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[pharmboy044]

I love how GAF wants to suck Pachter off for numbers but when he says anything regarding hardware/software sales predictions he becomes a douchebag and an idiot.
GAF don't ever change.
On topic, Microsoft is going to fuckin clean up the next few months. Does anyone know what their projected sales target for this fiscal year was? I'm pretty sure they're going to exceed it.

 

[Painraze]

How great that one of the buggiest games ever released sells 1 million copies. Great message to developers and publishers out there.

Still better than most games this year. /shrug

 

[FrankT]

PC has always had separate charts.

Though true I have no idea why since the change the PC version is included at least in the listing;

02. Fallout: New Vegas **(360, PS3, PC) BETHESDA SOFTWORKS

I love how GAF wants to suck Pachter off for numbers but when he says anything regarding hardware/software sales predictions he becomes a douchebag and an idiot.
GAF don't ever change.
On topic, Microsoft is going to fuckin clean up the next few months. Does anyone know what their projected sales target for this fiscal year was? I'm pretty sure they're going to exceed it.

They never give 360 targets. The 5 million Kinect by year end is really the first I've seen in quite some time of anything in the division.

 

[EviLore]

How great that one of the buggiest games ever released sells 1 million copies. Great message to developers and publishers out there.

Console gamers :lol

 

[Pooya]

PC has always had separate charts.

In the past yes, new chart is different.

 

[Wallach]

How great that one of the buggiest games ever released sells 1 million copies. Great message to developers and publishers out there.

Angles were definitely too angular on that one.

 

[Sipowicz]

Do I really have to...

nah, no use.

BUT IT HAD A LEVEL EDITOR! SONY IS DA BEST!

Spoiler

and yes i've played it, albeit the PSP version. it's fucking terrible

 

[stupei]

Still better than most games this year. /shrug

And it's not all that much buggier than the game that got the second highest sales numbers in the month. At least none of the main characters have stopped talking in my copy of New Vegas.

Spoiler

I miss John Cleese's voice.

 

[Kyoufu]

Did Move bomb in the US?

 

[Meier]

Ok, at least Fable 3 will make a profit. However, this should be the end of the franchise.

Why? It looks like they used the same engine and they obviously used A LOT of the same assets. I'd be shocked if it wasn't already profitable.

 

[FrankT]

Console gamers :lol

Hey PC gamers were complaining much too my friend.

P.S. Still waiting on proper patching.

 

[WrikaWrek]

Is Halo Reach on track to match Halo 3 sales at leas?

If not, goodbye Bungie and don't let the door hit you in the ass i guess.

 

[ryan-ts]

Angles were definitely too angular on that one.

True true.

 

[jvm]

I'm beginning to think Sony's going to forgo the whole PR thing. Nintendo too. I mean, that's not for sure, but they've had the data since yesterday (probably), so it's not like they're still running around going "oh, crap, someone write a PR already!"

 

[Gadfly]

Did Move bomb in the US?

I don't think so given 15% increase in move bundles from Sept to Oct. (we don't know about the standalone version)

 

[FrankT]

I'm beginning to think Sony's going to forgo the whole PR thing. Nintendo too. I mean, that's not for sure, but they've had the data since yesterday (probably), so it's not like they're still running around going "oh, crap, someone write a PR already!"

Boooo on that. With 360 at just 325k I got to wonder how the rest fared.

 

[Prine]

I hope it's not the end of the franchise, but i also hope the next game doesn't suck.

Yes, Fable 2 had strong word of mouth... I cant say the same for F3. Its entertaining, but hasnt progressed as much as people expected, in a lot of ways taken a few steps back.

Story, scale (size of world) and voice work are fantastic, everything else is a cluster of "why?" and "wtf". Fable remains a core Xbox franchise, but they need to reboot the franchise. Think long and hard about new gaming elements and flesh them out, what little they added to 3 seems half arsed.

And the Dog is completely useless. They didnt do anything with it, probably my biggest disappointment. That and the combat.

 

[kinggroin]

Wow. Talk about dropping the ball. At this pace I can't see nintendo maintaining any kind of serious momentum going into the next round. What good is all that marketshare dominance when alls said and done, your competitor will be seen as THE console for both hardcore camera and the very fickle casual gaming audience.

Next gen will be incredibly interesting.

 

[EviLore]

Update:

Fallout: New Vegas (PC) -- 107K


Numbers are real, unable to comment further. And this is not a policy shift re: leaks, so don't get any ideas.

 

[Owzers]

Wii Party missing is very strange, expected it to start off slowly with a few hundred thousand at the very least.

Maybe Nintendo shouldn't have ditched Mario characters in favor of Miis? I dunno, Wii software predictions are soooooo iffy, i wonder what Nintendo expected the title to sell.

 

[user_nat]

Is Halo Reach on track to match Halo 3 sales at leas?

If not, goodbye Bungie and don't let the door hit you in the ass i guess.

Down on Halo 3. Unless the Reach console sold really well, because I don't think NPD counts those copies.

Also going to be very hard to compete with Halo 3's legs.

But selling 3.6m copies in 2 months (US) is probably enough to keep them afloat.

 

[FrankT]

Update:

Fallout: New Vegas (PC) -- 107k


Numbers are real, unable to comment further. And this is not a policy shift re: leaks, so don't get any ideas.

So can you clarify if that is part of the 1.1 million for the month or above and beyond that?

 

[Saiyar]

Is Halo Reach on track to match Halo 3 sales at leas?

If not, goodbye Bungie and don't let the door hit you in the ass i guess.

I think Reach is about 110k behind Halo 3 after 2 months.

 

[speculawyer]

I'm beginning to think Sony's going to forgo the whole PR thing. Nintendo too. I mean, that's not for sure, but they've had the data since yesterday (probably), so it's not like they're still running around going "oh, crap, someone write a PR already!"

There is only so many times you can say "The Playstation family is doing well."

Actually . . . they probably can't say that since the PS2 & PSP have probably been dropping off the map now.

 

[szaromir]

In the past yes, new chart is different.

Oh,then my Fallout PS3 estimation is totally off. 360 - (PS3+PC) 2:1
Although I have no idea how big retail PC market is anymore.

 

[Poimandres]

Is Halo Reach on track to match Halo 3 sales at leas?

If not, goodbye Bungie and don't let the door hit you in the ass i guess.

It still sold about a zillion copies.

Same for the doom and gloom with Fable 3. I'm acutally surprised at the numbers considering marketing was far more subdued than it was for Fable 2.

 

[Shurs]

Did Move bomb in the US?

I don't think it did.

 

[seady]

Just Dance 2 destroying Rock Band 3 is tragic.

Before people shit on Just Dance 2, people should play it before criticizing it.

I rent it at RedBox out of curiosity and I have to say I am quite impressed with the game and had a ton of fun with friends. To put it in perspective, I also played Dance Central, while Dance Central is technically more impressive and track your movement more precisely, it's just not as fun to play in a party because Just Dance 2 supports 4 players simultaneously and Dance Central is mostly a single player game with less focus on multiplayer.

Dance Central is more for serious dancing, while Just Dance 2 is ridiculous chaotic fun.

 

[Prine]

Is Halo Reach on track to match Halo 3 sales at leas?

If not, goodbye Bungie and don't let the door hit you in the ass i guess.

Oh come on, it may not be as commercially successful but its superior to H3. So no, MS should lay down the rug and bow as Bungie walk out.

 

[NeoUltima]

NPD on Tuesday...wtf is this madness

 

[Wallach]

Update:

Fallout: New Vegas (PC) -- 107K


Numbers are real, unable to comment further. And this is not a policy shift re: leaks, so don't get any ideas.

Can you say whether that is just B&M retail or "total"?

 

[Road]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...-declined-4-last-month-npd-group-reports.html

"Versus last month, the Nintendo DS and the Wii were the two systems to increase unit sales on an average sales per week basis."

 

[pharmboy044]

Did Move bomb in the US?

Nope...it's actually the reason why the total accessories sales for October are up 18% YOY.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...try_Dips_4_Percent_On_Slow_Hardware_Sales.php

 

[godhandiscen]

Is Halo Reach on track to match Halo 3 sales at leas?

If not, goodbye Bungie and don't let the door hit you in the ass i guess.

It already underperformed compared to Halo 3 in its second month. Halo 3 did 433k in October 2007. However, I feel the marketing push for Halo 3 was much bigger (special edition soda and snack, Hollywood budget live action shorts, CGI commercial done by ILM and premiered during an important football match, etc). The thing Halo Reach had going for it was a bigger Xbox user base, however, by now CoD is more of an event.

 

[EviLore]

So can you clarify if that is part of the 1.1 million for the month or above and beyond that?

That number is in addition to the 360+PS3 number.

 

[FrankT]

That number is in addition to the 360+PS3 number.

Thanks.

 

[Gadfly]

Oh,then my Fallout PS3 estimation is totally off. 360 - (PS3+PC) 2:1
Although I have no idea how big retail PC market is anymore.

I believe the gaffer that raised the question was hoping that (360+PC)S3 == 2:1

 

[FrankT]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...-declined-4-last-month-npd-group-reports.html

"Versus last month, the Nintendo DS and the Wii were the two systems to increase unit sales on an average sales per week basis."

So greater than 51k a week for Wii.


Ehh just give us the numbers and stop with this voodoo madness heh.

 

[Psychotext]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...-declined-4-last-month-npd-group-reports.html

"Versus last month, the Nintendo DS and the Wii were the two systems to increase unit sales on an average sales per week basis."

So the Wii has sold at least 204k and the DS has sold at least 326k.

 

[Instro]

Nice I nailed the 360 numbers in the prediction thread, feels good man. Surprised that Kirby and CV didnt chart, but on the plus side maybe we will get some more IGAvanias now.

 

[Gadfly]

It already underperformed compared to Halo 3 in its second month. Halo 3 did 433k in October 2007. However, I feel the marketing push for Halo 3 was much bigger (special edition soda and snack, Hollywood budget live action shorts, CGI commercial done by ILM and premiered during an important football match, etc). The thing Halo Reach had going for it was a bigger Xbox user base, however, by now CoD is more of an event.

you nailed it. COD was not this big back then.

 

[charsace]

Update:

Fallout: New Vegas (PC) -- 107K


Numbers are real, unable to comment further. And this is not a policy shift re: leaks, so don't get any ideas.

Does NPD count steam sales? That number looks too low for FONV PC.

 

[Elios83]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-...-declined-4-last-month-npd-group-reports.html

"Versus last month, the Nintendo DS and the Wii were the two systems to increase unit sales on an average sales per week basis."

So basically it's fair to say that both PS3 and Wii should be really close and between 200k and 250k.

 

[Pooya]

so 1.1m for Fallout, really impressive, they are rivaling Final Fantasy in sales :lol .
Sales split is really similar to UK charts, it was 60/30/10 in the first week and remained similar for the weeks after.

Does NPD count steam sales? That number looks too low for FONV PC.

This is only retail sales I believe.

 

[Warm Machine]

you nailed it. COD was not this big back then.

COD has a broader appeal due to it being available on all consoles and PCs so it gets more internet chatter and word of mouth because more people can experience it. Halo, being on 360 is "constrained" to the talk between and for the 360 userbase.

 

[GhaleonEB]

New! 06. Halo: Reach **(360) MICROSOFT - 315K

For comparison, Halo 3 sold 434k in October 2007. Reach shipped earlier in the month, but had a nearly identically sized debut. Looks on track to under-perform Halo 3 by a good margin when it's all said and done.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Why? It looks like they used the same engine and they obviously used A LOT of the same assets. I'd be shocked if it wasn't already profitable.

I think Molyneux words were something like this:"Or we sell 5 millions copies or fuck fable!!"

So, it's quite likely it won't reach 5 millions, I never stood a chance to do so,imo.

Actual quote

”We <Lionhead Studios> are driving to sell more than five million units and to make a profit in excess of $150 million,” Molyneux said. “We have to do that because if a franchise doesn’t reach that level it will inevitably wither.”

 

[fernoca]

Awesome Fable III number for 4 days and only being in one console.

 

[Mooreberg]

Is Namco a top five publisher yet? :lol

 

[Road]

Huge improvement for NBA2k11. NBA2k10 sold only 575k total last year.

Thanks, EviLore.