sixteen-bit
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That was a multiplatform game thoughuser friendly said:
I don't think KZ3 bombed. Unless Sony had way higher expectations or something.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2011 [Update 4: PS3 Hardware, TONS Of Games]
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I don't think KZ3 bombed. Unless Sony had way higher expectations or something.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
Why it's retarded? I believe K2 sold a lot more in less days, this game should have been more frontloaded...BroHuffman said:
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I don't think KZ3 is necessarily a bomb like people are saying but I'm honestly wondering why GG put it out so quick. After KZ2 was done I wasn't expecting to see a sequel until the end of the generation, another couple years.
It's a very feature rich game but I think they definitely could have used another 4-6 months of polish at least.
It's a very feature rich game but I think they definitely could have used another 4-6 months of polish at least.
Dedication Through Light said:
I feel like there's been a bigger marketing push this time, and more effort to make the game more "accessible". Hasn't really done anything for the sales, and if anything, lost them some of the original fanbase. Moral of the story, don't pander to the masses. Just do your own thing.
Megadragon15
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http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/kinect-bundles-outsold-ps3-move-bundles-51-in-february/
According to this article: Playstation 3=403,000(up 12% year-over-year)
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Very good month for PS3 even considering that it basically had a $50 price drop.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Happy to see Marvel living up to its potential for sales; I really did think the Marvel name and characters were far more powerful these days. It looks like it is working.
The thing is, there's almost nothing in the Marvel 3 package to turn off the average player. The hardcore blew up at no spectator mode or replays at launch, played theory fighter and screamed the game was broken 2 days after launch, but the core game is amazing and anybody, even the average player, can see that.
I've seen some hardcore say Capcom should have just cut work on stuff like backgrounds and character intros or all that music to get spectator mode in, or their 2 favorite characters... but that would have been the wrong move as far as mass sales are concerned. The first impression the game gives off is that it's super lush, extravagant, and state of the art. The games causing the most excitement in the fighting game revival, with seemingly the most mainstream appeal, all showcase audio visual and presentation standards that are comparable to modern AAA games. (Hardcore bitching about SFIV's art style not being anime doesn't matter; that game is technically gorgeous and lavish, and shook off the low budget, dinky impression 2D fighting games had been stuck with.)
Hopefully MK9 will be able to fully capitalize on this wave; it's got all the right ingredients.
The thing is, there's almost nothing in the Marvel 3 package to turn off the average player. The hardcore blew up at no spectator mode or replays at launch, played theory fighter and screamed the game was broken 2 days after launch, but the core game is amazing and anybody, even the average player, can see that.
I've seen some hardcore say Capcom should have just cut work on stuff like backgrounds and character intros or all that music to get spectator mode in, or their 2 favorite characters... but that would have been the wrong move as far as mass sales are concerned. The first impression the game gives off is that it's super lush, extravagant, and state of the art. The games causing the most excitement in the fighting game revival, with seemingly the most mainstream appeal, all showcase audio visual and presentation standards that are comparable to modern AAA games. (Hardcore bitching about SFIV's art style not being anime doesn't matter; that game is technically gorgeous and lavish, and shook off the low budget, dinky impression 2D fighting games had been stuck with.)
Hopefully MK9 will be able to fully capitalize on this wave; it's got all the right ingredients.
manueldelalas said:
Falling slightly short of a previous version is not necessarily strange. I'm sure sony has a range of numbers that it wanted to do. I'm sure this number fell within the expected range, if Sony was being realistic.
Every dev puts out a game and they want it to be the next big hit. This didn't explode out the gates, but that doesn't mean GG should shut down and the series should die. Like some of gaf think it should.
~Devil Trigger~
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Damn Mahvel good shit
thoughtspeak
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Quick question for the more knowledgable, does the NPD track online sales as well as retail? Would it track the sales of MVC3 from capcoms store?
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Kinect sales have gone up from 50% of 360hw over the holidays, to 60% last month, to over 66% this month.Megadragon15 said:
Damn. Hope we can get numbers for Dance Central and Kinect Sports. Food for thought, Kinect Adventures is pretty close to being the most shipped title in MGS history.
MWS Natural
Member
Sooooo.....Sony didn't even show up to the party this month?
thoughtspeak
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confuziz said:
That makes MVC3's sales all the more impressive. Still not as much as SF, but capcom was delusional if they thought it would outsell it realistically.
Well done capcom (NOW FIX THE FUCKING ONLINE!!!)
_dementia said:
its a better game overall. Marvel is for fun and fanservice, SF (even comback fighter 4) is a more serious and deeper series.
Psychotext
Member
Yeah, good month for everyone really. Home console wise anyway.ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
sixteen-bit
Member
Out of curiosity, I looked up SF4 and it did 59k more than MvC3 its first month. It released slightly later in the month too.
Dedication Through Light
Member
Megadragon15 said:
I wonder why they keep claiming that the companies will do a price cut. Consumers seem to, still be buying these units at the high cost (and for Microsoft's case, pricey bundles) and for the PS3, its high cost compared to others.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
The PS3 was $50 off and/or bundled with KZ3 half the month. A price drop usually follows those kinds of deals.Dedication Through Light said:
zomgbbqftw
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poppabk said:
Economic recovery?
This time last year was really bad.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
They are also up significantly over January as well, and the Wii and PS3 were down last month and we didn't undergo economic recovery in one month. Tax refunds maybe, coupled with a tighter Christmas budget, so people delayed till now. I don't know it seems strangezomgbbqftw said:
Infinite Justice
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Zoe said:
Suppsoedly 360 > PS3 based on the listing (apparently it shows the system sales order)
To be fair, by definition the recession is over so things should start to be looking up.
Hahahaha, you were definitely trumpeting Kinect before launch so now you can tall and proud. I still think it is garbage but there is no denying it has been a massive sales success for MS. There should be a Kinect it prints money gif if it keeps on selling at this pace.
Prine said:
Hahahaha, you were definitely trumpeting Kinect before launch so now you can tall and proud. I still think it is garbage but there is no denying it has been a massive sales success for MS. There should be a Kinect it prints money gif if it keeps on selling at this pace.
number fixedPai Pai Master said:
huh?
I think it feels like it came out at the right time. WHile I didn't love it (KZ3 that is), I bought it and didn't feel like it came too early. Also, BS is multiplatform and sold 10k more? Not really a massive success compared to KZ3 - which reuses engine, and assets (albeit improved).
Megadragon15
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Where the hell did you get this number from? It is 279.9K in the US NPD.KKRT00 said:
Kinspiracy
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Haunted said:
Based on the sales number for their "AAA" exclusives, most everyone has.
Megadragon15
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Korez said:
Dedication Through Light
Member
Wow thats my first time seeing boxarts for the last guardian and resistance 3, lookin hot and twisted metal too.
Looks deserted...
Looks deserted...
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
Disappointing sales are disappointing. It had plenty of time (unlike K2) and it sold worse. We will see in the second month to make a valid comparison with K2 numbers, because K2 had like 48 hours of NPD data, and the second month was stronger for it, but it is not retarded, as you said, to think the sales of the game were not what one would expect.BroHuffman said:
Korez said:
Kinspiracy
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WrikaWrek said:
Mmmmmmm Kool Aid!