Consoles & Games Sales Thread - US NPD April 2010 - Main forum

Since 7468 Days

Damn.

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Hironobu Sakaguchi is coming back to reclaim the throne :)

Seeing it in motion on your HDTV, will blow your mind!!

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BLackHawkodst

Since 6463 Days

I see PES gave the ps3 a nice boost.

Mediacreate HW and SW sales (11/24 - 11/30)

DSi 87,185
PSP 55,090
Wii 49,848
PS3 34,978
DSL 26,851
X360 11,423
PS2 5,628

SOFTWARE

1. NDS Layton 3 - 347360 / NEW (51.45%)
2. PS3 PES 2009 - 168405 / NEW (54.86%)
3. WII Animal Crossing - 108547 / 413727 (51.32%)
4. NDS Chrono Trigger - 80157 / 351025 (84.93%)
5. PSP Yu-Gi-Oh Tag Force 3 - 64179 / NEW (76.51%)
6. PSP Gundam vs. Gundam - 56557 / 323489 (79.43%)
7. NDS Kirby Superstar Ultra - 56176 / 474749 (76.36%)
8. PSP Kenka Banchou 3 - 53966 / NEW (69.52%)
9. PSP Musou Orochi: Maou Sairin - 45809 / NEW (57.95%)
10. PSP Higurashi Daybreak - 32639 / NEW (73.91%)

***courtesy of Media-create through Neogaf

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BLackHawkodst

Since 6463 Days

NPD: NOVEMBER '09

Holy crap at the Wii numbers, and great going for the 360.

EDIT: Where the hell is LBP??

The NPD Group has published its video game software and hardware sales figures for November. See the full listing of figures after the jump.

PlayStation 2 206K
PlayStation 3 378K
PSP 421K
Xbox 360 836K
Wii 2.04mil
Nintendo DS 1.57mil

Top 10 SKU’s November 2008
Title Publisher Platform Rank # Units
GEARS OF WAR 2* MICROSOFT 360 1 1.56 million
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR* ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 360 2 1.41 million
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 3 796K
WII FIT NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 4 697K
MARIO KART NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 5 637K
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD PS3 6 597K
GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR* ACTIVISION BLIZZARD WII 7 475K
LEFT 4 DEAD ELECTRONIC ARTS 360 8 410K
RESISTANCE 2* SONY PS3 9 385K
WII MUSIC NINTENDO OF AMERICA WII 10 297K

http://exophase.com/psp/november-npd-wii-sells-ove...

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

Bloody hell!!!! 2 Million Wiis !!!!!!!!! (Wii sales in November of last year were 981,000)

Good performance for the 360 (360 sales in November of last year were 770,000)

Very poor performance for the PS3 though (PS3 sales in November of last year were 466,000)

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BUY: TRU, POP4, TLR

RENT: MEdge, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SCVI, GAxe, Fable2, FC2, GoW2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, Cry On, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2, SH5

Ronsauce

Since 7561 Days

I wish I could find it in my heart to be happy for Nintendo.

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Jollipop

Since 7459 Days

Im happy they are making money but they better bring us a frikkin Sexy console next gen or else im done with them

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Acert93

Since 7547 Days

Posted by alimokrane

Good performance for the 360 (360 sales in November of last year were 770,000)

I thought you were wrong there for a moment--but you are indeed right Mr. Right--I was thinking December. November 06 was 511k and 07 was 770k or so. It was December 06 that was 1.1M iirc and 07 near 1.5M? Anyhow those are strong numbers as sales continue to grow Year-over-Year, especially when you consider 07 saw the release of MS's major IP. Kind of surprised Gears 2 sales aren't higher tbh.

Wii is just . . . Look at how long Mario Kart is hanging on the charts

And the PS3 ...

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

Posted by Acert93

I thought you were wrong there for a moment--but you are indeed right Mr. Right--I was thinking December. November 06 was 511k and 07 was 770k or so. It was December 06 that was 1.1M iirc and 07 near 1.5M? Anyhow those are strong numbers as sales continue to grow Year-over-Year, especially when you consider 07 saw the release of MS's major IP. Kind of surprised Gears 2 sales aren't higher tbh.

Wii is just . . . Look at how long Mario Kart is hanging on the charts

And the PS3 ...

You're right about Gears actually. I thought it would do at least 2 million especially considering it has three weeks of sales in the month of November.

I expect december figures to be

Wii:2.5 Million
360: 1.5 Million
PS3; 1 at best but my money is on 700-800k

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BUY: TRU, POP4, TLR

RENT: MEdge, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SCVI, GAxe, Fable2, FC2, GoW2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, Cry On, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2, SH5

dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

The gow2 figures in this climate are very good, plus 3million sold through to date is excellent, and it got to that figure 2 months quicker than GOW1 did!, the 360 836K is very good and the 8.1 attach rate is insane, but not as insane as 2million Wii's WTF!.

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

UK 2008 Sales

DS - 3.400.000
Wii - 2.000.000
360 - 1.400.000
PS3 - 1.000.000
PSP - 600.000

UK Lifetime sales up to Dec 31st 2008
DS - 8.8 Million
Wii - 4.9 Million
360 - 3.2 Million
PSP - 3.2 Million
PS3 - 1.9 Million

Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/wii-is-most-popu...

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BOUGHT 08: TRU, PoP, TLR, FarC2, GoW2

RENT: MEd, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SC4, GAxe, Fable2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, SH5, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2

Phellan_Wolf

Since 6921 Days

I will never understand how the Wii can outperform Xbox360 and PS3 since it only offer trash games (only a few titles that can be numbered with the fingers of my hand can be considered good games).

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

Easy the Wii is a family/social console with games that are easy to play, and a hell of allot of fun with all the family/friends, and word of mouth is king, people that would never ever have considered gaming, are now picking up a Wii because all there mates have one and are telling them that its the second coming and they must own one, it is indeed a phenomenon that only seems to be gaining in strength and sales numbers, when will it stop? probaly when every household on the planet has one.

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

Posted by dcdelgado

Easy the Wii is a family/social console with games that are easy to play, and a hell of allot of fun with all the family/friends, and word of mouth is king, people that would never ever have considered gaming, are now picking up a Wii because all there mates have one and are telling them that its the second coming and they must own one, it is indeed a phenomenon that only seems to be gaining in strength and sales numbers, when will it stop? probaly when every household on the planet has one.

agreed. resisting it is futile for a casual gamer. It's obviously working very well for those who want that kind of experience, there aint anything wrong with that. For 3rd party developrs though, it's a different story. Games are selling on 360/PS3 and simply arent on the Wii.

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BOUGHT 08: TRU, PoP, TLR, FarC2, GoW2

RENT: MEd, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SC4, GAxe, Fable2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, SH5, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2

Jollipop

Since 7459 Days

Posted by dcdelgado

Easy the Wii is a family/social console with games that are easy to play, and a hell of allot of fun with all the family/friends, and word of mouth is king, people that would never ever have considered gaming, are now picking up a Wii because all there mates have one and are telling them that its the second coming and they must own one, it is indeed a phenomenon that only seems to be gaining in strength and sales numbers, when will it stop? probaly when every household on the planet has one.

Agreed, yet it is harming Nintendo more than they may realise, their next console won't sell as well, these family gamers won't be willing to spend more money next gen because they won't beable to see the added value, the real gamers will be less trusting in Nintendo because they have brough so little to gaming with the Wii.

Nintendo are relying more and more on their own software and less on 3rd party and its only going to backfire on them at some point.

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

I guess that could be true, but would Nintendo even need to consider another nextgen Wii, they could just keep enhancing the motion controller and coming up with new gadgets and games that use them for a very long time, and the same casual s would lap it up.

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Mass Effect Ascension- July '08 - Continue the Fight!!!

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Jollipop

Since 7459 Days

Perhaps, but the problem is that there is now a new class of gamer, before we had hardcore and casual, but now we have the less than casual interest (non gamers), I'm curious to know just how much of the Wii user base is made up of non gamers, because its these kind of people that can easily lose interest, especially if something new comes to the market (not necessarily gaming orientated)

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Tinks

Since 7506 Days

I've heard rumors of an insane price drop on PS3's are coming in the next few months. Something about a 300$ system? Maybe cheaper, I forget

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dcdelgado

Since 7436 Days

You must be talking about Patcher's prediction of the PS3 coming down $100 by April and the 360 following suit at E3, but we all know about patcher and his predictions?, personally i can see a $50 cut because i feel they just have to do something, but as Sony have stated that there goal is to try to make a profit or at worst break even this year on the PS3, i cant see anything more than a $50 cut late in the year. Almost 70% has been wiped off Sony's stock price since last year, and for the first time in 14yrs analyst are predicting an operating loss of $1.1 billion for Sony, with drastic restructuring action to be taken in the next few months if this is the case, if indeed the $100 cut dose take place then it would be a desperate and dangerous move by Sony IMO.

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

Decreasing the PS3 price by $100 is financial suicide! Sony is already about to lay off 16.000 employees. Right now, they have to make sure they can hit profitabilty soon and dropping the price by that much aint gonna do the trick. I expect a $50 price cut at best!

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BOUGHT 08: TRU, PoP, TLR, FarC2, GoW2

RENT: MEd, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SC4, GAxe, Fable2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, SH5, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2

Inflatable

Since 8214 Days

Posted by dcdelgado

Easy the Wii is a family/social console with games that are easy to play, and a hell of allot of fun with all the family/friends, and word of mouth is king, people that would never ever have considered gaming, are now picking up a Wii because all there mates have one and are telling them that its the second coming and they must own one, it is indeed a phenomenon that only seems to be gaining in strength and sales numbers, when will it stop? probaly when every household on the planet has one.

Will never happen, as my household will never get one.. Only if we get it for free with many games.. ;)

I agree with you about the Wii.. And also with alimokrane and Jollipop.. The whole new Wii userbase might works against Nintendo in the long run.. It's a strange market anyway, one gen you can flop, the next you can be marketleader, and visa versa.. Nintendo knew they couldn't compete with MS and Sony anymore in terms of high-end and hardcore consolehardware and games, so they choose a different path trying to create their own market with family/kid/party/casual games on relative cheap hardware with a gadget controller, and sofar it's paying off..

PS3 will take off once it gets near $200-250 aswell.. I see it overtake the Xbox 360 in the longrun, like predicted at the start of this gen.. I have to say though, MS with the Xbox 360 surprised me, how long they hold the lead over Sony.. I think MS is very happy about it as they didn't plan to be in the lead this long I think.. The 1st Xbox was about introduction in a new market, the 2nd one was about catching up to Sony, and the 3rd Xbox was planned to take the lead.. They are ahead of schedule.. Although I doubt they considered Nintendo running away with it this gen (not that it should really worry them as Nintendo went after a different market)..

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[quote=dcdelgado]Easy the Wii is a family/social console with games that are easy to play, and a hell of allot of fun with all the family/friends, and word of mouth is king, people that would never ever have considered gaming, are now picking up a Wii because all there mates have one and are telling them that its the second coming and they must own one, it is indeed a phenomenon that only seems to be gaining in strength and sales numbers, [b]when will it stop? probaly when every household on the planet has one.[/b][/quote]Will never happen, as my household will [b]never[/b] get one.. Only if we get it for free with many games.. ;)

I agree with you about the Wii.. And also with alimokrane and Jollipop.. The whole new Wii userbase might works against Nintendo in the long run.. It's a strange market anyway, one gen you can flop, the next you can be marketleader, and visa versa.. Nintendo knew they couldn't compete with MS and Sony anymore in terms of high-end and hardcore consolehardware and games, so they choose a different path trying to create their own market with family/kid/party/casual games on relative cheap hardware with a gadget controller, and sofar it's paying off..

PS3 will take off once it gets near $200-250 aswell.. I see it overtake the Xbox 360 in the longrun, like predicted at the start of this gen.. I have to say though, MS with the Xbox 360 surprised me, how long they hold the lead over Sony.. I think MS is very happy about it as they didn't plan to be in the lead this long I think.. The 1st Xbox was about introduction in a new market, the 2nd one was about catching up to Sony, and the 3rd Xbox was planned to take the lead.. They are ahead of schedule.. Although I doubt they considered Nintendo running away with it this gen (not that it should really worry them as Nintendo went after a different market)..

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

Posted by Inflatable

PS3 will take off once it gets near $200-250 aswell.. I see it overtake the Xbox 360 in the longrun, like predicted at the start of this gen.. I have to say though, MS with the Xbox 360 surprised me, how long they hold the lead over Sony.. I think MS is very happy about it as they didn't plan to be in the lead this long I think.. The 1st Xbox was about introduction in a new market, the 2nd one was about catching up to Sony, and the 3rd Xbox was planned to take the lead.. They are ahead of schedule.. Although I doubt they considered Nintendo running away with it this gen (not that it should really worry them as Nintendo went after a different market)..

I quite disagree wit that to a certain extent. I dont see the PS3 taking the lead over the 360 at least for the next 2 years UNLESS the PS3 takes off in Japan and sells quicker than the Wii and manages to clock about 8 million units in 2 years like the Wii did since launch. I find that impossible.

The 360 will still outsell the PS3 in 2009 in the US. Europe is debatable. I dont see the PS3 taking off in Japan anytime soon. Metal Gear Solid 4 didnt do the trick and I seriously doubt that FF13 will. it may have a much bigger impact than MGS4 over there but it won't be a massive hardware pusher.

One thing is for sure. We all predicted that 360 will win 2008 against the PS3 but 2009 is looking less obvious. I think 2010 will have the answer.

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[quote=Inflatable]
PS3 will take off once it gets near $200-250 aswell.. I see it overtake the Xbox 360 in the longrun, like predicted at the start of this gen.. I have to say though, MS with the Xbox 360 surprised me, how long they hold the lead over Sony.. I think MS is very happy about it as they didn't plan to be in the lead this long I think.. The 1st Xbox was about introduction in a new market, the 2nd one was about catching up to Sony, and the 3rd Xbox was planned to take the lead.. They are ahead of schedule.. Although I doubt they considered Nintendo running away with it this gen (not that it should really worry them as Nintendo went after a different market)..[/quote]

I quite disagree wit that to a certain extent. I dont see the PS3 taking the lead over the 360 at least for the next 2 years UNLESS the PS3 takes off in Japan and sells quicker than the Wii and manages to clock about 8 million units in 2 years like the Wii did since launch. I find that impossible.

The 360 will still outsell the PS3 in 2009 in the US. Europe is debatable. I dont see the PS3 taking off in Japan anytime soon. Metal Gear Solid 4 didnt do the trick and I seriously doubt that FF13 will. it may have a much bigger impact than MGS4 over there but it won't be a massive hardware pusher.

One thing is for sure. We all predicted that 360 will win 2008 against the PS3 but 2009 is looking less obvious. I think 2010 will have the answer.

BOUGHT 08: TRU, PoP, TLR, FarC2, GoW2

RENT: MEd, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SC4, GAxe, Fable2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, SH5, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2

Megido

Since 6901 Days

The time gap between the PS3 and 360 makes things complicated. I'm pretty sure that Sony will want to support the PS3 for as long as possible as they drove a SHITLOAD of money into it during development and production and i think that MS will have a new console out quite a bit earlier than sony will be willing to and hence the competition will be kind of skewed. I don't even take Nintendo in to consideration since the Wii, and most likely it's successor, will not be aimed at gamers but rather casuals and people who generally don't play games. No doubt they will continue with their success though.

I guess another interesting question is - does it really matter?

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alimokrane

Since 7506 Days

Posted by Megido

I guess another interesting question is - does it really matter?

To us, of course it does. As long as they keep going at each other like this, we get the goods ;)

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BOUGHT 08: TRU, PoP, TLR, FarC2, GoW2

RENT: MEd, VP2, BK3, NarutoBB, SC4, GAxe, Fable2

2009: FF13, SC5, AW, RE5, Im Alive, SH5, SO4, BG&E2, Bayonetta, Doom 4, LoShadow, SF4, Ninja Blade, ToV, N3-2

Megido

Since 6901 Days

Posted by alimokrane

To us, of course it does. As long as they keep going at each other like this, we get the goods ;)

The competition is good ofc but does it, in the end, really matter which console comes out on top? Unless you are some rabid sony/MS fanboy ofc, but in that scenario all sense of logic just unravels and shreds into nothingness :P

Personally i couldn't care less if the PS3 passed the 360 in sales. As long as i get good games i'm happy.

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KORNdog

Since 6980 Days

im with megido, i think sony will stick it out, but MS will release even earlier then they did with the 360, creating an even bigger gap between the 720 and the ps4...maybe to a point where you simply cant consider them rivals anymore.

i mean, imagine if the release for console became so skewed that it was a case of

720 releases > 3 years later > ps4 releases > 3 years later > 1080 releases > 3 years later > ps5 releases

not only would the console be staggered release wish, but there would be a considerable gap in visual qualioty between each parties console. 720 will be better then the ps3....but then 3 years later the ps4 will have better graphics then the 720....

hopefully it doesnt come to that and MS hold out.

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