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NPD Sales Results for September 2007
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titiklabingapat
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The 5 week month probably has something to do with breaking the 500k barrier.GhaleonEB said:
ninj4junpei said:
you also have to realize MP is really not a popular franchise. Even if the wii was a more hardcore system I am pretty sure sales wouldnt exceed 500k. Its a very niche sort of game, appealing neither to traditional FPs fans, or to many Nintendo fans who dontl ike the FP view. Its a very specific taste and even then some people were burned by MP2. Id like to see it sell more, but Im being realistic here. It isnt a huge system mover by any means. But it is DEFINITELY a kick ass game and one of the Wii's best offerings to date.
Maxwell House
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Hey guys, Halo 3 won't have much of an effect on hardware sales. :lol
XiaNaphryz
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Baron Doggystyle von Woof
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I'm here only for the GIF's, and there aren't much of them
btw, OMG at 360 and Wii.
btw, OMG at 360 and Wii.
titiklabingapat
Member
I know and fully understand. I'm a Wii owner.Kodiak said:
i dont get why nintendos are spinning this as a bad thing for MS that they only sold 26k more than Wii. Wii was outselling it by 300k month after month and what did they expect? a 1 million boost just because of Halo 3?
i wanna see what happens the next two months with price drops and supply shortages.
i wanna see what happens the next two months with price drops and supply shortages.
AdmiralViscen
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DeaconKnowledge said:
So what are your predictions for 360 sales in the US through December?
Hcoregamer00
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Kodiak said:
Did you just use a Nintendo fan's excuse for 3rd party sales bullet point?
*gasp*
McBradders
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Jtyettis said:
But this is 12-ish days of Halo 3 sales... not even a month.
Maxwell House
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We have seen some bad predictions on this board lately:
1. Sony won't have a 2nd price drop this year. $399.99 is out of the question.
2. Halo 3 won't increase 360 hardware sales much.
I think the next prediction that will be off is:
3. MS won't have another price drop before Christmas.
1. Sony won't have a 2nd price drop this year. $399.99 is out of the question.
2. Halo 3 won't increase 360 hardware sales much.
I think the next prediction that will be off is:
3. MS won't have another price drop before Christmas.
TheGreatDave
Banned
Wii baffles me. I'm not upset or anything, but damn. Mario Galaxy isn't even out yet. Smash Bros isn't out yet. Wii Fit isn't out yet. And it can do half a million.
Not to undermine an impressive performance, but I kinda expected the 360 to do well. I'm just always shocked that Wii can maintain this kind of sales pattern without a dip.
Not to undermine an impressive performance, but I kinda expected the 360 to do well. I'm just always shocked that Wii can maintain this kind of sales pattern without a dip.
re: metroid sales
this is the gen where everyone is trying to compete with microsoft's head start by making aaa fps games? sony comes out of the gates with resistance, and nintendo's first post-launch "gamer game" is a fps (basically)?
metroid is selling to the gamecube owners familiar with the franchise. a sci-fi shooter puts you in the midst of a lot of competition these days.
of course... that's still awful low numbers.
this is the gen where everyone is trying to compete with microsoft's head start by making aaa fps games? sony comes out of the gates with resistance, and nintendo's first post-launch "gamer game" is a fps (basically)?
metroid is selling to the gamecube owners familiar with the franchise. a sci-fi shooter puts you in the midst of a lot of competition these days.
of course... that's still awful low numbers.
Femmeworth
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I know MP isn't popular and it's niche. As long as it does better than the first I will be satisfied.Innotech said:
titiklabingapat
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Because Halo 3 is probably the 360's biggest game of the generation while the Wii didn't have anything notable at all.MaX_PL said:
Though I admit, the 360 did much higher than I anticipated.
AdmiralViscen said:
I predict 360 will sell 700k in november and 1.4 million in december
I predict wii will sell 900k in november and at least 1.7 million in december. Nintendo has more supply in reserve than everyone gives them credit for.
Worldwide i predict wii at 2 mil for november and 4 mil for december, with 360 at 1.1mil/nov and 2.5/dec.
Wow at Halo, seriously... crazy wow! Congrats Microsoft for passing, they didnt do it buy much but they did it. Honestly though, wasn't this NPD a week shorter than the last. I find it a bit sickening that the Wii and the DS sold more than last month while competing with Halo 3. Actually Wii sold more than it ever has in a month other than possibly launch i think, bloody unreal.
I don't see why people are so surprised at low PS3 sales. I say this, not as a fanboy (though I'll no doubt get called one) but as someone who owns all three systems.
I imagine a very large portion of the people that have enough money to buy a PS3, will also have enough money to own a 360, and are therefore going to be "hardcore" enough to know which version of a game is best, and so far, that's been the 360 one for virtually everything. (unless it was delayed a long time, in which case I would have bought the 360 one ages ago)
If I only had a Playstation 3, then there's a good chance I might have picked up Heavenly Sword, purely because there's not been anything else out worth buying for the PS3 for so long. However, with the selection of great games coming out on the 360 (and Prime 3 on the Wii) I'm not going to spend time/money on something average like HS.
So far for my PS3 I have bought Resistance and Ridge 7 with the machine (Ridge 7 was quickly sold as it was too similar to 6) and that's it as far as full retail titles go. I've picked up flOw and Super Stardust off the store, and would have bought Symphony of the Night if there were points cards available for USA. (I'm not going to buy a PAL PS1 game) There hasn't been another game worth buying for the PS3 since it launched in my opinion, if you own another system. If I only had a PS3, I'm sure I would have picked up quite a few other things. (or sold it for a 360)
It's the same thing with the Wii. Other than Virtual Console titles, the only games I have bought for it this year have been Prime 3 an Resident Evil 4, as there's not been anything else worth picking up. (but if I only had a Wii I'd have bought stuff like Sonic etc)
The sales of Prime 3 are disgraceful though. With the amount of systems Nintendo has been selling, it should have done a lot more than that, especially as it's the best of the three.
I imagine a very large portion of the people that have enough money to buy a PS3, will also have enough money to own a 360, and are therefore going to be "hardcore" enough to know which version of a game is best, and so far, that's been the 360 one for virtually everything. (unless it was delayed a long time, in which case I would have bought the 360 one ages ago)
If I only had a Playstation 3, then there's a good chance I might have picked up Heavenly Sword, purely because there's not been anything else out worth buying for the PS3 for so long. However, with the selection of great games coming out on the 360 (and Prime 3 on the Wii) I'm not going to spend time/money on something average like HS.
So far for my PS3 I have bought Resistance and Ridge 7 with the machine (Ridge 7 was quickly sold as it was too similar to 6) and that's it as far as full retail titles go. I've picked up flOw and Super Stardust off the store, and would have bought Symphony of the Night if there were points cards available for USA. (I'm not going to buy a PAL PS1 game) There hasn't been another game worth buying for the PS3 since it launched in my opinion, if you own another system. If I only had a PS3, I'm sure I would have picked up quite a few other things. (or sold it for a 360)
It's the same thing with the Wii. Other than Virtual Console titles, the only games I have bought for it this year have been Prime 3 an Resident Evil 4, as there's not been anything else worth picking up. (but if I only had a Wii I'd have bought stuff like Sonic etc)
The sales of Prime 3 are disgraceful though. With the amount of systems Nintendo has been selling, it should have done a lot more than that, especially as it's the best of the three.
Pristine_Condition
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Maxwell House said:
Why would they drop the price further when clearly Halo 3 is moving systems at a brisk pace?
Microsoft isn't stupid. They aren't a charity either.
Maxwell House
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PS Family still outsold the Xbox family.
Maxwell House said:
Well there is a rumor today of a new 360 with built in HD DVD.
http://xboxkings.com/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=616&lang=uk
edwardslane
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awesome numbers for 360, halo and Wii
the craziest thing for me is Wii keeping up sales wise with xbox 360's biggest game that month.
Nintendo better hope mario is enough this xmas though to keep momentum really high.
I wanted smash brothers this xmas and i'm sure millions more did too.. I wonder how the delay will pan out.
it should give nintendo the buzz in 2008. 2007 has already been a very successful year for them. could be a good move
the craziest thing for me is Wii keeping up sales wise with xbox 360's biggest game that month.
Nintendo better hope mario is enough this xmas though to keep momentum really high.
I wanted smash brothers this xmas and i'm sure millions more did too.. I wonder how the delay will pan out.
it should give nintendo the buzz in 2008. 2007 has already been a very successful year for them. could be a good move
Frillen said:
there ya go. like i said if i am wrong i will be the first to admit it.
just want you to know i am not some fanboy so i wasn't trying to argue just with all these wii's selling its software sells should be better. maybe that will change with galaxy.
good stuff man.
Prine said:
Reply to that said:
Ahahaha absolutely perfect!
Somebody's got some pent-up rage. Somebody with a Master Chief avatar no less. You know, Halo 3 still hasn't outsold Gears or Twilight Princess, right? It will, mind you, but perhaps you should make a ban bet as to whether Mario will end up selling more units. (BTW, Reggie said that Halo 3 wouldn't push all that much hardware this month, and while 250k more 360's isn't a bad thing, it certainly doesn't make him wrong).
test_account
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Frillen said:
Why do you care so much if he belives that SMG wont sell more than MP3?
Funky Papa
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I think I can imagine Prine shirtless, wearing his tie as a bandana and jumping over the table like a maniac while screaming his post.
Maxwell House
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WellPristine_Condition said:
1. The 360 spike in hardware sales from Halo 3 is probably pretty limited in time after Halo 3's launch. I doubt their is much of a hardware sales increase for 360 right now.
2. MS will move plenty of 360s at its current price, sure, but a $50 price drop will just move that many more units.
3. MS always reacts to Sony price drops. I don't see this being the exception.
4. MS's previous price drop was smaller than people expected. I theorize it was smaller because they were keeping a 2nd one in reserve for Thanksgiving/Sony's 2nd price drop.
Really, I don't expect 360's sales in October to be huge. I think most of Halo 3's effect on hardware will have passed by then.
Pristine_Condition
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andrewfee said:
This reads a lot like my post earlier...
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8280154&postcount=612