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[knitoe]

So wait did PGR4 and AC6 just bombed on the 360? Namco should have definitely released the PS3 version first.

74k is not bad for 2 weeks of Ratchet. We will see if it has legs.

Lol. PS3 sales are worse than X360 sales. It would just bomb more.

Wasn't Ratchet another system seller along the lines of Lair and Heavenly Sword. Next up is Uncharted.

 

[Leonsito]

The November numbers are gonna be so enormous that my brain can't make any predictions.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I will guarantee you though that MS reps were shooting for a 400k October going into the holidays and GH3+Halo 3 newly released.

Really.

The 360 number is pretty good. It's up 150k from last year, down 13% (weekly basis) from last month. 400k would have been better but on any historical measure, it was a strong month, the PS3 had a terrible month, and the Wii had a truly historic month.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

More SW:

NR Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3) 105,800

holy cow. I really think all of the returns for crappy guitars is killing this sku.

 

[Randy Lanzarote]

NR Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) 38,300

That's very sad, MS really did send this out to die. Perhaps MS want to focus on Forza as their Number 1 Driving Title, so are letting PGR4 disappear without trace. Or maybe with Bizarre off to Activision they want to downplay their involvement in the franchise.... either way, they seemed to have treated one of their key franchises very shabbily.

Sold very well in Britain though!

 

[jjasper]

Man those are pretty good numbers for FFT right?

 

[Dez]

So Metroid Prime 3 seems to have run out of gas. august: 218.1k, september: 167k, october: 45.2k. Total = 430.3k. Certainly reasonable sales, but not a smash hit.

 

[beerbelly]

So wait did PGR4 and AC6 just bombed on the 360? Namco should have definitely released the PS3 version first.

74k is not bad for 2 weeks of Ratchet. We will see if it has legs.

What? Ace Combat released on the same day as Ratchet. If a flagship title like Ratchet sold 74,000, how would Ace combat releasing on the PS3 first be better ???????????????????

 

[Tideas]

Lol. PS3 sales are worse than X360 sales. It would just bomb more.

At least it wouldn't have bombed as bad in Japan.

Anyway, perhaps these software numbers should tell publishers something. Charge $50 for yer games! and not $60!

 

[mr_bishiuk]

More SW:


NR Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) 74,500
NR Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) 38,300

Shocking figures for both games, especially considering the publicity both games got, I guess PGR4 got missed with all the money going on the other games, but what happened to R&C though I will never know, are PS3 buyers really only buying it for blu ray?

 

[goompapa]

Madden(All Sku) 3.2 million

Aren't these numbers kind of crappy for Madden. Didn't the PS2 version do those kind of numbers alone ?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

holy cow. I really think all of the returns for crappy guitars is killing this sku.

I think it's more likely that in terms of the HD next gen userbase, there are only a few hundred thousand that have the PS3 as their lead console. These are the kinds of games that help you measure that sort of thing.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Wow that is an epic bomb for PGR4. I think they just really got lost in the shuffle.

The delay of Forza 2 was always going to affect PGR4 sales, but I would not have guessed this badly.

That's very sad, MS really did send this out to die. Perhaps MS want to focus on Forza as their Number 1 Driving Title, so are letting PGR4 disappear without trace. Or maybe with Bizarre off to Activision they want to downplay their involvement in the franchise.... either way, they seemed to have treated one of their key franchises very shabbily.

That's a great point, I'm sure MS don't really give a shit about the PGR series now that Bizarre have downed tools.

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

The November numbers are gonna be so enormous that my brain can't make any predictions.

Most of all, because Super Mario Galaxy will be out on a system with a crazy level of hype. Predictions ? A million in a single month is not out of question at this point...

 

[Oblivion]

joke right ?

I mean, it'll do okay, but it's not going to be selling better than TP over here like it did in Japan.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

People the sales, Sony reported ARE NOT INCLUDED

Why not?

So someone (Sonycowboy/Joshua?) clairfy, please. Was this including the first few days or whatever of PS3 sales from the price drop?

If by price drop you mean the 40 GB, 2 days.

So hold on, does this mean if the PSP doesn't sell more than 398 fucking thousand units then Sonydefenseforce can't say the Playstation Family did better than the Wii?

WOW

519 - (121+184) = 314

If Nintendo sorts out their supply issues, can Wii realistically break through the 1 million mark in December?

Even GameCube and Xbox frequently hit a million in December. Wii has a shot to hit a million in November.

 

[Davidion]

/thread.

Sonycowboy: I would like to see Metroid Prime 3 Corruption's numbers if possible.

45.2k

 

[djtiesto]

Looking forward to seeing Galaxy sales next month, and still shocked at Halo 3's second month performance... guess it's not nearly as top loaded as we all expected. Poor Sony...

 

[Tideas]

So Metroid Prime 3 seems to have run out of gas. august: 218.1k, september: 167k, october: 45.2k. Total = 430.3k. Certainly reasonable sales, but not a smash hit.

we do'nt know metroid's number for October yet though...

 

[Fuzzy]

NR Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) 38,300

What the hell happened to PGR4

It wasn't the flavour of the month.

 

[castle007]

Wow at R&C, this used to be a million seller series on the PS2

 

[mr_bishiuk]

What are you saying? The NPD period went through Nov. 3rd. 40GB officially launched on Nov. 2nd and some retailers broke that release date early (Like Target.) There are units sold included in that. Sure it's offset by nobody wanting to buy prior to its release, but 40GB figures are not completely absent.

plus the 40gig model was up for pre order so it had quite a few weeks of sales

 

[FF_VIII]

So...PS3 users don't like GH? Every other version made the top 10.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

At least it wouldn't have bombed as bad in Japan.

Anyway, perhaps these software numbers should tell publishers something. Charge $50 for yer games! and not $60!

Why would they do that? 360 games sell at $60 and punch other games in the neck.

 

[Dez]

Looking forward to seeing Galaxy sales next month, and still shocked at Halo 3's second month performance... guess it's not nearly as top loaded as we all expected. Poor Sony...

a 90% drop isn't top loaded? Then again I didn't follow the predictions thread, what were most people predicting?

 

[SIP YEK NOD]

Holy shit PGR4 bombed. I knew it was a shitty time to release it.

yeah, those numbers are just incredible. with the ammount of people you could find online, that number seems very low

oh well, its still a great game, and i am sure it will soon be bundled with 360s

 

[Mithos Yggdrasill]

45.2k

Shit. Just I hope that Galaxy will sell gazillions in NA or I'll become furious !

 

[Loudninja]

plus the 40gig model was up for pre order so it had quitre a few weeks of sales

Oh please.....

 

[Tideas]

Wow at R&C, this used to be a million seller series on the PS2

Err...on release? No...it isn't... Ratchet sells the most when it becomes $20

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

So...PS3 users don't like GH? Every other version made the top 10.

I...no I've already explained it enough.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

People the sales, Sony reported ARE NOT INCLUDED

Actually they are.

 

[Insane Metal]

What about Ratchet?

 

[beerbelly]

Err...on release? No...it isn't... Ratchet sells the most when it becomes $20

As with any other game. Jesus....

 

[Loudninja]

Not the greatest of sales this NPD , poor Racthet

ANd not they are not.

 

[ggnoobIGN]

Most of all, because Super Mario Galaxy will be out on a system with a crazy level of hype. Predictions ? A million in a single month is not out of question at this point...

I'm thinking 1.5 million, honestly.


It doesn't have much to compete with other than Mario in the Olympics. Only problem is that Wii software sales have yet to match the hardware sales success. Of course that may not be fair to say, because the quality over the last year has been piss poor for the most part.

 

[smurfx]

jeez the ps3 is failing bad. these next two months really are the make or break months for the ps3.

 

[Christoff Yurievich]

I think it's more likely that in terms of the HD next gen userbase, there are only a few hundred thousand that have the PS3 as their lead console. These are the kinds of games that help you measure that sort of thing.

probably also an indicator of the number of people who have a PS3 because it's a cheap-ish Blu-ray player.

 

[knitoe]

The delay of Forza 2 was always going to affect PGR4 sales, but I would not have guessed this badly.

Knew PGR4 would have bad numbers:

1) Came out in month with way too many good games.

2) Should have been PGR, next year Forza, next year PGR and repeat. Stupid to release them in same year.

 

[Frillen]

So wait did PGR4 and AC6 just bombed on the 360? Namco should have definitely released the PS3 version first.

74k is not bad for 2 weeks of Ratchet. We will see if it has legs.

74k is pretty bad all things considered. Don't try spin it away.

 

[C4Lukins]

Aren't these numbers kind of crappy for Madden. Didn't the PS2 version do those kind of numbers alone ?

I think Madden typically has a huge first month, then drops off, then has a huge November and December if I recall correctly.

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

I think the huge growing Wii install base will be good for games like Metroid. It did well, but i expect it to keep selling slowly throughout its lifespan especially after the price drop.

 

[schuelma]

I'm thinking 1.5 million, honestly.


It doesn't have much to compete with other than Mario in the Olympics. Only problem is that Wii software sales have yet to match the hardware sales success. Of course that may not be fair to say, because the quality over the last year has been piss poor for the most part.

Well judging by the anecdotal evidence of lineups and sellouts..yeah I think 1.5M is definitely possible.

 

[careksims]

I am happy to see FFT getting some love and the Wii back on top again. Too bad the sales spike for the PS3 were not included in this one. Hey! I bought Ratchet! I did my part!

 

[dyls]

How in the world is it possible that the Wii can sell 519K in October, and still be going for upwards of $400 on Amazon?

Even GH3, which is also sold out, is in that top three.

 

[tanod]

Is this PGR4's first month?

If so, I think the PGR series is dead, especially with Bizarre leaving. PGR4 is beyond BOMBA.

R&C sales are disappointing. Hopefully the commercials and hardware sales will help it pick up some more in November.

 

[dankir]

519 - (121+184) = 314

Oh shit the PS2 as well, well PSP isn't gonna come close to that now is it.

Edit!

Wait a second thats not right!@1

519 - 121 - 184 = 214!!

I still don't think the PSP will sell that much

 

[Grecco]

Err...on release? No...it isn't... Ratchet sells the most when it becomes $20

dont they have to sell really well before they become greatest hits on Sony?

 

[Oblivion]

It wasn't the flavour of the month.

Xbox 360 fans don't buy first party games.

 

[Kifimbo]

Seems PH won't be replicating it's Japanese success in America. Guess that means we get more TP-like Zeldas afterall.

PH sold 224K in september + 262.8K this month. That's really good IMO.

Sorry if I was beaten.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Poor PGR4. Sent to die.