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[duk]

Wii U will sell 50% better than 360 berieve.

 

[Jonsoncao]

Don't use this equation.

Hey, donny are you meant to say the typo "1.29" instead of "1.28" or that 28 percent wasn't YoY growth but rather comparing to last month?

 

[kinggroin]

Wii under 100k next month?


God. What a waste of a platform.

 

[UberTag]

Come on. How can you look at that list and not suspect it is ordered by sales?

Spoiler

The debate rages on..

There's no debate. It's clearly being ranked by brick & mortar sales revenue no matter how many people try to spin it differently.

 

[Pooya]

Update

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/la-noire-tops-may-sales-charts-hits-nearly-one-million/3370/

L.A. Noire sold 899K combined.

 

[ViperVisor]

Has an NBA game been this relevant since NBA Jam in 1994? "Acclaim shipped 2 million copies of Jam for its debut last Friday."

Not good for EA's basketball with the inertia 2K has picked up. They may need to do a NFL 2K5 strategy but that only works if they figured something out and the game is great.

 

[Vic]

10-year cycle vindicated!

 

[Carl]

Forgot it was even NPD time :S

 

[Jonsoncao]

"[Anita Frazier's Commentary: ((194.6K + 154.5K) * 1.28) - 270K]"

After the last GAF math thread, I expect at least three different answers and many pages of arguing.

lol well played

 

[loosus]

Wii U will sell 50% better than 360 berieve.

If you promise, I will go ahead and check that box.

 

[V_Ben]

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/la-noire-tops-may-sales-charts-hits-nearly-one-million/3370/

NPD Group no longer releases specific sales data for software releases, but it did tell me L.A. Noire sold a combined 899K copies across both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Wii U will sell 50% better than 360 berieve.

Looking at the PS3 number, the Wii actually dropped >50% yoy. 0_o

 

[Sean]

Price drop this fall for 360 is a lock with that last sentence in the PR statement. Not like it wasnt already tho.

Depends what you consider a price drop. I think MS will keep the same prices but "add value" by bundling the Kinect with every 360.

 

[f0rk]

Brink deserves it, fuck the haters the game was fine. Hope it gets a sequel.

 

[demonturkey]

Wii price cut has made it the best selling console in the UK for a number of weeks now, so I wouldn't count on it being entirely ineffectual in NPD's next month results. Especially seeing as Wii Play: Motion just landed...

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Light must mean close to 100k, lol.

 

[Kagari]

Depends what you consider a price drop. I think MS will keep the same prices but "add value" by bundling the Kinect with every 360.

Seems logically, especially given all the Kinect support they showed at E3. I imagine they'll want every new 360 owner to have a Kinect by default.

 

[Barrett2]

“Sales of the 3DS were light

Can't imagine why, what with all the great 3DS games released last month.

 

[UberTag]

Wii price cut has made it the best selling console in the UK for a number of weeks now, so I wouldn't count on it being entirely ineffectual in NPD's next month results. Especially seeing as Wii Play: Motion just landed...

I believe Wii will be back in the #1 slot next month.
(I also believe it sold more than the PS3's 177K in May.)

 

[Raide]

Seems logically, especially given all the Kinect support they showed at E3. I imagine they'll want every new 360 owner to have a Kinect by default.

They need to get that Dance Central 2 bundle sorted ASAP.

 

[outunderthestars]

Looking at the PS3 number, the Wii actually dropped >50% yoy. 0_o

The Wii as a console seems to be pretty much dead in the water.

 

[chubigans]

Nice to see L.A. Noire, although it doesn't deserve a spot that high (7.5/10). It was heavily flawed but I'd like to see them work the concept into something genuinely great. The foundation is there, unlike a Heavy Rain.

Heavy rain was easily more entertaining than LA Noire. I haven't even finished the game, don't think I will. It's kind of crazy to say that considering I was ready for LA Noire to blow away any kind of detective/story driven game I've played.

But hey, opinions.

Still deserved to sell well, glad to have contributed towards the sales.

 

[dwebo]

Update

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/la-noire-tops-may-sales-charts-hits-nearly-one-million/3370/

L.A. Noire sold 899K combined.

That's less than RDR did last year on 360 alone. Oh well, still pretty amazing, all things considered.

 

[Lakitu]

L.A. Noire selling 899k combined?

Awesome news. Just what I wanted to hear from these results.

 

[jett]

Fucking hell. Its not even a crazy David Cage thread and people still want to shit on Heavy Rain!

Hehe.

It's even funnier that Heavy Rain is shat on to prop up LA Noire.

 

[Vanillalite]

Come on Nintendo you don't want to do it and I hate to say this BUT I hope OOT flops so you get it in your head you need a stronger lineup of new games and a gosh damn price drop.

Come on Nintendo we need a price drop STAT!!!

 

[timetokill]

Heavy rain was easily more entertaining than LA Noire. I haven't even finished the game, don't think I will. It's kind of crazy to say that considering I was ready for LA Noire to blow away any kind of detective/story driven game I've played.

Entertaining if you like watching sheer stupidity, I suppose. I mean, I guess it's sort of entertaining if you approach it from a post-modern, "this is pretty hilarious" sort of way?

 

[SimpleDesign]

That's less than RDR did last year on 360 alone. Oh well, still pretty amazing, all things considered.

RDR was a much better game.

 

[Jokeropia]

Yeah, these just aren't as interesting as they used to be and nowhere near as interesting as they were about six or seven years ago. I mean, it's always the same now: Microsoft and Sony are neck-and-neck, and Nintendo barely stays relevant. You knew what the deal was going to be before you clicked the damn thread.

YTD HW through April:

Nintendo: 3.291m
Microsoft: 1.646m
Sony: 1.526m

360: 1.646m
PS3: 1.238m
Wii: 1.236m

Your fanboyism is clouding your memory.

 

[Guevara]

Come on Nintendo you don't want to do it and I hate to say this BUT I hope OOT flops so you get it in your head you need a stronger lineup of new games and a gosh damn price drop.

Come on Nintendo we need a price drop STAT!!!

Datapoint: I'll be buying OoT and I don't even own a 3DS (yet).

 

[KingDizzi]

Fighting words there by MS with them saying they will be the top selling console WW thus year. Price drop is coming, question is when.

 

[antonz]

Come on Nintendo you don't want to do it and I hate to say this BUT I hope OOT flops so you get it in your head you need a stronger lineup of new games and a gosh damn price drop.

Come on Nintendo we need a price drop STAT!!!

It doesnt need a price drop. It needs content. Price drop with no content = same results.

 

[Refreshment.01]

That's less than RDR did last year on 360 alone. Oh well, still pretty amazing, all things considered.

How much did RDR sold in its first month?

 

[jett]

Entertaining if you like watching sheer stupidity, I suppose. I mean, I guess it's sort of entertaining if you approach it from a post-modern, "this is pretty hilarious" sort of way?

I don't know, the Heavy Rain demo(haven't played the full game) sure was more entertaining than the entirety of game design abortion that is LA Noire.

 

[chubigans]

Entertaining if you like watching sheer stupidity, I suppose. I mean, I guess it's sort of entertaining if you approach it from a post-modern, "this is pretty hilarious" sort of way?

We ought to have a LA Noire vs Heavy Rain thread. That would be very entertaining.

Hmm, I just might do that actually.

 

[dwebo]

How much did RDR sold in its first month?

~1.5m - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400025

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 360 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE May-10 945.9K
RED DEAD REDEMPTION PS3 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE May-10 567.1K

 

[UberTag]

How much did RDR sold in its first month?

1.51 million combined
(Beaten. Boo-urns.)

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Black and White is selling low than Heart Gold and Soul Silver or something? That was an odd comment in the commentary, considering those were remakes.

Nice for PS3 to experience sales growth, guess people accepted the fact that connected services are only one small portion of the value offered in the box and games.

 

[Vanillalite]

It doesnt need a price drop. It needs content. Price drop with no content = same results.

I don't disagree, but content creation won't be sped up in the short term. We could get a price drop in the short term.

PS: This is all for my own personal enjoyment as I don't own a 3DS, but would buy one if it was on the cheap(er) low.

 

[Luckyman]

Nintendo is fucked if John D is right

 

[offshore]

So the Wii had its fair share of success in the US, the 360 is now having plenty of success in the US...Sony must be wondering when its turn is.

 

[Amir0x]

We ought to have a LA Noire vs Heavy Rain thread. That would be very entertaining.

Hmm, I just might do that actually.

It's not fair to heavy Rain since that's not a game.

should be in off topic

 

[demosthenes]

So this is what NPD day has degenerated into.

Worthless

Where have you been?

 

[Bigfoot]

Come on. How can you look at that list and not suspect it is ordered by sales?

Spoiler

The debate rages on..

I still think it is ordered by revenue and not # of sales, but since 360 and PS3 games cost the same, it shows which of the two sold the most. If a Wii game is listed first, it is for sure the #1 seller in copies since Wii games are usually $10 cheaper.

 

[shintoki]

It's not fair to heavy Rain since that's not a game.

should be in off topic

MGS4 vs Heavy Rain: The clash of non-games!

Surprise of the month is Brink. I figured that would bomb a few months ago, turned out to be the second best seller of the month.

 

[itxaka]

wait no Witcher 2?

I thought it sold 400k units?

In the US? That will be a huge victory taking into account the state of PC gaming over there no?

Anyway, probably digital most of them? Steam + Gog + d2d.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Nintendo is fucked if John D is right

Who is John D?

 

[Refreshment.01]

~1.5m - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=400025

1.51 million combined
(Beaten. Boo-urns.)

Thanks alot dwebo and Uber for the data! Interested because once i made a claim/bet at the LA Noire reveal that the game wouldn't be as critically acclaimed or sale as well as Read Dead. So far it looks like this is the case.

 

[Mrbob]

We need those 3DS numbers leaked. We need to know what 'light' actually means. I think there is too much faith in OOT 3D being a system seller. Nintendo needs a new Mario game stat.

 

[Hatty]

Who is John D?

John Dillinger