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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: archie4208 on April 15, 2010, 07:29:35 PM

Title: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: archie4208 on April 15, 2010, 07:29:35 PM


PlayStation 2 118.3K
PlayStation 3 313.9K
PSP 119.9K
Xbox 360 338.4K
Wii 557.5K
Nintendo DS 700.8K



GOD OF WAR III* PS3 SONY Mar-10 1.10M 1
POKEMON SOULSILVER VERSION NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-10 1.02M 2
FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 828.2K 3
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-10 825.5K 4
POKEMON HEARTGOLD VERSION NDS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-10 761.2K 5
FINAL FANTASY XIII 360 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 493.9K 6
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 457.4K 7
BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-10 451.2K 8
WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 429.6K 9
MLB 10: THE SHOW PS3 SONY Mar-10 349.2K 10

yay? ???
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Himu on April 15, 2010, 07:31:15 PM
FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 828.2K 3
FINAL FANTASY XIII 360 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 493.9K 6

hahaha
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: archie4208 on April 15, 2010, 07:33:14 PM
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: STRANGE JOURNEY NDS ATLUS Mar-23 - 5.2k :'(

(fake number, obv)
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 07:34:27 PM
Good numbers for FF even though I wasn't a fan of the game. I kinda expected the PS3 domination on it also.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Himu on April 15, 2010, 07:35:35 PM
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: STRANGE JOURNEY NDS ATLUS Mar-23 - 5.2k :'(

(fake number, obv)

:(
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: demi on April 15, 2010, 07:35:58 PM
SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: STRANGE JOURNEY NDS ATLUS Mar-23 - 5.2k :'(

(fake number, obv)

Fake... right
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Himu on April 15, 2010, 07:36:39 PM
Good numbers for FF even though I wasn't a fan of the game. I kinda expected the PS3 domination on it also.

I was expecting each version of FF13 to do 1 mill.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: archie4208 on April 15, 2010, 07:36:59 PM
What's funny is that Strange Journey was downloaded over 100k times at a single site.  That is the only time a game in that series will break 100k in any metric. :teehee

SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: STRANGE JOURNEY NDS ATLUS Mar-23 - 5.2k :'(

(fake number, obv)

Fake... right

The real number is probably lower, lol
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 15, 2010, 07:39:27 PM


Wii 557.5K


Everything is back to normal.

Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 07:41:06 PM
Good numbers for FF even though I wasn't a fan of the game. I kinda expected the PS3 domination on it also.

I was expecting each version of FF13 to do 1 mill.

That seems unrealistic. Especially on the 360.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Crushed on April 15, 2010, 07:42:00 PM
What's funny is that Strange Journey was downloaded over 100k times at a single site.  That is the only time a game in that series will break 100k in any metric. :teehee

Atlus USA: Nuh-uh! Look at all these Shin Megami Tensei games that we sold! Because that's what they are, Shin Megami Tensei.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Ichirou on April 15, 2010, 07:44:48 PM
FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 828.2K 3
FINAL FANTASY XIII 360 SQUARE ENIX Mar-10 493.9K 6

hahaha

Why do you care?  You said it was a 6/10 game or something, remember? Fuggedabowdit.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: demi on April 15, 2010, 07:45:17 PM
Atlus USA: Our losses will be your gains when we release the next hot new product in our lineup: Persona 3 Portable - Play Persona 3 all over again, again! From the comfort of your home cause we know you arent going outside playing this game
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 15, 2010, 07:56:11 PM
I wonder how bad Yakuza 3 and Resonance of Fate did?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 07:57:03 PM
I wonder how bad Yakuza 3 and Resonance of Fate did?

:fbm
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 15, 2010, 07:58:12 PM
I did my part and bought RoF last month.

As for Yakuza 3, Sega of America took way too long to announce it. I bought a Japanese copy of RGG3 and recently got RGG4.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 08:00:09 PM
Yakuza 3 wouldn't have sold jack if it was released day and date with the Japanese version and with nothing cut. It's niche game for this country.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 08:00:59 PM
I did my part in ensuring that Sony will release more soulless cinematic experiences.  
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 15, 2010, 08:01:17 PM
Kind of surprised that the 360 outsold the PS3 even with God of War III.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 08:02:38 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Ichirou on April 15, 2010, 08:06:24 PM
I did my part and bought RoF last month.

As for Yakuza 3, Sega of America took way too long to announce it. I bought a Japanese copy of RGG3 and recently got RGG4.

But did you buy Sakura Wars?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 08:07:36 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

It's become a real signature and iconic series for the Platform. And it's pretty much become the #1 brawler series in the West. Also the really long wait built up the hype pretty well.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 15, 2010, 08:09:37 PM
Yakuza 3 wouldn't have sold jack if it was released day and date with the Japanese version and with nothing cut. It's niche game for this country.

Yep.

The problem with Yakuza is while the fiction is interesting, the actual gameplay is very very Japanese.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 08:09:48 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

It's become a real signature and iconic series for the Platform. And it's pretty much become the #1 brawler series in the West. Also the really long wait built up the hype pretty well.

But there have always been more popular series for the Playstation, like DMC and MGS, etc. You know, the ones that Sony fans used to love before they went multi-platform.  
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 15, 2010, 08:10:30 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

True but still.

God Of War 2 did like 2 million in its first month, so considering how friggin front loaded these big games are, these figures aren't impressive at all.

Ps3 losing in a month with one of Sonys biggest 1st parties launching, and Final Fantasy XIII, a franchise very much associated with Playstation....is lol worthy.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Ichirou on April 15, 2010, 08:12:02 PM
If we didn't already know that it was over for PlayStation 3, these sales figures just confirmed it.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 08:13:40 PM
But there have always been more popular series for the Playstation, like DMC and MGS, etc. You know, the ones that Sony fans used to love before they went multi-platform.  

MGS sold really well for coming out early in the gen and being on the PS3. It's still a heavy hitter franchise.

I don't remember the sales numbers for the early DMC games but that series is definitely below God of War now on the pecking order when it comes to a western audience. That is a game that is truly more popular on the internet now than it is in real life.

God of War is more accessible from a gameplay perspective and a theme perspective for Westerners and Sony pumps a lot of dev time into production along with big marketing.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 15, 2010, 08:15:59 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

True but still.

God Of War 2 did like 2 million in its first month, so considering how friggin front loaded these big games are, these figures aren't impressive at all.

Ps3 losing in a month with one of Sonys biggest 1st parties launching, and Final Fantasy XIII, a franchise very much associated with Playstation....is lol worthy.

GOWII sold 833,000 in it's first month (NA)

And it's already been established that the Ps3 is experiencing supply problems.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Bocsius on April 15, 2010, 08:19:19 PM
God Of War 2 did like 2 million in its first month, so considering how friggin front loaded these big games are, these figures aren't impressive at all.

Actually, no. GoWII's first month was 833K. III debuted higher.

That said, the hardware does not surprise me. Once again, the idea that a single game (or a pair of games, given FFXIII) will propel a console to a significant gain proves false, particularly a known commodity and 3.5 years into the console's life cycle.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: The Sceneman on April 15, 2010, 08:20:56 PM
 :lol supply problems my ass
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 15, 2010, 08:22:57 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

True but still.

God Of War 2 did like 2 million in its first month, so considering how friggin front loaded these big games are, these figures aren't impressive at all.

Ps3 losing in a month with one of Sonys biggest 1st parties launching, and Final Fantasy XIII, a franchise very much associated with Playstation....is lol worthy.

GOWII sold 833,000 in it's first month (NA)

And it's already been established that the Ps3 is experiencing supply problems.

I remember Sony mentioning some numbers around that, guess it was worldwide.

Halo 3 broke records, on a smaller userbase. Again, games are heavily front loaded this generation on the HD platforms. Not surprising at all.

Regarding supply problems, geez, it has been like what? 4 months now? Still going? Didn't Sony say they were going to have more product because of Gow 3?

I guess shortages are going to last until the end of the generation.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 08:30:27 PM
Hurry, get your PS3 before it's gone!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+PlayStation+3+%28250GB%29/9611611.p?id=1218131143031&skuId=9611611&st=playstation%203&contract_desc=null

*Only available at Bestbuy and everywhere else


Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Purple Filth on April 15, 2010, 08:30:39 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

True but still.

God Of War 2 did like 2 million in its first month, so considering how friggin front loaded these big games are, these figures aren't impressive at all.

Ps3 losing in a month with one of Sonys biggest 1st parties launching, and Final Fantasy XIII, a franchise very much associated with Playstation....is lol worthy.

GOWII sold 833,000 in it's first month (NA)

And it's already been established that the Ps3 is experiencing supply problems.

I remember Sony mentioning some numbers around that, guess it was worldwide.

Halo 3 broke records, on a smaller userbase. Again, games are heavily front loaded this generation on the HD platforms. Not surprising at all.



I guess shortages are going to last until the end of the generation.

Well the shortage looks like its done, so next npd will show (or they'll still blame supply problems when it sells low that time)


:lol supply problems my ass

while normally agreeable, it actually happened.

Will see what happens since they're now back in stock.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 15, 2010, 08:32:57 PM
I'm glad 360 owners decided to spend money on BD2 vs FFXIII.

Still, FFXIII sold too much.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 08:34:57 PM
I re-bought FF13 today for $40 but at least I returned it when I was only able to get it for full price. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Purple Filth on April 15, 2010, 08:35:42 PM
Surprised at GOW 3 debuting over a mill to be honest.


Nice to see people picking the support pokemon product

silver :gun
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 15, 2010, 08:36:28 PM
Really surprised that God of War did that well.  That series has always been more popular on the internet than in real life. 

True but still.

God Of War 2 did like 2 million in its first month, so considering how friggin front loaded these big games are, these figures aren't impressive at all.

Ps3 losing in a month with one of Sonys biggest 1st parties launching, and Final Fantasy XIII, a franchise very much associated with Playstation....is lol worthy.

GOWII sold 833,000 in it's first month (NA)

And it's already been established that the Ps3 is experiencing supply problems.

I remember Sony mentioning some numbers around that, guess it was worldwide.

Halo 3 broke records, on a smaller userbase. Again, games are heavily front loaded this generation on the HD platforms. Not surprising at all.

Regarding supply problems, geez, it has been like what? 4 months now? Still going? Didn't Sony say they were going to have more product because of Gow 3?

I guess shortages are going to last until the end of the generation.

Hey don't shoot the messenger, I'm just relaying what they (Sony) + retailers have been saying for the past few months. They did indeed state that they would supply more consoles to retailers for GOW week, how many more is anyone's guess.

Of course GOWIII won't have insanely long legs, only Nintendo games have succeeded tremendously months + years after they're released.

Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: tiesto on April 15, 2010, 08:38:15 PM
Ehh, FF13 ain't that bad. Certainly not the best in the series but I'm happy it outsold the sleep-inducer that was 12.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 15, 2010, 08:44:18 PM
Ehh, FF13 ain't that bad. Certainly not the best in the series but I'm happy it outsold the sleep-inducer that was 12.

It's a bad game. I've spent 40 hours already and I'm honestly wondering how this game got released.

If Vs13 has the same archaic gameplay structure and progression as FF13, then the 13 series will officially be the worst entry in FF history.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: tiesto on April 15, 2010, 08:47:45 PM
Ehh, FF13 ain't that bad. Certainly not the best in the series but I'm happy it outsold the sleep-inducer that was 12.

It's a bad game. I've spent 40 hours already and I'm honestly wondering how this game got released.

If Vs13 has the same archaic gameplay structure and progression as FF13, then the 13 series will officially be the worst entry in FF history.

Well, I like it better than 2, 8, X2 and 12 :P
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 15, 2010, 08:51:47 PM
Ehh, FF13 ain't that bad. Certainly not the best in the series but I'm happy it outsold the sleep-inducer that was 12.

It's a bad game. I've spent 40 hours already and I'm honestly wondering how this game got released.

If Vs13 has the same archaic gameplay structure and progression as FF13, then the 13 series will officially be the worst entry in FF history.

Well, I like it better than 2, 8, X2 and 12 :P

It's definitely better when you put it that way  :lol
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Purple Filth on April 15, 2010, 08:52:53 PM
Ehh, FF13 ain't that bad. Certainly not the best in the series but I'm happy it outsold the sleep-inducer that was 12.

It's a bad game. I've spent 40 hours already and I'm honestly wondering how this game got released.

If Vs13 has the same archaic gameplay structure and progression as FF13, then the 13 series will officially be the worst entry in FF history.

Well, I like it better than 2, 8, X2 and 12 :P

 :lol
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Brehvolution on April 15, 2010, 09:21:31 PM
If we didn't already know that it was over for PlayStation 3, these sales figures just confirmed it.
(http://i35.tinypic.com/t8rdlj.jpg)
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 15, 2010, 09:34:03 PM
Im genuinely surprised at the battlefield figures!
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: archie4208 on April 15, 2010, 09:39:50 PM
Because we know modern military shooters are such a niche genre.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 15, 2010, 09:47:57 PM
Military shooters usually don't clear one million so easily unless your in the gears/CoD/halo trifecta.  If I'm not mistaken borderlands never cleared one million domestically, or at least, not in its debut month.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Kestastrophe on April 15, 2010, 09:49:00 PM
>implying Borderlands is a military shooter

 >:(
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 09:49:08 PM
Im genuinely surprised at the battlefield figures!

I'm not sure why. They put out an improved product. They marketed it with a ton of dollars. And they put out a game in the popular genre on HD consoles.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: demi on April 15, 2010, 09:51:22 PM
Military shooters usually don't clear one million so easily unless your in the gears/CoD/halo trifecta.  If I'm not mistaken borderlands never cleared one million domestically, or at least, not in its debut month.

:rofl wtf? Borderlands isnt military
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Kestastrophe on April 15, 2010, 09:52:37 PM
Although they are quickly destroying any of the goodwill that they generated going after disillusioned MW2 market by making it a technical mess. That game, a month after release, is still fucked up
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 15, 2010, 09:54:17 PM
>implying Borderlands is a military shooter

 >:(

My bad, but I dont remember the original bad company doing this well.

Stoney: Usually when it comes to derivative products I expect a few hundred thousand in the first and second months with a dramatic drop off afterwards. That's the pattern I usually see. I don't know the specifics of the game as to how it differentiates itself from the genre kings, but I think its remarkable that it put up these figures.  Just go back and look at killzone, borderlands, army of two, first bad company, etc.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 15, 2010, 09:55:00 PM
:lol at someone calling Borderlands a military shooter
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 09:58:42 PM
Stoney: Usually when it comes to derivative products I expect a few hundred thousand in the first and second months with a dramatic drop off afterwards. That's the pattern I usually see. I don't know the specifics of the game as to how it differentiates itself from the genre kings, but I think its remarkable that it put up these figures.  Just go back and look at killzone, borderlands, army of two, first bad company, etc.

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 did 752k in March of 2008 on the 360. And it was released on the 18th of that month.

If you release a big time multi-platform shooter this gen on the hd systems it will sell well. Especially if you put a lot of dollars into the marketing and having a modern military theme only helps. We are beyond just halo fans buying shooters now.

It helps of course also if the game is good which Bad Company 2 is. After MW 2 just sold like crazy there is also probably a big portion of that audience that is hungry for something similar 4 or 5 months down the road.

Unless its called MAG.  :lol
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 15, 2010, 09:59:40 PM
Battlefield Bad Company did 346.8K on the Xbox 360 when it was released. I dunno the PS3 numbers since it didn't make the top 20.


:lol at someone calling Borderlands a military shooter

There is the Crimson Lance, which is like a military. I could see how one could get confused.

Thanks for the figures.  Thats why the bad company 2 figures are remarkable to me.  Huge improvement.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Kestastrophe on April 15, 2010, 10:02:43 PM
I think the original Bad Company was DICE's first console game (I could be wrong). I think the game had some momentum after Battlefield 1943, which was released at a great time last summer and was hugely successful
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 10:06:49 PM
I think the original Bad Company was DICE's first console game (I could be wrong). I think the game had some momentum after Battlefield 1943, which was released at a great time last summer and was hugely successful

They did Battlefield 2: Modern Combat last gen on consoles but this recent edition is the first time they finally got it right on consoles. It's full game with a full single player and a multiplayer part. And its certainly the best console game they've done. The first Bad Company had a lot of issues. This one has far less issues and is a legit good game. And it did come after 1943 which helped spread awareness of the series on consoles.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 15, 2010, 10:16:08 PM

Unless its called MAG.  :lol

I knewww I was forgetting one! :D

Anyone know what the graw games debuted at?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 15, 2010, 10:23:02 PM
If we didn't already know that it was over for PlayStation 3, these sales figures just confirmed it.

(http://i43.tinypic.com/5bbw9h.jpg)
You know you want it.  :D
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 15, 2010, 10:24:31 PM
Next month's numbers should be huge for the PS3. :avatar

spoiler (click to show/hide)
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Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 10:26:34 PM
Would like to add that MAG shouldn't have done more than 50k. Game was a massive piece of shit.

Never played it so I can't comment other than it has one of the most annoying fanbases on GAF when people were actually interested in talking about the game which they aren't now.

If you want big sales though its a questionable decision to release an MP only title on consoles for $60. Not to mention they never really articulated in the marketing why 256 was a big deal and why you should care.

Not saying it isn't a big deal necessarily. Just saying they were never able to articulate why it was a big deal for a normal person.  
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: cool breeze on April 15, 2010, 10:53:11 PM
are the god of war numbers considered good?

i'm still saying it and GT5 are the only PS3 games that will have good sales but I'm really not sure if that is considered good for what it is
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 10:56:28 PM
are the god of war numbers considered good?

i'm still saying it and GT5 are the only PS3 games that will have good sales but I'm really not sure if that is considered good for what it is

It's the best the series has ever sold in the first month and its certainly one of the best first month's for a PS 3 exclusive if not the best that I can recall off the top of my head. Certainly better than stuff like Uncharted 2.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: cool breeze on April 15, 2010, 11:04:21 PM
at least I'm 1 for 1 so far!

and I just realized that Just Cause 2 isn't on the list so...shit
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 15, 2010, 11:12:01 PM
and I just realized that Just Cause 2 isn't on the list so...shit

It came out pretty late in the month and this is a pretty big software month so its no surprise it didn't make the top 10 (maybe top 20 tommorow when that gets released) although yeah, I don't think that game is going to sell a ton. I don't think that franchise has a lot of mindshare yet.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Sho Nuff on April 15, 2010, 11:12:41 PM
Wow I guess Leona Lewis on ESPN actually worked
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: maxy on April 16, 2010, 05:18:14 AM
Never underestimate the power of teenage bitches...

FF13 sold too much,about 0.5 mill too much on 360...sfags have a bad taste anyway
God of War did great...i guess that public likes gore and blood and name sells
It will disappear quickly,but the debut is very impressive

As for Battlefield,not impressed...
 

Hardware
Only Wii and DS have followed 5 week curve,the rest sold less...i guess the fad is not over yet,lol

Big exclusives,heavy hitters did "nothing" for HD consoles...Wii on the other hand sells without games
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 16, 2010, 05:35:05 AM
GoWIII and FFXIII yet the PS3 couldn't outsell anyone. Clearly both games were not system sellers
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 16, 2010, 07:47:04 AM
Wait for Gran Turismo 5.

I never saw a lack of PS3s.  I think they were always more demand constrained than supply constrained.  Just because there are no longer the pallets upon pallets of unsold PS3 stock doesn't mean it is now supply constrained.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Third on April 16, 2010, 09:23:33 AM
Too bad about the Ps3 shortages. I'm sure the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii if there were no shortages.

I still don't get the Wii HW numbers. Does each new NSMBwii user buy a Wii with it or what?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 16, 2010, 10:06:20 AM
Can someone point me to a website where the PS3 is not readily available? I remember last year, or the year before, the PS3 edged out the 360 in the Jan-Mar period and the Sony dudes were saying there was no 360 shortage. Yet Amazon, BestBuy, TRU.com, etc. had none available for order. I can get a PS3 right now on all those sites, and anecdotally I can see them on shelves everywhere too.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Beezy on April 16, 2010, 11:03:03 AM
Nice to see people picking the support pokemon product

silver :gun
Just noticed this. I thought red/gold were always the more popular games?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 16, 2010, 11:09:35 AM
Can someone point me to a website where the PS3 is not readily available? I remember last year, or the year before, the PS3 edged out the 360 in the Jan-Mar period and the Sony dudes were saying there was no 360 shortage. Yet Amazon, BestBuy, TRU.com, etc. had none available for order. I can get a PS3 right now on all those sites, and anecdotally I can see them on shelves everywhere too.

If you haven't realized by now, sony fanboys seem to think they have the power to write reality.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 11:28:41 AM
Can someone point me to a website where the PS3 is not readily available? I remember last year, or the year before, the PS3 edged out the 360 in the Jan-Mar period and the Sony dudes were saying there was no 360 shortage. Yet Amazon, BestBuy, TRU.com, etc. had none available for order. I can get a PS3 right now on all those sites, and anecdotally I can see them on shelves everywhere too.

Hurry, get your PS3 before it's gone!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+PlayStation+3+%28250GB%29/9611611.p?id=1218131143031&skuId=9611611&st=playstation%203&contract_desc=null

*Only available at Bestbuy and everywhere else



Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 11:30:03 AM
Finally the 2 games worth buying a PS3 for are actually selling.

Only 4 years too late :lol

Hell no, neither FF13 nor GOW3 is worth buying a PS3 for.  There are way better games on that system. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 01:06:36 PM
Too bad about the Ps3 shortages. I'm sure the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii if there were no shortages.

I still don't get the Wii HW numbers. Does each new NSMBwii user buy a Wii with it or what?

It's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?

And I doubt the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii. I'm sure it would've zoomed past the Xbox but Wii is a different beast.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 16, 2010, 01:16:36 PM
Too bad about the Ps3 shortages. I'm sure the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii if there were no shortages.

I still don't get the Wii HW numbers. Does each new NSMBwii user buy a Wii with it or what?

It's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?

And I doubt the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii. I'm sure it would've zoomed past the Xbox but Wii is a different beast.

Amazing software that largely came out in 2007.

NSMB the exception
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 16, 2010, 01:24:53 PM
Actually PS3 did just sell out on bestbuy.com. Still available on Amazon.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 01:58:45 PM
Too bad about the Ps3 shortages. I'm sure the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii if there were no shortages.

I still don't get the Wii HW numbers. Does each new NSMBwii user buy a Wii with it or what?

It's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?

And I doubt the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii. I'm sure it would've zoomed past the Xbox but Wii is a different beast.

Amazing software that largely came out in 2007.

NSMB the exception

And No More Heroes.

And Tatsunoko Vs Capcom.

And Silent Hill.

And Red Steel 2.

And Megaman.

And Endless Ocean.

And Just Dance.

...I can list more if you want me to  :D

So like I said; it's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?

Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 16, 2010, 02:02:38 PM
No More Heroes, Just Dance, and Silent Hill are all mediocre, even by my standards.  Megaman isn't exclusive.  Tatsunoko needs a peripheral controller just to play it right.

List needs more HotD overkill, excitebots, punchout, tiger woods 10 with controls work right now!, and I like some wii sports resort here and there.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 02:06:51 PM
Actually PS3 did just sell out on bestbuy.com. Still available on Amazon.

Sony must be buying all their systems in order to prove their shortage claims to the, oh, 12 or so Xbox 360 fanboys in denial

(http://www.superstrode.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/its_a_conspiracy1.jpg)

Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 02:15:12 PM
No More Heroes, Just Dance, and Silent Hill are all mediocre, even by my standards.  Megaman isn't exclusive.  Tatsunoko needs a peripheral controller just to play it right.

List needs more HotD overkill, excitebots, punchout, tiger woods 10 with controls work right now!, and I like some wii sports resort here and there.

Yeah it's not exclusive, but it's still a good game on Wii.

I strongly disagree in regards to NMH2 and Silent Hill, I can see an argument for Just Dance (it's not fun if you're playing with someone who's super serious). I agree with the rest.

Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 02:15:58 PM
Too bad about the Ps3 shortages. I'm sure the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii if there were no shortages.

I still don't get the Wii HW numbers. Does each new NSMBwii user buy a Wii with it or what?

It's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?

And I doubt the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii. I'm sure it would've zoomed past the Xbox but Wii is a different beast.

Amazing software that largely came out in 2007.

NSMB the exception

And No More Heroes.

And Tatsunoko Vs Capcom.

And Silent Hill.

And Red Steel 2.

And Megaman.

And Endless Ocean.

And Just Dance.

...I can list more if you want me to  :D

So like I said; it's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?



Your credibility on games just went from 0.0001 to negative 1 million.  
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 02:17:36 PM
Just dance is amazing?

Absolutely. It's not for the Modern Warfare crowd, but it's definitely a game that provides a fantastic experience.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 02:18:53 PM
Too bad about the Ps3 shortages. I'm sure the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii if there were no shortages.

I still don't get the Wii HW numbers. Does each new NSMBwii user buy a Wii with it or what?

It's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?

And I doubt the Ps3 would've outsold the Wii. I'm sure it would've zoomed past the Xbox but Wii is a different beast.

Amazing software that largely came out in 2007.

NSMB the exception

And No More Heroes.

And Tatsunoko Vs Capcom.

And Silent Hill.

And Red Steel 2.

And Megaman.

And Endless Ocean.

And Just Dance.

...I can list more if you want me to  :D

So like I said; it's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?



Your credibility on games just went from 0.0001 to negative 1 million.  

(http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/FCKEditorFiles//careometer%281%29.jpg)
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: magus on April 16, 2010, 02:31:01 PM
*looks at that list*
uh...
why do i own a wii again?
maybe i should sell it after metroid other m hits,i bet they are going to have some shit like wii relax for e3 or something  :-\
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 02:33:52 PM
(http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/FCKEditorFiles//careometer%281%29.jpg)

We'll all love it if you can get us to that point about your posts. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 02:35:34 PM
*looks at that list*
uh...
why do i own a wii again?
maybe i should sell it after metroid other m hits,i bet they are going to have some shit like wii relax for e3 or something  :-\

It's great, the best even, for playing classic games legitimately and with the least hassle.  I'll give it that much. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Third on April 16, 2010, 02:37:28 PM

And No More Heroes.

And Tatsunoko Vs Capcom.

And Silent Hill.

And Red Steel 2.

And Megaman.

And Endless Ocean.

And Just Dance.

...I can list more if you want me to  :D

So like I said; it's a fantastic console with amazing software for everyone, what's not to get?



(http://i35.tinypic.com/t8rdlj.jpg)
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 02:47:41 PM
(http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/FCKEditorFiles//careometer%281%29.jpg)

We'll all love it if you can get us to that point about your posts. 

 :derp :derp :derp
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 02:51:49 PM
*looks at that list*
uh...
why do i own a wii again?
maybe i should sell it after metroid other m hits,i bet they are going to have some shit like wii relax for e3 or something  :-\

Wii Relax sounds good.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 16, 2010, 03:09:35 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Crushed on April 16, 2010, 03:14:37 PM
boy this thread went to shit as expected


anyway while we're on the subject red steel 2 sold 50k, proving that wii owners were never interested in good motion controls in the first place, just waving their arms to watch things happen in wii music and just dance
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 16, 2010, 03:14:56 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value

Yeah I don't buy this. Nintendo and third parties simply put out less games on that platform that appeal to a "core" demographic. Now that is a perfectly reasonable and arguably smart business approach but this notion that Nintendo games are so "deep" and "replayable" that it makes up for this strikes me as Nintendo FUD.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Third on April 16, 2010, 03:16:35 PM
boy this thread went to shit as expected


anyway while we're on the subject red steel 2 sold 50k, proving that wii owners were never interested in good motion controls in the first place, just waving their arms to watch things happen in wii music and just dance

50k is pretty good.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
for a 3rd party Wii game
[close]

Game's mediocre anyway.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 16, 2010, 03:17:22 PM
anyway while we're on the subject red steel 2 sold 50k, proving that wii owners were never interested in good motion controls in the first place, just waving their arms to watch things happen in wii music and just dance

I think originally the Wii had such an audience. But that was years ago. Those people (me for example) moved on to the other systems to provide that sort of entertainment. Now you just have left the mainstream people who aren't as interested in hacking and shooting people which is why mature games don't sell very well at all on that platform anymore.  
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Robo on April 16, 2010, 03:22:44 PM
And the people who are ONLY interested in hacking.  :smug
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 03:28:49 PM
The sad thing about the Wii is that most people don't even try to take advantage of its hackability because there're so few games worth downloading. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Draft on April 16, 2010, 03:35:58 PM
Any day now someone's going to find the "mature" segment of those 50 million Wii owners.

Any day now...
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Beezy on April 16, 2010, 03:37:41 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: maxy on April 16, 2010, 03:39:09 PM
UK numbers

Quote
01 (_) [360] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 = 202,000
02 (01) [WII] Just Dance = 190,000
03 (_) [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII = 125,000
04 (_) [PS3] Battlefield: Bad Company 2 = 122,000
05 (_) [360] Final Fantasy XIII = 110,000
06 (_) [PS3] God of War III = 94,000
07 (08) [WII] Wii Fit Plus = 93,000 (1,240,000 LTD)
08 (04) [PS3] Heavy Rain = 86,000 (172,000 LTD)
09 (05) [WII] Wii Sports Resort = 84,000 (1,737,000 LTD)
10 (_) [DS] Pokemon Soulsilver = 79,000

BBC2 :bow2
Just Dance :bow2

God of War 3 :piss2
FF13 :piss2
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 16, 2010, 03:47:12 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value

Yeah I don't buy this. Nintendo and third parties simply put out less games on that platform that appeal to a "core" demographic. Now that is a perfectly reasonable and arguably smart business approach but this notion that Nintendo games are so "deep" and "replayable" that it makes up for this strikes me as Nintendo FUD.

I'm speaking for myself.  Like say, I have a fps that I like playing over and over. I have no desire to go out and buy another one.  I usually stick with one game per genre that has good replay value.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 16, 2010, 03:49:01 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Beezy on April 16, 2010, 03:55:27 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.
Games with good replay value.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 04:46:28 PM
boy this thread went to shit as expected


anyway while we're on the subject red steel 2 sold 50k, proving that wii owners were never interested in good motion controls in the first place, just waving their arms to watch things happen in wii music and just dance

Hurhurhur.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 04:50:13 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.

The N64 is home to the two greatest games of all time + the first AAA console FPS. It was hardly a system that blew balls.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Robo on April 16, 2010, 04:51:49 PM
Tatsunoko vs Capcom is pretty good, ya'll.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
but Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is gonna be announced any day now, so who cares?  :shh :teehee
[close]
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: magus on April 16, 2010, 04:55:24 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.

The N64 is home to the two greatest games of all time + the first AAA console FPS. It was hardly a system that blew balls.

he's right
the n64 was better than the wii :teehee
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 16, 2010, 04:56:31 PM
Top 20

(http://www.gamesetwatch.com/npd-top-20-mar-2010.png)
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 04:58:25 PM
Tatsunoko vs Capcom is pretty good, ya'll.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
but Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is gonna be announced any day now, so who cares?  :shh :teehee
[close]

I couldn't get my PS2 HRAP to work on that game with a GC adapter.  Can I use a classic controller to play that game?  I refuse to buy one of those overpriced, low end WII joysticks. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: cool breeze on April 16, 2010, 05:27:38 PM
Just Cause 2  :'(
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 16, 2010, 05:38:46 PM
Just Cause 2  :'(

Ya, that's pretty sad.  I haven't really played it yet but it seems like a real solid game, based on the feedback I've heard from PC gamers.  The bright side is that the business people will be glad that a PC version was made.  When a game is selling that low, every sold copy counts. 
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Robo on April 16, 2010, 05:54:51 PM
Tatsunoko vs Capcom is pretty good, ya'll.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
but Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is gonna be announced any day now, so who cares?  :shh :teehee
[close]

Can I use a classic controller to play that game?

Yep.  Apparently you can use a Gamecube controller too.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 07:54:19 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.

The N64 is home to the two greatest games of all time + the first AAA console FPS. It was hardly a system that blew balls.

he's right
the n64 was better than the wii :teehee

In terms of the software library? Absolutely. Only the Ps2 has a better/comparable software library than the N64.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Beezy on April 16, 2010, 07:59:19 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.

The N64 is home to the two greatest games of all time + the first AAA console FPS. It was hardly a system that blew balls.

he's right
the n64 was better than the wii :teehee

In terms of the software library? Absolutely. Only the Ps2 has a better/comparable software library than the N64.
???






 :lol
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: archie4208 on April 16, 2010, 08:01:21 PM
Joke account confirmed.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 10:19:11 PM
Wii sucks if you treat your games as disposable and go from one to the next at a whim.  I'm happy buying games with good replay value.   Its also a source of novel experimentation every so often.  And I love me some novelty!  :cookiem
I got this N64 to sell you.

N64 blew balls.  Of course I never understood how anyone tolerated goldeneye/perfect dark back in the day.

The N64 is home to the two greatest games of all time + the first AAA console FPS. It was hardly a system that blew balls.

he's right
the n64 was better than the wii :teehee

In terms of the software library? Absolutely. Only the Ps2 has a better/comparable software library than the N64.
???






 :lol

What's so funny.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: treythemovie on April 16, 2010, 10:46:11 PM
Nice to see people picking the support pokemon product

silver :gun
Just noticed this. I thought red/gold were always the more popular games?
Nah, the most popular games have always been: Red/Silver/Ruby/FireRed/Diamond. As for why Silver seemingly breaks tradition, its probably thanks to all the marketing Nintendo put into Lugia and such for the movie that released at the same time.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Hey Timmy, do you want the game with the girly bird or the one with the awesome silver thing from the movie you saw last summer?
[close]
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 16, 2010, 11:05:06 PM
Man tripleA sucks.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 11:06:57 PM
:derpMan :derptripleA :derpsucks. :derp
Fixed for accuracy.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: AdmiralViscen on April 16, 2010, 11:08:58 PM
Yea, that seems like the way you would process people's posts.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 16, 2010, 11:14:50 PM
Yea, that seems like the way you would process people's posts.

No.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Ichirou on April 17, 2010, 01:04:12 AM
Triple A = NintendosBooger, right?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: The Fake Shemp on April 17, 2010, 01:17:06 AM
Sadly, no.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: maxy on April 17, 2010, 05:02:25 AM
Gamasutra

Quote
Nintendo's new upsized hanheld, the DSi XL, had a "solid" sales debut in the U.S. in March, according to a post-NPD report from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.

The handheld didn't arrive Stateside until March 28, but still managed to sell 141,000 units, Pachter said. The entire DS line, which now includes the DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL, sold 700,800 units total during the month, NPD reported Thursday evening. The portable retails for $189.99 in the U.S.

PSP is finished,game over,stick a fork into it.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: etiolate on April 17, 2010, 05:24:40 AM
boy this thread went to shit as expected


anyway while we're on the subject red steel 2 sold 50k, proving that wii owners were never interested in good motion controls in the first place, just waving their arms to watch things happen in wii music and just dance

I am not sure that they aren't interested, but its a perception battle.

The GC had the purple lunchbox battle, while Wii's battle is the traditional console game looking awkward on a sales rack next to a bunch of  Wii Sports knockoffs. There is a collective assurance in buying the crap some people buy on Wii because it fits in with the general aesthetics of the Wii catalog. The same way a Banjo Kazooie looks out of place and thus gets passed over on a 360 sales rack. None of the three consoles have the correct proportions in variety where every type of game has sales potential instead of looking like the odd game out.

Point: Even if there is interest in the mind of the customer, the fact that Red Steel 2 looks like it doesn't belong with the rest of the catalog makes the purchaser more wary. Only way to counter that is to increase the amount of games that would fit alongside a traditional action game, but there is a period of sales risk you have to overcome until proportions even out. Microsoft faces the same thing in trying to capture the japanese RPG crowd. They have shelled out 'da moneyhats' to try to get over that "ugly duckling" perception on the sales rack. You can't simply just have a game of type X, you have to make it seem like game X belongs on the shelf.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 17, 2010, 06:00:38 AM
Methodis, Mynameismud, Nintendosbooger, etc etc.

I'm everyone.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Ichirou on April 17, 2010, 11:03:10 AM
Everybody that sucks.  Noticed a trend?
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 17, 2010, 03:40:11 PM
Red Steel sold because it was a launch title confirmed. Glad we can put a fork in that N-spin

I haven't read much of the GAF thread but I'd imagine it's full of laments about Ubisoft's poor marketing causing the game to fail on such a fail proof console for third parties
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 17, 2010, 04:21:08 PM
I think people were going to buy it, but the announcement of the Conduit 2 rocked the hardcore wii scene so hard, that everyone just forgot about Red Steel 2.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: WrikaWrek on April 17, 2010, 04:35:09 PM
Wii launches in Toys Are Us, its audience turns Mario Kart, Wii Fit, and Just Dance into the biggest hits of the generation.



Why anybody, ANYBODY, would have any trouble figuring out what kind of audience the Wii has....is hilarious. Wii is irrelevant for my gaming interests.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Third on April 17, 2010, 04:49:52 PM
Wii launches in Toys Are Us, its audience turns Mario Kart, Wii Fit, and Just Dance into the biggest hits of the generation.



Why anybody, ANYBODY, would have any trouble figuring out what kind of audience the Wii has....is hilarious. Wii is irrelevant for my gaming interests.

Pretty much.

The only people who think otherwise are ntards.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on April 17, 2010, 04:58:34 PM
Wii lost the RE4/Red Steel demographic when Nintendo decided to put more priority into titles like Wii Fit and thought Animal Crossing was good enough for the hardcore audience.

Not that Nintendo really needs them but Nintards still believe the 1,000,000 or so who got RE4 is still around, waiting for the right game, which will most definitely be The Conduit 2.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: TripleA on April 17, 2010, 05:35:24 PM
:derpEverybody that sucks.  Noticed a trend? :derp

Definitely man.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: Beezy on April 17, 2010, 07:59:45 PM
Wii launches in Toys Are Us, its audience turns Mario Kart, Wii Fit, and Just Dance into the biggest hits of the generation.



Why anybody, ANYBODY, would have any trouble figuring out what kind of audience the Wii has....is hilarious. Wii is irrelevant for my gaming interests.

Pretty much.

The only people who think otherwise are ntards.
No, they're wiitards. There's a difference.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: etiolate on April 18, 2010, 10:29:46 PM
Wii lost the RE4/Red Steel demographic when Nintendo decided to put more priority into titles like Wii Fit and thought Animal Crossing was good enough for the hardcore audience.


^^

And those people might still own a Wii, but aren't really up to date on what is coming out on Wii. They just see the sales rack full of Price is Right and Imagine Horsiez. Plus, Nintendo never really made that bridging game they needed between the two demos. Maybe Mario Galaxy, but it has't lead there in terms of transition. So, maybe they even are still around, but they aren't paying attention or care enough for it to matter.

The polarizing of the industry is killing a possible revival. I am neither in want of Just Dance or in want of Just Cause.

Like I said before, not one of the current consoles has near the balanced variety of the PS2 or any previous generational leader. Hell, they don't even have the variety that my Gamecube had. The market is split in half at its extremes.
Title: Re: March vidya salez figurez
Post by: cool breeze on April 18, 2010, 11:52:57 PM
Most people I know who played video games regularly on the PS2/Gamecube bought a Wii at launch and traded it off for a PS3 or 360 around two years ago.  I say PS2/Gamecube because the people who had an Xbox last gen got the 360 within a year for Halo or whatever.

I don't really mind what is happening to the Wii.  Thinking back, I bought it to play Nintendo games.  I still want to check out Red Steel 2, Fragile and a few other third party games but mostly I'm content with it being my Nintendo game box.  Mario Galaxy 2, Sin and Punishment 2 and Metroid Other M all within the next four months.  That's pretty great.

Things like Wii Fit, Just Dance, w/e aren't for me.  They're cheap games for people who bought the Wii as a novelty and they're happy with it.  The Wii is the Telemundo of video games and who am I to say that audience shouldn't enjoy 12 Corazones? 
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Post by: Stoney Mason on April 19, 2010, 12:20:00 AM
All Nintendo has done is take their rightful and natural position as the Disney of video games. I mean in a corporate sense. It's funny to see a certain type of gamer go through agony because the "hardcore" isn't their first concern anymore. This was always their destiny. 
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Post by: The Sceneman on April 19, 2010, 01:57:12 AM
^ pretty much, but did you ever envisage their first party output to be this dire?
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Post by: Beezy on April 19, 2010, 02:36:49 AM
The polarizing of the industry is killing a possible revival. I am neither in want of Just Dance or in want of Just Cause.
Why do you hate fun?
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 19, 2010, 12:10:35 PM
^ pretty much, but did you ever envisage their first party output to be this dire?

They're a relatively small company who don't like to stick with franchises with mediocre returns.  People who ask for starfox/fzero/etc need to go back and look at their piss poor sales.  At the very least, they publish some good stuff.  Punch out and EO2 and Excitebots were all awesome.  NSMBwii was divine.  This year has been really slow though.
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Post by: maxy on April 19, 2010, 12:48:20 PM
Bah,Nintendo sux.
We shall see if too much $$$ has impaired their collective brains,like it did to Sony this gen.



Like i said,stick a fork into PSP
(http://i44.tinypic.com/nn2phl.jpg)

 :yuck
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 19, 2010, 01:29:26 PM
Getting all the people who bought the wii to move onto the next successor is going to be the true test of skill.  Wii proved the general public doesn't give a damn about gains on graphics, so its going to have to differentiate itself further.
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Post by: chronovore on April 21, 2010, 10:22:46 AM
All Nintendo has done is take their rightful and natural position as the Disney of video games. I mean in a corporate sense. It's funny to see a certain type of gamer go through agony because the "hardcore" isn't their first concern anymore. This was always their destiny. 
Very well said.

Whatever hardcore audience is still "true" to Nintendo, they're the same as Disney fans, and cared for about as much as well. Disney does not make movies and TV shows for those fans; why bother? They'll eat up whatever is churned out. Disney is rightfully concerned with making goods which appeal to the mainstream. Nintendo has managed that neatly.
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Post by: Yeti on April 21, 2010, 03:04:18 PM
Actually, since Disney owns things like ESPN, Marvel, Touchstone, ABC, etc, I would say that they put Nintendo to shame in catering to the hardcore as well as casuals.

:smug

I would like to add an addendum: I feel like a more apt analogy would be that owning a Wii is like owning a dvd player that only plays Disney animated movies with an occasional Jerry Bruckheimer dvd here and there.
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 21, 2010, 04:40:43 PM
Hardcore and Casual is one of the most annoying distinctions I've come across in my life. 
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Post by: magus on April 21, 2010, 05:51:16 PM
i hate both gears of duty: modern call of war and wii waggle equaly :smug
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 21, 2010, 06:33:41 PM
You're one of the biggest posers ever dude.
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Post by: chronovore on April 24, 2010, 11:04:51 PM
Hardcore and Casual is one of the most annoying distinctions I've come across in my life. 
I try to treat the distinction casually.
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on April 25, 2010, 04:54:49 PM
Hardcore and Casual is one of the most annoying distinctions I've come across in my life. 
I try to treat the distinction casually.

I ... think I see what you did there?
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Post by: chronovore on April 26, 2010, 10:22:57 PM
Hardcore and Casual is one of the most annoying distinctions I've come across in my life. 
I try to treat the distinction casually.

I ... think I see what you did there?
:smug
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