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NPD Sales Results For December 2010 [Up5: Some Kinect/Move Data]
- Thread starter EviLore
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Why would you do that?
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I love how it's like "yay epic mickey, and by association, yay DKC:R" and I totally agree.
I hope Donkey Kong Country: Returns becomes a widely known classic, like the SNES originals. I think it totally deserves it.
(I also need to buy Epic Mickey one day...)
I hope Donkey Kong Country: Returns becomes a widely known classic, like the SNES originals. I think it totally deserves it.
(I also need to buy Epic Mickey one day...)
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Damn, is EM like already near the top of the best selling 3rd party titles for Wii already? Well, of course outside of Just Dance franchise haha.
And considering the sequel, this series is going to be h u g e.
And considering the sequel, this series is going to be h u g e.
Femmeworth
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Good for Donkey Kong Country Returns. 
On the downside, it has most likely already outsold the Metroid Prime series, individually I mean.
On the downside, it has most likely already outsold the Metroid Prime series, individually I mean.
Souldriver
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Platformers are alive and kicking!! \o/
EmCeeGramr
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Epic Mickey is surprising. I wonder if this means a sequel or new "Epic (Disney Character)" game is a sure thing.
That means DKCR is doing fantastic, and that's fantastic. It's a great game, even if the later levels are Retro's way of hating me. I guess Retro are going to be franchise mules for the next half-decade again.
That means DKCR is doing fantastic, and that's fantastic. It's a great game, even if the later levels are Retro's way of hating me. I guess Retro are going to be franchise mules for the next half-decade again.
TacticalFox88
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Holy fuck at Epic Mickey. :lol
mugurumakensei
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MetatronM said:
It sold 4.7 m worldwide. NPD is just US.
Mariah Carey
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I really honestly think Michael Jackson's video game has sold more than his recent posthumous album :lol
_Alkaline_
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DMeisterJ said:
Let's say it does around 800K. That's still underwhelming. I mean Epic Mickey would've outsold it by half a million. :lol
This is Sony's biggest franchise we're talking about. No it's far from a bomba but for your biggest game to not chart in the biggest month of the year is...not great.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Seriously, I don't know how they handled the uDraw that it didn't totally flop.TunaLover said:
RPG_Fanatic
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EviLore said:
Awesome Numbers for Epic Mickey.
Glad to see it and DCKR do so well.
Is it safe to say that DCKR is Retro's best selling game worldwide yet?
eternaLightness
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I really need to pick up NFS:HP.
_Alkaline_
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RPG_Fanatic said:
It's already Retro's best selling game in the US, let alone worldwide.
onipex said:
for hell's sake, don't quote just the title of the chart. I said expressively in the original post that this is a tentative Top 10 based on the knowledge we've gathered so far.
Titles within this Top 10 are mostly correct (we don't know for sure if CoD PS3 and MJ are part of it) and positions are random. Please edit your post.
edit :
Tentative single SKU console Top 10 (based on current knowledge)
01. Just Dance 2 (Wii) [OK]
02. CoD (360) [OK but position unsure though high probability of being correct]
03. DKC (Wii) [OK]
04. Epic Mickey (Wii) [OK]
05. COD (PS3) [position and appearance in this chart unsure but highly likely]
06. Michael Jackson's Experience (Wii) [position and appearance in this chart unsure but highly likely]
07. AssBro (360) [appearance OK but position unsure]
08. Kinect Sports (360) [appearance OK but position unsure]
09. uDraw (Wii) [appearance OK but position unsure]
10. Dance Central (360) [appearance OK but position unsure though highly likely]
Please don't quote anything else.
Kagari said:
Outside of magazines and sites I don't recall seeing anything for uDraw though. Maybe I was watching the wrong channels. I did see a lot of ads for Epic Mickey though and only a few for DKCR during it's launch month. uDraw could be this holiday's sleeper hit though. I'm tempted to pick one up myself for the hell of it.
Huevos de Oro
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True. Its appeal is even beyond that of popular videogame characters.ntropy said:
Saint Gregory
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It must depend on what channels you usually watch because not only were there a lot of ads running for it on cable during November but I went to visit my family in NY for Thanksgiving and there were giant billboards for it placed around the city. That's the first time I think I've seen marketing like that for any Wii game, much less a 3rd party game. Even though the game itself wasn't of high quality, Disney treated Epic Mickey like most 3rd parties treat their high budget PS360 games and it sold accordingly. Many sales-agers who have been arguing that 3rd parties treat their Wii games like poop and therefore they get poop in return have been redeemed.antipode said:
GregLombardi
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Great performance all around, though the PS3 is sure struggling.
I am a bit shocked at Epic Mickey.
I am a bit shocked at Epic Mickey.
Congrats to Criterion on cracking the top ten and bringing Hot Pursuit back. It's so pretty I made a video of it.
Awesome month for Wii software! Despite my personal disappointments with Epic Mickey, I'm glad to see it do so well. While not great, it's not a bad game and is quite enjoyable, plus it provides proof to what people have been saying all along: make a high-profile, non-niche game and market it well, and it will sell on Wii. Of course, I still expect 3rd parties to give the Disney license all the credit for the sales.
DKCR deserves every single sale it got. Phenomenal game.
I'm both surprised and not with the 360. I expected high sales from Kinect, but I didn't expect it have its best month ever. You have to hand it to Microsoft, Kinect does seem to be the console launch-equivalent that they hyped it to be. I'm sure part of the Wii's decline this year was due to potential customers picking up Kinect instead, though at this late in the game I'm not sure how significant that percentage is.
Alas, poor, down-trodden PS3. Sony needs to remember that console generations are decided within the first year. Loose that, and you'll never make it up. Good luck next time with the PS4.
DKCR deserves every single sale it got. Phenomenal game.
I'm both surprised and not with the 360. I expected high sales from Kinect, but I didn't expect it have its best month ever. You have to hand it to Microsoft, Kinect does seem to be the console launch-equivalent that they hyped it to be. I'm sure part of the Wii's decline this year was due to potential customers picking up Kinect instead, though at this late in the game I'm not sure how significant that percentage is.
Alas, poor, down-trodden PS3. Sony needs to remember that console generations are decided within the first year. Loose that, and you'll never make it up. Good luck next time with the PS4.