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NPD Sales Results for September 2009
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elrechazado
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Serenity said:
His first post was clever, but if you read every other post after that it's pretty clear that he wasn't really joking...
chandoog said:
:lol
DiatribeEQ said:
The difference between the 360 and PS3 this month was 139k while the difference between the two in the MGS4 month was 184k. About 47k difference there. Normalcy didnt take too long after that to be sure (August even before the main price drop). We've seen the drops WW and we very well should see them reflected in the US as well this month. I fully expect them to be not too far off this month to be sure while the Wii takes back the top without issue then back to normalcy come Nov. Its a spike, but October will give us a better idea of just how much so.
Massa said:
Thats true which according to these numbers it certainly didnt see the real bump until Sept, which is still a little surprising to me.
mr_bishiuk
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WrikaWrek said:
Thats how I feel, when I buy a 360 game I know a significant proportion of that money is going to the needy in Africa, curing fatal diseases and other worthy causes.
Anyone who buys games for any other system is pure evil imho.
HAL_Laboratory
Member
Man, some of you guys need more sunshine.elrechazao said:
Dragona Akehi
Retired
Stumpokapow said:
Tee hee.
The vouchers for all PSP games combined sold 2.3k copies, people.
People are going to have to stop using the DD excuse for PSP games. There will never be another bomb on the PSP at this rate. No wonder Dragona is clamping down so hard on this.
It doesn't mean that we will never acknowledge the validity of DD sales: but as it stands, there is little reason to believe they comprise a substantive portion of the sales, and until there is such a reason, it's better to work with the evidence we have.
People are going to have to stop using the DD excuse for PSP games. There will never be another bomb on the PSP at this rate. No wonder Dragona is clamping down so hard on this.
It doesn't mean that we will never acknowledge the validity of DD sales: but as it stands, there is little reason to believe they comprise a substantive portion of the sales, and until there is such a reason, it's better to work with the evidence we have.
Jive Turkey
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No that's exactly how it is here in the US as well. Games just don't hold their value. I haven't purchased a game at $60 so far this generation simply because I know if I wait a couple weeks I can find it at $40.gofreak said:
Ouch...Below the belt dude! :lolStumpokapow said:
The Power Of Snap
Member
I think Mario & Sonic at the winter olympics will be #1 next month, if not, it will have legs.
elrechazado
Banned
HAL_Laboratory said:
Thanks for the protip?
Can somebody explain to me why Microsoft is screwed and will always be last place when it still leads Sony 2-1 in LTD sales? (16m - 8m)
Forgive me for using logic but I don't see Sony making up 8million units sold in the US to before the next generation starts. Thus I don't see them taking over 2nd place.
Why is this so important to sony fanboys but xbox fanboys don't even seem to care?
Color me confused. Maybe somebody can clear this up for me?
Forgive me for using logic but I don't see Sony making up 8million units sold in the US to before the next generation starts. Thus I don't see them taking over 2nd place.
Why is this so important to sony fanboys but xbox fanboys don't even seem to care?
Color me confused. Maybe somebody can clear this up for me?
What I don't understand is why so many people think the release of the PSP Go with its DD only framework must necessarily correlate with a massive increase in PSN sales. If the PSP market has taught us anything the last four years, it is that there are millions of PSP owners who are perfectly content to buy the system and essentially never buy games for it ever again. I don't see why this would automatically change with the PSP Go. While piracy was a big issue with the traditional PSP system, I think we overlook the fact that millions of people, particularly young people, IIRC, view it as a gadget / music player, etc., with games only a tertiary aspect of their purchase decision.
elrechazado
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BioNut said:
When you were the undisputed king of all gaming just a few short years ago, and the upstart competition that you made look like red headed stepchildren last gen are now defeating you fairly handily in the largest market in the world, it does wonders to your ego. Especially if you're a fan who personally roots for soulless giant megacorporations. And you must therefore attack at every opportunity.
elrechazado
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lawblob said:
/lawblob casts spell - Summon Tobor (level 1)
TheGreatDave
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goomba said:
Tee-hee.
elrechazao said:
Ahh, I see. So basically all the 360 fans are happily playing their games while the PS3 fans are bitter and frequent the message boards since they cannot enjoy their games due to being in third this gen?
Sheesh, I thought MMO fanboys were bad.
Another question: Why is 1.5m for Halo:ODST bad?
They did not spend much money making that game so its seems that 1.5m for it would give them a lot of revenue. Plus for an expansion those are pretty legit numbers.
Pureauthor
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Dabanton said:
Well, I'd say we got a fair bit of software sales info (aka the part I actually care about), so I'm happy with this month.
Pureauthor
Member
Oh yeah, good work for Scribblenauts, KH358/2 and of course MnL3. I'm happy!
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
goomba said:
super tentacle box art would have helped.
AniHawk said:
You've touched on the point I have been pondering for some time now. I think sim racers may be hitting a plateau for the rest of this gen. I can fully see arcade racers making some sort of comeback (I'm really banking on split second to head the charge but MKWii is certainly making great argument). The thing for me is one you as a dev have captured as much realism you possibly can to pack into your game, can it really still be classified as a game anymore? I thought the purpose of gaming was to escape reality for a spell. I wonder if other consumers are starting to feel the same when it comes to sim racers.
mr_bishiuk
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jvm said:
Thanks for that, I think that table shows why reading too much into the euro chart threads is not a good idea. I was scratching my head yesterday wondering why PS3 sales of Batman are so far ahead of the 360 version when really its probably only 5k units difference and explained bythe exclusive DLC.
Is that good or bad for Need For Speed: Shift given the current racing game market in the U.S.?jvm said:
elrechazado
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jvm said:
hmm, only 4 top 20 in software for the ps3 in a month where it sold large amounts of hardware. You'd think we would have seen some bump. it's biggest victory is basically two months of dead even sales on batman. (360 sold more last month, ps3 this month, by about the same margin each time).
Cmon man, it's obvious what's going on. Sony is doing well, so Sony fans are in the thread. People who don't like that are steering clear of the thread because they don't want any unnecessary bannage. At other times, it was Microsoft beating down the competition and MS fans were posting away.pr0cs said:
This isn't some grand Sony fans clogging GAF conspiracy, it's just the way the NPD thread goes.
So did you end up having a quiet weekend jvm, or constantly frustrated that you couldn't push out your Analysis? 
Thinking about it, I'm surprised Need For Speed Shift didn't do better on PS3. It's the only game in town for the year and it's a while until GT5. Forza's looming release would have kept Shift at bay.
September 2008 by Comparison:
Beatles did less than Rock Band 2 and with more time, but they likely made more based entirely on the expensive box set.
Madden's doing better on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year, Madden PS2 dropped off entirely but Madden PS3 gained nearly 100K more players.
Thinking about it, I'm surprised Need For Speed Shift didn't do better on PS3. It's the only game in town for the year and it's a while until GT5. Forza's looming release would have kept Shift at bay.
September 2008 by Comparison:
Beatles did less than Rock Band 2 and with more time, but they likely made more based entirely on the expensive box set.
Madden's doing better on Xbox 360 and PS3 this year, Madden PS2 dropped off entirely but Madden PS3 gained nearly 100K more players.
Lostconfused
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Its not good for the need for speed franchise probably. But are those sales good for the game? Have to wait until we get forza 3 numbers to figure that out i guess.Nirolak said: