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[BrokenSymmetry]

Comparison May 2008 - May 2009

DS 452.6K - 633.5K +40%
Wii 675.1K - 289.5K -57%
PS3 208.7K - 131K -37%
360 186.6K - 175K -6%
PSP 182.3K - 100.4K -45%

 

[farnham]

Wii Needs a Price Cut by this holiday, at least $50 cut. ($199)

360 could use another $25 off. ($175 Arcade, $275 Pro)

PS3 needs a $100 Cut ASAP. ($299)

No on Wii and No on 360

agree on the PS3.. (wtf its still at 400)

 

[Wizman23]

I remember this argument for Ratchet & Clank Future...

Spoiler

sorry for being a dick

I also remember the same argument for LBP and KZ2

 

[MotherFan]

Laugh all you want, but Natal is hot item right now. By holiday, I have no doubt it would have been the "IT" toy for holiday. For Microsoft to wait until next year, the hype could be gone or severely diminish.

MS is not going to release it this year. It won't release for a long time. They built hype to counteract Sony and Nintendo. That is the only reason it was even shown. And even if it is released (1% chance) then Nintendo would still beat it with NSMB.

 

[Tiktaalik]

Insane scores for UFC. Really the sport is much more popular than people think. Someone brought in the game today and folks were crowding around watching. People that I never would have expected to know or care about UFC were talking about upcoming fights and seemed to know tons about the sport. Mind boggling. EA kinda missed the boat here so it'll be interesting to see if they can catch up with their upcoming mixed martial arts game.

PUNCH OUT!! (Wii) 156.9K

Considering the incredible advertising and considering that I thought this had huuuge cross over appeal between casuals and hardcore I thought this would be much, much better than this. I wonder if this is going to come across as a big dissapointment?

It should be interesting to see in the upcoming months how this sells, whether it stays in the top 10 through the doldrums of summer, whether it drops just off the list but continues to have some legs or whether there's a drop off.

 

[Busaiku]

I'm surprised at EA Sport Active doing worse than Wii Fit. Can anyone think of a reason for this? Does EA Sport Active require the balance board or something? Are people just getting confused when they go into the store and ask for it, getting Wii Fit instead?

I think it is Balance Board compatibile.

 

[[Nintex]]

MS doesn't have the software ready to sell NATAL this holiday, they already said it's releasing in 2010. Nintendo however will launch their so called triple punch in the latter half of this year. Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Fit Plus. Super Mario Galaxy will follow spring 2010. If WSR bombs, than Nintendo should be worried.

 

[Sleeker]

Americans seem to want to beat the crap out of someone this month.

 

[laserbeam]

Everything's down again this year but the DS. The Wii number seems low, given the high bar the Wii has set in the past. Normally, ~300K would be an OK number.

Punch Out did OK as well. We'll see if Lil' Mac has those Nintendo legs.

I'm surprised at EA Sport Active doing worse than Wii Fit. Can anyone think of a reason for this? Does EA Sport Active require the balance board or something? Are people just getting confused when they go into the store and ask for it, getting Wii Fit instead?

Also, what's this UFC thing? Some kind of sports franchise?

EA Sports Active can use the Balance board so I think thats why Wii Fit remains ahead. Wii fit has its usual sales and it benefits from people who want the full balance board EA Sports active experiance.

Wii fit/EA Sports active is a crazy combo of doom

 

[mr stroke]

Did Punch Out really do that well? 150k from a Nintendo franchise with a huge install base, I really thought it would be 400-500k+

 

[FrankT]

Comparison May 2008 - May 2009

DS 452.6K - 633.5K +40%
Wii 675.1K - 289.5K -57%
PS3 208.7K - 131K -37%
360 186.6K - 175K -6%
PSP 182.3K - 100.4K -45%

Number comparisons YoY are going to be so skewed for June for the PS3 come NPD time next month. That is a pretty serious drop YoY on the Wii although in real numbers it's still kicking ass.

 

[JoJo13]

If you say so...

I don't follow.

 

[Nolan.]

Also just noticed X Men origins on the 360 sold 120k... thats just wrong

 

[ViperVisor]

Nintendo will drop the price after Monster Hunter murders JPN and the Motion+ wave of Tiger, Conduit, and Resort goes through and sells systems.

Then they can make huge dough on selling New Super Mario Bros. Wii this year and Mario Galaxy 2 in 2010. Along with all the old Nintendo releases that a lot of new buyers will pick up.

 

[Scrubking]

not sure why i'm taking your uneducated posts seriously but here goes..
A) the technology isn't ready for this year so it's a moot point.
B) Natal may be a hot item to an internet nerd. Anyone else has no clue.
C) if you think the Wii sales are truely diminishing, you are an idiot.
D) if you think an Arcade+Natal would sell for $250, you are an idiot.
E) if you think the Wii will suddenly lose popularity with the new kid in town.. well see above.

Thank you for this.

 

[Zzoram]

Also just noticed X Men origins on the 360 sold 120k... thats just wrong

At least it made the list. It's a pretty good game.

 

[farnham]

Insane scores for UFC. Really the sport is much more popular than people think. Someone brought in the game today and folks were crowding around watching. People that I never would have expected to know or care about UFC were talking about upcoming fights and seemed to know tons about the sport. Mind boggling. EA kinda missed the boat here so it'll be interesting to see if they can catch up with their upcoming mixed martial arts game.



Considering the incredible advertising and considering that I thought this had huuuge cross over appeal between casuals and hardcore I thought this would be much, much better than this. I wonder if this is going to come across as a big dissapointment?

It should be interesting to see in the upcoming months how this sells, whether it stays in the top 10 through the doldrums of summer, whether it drops just off the list but continues to have some legs or whether there's a drop off.

No.. it will probably have legs.. like any game on the wii

 

[JKBii]

Wii Fit has Mii integration and Nintendo as a publisher. It also comes with the fancier white peripheral.

I think it's just the fact that EA Sports Active had half of a month to sell and Wii Fit had an entire month.

 

[kuYuri]

Wow @ UFC. Didn't expect numbers that high.

Glad inFAMOUS made the top ten.

Such low numbers for hardware except DS.

 

[Ramenman]

UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED (Xbox 360) 679.6K
Wii FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD (Wii) 352.8K

HAHA ! HARDCORE GAMING IS BACK !! TAKE THAT NINTENDONT !

This is only the beginning !

You'll be sorry you ditched the loyal hardcore gamers that made you what you are Nintendo ! I've always said you would !

 

[A Human Becoming]

LTD:

PS2 - 44,147,818
DS - 30,876,658
PSP - 15,097,336
360 - 15,240,286
PS3 - 7,749,396
Wii - 20,203,081

YTD:

PS2 - 633,200
DS - 3,335,300
PSP - 755,700
360 - 1,380,000
PS3 - 955,200
Wii - 2,662,700

YOY:

PS2 -11%
DS +40%
PSP -45%
360 -6%
PS3 -37%
Wii -57%

 

[Flavius]

You cant blame marketing for this one. I saw infamous ads everywhere. Even saw one before Star Trek movie.

I'm not blaming anyone as much as I am...

1. Having some fun with the fucktards who doom these titles to failsville because they're not instant million-sellers; and

2. Pointing at the elephant in the room and saying that it's impossible for Sony to achieve crazy sales numbers without extending their advertising into more non-traditional, Halo-like realms.

All indications are Sony doesn't want nor need such a thing. Works for me. If they did, they'd do something different, instead of doing the same thing over and over.

 

[jrricky]

I think it is now safe to predict the Wii in the 200Ks now...

Posted in the predictions thread.

Bombas all around except UFC, EAActive and DS.

 

[Classic_Gs]

Comparison May 2008 - May 2009

DS 452.6K - 633.5K +40%
Wii 675.1K - 289.5K -57%
PS3 208.7K - 131K -37%
360 186.6K - 175K -6%
PSP 182.3K - 100.4K -45%

5 straight months down for the PS3, YoY.

 

[farnham]

HAHA ! HARDCORE GAMING IS BACK !! TAKE THAT NINTENDONT !

This is only the beginning !

You'll be sorry you ditched the loyal hardcore gamers that made you what you are Nintendo ! I've always said you would !

oh wow comparing numbers from a game that launched exactly one year ago and a game that launched last month..:lol :lol :lol

 

[Frillen]

Did Punch Out really do that well? 150k from a Nintendo franchise with a huge install base, I really thought it would be 400-500k+

The Punch-Out franshise is obviously not as big as some poeple think it is.

 

[donny2112]

HAHA ! HARDCORE GAMING IS BACK !! TAKE THAT NINTENDONT !

This is only the beginning !

You'll be sorry you ditched the loyal hardcore gamers that made you what you are Nintendo ! I've always said you would !

Because Nintendo published UFC on PS3/360 and skipped a Wii version, right?

 

[Revelations]

Good to see both Punch Out and inFamous not bomb. And UFC did a lot better than I thought it was going to.

175k...you sure about that? Think it will chart next month for 300k? I dont think so...

 

[FrankT]

5 straight months down for the PS3, YoY.

May is the 7th. Nov 08-May 09

 

[Speevy]

The Punch-Out franshise is obviously not as big as some poeple think it is.

I don't think it ever was past the original Mike Tyson game. Just because something is an arcade classic that's associated with an era doesn't make it a multi-million seller.

 

[Zzoram]

This month is kinda boring, and the slow pace of this thread's growth is indicative of this.

 

[Revelations]

No on Wii and No on 360

agree on the PS3.. (wtf its still at 400)

360 will be going into its 4th year in November 2009. It needs to be at $150 or $175 at that time.

 

[knitoe]

not sure why i'm taking your uneducated posts seriously but here goes..
A) the technology isn't ready for this year so it's a moot point.
B) Natal may be a hot item to an internet nerd. Anyone else has no clue.
C) if you think the Wii sales are truely diminishing, you are an idiot.
D) if you think an Arcade+Natal would sell for $250, you are an idiot.
E) if you think the Wii will suddenly lose popularity with the new kid in town.. well see above.




Oh shit. Call Oprah and warn her. The Natal was on Jimmy fucking Fallon! Put it in stores tomorrow, it'll move megatons!

A) Developer Kits already went out. Seems pretty close to final. I would rush it. First games will hardly take advantage of it, but shovel ware (casuals love them) and slight enhancements for HC.

B) Not just internet. How about looking around. There are more things than just computer & GAF. Regular TV news covering technology are talking about it. And, still months to hype to consumers.

C) Wii sales aren't diminishing? So it's trend as 2006, 2007 and 2008? Yes. Name calling always shows who's more intelligent.

D) You have proof it couldn't be $250? Seattle article?

E) Unfortunately, will see in 2010.

 

[Haunted]

HAHA ! HARDCORE GAMING IS BACK !! TAKE THAT NINTENDONT !

This is only the beginning !

You'll be sorry you ditched the loyal hardcore gamers that made you what you are Nintendo ! I've always said you would !

Miyamoto could make UFC.

Spoiler

You don't have enough cred to do sarcasm like that yet I'm afraid.

 

[Yes Boss!]

It should be interesting to see in the upcoming months how this sells, whether it stays in the top 10 through the doldrums of summer, whether it drops just off the list but continues to have some legs or whether there's a drop off.

Punch Out!! doesn't seem like an evergreen. I'm expecting it to inch itself to 500K, half of that in Europe, and maybe 50K in Japan.

 

[Nolan.]

This month is kinda boring, and the slow pace of this thread's growth is indicative of this.

Yeah it's kind of like being able to keep up with an E3 thread... Kind of disconcerting.

 

[Salmonax]

The Punch-Out franshise is obviously not as big as some poeple think it is.

Kinda makes you wonder about people clamoring for a Kid Icarus game, considering it's far more obscure.

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

Super happy that Punch-Out and EA Sports Active broke into the top 10.

A little appalled at the fact Mario Kart Wii outsold Punch-Out though, :lol

 

[Frillen]

A) Developer Kits already went out. Seems pretty close to final. I would rush it. First games will hardly take advantage of it, but shovel ware (casuals love them) and slight enhancements for HC.

B) Not just internet. How about looking around. There are more things than just computer & GAF. Regular TV news covering technology are talking about it. And, still months to hype to consumers.

C) Wii sales aren't diminishing? So it's same as 2006, 2007 and 2008? Yes. Name calling always shows who's more intelligent.

D) You have proof it couldn't be $250? Seattle article?

E) Unfortunately, will see in 2010.

You're kidding right? RIGHT? :lol

 

[AwRy108]

Eh, really? Seems pretty low.

UFC on the other hand...

InFamous only had one week in the month to sell.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

A very solid start for inFamous. Good show.

 

[thefro]

Dana White saves HD gaming (AND THQ!)

 

[CiSTM]

Slow month is slow month

 

[Wii Will Rock U]

HAHA ! HARDCORE GAMING IS BACK !! TAKE THAT NINTENDONT !

This is only the beginning !

You'll be sorry you ditched the loyal hardcore gamers that made you what you are Nintendo ! I've always said you would !

Joke post?

 

[Kusagari]

The Punch-Out franshise is obviously not as big as some poeple think it is.

Why exactly did anyone figure it was 'big' to begin with? It's a franchise that hasn't had a game since the SNES.

 

[Karma]

Americans seem to want to beat the crap out of someone this month.

We want to beat the crap out of someone every month.

 

[laserbeam]

I think Nintendo should price cut not because they have to but in order to approach this more aggressive.

Sales are gonna rebound im sure without a price cut but they are making plenty of money on the Wii. Lower the price and explode sales again.

 

[[Nintex]]

Why exactly did anyone figure it was 'big' to begin with? It's a franchise that hasn't had a game since the SNES.

Alot of Nintendo fans were asking for it and it had decent advertising. It didn't chart in Europe at all. I guess it's too expensive, they should've sold it for half the price.

 

[Frillen]

Kinda makes you wonder about people clamoring for a Kid Icarus game, considering it's far more obscure.

A Kid Icarus game on the Wii would have debuted with <100k and possibly <50k in a normal month in the US, so yes.

 

[Zzoram]

Super happy that Punch-Out and EA Sports Active broke into the top 10.

A little appalled at the fact Mario Kart Wii outsold Punch-Out though, :lol

Mario Kart Wii is a much better multiplayer game, and really fun.