36k is terrible.
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NPD Sales Results for May 2013 [Up2: 360, 3DS Est, Software lowest since May 2000]
- Thread starter EviLore
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36k is terrible.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
wii u sales for re doesn't seem so bad.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I just wanted some context on how bad this is so I looked up May 2007 numbers to see how the industry was doing 6 years ago. There were major releases but it still makes today's numbers look awful. I mean the DS did 423,000 units and even the PSP did 221,000. Crazy how far the market (especially handhelds) has crashed since then.
I don't know about the PS4's future. The Wii was selling 71,000 units this time last year and it's successor didn't light the world on fire. The PS3 is selling a little more but it also has lower overall sales. I know there's more to it then that but I'm starting to doubt that next gen will revitalise anything.
I don't know about the PS4's future. The Wii was selling 71,000 units this time last year and it's successor didn't light the world on fire. The PS3 is selling a little more but it also has lower overall sales. I know there's more to it then that but I'm starting to doubt that next gen will revitalise anything.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Feb 2012 to May 2013 isn't 2 years.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Same
Though what's the point of upgrading to Xbox One when it's not even BC with all 360 disc games & XBLA games? You might as well jump to PS4 on that front, especially when it's $100 cheaper than XBO & is more powerful than it.
No, the launch price of the Xbox 360 was $400.
Open Source
Banned
Wasn't PS2 selling quite a bit better than this even after PS3 launched?
What happens when the one console future becomes a no console future? At this point, are all of console's hopes for the future riding on a one machine that is pretty much just a souped-up version of what's out there now?
What happens when the one console future becomes a no console future? At this point, are all of console's hopes for the future riding on a one machine that is pretty much just a souped-up version of what's out there now?
Last Hearth
Member
Japan and China uses a unit system different than the west, they have a standard unit for ten-thousand, that's why they can use 8.4 to denote 84,000.
My local Best Buys just reorganized and the Vita is next to the PS3 accessories. There's always some space next to the headphones and remotes.
shinra-bansho
Member
Good grief at Vita. And some people still think the system is viable. lol.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Duxxy3
Member
It's fair to say that Sony is letting the vita die on its own. All of their efforts are towards making the PS4 a success.
Personally I don't think they ever gave the system a chance. Amazing little system but flawed in the worst areas for a handheld.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Low, low, and lower. What about FUSE?
Indie games will not push any hardware, sorry to burst your bubble. Sony deserves to sell 15k Vitas a month with the pathetic software support they give it, and that's not looking to change anytime soon. Put a fork in it.
Aquamarine
Member
Assuming Wii U is ~33,000.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to widen.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to widen.
MasterSheen
Member
This thread is moving unusually slow for NPD. I realize this is a shitty month but we're usually at like 10/20 pages by now I think. This is the first time I can keep up with the thread
Gamer points and Xbox Live/Playing alongside your friends.
If you mean hardware, it's already confirmed above 30k.
No one wants to share info since it's terrible across the board, so not really much to talk/speculate with.
Assuming Wii U is ~33,000.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to increase.
Oh my is this depressing
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Assuming Wii U is ~33,000.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to increase.
is there a wii u/virtual boy chart?
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
The PS2 was $129 though.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I think those are just for RER sales.
What d'you expect? There's barely any numbers.
Is that a breakdown of RER sales or console sales?
shinra-bansho
Member
Assuming the Wii U is 33K, in it's 7th month it sold the same as Vita's 7th month...
ElementalMage
Banned
eh, I put so much money into this industry I am not worried
BishopLamont
Banned
Maybe the Wii U can get some indie ports.
Petrae
Member
Colleagues are trying to convince me that Vita is going to make a comeback, but I personally don't buy it. Nobody wants it... at least, not in the US.
Any significant third-party publisher who supports this platform does so with the knowledge that it's a waste of money and resources. Unless Sony strikes a deal and compensates them, I'd be angered as a shareholder if my money was wasted on creating or even porting games for such negligible sales potential.
We hear publishers talk about not wanting to support Wii U because nobody is buying them, and I am okay with that... but Vita has been worse for a longer stretch of time. That's the platform to avoid.
You heard it here first! ElementalMage will single handedly end the slumping sales!
Jk XD
Assuming Wii U is ~33,000.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to increase.
Damn the wii u needs a serious price drop.
BishopLamont
Banned
Just like the Gamecube?
MikeE21286
Member
It's no fun pointing and laughing at a school full of slow kids
No it needs a killer app. Maybe a couple killer apps.
My local Best Buys just reorganized and the Vita is next to the PS3 accessories. There's always some space next to the headphones and remotes.
My best buy doesn't have a vita section anymore either. the few games and hardware they have are just mixed in with PS3 accessories. Same with my local target.
Man oh man, I was also maybe thinking about picking up a Vita this summer to compliment my PS3 and future PS4, but with it putting out pitiful numbers like this doesn't give me much confidence for future big releases on the system outside of various Indie titles.
Wii U ain't doing too hot either, surprise surprise.
Wii U ain't doing too hot either, surprise surprise.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Assuming Wii U is ~33,000.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to increase.
I'm seriously starting to wonder if the Wii U will ever have one month that sells better than the Gamecube. The difference grows every month. It will only get worse once the PS4/XB1 are out.
Father_Brain
Banned
It needs a much better software lineup first.
Something on a CoD level has to come out and shake up the industry.
Chinpoko_Master
Member
Calling it GameCube 2.0 is too flattering at this point.Assuming Wii U is ~33,000.
The rift between the GameCube and the Wii U continues to increase.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Well, they are still announcing games for the Vita so they're not letting it die but I think they just don't care for the handheld segment all that much as long as it brings in sufficient revenue to be sustainable.
Killing_Joke
Member
I have a gut feeling there's a revisioned Vita in the works. The current Vita is dead. But they wouldn't be hyping up the remote play so much if they knew it was going to be a dead system by the time PS4 comes out.
$149 slimmer packaged memory card is my bet. Not going to do wonders, but with the potential mega pS4 success it might pick up it up to at least the 60k-80k range.
$149 slimmer packaged memory card is my bet. Not going to do wonders, but with the potential mega pS4 success it might pick up it up to at least the 60k-80k range.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I bet it happens before the PS4 and Xbone release unless Nintendo thinks the downward spiral of the industry continues past the holiday season. That's why no announcement at E3 didn't surprise me.