Doesn't this basically mean that more people are buying their games digitally? Seeing as NDP doesn't track digital sales.
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NPD June 2012 Results [Up1: Microsoft/Nintendo Hardware, Lego Batman 2, Lollipop]
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Doesn't this basically mean that more people are buying their games digitally? Seeing as NDP doesn't track digital sales.
BishopLamont
Banned
Doesn't mean digital sales are fully making up for those loss retail sales.
We don't really have any info for that, so its pretty much comes down to a speculation.
I always thought the guy was a troll, I just didn't realize that he is also cuckoo for cocoa puffs. Seeing as how he is not banned but is pretty much exposed I think he is going to go out with guns blazing. Seems like the only option, I await his next post, lol.
BishopLamont
Banned
Trolls can be entertaining, this guy just seems like he never hit puberty.
I concur with this eminently sensible chap.
(I'd like to keep my Vita though).
metalslimer
Member
irony
giancarlo123x
Banned
This is the best thing I've seen tonight, he hasn't shown his face since. I guess the "nerds" got to him. Come October I'll do my part and get a Vita. Poor system.
michaelius
Banned
Down 30% year over year.
That's good - companies need to be punished for this 7 years old and still counting generation.
I'm sick and tired of PS360 visuals levels.
Next time buy a gaming PC then.
MasterSheen
Member
Well now...
This year seems like such a slow year for retail games and consoles. There was what, Mass Effect earlier on, then Max Payne did alright but didn't set the world on fire, Diablo was a big seller but you'd imagine that the online sales ate into it a fair bit. Are all the publishers waiting for the end of the year before releasing their games? It seems strange that nobody took advantage of the lack of real competition in the console landscape. Or is the market simply not allowing for games to sell that much at the moment? I can't see much in the following months either.
We're over half way through the year now, I get the feeling that this generation of consoles is well and truly on its last legs, very stagnant feel to it at the moment. The Wii by all accounts is practically dead, the Vita is a bomb, the PS3 and 360 chug along without setting the world on fire. It seems strange that MS and sony's new consoles are still so far away.
We're over half way through the year now, I get the feeling that this generation of consoles is well and truly on its last legs, very stagnant feel to it at the moment. The Wii by all accounts is practically dead, the Vita is a bomb, the PS3 and 360 chug along without setting the world on fire. It seems strange that MS and sony's new consoles are still so far away.
People can't buy their consoles digitally, hardware is way down too.
We've still got to struggle through next year too with this hardware. Wonder if the market is just saturated - at least at the current price points
Vermillion
Banned
The way he talks about nerds reminds me of Jamie Kennedy. Anyone else?
michaelius
Banned
I'm pc gamer since Half-Life 1 times...
Holy shit lol.
Exterminieren
Banned
I wish I could find it within myself to be surprised.
IrishNinja
Member
you should really choose better friends, man.
is eastside still around? i can finally talk about yakuza 4 with
The bolded part didn't tip you off that I might've been less than serious?
Oh well. EASTSIDE 4 LYFE! Braaaaaaaap!
You rockin' buttons? Then you ain't no friend of mine.
Except you. I'll make an exception for you.
Some awesome, informative quotes from Eastside's twitter:
Sorry for possibly shitting up the NPD thread, but what this user says is mad comedy.
Sorry for possibly shitting up the NPD thread, but what this user says is mad comedy.
IrishNinja
Member
hahahaha...one day they're gonna make a better iarcade peripheral thing, dave.
and that's the day i'm gonna meet you halfway.
vagabondarts
Member
I solved the eastside mystery:
http://youtu.be/me58PzfEwwA
http://youtu.be/me58PzfEwwA
Exterminieren
Banned
I must admit, I thought you'd just jumped on his comment without reading the rest of the thread.
Sorry 'bout that. :~:
CambriaRising
Member
Yo baby, dis chad warden.
Canis lupus
Member
I wonder what happened to him.
CambriaRising
Member
Apparently at some point he revealed that he was trolling and was going to make a comeback video, however he deleted his youtube account instead. Masterful.
MightyHedgehog
Member
It's kinda-sorta sad how poor information has been with NPD that we're spending two pages discussing dumb trolls posted on a Twitter account instead of sales numbers...oh, that's right, there are no fucking sales numbers. God damn, NPD sucks so bad these days it makes me wonder why there is even a sales thread anymore. I mean, GAF has probably contributed more talk and raised the public profile of their figures than any other internet site. And, still, the numbers are withheld despite it being easy enough to guess at, which, I would think, would hurt more than help the value of their figures since it does affect public opinion on the products in question to a slight degree. Better to have accurate numbers than guesstimates everywhere, but maybe I'm overestimating their worth in the wider world.
/rant
As for the topic, I think the too-high and long-held price points of the consoles are doing more to hurt their monthly sales numbers than the generation being dragged out so long. No one is going to rush to buy $300+ new consoles with everything else you have to in order to use them (extra controllers, expensive launch games, storage devices, etc.) in this uncertain economy.
/rant
As for the topic, I think the too-high and long-held price points of the consoles are doing more to hurt their monthly sales numbers than the generation being dragged out so long. No one is going to rush to buy $300+ new consoles with everything else you have to in order to use them (extra controllers, expensive launch games, storage devices, etc.) in this uncertain economy.
Vermillion
Banned
If that's true, then Pachter called this one.
Frankfurter
Member
I guess you calculated (155+100)/0.75.
Jinfash said:
Don't you worry. The Steam sale will save the games market. Consoles however are doomed
So, is 'reading about high sales' your current hobby?
~195k
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
I was going to post a snarky reply when I realized that, yes, reading sales is among my current hobbies.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Lollipop Chainsaw is like a fucking beacon example of how if you dont bother marketing your fucking game, nobody knows it exists and thus dont buy it. I mean 100k for a crappy Grasshopper game is ludicrous when stuff like Dragon's Dogma is 10k short or any number of Sega titles dont get anywhere near that.
slaughterking
Member
It's all thanks to Jessica Nigri.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Not sure if you played LC, but it certainly took me by suprise. MUCH, much better than I expected, those sales are well deserved!
StoppedInTracks
Member
Pigwata, lol
That eastside guy is mad salty about Nintendo.
That eastside guy is mad salty about Nintendo.
Captain Tuttle
Member
AHA-Lambda
Member
It's the typical fucking example of "Why in God's name is this a AAA $60 product?" just like Shadows of the Damned was.
I wanna know why Warner Bros and EA even bothered with either of those games in the first place. Even their announcements screamed the game would bomba.