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[Barrett2]

I look forward to 3DS chalkboard postings in future NPD threads.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Fuck guys, when will you realize that Pokemon, like the Wii, is a fad?

 

[MrPliskin]

Good to see Killzone 3 still doing well. Surprised to see PSN money at the top - isn't it usually XBL money at the top?

Black Ops maps on PS3.

 

[Mrbob]

Update

This is the Sony PR:

http://twitter.com/jimreilly/statuses/58655721344077824

New NPD sucks. Give us some hardware numbers Sony.

 

[kswiston]

This march was also pretty soft compared to last year when we had Final Fantasy XIII, God of War 3, Pokemon remakes, and Bad Company 2. All of those did over a million in combined formatting. I would imagine that nothing this march sold 1M+ beyond pokemon, so Black Ops is listed higher than it would have been with similar sales last year.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Update

This is the Sony PR:

http://twitter.com/jimreilly/statuses/58655721344077824

Oh my. Way to go, Playstation Peripherals!

 

[Gully State]

NBA 2K11 sure has some legs in its sales. I can't remember the last time a yearly sports game sold this well at this late of a juncture.

 

[fernoca]

Good to see that if the titles were individual, Killzone 3 would've ended in the Top 10; again.

 

[AbsoluteZero]

Also I wonder how many of the DS hardware sales were of the Pokemon Black/White bundles.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Update

This is the Sony PR:

http://twitter.com/jimreilly/statuses/58655721344077824

Good on them.

Really surprised to see the PSN card as the best selling accessory.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

So what happened to Crysis 2?

 

[vicissitudes]

Ouch, ~380k for 3DS. North America should be its strongest territory too. They're pushing 3D hard over here.

Also new NPD sucks It'd be more fun to just make up numbers and have a thread based on that, at this point.

 

[Kusagari]

NBA 2K11 sure has some legs in its sales. I can't remember the last time a yearly sports game sold this well at this late of a juncture.

Should get another boost this month with the playoffs starting too.

 

[vall03]

I dont know if this has been asked before but until when was the 3DS sales? March 27 - ?

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I find it also amazing that The Show charted despite the fairly big month for other SW releases. Glad to see that brand thriving more and more.

 

[lunchwithyuzo]

380k for 6-7? days isn't terrible, but I did expect more. Release some more games Nintendo, April is barren.

 

[sixteen-bit]

No legs for Marvel.

 

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

So did the Wii sell psp numbers or something? I don't think I've ever seen an NPD press release where they skipped it.

 

[06nbarnhill]

Ouch, ~380k for 3DS. North America should be its strongest territory too. They're pushing 3D hard over here.

Also new NPD sucks It'd be more fun to just make up numbers and have a thread based on that, at this point.

Conflicting reports on 3DS numbers. Don't take 380k seriously yet.

 

[EagleEyes]

Good on them.

Really surprised to see the PSN card as the best selling accessory.

You can thank Black Ops for that.

 

[LordPhoque]

Is playstation platform the new playstation ecosystem

 

[MrPliskin]

Good on them.

Really surprised to see the PSN card as the best selling accessory.

Didn't last month mark the release of the Black Ops maps for PS3?

 

[donny2112]

Michael Jordan sure has some legs in its sales. I can't remember the last time a Michael Jordan basketball game sold this well at this late of a juncture.

Fixed that for you. Has there even ever been another Michael Jordan basketball game made? Did NBA Live have him in one year?

 

[Gravijah]

Fixed that for you. Has there even ever been another Michael Jordan basketball game made? Did NBA Live have him in one year?

Lack of Live/Elite is a factor, too.

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

380k wouldn't be a bad start for the 3DS, though it wouldn't be great...

Spoiler

Solid, if not spectacular

 

[Skiesofwonder]

I just want a ranking of the 3DS titles. I know numbers are too much to ask for nowadays.

From my very limited retail musings, I'm guessing:

1. Street Fighter 4
2. Nintendogs + Cats
3. Madden
4. PilotWings
5. Sims 3
6. Asphalt 3D
7. Ridge Racer
8. Steel Diver
9. Ghost Recon
10. Samurai Warriors

 

[Pimpbaa]

3DS is expensive and has a limited library (no must have games). Why were you expecting it to sell more? Same thing happened to the DS at first. Although I don't understand the jump in DS hardware sales.

 

[h3ro]

No legs for Marvel.

Not shocked, but still sad. :/

Never had so much fun being so bad at a game.

 

[Attack You]

Fixed that for you. Has there even ever been another Michael Jordan basketball game made? Did NBA Live have him in one year?

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

3DS is expensive and has a limited library (no must have games). Why were you expecting it to sell more? Same thing happened to the DS at first. Although I don't understand the jump in DS hardware sales.

...

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Wow, only Pokemon managed more than 18k sales this month, bombas everywhere.

 

[dimb]

Fuck guys, when will you realize that Pokemon, like the Wii, is a fad?

Might be funnier without the lagging Wii sales.

 

[Carl]

Black Ops maps on PS3.

Ah i forgot about that one.

 

[antonz]

Despite selling fewer hardware units in its debut month as compared to the DS, more units of 3DS software sold through retail this month than did DS software in November 2004."

This is the kind of thing that is a bright spot for 3rd parties etc. 3DS sold more software then a holiday released DS

 

[vicissitudes]

3DS is expensive and has a limited library (no must have games). Why were you expecting it to sell more? Same thing happened to the DS at first. Although I don't understand the jump in DS hardware sales.

Check the predictions thread. It's not just one or two people. I think the predictions ranged from ~450k to ~1300k.

 

[Dark Schala]

380K for 3DS sounds kinda low for me.

To be fair, a lot of people I know really want to buy one but they're waiting for the end of April (ie: the end of exams) or when Zelda comes out to get one.

 

[Lostconfused]

Wow, only Pokemon managed more than 18k sales this month, bombas everywhere.

Those poor reviews really hit Homefront hard.

 

[Alrus]

3DS is expensive and has a limited library (no must have games). Why were you expecting it to sell more? Same thing happened to the DS at first. Although I don't understand the jump in DS hardware sales.

Pokemon.

 

[jamesinclair]

Xbox 360 - 433,000 (Top Selling Console)
Nintendo 3DS - Slightly Under 400,000


Dear Nintendo.

Two hundred and forty nine us dollars = all aboard the fail train.

Loading times with cartridges, $40 games and an abysmal battery life are not the way to be successful.


Please fix these problems and I, along with millions more, will gladly exchange money with you.

 

[entremet]

People thought the 3DS was going to be bomb? Not enough smileys in the world.

 

[DrForester]

 

[1-D_FTW]

Good god. Some people continually downward revise what's "decent" numbers for the 3DS launch. I've been as vocal as anyone about noticing the signs were awful for this thing selling gangbusters at launch. Beat that drum for months. But even I thought they'd have a mediocre March before things got ugly in April and May. Those numbers can't be spun. There was no supply constraint. That's your demand. That's what the masses think of that product, with that software, at those price points.

I'll happily take a tag with 'I suck my own ****' if the DS outsells the 3DS. It just won't Donny, really.

LOL

Maybe the 380,000 is wrong. It seems impossible to think it bombed that hard.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Anita's analysis is quite interesting. We really can't compare DS to 3DS because of the launch date and price. Waiting until May/June to see how things go, both in Japan and US.

Mario Kart 3DS this holiday season is going to destroy everything though, no doubt about that.

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

I figured the 3DS was going to be a slow burner until Christmas. Anyone who expected tons of sell-through at this time of year to Nintendo's primary audience is stupid. Add in the price and lack of huge system-selling games and this is hardly surprising or cause for alarm. The transition to 3DS will be similar to the transition from GBA. It will take time, and the old platform has plenty of life left in it.

Nintendo HAS to get big software out in time for the holidays, however. Also, my biggest concern is that Joe Public will see the 3DS as another iteration of the DS line, and not a new platform. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Nintendo went to the well once too often on these DS revisions and it might be a big problem for them with 3DS.

 

[Square Triangle]

Lol Killzone 3. I had hope it would crack the top 10 the following month since Sony loves releasing their games midway or at the end of a month. NOPE! =/

 

[jman2050]

Please fix these problems and I, along with millions more, will gladly exchange money with you.

But millions more will be exchanging money with them regardless as the year goes along.

 

[Sadist]

Oh well, time for software to roll out Nintendo

 

[Atomski]

huh i thought homefront bombed

Only scores bombed.. dudebros did not care though. I remember the day after release my local stores only had a couple copies left.

Crazy to see the DS go out with a bang..

 

[Gravijah]

LOL

Maybe the 380,000 is wrong. It seems impossible to think it bombed that hard.

How many days does this count anyway? Seems like it would only be a few.

Edit: 7 days.

 

[DrForester]

Mario Kart 3DS this holiday season is going to destroy everything though, no doubt about that.

And The Next Holiday Season, And the next, and the one after that, and the two after that.