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Title: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 10, 2009, 07:47:10 PM: PlayStation 2 105.9K
PlayStation 3 210.0K
PSP 140.3K
Xbox 360 215.4K
Wii 277.4K
Nintendo DS 552.9K

MADDEN NFL 10 (360; Aug-09) 928,000
WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS (WII; Jul-09) 754,000
MADDEN NFL 10 (PS3; Aug-09) 665,000
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM* (360; Aug-09) 303,000
BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM* PS3; Aug-09) 290,000
MADDEN NFL 10 (PS2; Aug-09) 160,000
DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY (PSP; Aug-09) 130,000
WII FIT* (WII; May-08) 128,000
MARIO KART W/WHEEL (WII; Apr-08) 120,000
FOSSIL FIGHTERS (NDS; Aug-09) 92,000
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM: Sony sold the most consoles!
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Himu on September 10, 2009, 07:49:27 PM: :bow ps3 :bow2
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 07:49:53 PM: Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM
Sony sold the most consoles!

The strength of the Sony Family!*

*
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Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: demi on September 10, 2009, 07:50:58 PM: Woo Batman!
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:51:39 PM: Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 07:49:53 PM
Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM
Sony sold the most consoles!

The strength of the Sony Family!*

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DS is not a console :-*
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bebpo on September 10, 2009, 07:52:32 PM: Batman tie ratio was pretty close. Good numbers overall. Should guarantee a sequel with more baddies :D
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 07:55:39 PM: Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:51:39 PM
Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 07:49:53 PM
Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM
Sony sold the most consoles!

The strength of the Sony Family!*

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please ignore the DS
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DS is not a console :-*
Neither is the PS3, its a "Home Entertainment Mediahub" ;)

...

Sony sold the most "Home Entertainment Mediahubs" of the month! Competitors are so far behind its like they're not even on the track!
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: cool breeze on September 10, 2009, 07:59:33 PM: wow, I guess that Joker thing worked
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Jansen on September 10, 2009, 08:01:07 PM: good to see such a great bluray player finally shifting some units
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 10, 2009, 08:01:54 PM: Even with the Slim they still couldn't outsell Microsoft?
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Jansen on September 10, 2009, 08:06:18 PM: it was only out for a few days this npd. wait till next months npd for the REALLY REAL showdown :smug
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bebpo on September 10, 2009, 08:07:46 PM: [insert joke about how Americans do not go after small things]
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 10, 2009, 08:09:19 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 10, 2009, 08:01:54 PM
Even with the Slim they still couldn't outsell Microsoft?

Slim was officialy released on sept 1.

But I don't expect a major surge in sales.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 10, 2009, 08:10:14 PM: You're in de nile if you think the PS3 won't outsell the 360 in September. Just look at the numbers from three days of unofficial release of the Slim.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Himu on September 10, 2009, 08:11:25 PM: de nile

:lol
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 10, 2009, 08:11:43 PM: Sony has pretty much failed. They should just quit now. Microsoft beat them at everything and they should feel bad. They should have quit the video game business while they were ahead because the industry is for survivors, not weaklings.

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Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 10, 2009, 08:12:16 PM: Quote from: Himuro on September 10, 2009, 08:11:25 PM
de nile

:lol

He say's she's wrong, she say's he's living in de nile.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 10, 2009, 08:12:49 PM: Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 10, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Sony has pretty much failed. They should just quit now. Microsoft beat them at everything and they should feel bad. They should have quit the video game business while they were ahead because the industry is for survivors, not weaklings.

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All you need now is to be 400lbs overweight and wear gangstar clothing.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 10, 2009, 08:16:21 PM: Quote from: MyNameIsMud on September 10, 2009, 08:12:49 PM
Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 10, 2009, 08:11:43 PM
Sony has pretty much failed. They should just quit now. Microsoft beat them at everything and they should feel bad. They should have quit the video game business while they were ahead because the industry is for survivors, not weaklings.

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was that any good?
[close]

All you need now is to be 400lbs overweight and wear gangstar clothing.

I ain't in de nile about being no fat ass gangstar
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 10, 2009, 08:16:28 PM: What the hell is Fossil Fighters?

Oh yeah, I forgot. Autistic ninkids love dinosaurs.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 10, 2009, 08:16:38 PM: Quote from: MyNameIsMud on September 10, 2009, 08:10:14 PM
You're in de nile if you think the PS3 won't outsell the 360 in September. Just look at the numbers from three days of unofficial release of the Slim.

Sure, it'll outsell both the X360 and the Wii. But I don't think it'll be by much.

But seeing the major sales increase in Europe and Japan, everything can happen...
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 10, 2009, 08:17:09 PM: Quote from: distantmantra on September 10, 2009, 08:16:28 PM
What the hell is Fossil Fighters?

Oh yeah, I forgot. Autistic ninkids love dinosaurs.

Whatever man it has a kiddie design but it's all dark and mature!
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 08:19:19 PM: Good numbers for Batman.

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What the hell is Fossil Fighters?

Some kind of Poke-Man ripoff.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 10, 2009, 08:20:00 PM: Quote from: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 08:19:19 PM
Good numbers for Batman.

Quote
What the hell is Fossil Fighters?

Some kind of Poke-Man ripoff.

Pokey Man? You put the pokey in the man and oihalkhgsdogijlkfjsdf....
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 10, 2009, 08:25:10 PM: Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 08:09:19 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 10, 2009, 08:01:54 PM
Even with the Slim they still couldn't outsell Microsoft?

Slim was officialy released on sept 1.

But I don't expect a major surge in sales.

Slims were being sold in August.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 08:27:17 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 10, 2009, 08:25:10 PM
Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 08:09:19 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 10, 2009, 08:01:54 PM
Even with the Slim they still couldn't outsell Microsoft?

Slim was officialy released on sept 1.

But I don't expect a major surge in sales.

Slims were being sold in August.

Yep. From Wikipedia:

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However, some retailers such as Amazon.com, Best Buy, and GameStop started to sell the PS3 slim on August 25, 2009.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on September 10, 2009, 08:28:22 PM: Well if you consider that almost 100,000+ of those sales where the slim in three days, that's still amazingly impressive.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: pilonv1 on September 10, 2009, 08:31:56 PM: Quote from: MyNameIsMud on September 10, 2009, 08:10:14 PM
You're in de nile if you think the PS3 won't outsell the 360 in September. Just look at the numbers from three days of unofficial release of the Slim.

One month out of the last 24 isn't too bad then

"They're catching up! Only another 7 years of beating 360 by 20k and we'll be back in front! GO TEAM :D"
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 10, 2009, 08:35:46 PM: You could also find the Ps3 slim in some European stores during the last week of august.
But that still didn't prevent it to sell like crazy after its official release...

40k in a few days, UK
37k in a few days, France
etc

All sales after the official release. Even if you could buy the slim in August...

And 150k in few days, Japan

I predict the USA-ers to buy it like crazy, too.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 10, 2009, 08:36:29 PM: Quote from: MyNameIsMud on September 10, 2009, 08:28:22 PM
Well if you consider that almost 100,000+ of those sales where the slim in three days, that's still amazingly impressive.

GameCrazy was also selling the slim in August.

Also, the majority of hardware sales are going to come within the first couple days of a launch. It's not that surprising. I'd expect the PS3 to outperform the 360, at least.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Beezy on September 10, 2009, 08:39:51 PM: *looks at thread starter*

Why are you even on the gaming forum? >:(
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: archie4208 on September 10, 2009, 08:43:50 PM: The Beatles are gonna murder GH5 next month. I can't wait. 8)
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: cool breeze on September 10, 2009, 08:45:19 PM: Quote from: Jansen on September 10, 2009, 08:06:18 PM
it was only out for a few days this npd. wait till next months npd for the REALLY REAL showdown :smug

To be fair, the price drop was still in effect just as long as the 360 one (about 10 days). The Slim didn't officially release until Sept 1st, but the PS3 was $300 and there were some Slim systems sold early. Who knows the break down of...I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore. Sales talk is confusing.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 10, 2009, 08:50:29 PM: Quote from: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 07:49:53 PM
Quote from: Third on September 10, 2009, 07:48:48 PM
Sony sold the most consoles!

The strength of the Sony Family!*

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Best selling handheld game is a Sony exclusive. Final Fantasy > Fossil Fighters. The King is back. :bow2
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 10, 2009, 08:55:05 PM: Of course the PS3 will outsell the 360 in September. Lets see what happens in November and December though, as well as 2010.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: cool breeze on September 10, 2009, 09:14:44 PM: btw, Wolfenstein didn't outsell Madden.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 10, 2009, 09:20:19 PM: Quote from: swaggaz on September 10, 2009, 09:14:44 PM
btw, Wolfenstein didn't outsell Madden.

My first thought as well. :lol :'(

Not that there was ever any possibility of that, even if people actually knew it was coming out.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 09:50:51 PM: Quote from: swaggaz on September 10, 2009, 09:14:44 PM
btw, Wolfenstein didn't outsell Madden.
smh @ anyone who actually fell for that marketing scheme.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: AdmiralViscen on September 10, 2009, 10:48:26 PM: Interesting
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Mr. Gundam on September 10, 2009, 10:52:51 PM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 10:49:10 PM
Quote from: distantmantra on September 10, 2009, 08:16:28 PM
What the hell is Fossil Fighters?

Oh yeah, I forgot. Autistic ninkids love dinosaurs.

I thought everyone loved dinosaurs. Part of the holy trinity of robots, dinosaurs, ninjas.

I got nothing against dinosaurs. I was one of those little kids who knew everything about dinosaurs.

Fortunately, I outgrew that phase, unlike my 16 year old cousin whose parents are in complete denial that he is on the autistic spectrum. :-\
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: archie4208 on September 10, 2009, 10:53:25 PM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 10:49:10 PM
Quote from: distantmantra on September 10, 2009, 08:16:28 PM
What the hell is Fossil Fighters?

Oh yeah, I forgot. Autistic ninkids love dinosaurs.

I thought everyone loved dinosaurs. Part of the holy trinity of robots, dinosaurs, ninjas.

It's ninjas, robots and pirates. :P
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 10, 2009, 10:57:49 PM: PS3 did way better than expected. I was thinking it would do about 150k. There would have been very low sales for the first 3 weeks of August, and only decent sales for the last week.

There was also no advertising anywhere for the $299 PS3 during the last week of August.

September is going to be a monster month for the PS3. Easily expect it to outsell the 360. Wii? Maybe.

Also, PS3 software is pretty much dominating now.

360 Madden sales are down, YoY.

PS3 Madden sales are up, YoY.

360:PS3 ratio = 1.39:1 when the 360 has a 2:1 userbase. I guess it goes to show you just how strongly linked Madden is to Sony consoles. Hell, the PS2 version of Madden sold 160k while the Wii version is nowhere to be found.

Batman: Arkham Asylum PS3 sales are about the same as 360 sales, again, despite the 2:1 userbase difference.

Overall a very good month for the trey. Only disappointing news this month is that the Wii looks to have done a bit better than expected and WSR is having some monster legs
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: ToxicAdam on September 10, 2009, 11:01:51 PM: It's like a dick measuring contest among 3-inchers. What terrible numbers across the board (console wise).

I wouldn't get too crazy about the DS numbers either, it's just the benefactor of being the only 100 dollar platform that is still getting many new releases.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: AdmiralViscen on September 10, 2009, 11:04:19 PM: Wait, PS3 was only 10k off of 360 this month last year, anyway. 360 went up like 20k and PS3 went up 25k or some shit.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 10, 2009, 11:09:13 PM: Wii looks like it could use a drop to $199, but I guess Nintendo is going to ride out one more Christmas rush before making a move.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: duckman2000 on September 10, 2009, 11:13:19 PM: The resale price for Wii has gone down on Ebay, but you can still easily make back what you spent. That's crazy, considering that a standalone, used 360 goes for $40-$60. RROD fears I'm sure, but that's still a big difference.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: treythemovie on September 10, 2009, 11:59:40 PM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 10, 2009, 11:00:59 PM
Well, for what it's worth, I'm sure the overwhelming majority of the people who bought Fossil Fighters were kids. Yeah, there are probably a small number of adults that purchased it, but I'd be more concerned with the number of adults this month who bought a game about a man who wears his underpants on the outside of his pants.
Yes:

[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9smyQCBaeI[/youtube]
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on September 11, 2009, 01:36:30 AM: Both fossil fighters and starfy have done respectable numbers in the U.S. I wonder if Nintendo will consider bringing over Card Hero at some point. I think the ds market is the healthiest right now due to low prices and low dev costs. Kind of inline with my thoughts that games and consoles have to get significantly cheaper before they can achieve astronomical acceptance.

edit: Rhythm Heaven did well too.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 11, 2009, 04:29:41 AM: So what is now sfag excuse?i bet they curse that 5k difference, it would make nice PR

Price cut was official from August 20,people started buying slims couple of days later,online retailers started shipping very early,etc
First few days are always the big ones...when nerds that have waited for months and months rush in
Next month they will have other demons to fight and i think that September NPD is a 5-week one

As for software nothing has changed,except that some people realized that they are playing the same game year after year(Madden). :lol
EA is not happy too.

But boring month afterall,need some leaks
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 11, 2009, 09:55:21 AM: wait for september 09
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Sceneman on September 11, 2009, 10:10:04 AM: die sony, you fucks
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 11, 2009, 10:21:16 AM: Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 11, 2009, 09:55:21 AM
wait for september 09
wait for october 09...

It will never stop,wait for,wait for,wait for...

Top 20 please
...
Wolfenstein sales,via Gamespot

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360 version sold just over 59,000 units, with the PS3 edition barely clearing 30,000. Add in the PC iteration's 17,000 units, and Wolfenstein only sold around 106,000 units in the five days from its August 25 launch to August 29, when NPD's monthly reporting period ended.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Brehvolution on September 11, 2009, 10:52:05 AM: Quote from: maxy on September 11, 2009, 04:29:41 AM

As for software nothing has changed,except that some people realized that they are playing the same game year after year(Madden). :lol
You mean like CoD and Halo?
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 11, 2009, 11:27:41 AM: No,COD and Halo are the only true systems sellers this gen on "HD" consoles,visible on sales charts every month since release.*

Madden comes and goes...

*Japan not included
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Beezy on September 11, 2009, 11:56:18 AM: Also, a new Halo doesn't come out year after year.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Brehvolution on September 11, 2009, 12:45:03 PM: Madden 2010 is the best one in years. 2007, 8, and 9 were the same game, I' agree with that.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 12, 2009, 02:54:03 AM: Top 20

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1    MADDEN NFL 10    360    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    2    WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Jul-09
    3    MADDEN NFL 10    PS3    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    4    BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM*    360    SQUARE ENIX INC    Aug-09
    5    BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM*    PS3    SQUARE ENIX INC    Aug-09
    6    MADDEN NFL 10    PS2    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    7    DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY    PSP    SQUARE ENIX INC    Aug-09
    8    WII FIT*    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    May-08
    9    MARIO KART W/WHEEL    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Apr-08
    10    FOSSIL FIGHTERS    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Aug-09
    11    MARIO KART DS    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Nov-05
    12    NEW SUPER MARIO BROS    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    May-06
    13    WII PLAY W/ REMOTE    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Feb-07
    14    POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Mar-09
    15    NCAA FOOTBALL 10    360    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Jul-09
    16    PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE DIABOLICAL BOX    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Aug-09
    17    MADDEN NFL 10    WII    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    18    WOLFENSTEIN    360    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD    Aug-09
    19    EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE    WII    ELECTRONIC ARTS    May-09
   20    TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10*    WII    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Jun-09






http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25227 (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25227)

Wolfenstein 360 is at 59k...
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 12, 2009, 02:58:18 AM: A lot of blockbusters debut at 17 on the NPD charts.

Give me a moment, I'll name some.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: originalz on September 12, 2009, 03:16:31 AM: I'm sure Tiger Woods sales would be higher if EA didn't discontinue the motion plus bundle. I wanted to buy the game with the motion plus and couldn't find it anywhere. Having to buy the motion plus separately makes it pretty expensive!
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on September 12, 2009, 03:28:52 AM: Y'know, I think NSMB wii will turn things around. It'll probably join resort as the new evergreen game.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 12, 2009, 03:50:03 AM: third party Wii success :bow
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 12, 2009, 11:38:22 AM: Quote from: maxy on September 12, 2009, 02:54:03 AM
Top 20

Quote
1    MADDEN NFL 10    360    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    2    WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Jul-09
    3    MADDEN NFL 10    PS3    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    4    BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM*    360    SQUARE ENIX INC    Aug-09
    5    BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM*    PS3    SQUARE ENIX INC    Aug-09
    6    MADDEN NFL 10    PS2    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    7    DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY    PSP    SQUARE ENIX INC    Aug-09
    8    WII FIT*    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    May-08
    9    MARIO KART W/WHEEL    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Apr-08
    10    FOSSIL FIGHTERS    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Aug-09
    11    MARIO KART DS    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Nov-05
    12    NEW SUPER MARIO BROS    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    May-06
    13    WII PLAY W/ REMOTE    WII    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Feb-07
    14    POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Mar-09
    15    NCAA FOOTBALL 10    360    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Jul-09
    16    PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE DIABOLICAL BOX    NDS    NINTENDO OF AMERICA    Aug-09
    17    MADDEN NFL 10    WII    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Aug-09
    18    WOLFENSTEIN    360    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD    Aug-09
    19    EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE    WII    ELECTRONIC ARTS    May-09
   20    TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10*    WII    ELECTRONIC ARTS    Jun-09






http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25227 (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25227)

Wolfenstein 360 is at 59k...

Games in the top 20 by platform:

Wii - 7
DS - 5
Xbox360 - 4
PS3 - 2
PS2 - 1
PSP - 1
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on September 12, 2009, 11:51:02 AM: PS3 Slim did pretty well.

It and the price drop was out for a week on those sales charts. Given the PS3's anemic performance, PS3 slim's opening week probably more than doubled the previous three weeks of August in terms of weekly PS3 sales.

The downside, in spite of that, is that it still did not beat the 360. Now with the highest 360 SKU being $299 also, we'll see if the boost will somewhat sustain itself.

Wii's sales are now at a point I'd now consider to be normal.

I think PS3 will edge out the 360 in September. This is the first time that the PS3's price point can be considered competitive so people who were waiting for the PS3 can now get one. Unlike the SDF, this number isn't in the tens of millions, but most likely a few hundred thousand and this will be spread out over the holiday months. As the holiday season gets started, the 360 will shoot past the PS3 like it has for the past three years. I just don't see that many people wanted to play Uncharted 2. Considering how a lot of gamers latched onto the 360 version of COD4, I don't think they'll all move to the PS3 version for MW2.

Just my pulled-out-of-my-ass guess.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 12, 2009, 12:01:12 PM: Quote from: Borys on September 11, 2009, 10:41:29 AM
Nobody cares about Wolfenstein but Eel.

MAF, Great Rumbler, and several other people I know liked it, too. Just because something doesn't sell doesn't mean it's a bad game. If we're gonna go by sales then Mario Kart Wii is one of the greatest games of the generation.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 12, 2009, 12:42:59 PM: Wii owners really buy shitty games.

Metroid Prime Trilogy bombed harder than Hiroshima.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 12, 2009, 01:21:57 PM: Game Crazy apparently sold over a quarter of their Slim allocation in August.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on September 12, 2009, 01:29:17 PM: Is that good or bad?
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 12, 2009, 01:40:44 PM: It's good for business, but it also indicates that the Slim factored more into the August numbers than Sonybots would lead you to believe.

Like I said, most hardware units are sold within a week of launch. The conceit that we haven't seen real Slim numbers since it was only out for a few days "unofficially" in August is pretty ludicrous.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 12, 2009, 01:43:24 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 12, 2009, 01:21:57 PM
Game Crazy apparently sold over a quarter of their Slim allocation in August.

/SDF hat on

This is just another proof that PS3 is a 4D machine and the fact that Game Crazy sold over a quarter of their Slim allocation in August despite having 0 PS3(it was released September 1st) tells that September PS3 sales will be measured in billions.

:bow Ken Kutaragi :bow2

/SDF hat off

(http://forum.gameplay.hr/images/smilies/novi/okrenise.gif)
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Phoenix Dark on September 12, 2009, 02:06:59 PM: So how much will the Slim sell in September then
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 12, 2009, 02:08:49 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on September 12, 2009, 02:06:59 PM
So how much will the Slim sell in September then

I'm gonna say 15k more than whatever the 360 sells. Definitely not more than 25k. After October, it will never outsell the 360 again.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 12, 2009, 02:10:19 PM: I think that's probably a fair guess.

Xbox will get a slight bump from the Elite price drop, but nothing beats refreshed hardware.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 12, 2009, 02:21:07 PM: I agree with Eel, who cares what the numbers are?

We all liked a game or two within recent memory that nobody bought, and that doesn't make it any less entertaining.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 12, 2009, 02:23:19 PM: Borys, did you even try Wolfenstein before talking shit?

Eel's tastes are generally good and he's very knowledgeble about war games. I give him the benefit of the doubt that Wolfenstein gets much better after starting off lacklusterly.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 12, 2009, 02:34:18 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on September 12, 2009, 02:23:19 PM
Borys, did you even try Wolfenstein before talking shit?

No. He's been hating on it since before it came out and, thanks to Activion's idiocy, before anyone really even knew anything about it.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: cool breeze on September 12, 2009, 02:48:59 PM: Quote from: Eel O'Brian on September 12, 2009, 12:01:12 PM
Quote from: Borys on September 11, 2009, 10:41:29 AM
Nobody cares about Wolfenstein but Eel.

MAF, Great Rumbler, and several other people I know liked it, too. Just because something doesn't sell doesn't mean it's a bad game. If we're gonna go by sales then Mario Kart Wii is one of the greatest games of the generation.

yeah, sales never have any correlation to quality. But for Wolfenstein it was because someone at Raven said that he'd pay for all the bought copies of Wolfenstein if it sold more than Madden. Publicity stunt, but still funny.

I'll play it one day when it's cheap. The reason I'm always hesitant more about PC games is because they drop price incredibly fast. Far Cry 2 was $15 a few weeks after it came out. Mirror's Edge was $5 less than a year after it's release.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 12, 2009, 02:55:58 PM: Quote from: swaggaz on September 12, 2009, 02:48:59 PM
Quote from: Eel O'Brian on September 12, 2009, 12:01:12 PM
Quote from: Borys on September 11, 2009, 10:41:29 AM
Nobody cares about Wolfenstein but Eel.

MAF, Great Rumbler, and several other people I know liked it, too. Just because something doesn't sell doesn't mean it's a bad game. If we're gonna go by sales then Mario Kart Wii is one of the greatest games of the generation.

yeah, sales never have any correlation to quality. But for Wolfenstein it was because someone at Raven said that he'd pay for all the bought copies of Wolfenstein if it sold more than Madden. Publicity stunt, but still funny.

That got retracted about a day after it was posted.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 12, 2009, 08:10:58 PM: Quote from: maxy on September 11, 2009, 10:21:16 AM
Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 11, 2009, 09:55:21 AM
wait for september 09
wait for october 09...

It will never stop,wait for,wait for,wait for...

thatsthajoke.jpg
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 13, 2009, 09:26:36 AM: NA - 300% increase in sales

Quote
On September 1, the new 120GB PlayStation 3 hit retail stores, an incredible entertainment value for consumers at the new price point of $299. Our top retailers have reported a 300% lift in PS3 hardware sales and an increase of 140% in total hardware revenue across the PlayStation portfolio when comparing the first week of September to the week before the $299 price adjustment. Concurrently, the launch of a new PS3 marketing campaign, "It Only Does Everything," will continue to drive consumer education and awareness to the expansive PS3 benefits and features throughout the holiday season.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/stateside-ps3-sales-up-300-following-slim-introduction/

Willco owned :lol
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 13, 2009, 09:37:24 AM: it's gonna sell really well over the holiday, now that it's the "bargain" electronics gift

i expect both 360 models to drop another $50 before spring of next year
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Draft on September 13, 2009, 09:59:03 AM: Our top retailers :teehee
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 13, 2009, 10:16:37 AM: Quote from: Third on September 13, 2009, 09:26:36 AM
NA - 300% increase in sales

Quote
On September 1, the new 120GB PlayStation 3 hit retail stores, an incredible entertainment value for consumers at the new price point of $299. Our top retailers have reported a 300% lift in PS3 hardware sales and an increase of 140% in total hardware revenue across the PlayStation portfolio when comparing the first week of September to the week before the $299 price adjustment. Concurrently, the launch of a new PS3 marketing campaign, "It Only Does Everything," will continue to drive consumer education and awareness to the expansive PS3 benefits and features throughout the holiday season.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/stateside-ps3-sales-up-300-following-slim-introduction/

Willco owned :lol

Hmm,PR is always to be read between the lines...
Week before price cut was probably among the lowest weeks ever in US and comparing with it doesn't mean much...good for PR % only

Besides that PR was released 2-3 hours before NPD was released publicly...and that tells a lot about it

Using "top retailers" is also...hmm :teehee
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 13, 2009, 10:27:39 AM: Here comes the X-defense force :teehee
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on September 13, 2009, 10:44:31 AM: Sounds like sales were just that shitty for the PS3 before the price drop.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Draft on September 13, 2009, 10:49:15 AM: PS3 is awesome according to our top posters.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MCD on September 13, 2009, 11:18:23 AM: maxy, u hot beast...
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 13, 2009, 11:42:43 AM: Quote from: Third on September 13, 2009, 09:26:36 AM
NA - 300% increase in sales

Quote
On September 1, the new 120GB PlayStation 3 hit retail stores, an incredible entertainment value for consumers at the new price point of $299. Our top retailers have reported a 300% lift in PS3 hardware sales and an increase of 140% in total hardware revenue across the PlayStation portfolio when comparing the first week of September to the week before the $299 price adjustment. Concurrently, the launch of a new PS3 marketing campaign, "It Only Does Everything," will continue to drive consumer education and awareness to the expansive PS3 benefits and features throughout the holiday season.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/13/stateside-ps3-sales-up-300-following-slim-introduction/

Willco owned :lol

If I'm a GameStop, and I sold three PS3s over the one (or maybe ZERO) unit I sell per week, of course there's going to be an increase. :lol

Considering that Sony sold a whopping 121,000 units in July, the only month with sales data prior to the Slim launch, who wouldn't expect a significant sales bump?

That's kind of distinguished mentally-challenged, Third.

I'm not sure what you're arguing about either, since I never said retailers wouldn't move launch models. It's just obviously not as much as they thought. And that's pretty evident by the fact that none of the retail channels have sold out.

We'll also see next month how many of the units sold were in August, and my guess is about a third.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: WrikaWrek on September 13, 2009, 03:03:11 PM: It stil sold less than the 360.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 13, 2009, 03:05:10 PM: I think they'll crack 300k next month, but in the low end, like 310-ish. I mean, at $299, there's basically no reason to buy any other blu-ray player, so I think they'll sop up a lot of people who were in the market for one of those.

I hate to make the value argument, because it really sucked for a while when the thing was super expensive, but man, $299 for a super nice upscaling DVD player + a good blu-ray player + streaming media hub (and oh yeah ps3 game player) is a pretty hot deal.

but they'll still get out sold by both MS and Nintendo. I know people say that everyone who wants ODST already has a 360, but the bandwagon effect is huge with all things Halo.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 13, 2009, 03:32:34 PM: Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 13, 2009, 03:05:10 PM
I think they'll crack 300k next month, but in the low end, like 310-ish. I mean, at $299, there's basically no reason to buy any other blu-ray player, so I think they'll sop up a lot of people who were in the market for one of those.

I hate to make the value argument, because it really sucked for a while when the thing was super expensive, but man, $299 for a super nice upscaling DVD player + a good blu-ray player + streaming media hub (and oh yeah ps3 game player) is a pretty hot deal.

I don't see it (the Blu-Ray argument, that is; the PS3 may sell fairly well... don't know, don't care). Surprising as it may be, the ability to play video games is not really a selling point to people who could not care less about playing video games. People of that mindset in the market for a BR player won't be phased by the PS3 unless they feel it is the best value proposition over LG, Insignia, Samsung, Sony (standalone player), etc. (In fact, it may be hurt by the system's placement as a gaming machine.) Can it play movies and how much does it cost, that's what matters to John Q. Walmartshopper.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 13, 2009, 03:41:18 PM: September is a 5-week month for NPD,August was 4,so everything will go up.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 13, 2009, 05:32:04 PM: I bought a standalone player for $98. Eat it, Sony.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 13, 2009, 05:34:33 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 13, 2009, 11:42:43 AM

If I'm a GameStop, and I sold three PS3s over the one (or maybe ZERO) unit I sell per week, of course there's going to be an increase. :lol

Considering that Sony sold a whopping 121,000 units in July, the only month with sales data prior to the Slim launch, who wouldn't expect a significant sales bump?

That's kind of distinguished mentally-challenged, Third.

I'm not sure what you're arguing about either, since I never said retailers wouldn't move launch models. It's just obviously not as much as they thought. And that's pretty evident by the fact that none of the retail channels have sold out.

We'll also see next month how many of the units sold were in August, and my guess is about a third.

I'm bookmarking this thread. Just in case. :-*

I personally think Ps3 will easlily do 450k in september.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 13, 2009, 05:36:01 PM: Bookmark what? I said I expect it to edge the 360, but not to obliterate anything. Somewhere around 300k is plausible.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bebpo on September 13, 2009, 05:42:05 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 13, 2009, 05:32:04 PM
I bought a standalone player for $98. Eat it, Sony.

Enjoy your loadtimes?
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 13, 2009, 05:51:26 PM: Yes, it's like playing a game!

I'm willing to put up with a couple of seconds of load times for that kind of affordability. Even my PS3 had load times, btw.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MCD on September 13, 2009, 07:05:59 PM: most of ps3 bluray load times comes from online bd shit.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 13, 2009, 07:09:08 PM: how does a movie have load times? like "Soylent Green is......*now loading*......PEOPLE!"
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: MCD on September 13, 2009, 07:13:28 PM: initial loading, no loading once you start playing.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 13, 2009, 07:13:31 PM: Some BD's take like a minute to load when you first boot them up.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 13, 2009, 07:32:12 PM: That's when you make a sandwich.™

"Making a sandwich™" and "make a sandwich™" are registered trademarks of the Sony corporation. All rights reserved.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bebpo on September 13, 2009, 07:38:20 PM: On my parent's standalone player it takes 4 mins from hitting power to getting to the menu. :yuck
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 13, 2009, 07:41:44 PM: My Sony standalone isn't so bad. There are load times, sure, but not enough to complain about.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: cool breeze on September 13, 2009, 07:46:40 PM: are regular blu-ray players that bad?

The only reason why I started investing in blu-ray was because of my PS3, then I installed a drive on my computer that I've used maybe once. PS3 is actually a pretty great media player outside of just blu-ray.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 13, 2009, 07:58:28 PM: I've got really no problems with my standalone. The loading isn't too tedious and it's not even for every title.

For $98, I wub it.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on September 13, 2009, 08:50:47 PM: I'd say 350k for PS3 is likely next month with 360 getting maybe around 300k. I can and have been wrong before on that.

This is the first time the PS3 price can be considered competitive and there are those that have been waiting for the PS3 to get affordable before getting one. The key difference is that the SDF believes this number is in the millions; I think that the number is in the hundreds of thousands. People aren't getting one for Uncharted 2, which might see a brief sales bump. The biggest games that will take advantage of the new PS3 price is Madden 2010 and Modern Warfare 2.

360 will outsell PS3 from October on.

My old roommate had a standalone and the loading times were pretty short. I'd rather just get the PS3 since the additional media functions would be nice. $249 is my price point though, which I suspect will hit fall next year.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: originalz on September 13, 2009, 11:30:06 PM: Quote from: Bocsius on September 13, 2009, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Kranz Fafka on September 13, 2009, 03:05:10 PM
I think they'll crack 300k next month, but in the low end, like 310-ish. I mean, at $299, there's basically no reason to buy any other blu-ray player, so I think they'll sop up a lot of people who were in the market for one of those.

I hate to make the value argument, because it really sucked for a while when the thing was super expensive, but man, $299 for a super nice upscaling DVD player + a good blu-ray player + streaming media hub (and oh yeah ps3 game player) is a pretty hot deal.

I don't see it (the Blu-Ray argument, that is; the PS3 may sell fairly well... don't know, don't care). Surprising as it may be, the ability to play video games is not really a selling point to people who could not care less about playing video games. People of that mindset in the market for a BR player won't be phased by the PS3 unless they feel it is the best value proposition over LG, Insignia, Samsung, Sony (standalone player), etc. (In fact, it may be hurt by the system's placement as a gaming machine.) Can it play movies and how much does it cost, that's what matters to John Q. Walmartshopper.

Yeah, that's probably true. It'll definitely entice people who are in the know and like games, but for the normal consumer they'll stay away from it. Hell, I remember back in the day my family was in the market for a DVD player, and I suggested the PS2 since it did a pretty good job playing DVDs and was a reasonable price compared to standalone players. My parents scoffed at the idea of buying a game system and ended up buying some RCA player.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Human Snorenado on September 13, 2009, 11:35:51 PM: Quote from: Willco on September 13, 2009, 07:58:28 PM
I've got really no problems with my standalone. The loading isn't too tedious and it's not even for every title.

For $98, I wub it.

Where'd you get it, Federwang? For $100 I might bite. It would also keep me from buying a PS3.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bildi on September 13, 2009, 11:40:49 PM: I had no idea bluray had this load time shit. I almost considered thinking about a bluray player sometime in the next year, so this has nicely put me back to zero interest.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 14, 2009, 03:03:16 AM: Quote from: The Card Cheat on September 13, 2009, 11:35:51 PM
Quote from: Willco on September 13, 2009, 07:58:28 PM
I've got really no problems with my standalone. The loading isn't too tedious and it's not even for every title.

For $98, I wub it.

Where'd you get it, Federwang? For $100 I might bite. It would also keep me from buying a PS3.

At the worst place on Earf... Wal-Mart.

It has since gone back up to $150, though.

I'd wait and grab one this holiday season. Samsung, Sony and LG are all rolling out Blu-ray standalones with Netflix and Youtube support built-in, and the prices will drop.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Smooth Groove on September 14, 2009, 03:09:19 AM: How well does the Netflix streaming service work nowadays?

It was not very reliable when I tried it last December.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: The Fake Shemp on September 14, 2009, 03:18:13 AM: I use it every day, pretty much without any problems. Even the HD streaming stuff works ace. I really can't imagine life without it, at this point.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: originalz on September 14, 2009, 06:25:05 AM: I was a very sad person when they started IP blocking Netflix. The service was awesome, streamed to Japan no problem. If I was in the States, there's no question that I'd be using it.

It really is an amazing feature, I just wish there was some way to fake my IP!
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: maxy on September 14, 2009, 01:59:24 PM: Quote
In rough terms, the PlayStation 3 was available for $400 for the first two weeks of the period the NPD Group was tracking and $300 for the next two weeks. (We estimate sales of the $500 systems for the first two weeks can be neglected.)

By the end of the month, Sony's PS3 had sold for an average $335 per system. That works out to 65% of the systems selling at $300 and the remainder at $400.

(http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/feature/4131/ps3-asp-data.png)

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4131/npd_behind_the_numbers_august_.php?page=2 (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4131/npd_behind_the_numbers_august_.php?page=2)

:teehee

COD Wii is at 750k sold,not bad...
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: AdmiralViscen on September 14, 2009, 04:10:27 PM: Haha, ruh roh
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 14, 2009, 04:18:05 PM: Counter-argument:

Those were old models being sold off. Yes, some people bit at the lower price but the majority of people also knew of improved hardware and therefore waited. Using August sales, the average selling price and even the fact that some retailers started selling the Slim early as a basis for whether or not the new hardware at the lower price will be successful just is not a prudent course of action. There's no harm in waiting 4.5 more weeks for the truth to reveal itself, whatever that truth may be.

End counter-argument.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: archie4208 on September 14, 2009, 04:24:46 PM: (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/09/500x_wii_tru_price_cut.jpg)

RIP PS3 and 360. :'(
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 14, 2009, 04:27:13 PM: Speaking of assumptions that may or may not be based on reality

Quote from: Bocsius on September 10, 2009, 11:09:13 PM
Wii looks like it could use a drop to $199, but I guess Nintendo is going to ride out one more Christmas rush before making a move.

owned :bawl

(If not photoshopped, of course)
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on September 14, 2009, 04:54:16 PM: Damn, I was expecting $50 but a drop to $149 would've been crazy. Should help numbers in the west but I don't think Japan sales are going to pick up significantly.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 14, 2009, 04:54:22 PM: Quote from: archie4208 on September 14, 2009, 04:24:46 PM
(http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/09/500x_wii_tru_price_cut.jpg)

RIP PS3 and 360. :'(

M-M-M-M-MONSTER KILL
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Bocsius on September 14, 2009, 04:58:35 PM: Now it's only $200 overpriced.

Am I right or am I right.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or am I right.
[close]

The key is it looks like Wii Sports is still going to be included. I would not have been surprised if they dropped the price but removed the game, despite it being a key to their success (at least here in the west). Large businesses tend to do illogical things, after all. It only takes one inept person in a position of power.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Third on September 14, 2009, 05:04:08 PM: Still overpriced @ $199.99
Especially since you can get a X360 for cheaper than that.

$99 is the perfect Wii price.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: Jansen on September 14, 2009, 08:35:08 PM: i wish i never bought a wii. i've had one for 4 1/2 months and only turned it on in order to hack it.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: cool breeze on September 14, 2009, 08:53:04 PM: most people don't seem to think the Wii is overpriced. Can't imagine how much profit Nintendo gets for each one sold. Last I checked, PS3 is still sold at a loss.
Title: Re: NPD August 2009 Official Thread of "Wait until next time!"
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on September 14, 2009, 09:57:48 PM: Quote from: swaggaz on September 14, 2009, 08:53:04 PM
most people don't seem to think the Wii is overpriced.

I think Japan does. The dsi is still doing good numbers but everything else is lucky to sell over 100k a month under ordinary situations.