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NPD Sales Results for May 2010
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AceBandage
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RandomVince said:
And we know the second month will likely be as big (or bigger), since Reggie said it sold 900K by June 15th or so.
SonOfABeep
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Good for alan wake.
I bought split second and blur at least.
No alpha protocol either, or was that june? it bombed and dropped in price so fast i thought it came out months ago.
I bought split second and blur at least.
No alpha protocol either, or was that june? it bombed and dropped in price so fast i thought it came out months ago.
MinnesotaFatz said:
Aug/Sept will certainly be interesting months. May marks the first month since the price drop in total the 360 has extended it's overall lead in the US versus the PS3 since before the Slim and price drop. There was a 5-10k difference between the two since the slim/price drop before that iirc.
Anyone have LTDs btw? 360 should have crossed the 20 million mark or very close I believe.
Sho_Nuff82 said:
Hadn't really noticed that. It seems the late DLC announcement really had no impact this time around.
Edit: Thinking about all this I'm wondering if MS is going to try to slide by with no permanent price cut this fall ehh. They said they will have out a $199 version of the 360 S out, but really they may try to slide by. Hmmm. I was dead set on seeing $149 during the holidays, but they may not have to. Still think they should have some kind of perm cut since it will be 2 years this fall since $199.
A Twisty Fluken
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Chocolate chip is the one true P&SoaS, everyone is keeping it realGravijah said:
SonOfABeep
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This time of year is always slow. Last few years of wii success were an anomaly. Getting back to business as usual until the 3DS starts rising to heaven again and selling 600k in may :lol
AceBandage
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Gravijah said:
Wait...
No.
FRIED Cheesecake dipped in chocolate, drizzled with strawberry sauce.
No, I was referring specifically to software. Hardware may hold up okay for another few years. 360 Slim, Kinect, Move, future price drops and/or bundles. It wouldn't surprise me.Opiate said:
Is software keeping pace with last year? Possibly. But those are the same software sales that have led to absolutely massive losses across the board for the majority of 3rd-party publishers. Matching previous year sales doesn't seem like a noble goal in that respect.
Not to mention that part of the reason for traditional console cycles is that eventually you start to end up with the 3rd or 4th iteration of the same franchise, usually on the same engine, in the same generation. Or you get copycats of the same games that everyone has already played. For the traditional 'core' gamer, this often starts to result in 'been there, done that', which is usually remedied with a new hardware cycle, which renews the excitement level of the traditional 'core' gamer.
I suspect we are starting to enter that late-cycle period. But without a new cycle in the offing, I believe that we may very well see more and more of a shift (between now and the eventual start of the new cycle) wherein the gap between top-line software and middle-tier software grows larger and larger. Meaning that the top-line titles will still perform very well, but we will see many more mid-tier titles falling by the wayside with some very disappointing results.
Just a supposition on my part.
AceBandage
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Gravijah said:
Yes, that is indeed fried Coke Cola.
Hey I've been there plenty of times! I know! Still like the place.Gravijah said:
Gravijah said:
Fuck Yeah!
MikeE21286
Member
AceBandage said:
oh my.....part of me wants to be disgusted that something like that exists, yet another part of me wants to try it.
water_wendi
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June. What price did it launch at?SonOfABeep said:
Based on other Nintendo franchises that received more than one entry in a single console generation, I doubt that Mario Galaxy 2 will sell nearly as well as the first game.
The first Galaxy sold a little over 4 million copies in the US, of which 2.5 million was in the first two months.
I'm going to guess that Galaxy 2 ends up in the 2.5-3 million range.
The first Galaxy sold a little over 4 million copies in the US, of which 2.5 million was in the first two months.
I'm going to guess that Galaxy 2 ends up in the 2.5-3 million range.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Wii Fit Plus probably has the same momentum. Hardly what you were asking about though.Boney said:
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Well i thought it launched at $70 or higher since its currently $60.Gravijah said:
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Oh. They were saying it dropped in price so fast so i was just curious. Thanks.Gravijah said:
GoldenEye 007
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Goddamn I fucking love America.AceBandage said:
Yes, that is indeed fried Coke Cola.
perfectchaos007
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Did RDR have the best opening month for any new IP?
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Actually, does anyone have the numbers on Raving Rabbids 1 and 2? I thought I remembered 2 doing nearly as well or better then the first.Gravijah said: