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[TheKingsCrown]

Why

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Are new Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS in the top 10 list after 700000 years of being at retail :lol

 

[Dascu]

Nice job, Street Fighter 4.

 

[Archie]

:bow STREET FIGHTER 4 :bow2

 

[Boss Man]

Good job Sony advertising!

Killzone 2 will get a lot more sales, but Sony's awful marketing won't let it sell nearly as many as it should. How are they not all fired?

 

[Stumpokapow]

But next month is so insane!

Resident Evil 5 360
Resident Evil 5 PS3
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Halo Wars

All of which could conceivably do better. There might even be other stuff I'm forgetting, not to mention the usual Wii/DS craziness.

Chinatown Wars isn't even going to be in the ballpark.

 

[GrotesqueBeauty]

How the devil can NSMB keep selling and selling like that? Those sales should rightfully belong to the infinitely superior Super Mario Galaxy, by gum!

 

[Narcosis]

You know, we keep reading that data of some kind shows that there's not a lot of crossover ownership of the consoles, but I really don't know how to explain the closeness of SFIV without some guess that multiplatform owners chose a PS3 version. If the PS3 version did 400K you'd assume with install base the 360 would do upwards of 700-800K.

So, just what is this supposed data we keep hearing about that says the numbers of PS3/360 cross-ownership is insignificant? is that still relevant, or did SF just hit a magical nerve with PS3 owners?

 

[joey_z]

I am quite impressed @ 360 numbers. $199 really is the mass market price.

Nintendo would tell you that's $250. They've truly broken the entire concept behind capitalist economics and game theory. Someone needs to make a GIF of Iwata banging the market demand and supply curves.

 

[Chrange]

KZ2 was technically out for minus 3 days.

Everyone knows you can't buy a PS3 game until it's aged on the shelf for a week, so it's technically minus five days to the real launch.

Of course that means March will be five days short of a full month's sales, so it might be better to wait for April to see what happens there.

 

[alpha1]

No they extended the dates to be counted on the NPD, that is why the NPD is late. So add an extra week of sales to those 2 days.

spreading bullshit

 

[szaromir]

1st place console sells 750k and 2nd place console has 400k in February. Crazy times for video games, especially if you consider economy. Now that publishers are getting their act together, I think industry will be finally in great condition for the next few years after recent hurdles.

 

[Frillen]

But next month is so insane!

Resident Evil 5 360
Resident Evil 5 PS3
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Halo Wars

All of which could conceivably do better. There might even be other stuff I'm forgetting, not to mention the usual Wii/DS craziness.

You forgot something that starts with a P and ends with okemon.

 

[skyfinch]

Killzone 2 will sell systems...


Edit, nm.

 

[Aquanox]

GG is sorry for not appeasing Sales-age.

Actually, it's Sony - the publisher - who must've set the date. Yes, those guys that urgently need a PR boost.

 

[duk]

Wii = bows
360 = great for Feb
PS3 = decent

 

[zsidane]

Good numbers for the 360!
Impressive SF4!! Capcom is on a roll, and looks like the only 3rd party publisher who's getting it right!

 

[jett]

Didn't know Star Ocean 4 was released in February... :lol FU Squeenix.

 

[harSon]

Halo Wars was released in March. Wrong month.

I think he's trying to play off the "Halo Killer" hype.

I'm actually really surprised at the 360's numbers, they're damned good. I expected the gap between the two versions of SF4 to be close but these are a bit closer then I initially thought, I guess it shouldn't be all that surprising, all of my friends with a choice went for the Playstation 3 version due to the controller issue.

 

[cvxfreak]

March will also be huge thanks to Pokemon Platinum. I think that one will surprise everyone the most. I think it may even surpass the 360 version of RE5.

 

[cw_sasuke]

So Star Ocean also tanked - just like most SE 360 efforts?

 

[goldenticket]

anybody have the updated US total for wiifit

 

[CTLance]

Hmmmh. So that's why the server was so effing slow.

Nintendomination as usuall, SF4 seems to have done quite well. KZ2 seems to have suffered from its bad timing. Still respectable, but releasing alongside SF4 can't have been good for sales.

...

Cripes, the GIF overload on the first page is insane. Are you guys sitting there refreshing every five seconds around NPD time?

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

These continued, insane Wii sales are seriously disgusting. Are all the nongamers just buying it for WiiFit?

wow. i live in canada and can taste your bitter tears from here

 

[watership]

Bu... But 2 dayzzzzz!

I came here for this.

 

[mj1108]

Why

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Are new Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS in the top 10 list after 700000 years of being at retail :lol

LEGS. Long, long, LONG LEGS.

 

[Fuzzy]

But next month is so insane!

Resident Evil 5 360
Resident Evil 5 PS3
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Halo Wars

All of which could conceivably do better. There might even be other stuff I'm forgetting, not to mention the usual Wii/DS craziness.

I'm very curious to know how many people (besides cvxfreak) will be buying the RE5 360 bundle.

 

[VanMardigan]

Ps3 software seems to be on the up and up.

The hardware...........not so much.

Relatively low SFIV numbers on 360.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Chinatown Wars isn't even going to be in the ballpark.

I have to disagree.

 

[NeoUltima]

:lol

whats so funny? isn't it surprising? over twice as many 360s as ps3s yet sold about the same on both consoles. Shows that the two consoles really do have slightly different demographics.

 

[Loudninja]

Wow, good numbers for Sf4 and KZ2

 

[JavyOO7]

I love SMG but it looks like people will continue buying NSMB over it seeing as how its 2d and much more accessible than its big brother...

 

[Kaworu]

Street Fighter kicking some asses, wonderful news for everyone.

 

[boontje]

But next month is so insane!

Resident Evil 5 360
Resident Evil 5 PS3
GTA: Chinatown Wars
Halo Wars

All of which could conceivably do better. There might even be other stuff I'm forgetting, not to mention the usual Wii/DS craziness.

Pokemon Platinum?

Edit: beaten

 

[dasupremeone]

Why

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Are new Super Mario Bros. and Mario Kart DS in the top 10 list after 700000 years of being at retail :lol

a lot of new ds owners

 

[gkryhewy]

Didn't know Star Ocean 4 was released in February... :lol FU Squeenix.

What's your problem?

 

[Crisis]

Good SFIV numbers for both consoles. Capcom's gotta be loving it. Killzone 2 numbers are quite good for two days of sales. It'll sell quite a bit more and be reflected in the March NPD although probably not as high or even in the top ten. Wii Fit is fucking crazy.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Pokemon Platinum?

That's the one, thanks!

 

[joey_z]

Halo Wars Sells 1 Millionth Game

>> From the press release:

Any idea whether Killzone 2 reached the million mark as yet? Surely Halo Wars can't beat Killzone 2 in sales. Blood will run down the streets of GAF that day and clog the gutters with the smell of insanity.

 

[voltron]

KZ2 only reflects 2 days of sales I believe.

If this is true, holy shit.

#5 is great for 2 days of sales.

 

[Grecco]

So Star Ocean also tanked - just like most SE 360 efforts?

the fact that its a "360 effort" has nothing to do with it.

 

[Brannon]

Nintendo is pure dominance as usual, two gamecubes kicking ass with the power of the duct tape!

Microsoft, cool beans. Got a steady pace and aren't about to break it any time soon.

Sony. Price Drop. Doesn't matter if you can't afford it, you can't not afford it either. Unstoppable force vs immoveable object situation here.

PC. Diablo III and StarCraft II are coming. And we all know what's going to happen then...

 

[Sadist]

Insane shit is insane

 

[FateBreaker]

So Star Ocean also tanked - just like most SE 360 efforts?

MAYBE IT WAS #11.

 

[Kenka]

Mama, holy crap :lol

 

[jett]

wow. i live in canada and can taste your bitter tears from here

It was actually a serious question. The number off wiifits sold is pretty close to the wii's. 750k on fucking februrary is not by any means normal for a video game console. Obviously non-gamers are pushing for that insanity.

 

[Kagari]

So Star Ocean also tanked - just like all SE 360 efforts?

Fixed. Pretty sure both IU and TLR bombed in the US as well, if you count actual sold units and not the ridiculous amounts of channel stuffing S-E did.

 

[aj2good4you2]

wow only 300k killzone 2? im gonna have to sell my ps3 now as i really cant see myself enjoying it when its selling so low.

 

[prodystopian]

Easily.

Also, Capcom tends to be dominating this gen on the console side. The only publisher I can think of who is constantly getting high sales on both the PS3 and 360.

There must be a large Capcom fanbase still on PS3. The attach rate is much higher than the 360 version.

Of course, the Dpad could be in issue. When I buy the game I'm getting it on PS3 due to superior control.

I was expecting this for DMC4, but it ended up being much more in favor of 360. I was surprised to see SF4 this way because of how DMC4 ended up, but I'm guessing it is the Dpad.

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Good SFIV numbers for both consoles. Capcom's gotta be loving it. Killzone 2 numbers are quite good for two days of sales. It'll sell quite a bit more and be reflected in the March NPD although probably not as high or even in the top ten. Wii Fit is fucking crazy.

Yep KZ2 will be either in the low end of the top 10 next month or not even in the Top 10.

People are really thinking sales will stay on that pace after 3 days? I mean usually sales drop off by over 75% after 3 days..

 

[VeritasVierge]

The only thing predictable about the numbers were the positions of them. Each did a lot better then I expected.

And then there were the hardware sales. Also much higher then I expected.

I expected the PS3 to do better with Killzone 2 hype in full swing and I thought the 360 might get a boost. Although, I based that on the price drop plus SF4's release (I even bought another 360 so a friend could play SF4). Wii, DS and PSP seem pretty consistent. I guess I'm the only one that's not surprised. :\

Software sales just make me curious about the DS top 10 since NSMB and MKDS are selling so strong since Dec.