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[grandjedi6]

We have no idea about European sales. But it is very close to becoming the best selling FE in the US.

You're right, but I suspect a high correlation in Fire Emblem game sales based on what data we have (aka, there's no reason to suspect that one FE game did better in Europe than it did in US substantially).

Either way, its got/almost got the claim in the US via NPD. The number I have says it already did, but I'm missing like 6 months of data at the tail end of the GBA's life so it could have put it ahead since its so close.

 

[Lumyst]

DS was a monster

I wonder if we will ever see PS2/DS like sales again

I think it seems that the mobile phones, tablets, etc. have become valid gaming devices, enough so to take a bite out of sales for dedicated gaming devices. In the PS2 era, I remember my mom's cellphone was a clamshell, had a tiny black and white screen, you had to pull out an antenna to use it! If you wanted gaming, you had to buy a console or a PC.

edit: Oh yeah, and about Splinter Cell for WiiU. I was thinking that another thing that game's performance would reveal is if whether or not having nifty, unique WiiU specific gamepad features would positively affect performance of that title on the platform with those features, in other words, would the gamepad features be a selling point?

 

[pieatorium]

By far.

excluding call of duty and battlefield, and since the Wii_ stuff died with the wii you can add assassins creed and fifa maybe watchdogs too this year. Id throw in just dance and skylanders but even though they're not nintendo they do still get alot of their sales from nintendo systems.

 

[Freezie KO]

That's why the quick milking now shifted from NSMB to 3D Mario

Third rushed sequel doesn't sell?

Rush out a sequel to another game instead.

 

[KillerMan91]

yeah..one of a kind

Yep. Total market dominance and it was home console (home consoles tend to sell more software). Actually even PS3 has decent chance to surpass DS in software sales. That is why it's so unfortunate for Nintendo that WiiU is flopping so badly. Bigger money is on home consoles.

 

[ryaxnb]

People clamouring for price cuts are right, but what we have to understand is that PS3 and 360 both require HDDs. They are a necessary cost that you can't just chop out or necessarily get a price reduction on.

It's a primary reason why those two consoles are still quite expensive compared to their previous-gen iterations.

Both consoles are now available without HDDs.
These are the $199 versions. The Xbox 360 has always had a version without an HDD.

 

[pieatorium]

I think its more likely they either can't reduce costs much more or don't think it is worth the investment to do so

 

[B.O.O.M]

I think it seems that the mobile phones, tablets, etc. have become valid gaming devices, enough so to take a bite out of sales for dedicated gaming devices. In the PS2 era, I remember my mom's cellphone was a clamshell, had a tiny black and white screen, you had to pull out an antenna to use it! If you wanted gaming, you had to buy a console or a PC.

True

Yep. Total market dominance and it was home console (home consoles tend to sell more software). Actually even PS3 has decent chance to surpass DS in software sales. That is why it's so unfortunate for Nintendo that WiiU is flopping so badly. Bigger money is on home consoles.

I honestly didn't know this..very interesting

 

[megabytecr]

Splinter Cell itself is a bomba. Yes morons in the industry will use it to judge the Wii U but doesn't change the fact the game on all platforms bombed and the franchise itself is more or less being run into the ground.

Its sales across all 4 platforms is lucky to be in the 200-250k range.

Exactly, shouldn't it be calculated taking into account the user base? The sales numbers without context is flawed imo.

 

[allan-bh]

I don't understand Microsoft release X360 E with the same price. This model had 0% impact.

 

[Magicpaint]

Yep. Total market dominance and it was home console (home consoles tend to sell more software). Actually even PS3 has decent chance to surpass DS in software sales. That is why it's so unfortunate for Nintendo that WiiU is flopping so badly. Bigger money is on home consoles.

The PS3 didn't make Sony any money and it took the 360 a good while to start making money for Microsoft. This is an odd thing to say. Maybe you mean revenue and not actual profits? Because I'm pretty sure the DS was by far more profitable than those two consoles.

 

[Miles X]

I don't understand Microsoft release X360 E with the same price. This model had 0% impact.

Extra $$$

 

[Mr. Fix]

MH3G should have placed 10th at least! C'mon guys!

I'm sure it could have charted if it had online.

 

[Lexxism]

Ah, the wait is killing me. No 3DS, Vita and WiiU sales.

 

[DaBoss]

CREAMETH HAS COME!!!

Last Activity: Today 08:25 PM EDT

EDIT: I was not refreshing his profile, I just checked it.

>_>

<_<

-_-

 

[allan-bh]

No 2chan leak this month?

 

[grandjedi6]

CREAMETH HAS COME!!!

Last Activity: Today 08:25 PM EDT

Pretty sure stalking them makes them less eager to post numbers, not more lol

 

[Warm Machine]

I don't understand Microsoft release X360 E with the same price. This model had 0% impact.

It is cheaper to build therefor it has a higher profit margin?

 

[LiquidSolid]

We get a really, really good Splinter Cell and it bombs?

Unacceptable. I expect an apology from all non-buyers by morning.

Chaos Theory didn't bomb, it sold great.

 

[Hero of Legend]

See here was the problem:

NSMB2 3DS = Aug 2012
NSMBU Wii U = Nov 2012

TWO brand new games 3 months apart, talk about fatigue.

Now DK is doing it right:

DKCR3D 3DS = March 2013
DKCTF Wii U = Dec 2013

MUCH farther apart and the former is a port, to get more people on board and prepared for Tropical Freeze.

What they SHOULD'VE done was instead of NSMB2. did NSMBW 3D, with 4 3DS' for 4-player support. Wii could handle it, I don't see why 3DS couldn't. Or even a remake of the original NSMB on DS. I don't think a port/remake before a new game is over doing it. But only 3 months apart is a bit much even for that.

 

[Magicpaint]

3DS numbers couldn't have been flattering if Nintendo didn't bother to mention them along with the numerous other figures they provided.

 

[daycru]

Pretty sure stalking them makes them less eager to post numbers, not more lol

This. Let the man breathe.

 

[creamsugar]

PSV DC ~ 26K
PSV WD ~ 14K (bundle 67%)

 

[Kangi]

This. Let the man breathe.

PSV DD ~ 26K
PSV WD ~ 14K (bundle 67%)

No time for breathing.

 

[B.O.O.M]

3DS numbers couldn't have been flattering if Nintendo didn't bother to mention them along with the numerous other figures they provided.

maybe it's due to how bad wiiu is..telling the numbers for one piece of hardware and ignoring the other might look weird

Then again they might have done just that in the past..I honestly can't remember

 

[KillerMan91]

The PS3 didn't make Sony any money and it took the 360 a good while to start making money for Microsoft. This is an odd thing to say. Maybe you mean revenue and not actual profits? Because I'm pretty sure the DS was by far more profitable than those two consoles.

Nintendo probably made more money out of Wii than DS though. With X360 and PS3 Sony and MS had their insane spec war that costed them. They made too big technological leap. But yeah maybe I should have said revenue. This time around though with PS4 and Xbone being rather smart designs when it comes to hw and handheld market continuing its decline I easily see home consoles being the the place with far more money.

 

[balohna]

See here was the problem:

NSMB2 3DS = Aug 2012
NSMBU Wii U = Nov 2012

TWO brand new games 3 months apart, talk about fatigue.

Now DK is doing it right:

DKCR3D 3DS = March 2013
DKCTF Wii U = Dec 2013

MUCH farther apart and the former is a port, to get more people on board and prepared for Tropical Freeze.

What they SHOULD'VE done was instead of NSMB2. did NSMBW 3D, with 4 3DS' for 4-player support. Wii could handle it, I don't see why 3DS couldn't. Or even a remake of the original NSMB on DS. I don't think a port/remake before a new game is over doing it. But only 3 months apart is a bit much even for that.

Yup. I actually love Mario games enough that despite fatigue I'll usually buy all of them, but I recently bought a Wii U and haven't bought NSMBU yet precisely because I only recently picked up NSMB2. I don't need to be playing 2 games so similar at the same time. I say this while NSMBU is one of the reasons I wanted a Wii U.

 

[NateDrake]

PSV DC ~ 26K
PSV WD ~ 14K (bundle 67%)

So that places Vita at ~20k for the month or is the 67% just in terms of WD software sales?

 

[Bald Cleft]

See here was the problem:

NSMB2 3DS = Aug 2012
NSMBU Wii U = Nov 2012

TWO brand new games 3 months apart, talk about fatigue.

Now DK is doing it right:

DKCR3D 3DS = March 2013
DKCTF Wii U = Dec 2013

MUCH farther apart and the former is a port, to get more people on board and prepared for Tropical Freeze.

What they SHOULD'VE done was instead of NSMB2. did NSMBW 3D, with 4 3DS' for 4-player support. Wii could handle it, I don't see why 3DS couldn't. Or even a remake of the original NSMB on DS. I don't think a port/remake before a new game is over doing it. But only 3 months apart is a bit much even for that.

Same with Killzone this year?

 

[Immaculate]

See here was the problem:

NSMB2 3DS = Aug 2012
NSMBU Wii U = Nov 2012

TWO brand new games 3 months apart, talk about fatigue.

Now DK is doing it right:

DKCR3D 3DS = March 2013
DKCTF Wii U = Dec 2013

MUCH farther apart and the former is a port, to get more people on board and prepared for Tropical Freeze.

What they SHOULD'VE done was instead of NSMB2. did NSMBW 3D, with 4 3DS' for 4-player support. Wii could handle it, I don't see why 3DS couldn't. Or even a remake of the original NSMB on DS. I don't think a port/remake before a new game is over doing it. But only 3 months apart is a bit much even for that.

DKC3DS was May

 

[legend166]

If what would have done well? The Wii?

Yeah.

 

[Ridley327]

PSV DC ~ 26K
PSV WD ~ 14K (bundle 67%)

They're obviously not anywhere close to Japanese numbers, but 26k seems OK for Dragon's Crown over here on the Vita. PS3 numbers would be more interesting, I think.

 

[creamsugar]

3DS black ~ 29k
MLDT ~ 173K

 

[Dukey]

I don't understand Microsoft release X360 E with the same price. This model had 0% impact.

Same price, similar size, less functionality. The funniest part of it is that they teased it a month earlier by saying it was going to revitalize the 360 and keep it successful for years to come.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

PSV DC ~ 26K
PSV WD ~ 14K (bundle 67%)

:lol, how much did DC PS3 do?

 

[ascii42]

So that places Vita at ~20k for the month.

I thought that meant that 67% of the copies of the game sold were in the bundle.

 

[NateDrake]

I thought that meant that 67% of the copies of the game sold were in the bundle.

Ah, yeah, you may be right.

 

[Hero of Legend]

DKC3DS was May

Ahh, Weegee was March, thought DK was as well.

 

[Draft]

Console gaming is dying.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Yeah I think those are actually pretty ok numbers for both of them. TWD is a very late port and is on everything under the sun at this point

DC is niche..all things considered it did ok. With digital it will be over 30k I guess

 

[DaBoss]

3DS black ~ 29k
MLDT ~ 173K

Black 3DS XL was needed.

17K digital for Dream Team.

 

[BlackJace]

3DS black ~ 29k
MLDT ~ 173K

Thought the black would do better considering the clamor for the color.

Also, thank you.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

What are DC and WD

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

What the heck is DC and WD

Dragon's Crown, The Walking Dead

 

[Immaculate]

edit: nvm answered

 

[nhlducks35]

What are DC and WD

Dragon's Crown
Walking Dead

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Vitas price dropped on the 25th of August right? I wonder if it can make it to 30k this month with killzone :lol

 

[ascii42]

What are DC and WD

Dragon's Crown and Walking Dead.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Walking Crown and Dead Dragons. Got it.

 

[pieatorium]

Ah, yeah, you may be right.

so the bundle is probably ~9.5k