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June 2008 NPD Sales Data
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GarthVaderUK
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360 sales are up compared to June last year, it ain't all doom and gloom for MS.
Kestastrophe
Member
So happy
Thank god you guys bought MGS4, good jon everyone.
Thank god you guys bought MGS4, good jon everyone.
kbear
Member
Just wanted to say I like this trend of simple thread titles. The E3 conference threads and now NPD. It just makes it easier to read when you're scanning down the topic list. I can't stand those long, obnoxious, capitalized thread titles that are trying to be funny but never are (nerd humor).
I was hoping Battlefield would sell more... my favorite multi-player of this gen. It's a very nice number, but 500k+ was what I was expecting. Army of Two sold like 600k its first month so this doesn't really make any sense.
I was hoping Battlefield would sell more... my favorite multi-player of this gen. It's a very nice number, but 500k+ was what I was expecting. Army of Two sold like 600k its first month so this doesn't really make any sense.
For any long time franchise moving to the 360/PS3, I think virtually every game has had truncated legs compared to its predecessors on previous systems.
Most of the games in the recent past have had openings commensurate with -- or in GTA IV's case, surpassing those -- of their previous iterations. And yet, most have managed to sell less than they did previously anyway, because the casual consumers aren't there to give the game legs past the first month or two.
Another example is MGS4 in Japan, where the first week put the game on pace with MGS2/3, but then a sharper drop off than normal is likely to put it at 20-25% below those games in LTD.
However, the opening for MGS4 in the US is so enormous that I suspect it will surpass its immediate predecessor even if it does experience a dropping off here like it did in Japan. This game could likely go on to break 3.6 Million LTD, which is better than MGS3. It's uncommon for a franchise in decline to break the trend, but MGS may have done just that.
Most of the games in the recent past have had openings commensurate with -- or in GTA IV's case, surpassing those -- of their previous iterations. And yet, most have managed to sell less than they did previously anyway, because the casual consumers aren't there to give the game legs past the first month or two.
Another example is MGS4 in Japan, where the first week put the game on pace with MGS2/3, but then a sharper drop off than normal is likely to put it at 20-25% below those games in LTD.
However, the opening for MGS4 in the US is so enormous that I suspect it will surpass its immediate predecessor even if it does experience a dropping off here like it did in Japan. This game could likely go on to break 3.6 Million LTD, which is better than MGS3. It's uncommon for a franchise in decline to break the trend, but MGS may have done just that.
Electrochemistry
Neo Member
Great numbers this month for PS3 and MGS4. As expected, the Wii and the DS are still untouchable.
I think what really pushed PS3 hardware sales was definitely theWalmart $100 gift card for the MGS4 bundle. This probably pushed a lot of people who were on the edge due to the price.
I think what really pushed PS3 hardware sales was definitely theWalmart $100 gift card for the MGS4 bundle. This probably pushed a lot of people who were on the edge due to the price.
AndresON777
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clearacell said:
Microsoft learns fast. They're like the robot in The Matrix Revolutions.
bloody pirate
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jonabbey said:
Wat? no one wanted to bet me.. oh well.. theres always next month
titiklabingapat
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It's still supply.Deku said:
BenjaminBirdie
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GarthVaderUK said:
I heard it's over for them.
Agent Icebeezy
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legend166 said:
Tecmo games normally ship a cool million, I don't think that they care.
Mrbob said:
So with the fire sale this week and the announcment of FF XIII when do you expect Sony to catch up with that ~5.7 million lead in the US. I'll give you hint, next-gen. As with last Christmas I do not even see Sony coming close to the HW the 360 will push for Nov/Dec. So basically what they have done YTD on that 6 million lead I see vanishing in about a month to two month time period.
Two lessons from this are.
1. Gamers do care about BC. Sony had better be working on a PS2 emulator firmware update and get it out ASAP. Although Jack's recent interview make me think it's unlikely.
2. Developing new 1st party IPs is no match for the strength of established brands, which is why not moneyhatting Final Fantasy in favor of first party development is insane. Now that they've lost FFXIII exclusivity, they need something of the magnitude of an exclusive FFVII remake. But even if Sony was willing to make the deal for it, I doubt Square has enough staff to take on another project of that scope.
1. Gamers do care about BC. Sony had better be working on a PS2 emulator firmware update and get it out ASAP. Although Jack's recent interview make me think it's unlikely.
2. Developing new 1st party IPs is no match for the strength of established brands, which is why not moneyhatting Final Fantasy in favor of first party development is insane. Now that they've lost FFXIII exclusivity, they need something of the magnitude of an exclusive FFVII remake. But even if Sony was willing to make the deal for it, I doubt Square has enough staff to take on another project of that scope.
V
Vilix
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Seiken said:
Maybe it had something to do with, oh I don't know, MGS4 being exclusive?
HallucinatingElvis
Banned
I'm not sure why everyone is quick to discredit GTA4, isnt it just under 10 million across both platforms world wide?
typhonsentra
Banned
ahoyhoy said:
That's actually a good point, I'd forgotten about that. That is actually why I got my PS3 when I did, I had been planning to just borrow the system from a friend. I guess we'll need to see if this is a a trend or not yet. IIRC the 360 really only got one noticable bump from Halo 3, but it that was in September, so it's hard to say what kind of legs it possibly gave it through that holiday. Since we're much earlier in the year, it's going to be much more obvious if MGS4 continues to push systems or not through the summer.
Stoney Mason
Banned
Color me surprised. I didn't think Metal Gear still had that kind of pull. Tip of the hat to that franchise.
frankthurk
Member
Kandrick said:
Mediocre bait... way too obvious.
bloody pirate
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Kandrick said:
whats there to be mad about? i'm sure whatever month FF13 comes out.. Sony will wax that ass then as well
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Well I'll be damned, I pretty much prefer that over eight DISCS, waddaya say? I mean we've already reached half that with Lost Odyssey!seat said:
Agent Icebeezy
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Kandrick said:
Just like September was the 360 month to gloat, this is the Sony month to gloat. Let them have it. The real battle starts next month going into the end of the year.
Jamesfrom818
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titiklabingapat said:
Wasn't there an article about Nintendo cutting shipments to NA due to the weak dollar?
AndersTheSwede
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icecream said:
And how is that going to happen with the software/price disparity between the two for the future?
HallucinatingElvis said:
It is. GTA:SA moved over 20 million on both the PS2 and Xbox. We can safely assume the game won't get ~10 million more in sales at this point, which means it's going to have a steep drop off in sales (as in, millions less than the last game) after steadily increasing in sales from GTA III to GTA:VC to GTA:SA.