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NPD Sales Results for February 2009
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jred250 said:
I think you're mistaking 'depth and polish' for scope and structure. Depth in gaming is as broad a term as there is. Look at Super Mario Galaxy if you want something nearly unmatched in depth and polish. It has very simple core gameplay that utilizes mostly genius level design to help flesh out the nuances of it's mechanic. It's strength is in it's expansiveness and the ability to, through continued play, learn things by experimentation.
The scope of F3 would be difficult on Wii, that's for sure.
Well you can add a +1 for Wii Fit in the near future once I buy it. I've been looking for a store copy of this game since its launch and have yet to find one. As much as I wish there was more variety on the Wii in terms of games, i'm quite happy right now playing Madworld and HotD:O.
FateBreaker
Member
Once again, Star Ocean numbers would be great...anyone? 
DrForester
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Frillen said:
You're basically predicting that Wii Fit will push over 1 million in March. Since Halo Wars just hit that mark.
Pokemon I think has a chance of being #1 next month, Diamond and Pearl did about 1.7 million combined (diamond did 1mil) their first month (and like Platinum were released towards the end of the month.) It will be a close battle I think.
gutter_trash
Banned
I'm happy for Street Fighter IV
I hope it exceeds to global expectation numbers
I hope it exceeds to global expectation numbers
gutter_trash
Banned
that would explain the Flowcharting Kens
DrForester
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DMeisterJ said:
Frillen said:
I didn't even consider that Halo Wars launched worldwide. I was thinking this 1 million announcement was US only. My mistake.
I still think it will be a close battle though.
Salami Inferno
Neo Member
The wii is ridiculous, though I'm impressed by the 360 and PS3 numbers for Feb.
The Librarian
Banned
*claps*Mama Robotnik said:
TheGrayGhost said:
-Person buys a DS.
-Person asks self "What games should I buy?"
-Person sees Mario Kart and New Super Mario Brothers.
-Person buys said games.
See how that works? Let's continue...
-Person returns to store.
-Person looks for Mario Kart 2 and New Super Mario Brothers 2.
-Person cries.
DrForester said:
Pokemon will be released this coming Sunday. Pokemon is more or less the world's largest videogame franchise.
March is a 5 Week NPD month. Pokemon will do in excess of a Million. Probably will beat RE5 combined, might beat the seperate SKUs by one million.
Insane Metal
Member
Wowzers! Great numbers for Killzone 2 (2 days >300k! O_O)
Disappointing PS3 hardware numbers tho.
The rest is just as usual. Wii doing impressively well, 360 very good, etc.
Disappointing PS3 hardware numbers tho.
The rest is just as usual. Wii doing impressively well, 360 very good, etc.
PS3 sales were once very bad. And being down year over year is not a good sign either, but I think people forget what failure systems used to post every month. The Gamecube and Xbox would be lucky to hit 200k in a month (especially the Gamecube). Now, the PS3 does it quite often. The PS3's real sales problem is software-related.
Am I the only one that thinks by the end of this year, we will see at least one month that either 360 or PS3 will surpass Wii sales -without- Wii being supply constrained? (Sept 07 does not count as a precedence because there were not enough Wiis)
soldat7 said:
But why does this work for the DS, and not the Wii? Is it the higher price point of Wii games that keep us from seeing Mario Galaxy on recent npds? DS is loved by all kinds of groups, non-gamers and gamers and Wii is loved by all kinds of groups, non-gamers and gamers. What is separating them?
George Claw M.D.
Member
Go, Street Fighter IV! It's the only console game I've been playing since it launched. I got K2, day-1, but never even got through the 1st level, before shelving it, and going back to SFIV. Not a knock on K2, K2 defense force, I'm just loving me some SFIV.
I probably missed some comments, but it looks like I'm the only one, or one of a rare few, who was not surprised by the PS3/360 split on SFIV sales. From all the musings and anecdotes I've been reading, it always seemed like the PS3 sku was doing even better than the 360 sku. There were accounts of PS3 sku being sold-out, with stacks of 360 sku available. I recall GS employees saying they'd even received more 360 sku, than PS3 sku, so maybe the PS3 sku could have even been supply-constrained in many places (I don't actually know). There are the factors that others have already mentioned, i.e. different demographic, superior d-pad, but there are other factors that may have contributed, as well. Many people already have PS3-compatible arcade sticks, and even if they don't, there is a greater variety of quality arcade sticks, available for PS3, in comparison to the 360. Some people bought the PS3 CE for the Blu-ray movie. Some people bought both skus, to be able to play everyone, online. Also, major tourneys like Evo, are going to be using the PS3 sku of the game. As far as the total number of SFIV sold, I expected it to do quite well. SFIV got a lot of coverage. The GS tournament is still going on, in fact. The game is bringing back a lot of the people who used to play in the SF2 golden era, before Super and later SF games, came out, as well as garnering new fans. My diehard Counterstrike/Halo/L4D-playing co-worker got SFIV, and like me, hasn't played anything else, since. With SFIV, Capcom has really recaptured a lot of the former glory from the SF2 days, of old(It still won't be as big as SF2). Only, this time, everyone is playing online, instead of ubiquitous arcades.
Regarding the phenomal Feb results for Wii, isn't this the first non-supply-constrained month for Nintendo? Funny thing is, just last week, my 52 yr old lady co-worker was talking about wanting to get a Wii. I said, "Let me guess. You want to play bowling." She said, "There's also tennis and other games!" I know. This mimics hundreds of other anecdotes. Toss another one in there.
I probably missed some comments, but it looks like I'm the only one, or one of a rare few, who was not surprised by the PS3/360 split on SFIV sales. From all the musings and anecdotes I've been reading, it always seemed like the PS3 sku was doing even better than the 360 sku. There were accounts of PS3 sku being sold-out, with stacks of 360 sku available. I recall GS employees saying they'd even received more 360 sku, than PS3 sku, so maybe the PS3 sku could have even been supply-constrained in many places (I don't actually know). There are the factors that others have already mentioned, i.e. different demographic, superior d-pad, but there are other factors that may have contributed, as well. Many people already have PS3-compatible arcade sticks, and even if they don't, there is a greater variety of quality arcade sticks, available for PS3, in comparison to the 360. Some people bought the PS3 CE for the Blu-ray movie. Some people bought both skus, to be able to play everyone, online. Also, major tourneys like Evo, are going to be using the PS3 sku of the game. As far as the total number of SFIV sold, I expected it to do quite well. SFIV got a lot of coverage. The GS tournament is still going on, in fact. The game is bringing back a lot of the people who used to play in the SF2 golden era, before Super and later SF games, came out, as well as garnering new fans. My diehard Counterstrike/Halo/L4D-playing co-worker got SFIV, and like me, hasn't played anything else, since. With SFIV, Capcom has really recaptured a lot of the former glory from the SF2 days, of old(It still won't be as big as SF2). Only, this time, everyone is playing online, instead of ubiquitous arcades.
Regarding the phenomal Feb results for Wii, isn't this the first non-supply-constrained month for Nintendo? Funny thing is, just last week, my 52 yr old lady co-worker was talking about wanting to get a Wii. I said, "Let me guess. You want to play bowling." She said, "There's also tennis and other games!" I know. This mimics hundreds of other anecdotes. Toss another one in there.
carbonbased
Member
:lol awesomeRSTEIN said:
i still hate you
DrForester
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jred250 said:
In mario Galaxy's case I think it's primarily due to not being a multiplayer game. The Wii has branded itself as a multiplayer experience with families and friends, and though Mario Galaxy is Quite awesome in all things, it isn't a multiplayer game.
TheGrayGhost
Banned
jred250 said:
It is still possible for SMG to see an NSMB-like resurgence, but when it comes down to it, people want to play NSMB more than they do SMG. It's that simple. My theory is that SMG is not just the last traditional Super Mario game, but the last traditional Nintendo game. It started development well-before the Wii and was merely fitted to play on Wii, like MP3:C. Both are the cream of the crop, but both also represent a kind of gaming that Nintendo is disrupting. You can bet that new iterations of Nintendo legacy games will be reformed in the disruptive values. It's already been hinted at, with both the LoZ and FE teams saying that Brain Age is their new rival. Personally, I think this is wise, from both an economical and artistic sense.
Rapping Granny
Banned
Frillen said:
:lol :lol
They only come out on NPD day.
good KZ numbers, I was kinda expecting 200-250k, but shitty PS3 numbers as expected.
Liabe Brave
Member
I'll take a stab at next months' top 10. Here's my ignorant guess:
1. Pokemon Platinum
2. RE 5 (360)
3. Wii Fit
4. Halo Wars
5. RE 5 (PS3)
6. GTA: Chinatown Wars
7. Wii Play
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. Killzone 2
10. Mario Kart DS
1. Pokemon Platinum
2. RE 5 (360)
3. Wii Fit
4. Halo Wars
5. RE 5 (PS3)
6. GTA: Chinatown Wars
7. Wii Play
8. Mario Kart Wii
9. Killzone 2
10. Mario Kart DS
No, Frillen is like that all the time.Rapping Granny said:
DrForester
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markatisu said:
Agreed, this was just my logic guessing why it isn't getting on the top 10 like DS marios.