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NPD March 2012 Sales Results [Up3: ME3 Total, Binary Domain]
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Glorified G
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ah, didn't know that
RukusProvider
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Great PS3 numbers.
bigtroyjon
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360 went to $199 in 2008, about 2 years before the slim released.
Horse Armour
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I thought 3DS was selling better than DS at this point in time?
Vita is alive omg, bring on the games now Sony, fuck yeah awesome numbers <3
BruceLeeRoy
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Arguably the worst RE ever sells over 500k and Revelations barely registers. Time to ditch Nintendo w/ that series Capcom.
We have to wait and see if 3DS has a "DS Lite effect" up its sleeve.
Glorified G
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I advise you not to visit the Media Create thread.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I believe it is. People's expectations are ridiculous.
nextgeneration
Member
Because most people thought it would be under 100k?
The 3DS's first year sold more than the DS's first year.
I don't think we've had any assessment of its post holiday sales versus the DS's post holiday sales.
That said, I also don't think a 1:1 comparison is exactly the most logical given that the size of the market has changed a lot.
I mean, we shouldn't be comparing Windows Phone 8 to the first year of the iPhone in 2012.
So far we're not really seeing any signs of the 3DS being a system that sells great outside the holidays, which I think is the important difference between the next GBA and the next DS.
Right, PS3 didn't really do anything out of the ordinary this month;
February 2012:
360: 42%
PS3: 36%
WII: 22%
March 2012:
360: 42%
PS3: 38%
WII: 20%
Cause it exceeded their expectation, that make people feel better about it.
Wrong, most people thought it would do around 130-150.
It is.
Infinite Justice
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Ah yes, didn't see numbers so I assumed it was only a few 100k, but I think it may be half a mil. That can explain some units!
Oh wow, Vita above 200k is great as well. I expected 150k at best
It's a system that costs like $70 more than 3DS (arguably more with memory sticks) and it did at worse 25k less. That's pretty impressive for now.
Under 100K wasn't a realistic prediction no matter how bad it's doing.
Have any non-launch 3rd party games done well on 3DS?
shinra-bansho
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It's not necessarily rosy for Vita though. It could be doing similar numbers to Japan now that launch is wearing off.
Consider this.
Feb NPD Vita 225 - launch week + FEB. Let's say a 200K launch week.
50% W/W drops for the next 4 week of the tracking brings it to ~13K.
100K + 50K + 25K + 13K + 13K brings us to 200K.
Consider this.
Feb NPD Vita 225 - launch week + FEB. Let's say a 200K launch week.
50% W/W drops for the next 4 week of the tracking brings it to ~13K.
100K + 50K + 25K + 13K + 13K brings us to 200K.
Petrae
Member
Depending on what the actual number is, Vita sales were decent. I figured that there'd be a dip after the February launch period, but maintaining a 200K+ number for a second straight month is a positive thing, IMO. 3DS obviously didn't crush it, which is another positive.
Sony had a decent month. It's too bad PR is so blasted secretive.
Sony had a decent month. It's too bad PR is so blasted secretive.
James Sawyer Ford
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200K for Vita is rather impressive actually. Great device, well deserved. Will slow significantly in the coming months, but let's hope Sony has a great software lineup prepared for the fall to keep the market engaged.
They were losing, quite dramatically back in 06 and 07, yes, which is why they've become much more reserved in recent years with respect to sales. But going forward, and for much of the past few years, they have not been 'losing'. Yet the sting of the early PS3 era still remains, it's why you never hear them say much of a word these days regarding sales.
Microsoft is much more giddy about every single post-NPD report, and granted they have done well, but even in months where their competitors have done great their statements make it appear as if the 360 did much better relative to their competitors than they actually ended up doing...merely because of their PR statements compared to the PR statements of their competitors.
They were losing, quite dramatically back in 06 and 07, yes, which is why they've become much more reserved in recent years with respect to sales. But going forward, and for much of the past few years, they have not been 'losing'. Yet the sting of the early PS3 era still remains, it's why you never hear them say much of a word these days regarding sales.
Microsoft is much more giddy about every single post-NPD report, and granted they have done well, but even in months where their competitors have done great their statements make it appear as if the 360 did much better relative to their competitors than they actually ended up doing...merely because of their PR statements compared to the PR statements of their competitors.
That too.
For example:
3DS first two NPDs = ~592k "OMG Bomba, Nintendo am doomed"
Vita first two NPDs = ~435k "Hey, it's not doing that bad!".
Basically, expectations were higher for the 3DS, despite the $250 starting price.
Expectations were lower for the Vita, because of the $250 starting price.
Well, one game across two platforms that have over 20 million each vs. one game in one platform that hasn't reached 5 million yet is not "that fair".
Saint Gregory
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Ah, you're right. I thought the price drop happened then too but all they started doing was bundling Kinect with some of their skus.
So about 200k for Vita? Not half bad, but I don't think it'll keep up this pace for much longer. System sellers are needed soon as possible.
It's in serious trouble in Japan though, and things don't seem like they're going to get any better anytime soon.
This is a case where weekly sales ala Japan would be much more helpful in observing whatever trends are in place.
Puppet Shadow
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Wonder how much it will drop next month, seeing as last month's 4 days (plus the preorder bundles) outsold the following 5 weeks.
If you think Journey is anything remotely close to a system seller, you are crazy.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Exactly, this is Vita's first full month in the market, less than 100k would be like the biggest bomba of all time and then some.
Not realistic at all.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
I believe the better argument here is that the 3DS has seen a massive price drop and the DS at this time on it's life is just getting the DS Lite.
All things considered, those Vita number are actually good.
shinra-bansho
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I'm going to guess 80-100K max. Is April a 4 week tracking period?
Horse Armour
Member
That would be a mistake. The Xperia Play bombed HARD and I doubt this would do much better.
I don't see it dipping below 100K honestly
I also see it selling less in April than it has in March and will in May
creamsugar
Member
And the best sold vita new game < 50k
Journey is a life-affirming experience. It is a system seller, if by system you mean the very essence of life, and by seller you mean container.
Wait- they aren't horrible, for sure- but why are they good?
I'm betting a huge amount of Vita game sales in the US are digital, so sales figures for games aren't going to tell us much.
Has to be MLB.
shinra-bansho
Member
3DS third month was sub-100K, iirc.
Edit: You think it will sell more in May? How come?
Uncharted or MLB? (Edit: "new" would mean MLB it seems, I need to read better)
/in before b-b-but PSN sales (Edit: beaten ._.)