Nintendo is releasing something new and fresh next year that will most likely take some attention away. This is clearly the highest they will go.. its all down hill from here.
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NPD November 2011 Sales Results [Update 7: Skyrim, CoD Wii, PC Retail Sales Up 57%]
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Nintendo is releasing something new and fresh next year that will most likely take some attention away. This is clearly the highest they will go.. its all down hill from here.
a Master Ninja
Member
The 360's second wind really is unprecedented.
Psychotext
Member
7th November on the market and it manages 1.7m sales. Unprecedented.
Or movies and all the other casual facing products that are available via the 360 now. The game has changed somewhat.
Well Kinect as a system helps sell, but the software sells like garbage so I'm not sure what to make of that.
It's a combination of that, big games that are designed to work on 360 better like COD and Skyrim, and the great job 360 does of establishing a community and all of the other features Live has.
Sony does not do as good of a job on marketing their system or games, though they seem to be learning as there have been ridiculous amounts of Uncharted 3 commercials on ESPN. But at this point they're never going to wrestle control away from MS in America. Not this gen at least.
Nintendo have had plenty of chances to revise their predictions, 3DS is taking off everywhere now.
One way or another, they're going to reach that shipment figure.
It's really apples and oranges in this case. The similar gameplay doesn't matter. The reason why people buy Gears first and foremost is for multiplayer. It doesn't just apply to competitive MP. From the first game Gears has been a co-op experience. Most people didn't play the game for a story or for cutscenes or characters. Lost of people buy the games to go through the campaigns in co-op before going into the full multiplayer mode. I'm sure many of them don't ever touch single player.
The demographics for the two games are pretty different.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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NPD continues to fucking deliver. 360 and PS3 should have insanely healthy Decembers.
Thunder Monkey
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This is actually the biggest surprise for me. $199 marginally helped!
Last year's November was crappy for PS3, just 530k, this year they're second at 900k, great month for everyone.
Of course Microsoft is really doing incredible stuff with the 360 in the US.
specialguy
Banned
finally some good news for ps3
MOMENTUM!
SONY PR
"PlayStation 3 is off to a phenomenal start to the holiday season, recording the best ever Black Friday sales period in the console's five-year history. According to the November NPD report the PS3 saw a 70% increase in hardware and a 30% increase in software year-over-year. Consumer demand has been very strong for our holiday bundles and for recent first and third party blockbuster titles such as Uncharted 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. We're excited that millions of people are joining the PlayStation community and realizing its incredible entertainment value across games, movies, TV, music, and more" -Patrick Seybold, Sr. Direcrtor of Corporate Communications at SCEA.
www.industrygamers.com/news/ps3-sales-jumped-70-in-november-on-best-black-friday-ever/
"PlayStation 3 is off to a phenomenal start to the holiday season, recording the best ever Black Friday sales period in the console's five-year history. According to the November NPD report the PS3 saw a 70% increase in hardware and a 30% increase in software year-over-year. Consumer demand has been very strong for our holiday bundles and for recent first and third party blockbuster titles such as Uncharted 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. We're excited that millions of people are joining the PlayStation community and realizing its incredible entertainment value across games, movies, TV, music, and more" -Patrick Seybold, Sr. Direcrtor of Corporate Communications at SCEA.
www.industrygamers.com/news/ps3-sales-jumped-70-in-november-on-best-black-friday-ever/
UC1 is just as good as UC2 and UC3. UC1 had some of the best gun porn in my opinion. I still have many fond memories of the game (I played it around launch I do believe). Gears 1 was immensely fun in my opinion, but had one of the worst narratives I've ever played. So, yeah, Gears kind of loses its appeal over time, but that's what the MP's for. And in this case, it's probably what helped the game sell.
Regardless, Sony's American studios have a tough time charting, being that Sony is commonly recognized as a Japanese company. Microsoft is American, and Gears was one of the strongest titles released in 2006. Gears was Halo with bros.
Captain Tuttle
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1.7 mill
christ
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The hardcore are still excited about software, and software is where these companies make their money. They usually lose money on hardware, so why put out another system if it's not needed?
Look at the numbers. In terms of software, this is the best November on record. If 360 is still putting out these kinds of numbers next November, I don't see why they'd even release in 2013 (unless Sony does).
jamesinclair
Banned
Exactly. People who run out to pay $500 for a console are the ones that pay $60 for software and get an attach rate of 47 games.
People who wait until the console is $149 run and pick up four games....each under $29
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I lol'd
lol, i forgot about PSP
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I wonder how many of those new 360 owners are dormant Wii owners?
I think the Wii cooling off has helped the 360 no end.
I think the Wii cooling off has helped the 360 no end.
specialguy
Banned
Sony finally will have something to actually crow about in their PR LOL.
Just no effort in this PR.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Wow, PS3 at 900k?
Really? Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. Props to the PS3. My favourite console this gen.
Now drop the damn price to 200 you silly gooses ...
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Vita probably sold more.
As someone who bought gears but rented uncharted it's pretty simple.
Gears has a multitude of multiplayer modes I want to play because I love the combat mechanics.
Uncharted I want to rush through the story and send it back to gamefly because I hate the combat even after the patch. Don't hate the combat enough to not see sully/drake though.
Yeah, same.
Magic happened.
TheDarkKnight774
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Most exciting NPD numbers in a while.
I'm stunned at how much the 360 has surged in the last year. I guess the power of Kinnect?
I'm stunned at how much the 360 has surged in the last year. I guess the power of Kinnect?
SolarPowered
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magic happened
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Why is Major Nelson's avatar such a creepy image. That guy is burning and melting, fuck.
Biggest-Geek-Ever
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Years of bad news has had a terrible effect: they don't know how to release any other kind of PR.
Honestly though, I never thought I'd see the day the Wii would come in third. In November.
Hard to tell since that bundle was only on sale on black friday, I'm sure it helped a ton though. That's the PS3 that I bought and I have to say I am very pleased with the value and quality of the system so far.
I also got an extra $40 for the 2 games it came with so that helped too.
TheNatural
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Don't do it mang. Don't do it.
The PS3 is $199 in the US?