StreetsAhead
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Oh boy...math fail. Yeah, not quite 1/10 of the way there and four more months to pull it off, although Japan and Europe will make up some of the slack, I have a feeling Nintendo is hoping ~3m of them to be in the US.
NPD November 2012 Results [Up6: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Most Wanted, Assassin's Creed 3]
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Oh boy...math fail. Yeah, not quite 1/10 of the way there and four more months to pull it off, although Japan and Europe will make up some of the slack, I have a feeling Nintendo is hoping ~3m of them to be in the US.
It absolutely would never happen in the next 10 years. Nintendo would go private before anyone has the chance to scoop them up, and a mere partnership wouldn't be beneficial for either party in the near future.
Kind of not good numbers all around.
You think Nintendo would've done some retail exclusive Black Friday weekend promotion for the 3DS other than the shitty 3DS regular + Mario 3D Land. I mean Wal-mart was advertising the DSi XL on their front page circular.
Price needs to come down on those systems still. I kind of wonder if the 130 retailer price drops are effective for the month of December. I think if the MSRP of the system were lowered to 129.99 starting in the Spring of next year it might be at a more acceptable price point.
Also it's not that surprising when the only holiday game you have is a Paper Mario title.
You think Nintendo would've done some retail exclusive Black Friday weekend promotion for the 3DS other than the shitty 3DS regular + Mario 3D Land. I mean Wal-mart was advertising the DSi XL on their front page circular.
Price needs to come down on those systems still. I kind of wonder if the 130 retailer price drops are effective for the month of December. I think if the MSRP of the system were lowered to 129.99 starting in the Spring of next year it might be at a more acceptable price point.
Also it's not that surprising when the only holiday game you have is a Paper Mario title.
:lol
Actually that really helps Nintendo. Remember that unlike the competition, they can't rely on any other revenue streams to prop up a gaming division.
[vita] ac bundle + cod bundle = 180k
For some reason creamsugar thought that putting a - before posting a sum was a good idea
Randolph Freelander
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Quite a curious thing to post, given that they undoubtedly sold every last piece of hardware they shipped for the November NPD period. What do you expect, blood from a turnip?
Coldnoodle
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That's a poor comparison, though, because the DS had only four quarters prior to that November. 3DS has already had seven. November 2006 puts it at a much more comparable point in its lifespan.
Crazyorloco
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wow...biggest npd news this month.
OldJadedGamer
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PSAllstar codes were given out with all the Amazon black friday bundles.
shinra-bansho
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The NDS did not originally do well to begin with. Ergo, launch aligned comparisons will not work.
Great post. Excellent comparison.
I disagree. The 3DS had a botched launch that largely wiped out the first few quarters anyway. I think comparing Xmas periods is perfectly apt comparison.
I agree with you. The GBA/DS/Wii sales explosion will not happen again for a while. IMO 3DS is performing fine but it could be better, obviously.
Dead Prince
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8K ps3 version too?
Mihael Mello Keehl
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O'rly?
.....really? You have to ask?
That's almost unbelievable.
I think he's making a joke.
It probably also doesn't help that Pokémon keeps releasing DS games and not 3DS-exclusive games.
My sarcasm detector does malfunction from time to time in these threads.
Crossplay can't have done the Vita numbers any favors, though those figures are still awful regardless.
test_account
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Not when the Vita version comes free with the PS3 version.
Less than 8k is very low, but personally i'm not really that surprised by it (because the PS3 version includes the Vita version for free).
Is it?
It was given away for free with the PS3 version and most Vita owners have a PS3.
Not that I expect the PS3 doing decent numbers.
Even Nintendo is afraid to upgrade to the 3DS
KillerMan91
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Well considering that Vita version comes free with PS3 version it doesn't make really sense to buy Vita version.
A few retailers sold the bundles for $200. IMO, that price point feels just right.
casuals are gone. they're perfectly content playing low quality F2P/$0.99 games on their phones.
the market that bought nintendogs, brain training, crosswords, and all the other more casual/mass market oriented handheld software just isn't there anymore for nintendo, and I really don't see them coming back.
Aquamarine
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Ideally we'd have Fire Emblem in the States AND Animal Crossing localized AND Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 as a 3DS exclusive to help with system sales.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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I was expecting a bomba but not like that.
FateBreaker
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nhlducks35
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And it was given away with a bunch of the bundles
xxbrothawizxx63
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What in the hell was Nintendo thinking letting the Holiday 3DS line-up go so barren...
A nearly 1/3 decline for a platform not even 2 years old is serious shit. I don't necessarily think that is the 3DS's Q1 2013 line-up would have made up the difference, but damn New Super Mario Bros 2 (consumer really do seem to be a bit tired of the series now, I know I am and NSMB2 was very arguably of the worst in the series) and Paper Mario really aren't doing a damn thing for the system. We'll see how things go with the MK7 XL this Christmas, but I don't see it going very well when it's already much more expensive than the base model. They really should have had an MK7 OG 3DS bundle as well. Oh yea, and the emergency price-drop. Anyway I look at it, I can;t see 3DS getting anywhere close to last year's numbers. MK7 and SM3DL really showed their strength last year.
All they have left to really push HW numbers is Pokemon...
A nearly 1/3 decline for a platform not even 2 years old is serious shit. I don't necessarily think that is the 3DS's Q1 2013 line-up would have made up the difference, but damn New Super Mario Bros 2 (consumer really do seem to be a bit tired of the series now, I know I am and NSMB2 was very arguably of the worst in the series) and Paper Mario really aren't doing a damn thing for the system. We'll see how things go with the MK7 XL this Christmas, but I don't see it going very well when it's already much more expensive than the base model. They really should have had an MK7 OG 3DS bundle as well. Oh yea, and the emergency price-drop. Anyway I look at it, I can;t see 3DS getting anywhere close to last year's numbers. MK7 and SM3DL really showed their strength last year.
All they have left to really push HW numbers is Pokemon...
lunchwithyuzo
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PS3 had an extra week of coverage and didn't even break 200k in Nov 2006. All it's software combined sold less than just NSMBU did (and it was also available digitally). No, Wii U isn't quite the "same scenario".
StreetsAhead
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Mystery Dungeon 3DS will be (probably) ~May next year, with Gen 6 following in March-April 2014, unless they prioritize localisation like with BW2.
ouch........
Well, the idea to release B/W2 on the DS was good ... in theory. In reality, the games seem to underperform in both the US and Europe, while the 3DS has no big game for the holiday season. They planned this really poorly.
Considering that bundle sold out and amazon said they had a ton of stock...that might actually be a good sign for the psv digital numbers if all-stars was #6
Jasper Avenue
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I am cry for PS All Stars. I actually really enjoy the game. 
diffusionx
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Even the best selling system is down 25% from last year. This holiday is going to be brutal.
creamsugar
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black - 75%
white - 25%
white - 25%