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NPD Sales Results for April 2010
- Thread starter EviLore
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I would say April had terrible numbers because:
So put your "THE END IS NIGH" signs away. Everything is fine.
- Very few new games were released in April that people wanted, that is
- Everyone was poor from March's insane number of high-quality releases
- Everyone was saving up for all the big releases in May
- April has historically been a slow month for the video game industry (look at the previous record holder for largest month-to-month percentage decline, April 2002)
So put your "THE END IS NIGH" signs away. Everything is fine.
GregLombardi
Member
I agree with the bundle proposition! I was forced to pay the extra $10 to get Monster Hunter Tri and the Classic Controller Pro. It made me sad.John Harker said:
Anecdotally though, me and 3 friends just jumped on board this game.
John Harker said:
They did the same thing in Japan both times at launch (MH Tri and MHG), either these bundles are super expensive to produce (thus not returning much in terms of profits) or retailers just figure people will buy the game because Gamestop and Amazon both sold out of the bundles (Amazon sold out twice, GS never got restocked)
Haunted said:
Seriously I have one and while I love Monster Hunter for which I bought it, there's really nothing on it I'd buy aside from Echoshift which I did day1, and seriously the lack of touch screen is galling as is the lack of some software I actually did buy on DS....
in short it's not my best purchase like Sony would claim in their hype
But hey who am I to complain I bought it for MHFU and I did get Echoshift I'd say I got more than I expected!
I know, lowered expectations and all that
neutralgamer02
Member
Doesn't sony make almost $100 on each psp sold? If so, then I can see why they aren't doing any marketing and ignoring the console so they can maximize profit. I think a price cut could sell more consoles, but maybe in the long run their strategy is better.
Strangely even as the psp hardware has slowed down, it has still consistently sold/shipped 50mill each fiscal year in software sales. It isn't great, but at least it is consistent. (You can find this info in their 2009 fiscal report.)
Overall, if sony doesn't pull out a psp2 at E3 and release it soon, then I don't know what they are thinking. It also has to be at E3. The west is their worst region and they need to focus on it next gen. If they announce/show the psp at TGS, it could be perceived that they are "ignoring" west and only focusing on Japan.
Strangely even as the psp hardware has slowed down, it has still consistently sold/shipped 50mill each fiscal year in software sales. It isn't great, but at least it is consistent. (You can find this info in their 2009 fiscal report.)
Overall, if sony doesn't pull out a psp2 at E3 and release it soon, then I don't know what they are thinking. It also has to be at E3. The west is their worst region and they need to focus on it next gen. If they announce/show the psp at TGS, it could be perceived that they are "ignoring" west and only focusing on Japan.
Madman said:
Dollar-wise, the gaming market was surprisingly big in the early 1980s. Although it is certainly bigger now in terms of sales, it's also a much broader market that sells to numerous demographics across various platforms and avenues of consumption that simply didn't exist in the late 70s, early 80s.
Back before the 83 crash, video gaming was essentially a single product line within the "toy business;" or at least it was about 10 different companies with nearly identical products vying for the same small slice within the toy business. A lot of the struggles and dynamics of the 83 crash have to be interpreted through the prism of gaming being just another toy line, like Pound Puppies & Barbies both competing for the attention of the same 7 year old girl in the toy shop. Now, it's not just a higher-dollar industry, but it is also much more integrated into different demographics, sales channels, mediums of access, etc. It's a totally different world than before the original crash; so for that reason, talking about another 83-esque crash is really inapplicable.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Danthrax said:
On the flip side, tons of people got their tax returns. (I know I did.)
lowlylowlycook
Member
Chrange said:
Yeah, but the industry was looking to grow their way out of their problems with way to high fixed costs.
AceBandage
Banned
Gat dum, NSMB DS.
neutralgamer02 said:
I think you're confusing the retailer margin on the PSPgo, which is purposefully high to compensate retailers for the lack of future UMD purchases, and how much Sony makes on the PSP. I strongly doubt it's anywhere near a $100 profit for Sony to sell a PSP to a retailer.
jvm said:
Gracias.
NSMB Wii > 360 MW2 + PS3 MW2
AceBandage
Banned
schuelma said:
Let's just pretend Just Dance never happened.
iamaustrian
Member
MH Tri being 11th is pretty damn good actually.
calling this "bomba!1!!" is ridiculous
calling this "bomba!1!!" is ridiculous
Bending_Unit_22
Member
No Mario Kart DS in the Top 20, Mario Kart Wii at #18. Even evergreens die at some point I suppose (at least until the holiday months).
Pretty good MHTri numbers, if only it had sold a few thousand more the unpleasentness in the first 10 pages could have been avoided.
Pretty good MHTri numbers, if only it had sold a few thousand more the unpleasentness in the first 10 pages could have been avoided.
At least they didn't try using the shocking fact that there was snow in the northern half of the US in February to explain the 15% decline that month from the year before.donny2112 said:
Thanks again for this.jvm said:
LOL @ Final Fantasy XIII.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Isn't April always the weakest NPD month though?donny2112 said:
Hero of Legend
Member
I had a strong feeling MH3 would actually be hiding at 11.
Its placement would've made me assume it was at around 130-140k, but 125-126k is still really good.
Its placement would've made me assume it was at around 130-140k, but 125-126k is still really good.
AceBandage
Banned
jibblypop said:
Doesn't Reggie get some kind of prize?
cvxfreak said:
Nintendo reported that it was a few months ago. This month's sales is likely a function of Wii being < 300K. Wii's sales have typically affected the evergreen sales, too.
RBH said:
I don't see FFXIII in that list. What are you laughing abo- Oh....
AceBandage said:
It's not greater in LTD of the combined total. Just commenting that it's greater for this month. Reggie's thing was that it would be > than one of them (and it has been greater than PS3) with a Geoff butt-in about 360 with an indeterminate reply from Reggie on that. It should be close to outselling the 360 version by now, though.
Ah, MH3, Just missed the top 10. FAIL.
Jokes aside, it's a nice opening for a game that has never done well in the US. It's unfortunate it'll never be one of the big players in the West, but I think that it will at least keep getting localized (the lack of actual voice really helps that), so that's all that's really important here.
Anyways, FFXIII bomba-d second month. First month of 800k on PS3, second month of less than 100k? Jesus christ.
Jokes aside, it's a nice opening for a game that has never done well in the US. It's unfortunate it'll never be one of the big players in the West, but I think that it will at least keep getting localized (the lack of actual voice really helps that), so that's all that's really important here.
Anyways, FFXIII bomba-d second month. First month of 800k on PS3, second month of less than 100k? Jesus christ.
iamaustrian
Member
Leezard said:
yeah, i think it doubled it's predecessors first month sales
AceBandage
Banned
Leezard said:
Highest opening by double.
Conrad Link
Member
schuelma said:
I thought the exact same thing after looking at that Top 20 chart. :lol
So close.
I did my part.
AceBandage
Banned
starok said:
A series that has basically no appeal in the West selling over 100K in 10 days is certainly a success.