between enterprise (ERP) and shop floor systems. Enterprise/Control integration is the integration of the business and administrative processes managing the order and product with the manufacturing plant responsible for real-time process execution. Business systems focus on optimizing business processes and operational decision-making while manufacturing control systems focus on the control and optimization of real-time production processes and resources.
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- Understand the business drivers involved in integration;
- Identify the detailed information associated with enterprise/control integration;
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- Business Processes: Procurement |Product Cost Accounting |Product Inventory Control | Maintenance |Production Planning and Scheduling
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4: WiiU - 39,390 (-25%)
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I cant believe DmC on PS3 outsold the 360 version 2:1 with just the physical copies, werent DMC4 sales on both platforms pretty close?
This is worldwide. In Japan DmC sold 5k on the 360, PS3 was 100k thats where the different is at.
On another note, DmC failed to match DMC4's so far.
DMC will drop in price just like Resident Evil 6 did
PS3 versions of games outselling 360 versions isn't really something new.
"PS3 versions of games outselling 360 versions isn't really something new"
Sales of Skyrim and Black Ops 1 and 2 are waving hello. You know games sales numbers that actually matter.
Anyways, moot point. bring on next gen!
come on this is all just more proof of which consoles are worthy and those which are not. and once again wii you cannot rival ps3 or 360 systems, and forget about comparing to next gen. They way things look if i didn't know anything about games i would consider wii u some type of portable handheld device since it is only on par with portable devices. of course ps3 would be dominating though no surprise there, we produce quality.
"WiiU on par with portable devices"
Being extremely hyperbolic there, dontcha think?
versions of games quite a bit these days.
For example,
ASSASSIN'S CREED 3 and RESIDENT EVIL 6 sold more on the PS3
you're on a roll for being wrong. Sony has stated that they don't pay for any exclusives and companies only do so by their choice and nothing else.
Microsoft paid for to get GTA4 the same time as ps3. 75 million to be exact.
this isnt 2007 anymore. sony pays for things just like MS does. That is just the nature of business in this generation.
to still think otherwise is behind the times.
Assassin's Creed 3 Resident Evil 5 6 has Sold more on PlayStation. Japanese titles usually sell more on PlayStation.
But that's about it. Everything else sells better on Xbox. Hopefully you know this? That's how its been for..well since this gen started.
"PS3 versions of games outsell Xbox 360." Sorry but that's a huge total lie. If that's the case we would be seeing PlayStation logos beside most 3rd party games.
Devs want to show off their flag shipped games on the most popular console.
"Devs want to show off their flag shipped games on the most popular console."
Then in that case, it would go PS3 > 360 world wide right? lol. Considering the PS3 has been outselling the 360 WW for many years. Anyways, it's common knowledge that MANY (if not most) genres, other than shooters, sell more on PS3, except for maybe WRPG's.
Racing games, fighting games, platformers, hack n slash games, JRP's, and action adventure games most of the time sell better on PS3. Of course shooters are the most popular genre right now so you thinking "Everything else sells better on Xbox" is understandable.
Of course you're wrong though.
Kinda generalizing here but I'd say games like DmC are more geared towards the Sony crowd. Most people I know on Xbox 360 including myself HATE games like that.
Worldwide sales really helped with DMC but it just shows again that outside of shooters ps3 gamers buy more compared to 360. Most 360 gamers get a 360 for Halo and Gears with the multis on top whereas people buy PS3 for more than that.
Yeah somewhat true. But I wouldn't call Xbox a "Halo and Gears only" type of machine. The Sony gamers tend to be into the God of War's and the DmC's and stuff. I've never been into that style of gaming and that's why I prefer Xbox. I can't speak for the other millions of Xbox gamers but yes my games are indeed MOSTLY shooters, but I have plenty of racing games, Assassin's Creed type games, sports games, kinect games (I'm not just a pure hardcore). This gen is the first time I've ever been remotely interested in an RPG style game (Elder Scrolls)
I for one just can't get into anything else, but I was so happy I tried out Elder Scrolls Oblivion because that really changed my perspective.
Side note: If you like games similar to Command and Conquer, in WWII style, but with a twist you should REALLY REALLY REALLY try the game RUSE. Most underrated game ever it is so much fun (PS3 and 360). I just play Battles all the time!
Animal Crossing New Leaf is doing great. At third place worldwide and it's only out in Japan.
I believe this is the 1st week it has been outsold too
pretty amazing considering it's been 11 weeks
Animal crossing are good games its to be expected i think.
Some good numbers on wall fronts, but the Wii U and PS Vita need to pick it up. Once those new games come those respective platforms should see a boost in sales.
Whilst what you say is true , The wiiu is far from in the same ball park as the PS vita yet. The Vita has been out for over a year globaly and is on 4 Million. The Wiiu has been out less than 2 months globaly and is on 3M. By the time the wiiu has been out for a Year+ like the vita has , expect over 10,000,000 Wiiu's sold.
Especially as killer games come in time for this years holiday season.
I know Sony fans want to pretend the Wiiu is somehow in the same boat as the vita , but it simply is not and will be successfull by end of 2013.
Don't believe me ? Wait and see.
I know you can't respond, but it was never meant to suggest they are in the same boat. It's true things are much dire for the Vita and it is by no stretch to say that gamers want this thing to pick up and start selling like hotcakes. Once the likes of Kilzone, JRPGs for Japan are released things should look brighter.
Funny, since Kill zone Mercenaries will look better than most Wii U games.
10,000,000? I think you're overestimating Nintendo's "hardcore" fanbase, at least from a global perspective. Europe's interest in the WiiU is dismal right now, about on-par with the Gamecube's launch. And the Gamecube had Super Smash Bros Melee a month after launch and Super Mario Sunshine within a year of launch.
There are two things that could get the WiiU over 10 million by the end of 2013:
1) A price drop
2) Casual games
But price is the key. The WiiU won't match the Wii's success at $300/$350. If there isn't a price drop, people will have to spend $350/$400 to buy a WiiU with Wii Fit U this summer, and that's if they already have the balance board.
I don't see casual gamers buying the WiiU for $350, just like casual gamers didn't buy the 3DS for $250 and currently the PSV for $250.
@HammadTheOne Completely irrelevant point (and one that's not based on fact anyway).
Wii U did 10k more than Vita. Fanboys still claim the vita is somehow dead but Wii U is doing phenomenal. Give me a break.
If Japan weren't Nintendo nutjobs the Wii would be outselling WiiU today. That is bad. But don't tell that to a Nintendo fanboy.
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PS3 owns 360 again worldwide no surprise there.
yes, but i couldn't help but notice than when the ps3 outsold the 360 is when sales are very low world wide. if im not mistaken 360 outsold ps3 during the holidays. Anyways im ready to move to next gen, and I only care about the playstation
Since you believe VGChartz, 360 is still well ahead of PS3 worldwide.
EDIT - unfortunately, you're right. But, like Sony, they won't stay in last place forever.
Regardless of final numbers, it amazes me how badly Sony F'ed up this generation. When you look at where they were with the PS2 to what they have become with the PS3 its kinda shocking. I mean #1 by a country mile with the PS2 to struggling to get to 2nd place before the next generation transitions. They pissed away their market share this generation.
I give them kudos for the turn around they have done. Certainly Sony seems to have righted the ship nicely but dear lord... 6yrs to get to where they are just seems crazy when you think back to how fantastic the PS2 sold and dominated.
For 3x the initial cost, to achieve about half the final sales levels actually isn't that bad. I'd expect more like a third of PS2 sales given the way things started.
I'm incredibly worried about the state of Wii U though. It's WAY below targets.
It took the PS2 12 years to achieved 152 million units sold. How about we wait the same time before we compare the PS3 sales numbers. Only seems fair doesn't it?
My point is in 2005 Sony had a dominating 51% market share with the PS2, that figure has dropped this gen to approx a 30% marketshare coming in to 2013 with the PS3. That is an icredible shift in the market make-up.
Where were they with the PS2, when it was the same age?
They didn't "piss away" anything. The Wii tapped into a market that wasn't nearly as much of a factor last generation, so one could argue that much of its sales don't even factor into the "market share" argument.
Is there some part of people's brains that can't grasp that each generation things all BUT go back to zero? Otherwise, we'd be saying this about Nintendo after they ran a couple of consecutive generations, too.
Edit: The MAIN point, LackingSenseGamer, is that performance in one gen is NO indicator of how you'll do next gen. Comparing market share from one generation to the next is pointless because of this.
I mean, do we expect things to be exactly the same this gen, with the Wii U doing 90 million despite having a different audience and new competition on the market?
Market share is an acceptable measure WITH CONTEXT. Not just tossed up arbitrarily. Just like sales or anything else.
So based on the counter starting from zero, MS has done exceedingly better this time round than they did with the original Xbox as they have seen their console market share increase from around 12.5% to 29.5%. Nintendo has fared even better increasing their console market share from 11.5% for the GameCube to 41% for the Wii. Finally, to date, Sony has been the only one to lose out as their market share has, to date, fallen from 76% (PS2) to around 29.5% (PS3).
I dare say these market shares will change as the PS3 continues to perform well towards the end of its life cycle but compared to previous gen they have lost ground at the expense of their competitors. However, overall more units in total have been shipped this gen than last gen which has to be good for the gaming industry.
you seem to lack it to a certain degree. Microsoft started this gen with a 100% market. This isn't going off of the generation before it. We're speaking solely about this gen. They went from a dominating first to a distance third this generation alone. Microsoft had PC-like architecture, advertisement, exclusive DLC, and let's fact it (America). Wii passed had it's price point and innovation to propel it passed 360. Sony's first party and 2nd party have shot Sony into the number 2 spot. Sony had bad media, poor advertising, complex architecture, once sony exclusive IPs going multiplatform, and let's not forget the price. Sony's ego took a hit and they started trying to win the GAMERS back. We don't want to dance with virtual avatars. We don't want a camera for voice commands when we could have easily used our headsets at a fraction of the cost. We don't want to have to pay for Netflix/Hulu Plus and then pay to use them on our console. We don't want to have to pay for a service that is free on PC. Ps2 expanded the market during it's generation much like how the Wii did this generation. Seems like to me, you have to find a way to expand the market to be number one.
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What he said is right on. Sony has taken a beating these past years and it shows with how poorly the vita is doing. There has been no vita titles in the top 10. Sony only has about 9 to 10 months before next gen hits and I don't see them making up any global market share. They should just focus resources on the PS4 and try to get Vita sales up some more.
realize one fact. There will never be another "ps2" again. Stop trying to compare the success of the ps3 according to ps2 standards. It's like trying to compare every FPS success based on COD standards. If ps3 sells 100 million then, it will looked at as a success to Sony.
with the anti Sony news. Now i wont deny that Sony had some short comings this generation. There are so many other factors that come into play when you're talking about the ps2. It was a much different market at the time. Dreamcast died because of piracy and Microsoft didn't launch xbox until some time after ps2. PS2 expanded the market as a whole. Kinda of like how the Wii did this gen. Sony also had a format to push and bring programmers up to multicore cpu (8 instead of 4)with the ps3.
Having an entire year to yourself, launching as the first next gen console. Having a lead as much as 10 million and the market share of 100%. Sony never had 100 % market share in any generation and neither has Nintendo. To lose that and end up in last place speaks more to me. Now which company has been more of a failure?
Which company has fared worse this gen than last gen? Well, refer my response to Chicken above and you will see that only 1 company has lost market share compared with last gen.
on the previous generation to justify Microsoft from going first to last this generation. He was saying that when a generation starts, the previous one is irrelevant because those sales are locked in stone. Going by that logic, Nintendo would have lost the most market share. Nothing justifies blowing a lead as big as 10 million with a year headstart. I'm pretty sure investor aren't being as optimistic about it as you are.
If I'm not mistaken I did say Sony had some short comings this generation. You're play semantics with this now. You're using "head start" in a different context then other people. We already made this point about Nintendo if you were to use that type of logic. Sony's previous generations, each playstation has sold over 100 million. All signs show the ps3 is going to continue that trend. The last generation didn't make Sony look bad, it actually does the opposite. Sony's ego hurt them in the beginning but by becoming humble, it paid off for them in the long run. Microsoft lost track of what got them to where they were and ended up in last place.
@Dlacy13g - "When you look at where they were with the PS2 to what they have become with the PS3 its kinda shocking."
Yeah it is shocking. Shocking that so many people went with the casual Wii, though many of them weren't the average gamer type, but even more shocking that so many people jumped on the 360 bandwagon after the way MS dumped the XBox. People continued to buy 360s after they were shown to be one of the worst built consumer electronics products in history. Shocking indeed.
CommonSenseGamer has about as much common sense as LogicWins has logic. Sony spanked everyone soundly last gen, so now it's a huge victory for the other players to gain market share? Come on now. MS had nowhere to go but up, and Nintendo knew they couldn't compete with either MS or Sony on their terms so they went after an almost completely different market. Even though the Wii is cheap to produce, it was a big risk that paid off for them. Sony launched a high priced console during a worldwide recession, after giving their main competitor a year head start. The fact that they've done as well as they have is remarkable. End of story.
Props to MS for their success. They even managed it with hardware that was almost guaranteed to fail at one point.
They certainly beat Sony in the US, but failed miserably in Japan. Did well in Europe, considering, but didn't come out on top.
Still, this gen isn't over yet.
No surprise 3DS is top with those new Pokemon games announced. I'm sure it'll probably get more than double that around the time the games get released.
When sony announces latest quarter results watch ps3 sales go up by about 5 million on vgchartz. though i hope i'm wrong, and vgchartz are correct with their charts.
Surprised to see the DS still selling over 20K considering the fact that it's a dead platform.
No point of bragging about sales when you're only a consumer.
What is SONY doing??? They have a great piece of hardware in the Vita and its drying up on the vine...They need to get some killer games going....get that cross controller function going on more games...like to see it in Aliens Colonial Marines actually....get to a price where it becomes a must have....
Nice stealth trolling there troll very nice, we almost didn't know you're trolling very elegant lol
Vita Get a online service going abd asvertise. $50 a year 4G call of duty on the go madden,2Ketc. Facebook etc. it could replace ipods and maube even most phones.
So wait,now that sony is leading,VG charts is on point with its numbers? i just don't get it. this site confuses me.lol
Sales for games only matter if it has MP, more peeps to play with or that you enjoyed it so much you want a sequel.
17, 4, 211, 96, 100083...sorry I thought that seeing it's VGChartz I should be throwing unfounded, BS, meaningless numbers around as well.
Am I doin' it wrong?
PS3 is the No1 selling HD console!!!
Sony's killer exclusive lineup will drive sales through the roof after this year IMO
People are already flocking to ps3 for ni no kuni!!!
Just so people know, sony still has the more expensive machine (if you just look @ price tag)
A price drop will be a megaton seller and i fully expect ps3 to surpass wii in years to come
ps3 will reach 100 mil in 2 years easily


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For any set of measure , the image of this set, , also has measure zero. It was introduced by N.N. Luzin in 1915 (see [1]). The following assertions hold.
1) A function on such that almost-everywhere on does not have the Luzin -property.
2) If does not have the Luzin -property, then on there is a perfect set of measure zero such that .
3) An absolutely continuous function has the Luzin -property.
4) If has the Luzin -property and has bounded variation on (as well as being continuous on ), then is absolutely continuous on (the Banach–Zaretskii theorem).
5) If does not decrease on and is finite on , then has the Luzin -property.
6) In order that be measurable for every measurable set it is necessary and sufficient that have the Luzin -property on .
7) A function that has the Luzin -property has a derivative on the set for which any non-empty portion of it has positive measure.
8) For any perfect nowhere-dense set there is a function having the Luzin -property on and such that does not exist at any point of .
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