NPD Sales Results for January 2010
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Vizion28 said:
Given the fact that they already had a solid action title with an existing fanbase just sitting on their hands with NMH2 and seemed to actively do whatever they could to make sure it didn't sell, I don't exactly have high hopes for them putting their dollars down to promote Red Steel 2.
Unless of course the mishandling of No More Heroes is just Ubisoft's ploy to erode Japanese-developed core games for Wii, so that they can just go right on trucking with cheaply-produced casual slog. Hm....
speculawyer
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A fairly standard 2D fighter that has been a relatively popular genre since the old Mortal Kombat & Street Fighter arcade games.Andrex said:
Bel Marduk
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Mael said:
Those aren't expectations, that's data of what they shipped for the QTR (I think it's the QTR). Notice that MH3's only listed in Japan there where you see the 1150k, and then the other part shows they're bringing it overseas. They don't have expectations for MH3 yet.
Boss Doggie
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speculawyer said:
Fighting games are niche unless it is a branded game.
Gamer @ Heart
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AniHawk said:
Well then things might not be as bad as wee thought.
I think NMH can be summed up easily. I was planning on getting it upon release. I mentioned to a buddy of mine that loved the 1st game that it was coming out in a week. He and I talked about how neither of us would have known based on ads. Then he said screw it, sales will tank and I'll get it cheap. I more or less took the same attitude.
Why should I pay 50$ for it if Ubi doesn't feel like it's worth selling to the audience that lapped up the 1st one?
Why should I pay 50$ for it if Ubi doesn't feel like it's worth selling to the audience that lapped up the 1st one?
A Link to the Past
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I'm totally anticipating that DD will grow exponentially next generation. I can't imagine that a lot of the companies now will be able to sustain themselves if they keep attempting to nab retail space.
A Link to the Past
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Mael said:
Eh? I'm talking about the sheer inability to get decent retail space, not the inability to produce the content. I mean, that IS a problem, but it's hard to sell if you can't get to the customers.
Flying_Phoenix
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Mael said:
He's talking about the fact that games get shoved away after their first few weeks or so at retail due to the fact that there are so many games coming out that there isn't neraly enough to sustain them at the small shelves at the retail stores.
Yep. People talk about how games only have a single revenue stream unlike movies etc. DD is it. No battling with retailers to keep your three month old game on a shelf, just stick it on a server. Retail releases won't go away. They will just be supplemented by DD.A Link to the Snitch said:
Steam is achieving 100% growth every year for years now with a good library and smart pricing*. Consoles lag behind because of a lack of competition in that space, but they'll get there because third party publishers will demand it.
* unless you're in continental Europe I guess.
Crash Station
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Drensch said:
That mindset is fine when you think you're only punishing Ubisoft, but you're also punishing Grasshopper and Suda51. If you know about the game and planned to buy it on launch, you still should ir you care about the series and want a sequel.
TheChewyWaffles
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You folks don't see DD being just as crowded a retail channel if/when it really takes off for consoles? I do. I also think most people still underestimate just how important it is that little Johnny can take his Dad in to get a game while while Dad still retains possession of his credit card during the transaction instead of feeding it into god-knows-where on his boy's "Xbox thingy".
NemesisPrime
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CozMick said:
Bluray?
That's why you have regular sales to highlight games and bring them back into focus. Steam has multiple midweek and weekend deals, plus pre order price cuts and four packs and so forth. Beyond that, it's up the publisher if they want to generate interest in a game that has been on sale already for a few months. This opens the door to post release marketing to publishers other than the ultra rich like Nintendo that can keep their stock on shelves.BigNastyCurve said:
Retail is very important. DD is supplemental to retail, not necessarily a replacement.BigNastyCurve said:
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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I totally forgot about Dark Void.
Did Capcom successfully kill it at retail?
I'm surprised they made a commercial for this game. I see it often on ESPN and TNT.
Did Capcom successfully kill it at retail?
I'm surprised they made a commercial for this game. I see it often on ESPN and TNT.
MightyHedgehog
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It's going to be crowded, but that's inevitable. Competition and a keen eye toward maintaining balance between eager publishers will help...and it's in the marketplace holder's best interest (more people looking and buying, and more software across the board to take a piece of) to foster a situation where a wide range of tastes can be catered to. Certainly better to have a choice of marketplaces where you have a much better chance to get your title on the virtual shelf instead of traditional physical retail where only the big boys can afford to be placed and everything else gets drowned out or doesn't even get a shot up there. And, really, most people have gotten very accustomed to using credit cards and alternate means of e-transactions...this isn't 2000 nor is it 1990. People can buy physical cards for trade into marketplace credit at most stores if they want to. Anyway, physical retail isn't going to just up and disappear overnight...but it is losing its unhealthy dominance where just a few retail monopolies force the market into corners that don't really help anyone (and I'm talking about the consumer and software producer both) except Wal-Mart at the end of the day.BigNastyCurve said:
A Link to the Past
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Fredescu said:
Steam also has an excellent setup; with retail, you're often blindly buying games unless you've done your research, and most people haven't. With Steam, I can look and say "oh hey, this game is a great deal and has great ratings" or "oh hey, this game isn't very good." So a good review is more likely to actually influence more people [that is, if DD becomes more mainstream].
Fredescu said:
Point taken, not the kind of impulse buy I thought off.
Still no way I'm dling 5Go+ data over the web right now or in the near future.
I mean in the time it takes to get dl'd I have the time to go downtown on foot, get the game go to the restaurant, watch a film come back on foot AND begin playing the game.
abacab driver
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Just peeked in this thread..f*ck, it is so sad to see the absolute incontestably best action game of its kind I have played this gen (possibly ever), sell such a low amount.
I hope by the end of its lifespan it sells at least a million though it deserves so much better.
I'm praying that relatively low sales don't stop them from giving us Bayonetta 2 or any other action game of the sort in the future..
I hope by the end of its lifespan it sells at least a million though it deserves so much better.
I'm praying that relatively low sales don't stop them from giving us Bayonetta 2 or any other action game of the sort in the future..
Nuclear Muffin
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If these numbers are true than Bayonetta is pretty much in line with Madworld, which is quite surprising; I expected it to do much better than Madworld. It's a much bigger production and in a much more popular genre, SEGA can't be happy with those sales (It would've costed much more and was actually advertised on TV. It may have just over doubled the sales of MW with both consoles combined but it would've costed much more than double the amount it cost MW to produce)
Tatsunoko Vs Capcom is quite an eye opener, it managed to almost double the first week sales of it's japanese counterpart! (TVC was released on Jan 26th so it would've been tracked for about a week in the US) Those sales are pretty damn impressive considering that half the cast are completly unknown to most people (hell even most of the people on here, myself included, don't even know where these characters come from and that's saying something!) and that it's in a niche genre!
As for NMH2, don't count it as a bomba just yet. It's first NPD sales figures account for about half the amount of time as the original game. It may yet be able to keep up with the original game, considering the legs that Wii games tend to have! (and even considering that, it would still be SUDA's 2nd best selling game of all time anyway)
Dark Void is as big a bomba as Bionic Commando. I wouldn't be surprised if Dark Void Zero outsold it (funny considering that Bionic Commando Rearmed outsold the retail game as well, hell both downloadable games were better recieved critically as well :lol)
My Steam folder is over 200GB and it's not even the only DD service I use, and I live in a country with shitty internet. I get that you're saying it won't be an impulse buy in the sense that you can pick it up and play straight away, but if the price is right you'll get used to buying now and playing later once it's downloaded.Mael said:
I did that for Osmos, and man that game was good. Best $2 I've ever spent.Nessus said: