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NPD Sales Results for February 2011 [Update 4: PS3 Hardware, TONS Of Games]
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Dreams-Visions
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I feel like I'm the only mothafucka that has never bought/played BLOPS nor cares about it.
Watchtower
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Amir0x said:
Clearly considering it sold just over half a million this month! Unlike Sony, whose staple of "core" exclusives released this month proved it's how you do it, the lack of them on the 360 slowed down momentum.
Seriously, what NPD thread are you reading?
Psychotext
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Those percentages were based on dollar sales... so whilst it might work for the Wii (has it had a price cut?) it probably wont for the PS3 (Move bundles, etc).antonz said:
marathonfool
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I'm just glad all three console makers are successful. Competition is good and I'm happy gaming is welcomed into the mainstream.
Mr.NiceGuy
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Massa said:
Now they are adding LBP2 in the mix, just because it didn't chart in the next month's top ten, totally shakes my head.
Guys need to relax a little and don't jumb to their guns declaring games as bombas while we still don't have numbers.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Amir0x said:
While I totally disagree with "sup-par control system" and "no realistic application in 99.9% of all genres" comments I say we save this discussion for another thread lol. Though I can see how you could come to that point considering I HATE keyboard and mouse
please don't read into this comment gaffers, I'm not comparing KB&M to Kinect in any way, shape, or form. I'm just trying to explain how I relate to Amirox's feelings towards Kinect.
Version 3.0
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Dreams-Visions said:
Don't feel lonely, I fit the description too.
Sindou_Hikaru20
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Good month for Wii too^^
Dedication Through Light
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Sindou_Hikaru20 said:
Well the Nintendo PR seems to have ignored Mario Sports Mix and hey, Epic Yarn too...
Amir0x said:
Again, i think its not entirely acurate because the npds also have a bunch of core games that happen to be on the 360 (COD, Bulletstorm, MVC3) and not that many casual 360 games.
if it was "just" casuals, you would see stuff like Kinect Sports consistantly chart. Its what you see on the Wii. Which is casual based.
Watchtower
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Psychotext said:
Still if it's anywhere close to that Sony might actually talk numbers this month!
Arpharmd B
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And to think MS still has a price cut card to play. Crazy.
I saw this coming in my mind when Kinect launched. I figured even if Kinect could only steal a small portion of the Wii market, that would make MS the leader by default because of it's already strong core business. Obviously the investment in Kinect is paying off! Now we just need some more good games for the device.
Another interesting note: their best selling sku is the 400$ Kinect bundle. Who would of thought 6 years after the 360 launched, they'd still be at 300~400$ lol.
I saw this coming in my mind when Kinect launched. I figured even if Kinect could only steal a small portion of the Wii market, that would make MS the leader by default because of it's already strong core business. Obviously the investment in Kinect is paying off! Now we just need some more good games for the device.
Another interesting note: their best selling sku is the 400$ Kinect bundle. Who would of thought 6 years after the 360 launched, they'd still be at 300~400$ lol.
IchigoSharingan
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DR3AM said:
no.
but I jump into the MP anyway
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
A lot of people (mostly girls) I know seem to love Just Dance 2, counting it as "strenuous exercise" with more of a diverse tracklist than the first game. I don't know if I can say the same for the MJ game. People are still looking for ways to get fit while having fun, but yes--should someone decide to flood the market with something to the effect of Dance Hero every few months or annually, then this market might get too oversaturated.Red UFO said:
butter_stick
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!regnägleppoDBenjaminBirdie said:
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Oblivion said:
Confirms that Activision doesn't need Infinity Ward.
Lagspike_exe
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Killzone IP isn't looking healthy at all.
Watchtower
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Strike said:
Actually unless you were being sarcastic....if these numbers continue to hold, what exactly is the incentive for any of them to drop the price?
GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
The Lamp said:Whatever happened to LBP2?
Same thing that happened with LBP, it showed up 1 month, then vanished away
Almost all Sony 1st party start out in the middle and by the next month are close to being knocked out, then the following month, never to be seen agin
I saw so many Bullet Storm commercials, so many during FOX Animation Domination, but KillZone 3 either got the Kevin Butler treatment or just that teaser (30 sec) and maybe I have seen it 3-5 with-in a month before release
iconoclast
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Rob @ shmups.system11.org said:
So true.
Sho_Nuff82
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Amir0x said:
Call of Duty is still far and away the biggest system seller for the 360, even amongst people buying the console for/with Kinect. Going to take a stab in the dark and estimate it sold another 400k-500k this month just on 360.
Sales-wise it is the most important "core" game on the market for PS3 and 360, as it has been since 2007. If CoD keeps bringing shooter fans to the platform, the 360 will still show gains in shooters and action games' sales.
iconoclast said:
Who?
I delivered pizzas to the Microsoft store in the mall the other day. There must have been 40 employees and about 150 people crammed into this relatively small store. They might as well have renamed it Kinect store. They had about twenty Kinect demo stations, with some set up outside the store in the main walkway. Every person that walked by had to stop and look. Shit's crazy.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Omiee said:
, not sure if serious..Oblivion said:
Man I hate the franchise but a 60fps online shooter, what else is out there that competes?
As I said in a thread I made a while back the frame-rate is a big reason as to why this game is a as popular as it is giving it a very precise and unique feel compared to other shooters, other dev's just don't seem to be cottoning on.
forgeforsaken
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The other thing to take into consideration with the somewhat silly Bulletstorm v. Killzone 3 sales is that Bulletstorm is a new IP while KZ3 is what the fourth game in the franchise including the PSP title. So in that regard for a new IP to outsell an established IP early on is kind of saying something about one of the two if not both.
butter_stick said:
That's why all the crowing about the PS3 exclusive lineup this year will be come December all be for nought. So far we've had what i would consider two big hitters for PS3 LBP2 which did fairly ok and then we have KZ3 yes it had only been out for 6 days when these numbers were taken but i would have thought that anyone who wanted it would have brought it in huge numbers within the first few days what the hell were PS3 owners playing why they didn't purchase it?
Maybe their is just no interest. Doesn't bode well for the rest of the year..