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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Tucah on June 11, 2009, 07:41:13 PM

Title: May NPD
Post by: Tucah on June 11, 2009, 07:41:13 PM

PlayStation 2 117K
PlayStation 3 131K
PSP 100.4K
Xbox 360 175K
Wii 289.5K
Nintendo DS 633.5K



UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED THQ Xbox 360 679.6K
Wii FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 352.8K
EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE ELECTRONIC ARTS Wii 345.8K
UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED THQ PS3 334.4K
INFAMOUS SONY PS3 175.9K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA NDS 168.9K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 158.3K
PUNCH OUT!! NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 156.9K
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE UNCAGED ED ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Xbox 360 120.7K
Wii PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Wii 109.8K


People sure love UFC and Wii exercise games.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Vizzys on June 11, 2009, 07:42:46 PM
i hate npd threads

also this is all shitty news
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: cool breeze on June 11, 2009, 07:44:12 PM
so, are these numbers good? I'm always clueless until someone yells bomba or whatever
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Jansen on June 11, 2009, 07:45:26 PM
lol @ infamous selling less than 200k

it seems that ps3 owners hate good games
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 07:45:42 PM
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HW
PlayStation 3   208.7K
PlayStation Portable   182.3K
Xbox 360   186.6K
Wii   675.1K
Nintendo DS   452.6K

Last May. That makes 7 straight months down yoy for the ps3 btw.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 07:46:50 PM
Quote from: Green Man on June 11, 2009, 07:43:14 PM
Holy Shit, inFAMOUS was a top FIVE game?

Impressive. Very impressive.

You've got to be kidding me. Those aren't crazy great numbers even for a week for a big new release and we'll see how it performs next month.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 11, 2009, 07:51:26 PM
Quote from: Viz on June 11, 2009, 07:42:46 PM
also this is all shitty news

You can still laugh at stards, that's always good.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 07:53:17 PM
What? Infamous getting top 5 against games that have been out for a whole month is  :bow2


Sony is kings again.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Van Cruncheon on June 11, 2009, 07:56:04 PM
ps3 annihilated

again
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 07:56:49 PM
Quote from: Green Man
I hate to pull an sfag here but it wasn't out for more then a week and had a multi-million dollar franchise to compete with plus wii games.

I hate to pull an xbot but there always seems to be some excuse for why PS3 exclusives never perform as well as reviews would suggest they should.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 07:57:26 PM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 07:56:49 PM
Quote from: Green Man
I hate to pull an sfag here but it wasn't out for more then a week and had a multi-million dollar franchise to compete with plus wii games.

I hate to pull an xbot but there always seems to be some excuse for why PS3 exclusives never perform as well as reviews would suggest they should.

So infamous would only perform well if it got number one?

How's Gears of Wa- Oh, wait.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 07:58:09 PM
Infamous beat out a new Pokemon ffs.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on June 11, 2009, 07:58:25 PM
more like, gaming annihilated

why is there even a gaming forum still?  gaming is dead.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 07:58:46 PM
Infamous sold more than expected, but it's hardly great. Deserves a hell of a lot more, that's for damned sure.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 11, 2009, 08:01:26 PM
I guess that is another PS3 game that failed to bring 360's sales to a halt (Infamous)

Is MAG up next?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 08:02:08 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 07:57:26 PM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 07:56:49 PM
Quote from: Green Man
I hate to pull an sfag here but it wasn't out for more then a week and had a multi-million dollar franchise to compete with plus wii games.

I hate to pull an xbot but there always seems to be some excuse for why PS3 exclusives never perform as well as reviews would suggest they should.

So infamous would only perform well if it got number one?

I think we could say it performed well if if sold blockbuster numbers. 130k for a platform exclusive isn't a massive hit. We'll see how it performs next month to give the complete picture of course but we all know titles like this tend to be frontloaded with their sales and 175K isn't exactly a mammoth front load for a platform exclusive with the review numbers this title got.  
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:02:26 PM
Quote from: T EXP on June 11, 2009, 08:01:26 PM
I guess that is another PS3 game that failed to bring 360's sales to a halt (Infamous)

Is MAG up next?

:wtf Why would it bring 360 sales to a halt?

Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 08:02:08 PM
We'll see how it performs next month to give the complete picture of course but we all know titles like this tend to be frontloaded with their sales and 130K isn't exactly a mammoth front load for a platform exclusive with the review numbers this title got. 

Not so sure about that, though. This, like Crackdown, may very well be a slow burner, sold by word of mouth.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 11, 2009, 08:06:21 PM
How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 11, 2009, 08:07:59 PM
it doesnt even matter how much infamous sold.

it's been proven time and time again that Sony will greenlight a sequel because Sony cares about us.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:09:01 PM
Quote from: T EXP on June 11, 2009, 08:06:21 PM
How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

How many titles like this are there on the system? I may very well be wrong about the outcome here, but positive buzz and a non-shit demo should keep it around.

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 11, 2009, 08:07:59 PM
it doesnt even matter how much infamous sold.

it's been proven time and time again that Sony will greenlight a sequel because Sony cares about us.

The best thing for Sucker Punch would perhaps be to move away from platform exclusivity, but I guess the multiplatform waters are bountiful but dangerous.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 08:09:07 PM
Quote from: T EXP on June 11, 2009, 08:06:21 PM
How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

MGS4
Uncharted
MLB 09: The Show
Valkyria Chronciles

Need more?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Robo on June 11, 2009, 08:09:13 PM
bo-ring
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 08:09:32 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:02:26 PM

Not so sure about that, though. This, like Crackdown, may very well be a slow burner, sold by word of mouth.


Anything is possible. And certainly next month's npd will give a more clear picture but it's hard to look at 175K sales (even taking into account the first week) and be blown away when a lot of platform exclusives have done much better. A few with worse reviews.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: pilonv1 on June 11, 2009, 08:10:43 PM
:bow UFC :bow2
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:14:11 PM
Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 08:09:32 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:02:26 PM

Not so sure about that, though. This, like Crackdown, may very well be a slow burner, sold by word of mouth.


Anything is possible. And certainly next month's npd will give a more clear picture but it's hard to look at 130K sales (even taking into account the first week) and be blown away when a lot of platform exclusives have done much better. A few with worse reviews.

I don't think it's a matter of being blown away, as much as its a matter of having really low expectations. It's a quirky game that isn't easily marketable (unless you decide to just run a long, blatantly CG, cinematic trailer) so I honestly expected less.

By the way, where does the 130k number come from? I see 175k.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: cool breeze on June 11, 2009, 08:14:16 PM
ok, so infamous didn't sell good, PS3 didn't sell good, UFC games did sell good, Grin games didn't sell good.  What about Punch Out? is that considered good?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 11, 2009, 08:15:12 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:09:01 PM

The best thing for Sucker Punch would perhaps be to move away from platform exclusivity, but I guess the multiplatform waters are bountiful but dangerous.


No other studio would allow them to make the games they want to make at the speed they want to make them.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 11, 2009, 08:16:12 PM
Quote from: swaggaz on June 11, 2009, 08:14:16 PM
ok, so infamous didn't sell good, PS3 didn't sell good, UFC games did sell good, Grin games didn't sell good.  What about Punch Out? is that considered good?

For what is essentially a Macromedia Flash game effort, I'd say it did pretty damn good.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 08:17:27 PM
Punch Out is better than that :/.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Trent Dole on June 11, 2009, 08:19:28 PM
Quote from: pilonv1 on June 11, 2009, 08:10:43 PM
:bow UFC :bow2
No shit, over a million is crazy sales.  :o
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 08:19:49 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:14:11 PM
By the way, where does the 130k number come from? I see 175k.

I edited. I was looking at the wrong number.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: cool breeze on June 11, 2009, 08:20:18 PM
wait, is the PS3 really still $400?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Trent Dole on June 11, 2009, 08:22:32 PM
Quote from: swaggaz on June 11, 2009, 08:20:18 PM
wait, is the PS3 really still $400?
Yep. :dur
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:24:26 PM
Anyway, I'm not going to argue NPD. My track record is absolutely miserable, so I'll just say that I hope that the game ends up making Sucker Punch some dough and fame. They've earned it, and all without a team of 200 people or a 30+ million dollar budget.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Jansen on June 11, 2009, 08:25:11 PM
bionic commando got the sales it deserved

crossing my fingers that if there is a sequel grin isn't allowed to touch it
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Beezy on June 11, 2009, 08:26:04 PM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 11, 2009, 08:15:12 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:09:01 PM

The best thing for Sucker Punch would perhaps be to move away from platform exclusivity, but I guess the multiplatform waters are bountiful but dangerous.


No other studio would allow them to make the games they want to make at the speed they want to make them.
Studio? Don't you mean publisher?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 11, 2009, 08:27:21 PM
Hang in there, Wii Play!
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: cool breeze on June 11, 2009, 08:27:24 PM
I thought that one guy in the gaf thread was joking.  You can get the Arcade 360 for half the price.  Do they still have three versions of the 360 or is it only Arcade and Elite now?

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:24:26 PM
Anyway, I'm not going to argue NPD. My track record is absolutely miserable, so I'll just say that I hope that the game ends up making Sucker Punch some dough and fame. They've earned it, and all without a team of 200 people or a 30+ million dollar budget.


They're making Sly 4 right now.  I don't think anything bad will happen anytime soon...hopefully.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:28:08 PM
Arcade, Pro & Elite
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Bocsius on June 11, 2009, 08:30:46 PM
Weak hardware numbers all around (DS excluded, of course). Nintendo might even have to shave $50 off the price for the holidays if they want to achieve what they did last year. I'm not sure where Sony and Microsoft go from here.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Bocsius on June 11, 2009, 08:40:26 PM
The Elite was never a limited thing. From day one they said it was a permanant SKU.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Brehvolution on June 11, 2009, 08:59:40 PM
Stoney's an xbot?

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Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Hollywood on June 11, 2009, 09:11:07 PM
Nice to see UFC kick ass. Better than some gay ass FPS retread shit XBots eat up. I'ts funny reading the other site and listening to the reaction from the nerds. "Wha what is UFC?"  :lol
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: pilonv1 on June 11, 2009, 09:15:41 PM
some loser on gaf said "Is UFC some kind of sporting league" :lol

Those numbers will probably be higher than whatever Fight Night 4 does.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 09:19:47 PM
Quote from: Zero Hero on June 11, 2009, 08:59:40 PM
Stoney's an xbot?

I'm more an iphone bot...
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 09:24:39 PM
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Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 09:26:18 PM
What is is with Australians and caveman sports?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Bildi on June 11, 2009, 09:30:25 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 09:24:39 PM
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Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: dammitmattt on June 11, 2009, 09:36:32 PM
Quote from: T EXP on June 11, 2009, 08:06:21 PM
How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

Resistance and Uncharted seemed to have decent legs, but the only games that truly have legs are the multiplatform games like COD4, Madden, Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and Mortal Kombat.

inFamous will get another 125-175k next month and will then disappear like most Sony exclusives.  It's good enough that it won't impact Sly 4 and inFamous 2, at least.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: pilonv1 on June 11, 2009, 09:40:10 PM
You mean MANLY sports?

mama robotnik needs to be nuked
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: demi on June 11, 2009, 09:42:52 PM
UFC + Red Faction = THQ making people happy
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Bocsius on June 11, 2009, 09:43:14 PM
Cavemanly.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 11, 2009, 09:46:15 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 09:24:39 PM
I hate mama robotnik

It was funny once, but now it's just kinda embarrassing. More than just kinda. A lot.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: pilonv1 on June 11, 2009, 09:46:52 PM
Quote from: demi on June 11, 2009, 09:42:52 PM
UFC + Red Faction = THQ making people happy

Don't forget they did 50 Cent too
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 11, 2009, 09:47:57 PM
Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 11, 2009, 09:46:15 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 09:24:39 PM
I hate mama robotnik

It was funny once, but now it's just kinda embarrassing. More than just kinda. A lot.

Yep.  It has been driven into the ground, sodomized, set on fire, and left for dead.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:37:45 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 11, 2009, 08:02:26 PM


Quote from: Stoney Mason on June 11, 2009, 08:02:08 PM
We'll see how it performs next month to give the complete picture of course but we all know titles like this tend to be frontloaded with their sales and 130K isn't exactly a mammoth front load for a platform exclusive with the review numbers this title got. 

Not so sure about that, though. This, like Crackdown, may very well be a slow burner, sold by word of mouth.




Software Sales
1. Crackdown (Xbox 360) – 427K
2. Wii Play w/ remote (Wii) – 371K
3. Diddy Kong Racing (DS) – 262K
4. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)– 130K
5. Guitar Hero 2 w/ guitar (PS2) – 130K
6. Gears of War (Xbox 360) – 119K
7. Major League Baseball 2K7 (Xbox 360) – 113K
8. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360) – 111K
9. WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Wii) – 109K
10. NBA Street Homecourt (Xbox 360) – 102K

I don't know what I expected for Infamous, but I didn't think it'd be like 40k over Punch Out. That probably means that Punch Out did above expectations though. It's a shame though, Infamous deserves big sales.

Look at Gears' third month too, Killzone is lol. In a world where Killzone did what it did, 175k for Infamous is nothing to be ashamed of.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 10:38:43 PM
* cough cough* Halo 3 Beta
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:39:34 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 10:38:43 PM
* cough cough* Halo 3 Beta

The Halo 3 beta didn't even go active until 4-5 months later.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 10:40:03 PM
So? I hihgly doubt 450k people bought Crackdown for Crackdown.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:40:30 PM
The game broke a million months after Halo 3's launch. Duckman was right about its legs.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: demi on June 11, 2009, 10:40:33 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 10:38:43 PM
* cough cough* Halo 3 Beta

uncharted 2 bomba confirmed...
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:41:10 PM
Quote from: demi on June 11, 2009, 10:40:33 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 10:38:43 PM
* cough cough* Halo 3 Beta

uncharted 2 bomba confirmed...

:lol

destroyed
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Brehvolution on June 11, 2009, 10:42:04 PM
Infamous only had 5 days of sales. It's a little too early to cry bomba yet imo.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 10:43:33 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:40:30 PM
The game broke a million months after Halo 3's launch. Duckman was right about its legs.

I wasn't saying he wasn't right, I was talking about that first month of sales.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:45:43 PM
The Crackdown demo was a huge hit, it was well reviewed, the beta was many months away, and the game continued to sell after the beta ended completely. If that beta shit was true then it would have reappeared in the top 10 in June or July when the beta launched, which did not happen.


Also you just got done calling Uncharted 1 a success. So are you telling me Infamous would've done even worse if it didn't have a day-and-date beta for a popular exclusive bundled in?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Akala on June 11, 2009, 10:52:38 PM
I think my idea of hell is a killer loop realtime NPD "conversation."
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 11:02:01 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 10:45:43 PM
The Crackdown demo was a huge hit, it was well reviewed, the beta was many months away, and the game continued to sell after the beta ended completely. If that beta shit was true then it would have reappeared in the top 10 in June or July when the beta launched, which did not happen.


Also you just got done calling Uncharted 1 a success. So are you telling me Infamous would've done even worse if it didn't have a day-and-date beta for a popular exclusive bundled in?

I don't think the U2 beta is fair because not everyone who bought Infamous got it unlike the Halo 3 beta. You couldn't exactly buy Infamous and get guaranteed a spot in the beta.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 11:02:45 PM
My beta slip was inside the box, is that not normal?

Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 11:04:15 PM
It was complicated. Some people say only if you pre ordered you'd get it, yet some people did pre-order and didn't get it. Some say store bought copies dont have it either. It's totally random who gets the beta I think.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 11, 2009, 11:04:23 PM
Quote from: Zero Hero on June 11, 2009, 10:42:04 PM
Infamous only had 5 days of sales. It's a little too early to cry bomba yet imo.

But next month when it doesn't even chart, we'll have already forgotten about it.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: tiesto on June 11, 2009, 11:05:33 PM
I had no idea UFC was so popular, shit.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 11:18:01 PM
Link to that full spread? edit: found it  ;)

And yea, bionic Commando is the ultimate bomb. It even had Punch-Out like name recognition it could have been riding. Infamous did as well as it could have, being a new property on PS3.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 11:33:38 PM
I wonder how Donkey Kong Jungle Beat did
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 11:46:53 PM
So it sold 20,000 copies?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: tiesto on June 11, 2009, 11:47:26 PM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on June 11, 2009, 11:30:55 PM
Infamous did fine, I think.  As did Punch-Out.  UFC obviously did spectacularly, as did the latest workout video from EA.  Devil Summoner 2 did really well, too, for those that care.

Everything else seems like it was super-bomba city though.  Oh, worth noting - Excitebots is showing uberlegs, doubling its LTD!

That's good to hear Devil Summoner 2 do well... I didn't even know the SMT series was popular at all aside from message boards, especially a PS2 game this late in the game...
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: dammitmattt on June 11, 2009, 11:57:15 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 11, 2009, 11:18:01 PM
Link to that full spread? edit: found it  ;)

And yea, bionic Commando is the ultimate bomb. It even had Punch-Out like name recognition it could have been riding. Infamous did as well as it could have, being a new property on PS3.

Where's the link?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 11, 2009, 11:57:56 PM
Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on June 11, 2009, 11:49:06 PM
Quote from: MyNameIsMud on June 11, 2009, 11:46:53 PM
So it sold 20,000 copies?

A little bit more, but you're in the right ballpark.  BC combined sold less than 30k.  The 360 version outsold the PS3 version at a ratio of about 7:1.  I'll let you work out the math.

So what you're saying is that PS3 gamers are 7 times smarter than 360 players for not buying BC?

spoiler (click to show/hide)
:teehee  How did Sacred 2 do?
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Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 12, 2009, 12:00:26 AM
IGN has a little article up with the BC vague numbers.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 12, 2009, 12:17:59 AM
Infamous lol ps3 exclusives

Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 12, 2009, 12:20:31 AM
Anyone who :lol at Infamous not selling like mad should be fed to pigs.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: archie4208 on June 12, 2009, 12:35:41 AM
Give us more subtle hints, Segata.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: ToxicAdam on June 12, 2009, 01:45:06 AM
Free PC Flash gaming +1000 %

Recession gaming :bow
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: pilonv1 on June 12, 2009, 02:47:08 AM
segata i will trade infos with you ;) :-*
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Bebpo on June 12, 2009, 02:49:14 AM
Quote from: Green Man on June 12, 2009, 12:33:43 AM
I totally forgot about Bionic Commando.

Three bombs in a row for GRIN. Guess people will stop getting them to do games based on popular franchises.

Didn't they fire like half the studio?  I don't even think they can do big games anymore.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on June 12, 2009, 05:31:25 AM
I'd be happy if Excitebots did 15kish a month until its discontinued.... damn that was sad to type.

Oh and I wouldn't need GAF anymore if I could sign up to wherever these numbers are coming from.  That's originally why I started going to GAF in the first place.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: maxy on June 12, 2009, 06:46:31 AM
Wii is going down...woohoo

Same thing that happened to Wii in Japan will repeat in US,unless Nintendo does something.

Software-UFC is a hit,no surprise there...NotFamous-not popular,no surprise there

Hardware-kinda decent for May...except for Playstation family-quicksand territory

PSP is the most amazing thing there,it sells 100k a month and Sony decides to make gimped,overpriced version of it to spur sales...amazing




Quote from: Borys on June 12, 2009, 03:10:36 AM
175k is impressive now for sfags? That's PC games level of sales, disastrous. 1 750k is impressive.

The way the things are going even 75k is going to be impressive for sfags,but hey its all a part of 10 year Sony master plan(pretend to be dead and then strike like a zombie)
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on June 12, 2009, 07:07:06 AM
If anything, the drop yoy is related to the recession.  The only practical way to boost hardware sales is pricecuts.  I guarantee the Wii would be doing much better in japan if they would do a $100 pricecut.  But consudering they make profit on every system sold, their overseas sales aren't going to allow that.  It needs to flatline.  Flatline in this case would be a potential month where 360 is dangerously close to overtaking it.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: dammitmattt on June 12, 2009, 09:58:04 AM
Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on June 12, 2009, 07:07:06 AM
If anything, the drop yoy is related to the recession.  The only practical way to boost hardware sales is pricecuts.  I guarantee the Wii would be doing much better in japan if they would do a $100 pricecut.  But consudering they make profit on every system sold, their overseas sales aren't going to allow that.  It needs to flatline.  Flatline in this case would be a potential month where 360 is dangerously close to overtaking it.

The recession isn't the only reason that Wii demand dropped.  Supply caught up with demand late last year and now it's destined to sustain PS2-level monthly sales, which is still impressive as hell, but not as crazy as 2008 for the Wii.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 12, 2009, 11:40:52 AM
Quote from: maxy on June 12, 2009, 06:46:31 AM
Wii is going down...woohoo

Same thing that happened to Wii in Japan will repeat in US,unless Nintendo does something.

They've got some new colors coming up.

And they'll eventually get around to a price cut.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Phoenix Dark on June 12, 2009, 02:27:59 PM
Quote from: mojovonio on June 12, 2009, 09:28:50 AM
Its ok guys, INfamous will do at least 600k next month.

If it doesn't..... well, its only been out for a month and 5 days!
:lol duckman destroyed

Why would anyone release a new franchise exclusive on the PS3 smh
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 12, 2009, 02:29:57 PM
Quote from: Phoenix Dark on June 12, 2009, 02:27:59 PM
Quote from: mojovonio on June 12, 2009, 09:28:50 AM
Its ok guys, INfamous will do at least 600k next month.

If it doesn't..... well, its only been out for a month and 5 days!
:lol duckman destroyed

Why would anyone release a new franchise exclusive on the PS3 smh

Someone whose first name is "sucker".
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 02:34:17 PM
A company that gets complete financial backing? they got all the time and money they wanted to make the game they wanted to make. not many other places that will do that.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 03:04:52 PM
and yet there will be a sequel, and Sly 4 is in production.

SONY BOW.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 05:32:57 PM
there's a sequel for ratchet and clank coming out in the fall

there will be an infamous sequel



Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 12, 2009, 05:42:44 PM
As mentioned earlier in the thread, having a small team probably helps a bit too. And while I think the game deserves more sales than PS3 owners are going to award it (although it will probably net a decent sum when all is said and done), there's really no reason to believe it would even be the same game if it was overseen by another publisher.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Diunx on June 12, 2009, 05:46:15 PM
lol Punch-out.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 12, 2009, 05:51:58 PM
the game didnt even cost that much to make
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: demi on June 12, 2009, 05:52:28 PM
dont worry guys there will be a sequel to punch out too.

it's called super punch out. wiifags
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Beezy on June 12, 2009, 06:50:28 PM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 05:32:57 PM
there's a sequel for ratchet and clank coming out in the fall

I hate how much they've milked this franchise. :(
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: cool breeze on June 12, 2009, 09:35:39 PM
Sucker Punch has made three Sly games for the PS2, inFamous, and now, Sly 4 on PS3.  Ninja Theory made Heavenly Sword, which didn't sell great or was particularly well received.

Think of it like Rare fucking up vs Dyack or the Lair guys fucking up.  Rare at least has a history and that can save them from Banjo.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 12, 2009, 10:41:08 PM
Quote from: Beezy on June 12, 2009, 06:50:28 PM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 05:32:57 PM
there's a sequel for ratchet and clank coming out in the fall

I hate how much they've milked this franchise. :(

Saw some E3 footage, and it looks exactly like TOD to me. NDoesn't make it shit since I actually liked, but the fact that people were going gaga over a new pair of boots is pretty telling. I bet co-op will make it feel like a whole new game, though.

Quote from: Green Man on June 12, 2009, 09:23:37 PM
inFAMOUS and Ratchet and Clank are NOTHING alike. Sony keeps pumping out R&C games because they're cheap to make and only take up a year of development time. Not only that but R&C as a series has been extremely profitable. They'll also do this with resistance, because they can move at least a million copies and don't take long to develop.

You seriously think that the Ratchet games only take one year to develop? Also, I haven't kept track of sales, but didn't Ratchet TOD openwith a ridiculously low number, 50k or so?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Mrbob on June 12, 2009, 10:51:40 PM
Quote from: Green Man on June 12, 2009, 09:23:37 PM
Quote from: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 05:32:57 PM
there's a sequel for ratchet and clank coming out in the fall

there will be an infamous sequel





inFAMOUS and Ratchet and Clank are NOTHING alike. Sony keeps pumping out R&C games because they're cheap to make and only take up a year of development time. Not only that but R&C as a series has been extremely profitable. They'll also do this with resistance, because they can move at least a million copies and don't take long to develop.

I bet Heavenly Sword sold over a million, bet you'll never see another game in that series.

Infamous probably didn't cost that much either compared to your typical hd game.  Sucker punch has between 50 and 60 employees.  A lot of teams are in the hundreds. 

Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 12, 2009, 11:02:21 PM
Yes. I also don't see why infamous couldn't have been produced by ANY other publisher.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 12, 2009, 11:08:50 PM
Quote from: Green Man on June 12, 2009, 10:57:14 PM
Quote from: duckman2000 on June 12, 2009, 10:41:08 PM
You seriously think that the Ratchet games only take one year to develop? Also, I haven't kept track of sales, but didn't Ratchet TOD openwith a ridiculously low number, 50k or so?

It might not take exactly a year, but I'm sure it isn't too far off that considering Incomniac has released a game a year since 2002.

There are two teams developing games in parallel at Insomniac. Ratchet games do not take one year to develop.

Quote from: Green Man on June 12, 2009, 10:57:14 PM
I just don't think it's correct to use the fact that because R&C is getting a sequel means that inFAMOUS will too. It should get a sequel but Sony could just as easily ask them to focus on the Sly cooper series.

But there's nothing that support that. It hasn't bombed, critically or in terms of sales, and there isn't a massive studio there to support. Compared to a studio like Guerrilla which devoured millions in development budget and has grown to become a massive studio that still needs other studios to help out with key aspects of the game, Infamous and Sucker Punch is hardly first in line for a critical review. I think the game deserves more, but that's just how things work on PS3.

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on June 12, 2009, 11:02:21 PM
Yes. I also don't see why infamous couldn't have been produced by ANY other publisher.

I can't imagine any big publisher that would have allowed them to get away with a game that doesn't rely on any combination of blood/death/ultimate destruction/seedy crime. Nor would there be an Amon Tobin soundtrack, which I'm sure came at a much lesser cost given the Sony connection.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: duckman2000 on June 12, 2009, 11:14:06 PM
Having a 360 shouldn't be stopping them from buying Infamous, though. I'm leaning towards that PS3 owners are PS2 fans still in denial about the PS3. So they are still saving their dollars for the grand return of the PS2-style library.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 11:16:36 PM
Quote from: Green Man on June 12, 2009, 09:23:37 PM


I bet Heavenly Sword sold over a million, bet you'll never see another game in that series.

Ninja Theory isn't one of Sony's baby companies. They don't give a shit if that company goes away and dies.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 12, 2009, 11:18:45 PM
Plus I highly doubt Sony will let any of their companies go third party after they let go Harmonix, and we all know what happened from there.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: fistfulofmetal on June 12, 2009, 11:21:44 PM
You would have to be out of your mind if you don't think Infamous 2 will be started after they finish Sly 4.

Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: maxy on June 13, 2009, 04:39:33 AM
Top 20

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http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24032
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: demi on June 13, 2009, 05:33:20 AM
two worlds placed similar to Sacred 2. probably sold more than PC version too. as usual.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 13, 2009, 11:02:35 AM
LOL @ Failzone 2 already off the charts

Beaten by Garden Mama, Gold's Gym Cardio Workout, and a 2007 FPS
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Mrbob on June 13, 2009, 11:16:59 AM
World at War annihilated by CoD4.   :lol

Treyarch is so damn lucky.  All they had to do was walk the path Infinity Ward carved out.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Mrbob on June 13, 2009, 11:23:11 AM
The fitness wars are officially on.  Time to get down and dirty in the trenches for your workout dollar. 
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: chronovore on June 13, 2009, 11:31:58 AM
Quote from: Trent Dole on June 11, 2009, 08:19:28 PM
Quote from: pilonv1 on June 11, 2009, 08:10:43 PM
:bow UFC :bow2
No shit, over a million is crazy sales.  :o

A million in 12 days, no less.  :tophat
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Mrbob on June 13, 2009, 12:13:35 PM
If the Call of Duty title doesn't have the IW logo on the box, it isn't worth buying.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 13, 2009, 06:55:21 PM
Woah @ Sacred 2. Much deserved.
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Mrbob on June 14, 2009, 11:13:36 PM
Quote from: Green Man on June 13, 2009, 12:50:36 PM
Quote from: Mrbob on June 13, 2009, 12:13:35 PM
If the Call of Duty title doesn't have the IW logo on the box, it isn't worth buying.

That's not it either, I tried playing COD4 afterwards and it still felt meh to me. I won't be buying COD anything for a while.

I thought so too at first.  In fact, I was ready to quit playing CoD4 after two missions until a friend convinced me to go on.  He told me some cool stuff was head.  He was completely right.  Some of the later levels in the game are epic and have done things I still haven't seen in a FPS.  The way the story was told and how certain things occurred in first person was brilliant.  There are still some annoying old school CoD trapping like unlimited respawnable enemies until you reach a certain point, but I would give the game another shot.  I started the game a bit bored, but finished it with a rush.  I'll be grabbing MW2 day one in Nov. 
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 14, 2009, 11:18:28 PM
I think I quit after the mission with the air ship where you shoot in black and white, how much longer was left in the game?
Title: Re: May NPD
Post by: Mrbob on June 15, 2009, 12:35:59 AM
The AC 130 mission was sweet man. 

About halfway done.