Aquamarine
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A NPD executive said Wii U sales are up "over 40 percent."
This would put it at 80K for February.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2013 [Up5: Dead Space 3, Crysis 3, Official PS3/WiiU]
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A NPD executive said Wii U sales are up "over 40 percent."
This would put it at 80K for February.
http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/f...-top-spot-crysis-3-cant-outpace-call-of-duty/
Hardware
Hardware sales sputtered out another big loss year-over-year. Total hardware dropped to $244.2 million from $382.9 million in 2012. That’s a 36 percent decrease, but the bad news
“Looking at hardware sales on an average per week basis, all platforms showed an increase from January into February,” said Callahan. “Specifically, new platforms like the Wii U and PS Vita demonstrated some momentum from the typical January hardware lull with increases of over 40 percent and 30 percent, respectively.”
The Wii U sold an estimated 55,000 units in January. A 40 percent increase would put in in the 80,000 range, but it failed to outpace the Xbox 360 yet again.
“Xbox 360 topped hardware sales for February 2013, which marked the nineteenth straight month it has led hardware sales,” said Callahan.
Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/f...ant-outpace-call-of-duty/#QLs5BL7uf4dRgcsh.99
So doing the maths:
WiiU 80k
Vita 45k
Hardware
Hardware sales sputtered out another big loss year-over-year. Total hardware dropped to $244.2 million from $382.9 million in 2012. That’s a 36 percent decrease, but the bad news
“Looking at hardware sales on an average per week basis, all platforms showed an increase from January into February,” said Callahan. “Specifically, new platforms like the Wii U and PS Vita demonstrated some momentum from the typical January hardware lull with increases of over 40 percent and 30 percent, respectively.”
The Wii U sold an estimated 55,000 units in January. A 40 percent increase would put in in the 80,000 range, but it failed to outpace the Xbox 360 yet again.
“Xbox 360 topped hardware sales for February 2013, which marked the nineteenth straight month it has led hardware sales,” said Callahan.
Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2013/03/14/f...ant-outpace-call-of-duty/#QLs5BL7uf4dRgcsh.99
So doing the maths:
WiiU 80k
Vita 45k
That would still be incredibly, horribly bad...but not as bad as it could have been after January.
Megadragon15
Member
360 being at the same place in a different month. Wonder if we will get a clue on how the other platforms did.
What in the everliving fuck is Aliens: Colonial Marines doing on that list?
Why wouldn't it be on that list? The game a lot of pre-orders and SEGA marketed the hell out of it.
Square Triangle
Member
Poor Ni no Kuni couldn't.
Dead Prince
Banned
Slow month if Sly is in the top 10.
The Grim Heaper
Member
LOL at no Fire Emblem. Great job, Nintendo. What a shit launch for a good game.
So happy to see Sly up on that list.
So happy to see Sly up on that list.
It is hard to buy a game that isn't on shelves.
I don't think the NPD counts digital either and Fire Emblem had a higher amount than usual since no one could find it in stores.
Nothing1016
Member
Does the NPD track digital downloads? Because this game was impossible to find.
Edit: Well I was beaten and had my question answered.
thekonamicode
Member
Can't buy what's not shipped to stores.
Bolded is wrong, I believe. Should be minimum of 64K.
That would be like what rumors suggested.
Opus Angelorum
Member
PSVita 45k.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Wonder how many were traded in/refunded
gundamkyoukai
Member
This month has to be bad if Sly 4 charting .
So will returns in March mean it's not even in the top 50?
Negative numbers. They will ET the rest of the copies and pretend it never happened.
velvet_nitemare
Member
Isn't it per week? There were less weeks in feb.
Stabby McSter
Member
I kinda recall rumors(?) saying that DS3 underperformed but I never really looked into it, hence why I'm kinda surprised.
AranhaHunter
Banned
PS3 + Wii + WiiU(?) = 427-443k
Holy shit at Sly charting. Everyone was saying it was gonna bomba hard. Glad to see it didn't. It was also available Day 1 on PSN making it even more impressive. The series is not milked like Ratchet, so good going Sly, now how about ND, or Sanzaru or RaD, work on Jak and Daxter 4 with ND overseeing it?
Madden PSV > Madden WiiU again this month....
Holy shit at Sly charting. Everyone was saying it was gonna bomba hard. Glad to see it didn't. It was also available Day 1 on PSN making it even more impressive. The series is not milked like Ratchet, so good going Sly, now how about ND, or Sanzaru or RaD, work on Jak and Daxter 4 with ND overseeing it?
Madden PSV > Madden WiiU again this month....
Sammy Samusu
Member
People getting ready for MH3U, are you ready for March NPD?
What? That released the first week of March....
Unspeakable Evil
Member
At least Rising beat Aliens :/
dreamer3kx
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graywolf323
Member
happy to see Sly charted, I bought it off PSN so I didn't count towards the NPD
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Queen of Hunting
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most people arent understanding how the Aliens sales happened still i see.
alot of people pre Ordered and brought the game before most reviews were out, it was in the charts for like opening week then dropped straight away showing this was case too (at least in uk )
alot of people pre Ordered and brought the game before most reviews were out, it was in the charts for like opening week then dropped straight away showing this was case too (at least in uk )
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Oh right, guess its hard to go by percentage growth statements if it means by week or by the full month with that 5-weeker.
Still, bad news for being sub 100k though. Thats big trouble anyway you slice it.
Good news for PS3 MGR dragging it up there to Top #5!
Still, bad news for being sub 100k though. Thats big trouble anyway you slice it.
Good news for PS3 MGR dragging it up there to Top #5!
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
That was more an expression of my disdain for the title's success than bewilderment at the economics.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Aliens proved that people should stop pre-ordering.
It should have entered the Individual Top 10. Seriously, we need to know how much Nintendo shipped. XD
famousmortimer
Banned
Came out in march, homie.
fucking PERFECTION
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