Aquamarine
Member
GameCube NPD sales are a good metric for Wii U "failure," given that the GameCube was Nintendo's WORST performing real console and only managed a pathetic 22 million lifetime sales.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2013 [Up5: Dead Space 3, Crysis 3, Official PS3/WiiU]
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GameCube NPD sales are a good metric for Wii U "failure," given that the GameCube was Nintendo's WORST performing real console and only managed a pathetic 22 million lifetime sales.
Lagspike_exe
Member
With Sony's refusal to even admit the existance of this game, I'd say that's a pretty good result.
Spieler Eins
Member
Hey, plus another 10k for Monster Hunter.
nhlducks35
Member
But he's talking about the Wii, not the Wii U.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
This is honestly the most amazing thing to me out of anything this month.
Maybe Sony was vindicated in spending literally $0 marketing this game.
I meant that doing worse than last month numbers :/
I didn't realise the arbitrary cut-off point for disastrous was 57K.
wii u is on pace for saturn territory ^_^
SniperHunter
Banned
this is also extremely surprising. I thought Sony didn't market the game and it was sent to die. Very surprising month this!
UberTag
Member
Tomb Raider will have 5 weeks of sales versus Bioshock Infinite's 2 weeks.
Depends on how monstrous of an ad campaign Take-Two unleashes for this beast.
I know better than to underestimate them in that department.
Fucking unbelievable the ratio of downloads for Fire Emblem!
Very true. I'm very happy for fire emblem. Get more copies out there Nintendo!
soundscream
Member
They are lying?
Nah, it's hard to overstate how terrible the launch numbers and momentum have been so far.
digoutyoursoul
Member
I'm lighting a candle for Amazing Spider-Man Wii U sales
AstroNut325
Member
Any concrete numbers on the Vita yet?
Apophis2036
Banned
A small but decent jump for WiiU compared to last month and that's with no new games. It should hit at least 80 - 100k in March with the release of Lego City and Monster Hunter then it has Game & Wario, Wii Fit U, Pikmin 3 and possibly W-101 in April / May / June.
I'm kinda hoping we do get that new data morsel we supposedly got last month out of last month's NPD wrap up. How many returned WiiU's did it take to offset a larger number? 20k to reach Pachter's 80?
DYIIIIIING!
But doesn't that mean that poor guy just wasted $600 ($150 x 4)?
; IIRC, that's how much it'd cost to replace one of them controllers.shinra-bansho
Member
On a per week basis, everything will likely do better than January. It is a quirk of February NPD.
It's buried under the concrete.
well it is >57
D'oh stupid mistake.
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
Name a case of Nintendo undershipping a game other than Awakening and Xenoblade (and Xenoblade is an obvious exception regardless).
Undershipping is not a viable strategy for anything: it loses money for the publisher and retailer and annoys the consumer. No one wins when a product is undershipped like this.
And yes Nintendo is risk-averse. But the point of all those marketers they hire is to determine the correct shipment of a game to produce and to sell it to retailers. Not simple give up and say "oh we'll just purposely undership, that's a great strategy to boost download sales!"
CadetMahoney
Member
The jargon is contagious when performing badly. I expect "biosphere" and "natural habitat" next.Ecosystems
Thanks Sony!
It doesn't really change the basis for comparison though.
Being close to the Gamecube's trajectory isn't an enviable trend to follow.
Maybe sony allstars was its marketing. Sly was in that game, iirc. I haven't played it.
$60-$80 I think would be aggressive.
I don't think Sony is going to put much effort in the west since it doesn't seem to help in the long-term.
KillerTravis
Banned
So what's releasing next on Vita that may give it a healthier March?
Edit: I'm slipping.
Edit: I'm slipping.
velvet_nitemare
Member
I'd just like to point out that it's now behind the PS360 launch aligned, so you can't lean on that crutch anymore
UberTag
Member
That's not an entirely accurate number on an individual SKU basis as there are retail Vita sales numbers contributing to that >117,000 figure.
Still very impressive, though.
AstroNut325
Member
Netflix?
GAF has been fucking amazing with the wit lately. :lol
Aquamarine
Member
1. Soul Sacrifice in April
2. Killzone Vita in September
Annnnd....that's basically it. There's essentially zero new Vita games until April 30th.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
DYIIING!
But doesn't that mean that poor guy just wasted $600 ($150 x 4)?
I like to think he's a hapless Walmart employee (due to the meme's heritage), or Gamestop if they don't do returns.
Well, I'm pretty sure Iwata's WiiU peptalk wasn't "if we fall behind even Gamecube, its okay. Its fine. We'll keep doing consoles."
No, it's not a jump since last month it was hit with returns.
It's actually a steady decline in increase.
Wii U is flatlining fast and hard in only four months.
DragonSworne
Banned
Nintendo has failed
But the reason for failure is still yet to be determined. If they actually decide to release a game, will Wii U sell in line with PS3 and 360? One would hope.
But the reason for failure is still yet to be determined. If they actually decide to release a game, will Wii U sell in line with PS3 and 360? One would hope.
gamergirly
Member
You're skipping the summer releases?
grandjedi6
Master of the Google Search
But it sold really well...
MLB is big on PS3 so maybe it'll give Vita a small bump, or at least the Vita version of the game might sell pretty well. Soul Sacrifice is coming in April but I doubt that'll do well in the west.
Yes, but DMC never caused an extinction event for a console life-cycle generation like Donte must Cry did from bombing into the Earth so hard.
Yes, this generation would've ended this year anyway. I'm making a joke, settle down.
Anyway, good to see Metal Gear Raiden chart. Not because of Platinum, who made a solid title under rushment but because it shows that gamers want decent action games with inoffensive to their sensibilities characters.
Sly being up there is surprising. I didn't think most platformers outside of Mario charted/did decent numbers. Guess the HD re-release and cross-buy talk helped?
Apophis2036
Banned
I'd just like to point out that it's now behind the PS360 launch aligned, so you can't lean on that crutch anymore
Times have changed quite a bit since 2005, I seriously hope to see all you sales dorks on here this time next year when PS4 and the 720 sell no better than WiiU in it's launch window
.it wouldn't be a small miracle or anything if the wii u increased during february with no games but it's at least surprising.
same with the vita. i think the vita at least will be able to find itself some sort of market, maybe even sell around 10m in the us by the time sony pulls the plug. kinda like how systems used to sell before playstation was a brand.
fire emblem did pretty damn well for itself. it'll shouldn't have a problem breaking a million worldwide. if the first american/european fire emblem didn't do that, then it'll also be the best-selling game in the series.
i have problems believing both will be under 100k in the first two months following the holidays.
same with the vita. i think the vita at least will be able to find itself some sort of market, maybe even sell around 10m in the us by the time sony pulls the plug. kinda like how systems used to sell before playstation was a brand.
fire emblem did pretty damn well for itself. it'll shouldn't have a problem breaking a million worldwide. if the first american/european fire emblem didn't do that, then it'll also be the best-selling game in the series.
Times have changed quite a bit since 2005, I seriously hope to see all you sales dorks on here this time next year when PS4 and the 720 sell no better than WiiU in it's launch window
i have problems believing both will be under 100k in the first two months following the holidays.
Who'd have thought that the successor to the Wii would be bombing everywhere? The US numbers are bad, the Japanese numbers are bad and the European numbers can probably be counted on the fingers of one foot.
It'll pick up at some point, but I don't think anyone expected it to limp out of the gate like this.
It'll pick up at some point, but I don't think anyone expected it to limp out of the gate like this.
radioheadrule83
Banned
Revisit this thought at e3. They wanted the head start but they also wanted to announce their biggest moves after the MS and Sony announcements -- and they rushed. Hence no retro game, 3d mario etc. If e3 comes and they haven't started punching out great announcements that's the time people should REALLY worry and consider calling for his head.
They need to somehow convert people still buying Wii and DS to the new systems too... They really need to wean them out of stock and lower the Wii U price IMO.
KillerMan91
Member
So pretty much best debut ever fo Sly. Glorious.