Mass Effect never had the chance to build a proper fan base on PS3. PS3 gamers entry into the series was a $60, 1 year old port of the first sequel to the series. This has been the case all generation long.
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NPD March 2012 Sales Results [Up3: ME3 Total, Binary Domain]
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Mass Effect never had the chance to build a proper fan base on PS3. PS3 gamers entry into the series was a $60, 1 year old port of the first sequel to the series. This has been the case all generation long.
Original mass effect is published by Microsoft
Saint Gregory
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To everyone scratching their heads over the RE:ORC sales isn't it possible that this is "Chronicles syndrome" in play? After RE:4 Wii the first RE game released after that, Umbrella Chronicles, sold great and that was probably due to ignorance of the fact that it was a cheesey on-rails spin off. By the time Darkside Chronicles was released no one was fooled again.
I can see a lot of those RE:ORC sales going to people who bought and enjoyed RE:5 and expected it to be the same.
I can see a lot of those RE:ORC sales going to people who bought and enjoyed RE:5 and expected it to be the same.
I know it doesn't mean much, because preorders, upfront demand, etc. but; Kid Icarus' 135k was 6 days only... which I guess is quite great for a "dormant franchise" after all this years.
Main report also mentions how the game would've been in the Top 10; if it wasn't for the "all formats" aspect.
Main report also mentions how the game would've been in the Top 10; if it wasn't for the "all formats" aspect.
Wheater it was hot or not probably doesn't matter much. The PS3 had a year late port of ME2, and I believe ME1 never came over. So it's obvious that the 360 is where the majority of the ME fans are.
It's gonna be the same way for the Wii U when (if?) its multiplat games start hitting. Except worse.
Yup, blindly buying it based on name alone.
DR2K
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Well SFIV and MVC3 sold like 800k-1million in their first month NPD. So it has been done before. Regardless with the bad word of mouth Capcom has built up, the artificial super edition, there's no way this game is going to break half in its lifetime. It's a shame Namco let them tarnish the Tekken brand in the process.
Puppet Shadow
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ViewtifulJC
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Criminal Upper
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If price drops I'm getting a 360 for the bathroom!
MasterSheen
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Decent number for Kid Icarus, and Mario titles okay. 3DS now at 4.7m in US.
And crap, no percentages to use to extrapolate Vita numbers!
And crap, no percentages to use to extrapolate Vita numbers!
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
Nice opinion there, but what does it even have to do with a single player rpg's (until the third entry) performance on the 360?
Your second point is the only one that makes sense (and doesn't have some subtle console wars nonsense in it).
Criminal Upper
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Shocking. Considering how much 3rd parties have been investing in the Wii lately.
Infinite Justice
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Vita?
shinra-bansho
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365K - down about 8%
More Sonic!
Graphics Horse
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PS3 must be around 380k from the MS% and Wii number.
Wait that's more than the xbox.
Call them neck and neck.
Wait that's more than the xbox.
Call them neck and neck.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
I'm just joking. It was just always funny to me how negative he used to be and how quickly he would draw conclusions.
Honestly, I would have said that 3DS would have been around 200k.
Ken Masters
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more like 200k tops
Yep
Criminal Upper
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Time to start churning out more Sonic and more Yakuza.
Doesn't really change much. PS3 only owners are hesitant to buy it because they never played the first. Multi console owners would likely get it on 360 because of their character/choices/save file/whatever. It's not surprising that ME does shitty on PS3.
timetokill
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We're talking about the third entry, which has online multiplayer, so the presence of a better online system absolutely makes sense as to which version people might prefer.
Additionally, you don't think that any of the people buying new 360's are maybe looking for what the hottest new game is? Get real.
None of that was console wars nonsense at all. Don't be so sensitive.
Kacho
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Well deserved.
James Sawyer Ford
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Criminal Upper
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Time to start funding more platinum games, if the other option is to play things of Binary Domain's quality.
Poimandres
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I know they are in different positions, its just an example of how a console can turn its fortunes around.
If Sony doesn't have some big guns at E3, then we can start talking Dreamcast, but is the consensus really that this is what the Vitas future holds?
Pretty grim...
Heh. It's timetokill talking about the PS3 (or Sony in general). No surprise there.
Significantly worse. MvC3 was well over 700K, and SFIV did just as well or better.
Puppet Shadow
Member
Not too bad then. The PS3 continues to sell steadily, so at least Sony are making some money on US console gaming.
shinra-bansho
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It's around 337K.
It's technically anything from 327K - 347K, I think. (MS 42.49% - 41.50%)
Horse Armour
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Lol. This is why I can't wait for the next gen consoles to launch. Threads will be filled with these sorts of replies.
Ken Masters
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well, I was way off, and that's a good number for Sony
Technically, 326k ~ 349k. But you're right, the average is 337k.
Graphics Horse
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-Pyromaniac-
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360 and PS3 being pretty damn close is interesting. Gonna be a super ROUGH few months for the wii.
Infinite Justice
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So no Vita hints?
Whether or not wiiu takes off like wii will be interesting.
darkside31337
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You'd never think the 360 and PS3 monthly sales were that close just reading some of the posts in this thread.