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NPD Sales Results for October 2009
- Thread starter EviLore
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I almost want to strangle people saying Uncharted should have done more.
I remember face palming at UC1s numbers when it debuted, it had a terrible first month, and people were trying their damndest to defend its terrible numbers. "B-b-b-but overseas it did ....." It was horrible.
UC2 broke 500 fucking K on the first MONTH and its not even November. Holy fucking shit at the turnaround on this franchise. Its next entry is going to be a freaking blockbuster. BELIEVE that, amazing ND and congrats. Story of the freaking month for me. I was genuinely shocked to see it at number one. The PS3 really has something going in Japan and the US right now. Im not crazy, and calling it a comeback by ANY means. But its on a kick thats for sure. Good game.
WOW considering how much hell the DS version got. I expect absolutely NOONE to retract all the nasty stuff they said about DS's ability to sell core games. I expect none of the websites who ran negative DS articles based on the sales of the game to make one about the PSP. And I expect the crazies to try and crouch behind the mysterious download numbers when they arent going to be anywhere near the 70k required to bring this games debut anywhere near the DS's.
Sometimes well made games dont light up the charts. Sometimes (hell most times) ports dont perform all that well. Shits true no matter if its the PSP, DS, Wii, 360 or PS3.
Edit: And another hell fucking YEAH! for ND and Uncharted 2 just for the hell of it.
I remember face palming at UC1s numbers when it debuted, it had a terrible first month, and people were trying their damndest to defend its terrible numbers. "B-b-b-but overseas it did ....." It was horrible.
UC2 broke 500 fucking K on the first MONTH and its not even November. Holy fucking shit at the turnaround on this franchise. Its next entry is going to be a freaking blockbuster. BELIEVE that, amazing ND and congrats. Story of the freaking month for me. I was genuinely shocked to see it at number one. The PS3 really has something going in Japan and the US right now. Im not crazy, and calling it a comeback by ANY means. But its on a kick thats for sure. Good game.
creamsugar said:
WOW considering how much hell the DS version got. I expect absolutely NOONE to retract all the nasty stuff they said about DS's ability to sell core games. I expect none of the websites who ran negative DS articles based on the sales of the game to make one about the PSP. And I expect the crazies to try and crouch behind the mysterious download numbers when they arent going to be anywhere near the 70k required to bring this games debut anywhere near the DS's.
Sometimes well made games dont light up the charts. Sometimes (hell most times) ports dont perform all that well. Shits true no matter if its the PSP, DS, Wii, 360 or PS3.
Edit: And another hell fucking YEAH! for ND and Uncharted 2 just for the hell of it.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
squicken said:
Gears sold a tad bit over a million in it's first months NPD and the system off the top of my head was way under 10 million since it had just *barely* been out for less than a year. Maybe 6 million in the US? I'm too lazy to look up the exact number of the userbase right now but I'm sure someone can find it.
As far as I am aware, the 360 didn't pass 5m in the US until Halo 3.OldJadedGamer said:
Since Halo 3 supposedly had well over 50% attach ratio with 3.3m sales.
Probably way off though.
edit: went and looked it up, 360 was at 6.3m in August 07. Which is about 50% attach.
True. Uncharted 2 had much more hype behind it than the first game, and the multiplayer beta (especially when it went open) surely helped it gain even more popularity. And it deserves its sales, it's an excellent game and I've been playing it almost every day for two freaking months.Puncture said:
True.Puncture said:
They deserve itPuncture said:
This. Haven't seen much of a change in the MW2 bundles at my local stores, seems stale actually. I'm wondering what effect the ban wave will have though.user_nat said:
Either:
1. A fraction of the banned users will go out and buy a new 360.
2. A fraction of the banned users will switch over to PS3.
3. A fraction of the banned users will just play offline and cancel their subscriptions.
4. Potential new customers will go used (and not care about online) and totally screw MS over.
outunderthestars
Banned
laserbeam said:
Well hell, you mean all of that enjoyment I've gotten from my PSP was all a lie????? I'd better get on the phone and call the fifty million or so people that own a PSP as well and let them know we've been had.
omg rite said:
Of course anecdotal evidence will disagree, but by and large, people who buy MW2 are the same who bought W@W and/or MW1. If they're buying the LE bundle, then yeah, but it's not like MW2 is selling to an audience that did not play MW1. The only reason it will sell more than MW1 is because it is more hyped, and therefore will sell more units closer to launch, with less used units being sold.
Only 4 strategies 'push' consoles.
1. New IPs - Gears
2. Price Cuts - Self-explanatory
3. New models/Limited Edition - PS3 Slim, DS Lite, DSi, PSP 2000
4. Games 'jumping' from a generation to another one. - Halo 3, Metal Gear Solid 4
These are the only proven ways to 'push consoles' in a given month. Anything else is purely happenstance.
creamsugar
Member
Oni Jazar said:
Better than Tekken 6 PS3 ver.
DR2K said:
And I'm sure they didn't expect PS2 sales numbers when they first announced PS3's price tag. :lol
Those sales are a byproduct of a decision, not the reason the decision was made.
It has plenty of good games but Sony has failed miserably at doing anything to help sell software. How or why anyone thought a $250 that breaks compatibility with much of its own software lineup would be a fix is beyond me.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Dr. Zoidberg said:
OK fair-play.
lawblob said:
I don't know perhaps it's just me but I just didn't think that the Go would effect PSP sales in anyway shape or form tbh.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Gosh, you think he might be talking about it as a sales failure in this sales thread?outunderthestars said:
Dipshit.
Paracelsus said:"You force me to buy another system and actually buy games? I will, but I won't get the system you expect me to!
...nah, it's just too convenient to get another 360 and mod it again, in the end it's just the cost of three-four games every time you do it.
Ya, it's cheaper for 360 pirates to just buy a new Arcade and reuse their old harddrive than it would be to buy a PS3 and buy all their games.
The fact that there were 600,000 modded Xbox 360 consoles playing pirated games is the most surprising thing. The 360 is still a software selling beast, but that's getting to almost PC piracy levels.
OldJadedGamer said:
How much did Forza 2 sell as a standalone game based on NPD numbers? You keep mentioning how bundles are not included in NPD numbers, but have never actually said what those numbers were.
The GT sales numbers on Polyphony digital's website do include bundles (and are shipped numbers on top of that). Out of the four main GT games, the only one I ever saw get heavily bundled in North America was GT3 (bought my PS2 with a bundled GT3 in December 2001). The fact that GT1/2 had fairly flat sales of around 4 million shipped in North America, while GT3 broke 7 million speaks to the power of bundles.
Unregistered007
Banned
Really happy that Uncharted made a mark. The first game was underrated. I think SONY's new marketing really paid off. Thank god that dumbass comercial from 2007 and 2008 are gone.
While I posted "Well done, deserved" for Uncharted earlier, I CAN see why some would think the numbers are a little low.
I mean, the PS3s American userbase isn't an excuse anymore. Key exclusive titles should be able to push either a mill, or close to it now.
As many have mentioned. Gears of War pushed a mill on a 6 or 5 mill userbase.
I can see why some think Uncharted should have got at least CLOSE to a million copies sold with a userbase of what? 13 mill? 14 mill?
I mean, the PS3s American userbase isn't an excuse anymore. Key exclusive titles should be able to push either a mill, or close to it now.
As many have mentioned. Gears of War pushed a mill on a 6 or 5 mill userbase.
I can see why some think Uncharted should have got at least CLOSE to a million copies sold with a userbase of what? 13 mill? 14 mill?
Thunder Monkey
Banned
But what do sales have to do with how much he enjoys his system and games?Segata Sanshiro said:
Flying_Phoenix
Banned
Blu_LED said:
Yes because digital download units sell more than retail units. :lol
Hopefully the iPhone port can rake in some sales. Otherwise they would have been better leaving the game DS exclusive.
This has to be the biggest "ownage" fail ever.:enemyglider: said:
If you dont understand why the original chalkboard is funny then dont post at all.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
kswiston said:
Forza 2 sold over 400k in it's first two months in NPD. I haven't tracked down any other numbers from Turn10 or MS because quite frankly I don't care enough. Btw, where are you getting these numbers from unbundled US only sales for the GT series?
Thunder Monkey said:
Is the point of a NPD thread to discuss how much we enjoy games or to discuss the sales of these games?
:enemyglider:
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Chumly said:
The original chalkboard was teh funny because it was making fun of PS3.
God knows.Zzoram said:
Creamsugar, would you confirm this numbers, if possible? Thanks
BORDERLANDS (PS3) 113,000
BORDERLANDS (PC) 15,000
BORDERLANDS (360) 418,000
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6239837.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1
OldJadedGamer
Banned
:enemyglider: said:
Making fun of a system and making fun of the fanboys that support said system are two different things. You'd see this if you weren't the latter.
outunderthestars
Banned
Segata Sanshiro said:
Nice name calling. He called it a total failure as a games machine. But it simply isn't.
How isn't it selling? Over the last few months almost 1/3rd of the top 30 game sales in Japan have been psp games. The system should finish the year with over 55 million units sold LTD world wide.
The DS sells 450K units in a month, but only has one game in the top ten, and yet nobody says that it is a software failure.
People on the board see the top ten, and assume that nothing is sold below that level. Publishers continue to make games for the system, so they must be seeing some return on their investments, otherwise they'd simply stop making games for it.