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[Barrett2]

I bought every game on that list except Just Dance 2.



Yikes.

Can i borrow some money?

 

[BurntPork]

why not? wii dies next year once wiiu is launched.

Then XBox 3 comes out a year later.

 

[bigtroyjon]

Monthly console individual sku chart using MS pr. My best guess at the ordering but it's purely a guess unless we get further numbers.

BF(360)
BF(PS3)
AC(360)
AC(PS3)
NBA(360)
JD3(Wii)
Rage(360)
Forza
Gears

One more spot on the list and it's probably either NBA(PS3) or Dark Souls(PS3)

 

[Peff]

Dark Souls seems disappointing.

What?

 

[H_Prestige]

One of the things this console cycle has shown is that brand loyalty is not nearly as strong as some of the parties involved have thought it would be.

Of course Microsoft will have an advantage in their strong territories if they play their cards right, but that's still a pretty big if before we know more details. You don't have to look too far back to a botched hardware launch not many people would have expected.

Up until this gen the only way console makers could lure their customers back to their new machines was with BC. There wasn't anything like XBL or PSN to truly lock them into their ecosystem. PS2 owners weren't really losing anything by upgrading to a 360 or a Wii instead of a PS3.

 

[Digital-Hero]

Well, it appears MW3 already has bragging rights over BF3's sales. (Not taking sides)

 

[bigtroyjon]

One of the things this console cycle has shown is that brand loyalty is not nearly as strong as some of the parties involved have thought it would be.

Of course Microsoft will have an advantage in their strong territories if they play their cards right, but that's still a pretty big if before we know more details. You don't have to look too far back to a botched hardware launch not many people would have expected.

Brand loyalty will be stronger than ever since the online services have become just as important as the games themselves.

 

[Pimpbaa]

I wonder if other publishes who hold licenses for making superhero games will take notice as to why Batman AC is selling so well.

 

[jvm]

FYI:

"PlayStation 3 is primed for a great holiday season as this month's NPD report shows. We're seeing increased momentum in our 1st and 3rd-party software sales at retail, which are up 5% over last year, and we're demonstrating the industry's strongest software line up with blockbusters like UNCHARTED 3, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Battlefield 3, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and new Move titles Everybody Dance and Carnival Island. On the digital front, we are also pleased to report that inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is the fastest selling PS3 digital game ever launched on PSN."
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

 

[truly101]

Congrats Dark Souls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nirolak]

YoY DS is down. MoM Ps3 is down.

Yes, I just added the calculations into the OP, but I only meant year over year.

Though, only a 1% increase in retail sales is still pretty sad given the amount of hardware increases coupled with the number of software launches.

 

[Aika'svyse]

Hmm just noticed, didnt this thread use to be full of funny gifs

 

[Guevara]

FYI:

On the digital front, we are also pleased to report that inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood is the fastest selling PS3 digital game ever launched on PSN."

Is this as impressive as it sounds?

 

[TheOddOne]

Well that Sony PR is barren.

 

[Seda]

FYI:

Not the worst Sony PR we've seen.

 

[Kusagari]

Is this as impressive as it sounds?

I doubt it.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

NPD day on a Friday? Madness!

I still can't believe that the 360 can pull these numbers without a price drop in over 3 years.

I remember when MS raised their Live prices, and there was mention of having to kick some money to Activision, but man... the COD series is IMO one of the main reasons the 360 keeps selling so well.

 

[Loudninja]

Is this as impressive as it sounds?

Some guy on the psblog said it was doing well.

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm happy Dark Souls is there.

 

[Chris R]

Skylanders is crazy. Picked up a copy of Skyrim today and there were tons of Kids/Parents flocking around the Skylanders Wii stuff. It can be big if they keep stuff up. When I was checking out there was a guy with two kids checking out in front of me with the game, the platform thing, and additional characters.

 

[MrPliskin]

Well, so did Resistance 3.

My heart

 

[Nirolak]

Is this as impressive as it sounds?

I can't tell if they are including PSN dedicated games or just games that would normally be some kind of retail title if they were longer, or if they're excluding PS1 games but including everything else.

PS3 digital game is kind of an odd phrasing.

 

[see5harp]

I don't know. I didn't see anyone playing that Infamous PSN title. To be honest I haven't seen people playing anything but Uncharted 3, Battlefield 3, or MW3 in the last 30 days or son on PS3.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

I truely think the majority of 360 sales come from the mentality of buying what their friends have. This is very important when it comes to playing online. Fee or not.

 

[AranhaHunter]

FYI:

The fuck? Yeah PS3 is probably 3rd this month.

Is this as impressive as it sounds?

Joe Danger sold 50k in one week and broke even day 1, so maybe? Depends how you look at it.

As a side note, the title of that article that I linked to is now kind of funny to me.

 

[UberTag]

Skylanders is crazy. Picked up a copy of Skyrim today and there were tons of Kids/Parents flocking around the Skylanders Wii stuff. It can be big if they keep stuff up. When I was checking out there was a guy with two kids checking out in front of me with the game, the platform thing, and additional characters.

Skylanders has "must-have item of Christmas" potential and those figures could turn into optimal stocking stuffers. Just needs a talk show appearance or two to ingrain itself into the public consciousness and turn it into the next Beanie Baby/Tickle Me Elmo sales bonanza.

Got to give the evil Kotick empire credit if they're able to make this happen.

 

[Puppet Shadow]

Gamasutra posted their NPD article.

Huh? Matt, are you still doing one?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Skylanders has "must-have item of Christmas" potential and those figures could turn into optimal stocking stuffers. Just needs a talk show appearance or two to ingrain itself into the public consciousness and turn it into the next Beanie Baby/Tickle Me Elmo sales bonanza.

Got to give the evil Kotick empire credit if they're able to make this happen.

Skylanders itself doesn't even need to sell that well. Get a decent number hooked in to the toys and Activision will be rolling in it if they can keep the toy line fresh with regular new lines.

 

[see5harp]

The fuck? Yeah PS3 is probably 3rd this month.

Software sales are up 5% though. I think the formula for them is to find something that went up...either MOM or YOY and then say that momentum going into the next season is great.

 

[jvm]

Huh? Matt, are you still doing one?

Article here means news story. I have an article in the works for Monday.

 

[BurntPork]

Sony's November PR:

We sold PS3s. Uncharted did well. LONG LIVE PLAY!

Seriously, Sony's PRs are just depressing now. At least throw in some spin!

 

[allan-bh]

We need Dark Souls and Forza 4 numbers.

And I'm curious about Gears 3 second month.

 

[Sanic]

Very happy that RAGE didn't totally bomb.

 

[djplaeskool]

Seriously, Sony's PRs are just depressing now. At least throw in some spin!

"Mad shout outs to Europe and Asia."

 

[olimpia84]

I'm disappointed at those BF3 sales =/
How did it compare to BC2?

 

[venne]

Up until this gen the only way console makers could lure their customers back to their new machines was with BC. There wasn't anything like XBL or PSN to truly lock them into their ecosystem. PS2 owners weren't really losing anything by upgrading to a 360 or a Wii instead of a PS3.

That's true and considering you can't sell your digital library it becomes that much stronger of a pull to stick with it.

 

[Chris R]

Skylanders has "must-have item of Christmas" potential and those figures could turn into optimal stocking stuffers. Just needs a talk show appearance or two to ingrain itself into the public consciousness and turn it into the next Beanie Baby/Tickle Me Elmo sales bonanza.

Got to give the evil Kotick empire credit if they're able to make this happen.

Exactly what I was thinking. And then keep the games/characters/ect coming.

 

[Megadragon15]

Sony's November PR:



Seriously, Sony's PRs are just depressing now. At least throw in some spin!

They mentioned Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One as a blockbuster. If that isn't spin then I don't know what is.

 

[Loudninja]

I'm disappointed at those BF3 sales =/
How did it compare to BC2?

Eh? It did well nearly 2 million in a single month is very impressive.

I think you expectations are way too high.

 

[BKK]

PS3 - 240k~250k (estimated from Microsoft, Nintendo and NPD PR) (-4.0% - 0.0%)

Is there some data I've missed? Using the 393k, 44% from Microsoft PR and the <250k from Nintendo PR and accounting for rounding I get this range;

(392500 / 0.435) - (392500 + 245000) = 264799
(393499 / 0.445) - (393499 + 249999) = 240769

 

[Dark Schala]

Skylanders has "must-have item of Christmas" potential and those figures could turn into optimal stocking stuffers. Just needs a talk show appearance or two to ingrain itself into the public consciousness and turn it into the next Beanie Baby/Tickle Me Elmo sales bonanza.

This. You really have to hand it to Activision here, outside of the bad new Spyro design.

I was at TRU during a toy sale this week and saw parents stocking up on Skylanders (both the starter sets and the additional toys). The smaller kids there with their parents seemed to be really into it. It looks like it's going to be one of the biggest things this Christmas.

It'll be even bigger if they advertise it some more or give it wall-to-wall coverage with talk shows or morning news programs. It'll be interesting to see how even bigger this gets.

 

[funkystudent]

FYI:

I think as part of the November NPD prediction thread gaf should also guess add how many words it will take in Sony's PR before they say "momentum"

 

[Mpl90]

360 is riding with good continuity the momentum.
A momentum created with consecutives price cuts, bundles, aggressive advertising, great excluisive specifically tailored to the American audience, and Kinect, which boosted even more the 360 especially in last year's ending.

And now, at its 6th year, it's doing the best year yet. Several mass market games continue to come, and even if 99% of them are multi, almost all sell better on 360 due to hardware install base and the fact that the console is considered THE high definition console to have.
And people buy the console for its continously growing game catalogue, with also more "casual" offerings that is bringing part of the casual customers, even if not in great volumes, as JD3 sales probably state.
But still, awesome job in the long run in the USA, Microsoft.

 

[BurntPork]

Is there some data I've missed? Using the 393k, 44% from Microsoft PR and the <250k from Nintendo PR and accounting for rounding I get this range;

(392500 / 0.435) - (392500 + 245000) = 264799
(393499 / 0.445) - (393499 + 249999) = 240769

NPD says the 3DS came in second place, so PS3 is below 250k.

 

[Road]

Is there some data I've missed? Using the 393k, 44% from Microsoft PR and the <250k from Nintendo PR and accounting for rounding I get this range;

(392500 / 0.435) - (392500 + 245000) = 264799
(393499 / 0.445) - (393499 + 249999) = 240769

3DS was 2nd with more than 250k, so PS3 is 250k or less.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I'm disappointed at those BF3 sales =/
How did it compare to BC2?

Two mil in a week is fantastic

 

[bigtroyjon]

Other post beaten, 360 is up 20.9% yoy, not 14.9

 

[Four_Chamber]

Xbox is in beast mode. It's mind boggling how well it continues to sell.

Also, very happy to see Forza and Dark Souls on the Top 10. I'm curious to see the PS3/Xbox breakdown on Dark Souls though.

 

[iamshadowlark]

360 - 393k
PS3 - 240k~250k

If this keeps up, 360 might add 1-1.5 million to its PS3 lead over the next two months, like it did in the holiday season 2010. I thought a cheaper PS3 would fare better this year. We'll see. Right now it doesn't look like it.

360 still a longshot to overtake Wii in NA. It would probably need 3 years to do that.

Also, nice to see a non-traditional top-10 game like Dark Souls in the charts. Multiplatform was the way to go.

Im sure you're only talking NA right?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Im sure you're only talking NA right?

Well, this is an NPD thread.