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NPD Sales Results for April 2007
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GrimReaper
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Eteric Rice
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TekunoRobby
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Though I'm a Wii owner and have enjoyed the system at points I'm still not convinced its current performance will continue in the long run with the library they have now. Unless they start getting new and unique content I believe sales will fall off.
It's actually quite fascinating how closely the Wii is mirroring the Nintendo DS's performance at the moment. Right down to software quality and third party releases.
It's actually quite fascinating how closely the Wii is mirroring the Nintendo DS's performance at the moment. Right down to software quality and third party releases.
the thoroughbred
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CAN SOMEONE ANSWER THE ****ING QUESTION.
When does NPD stop tracking? Is it the 5th May?
When does NPD stop tracking? Is it the 5th May?
Projectjustice
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Father_Brain said:
I dont think Sony can afford it at this point in time.
Night_Trekker
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santouras said:
How old are you?
Duckhuntdog
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That is from the director's cut. All the violence and gore were added back in.Cosmozone said:
Buffy4ever
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smurfx said:
Honestly, Sony can't afford to drop the price under $500. They would be bleeding money. It cost over $400 to produce the PS3. Unlike MS Sony doens't have the money to bleed into a system, like MS did with the original X-box. I Remember seeing an interview with one of the higher ups at Sony, and he said they woulnd't drop the price till two years from now. Iam starting to believe that. Also, look how long it took Sony to drop the price of the PSP, and Nintendo was killing them there with the DS.
beelzebozo
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TekunoRobby said:
i went wii60 about a week ago and am loving every minute, baby.
and i added you as a friend on xbox live, fyi.
Eteric Rice
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TekunoRobby said:
Hopefully it continues following the DS, as that means in about 6 months it will turn to pure awesome.
Oogami Ichiro
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TekunoRobby
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F*cking awesome, thanks for the add man!beelzebozo said:
Cheesemeister
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Oogami Ichiro said:
What you say?
so the fourth generation pokemon has the best us launch of all the gens.. wow.. I seriously didn't expect it to top GS which had much more cross-media saturation going on.. between NSMB, AC, Nintendogs, Brain Training, and now Pokemon, I guess the DS really is the most successful handheld Nintendo has ever released..AniHawk said:
Shamelessly stolen from some guy a couple pages back.
I think RS did have two weeks, because those were March sales (and March is a five week month). Not sure on the others.
EDIT: Looks like GS had two weeks of sales too.
ehhh.. I get what you're saying, and 6 months and even three months ago it sounded much more convincing.. but at this point, six months after launch, wondering if it will be able to sustain sales when it has for six months straight is starting to sound just iverly pessimistic.TekunoRobby said:
TekunoRobby
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If sales keep up during the summer months and spike during holiday performance thanks to Nintendo's releases then it seems almost guaranteed to explode with success.Eteric Rice said:
If that happens it'll be the exact clone of the DS/PSP scenario. If you had told me this was possible before the DS launch I would've laughed quite hard.
Father_Brain
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Eteric Rice said:
Uh... what does that have to do with my post?
Christopher
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Y2Kev said:
:lol I believe we can crown him king of Nintendo fans.
Dragona Akehi
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Christopher said:
There is only one gahiggidy.
titiklabingapat
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I was just making some rough calculations and if trends continue as they(300k for 360, 200k for PS3, 1M for the Wii) are including holidays, the combined total for both the 360 and PS3 should be surpassed by the Wii in 15 months or so. Probably way sooner if the Nintendo boosts Wii manufacturing, which is very likely.
PantherLotus
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Kobun Heat
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Well, yeah, except this is true for every platform ever.TekunoRobby said:
So... cue the "I was bored..." preface explanation for doing something nerdy...
I did the number crunching for the predictions...
(161 players)
So there you go.
I did the number crunching for the predictions...
(161 players)
Code:
R Player Abs Diff
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1 BuzzJive 109
2 Tf53 122*
3 Dimmuxx 123
4 speculawyer 128
5 apujanta 129
6 Mallika 138
7 DayShallCome 143*
8 donny2112 155
9 argon 156
10 Parl 158
11 Clever Pun 163
12 sonycowboy 165
13 Giddeon 166*
14 Pope Benedict XVI 168
15 F#A#Oo 169*
16 Xabora 171*
17 chibicicylist 173*
17 corez 173*
19 Branduil 174
20 perfectchaos007 176
21 John Dunbar 180
22 Orgen 186
23 PhoenixDark 193*
24 Barf_The_Mog 194*
25 PACHTER 202*
* +13 penalty added for not guessing for Gamecube numbers.Eteric Rice
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Father_Brain said:
I... I don't know anymore.
Where am I? :|
Jive Turkey
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Zuh? According to Windyman's calculations the PSP had an increase of 27.2% per week. That's not a marked inprovement?laserbeam said:
Rancid Mildew
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dogonfire said:
:lol
super funk
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dogonfire said:Wait, does this mean Nintendo's "Three Pillar" strategy is working after all?
:lol :lol :lol
valkillmore
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dogonfire said:Wait, does this mean Nintendo's "Three Pillar" strategy is working after all?
LOL holy shit! :lol
Two things I was looking for from the 360 weren't there: The Elite sales jump and perhaps a boost for Crackdown before the Halo 3 beta (although that is more likely in the first two weeks of this month). The Elite's poor showing realises some of the early doubts about it and the multiple-SKU tiers in general - as has been said, the 360 seems to have reached it's peak penetration at the current price point(s) and needs to see a price drop to get back into the game again - of course this is now a very difficult proposition due to the introduction of the Elite. One wonders what they could have done if they'd dropped the core and either kept just the Premium or replaced it with the elite and brought it down to $299, perhaps with a bundle with some of their earlier games.
As for the Wii's sales, incredible - 100k higher than last month and in the absence of those AAA titles that are often criticised for not being out yet. Obviously initial demand isn't yet sated. These predictions a year ago would have been unbelievable.
PS3, what is there to say. A large pricedrop and a hit game by Christmas could turn things around (and by that I mean make it have solid numbers again, they're not going to be able to compete with the Wii in the short term). I remember when the original Xbox was launched in Australia it was $699AU and was doing poorly. Microsoft bit the bullet and dropped the price to $399AU after only 6 or so weeks and Australia ended up being the Xbox's most successful country per population.
It's important to note that it's not just price driving the Wii's success. The Gamecube was cheaper and although was hardly a failure, was beaten by the more expensive PS3/Xbox and by no means was a runaway success like the Wii.
As for the Wii's sales, incredible - 100k higher than last month and in the absence of those AAA titles that are often criticised for not being out yet. Obviously initial demand isn't yet sated. These predictions a year ago would have been unbelievable.
PS3, what is there to say. A large pricedrop and a hit game by Christmas could turn things around (and by that I mean make it have solid numbers again, they're not going to be able to compete with the Wii in the short term). I remember when the original Xbox was launched in Australia it was $699AU and was doing poorly. Microsoft bit the bullet and dropped the price to $399AU after only 6 or so weeks and Australia ended up being the Xbox's most successful country per population.
It's important to note that it's not just price driving the Wii's success. The Gamecube was cheaper and although was hardly a failure, was beaten by the more expensive PS3/Xbox and by no means was a runaway success like the Wii.
Yes it's working but Sony also has 3 pillars in the US, which most people overlook. The PS2 is raking in the bucks and will for the rest of the year. I bet this plays greatly into Sony's pricing strategy for the PS3. Something that Microsoft does not have since they killed the original Xbox so early.dogonfire said:
I don't think Nintendo really cares how the GBA is doing anymore. They're just happy for the extra cash.
sonycowboy
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scottnak said:
Do you have this in a spreadsheet? If so, PM me. I'd like to analyze it to find the collective wisdom of GAF.
MightyHedgehog
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According to MS, Roat, the Elite is a limited run SKU. So, really, no conflicts with a near-term price drop.
Earthstrike said:
No it's not. Eventually Sony are gonna have to drop the price, big time. When it hits 450 (shouldn't take that long the way things are going) and the good games start rolling in, that's when this thing's gonna take off. Playstation is still the #1 console brand.
If you think Sony's just going to sit back and watch the PS3 fail, you're mistaken. The PS3 is way too important for them.