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NPD Sales Results for June 2007
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Yeah, that's something I noticed.Odysseus said:
Many are like in shock seeing Nintendo consoles/games as the top selling ones...when in reality, is not the first time in history of gaming that something like this happens.
But is like someone told me...probably most (not all) of the ones complaning started gaming on the PS1/PS2 era...when Sony was already winning..when Microsoft entered gaming...and got used to the idea of seeing Nintendo games/consoles either not selling or just selling for a month and then dissapearing from the charts...and got used to the idea of "Nintendo is kiddy".."Nintendo is dead" ...etc..
Now you're sounding like CliffyB's brother all of a sudden.Odysseus said:
I think you are correct, but it will be a while before I'm impacted; I only buy a small fraction of the games that appeal to me, so there has to be a lot of transfer in resources to the Wii before it bugs me. Besides, I'm used to owning the systems that come out on the "losing" end of these "wars". :lol
Also, this is just the beging folks. Wii hardware numbers are now at the point where third party games will sell (on a Nintendo platform OMG!!1)
I remember this moment on the DS. It's finally come to the Wii. Congrats to Capcom's RE4.
:lol :lol Oh shit that is the dopest thing since the early days of the it prints money gif.
I remember this moment on the DS. It's finally come to the Wii. Congrats to Capcom's RE4.
:lol :lol Oh shit that is the dopest thing since the early days of the it prints money gif.
Rancid Mildew
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Norse said:
I'm not sure if that really flies. The ultimate in casual is the DS and yet it landed the DQ9 exclusive. That's a traditional console title that the PS2/PS3 lost even though the DS has graphics comparable to the N64/PS1 generation. So even though the DS is the Nintendogs/Brain Age system that is weaker than its competitors by a painfully obvious margin, it's still getting a steady flow of third party games that cater to the core audience and it also scored one of the largest game coups (against a home console!) this generation. It's probably also preventing the Tales games from coming to the PS3/360. I don't see the why the Wii is going to be a different situation if it continues to outsell the competition so dramatically and everything indicates that it will.
Further, I consider myself a core gamer and yet the Wii will be getting, by far, the most amount of money from me this holiday season. I'm sure I'm not the only one. And judging from RE4 sales, there is a sizeable force out there that will purchase games of the same type as the ones found predominantly on the 360.
Skiptastic
Member
rs7k said:
Well...then it could REALLY start surpassing them if they had more price competitive hardware.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
We're used to this happening monthly recently, but by my count Wii's US YTD (2.1M) is now ahead of X360+PS3's US YTD (2.0M).
They failed to hit their goals of 4 million by the end of 2006 and 6 million by the end of March.F#A#Oo said:
It's not like GAF was bringing anything to the deal, though.AlteredBeast said:
AltogetherAndrews
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Odysseus said:
Meh, third parties. They will come back (if they ever leave) once these machines hit a mainstream price point. For now, we'll just have to get by on incredible first party efforts instead.
Cheesemeister
Member
JoshuaJSlone said:
Plugging the leak floodgates isn't nothing.
Grampa Simpson
Banned
I think I need to give that and Dennou Coil another try.Branduil said:
dirtmonkey37
flinging feces ---->
Where is Ninja Gaiden Sigma?
GhaleonEB said:Now you're sounding like CliffyB's brother all of a sudden.
I think you are correct, but it will be a while before I'm impacted; I only buy a small fraction of the games that appeal to me, so there has to be a lot of transfer in resources to the Wii before it bugs me. Besides, I'm used to owning the systems that come out on the "losing" end of these "wars". :lol
you're not among those coming across as overly bitter or dismissive about it. i'm no wii fan, either, but i've come to accept its place in gaming and think that, generally speaking, what's happening with the wii is a good thing for the industry.
on that same note, another thing i've mentioned to this person on msn is the fact that something like the wii is a good indicator if gaming actually has a future that isn't just tied to increases in technology. "eventually the graphics on wii will get old and people will want the new hotness." if that's true, then it doesn't say much for the gaming industry as a whole. eventually, the shallow thrill of better eye candy or whatever is going to have to give way to something more substantive, or else gaming is just one huge house of cards waiting to fall down when the next technological leap becomes too costly or even less distinguishable than the current one. if all gaming is is the quest for more power, what happens when more power never happens? what then?
the wii, i think, is a good barometer for the future of gaming. its appeal is something else. i don't want all of gaming to travel down the path. heaven knows i don't want to waggle. but the idea that an idea other than the latest and greatest in graphical fidelity can drive industry growth is rather refreshing.
Karma Kramer
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AltogetherAndrews said:
exactly... Nintendo may have one the battle but they will not WIN THE WAR!
Odysseus said:
I'm still not convinced that the Wii is going to steal away the epic games from the 360 and PS3, especially when it comes to western developed titles. With maybe the exception of EA, it looks like most developers would rather push themselves with new tech. But if somehow the Wii does take signifigant 3rd party support away from 360/PS3 I know that, with the PS3 atleast there will always be a bunch of great 1st/2nd party software to look forward too.
Though if third parties would actually get creative with the Wii, I wouldn't mind seeing some epic adventures made on that console.
Grampa Simpson
Banned
Plugging the floodgates like Cheesemeister said. Anything else I say will just be paraphrasing him.JoshuaJSlone said:
That aside, It would be rather nice to have a place to go to get a straightforward answer of what ranked where with what numbers instead of having to scrape data from a half dozen articles and leaks on other boards.
The Hermit
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jrricky said:....Oh and PS3:
Nothing else needs to be said. Ciao!
:lol Finally a substitute of the old pole gif...
Oh and Willy Wanka is
almost
Jarosh...Sigh
AdmiralViscen
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Odysseus wins his first thread in a long while.
I helped
TheGreatDave
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chemicals said:
I've bought 6 of the top 10. Are you calling me cool?
Mariah Carey
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Odysseus said:
You stopped just before the best part!: MS and Sony have proven that the 360/PS3 model doesn't work; if they have any aptitude at all, you will not see gaming machines in their spirit again.
VultureDude
Member
RE4 at 150,000ish is quite encouraging, lets hope umbrella chronicles fails to achieve similar success
Grampa Simpson
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Karma Kramer said:
The way I read it, they've won 6 out of the last 8 battles. MS has won two, and Sony is on a complete loosing streak.
Only a matter of time 'till more third parties move to the Wii. Wii60 is all that is needed this gen.
And to everyone saying third parties don't sell on the Wii, look at RE4. Third parties need to make a f'ing good game and it will sell. Give Wii userbase shit, and they will flush it down the drain. RE4 is proof that good games sell on Wii.
I hope Soul Calibur: Legends turns out good.
And to everyone saying third parties don't sell on the Wii, look at RE4. Third parties need to make a f'ing good game and it will sell. Give Wii userbase shit, and they will flush it down the drain. RE4 is proof that good games sell on Wii.
I hope Soul Calibur: Legends turns out good.
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Hardware - This Month| L Month | YTD | LTD
1. NDS - 561,900 | 423,150 | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX
2. WII - 381,800 | 338,278 | 2,109,800 | 3,190,000
3. PSP - 290,100 | 221,120 | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX
4. PS2 - 270,000 | 187,765 | XXXXXXXXX | XXXXXXXX
5. X360 - 198,400 | 154,932 | 1,248,400 | 5,751,515
6. PS3 - 98,500 | 81,604 | 763,104 | 1,450,804Because I like cheese's format. I wish I had complete numbers.
Karma Kramer
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bmf said:
The way I read it, they've won 6 out of the last 8 battles. MS has won two, and Sony is on a complete loosing streak.
I go by yearly... this year Wii wins... next year though... who knows?
the thoroughbred said:
So many wrongs within there, it's not even funny... the Beetle is NOT a better car than a Ferrari... They're are not reliable, they ARE cheap, they look like balls, and are not practical in every way... No one in their right mind would ever-ever take one of them over a ferrari... now shit is getting out of hand here... You have the money to get a ferrari, you don't care if it's "too wide for roads" lol...
Not an application for videogame consoles, cause who needs a "practical-everyday console" LOL... it's a lil frill in life, not a needed everyday item... You want to compare Performance, looks, sex-appeal, then yes... But practical is a non-sense term, unless the Wii hits $50 and the new games clock in at $5...
It's gonna be a first here, but I agree with Norse... :lol
No doubt the Wii is selling like crazy... But, as long as it has uninteresting, irrelevant games to me on it, I can care less as long as I get the games I want on my PC, PS3, and 360...
...But, sucks for those people that have fun with their non-wii machines based on sales numbers... I can see how that'd decrease the gaming experience... I'm sure after Insomniac and Bungie see these numbers, their games appeal and quality will plummet without a doubt, and crysis, only needs 16mb videocard now as it's awesomeness just plummeted... And, by all means pick up Red Steel now, as it's a certifiable AAAA+ title...
titiklabingapat
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Capcom should have shipped more copies of RE4: Wii then.Skiptastic said:
edwardslane
Member
HokieJoe said:
the market will react just as equally when nintendo drops the price of the wii down to 199.99
nintendo is still in the best position for pricing.
Odysseus said:
Honestly, part of me doesn't care what this does to the industry from a monetary perspective. Gaming has been my hobby as long as I can remember, dating back to the Odyssey (the first system I can recall). And for all that time, gaming has been treated like some backwoods hobby by the "mainstream" press and culture. If the success of the Wii, and it's embracement by the mainstream means gaming is seen as more "respectable", then I'm happy. If it gets more people gaming - into my hobby - then I'm happy.
So factor out the dollars - if the industry really is expanding, there's more gamers (or non-gamers, I don't give a shit how we categorize them), then it's all good.
In reality, the Wii is pretty repugnant as a gaming console to me. I can't imagine a system that appeals to my gaming tastes any less. But there's entire genres of film, music and you freakin' name it that I don't like either, I just select what I want from what's out there and be content. I'm confident there's always going to be enough out there for me.
Karma Kramer said:
it will take a dramatic shift for next year to be much different than this one. will a price adjustment or two make that much of a difference? will halo 3 and grand theft auto actually spur the masses and energize the "traditional" gaming ps2/xbox fans still sitting on the side to the degree to which 360 can erase the gap?
i don't know, i think the time to try to thwart the wii momentum was earlier this year before it had a chance to take root. instead of focusing so intently on sony (hello, 360 elite), the sights should have quickly shifted to nintendo. at this point, i'm not sure microsoft can do anything to stop it.
Odysseus said:
So would you be up for something as interactive as waggle in future controls of various consoles? IMO the wii is a testament that people want to be more immersed into the game, there is a disconnection between pressing a button and a physical action on screen. Wii is a step in the right direction but not the final step. For far too long controls have been put into the optional peripherals market, perhaps forcing a different hrdware control is a step in the right direction to stop it from stagnating.