yup. I've been waiting about a month for a copy. I like Nintendo, but goddamn they can be incompetent sometimes.
NPD Sales Results for February 2013 [Up5: Dead Space 3, Crysis 3, Official PS3/WiiU]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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yup. I've been waiting about a month for a copy. I like Nintendo, but goddamn they can be incompetent sometimes.
Wrong month.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
Tomb Raider came out March 5th.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Sly Cooper on the charts! Honestly pretty amazing after everybody was cracking jokes about its launch.
And 2 Vita games in the top 10. 0 3DS games. Obviously not the Vita SKUs that are selling (although Madden Vita > Wii U -still-)
And 2 Vita games in the top 10. 0 3DS games. Obviously not the Vita SKUs that are selling (although Madden Vita > Wii U -still-)
i have preordered games that turned out to be bad, and on release day just moved my money to something else. Preordering isn't a contract to buy
Aquamarine
Member
Something like that.
March 5th 2013.
Depends on how screwed up shipment delays were etc. forced a lot of hands to go digital in their lust to have it
that's a pleasant surpriseCosmo Clock 21
Banned
I imagine Fire Emblem would have actually charted had the lists been split up by SKU and not combined.
No way FE was going to make the list, that game was virtually impossible to find for weeks, and still is. If digital sales counted I'm sure it would have though.
Oh God, is MH3U the next game that's going to save the Wii U? Is this a thing now like the PS3 chalkboard? Fuck.
Oh God, is MH3U the next game that's going to save the Wii U? Is this a thing now like the PS3 chalkboard? Fuck.
shinra-bansho
Member
Wii U range is 64-66K (Based on per week increase of 40-45%)
Vita range is 36-38K (Based on per week increase of 30-35%)
Vita range is 36-38K (Based on per week increase of 30-35%)
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
I wouldn't be too worried about the Fire Emblem thing. That game was sold out instantly everywhere that NPD tracks. I'm sure non NPD tracked eShop sales for it did really well.
electroplankton
Banned
Wow! Really glad for Sly! It's really a good game. Way better than the previous one. Great comeback.
This is for February, we'll know how well Tomb Raider is from the March NPD correct?
You guys need to stop focusing on chart space and start thinking about the actual sales number. Chances are higher that Sly being on the list indicates a horrendous month of software sales.
Four_Chamber
Member
Slow month software wise- I wouldn't be surprised if the bottom few were <100k total sales. Great "momentum" by WiiU and Vita- both are still DOA in this market.
Call of Duty never ceases to amaze me with its sales.
Call of Duty never ceases to amaze me with its sales.
Ploid 3.0
Member
No way it's anything other than the latter.
Wouldn't it be closer to 80K with a 40% monthly increase in sales?
Surprised to see that Fire Emblem didn't make the chart. I could see it having better digital sales than retail though, but still. Shortages must have really hindered it.
So happy that Sly charted, especially considering that it was sent to die. It still probably had underwhelming sales but it's still a pleasure to see it
So happy that Sly charted, especially considering that it was sent to die. It still probably had underwhelming sales but it's still a pleasure to see it
Aquamarine
Member
They're saying that the 40% increase is "weekly." I'm not sure whether they are referring to it by weekly sales or monthly sales.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
America you fail!!
You don't deserve good games!
shinra-bansho
Member
It's per weekly average.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
80k was before it was revealed to be per-week basis. So, down from 5-weeker to 4-weeker.
Big uh-ohs. Makes me even question the 50k returns theory of last month too. Unless another 30k-40k returns sloshed in again.
bigace33
Member
At this point the 360 is a great set top device. Not only games, but just about all of your household entertainment in one sweet package. And it also plays games. Easily one of the top ten consoles of all time.
Aquamarine
Member
Where was it revealed to be weekly?
Week of the Vita.
maquiladora
Member
Pachter's Wii U estimate seems like it was spot on then?
I honestly didn't think it would do that much better in Feb.
I honestly didn't think it would do that much better in Feb.
Sammy Samusu
Member
They only prayin, pray for her downfall.
Why they gotta be so envious?
Doin what it do fit to be a plus.
shinra-bansho
Member
At 65K that leaves ~370K for the PS3 and Wii combined.
I'm guessing 270K PS3, 100K Wii.
I'm guessing 270K PS3, 100K Wii.
JVM.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
Tomb Raider has the luck of being released at the start of March and good word of mouth going around. It should probably be in the Top 5 next month.
SloaneRisette
Member
Really awesome that Sly brok Top 10, guess it wasn't a Bomba in Time.
And seeing Rising at 5 is awesome-- wish it would've gotten higher, but Top 5 is still good.
And seeing Rising at 5 is awesome-- wish it would've gotten higher, but Top 5 is still good.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Though there was the same number of February launches that landed in the top ten ranking this year as there were last February, collectively, February 2013 new launches performed worse than last year with unit sales down 30%.
Yes its worse but its not like Sly Cooper made the top 10 by selling 15 copies. Last years #9 title sold 221k.
which is roughly what I assumed it was going to sell.
AZ Greg
Member
This.
Some people can be quite daft.
These are February numbers. Tomb Raider releases in March.
Edit: Just saw your edit, so I'll...edit my edit?