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NPD Sales Results For November 2010 [Update 6: PSP, PS2, Move Games]
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Souldriver
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You're so amazing! Teach me!Amir0x said:
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ghst said:
I pointed this out pages ago and was corrected.
Halo Reach didn't make this chart but apparently snuck into the individual one.
Captain Tuttle said:
And if they do there will be some serious issues with those numbers imo. Talking about possibly 2-2.5 million in the US alone for the quarter. Japan shave off 500-700K maybe? No way EMEA would make up for that gap and I don't think they are that far off now there anyway week over week, but hard to say with no real numbers and yea I've seen the chart from last quarter. They already had a larger shipment last quarter and the one before that and last quarter real WW sales were probably not that far off. Bottom line it will be very interesting where the shipments come in at.
What the Wii and 360 numbers tell me is that the Wii had a great end of the month (900k Black Friday, yo!), while the 360 did better earlier in the month to make up for it (Go Kinect bump!). I believe that the Wii will continue this and be the top seller in December, though the 360 will do better than usual, possibly its best December ever.
I remember a Reggie quote from a few months back about how Nintendo isn't worried about slowing sales because they always have a strong holiday. I didn't quite buy it at the time, but looking at these numbers, they might be on to something. The 360 is definitely going to put up a good fight though, and the decline from the rest of this year doesn't bode too well for 2011. Next year, either in the spring or after E3, we should see Nintendo's new strategy, which will probably include a $50 price cut and possibly some new colors.
As for a Wii redesign, I don't really believe that's possible. The Wii is incredibly small to begin with; the largest internal component is the disk drive itself, and the external case size is dictated by the space required for the Gamecube ports. While they might be able to shave off a few millimeters, you're not going to get the drastic difference in size that happened with the slim versions of the HD twins.
I remember a Reggie quote from a few months back about how Nintendo isn't worried about slowing sales because they always have a strong holiday. I didn't quite buy it at the time, but looking at these numbers, they might be on to something. The 360 is definitely going to put up a good fight though, and the decline from the rest of this year doesn't bode too well for 2011. Next year, either in the spring or after E3, we should see Nintendo's new strategy, which will probably include a $50 price cut and possibly some new colors.
As for a Wii redesign, I don't really believe that's possible. The Wii is incredibly small to begin with; the largest internal component is the disk drive itself, and the external case size is dictated by the space required for the Gamecube ports. While they might be able to shave off a few millimeters, you're not going to get the drastic difference in size that happened with the slim versions of the HD twins.
Shadowlink
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Awesome to see DK in the top 10. 
Wow @ Wii, DS, and 360 sales :O
Edit: Forgot about Goldeneye and Sonic Colors.
Wow @ Wii, DS, and 360 sales :O
Edit: Forgot about Goldeneye and Sonic Colors.
So we know for a fact the following single-platform titles would make the old-school NPD top 10:
Just Dance 2
Fable III
DKCR
Gran Turismo 5
Wii Fit Plus
Halo: Reach
That's 6/10 there, leaving us 4 open slots. Any guesses on what those 4 would be? CODBLOPS 360/PS3 and AC:Brotherhood 360/PS3?
Edit: Based on Sony/MS PR, it looks like that'd have to be the distribution.
Just Dance 2
Fable III
DKCR
Gran Turismo 5
Wii Fit Plus
Halo: Reach
That's 6/10 there, leaving us 4 open slots. Any guesses on what those 4 would be? CODBLOPS 360/PS3 and AC:Brotherhood 360/PS3?
Edit: Based on Sony/MS PR, it looks like that'd have to be the distribution.
gundamkyoukai
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CozMick said:
Not at that price , if i want buy console now i going to get what my friends have.
The Xbox 360 is cheaper , more people in NA have it and PS3 only big game this year was GT 5 which was a big fuck up and not as big in NA compare to EU.
Any hope PS3 doing better in NA was crush this year , they can do few price drops to help until they get PS4 out .
HAL_Laboratory
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HAHA, yeah right. 360 will catch up to Wii and become #1 because of Kinect. Sure. Even if MS came close, Ninty has 3DS and Wii2 in the stables. It's just not going to happen.szaromir said:
The Wii's position is basically the same it was last year, chronic hot-ticket holiday item, and selling about the same as last year reflects that. Being beat out by the 360 is an individual success story for them with the Kinect launch, though I guess their success is relatively insignificant when considering the big picture.
I don't know what happened to Sony but those PS3 numbers are just... well people have covered that ground already, let's just focus on Nintendo and Microsoft's success
I don't know what happened to Sony but those PS3 numbers are just... well people have covered that ground already, let's just focus on Nintendo and Microsoft's success
Vizion28 said:
Most casual Wii fans don't care about the differences in content between releases. They will almost always buy the cheapest option when given a choice. Just Dance 2 had two things going for it:
1) Pricing similar to the 1st release
2) Content casuals actually cared about (new songs)
Keeping the song count low in Just Dance 1 was in retrospect a brilliant move by Ubisoft. The $39.99 retail allowed then to keep Just Dance 1 at full price all year and made fans of the title hungry for more content.
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Guy Legend said:
It hasn't been catching up every year. The gap has narrowed after the first two PS3 price drops, then widened after the 360 price drop and finally narrowed again after last year's slim + price drop combo. Whether it's going to keep narrowing or widen again remains to be seen (we'll probably get price drops on both sides next year), but they'll probably remain very close no matter which one takes the 2nd place.
Unless, like you said, Kinect becomes huge.
Stumpokapow
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- PS3 hardware sales continue to increase month over month (up 112%)
a month over month increase from october to november?!?! you don't say!!!
a month over month increase from october to november?!?! you don't say!!!
Souldriver
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Are people unable to read (into) other peoples comments or do they just like antagonism for the sake of an entertaining NPD thread?HAL_Laboratory said:
The guy clearly meant that the 360 might be contender to be the number 1 selling console for the month of november or december 2011. He didn't say the 360 would become the number 1 selling console LTD/overall.
butter_stick
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No doubt that it will continue to sell for months (if not years - bundles) to come. It has a good chance of selling more in December than November (3 days + December being a bigger month).Empty said:
However, it is safe to say that most games have been more front loaded this gen than last.
Of course they'll break even in the quarter. The revenue stream is just huge for them.DefectiveReject said:
You are looking at it wrong anyway. $500M isn't a relaunch budget for 360, it's a launch budget for Kinect, which is pretty much a new platform. They need as many Kinects in consumer hands as possible, because after Christmas casuals won't be in purchasing mood anymore and the sales will slow down. Having a userbase that will create word of mouth for the next waves of software (Spring?) is absolutely crucial. Without the advertising blitz the thing would be DOA.
Metalmurphy
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Holyshit @ 360 numbers! Was that cause of Kinect?
Hot Pursuit - 16 November 2010 - 360/PS3/PC/Wii
GT5 - November 24, 2010 - PS3
Some perspective is always nice.
Was that cause of Kinect?chespace said:
Hot Pursuit - 16 November 2010 - 360/PS3/PC/Wii
GT5 - November 24, 2010 - PS3
Some perspective is always nice.
DrForester
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So how close is the DS to the PS2 all-time record now?
Huevos de Oro
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Well, they're half-full glass people. :lolStumpokapow said:
bigtroyjon
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szaromir said:
500 million isn't even a launch budget for Kinect, not going to be anywhere near that high this year alone.
Kitschkraft
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iammeiam said:
I'm guessing :
1) CODBLOPS 360
2) CODBLOPS PS3
3) Just Dance 2
4) AC:B 360
5) Fable 3
6) DKCR
7) AC:B PS3
8) Need 4 Speed 360
9) Madden 360
10) either n4s ps3 or gt5
Sho_Nuff82
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Kenka said:
GT entries are slowbundles, I agree.
None of the games, PS2-on, would have achieved those shipments in the states without bundles.
Souldriver
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They probably think they're better off pretending the PSP doesn't exist rather than making the effort to portray its sales in a good light.Kafel said: