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NPD Sales Results for February 2009
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Snipes424 said:
The 360 isn't half the price of the PS3. There was a bit a little while back saying the average price a 360 was sold for a month was $270.
Also, if the PS3 is $200 tomorrow it would probably sell ridiculously well. Then again, if I was buff and looked like Brad Pitt, I'd probably also get laid a lot more. I don't think speculation on almost impossible what ifs really helps.
Uncharted got a lot of coverage back then. Halo 3 was about two months old around the time it came out. Uncharted had to compete with games like Assassin's Creed and COD4, but that's nothing new for games coming out around that period. LBP had the most coverage of any game last year and it didn't do anywhere near as well as something like Gears.
AceBandage
Banned
DreD said:
And that's just in the US. I'm sure between Europe and the few Japan sales, it's at least passed 500K.
Which, is amazing for a Suda title, to say the least.
Some of those numbers are really interesting.
TFU Wii might pass up the 360, given the legs its shown.
Shaun White may end up pretty high if it continues to sell. Though its sales through December were 470k, so only another 63k in January. If it can maintain that though, it could get a pretty big number overall. It's probably passed a million worldwide though.
TFU Wii might pass up the 360, given the legs its shown.
Shaun White may end up pretty high if it continues to sell. Though its sales through December were 470k, so only another 63k in January. If it can maintain that though, it could get a pretty big number overall. It's probably passed a million worldwide though.
According to this,
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15556
No More Heroes did 102k in its first 2 months, which means the game roughly doubled its sales throughout the year if those numbers are legit.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15556
No More Heroes did 102k in its first 2 months, which means the game roughly doubled its sales throughout the year if those numbers are legit.
EatChildren
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AceBandage said:
I'll be very surprised of No More Heroes sold ~300k in PAL regions. Most people I know who were really eager for the game just imported (for the blood), and as sad as it might seem I can see the ultra-violence being a considerable draw card, perhaps making the PAL version less attractive to average-joe.
If it really has passed 500k, colour me impressed, and congratulations Suda and Grasshopper. More than deserved.
On topic, these sales are quite surprising, if true. TFU Wii especially. Really shows there is a surprisingly large StarWars fanbase on the Wii. Sonic Unleashed really speaks big too.
Fingers crossed MadWorld performs well.
I dont really know much about sale data, except that vgchartzzz are full of shit and not worth referencing. Is there anywhere on the webs where World Wide game sales are accurately recordered?
AceBandage
Banned
EatChildren said:
You're basically on it.
Alcibiades
Member
Someone asked earlier about why Star Wars Lego was doing so well on Wii compared to Indiana Jones and Batman (other than being $20)... well as I said, Star Wars games have always been well-received on Nintendo consoles, dating back to the SNES.
It seems like LucasArts has really blown their opportunities on Wii by not putting some serious resources into quality Star Wars titles on Wii. Clone Wars was universally panned (they should have delayed to give it more time and incorporate Motion+) and Force Unleashed, as good as it may have been, started development much later and with no doubt a smaller budget and team than the PS3/360 lead versions.
I'm sure they are happy with sales as is, but with a proper Star Wars AAA entry on Wii they could really clean up shop.
It seems like LucasArts has really blown their opportunities on Wii by not putting some serious resources into quality Star Wars titles on Wii. Clone Wars was universally panned (they should have delayed to give it more time and incorporate Motion+) and Force Unleashed, as good as it may have been, started development much later and with no doubt a smaller budget and team than the PS3/360 lead versions.
I'm sure they are happy with sales as is, but with a proper Star Wars AAA entry on Wii they could really clean up shop.
If the Uncharted figure is correct, then its LTD hasn't changed since mid-2008, at least according to data I've seen. Other than the games I've received data for (Patapon and EBA last month), I have no way of knowing if this are correct.
Can the Kingdom Hearts PS2 game's Dec + Jan figure be confirmed independently? Just curious.
Can the Kingdom Hearts PS2 game's Dec + Jan figure be confirmed independently? Just curious.
jvm said:
I know Uncharted was pulled from some retail stores in order to push it in the 160gb bundle that was being pushed by Sony. Yesterday our local Target and Walmart did not have a space on the shelf for it, and neither did Nebraska Furniture Mart (one of the largest electronics stores in the MidWest)
That could be responsible for a sales slowdown if those numbers do not contain bundles/special editions unless specifically noted as in the case of Halo 3 (which they probably dont since I think MGS4 would be much higher)
lowlylowlycook
Member
Alcibiades said:
I'm not saying it's a good game but my nephew LOVES the lightsaber duel game. It's responsible for his whole family getting into StarWars.
Of course he's 5 :lol
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
jett said:
Seriously its true. I think PS3 owners in America are mainly what suck "omg a good game on ps3!?" Eh Ill buy the blu ray of Die Hard 4 instead.
Where is the link for the Uncharted sales?
womfalcs3 said:
When it comes to actually selling good games PS3 fans in Europe are far superior.
lowlylowlycook said:
Clone Wars Wii is fine, it was panned because it takes a while to get used to the motions and because they only included a handful of characters. The presentation on the Wii version got the highest marks, if it had Motion + and 5-10 more characters I think it would have been reviewed much better
Surprisingly the DS game got very high marks and had much more thought and money put into it with all the voice overs and story
Alcibiades
Member
Actually, I got the impression it would be mindless fun for a bit, but not for long peroids if it didn't have a lot of accuray/depth to it. If it ever hits $10 (I'm sure it will someday) I plan to get it.lowlylowlycook said:
There is probably a lot of Star Wars and Nintendo fanboy crossover (heck I'm certainly one - my website's domain name is nintendojedi.com and I had a Padawan cut at one point) just waiting to be served if LucasArts were to begin investing some serious resources into the Wii.
Finally some supplementary numbers. Haven't even bothered posting thread recaps late in NPD threads the last couple of months because we haven't gotten any numbers worth mentioning other than the OP. There is a chance they can be fake but the few numbers we got beforehand seem to match the list so I'll take it. Definitely an odd choice of Wii game listing. JRPG numbers are pretty bad across the board. Why ToV is still 360 exclusive is beyond me.
lowrider007 said:
Only? After all the lol Uncharted is 'uncharted' in this months NPD stuff back closer to the games release, it managing to sell 500k since release is actually pretty great IMO.
Jocchan said:
What? Is the QoS Wii game the one with the carpet water? I cant remember. If so that is completely ridiculous.
Htown said:
I would be lieing if I said I wasnt shocked. We have known for a while now that Wii started selling more 3rd party software month to month than even the 360. Seeing this leak just shows us a LITTLE bit of what the hell has been selling.
Horsez, Ninjabread Man etc nowhere to be found. Imagine (lol) that.
DemonSwordsman
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How can Motorstorm 1 have only sold that much? It was the best selling PS3 game until MGS4 and GTA4 came out.
Basileus777
Member
knitoe said:
I don't think this alone is enough to explain why the PS3 version sold so well, there simply aren't enough multi-platform owners for this to be the main cause. I think it has to be caused by demographics, perhaps more fighting game fans are PS3 owners.
Saint Gregory
Member
What is going on with the JRPG genre? Didn't it do really well last gen? I thought maybe the fans had migrated to DS like in Japan but those DS RPG numbers are horrible too. SE's got to big taking a big hit from this.
markatisu said:
I can't find a new copy of Uncharted in any stores around me. But then again, I'm also not too big into spending 65 dollars on a two year old game either. A greatest hits version will be around for Uncharted 2, that is, it should be, if only Sony could manage to pull it's head out of it's ass.
vesp said:
would that surprise you? As a JRPG fan, you are lucky to get 1 JRPG per quarter on the HD machines.
Tylahedras
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I don't understand why more developers aren't porting from Wii to PS2 I mean you'd probably at least double your sales right there.
Maybe the cost of reworking the controls is too high?
Maybe the cost of reworking the controls is too high?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Man all those JRPG numbers are pathetic.
Hell FF-X2 outsold FFXII. Still trying to wrap my head around that one(and this is coming from someone who hated XII and loved X2).
Hell FF-X2 outsold FFXII. Still trying to wrap my head around that one(and this is coming from someone who hated XII and loved X2).
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
Accident said:
You conveniently forgot one
Considering budget size, I say that these are pretty big hits.
lowrider007
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Hcoregamer00 said:
Financially yes, but considering the install base I'm surprised they didn't sell alot more tbh.
SilverLunar
Member
Abot the Jrpgs, is it really that hard to port from the360 to the PS3?? I mean man are these numbers too low.
Even the DS ones aren't that better too, the genre isn't that hot anymore
Even the DS ones aren't that better too, the genre isn't that hot anymore
truly101 said:
For me the driving and track elements in MS2 were absolute shit, in the demo anyway. They decided to smooth out the surfaces to make them practically landing strips, dumbed down the physics and terrain differences, and turned the driving into a pure bar of soap on wheels with a jet engine on the back. It's like you were skiing, or something. They took everything I liked about MSI and dumbed it down, and instilled more Burnout into it.
No thanks.
Tylahedras
Banned
interesting how well Lost Odyssey sold (relative to other JRPG's anyway) - 348k
Also interesting to see Heavenly Sword numbers that look decent all things considered - 316 since it was considered a resounding failure buy it's makers it must have cost a fortune to make.
This:
Ninja Gaiden II - 517k
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - 316k
Is also interesting... wouldn't think a third time rehash would sell more (relative to install size) then a direct sequel. Itegaki must be vomiting somewhere (from alcohol poisoning not NPD).
And also surprised but THIS:
Rachet & Clank: Tools of Destruction - 427k
I thought this game was a bomba? I guess it kept selling decently over time?
Also where the hell are two human (sales are also impressive considering these other RPG numbers) and the resistance game numbers?
Also interesting to see Heavenly Sword numbers that look decent all things considered - 316 since it was considered a resounding failure buy it's makers it must have cost a fortune to make.
This:
Ninja Gaiden II - 517k
Ninja Gaiden Sigma - 316k
Is also interesting... wouldn't think a third time rehash would sell more (relative to install size) then a direct sequel. Itegaki must be vomiting somewhere (from alcohol poisoning not NPD).
And also surprised but THIS:
Rachet & Clank: Tools of Destruction - 427k
I thought this game was a bomba? I guess it kept selling decently over time?
Also where the hell are two human (sales are also impressive considering these other RPG numbers) and the resistance game numbers?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
How'd Dragon Quest 8 do? Course one has to account for userbase differences and the FFXII demo that was included but hmm. Curious.
thestopsign
Member
cw_sasuke said:
Symphonia is at 106k.
Hcoregamer00
The 'H' stands for hentai.
SilverLunar said:Even the DS ones aren't that better too, the genre isn't that hot anymore
Yup, it goes without saying, but the genre is dying right before our eyes.