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[XxBigP123xX]

Well by standards it is doing less than expected. You expected it to even less than 500k for its second month on shelves?

Never know what could happen.

 

[Frencherman]

They said the same thing about MadWorld.

No, they didn't, sorry.

 

[Gomu Gomu]

Is a game bombing just because it didn't appear in the Top10?!!

Conduit will reach its million soon enough...

But didn't we say this before when we were talking about Mad World, and China Town?

It is true that I might be jumping ahead of myself there. But honestly, I don't think it'll make it. I hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Ashour]

Prototype at number one. eww

 

[boiled goose]

. And finally, sad that The Conduit isn't up there. That makes it the third (?) mature hyped game to bomb sales wise.

so now conduit is a bomb. we dont even have numbers yet.. :S
it is rated T for teen.

the expected sales by most reasonable people are around 100-150k for the conduits first month, which is reasonably below the top 10.

im guessing the other two are HOTD overkill and madworld

a rail shooter and a black and white score based brawler. i do think mad worlds sales were dissapointing given some of the hype and the fact that it seems that it does not have good legs. HOD should be doing fine and was never expected to sell gangbusters in its early months.

 

[Busaiku]

It just seems weird because the Motion+ is hardware... but I guess it's an accessory too.

I think when they refer to "hardware" they mean the platform it's on.

 

[T.M. MacReady]

this Conduit stuff needs to end. You guys didn't honestly expect that game to shift 200k in its first month did you?

 

[Dabookerman]

Oh also, a certain website ending with a Z reported 150,000 sales or something for conduit.
I just want to see how wrong they are.

 

[Firestorm]

Maybe everyone's waiting for Wii Sports Resort, the TRUE™ launch of M+.

Is that a racing game or game engine?

 

[Amir0x]

No, they didn't, sorry.

Yes they did, sorry.

"House of the Dead has done very well and has absolutely met our expectations. The first set of data for Mad World is very encouraging, as well."

I think Conduit will certainly do better than Mad World, but SEGA saying Conduit is doing this or that is not an actual indicator of good sales.

 

[[Nintex]]

Oh also, a certain website ending with a Z reported 150,000 sales or something for conduit.
I just want to see how wrong they are.

My guess is they're off by about 100,000 units.

And yes, House of the Dead Overkill did well especially in Europe and guess what The Conduit fell flat on its face there.

 

[Mithos]

this Conduit stuff needs to end. You guys didn't honestly expect that game to shift 200k in its first month did you?

In a month, yeah, but in a week, not likely.

 

[markatisu]

I don't understand why people thought the Conduit would succeed.

SEGA publishing it - not a good sign that you're destined for success.

SEGA said HoTD Overkill was a success despite opening at under 50k, lets wait for the Top 20 and the full blown Wii Top 10 before we put our foots in our mouths

 

[EDarkness]

this Conduit stuff needs to end. You guys didn't honestly expect that game to shift 200k in its first month did you?

Seriously. There was no way that game was moving 200k units in the first month. If they got over 100k, then I'd call that win for Sega and High Voltage.

 

[Haunted]

Prototype? Really? :/

Prototype at number one. eww

Delicious.

this Conduit stuff needs to end. You guys didn't honestly expect that game to shift 200k in its first month did you?

I think I predicted 200k in another thread.

Spoiler

LTD, not first month.

 

[pakkit]

I think Conduit will certainly do better than Mad World, but SEGA saying Conduit is doing this or that is not an actual indicator of good sales.

Just from getting info from Amazon, Best Buy and Gamestop all point to this being at least double MadWorld's numbers. When SEGA said that quote, everyone already knew they were lying through their teeth, as the game had been stagnant at the market for a few months.

 

[No_Style]

Congrats to EA and EA Sports Active. You have a winner!

 

[SolarPowered]

Red Faction is a great game, plays great on PS3. Do it.

I just finished watching a pretty comprehensive review on gametrailers. I'm in on monday when my paycheck comes along. For this price I might even be able to get my cousin along for the ride.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

Those are excellent InFamous sales

(though I guess Prototype did well on the 360).

Wouldn't you say that Prototype's sales were beyond "excellent" considering it outsold Infamous? "Did well" seems kind of meh and boring.

 

[Dabookerman]

So the rest of the numbers come out in a day or two?

 

[Dipswitch]

Bah. No dramatic numbers this month. Wii did better than I thought - figured it'd be in the high 200's. 360 still doing decent. PS3 still needs a pricecut.

 

[Haunted]

I think Conduit will certainly do better than Mad World, but SEGA saying Conduit is doing this or that is not an actual indicator of good sales.

Absolutely.

Wouldn't you say that Prototype's sales were beyond "excellent" considering it outsold Infamous? "Did well" seems kind of meh and boring.

haha

 

[The Faceless Master]

You mean 500s.

yeah, you're right, i do. that's how bad it is, i haven't seen any so i can';t even remember the number!

 

[kassatsu]

PS3 Red Faction sold around 68k
PS3 UFC sold around 188k

Ghostbusters: The Video Game - 440,089 (360+PS3+Wii+PS2+DS)

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1004641p1.html

 

[Stoney Mason]

If you ignore the 180K Infamous sold last month which was only a couple days worth of sales.

Yes. I agree. It certainly outsold it during a period where Prototype wasn't out on the market.

Prototype also didn't release until the 9th of June if we want to get technical about things. It still sold pretty well on the PS3 to be comepting with a virtual clone title. It sold much better on the 360 because it didn't have a direct exclusive clone genre to compete with.

So it seems to be suited for both audiences quite well taking into account the larger 360 install base in America.

 

[Pachael]

Sega/Conduit lol again

 

[jercruz]

i think i can imagine MS' PR response

"we're the only one who experience growth than others."

sony will be the typical "this is what we predicted and will look into the future"

nintendo's will be the typical "we outsold them all".

 

[Amir0x]

Just from getting info from Amazon, Best Buy and Gamestop all point to this being at least double MadWorld's numbers. When SEGA said that quote, everyone already knew they were lying through their teeth, as the game had been stagnant at the market for a few months.

Right, whether or not you personally think they are lying is beside the point. The point I was making is that SEGA is not a good source for whether their game is doing well because unlike what Futureman said, they did claim Mad World's sales were "very encouraging."

 

[bhhawks78]

$199

Even though the average sale price has been 270 from the gamasutra? article so more like "$299" or "$199 with the 120 gig hdd that's 70$ at Sears and a few other retailers"

 

[MWS Natural]

I call it karma for all the fucking haters slandering ProtoType. That is sells more than that other game thats been stroked to death here at Gaf while ProtoType had unjustifiable shit flung at it from haters just serves a good dish of crow towards them.

THIS. So many people hating on the Prototype that probably never even played it, with sales like this we will definitely see a sequel

Infamous sold well for a PS3 game, there is no need to badmouth either title.

 

[BISON!]

Yeah, 3rd party games are sent to the Wii to die right?

Tell that to Bionic Commando.

 

[Haunted]

PS3 Red Faction sold around 68k
PS3 UFC sold around 188k

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1004641p1.html

Encouraging numbers for Ghostbusters, though!


ah, you edited:

Ghostbusters: The Video Game - 440,089 (360+PS3+Wii)

That's definitely not a bomba.

 

[dialmydrive]

My guess is they're off by about 100,000 units.

And yes, House of the Dead Overkill did well especially in Europe and guess what The Conduit fell flat on its face there.

Actually, that's not too far from the truth. Of course, it all depends on when you visit, since I've seen it - literally - change its numberz from July 13 to July 14 by a crazy amount. After Pachter and EEDAR came out with their estimates, that crap zone completely reshuffled. I was amaZed, to say the very least.

It's hard to tell where they start and where they end, but Conduit is off by about 40K in the US alone. Of course, this time tomorrow, it will be +/- 5%. AmaZing how that works.

 

[darkwings]

this Conduit stuff needs to end. You guys didn't honestly expect that game to shift 200k in its first month did you?

I dont get the hype for this game. I own a Wii and I have played it, but as an fps it isnt anything special. It is an average game. Why do people expect this game to sell a lot?

 

[Raptor2155]

Not surprised to see Prototype do so well, there seemed be a lot of buzz around its release.

I am surprised to see people expecting Ghostbusters and The Conduit pull off great numbers.

 

[Mrbob]

Yes. I agree. It certainly outsold it during a period where Prototype wasn't out on the market.

Prototype also didn't release until the 9th of June if we want to get technical about things. It still sold pretty well on the PS3 to be comepting with a virtual clone title. It sold much better on the 360 because it didn't have a direct exclusive clone genre to compete with.

So it seems to be suited for both audiences quite well taking into account the larger 360 install base in America.

Well if we extrapolate userbases Infamous would have sold around 650-700K its first month on 360 had it been on the system.

Oh and Red Faction PS3 bomba.

 

[Stoney Mason]

PS3 Red Faction sold around 68k

Wow. That is kinda nasty for Red Faction.

~268k for both platforms. Hopefully word of mouth will give it some legs.

 

[boiled goose]

PS3 Red Faction sold around 68k
PS3 UFC sold around 188k



http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1004641p1.html

what does it mean if the conduit sells more than PS3 red faction?

Spoiler

nothing

 

[Blast Processing]

Glad we saw RFG in the top 10. Extrapolating from the info we have about Prototype, I'm guessing the PS3 version probably did around 90k, unless Infamous robbed it of a bunch of sales. So does this make it a success for THQ? I really hope so; it's a fantastic game.

I'm posting from page 2, lol, so forgive me if we have solid numbers already, but my guess for the conduit is sub 30k. Bionic Commando territory.

 

[Y2Kev]

I wonder how many copies of RFG sold at full price. I mean I just bought it heavily discounted...

 

[professor_t]

When was the Xbox360 price cut? And does anyone know the balance of Arcade sales in relation to the proportion of Pro sales?

A price cut obviously is going to have a major impact, but people keep throwing around the $199 number as if that's all everyone is paying for a 360.

It may still be that, for most consumers, the Xbox 360 they really want to buy retails for $299.

 

[timetokill]

Hopefully the PC version will give it some legs.

Because that's where I'm going to buy it, most likely

 

[AniHawk]

Wii and DS:

Xbox 360:

PS3:

PSP:

PS2:

 

[Frencherman]

Right, whether or not you personally think they are lying is beside the point. The point I was making is that SEGA is not a good source for whether their game is doing well because unlike what Futureman said, they did claim Mad World's sales were "very encouraging."

They still didn't say the same to the conduit and you have to look at the timeframe of those comments. You can't really compares a damage control remark to "proud" observation...

 

[hellclerk]

there are some ridiculously high software sales this month in the top 10. odd for this time of year. if it wasn't as high, i'm sure the Conduit would have shown up. i'm pretty certain that its at least 150k, and would go as far as to say the game did as much as 180k or even 190k in its two weeks on the market. that's not bad.

 

[Foil]

Seriously. There was no way that game was moving 200k units in the first month. If they got over 100k, then I'd call that win for Sega and High Voltage.

Keep on lowering that bar. Do be careful though. The ground is getting close.

 

[JoJo13]

Wouldn't you say that Prototype's sales were beyond "excellent" considering it outsold Infamous? "Did well" seems kind of meh and boring.

If you interpreted my statement of "prototype did well" to mean "prototype didn't do all that great", then you're appearing to misinterpret words in order to start some sort of irrelevant argument. Not sure where exactly you're trying to go with that.

Prototype's numbers are surprisingly good. I thought it would have done worse.

It may have outsold InFamous, but InFamous' sales (and second month legs) are much more impressive to me when you take into account the respective installed base of the 360 vs. PS3.

this Conduit stuff needs to end. You guys didn't honestly expect that game to shift 200k in its first month did you?

donny thought it would pull like 325k first month NPD

 

[Stoney Mason]

Because that's where I'm going to buy it, most likely

I doubt it but more power to you enjoying it on your platform of choice.

 

[Cheez-It]

Who expected Conduit to chart? You made a fucking dimwitted prediction if you did...

 

[bill0527]

Ghostbusters: The Video Game - 440,089 (360+PS3+Wii)

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/100/1004641p1.html

Wish I could get a breakdown of this. It must be just barely out of the Top 10 on one of the consoles for that kind of combined number.