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NPD August 2012 Sales Results [Up3: Sleeping Dogs]
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On the whole? Not really. Mario and KH were always going to chart on any platform.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Read my edit above. This is the new normal. We're never seeing DS-like sales numbers again.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I'm still not sure if that's just a minority opinion tbh, MW3 is still the constant leader every month on Xbox LIVE activity charts. Plus these complaints are lobbied at every CoD game each year, I remember people saying the exact same stuff about MW2.
I'm wondering if the bubble has just started to deflate, the Black Ops II numbers will be very interesting. Hype for that seems to be nowhere near as high as MW3, retailers have kept quite quiet about it too; usually they would be bragging about record pre-orders after all, but they have been relatively hush.
The game is still going to have ridiculous legs.
DragonSworne
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There was $1000 worth spent per xbox sold in August at the retail???
Madden 1st and borderlands second
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
If the Wii U manages to take off with the public they seem to be in prime position when looking at how bored consumers seem to be with the current industry.
Big "if," though.
Of All Trades
Member
If the YOY is down then wouldn't that mean we're not seeing 3DS-like sales numbers again, too?
Why would you do that?
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Ah, I see, thanks.
Its actually not all that bad its about on par with NSMB on the DS or slightly ahead.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Or just fatigue from the protracted console cycle?
Colonel Mustard
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djplaeskool
Member
Easily.
Thinking Madden and Borderlands 2 are a lock for top spots in that order.
SniperHunter
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if Wii U is released for $249, then Nintendo will be the smartest company ever. Looks like next gen machines are needed big time, all the IP's are suffering. Xbox 360 and PS3 need to die ASAP.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Exactly. Depending on launch prices, all three companies may be screwed with their next-gen offerings, although the rumor of Wii U at $249 could be interesting.
It is amazing to me how fast the industry seems to be falling.
Baconsammy
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Of course it matters. It also matters that it didn't apparently spur on big numbers for the 3DS, even with a brand new 3DS model releasing.
I guess you'll be enjoying crow around Christmas.
At least I won't be getting a lump of coal [in 3DS cartridge form]
Madden already did like 900k first day didn't it? I very much doubt B2 is gonna beat what Madden puts up.
SniperHunter
Banned
poor sleeping dogs
I really don't think it's soley down to old consoles - the software sales just aren't there. We have two next generation handhelds on the market also, and one of them is pretty much dead while the other has still not established itself properly...
There is a much deeper problem
The big question is whether the Wii U can reignite things, and I am personally not expecting that
It will be close regardless. I think both could top 2m+.
Do people think that iPad and Kindle games eating into the home console market in addition to fatigue with this generation of hardware?
Freezie KO
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It's possible that the two aren't unrelated. MW3 is pretty awful, and that could have hurt the brand as a whole a lot, causing the bubble to deflate. (not that other titles wouldn't love to have those numbers...)
Only had a few days on sale right?
Come on, Fall of Cybetron was pretty much expected to fail.
Even WfC didn't do that well and given how software has performed this year FoC was lucky it broke 100k.
It is sad though, probably means no more good Transformers games for a very, very long time.
If Madden's sales from last month didn't count then probably, but they were already over a million.
Last Hearth
Member
Instead of trying to enlarge their consumer base, they are trying to squeeze more money out of the shrinking enthusiast base. It's a short term strategy that can end only in disaster.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Quite possibly, but it really depends on how close the sales numbers are to last year.
I'm absolutely positive consumers have a psychological issue with non-Apple handhelds costing over $150.
OldJadedGamer
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Vita competes with 3DS, iPhones, iPod Touches, Kindle Fires, Galaxy's, and iPads.
Colonel Mustard
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At least I won't be getting a lump of coal [in 3DS cartridge form]
So you have poor taste. Good to know.
Duxxy3
Member
Yep, we've hit the saturation point for these systems at their high prices.
AndrewDean84xX
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I'm not sure why some think the 3DS should be doing numbers higher than it already is. The market has changed in NA, especially the portable gaming market. Expecting softwares sales numbers like the ones the DS got in NA is a thing of the past.
IdreamofHIME
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Sad to see Darksiders sitting at the top, some joy can be had at the fact that the numbers are quite miserable compared to what THQ needs. They've bet the farm on that game and sorry, but it's not a great game imo.
Kingdom Hearts 3 on a home console really needs to happen, when the 3DS and PSP spinoffs are selling truckloads in the US, you know there's gonna be a mighty appetite for a full new chapter on 360/PS3/WU
A little sad for Sleeping Dogs, it's a fan fav for sure and I hope it can come home in the end with a million+ sales.
Kingdom Hearts 3 on a home console really needs to happen, when the 3DS and PSP spinoffs are selling truckloads in the US, you know there's gonna be a mighty appetite for a full new chapter on 360/PS3/WU
A little sad for Sleeping Dogs, it's a fan fav for sure and I hope it can come home in the end with a million+ sales.
Afro Gunsou
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If you're Square-Enix you are probably try happy with August. The successful launch of a new IP in Sleeping Dogs and high sales for Kingdom Hearts.
Also I'm kind of shocked Darksiders did so well. How did the first manage?
PS: For everyone shocked that NSMB2 is in 2nd, remember that this doesn't include digital sales. And, unlike the Japanese launch, Nintendo offered a TON of incentives to download it instead of buy it in store. Heck, I downloaded it so I could get double Club Nintendo points.
Also I'm kind of shocked Darksiders did so well. How did the first manage?
PS: For everyone shocked that NSMB2 is in 2nd, remember that this doesn't include digital sales. And, unlike the Japanese launch, Nintendo offered a TON of incentives to download it instead of buy it in store. Heck, I downloaded it so I could get double Club Nintendo points.
Is it really considered selling well where at best it sold about the same as what the BbS game did in the first month?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
That's my opinion. It's why I keep saying people should stop expecting DS and Wii-like sales in the future.
Devs need to start making the appropriate changes in their philosophy when making games/budgets or the entire industry is in huge trouble.
Zoramon089
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Noo...because we saw a boost last year's August because it was right when the price dropped...
What was the PSP fanbase when BBS was released? It was a mid/late gen PSP game