Might be December for it to cross a million, then...
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NPD August 2012 Sales Results [Up3: Sleeping Dogs]
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Might be December for it to cross a million, then...
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I keep expecting the Vita to eventually stabilize at some very low point like it did in Japan, but that isn't happening. It's getting way lower every month.
Crazyorloco
Member
That's crazy. This is the biggest news in this thread for me.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Vita under 40k for new page.
So Japan and Us are selling on par month by month??
So Japan and Us are selling on par month by month??
Bruno MB
Member
My opinion regarding PS Vita and 3DS is that both systems simply don't deserve to be selling more than what they are doing it now.
So much for Darksiders 2 selling 4 million units in order to green-light a new sequel, just a quarter of a million units looks terribly low.
I don't think Kingdom Hearts 3D did it too badly, I think it's a fine figure although it'd better have decent legs.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 has sold in its launch 240,000 units while its predecessor New Super Mario Bros. debuted with 275,692 units sold.
So much for Darksiders 2 selling 4 million units in order to green-light a new sequel, just a quarter of a million units looks terribly low.
I don't think Kingdom Hearts 3D did it too badly, I think it's a fine figure although it'd better have decent legs.
New Super Mario Bros. 2 has sold in its launch 240,000 units while its predecessor New Super Mario Bros. debuted with 275,692 units sold.
Yeah, it was 5% digital in Japan (unclear if that's eShop direct purchases or combination of eShop-direct and download card purchases), but U.S. is more digital friendly.
Iwata revealed the percentage of sales the digital version of NSMB2 took in Japan (same for Brain Training)
~5% of total sales. Brain Training had a higher percentage
ShironRedshift
Member
Also interesting is despite supposedly starting a focus more on digital with NSMB2, not only did they not bother to bring the actual prepaid cards to NA (instead, you have to ask for a code for the digital version to be printed on your receipt), but it's not even mentioned that you can download NSMB2 digitally in the TV commercials at all, not even at the end where they show the game next to an XL (no eShop icon or anything). Quite strange.
Spieler Eins
Member
They did it, for Japan until now though. And also not right away.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Yeah.
And it didn't matter then either. It won't matter now. The majority of parents buying it for their kids have no idea the developer's different and I imagine the kids asking them for it don't either. Nor do the fratbros or mainstream gamers who don't frequent gaming forums on a daily basis, or the working people who don't have time to research anything beyond the "4" on the box.
GAF really needs to accept the fact that a couple hundred thousand people in the know on the internet won't make a dent in a game series that sells millions of copies.
Yup you definately could be wrong and no one is rating it's importance in your life.
creamsugar
Member
The Last Hironobu Sakaguchi, better than vita but still not pass 40k.
ah gotcha, thanks all.
NoA is just plain stupid
Little Green Yoda
Member
I don't know if the 3DS/XL needs to drop that much but I personally feel both versions are overpriced by at least ~$50 at the moment. Especially when there still isn't a game I really, really want for it yet.
$40 MSRP for handheld games is lunacy though, especially in this economy.
this probably wont be the case for september. the us is starting to fall behind japan.
BassForever
Member
Vita sold more than 35k?
I hope it reaches it in December. But I'm starting to have my doubts.
creamsugar
Member
sd > 150k
p4a < 50k
p4a < 50k
Vita sold 50k last week in Japan.
3DS sold 230k in the XL release week in Japan.
So it looks like one week in Japan is better than a month in the US.
half-joking
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Anyone have offhand What the Nintendo DS hardware LTD was in maY 2006?
if it does 60k next month, then 80k for october, then it'll be at 850k when we hit december. i think you might be right.
SD is?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
The numbers are going to go down until there are releases.
There was literally -nothing- for August.
At least this month has Madden with a bundle.
I thought about that really hard, and then it hit me.
Price drop is killing for it. "$99 is the sweetspot for handheld systems." This should be repeated every month. :lolEdit:
Sleeping Dogs. Thought it was a clever switch-around or something. :lol
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
I read Media Create threads every week, meant more on a status quo basis. Ignoring Miku bump.
P4A less than 50k ? Good, deserved even less.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Did we ever get Xenoblade numbers? Would be fun to compare.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
I thought about that really hard, and then it hit me.
Sleeping Dogs, not the DS.
Obviously the inclusion of the original jp. voicetrack killed the game in the states. They should cut it for the European release. It should only take 3 extra months to do it.
Sleepy Dogs
Sleeping Dogs
BassForever
Member
Hearing the low sales of P4A is like music to my ears.
If the assassin's creed game doesn't qualify as a must have then there is never going to be one for Vita.
creamsugar
Member
Yeah, forgot ds (hw) again, haha. It's ~ 100k。
OldJadedGamer
Banned
And $50 for Vita games. It is a big thing that keeps me away right now.
Going by the developers past record, I think we need to wait for it to release and see its quality to judge if it is a must have or not. Same with COD Vita.
They're $30-$40. There's only been one $50 one.
Infinite Justice
Member
Wait how has PSP been doing?
There's like 1 $50 Vita game, and it's the best selling one ...