Neon_Icarus
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Poor Xenoblade. I guess it was too good to be true.
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April 2012 NPD Sales Results [Up3: Best selling game sold less than 236K, Kid Icarus]
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Well even better for Mario Party.. since believe its 2nd month
Neuromancer
Member
Prototype 2 whaaat haha
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Typo in the OP: 360 was 236,000 not 238,000
MrCunningham
Member
Funny how there was a whole thread just before the games release where we were all mocking it. But of course it does boffo sales. No surprise at all, to be honest.
outunderthestars
Banned
God, Not a single game on that list that I would even play if it were given to me as a gift. My tastes seem to be drifting more and more away from the center I guess.
gashikunFLCL
Member
Xenoblade where are you...it's all becoming black...Reggie needs...to...eat...crow...
Alebrije
Member
No Xenoblade ??
Extange list anyway...
http://thewiredfish.wordpress.com/2...enoblade-outsell-japans-total-lifetime-sales/
"Well it’s already been a month since Xenoblade went on sale in the U.S. So far I’ve been thoroughly impressed with this game with each gaming session unintentionally becoming a marathon session. But how has Xenoblade done in terms of sales? According to ********* the game has sold a total of 220,503 copies in the U.S. Compare that to Japan’s totals sales of 159,000 copies sold, and Europe’s 176,000 copies sold, and you’ll see that the U.S. was the biggest contributor to the total sales of the game."
Extange list anyway...
http://thewiredfish.wordpress.com/2...enoblade-outsell-japans-total-lifetime-sales/
"Well it’s already been a month since Xenoblade went on sale in the U.S. So far I’ve been thoroughly impressed with this game with each gaming session unintentionally becoming a marathon session. But how has Xenoblade done in terms of sales? According to ********* the game has sold a total of 220,503 copies in the U.S. Compare that to Japan’s totals sales of 159,000 copies sold, and Europe’s 176,000 copies sold, and you’ll see that the U.S. was the biggest contributor to the total sales of the game."
With Xenoblade Nintendo has no one to blame except for Nintendo.
NPD hw numbers leak every month even in Japan. That you can't find them it's your problem.
NPD hw numbers leak every month even in Japan. That you can't find them it's your problem.
Baconsammy
Banned
I see 6 games I played or want to play. Looks like an awesome top 10 to me.
I am a little surprised the Kinect Star Wars bundle did not sell more 360's. I was frothing at the mouth when it was first announced, but by the time it came around I just could not justify it.
Shitty hardware sales all around it looks like. I doubt the software sales are all that pretty either.
Shitty hardware sales all around it looks like. I doubt the software sales are all that pretty either.
To what, divide sales even further? Making niche titles multi-plat doesn't make sense.
Not with it only really being trialed at Microsoft stores. Once the other retailers get their hands on it, maybe; and from me that's a fat-ass maybe, as I think it's just too late in the gen for that model to have any effect.
Anyway, TW2 charted -as little as that may mean this month. I'm content, still.
TheUnknownForce
Member
I agree. Here's hoping some vague hints can save us this month! The fact that MS's PR doesn't even mention numbers for software should be a concern.
Exterminieren
Banned
Xenoblade's a second party title. Nintendo own Monolith Soft.
Being Gamestop exclusive did it absolutely no favours.
Despite the internet's (and Lucasart's) attempts to obliterate the goodwill of Star Wars into nothingness, the brand is still pretty powerful.
It also helps that the kids and parents this is marketed to haven't seen a message board or Youtube video to save their lives.
The Kinect Star Wars bundle offered no real savings; the $450 price point was such a dumb move for them to make.
JordanLMiller
Member
Its in the top 10 for single SKUs.
Jive Turkey
Unconfirmed Member
Of course but that's not how they'll see/spin it.
...Not reading first post for two months in a row, eh?
Rebel Leader
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Megadragon15
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This month is very sad.
Which isn't saying much, given these bomba numbers.
slaughterking
Member
The NPD and UK charts are really hard to look at. I'm starting to think that Nintendo could really benefit from this current gen fatigue with being first to the new round.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Same for me. I don't know what's going on
Max Payne 3 will save us
TheUnknownForce
Member
Still could be worse. Wouldn't expect >100k, but it can still stretch along.
bigtroyjon
Member
No, it was forecast third overall.
This is probably what will happen, unfortunately.
Pretty much.
Yeah my inner geek wanted it, but looking at the price and the game, I could not pull the trigger.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I don't know if that's going to really even approach LA Noire numbers.
Thats true but considering its Kid Icarus an in its second month not too bad. 2 months in the top 10 is decent.
SolarPowered
Member
Those hardware numbers are not gonna look good this month. I'm not surprised by Xenoblade's absence. It'd be kinda crazy to see it up there.
No ORC or SFxT does surprise me though.
No ORC or SFxT does surprise me though.
Yep. If I had the money to handle imports, I'd definitely make sure to get a PAL Wii U, since there's no chance that NoA will turn around now.
outunderthestars
Banned
I'd give the Wii U serious consideration, even after hating the wii, just because I am so damn bored with this generation.