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NPD Sales Results for July 2007
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Whipped Spartan
Member
I am predicting Halo 3 360 outsells the PS3 when it launches:lol
Guys, Why are we still talking about how to save the PS3? Every "AAA" titles that is supposed to come out has turned out sub-par, Sony WILL NOT drop the price again this year, and in general the industry is 360 centric. I'm not saying its time wrap it up, but its no longer a race .
Square2005
Banned
...and the X360.
Sales mostly concentrated in North America.
Sales mostly concentrated in North America.
OokieSpookie
Banned
sonycowboy said:
They really have no choice in the matter.
They have some good things coming before the end of the year but no home runs.
As it stands they will be destroyed the rest of the year and if they think Square, Konami, Namco and others will take one for the team they are mistaken.
With the hd format wars going back into limbo they do not have a leg to stand on right now.
Most of their big go to titles will be available on other systems for cheaper, and the ones that are not are in danger of leaning that way.
They are running out of "wait until" titles, with Lair and Heavenly Sword while maybe being great games they have not been high in the eyes of reviewers and the press.
If they do not drop the price again (and I am not talking about 'hey look, the 80gig is now 499' I am talking 80gig for 399) by or at TGS then I will completely agree that it is a lost cause.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Wii Games Sales = Wii being the official party toy for the casuals. They dont' seem to be doing anything else with it
it will be surprising to see how many copies Mario Galaxy will sell one its 1st week of releasing.
Nintendo will have to at least produce 1million copies for each region. Considering the User base i can see at least 30% (and thats a real low estimate) on picking up the New Mario title.
Now...... lets see how many Wii hardware they can churn out of the factory from now till christmas. They better have another new Factory up and running by November because if a parent cant find a Wii on the shelves im sure another machine will be just as happy to take its place.
its called a DS Lite
Nintendo will have to at least produce 1million copies for each region. Considering the User base i can see at least 30% (and thats a real low estimate) on picking up the New Mario title.
Now...... lets see how many Wii hardware they can churn out of the factory from now till christmas. They better have another new Factory up and running by November because if a parent cant find a Wii on the shelves im sure another machine will be just as happy to take its place.
its called a DS Lite
VALIS said:
Likewise, I think it's the people who think Sony needs to 'be in first' to 'win' in their own eye's, are out to lunch.
Honestly, Sony isn't really looking for 100 Million this generation. They're looking for maybe half that. But half of that, will give them a very good chance at victory for Blu-Ray, which is really what Sony is most concerned with, and if it does win, they'll have won 'more' than they could in the Videogame industry.
At least for the next 5-8 years that disc based media will be around. After that, i assume digital distribution will begin it's full swing.
But, again, Blu-Ray could possibly be the established format for at least a decade, which would give sony more profit, and they'd have room to 'gamble' on the next Playstation.
It is interesting, consideringsp0rsk said:
--It follows three months of sales declines follwed by a flatline last month. It is a change in trend.
--Widespread anticipation of a price cut in response to the PS3, in addition to the cut being leaked online
--PS3 price cut by $100 did not detract from 360 sales, at least not enough to overcome any impact that NCAA had.
I'll calibrate what September should look like after we see August to guage the price cut impact. They should come close to the Wii, I suppose, but that's perhaps not the most important metric.
Skiptastic
Member
Said it before, say it again.
Nintendo's success helps one company: Nintendo.
And BOY, how it's helping!
Nintendo's success helps one company: Nintendo.
And BOY, how it's helping!
Agent Icebeezy
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Fuzzy said:
Yeah, I almost didn't catch that one, :lol
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
jgkspsx said:
They are going to sit back and watch it happen, like we will. They had their price drop for the year. PS3 can't go too low. They have to worry about the profit margins of Pioneer, Samsung and all the other Blu-Ray players. They can't go that low yet.
Crayon Shinchan
Aquafina Fanboy
Jesus.
People just don't like the idea of the PS3 huh?
It's ok PS3. I still like you.
People just don't like the idea of the PS3 huh?
It's ok PS3. I still like you.
AstroLad said:
What? Do you have data to back this up?
Regarding "hardcore gaming", I think what we will be seeing is simply a move back to the NES-to-late-PS1 era status quo. Back in the day, casual games were on consoles, and hardcore, serious, big games (Wing Commander, System Shock, Tie Fighter, Under a Killing Moon, Myth, Starcraft), the ones that pushed the medium forward, were on the PC.
Come this gen, and all of a sudden next-gen consoles ditch the whole affordable-and-mainstream idea and go to raw power. The price gets too close to what a real gaming PC will do, specially if you add the cost of a HDTV. If you are a casual, you were not spending that much on gaming before (you were not buying a $1000 rig for Quake Wars or Company of Heroes), and sure as hell you are not going to do it for a console. Most of the market is seriously price-sensitive, so they gave the prize to the cheapest, most true to consoles´roots constestant: the affordable, easy to use Wii.
So yeah, you want real epics, go back to were they used to be: the PC, were they belong. Boy, I wish I had the money to go back...
Visualante
Member
Guitar Hero 3 on Wii PS2 vs. Rock Band on PS3, PS2 and 360.JB1981 said:
Epic battle.
Whipped Spartan
Member
Everyone else is thinking it:
Wii= PS2 xbox 360=XBOX 1 and PS3=GNC
Wii= PS2 xbox 360=XBOX 1 and PS3=GNC
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
Nintendo is absolutely destroying the competition. The real show however are the guys spinning this as positive news for the competition. :lol
We need more graphs though.
We need more graphs though.
Wow, I come home to a 18 page thread.
Anyway, as a pro-Sony consumer (ie. not a fanboy), those are some pretty disappointing results for July. Barely above 150k?
Judging by Sony's recent GC conference, I'm beginning to see that they're following Yahoo!'s ill-fated path: they're spreading themselves far too thin in too many areas.
And there's little to no way they can get themselves out of this mess, unless their titles these coming months prove to be system sellers. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell that for certain until we get to that point.
The only good news out of this is that they managed to sell that much in a normally dead month without an AAA title on hand. That has to say something, right?
Anyway, as a pro-Sony consumer (ie. not a fanboy), those are some pretty disappointing results for July. Barely above 150k?
Judging by Sony's recent GC conference, I'm beginning to see that they're following Yahoo!'s ill-fated path: they're spreading themselves far too thin in too many areas.
And there's little to no way they can get themselves out of this mess, unless their titles these coming months prove to be system sellers. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell that for certain until we get to that point.
The only good news out of this is that they managed to sell that much in a normally dead month without an AAA title on hand. That has to say something, right?
Visualante
Member
You think? A lot of Wii owners will be getting Guitar Hero for the first time.Odysseus said:
Rock Band on PS3 and 360 is an expensive package.
Lord Helmet
Member
Wow. I really expected Sony to pull ahead just a little for July. :lol