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NPD Sales Results for July 2009
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Rated-Rsuperstar
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AceBandage said:
Well Dead Space has sold over a million combined on 360/PS3. Do you think Extraction is even gonna sell 100,00?
Nintendo has put themselves in a poor position by basically betting the farm that New Super Mario Bros. will magically boost the Wii back up. The fact that Wii Sports Resort had absolutely no impact implies that Wii Fit Plus will also fail to attract new buyers. As far as I know their big-name games for 2010 are all sequels to properties already established on Wii. So really, the only game they even have announced that seems likely to make an impact is NSMB Wii.
At one point it seemed like Wii could blow past PS2 worldwide. IMO this is looking less and less likely with the system losing steam in America (and Europe?) and having long-established poor sales in Japan. It's been interesting to watch Nintendo squander their momentum over the past year.
At one point it seemed like Wii could blow past PS2 worldwide. IMO this is looking less and less likely with the system losing steam in America (and Europe?) and having long-established poor sales in Japan. It's been interesting to watch Nintendo squander their momentum over the past year.
boiled goose
good with gravy
MikeE21286 said:
it is a valid point to raise, even if it is likely that NSMB wii will do amazing.
when was the last time a 2d game made a huge splash on home consoles while being sold at full price?
if anyone has a chance it is nintendo with mario.
i do think 2d games are more appealing and accesible to more people, but will today's audience see it as a full fledgedd 50 dollar retail game. (not saying 2d games are worse or should be cheaper, rather questioning what others might think, we have seen posts like this on gaf)
i think it will do great because of several reasons:
mario
accesible
local multiplayer (most wii super hits are great multi titles)
not much else being released this fall for wii.
elrechazado
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-Pyromaniac- said:
Yeah, the largest single game market isn't worth discussing really.
MikeE21286
Member
amtentori said:
Hell I know that I'm buying it day 1 that's for sure.
Game2Death
Banned
You know even with all the bad sales of games and the recession, look at Gamestops #2 top seller
I'm saddened with gamers everywhere...
I'm saddened with gamers everywhere...
speculawyer
Member
C'mon! YEAR OF THE PS3! Get with the program!Stoney Mason said:
Well, I'm gonna pick up Uncharted 2 but it doesn't look all then great beyond that.
Arpharmd B
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Cruzader said:
I really, really hate this term. Selling Gangbusters. What the fuck is a gangbuster?
The only other term that I hate more, and it's used on GAF quite often, is Batshit Crazy. Why is that such a popular phrase? Is it because Frank Demagio says it in Gears of War?
Rated-Rsuperstar said:
That's what EA sold to retailers. They sold the same amount of Mirror's Edge. Mirror's Edge bombed hard. Dead Space did better (about twice as good), but it probably didn't get to 1 million sold to consumers at full price.
I don't recall seeing commercials for Dead Space, but Mirror's Edge was on TV all the time. It was a good commercial that demonstrated just how awesome the gameplay was too.
2 Minutes Turkish
Banned
Not sure if this means anything, and it COULD be Australia only.
But PS3s have been sold out at the retailer I work part-time at for over a month. Apparently we're not getting new stock for some time.
Rumors are that either a new model with bigger HDD is coming, or the Slim. But no one in our games dept knows, or is willing to tell.
A few of them went to a game conference in Melbourne and signed a NDC, so no matter what we tried they wouldn't tell us shit about what they saw.
All they hinted at, was new Grand Theft Auto (assumed it was the DLC for 360) and they okayed ODST I think, or maybe just saw ODST.
But PS3s have been sold out at the retailer I work part-time at for over a month. Apparently we're not getting new stock for some time.
Rumors are that either a new model with bigger HDD is coming, or the Slim. But no one in our games dept knows, or is willing to tell.
A few of them went to a game conference in Melbourne and signed a NDC, so no matter what we tried they wouldn't tell us shit about what they saw.
All they hinted at, was new Grand Theft Auto (assumed it was the DLC for 360) and they okayed ODST I think, or maybe just saw ODST.
Four_Chamber
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:lolNirolak said:
Are you kidding me?
That's frickin fantastic
Shig said:
Its also a single player game. A sequel to one of the best selling games of all time. How can you even doubt how many copies this will sell? Its got an automatic play mode for people who can't clear the levels. The game plays it for you and you can then continue with the next level. They practically made it so that everyone can play. I bet the coins collectibles will also make this fun for veteran Mario players.
AceBandage
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Rated-Rsuperstar said:
So, no examples, just trolling.
Gotcha.
Captain Smoker
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gangbusterArpharmd B said:
Apparently most of Mirror's Edge's sales were in Europe EA was saying.AniHawk said:
Also rather interesting, while EA sold 1.5 million copies of Dead Space to retailers, apparently over 3 million people have played the game. It'll be interesting to see how they try to fight renting/the used game market with the next title.
boiled goose
good with gravy
MikeE21286 said:
i might not buy it day one.
...my gaming spending has do decrease for a while. which is why i havent bought LKs yet... sorry .
mostly been going through backlog and cheap Downloadable games lately.
it will sure be interesting how well NSMB wii does.
I have little doubt it will outsell galaxy, but it seems nintendo and others are really hoping for it to do more and spark some new interest on the wii.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
AceBandage said:
Madworld would have sold better on 360/PS3. Is that a better example?
Captain Smoker said:
Don't make it look like internet lingo.
It's an actual word: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gangbuster
Shig said:
Nintendo chose to focus presentation on the multiplayer because 4 player is a new element in the Mario series. Doesn't mean the game is only multiplayer though. Like Anihawk already said, Miyamoto actually said the multiplayer element came much later in development and the title started out as a single player Mario.
elrechazado
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Arpharmd B said:
Guano causes various neurological conditions. Guano = batshit. hence, batshit crazy.
ok I made that up
Captain Smoker
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mario ate my burger
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ZealousD said:
Maybe when it was still exclusive...
boiled goose
good with gravy
Rated-Rsuperstar said:
counter factual scenarios are always a bitch to prove.
i personally think it would have sold about the same. maybe multiplatform could have helped.
AceBandage
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Rated-Rsuperstar said:
Ah yes, because similar games like God Hand on the PS2 sold gangbusters, right?
kame-sennin
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Tiktaalik said:
I always found it odd when developers claimed that the supposedly stupid "casual" audience not only knew who published what game, but had developed a stubborn brand loyalty to one specific publisher. Honestly, why would someone whose first console was Wii know or care who was publishing what game? Of course people follow franchises like Mario or Mii-based Wii games. But I have never spoken to someone outside of the internet who associates a reputation with any of the corporate logos that flash on the screen before their game starts.
On an unrelated note, the notion that NSMB Wii could undersell Galaxy is laughable.
Arpharmd B
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Captain Smoker said:
So, if I'm selling gangbusters, that means I am selling sexual advances made in an attempt to turn someone on?
That clears it up perfectly. Thank you.
UltimaPooh
Member
mario ate my burger said:
Grand Theft Auto 4 says hello.
Nuclear Muffin
Banned
Oh crap, Wii is in trouble, NSMB isn`t enough to kick start the console`s sales IMO.
Nintendo needs strong 3rd party support and soon. Maybe the promise of a strong 2010 3rd Party lineup might be enough to carry them but they really needed the support from last year. At this point, their games can only go so far.
Nintendo needs strong 3rd party support and soon. Maybe the promise of a strong 2010 3rd Party lineup might be enough to carry them but they really needed the support from last year. At this point, their games can only go so far.