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April 2013 NPD Sales Results [Up3: Xbox 360 Top Platform, NSMBU LTD, Lego 3DS, Luigi]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Coldnoodle
Member
...EVERYTHING'S ON FIRE
Calamari41
41 > 38
I bet Nintendo wishes they didn't pass on the Kinect technology now.
Duxxy3
Member
No digital PC sales are recorded by this NPD, so basically the vast majority of PC game sales go unreported.
Of All Trades
Member
NPD counts returns as negative sales.
Baconsammy
Banned
If that's true, Nintendo has far more to be worried about than the Wii U debacle. It's obvious why the PS3/360 would be dropping drastically, but the 3DS should be rising. For it to follow the 8 year old consoles down has to be a huge shock.
BlastProcessing
Member
Puppet Shadow
Member
You ever wonder why as much as EA hates Steam, they still sell the Sims on it?
JordanLMiller
Member
I can confirm the Wii U has sold 5 units this month.
i think we'll see one victor rather quickly with another one dropping behind. if consoles are meant to sell to core gamers early on, they probably won't drop $1000 without games just to own each.
this is actually the first time in gaming history that two of equal strength (in terms of system power and backing from the first party) are coming out around the same time. it's not going to be pretty.
Four_Chamber
Member
Microsoft's run of dominance in the US has been pretty damned impressive.
I think its just morbid curiosity but I want to see just how low Vita sales have gotten. The sad thing is I wouldn't be shocked with <10K sales. Other than here, the Vita is a non-entity. The Wii U occasionally will get mentioned in the news but also barely.
I think its just morbid curiosity but I want to see just how low Vita sales have gotten. The sad thing is I wouldn't be shocked with <10K sales. Other than here, the Vita is a non-entity. The Wii U occasionally will get mentioned in the news but also barely.
AdventureRacing
Member
What a horrible month all round. It's going to be interesting to see if PS4/720 can turn things around. I think they can but at this point it's hard to tell.
I'm not sure where the handheld market is heading, even the 3DS just seems to be struggling.
I'm not sure where the handheld market is heading, even the 3DS just seems to be struggling.
If you want to get technical:
Microsoft: 4 exclusive titles
Sony: 4 exclusive titles(one of which was GTA)
Nintendo: 5 exclusive titles
A lot of those titles have nothing to do with the companies themselves as much as the 3rd parties doing their jobs.
What about Vita?
It's like do we really have to go through this nonsense every time Nintendo? I mean really? They know they have this problem, they are aware of it, but it keeps fucking happening anyway! The 3DS launch burned me very badly, buying an Nintendo product at launch after that was just not happening again. But it's infuriating to see them fall for the same pitfalls over and over.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
we haven't had a pretty month in 3 years.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
This is what happens when you keep Iwata in a job when he's already demonstrated he doesn't know how to launch hardware.
Wii was a fluke. This is real Iwata.
Nov 11 was the last month of growth.
With MS having total control of North America, I see the Next Xbox winning here rather quickly -- especially if they continue to get exclusive CoD content and work something out for exclusive Ghosts content on the Next Xbox.
So software sales for the year rise but HW drops.
UberTag
Member
Naturally. I'd make the same argument about the Vita. It's a sound one.
GameCube and Xbox.
3ds is still $30 too expensive. software is too expensive too, although it seems like games are now being priced around $30-35 more regularly now.
i think they're going to try and ride out pokemon through the holiday season before they drop the price. they might even release a revision in 2014 to help boost sales. after pokemon, the only thing left is smash bros.
microsoft was on a completely different level. they kinda bought their way into the industry.
i think they're going to try and ride out pokemon through the holiday season before they drop the price. they might even release a revision in 2014 to help boost sales. after pokemon, the only thing left is smash bros.
microsoft was on a completely different level. they kinda bought their way into the industry.
Megadragon15
Member
A person can't say anything really positive about a failed platform.
So, I know you can't mention anything specific, but would you consider Injustice to have done well?
I'm kind of curious how it followed up Mortal Kombat. I'm assuming below 50% of that since MK was like 1 million, but it's probably the most interesting thing as far as software went.
Yup. Given the 126k last year, it seems the 3DS will be down YoY again. I think that's 8 out of the last 9 months where it has declined.
ambientmystic
Member
MikeE21286
Member
Man the industry needs a shot in the arm.
Pathetic month
Pathetic month
Dave Meltzer
Banned
But Smartphones aren't competition.
Duxxy3
Member
3DS needs another price drop in time for Pokemon to have consistent sales in the west. At minimum $149, $129 would be better.
AstroNut325
Member
Now... I humbly request that we make people thinking next-gen isn't needed a ban worthy offense.
130K for the highest selling system... YIKES! It was a blood bath our there!
130K for the highest selling system... YIKES! It was a blood bath our there!
... and this is based on?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Next gen IS needed.
Next gen being successful? I'm seriously starting to have my doubts.
UberTag
Member
They didn't keep Iwata in his job, though. They promoted him.
I don't think that matters. The Xbox and GameCube were very close power-wise and both launched a week apart.
This will be the second time in history we've seen such a thing.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Hey, I'll tell you anything you wanna know via PM if you make using the term 'bomba' in a thread title a bannable offense
.ill take a look later when I have more time and make some comments.
personally, i really hope it did well!
ambientmystic
Member
The core (the natural early adopters) will definitely be split down the middle at the start this upcoming gen. It's an either/or proposition and only tech enthusiasts with money to burn or scalpers will buy both.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
They didn't keep Iwata in his job, though. They promoted him.
Yeah. Which is why they deserve everything they're gonna get.
Seriously? I think it is needed, but wow...
Current gen consoles needs a price drop to see a large surge in sales. Long overdue.
AdventureRacing
Member
They obviously are huge competition but i still think the bigger issue for the vita and 3DS comes from Sony and Nintendo. Overpriced hardware, overpriced software and just so few (if any) must have games. Constant and large software droughts, bad brand recognition and just poor advertising in general.
Against smartphones and tablets things were always going to be different but i think we could have seen some better results if they didn't both drop the ball completely.
gamergirly
Member
Considering we don't know what they might announce tomorrow, Pikmin is just a placeholder lineup.....