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NPD October 2012 Sales Results [Up3: NBA, MoH, NSMB2 + History, Pokemon, RE6]
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Hiro_Kunimi_80
Member
Good numbers for any " normal game brand "
VERY bad for " a major chapter of Resident Evil for home console "
Even Medal of Honor did well. But its sequel has done terrible.
Another factor is 2 re game released this year which were too close to release.
The first being horrible and second getting terrible reviews , im pretty sure good chunk of people will rather buy re 6 during black friday etc
MightyHedgehog
Member
I don't think there's too much to worry about with XCOM on consoles. They've planted a flag in the console market to say that there's something there for people who want that type of game, so it's a seed for future interest in the series and genre. As well, it's something that never would be a front-loaded multi-million unit-needing release, so it should do well over time. They know their main platform is the PC, where XCOM gained the bulk of its reputation and popularity, but the console versions are inexpensive ports using a commodity engine. Might help raise awareness for that eventual tactical FPS release down the road, too.
Especially when this one is supposed to be, by far, the most expensive one they have ever produced and is the flagship franchise for the company. They've pushed away many fans with the focus on action over more tension-based game experiences in RE4 (and to an even greater extent, RE5), gained some new ones, but diluted the demand for the brand with two other major releases this year...two that also divided fans and didn't exactly set the world on fire, saleswise. Capcom has burnt out and otherwise whore'd out their big franchise. Then there are the movies and the general saturation of zombies in gaming, film, and television of the last decade. Of course, all of this doesn't change the fact that RE6, by itself, has really pushed the boundaries of what RE is to many, and its bad WOM and reviews only reflect that. Time to make new stuff, Capcom.
Especially when this one is supposed to be, by far, the most expensive one they have ever produced and is the flagship franchise for the company. They've pushed away many fans with the focus on action over more tension-based game experiences in RE4 (and to an even greater extent, RE5), gained some new ones, but diluted the demand for the brand with two other major releases this year...two that also divided fans and didn't exactly set the world on fire, saleswise. Capcom has burnt out and otherwise whore'd out their big franchise. Then there are the movies and the general saturation of zombies in gaming, film, and television of the last decade. Of course, all of this doesn't change the fact that RE6, by itself, has really pushed the boundaries of what RE is to many, and its bad WOM and reviews only reflect that. Time to make new stuff, Capcom.
And Angry Birds Trilogy second month too!
creamsugar said around 35k.
Not vita
Graphics Horse
Member
Better than Japan then. That's something..
Sammy Samusu
Member
LOL
Odd that I haven't seen it in any of the BF sales so far.
Kenshin001
Member
Horizon has been in the chart only two weeks. Not sure you can call that regular and it's already being bundled at Tesco, Sainsburys etc. ChartTrack counts bundles and FM4 is a popular pack in.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Imo, these top ten games lists are so predictable and boring. What is wrong with gamers today? This is why I am concerned about the future. Well, at least RE6 is second despite it's problems. Also, if Tekken Tag 2 really did sell over 800,000 units, why is it not in the top ten again? I suppose most of the sales are from Europe and Japan, right?
Medal of Honor Warfighter 300,000
Pokemon 867,000
Resident Evil 6 806,000
Skylanders 269,000
NBA 2k13 1.27m
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-11-09-moh-warfighter-sells-300k-in-us-debut-week
MoH is a big bomb.
FIFA has done really well in US this year.
Pokemon 867,000
Resident Evil 6 806,000
Skylanders 269,000
NBA 2k13 1.27m
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-11-09-moh-warfighter-sells-300k-in-us-debut-week
MoH is a big bomb.
FIFA has done really well in US this year.
kitchenmotors
Banned
Barely, 35k evens out to around 8-9k a week which is around the Japanese numbers.
Well theres hope for anything below Skylanders then. 269K is a pretty strong number 10.
Graphics Horse
Member
Japan was like 6-8k a week for October, which is why I said better than Japan.
frankie_baby
Member
Japanese figures didn't even hit 8k any week in October
Forza 3 only sold 175k in same time period in 2009, I'm not sure why it's a surprise it hasn't charted here. Forza Horizon can be probably about same or lower, when #10 is 269k.
It did outsell NFS MW on all platforms so far in UK but it's MW that is doing pretty poorly in first week not Forza selling exceptionally well.
Takamura-San
Member
How did Xcom did compared to syndicate?
Lord-Audie said:
much better, Syndicate only sold 34k first month.
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/09/asuras-wrath-beats-syndicate-in-first-week-sales-with-all-six/
Takamura-San
Member
I stand corrected.
kitchenmotors
Banned
I knew it hit a new low last week but that's crazy that it didn't even hit 8k in October.
Those were the sales from europe and japan Yep
Tekken? SHIPPED.
Tom_Bombadil
Member
I think the videogame industry as a whole is experiencing this decline. Of course Vita bombed, but the rest of the consoles are like 25% worse than last year.
There's several points to be made about the possible reasons:
- Over-explotation of known franchises. New IPs are scarcer and scarcer each year. The industry has become so pasive and un-original it's scary. Imagine going to see a movie to the cinema and see all years Rambo, Rocky, The Godfather, you name it. There's a time to say: STOP. People want to play good games, not only the names. It could work for casual gamers, but long-term it's a wrong strategy to follow (i.e. Guitar Hero).
- Aligned with the previous point: over-growth of costs/development teams. In this quest for money, the big gaming companies have dedicated to each iteration of the known formulas (each franchise) more and more money to make it 'bigger'.
Paralell to these two points we see how indie gaming has been on the rise. Because a good game it's a good game. Sometimes people just want to play a good game. At least that how it was in the good old days (the videogame golden age) where the industry was growing like crazy.
I think what they need to do is lower the expectations, costs so they can bring new exciting development teams (small, creative, with few people) who can create games for the videogame consoles industry, and not only to PC / tables /mobile.
There's several points to be made about the possible reasons:
- Over-explotation of known franchises. New IPs are scarcer and scarcer each year. The industry has become so pasive and un-original it's scary. Imagine going to see a movie to the cinema and see all years Rambo, Rocky, The Godfather, you name it. There's a time to say: STOP. People want to play good games, not only the names. It could work for casual gamers, but long-term it's a wrong strategy to follow (i.e. Guitar Hero).
- Aligned with the previous point: over-growth of costs/development teams. In this quest for money, the big gaming companies have dedicated to each iteration of the known formulas (each franchise) more and more money to make it 'bigger'.
Paralell to these two points we see how indie gaming has been on the rise. Because a good game it's a good game. Sometimes people just want to play a good game. At least that how it was in the good old days (the videogame golden age) where the industry was growing like crazy.
I think what they need to do is lower the expectations, costs so they can bring new exciting development teams (small, creative, with few people) who can create games for the videogame consoles industry, and not only to PC / tables /mobile.
Why is RE6 being second something to be satisfied with?
michaelius
Banned
Since there's no AC and NFS i assume the NPD data cover period up to 28 th of October ?
Yes, TTT2 had 840k shipped between Japan and Europe.
Yep
Next month BO2 , Halo 4 and AC 3 will do a lot i guess
AC 3 has done quite well in uk
All nonsense. The consoles are 6-7 years old. OF COURSE there is a decline.
Graphics Horse
Member
It kinda did on Famitsu's numbers but that was only the first week. Anyway I'm derailing continents.
electroplankton
Banned
Imagine what will happen if Atlus finds its profitable niche on 3DS in the US!
269k for Skylanders? Given it did 160% more than the original Skylanders, this means that
Skyalnders: Spyro's Adventure first month - just over 100k.
gundamkyoukai
Member
I am not surprise that the market is down these console are in there 6th - 7th year and there price is outrageous .
Yes the mobile is growing but people are also tired of these set of consoles .
We need new hardware not only for power but for services and new IPs to get people excited again .
Yes the mobile is growing but people are also tired of these set of consoles .
We need new hardware not only for power but for services and new IPs to get people excited again .
You ask what's wrong with "gamers" today and in the same post you say you're glad that RE6 is on second place. Oh the irony. Looks like you answered your question yourself.
I mean Tekken is obviously over shipped, sales in Japan weren't good either.
edit: nvm, totally misunderstood >.<
Vyse The Legend
Member
Sony hubris in full effect. Instead of lowering the PS3's price with the super slim, they raised it. Brilliant.
gundamkyoukai
Member
I don't really think Sony or MS cares about market share to a degree .
It's all about making profit right now , we are 6 years into this gen market share don't mean as much .
Sony already has Vita that doing badly so best to make as much profit from PS3 .
AdventureRacing
Member
That's pretty short term thinking. The momentum they have now and going forward is going to have a big impact on next gen.