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August 2008 NPD Results
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Dabookerman
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Jokeropia said:
Why don't you prove that most gamers think the Wii has better games?
I think Metacritic is a great method of proof, because most of the reviews are done by gamers. It's pretty hard to find out any other way.
You do a poll on GAF and all you're gonna say is, "so Gaf represents all gamers then?" and the cycle will repeat.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Plinko said:
Seriously, people expect a big jump of PS3 hardware sales for LBP?....
B-Rad Lascelle
Banned
Just to contrast Tales of Vesperia's sales against the original Tales of Symphonia on Gamecube:
Tales of Vesperia < 111.2K
Tales of Symphonia 118,507 (July 2004) - good enough for 10th place
The Gamecube's install base at the time was slightly smaller at only 7.67 million. It also had more of the initial reporting period to sell (July 13th vs. August 26th).
Tales of Vesperia < 111.2K
Tales of Symphonia 118,507 (July 2004) - good enough for 10th place
The Gamecube's install base at the time was slightly smaller at only 7.67 million. It also had more of the initial reporting period to sell (July 13th vs. August 26th).
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Plinko said:
I can't wait, really..but I guess you and me have different reasons
*grins in the shadow*
Count Dookkake
Member
Plinko said:
That might be the NPD that finally kills "Wait until _____."
I will miss the laughs.
Plinko said:
The GS manager conf. thread discusses some of the premade levels being quite difficult. I'm guessing it will see sales in the vein of a strong upstream title; big first month(s) followed by a steep cliff. I sincerely doubt it will convert many downstream users to the PS3, or will have much of an effect on PS3 sales at all (although how will you try to differentiate this, given the traditional busier months?).
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Jokeropia said:
Did it ever catch up? I'm guessing no. And it won't this year either.
Let's be realistic, Madden is not in high demand on Wii.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
Count Dookkake said:
no, that would be FFXIII although the non-exclusivity could serve as excuse for the fanboys
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Relaxed Muscle said:
Some do--the fan base for that game is already at rabid defensive levels.
I don't see the game doing extremely well because of the depth of the customization, but we'll see.
I agree with the thought that it will probably kill the "wait until ___________" fanboys. I'll miss that.
brain_stew
Member
Plinko said:
Uhm....not at all??
Captain Smoker
Member
Everything we have in the moment:
SIP YEK NOD
Banned
Plinko said:
This is going to be october you know. LBP has a chance of not even making the top 10 under rock band for various systems, guitar hero for various systems, NBA games for various systems, the wii regulars, and various others releasing the same month.
Sales bumps will likely be caused by the lead-up to the holiday season.
Mr.Potato Head
Banned
when the the consoles go..there wont be any pc gaming lol, all those console ports going to the pc.. .yumEviLore said:
I hope that word of mouth helps it..because Sony hasn't done anything.. and considering it's a new franchise, TV ads/teasers should be popping everywhere by now if they want to get the message out....yet it seems that they are trying to sell it to current fans/people interested..with Naruko skins, Kratos skin..references to Killzone..all in all, references to PS3 games, that PS3 gamers are looking forward....and hope they tell everyone..or buy everyone a copy.Plinko said:
Let the word out!
Psychotext
Member
Ouch. Sony back to the old style PR with PlayStation family numbers and attach rates.
I never made such a claim to begin with, but if I had to try then the simplest approach would be to just use the dictionary definition of gamer. Again though, I don't like making sweeping statements about other people's opinions.dabookerman said:
Do you remember which games that won GAF GOTY in 2006 and 2007?dabookerman said:
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Threi said:
:lol Never change Threi.
Valkyr Junkie
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Didn't expect: Too Humans sales to be so low, PS3:360 Madden ratio to be so close (was expecting a little closer to 2:1), 360/PS3 sales to be so low, and Wii numbers to be so low. Sony will definitely be cutting the price of the PS3 this holiday season.
brain_stew
Member
Sho_Nuff82 said:
Oh, not at all but we do have to view a lot of Wii titles in a different light, a good majority are slow burners, which is the complete opposite to most 360 titles. The first month's sales don't paint a big enough picture.
Relaxed Muscle
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gtj1092 said:
You are using Sony PR to proove your point?....
I think it's really a nice title for both casual and gamer audience, but it's not a game for:"OH MY GOD!! I NEED THAT 400$ CONSOLE!!" both gamer and casual reaction...
TwilightPrincess
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Sorry, who would buy this game for the wii when you see this ugly laughing primate on the cover? This is terrible! Anyone seen tv spots for the wii version? Think the problem is there.
Bren McGuire
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"Formerly a dumbfuck admin, now just a dumbfuck". Wasn't that his old tag?WrikaWrek said:
Count Dookkake
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WrikaWrek said:
Do those have the same messianic pull for the fanboys? I thought LBP was the one.
Plinko said:
That's the question. I know LBP may have sold me personally a PS3. Intially I figured LBP would bomb in sales, but it seems Sony is determined to see it through. I think it has a real chance of selling some copies. I'm expecting a bioshock like show stopper in sales (in software). I doubt this thing moves hardware... though Resistance 2 will.
Version 3.0
Member
2 Minutes Turkish said:
Unless the game isn't any good. Your logic is really--well, wrong. Nobody would spend extra money unless they think what they're buying is worth the extra money. In other words, yes, they are 100% buying the game for the game.
It's a $10 game, and it's selling incredibly well. Bundling it with a controller that people are likely to buy anyway is just a great way to keep it on retail shelves and get free attention for it. What's so hard to understand about that? Do we really have to go through this every month?
Relaxed Muscle
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Count Dookkake said:
GT5? sure.
But at the time that game comes out, will be probably too late....
Paracelsus
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Count Dookkake said:
LBP is some kind of "idealistic" messiah.
GT5 and GoW3 will be two beast instead, which will move both sw and hw for a month each, but you know, they're so far away they don't even exist.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
I am quoting it because I am sick of the Michael Jackson pop corn gif. This one is more appealing.ViperVisor said: