Overall
"Although down this month, May sales reflect the third best-selling May on record after May '08 and May '09."
"The 360 platform, across hardware, software, and accessories, contributed the greatest share of revenue to industry sales for the month, and year-to-date.""The PS3 platform has enjoyed the greatest percentage growth, with platform sales across hardware, software, and accessories up 32% for the month, and 28% year-to-date."
Hardware"The portable hardware category contributed the most to the decline in hardware sales for the month, yet the NDS is the best-selling hardware system for May."
"Console hardware unit sales are, in fact, flat to last year. Declines in sales result from a lower average selling price this year compared to last."
"Compared to April, both the PS3 and the360 platform realized a unit sales increase in hardware"
Software
"Red Dead Redemption was the best-selling game for the month, achieving sales of 1.5 million units across both platforms. The game garnered spectacular review scores and in its first month at retail it has exceeded the lifetime sales of its predecessor, Red Dead Revolver, which was released in May 2004."
"May was the 10th consecutive month of year-over-year software sales increases for the PS3 platform. Combined with the hardware and accessories sales increases for the platform, the PS3 has really hit its stride."
"In May, 8 of the top 10 SKU's for the month were new releases, which was the case with March 2010 as well. When more of the top selling games are new releases, it pushes up the average selling price for software overall, positively contributing to total revenues."
"We have started to measure the consumer spend outside the physical new retail channel. During E3, NPD reported that in 2009, there was an additional consumer spend in the range of $4.5 to $4.75 billion on games content via these other vehicles including used, rental, subscriptions and digitally-delivered content. Our Games Acquisition Monitor and other consumer tracking services will continue to provide clients insight into these other avenues of consumer spend on games content. Moving forward, we plan to release a limited amount of this information into the public domain, either quarterly or semi-annually."
"Another measure of the increasing importance of the digital world is reflected in the percent of sales comprised by online capable games. For May year-to-date, 43% of total software units sold were online capable, as compared to 37% for the same time frame last year."
Accessories
"For the third consecutive month, the top-selling accessory item for the month is the Xbox Live 1600 point card. Video game points and subscriptions cards unit sales are up 12% on a year-to-date basis as compared to the same time period in 2009."
poor PSP :'(
PC announcement for Alan Wake before end of 2010 :rock
PC announcement for Alan Wake before end of 2010 :rock
We are betting the farm on [Alan Wake] and if this isn't a success we'll be selling hotdogs in Helsinki. Really.
it's been steady trending downward for a long while, but it really started taking a dive after the go was launched
Even if you count the sales using Sony's method, the Playstation family still sold less than the Wii or DS and barely more than the 360.
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it's been steady trending downward for a long while, but it really started taking a dive after the go was launched
It took a significant dive after UMD became irrelevant. That was when the PSP became a dying platform.
The Go was simply a last cash grab.
Alan Wake wouldve done a bit better if it didnt release alongside RDR, kinda doomed it
it's been steady trending downward for a long while, but it really started taking a dive after the go was launched
It took a significant dive after UMD became irrelevant. That was when the PSP became a dying platform.
The Go was simply a last cash grab.
once again Triple A has no idea what he's talking about
Sony is still having supply issues? :hehe
Sony is still having supply issues? :hehe
PS3's are made of gold! That's why they can't be manufactured fast enough!!
Sony does have manufacturing issues with the Ps3...they can't manufacture interest in the machine.
Game that didn't chart for May
Iron Man 2
Lost Planet 2
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Split/Second
Backbreaker
Blur
ModNation Racers
RDR had no race cars or helicopters, shit game
Sony does have manufacturing issues with the Ps3...they can't manufacture interest in the machine. The Ps3 needs another pricecut.
Sceneman the Last Xamurai :bow2
Maybe he should be the new XFE.
I just dont get what you mean by "UMD becoming irrelevant". UMD has always had the same 'relevance', its the media format that the PSP uses? No more no less? please can you elaborate on this
I still don't get all the praise the game is getting.
WTF would you want to swim in a cowboy game?
Sceneman the Last Xamurai :bow2
Maybe he should be the new XFE.
Im a disgusting fanboy alright, but I dont think Im clever enough or a good enough poster to deserve that title.
WTF would you want to swim in a cowboy game?
I guess all the people drowned too back then.
Sony does have manufacturing issues with the Ps3...they can't manufacture interest in the machine. The Ps3 needs another pricecut.
So does the X360. The new X360 will have a short momentum if the price remains the same.
RDR had no race cars or helicopters, shit game
It's a very restricting game. You can't even swim. smh. I still don't get all the praise the game is getting. GTA4 is waaaaay better.
Western theme is so boring. Good thing I wasn't born during that time. Would've probably died of boredom.
I still don't get the GTA4 hate
RDR had no race cars or helicopters, shit game
It's a very restricting game. You can't even swim. smh. I still don't get all the praise the game is getting. GTA4 is waaaaay better.
Western theme is so boring. Good thing I wasn't born during that time. Would've probably died of boredom.
i'm just messing with you, it's all personal preference, i love westerns so i find it endlessly entertaining
RDR had no race cars or helicopters, shit game
It's a very restricting game. You can't even swim. smh. I still don't get all the praise the game is getting. GTA4 is waaaaay better.
Western theme is so boring. Good thing I wasn't born during that time. Would've probably died of boredom.
i'm just messing with you, it's all personal preference, i love westerns so i find it endlessly entertaining
Sorry, Eel but "You can't even swim" in a Wild West setting is beyond personal preference. It's just plain distinguished mentally-challenged.
And yeah, I really hate western. I always associate it with rednecks and cheap looking movies with Indians in it. Never was a fan.
RDR had no race cars or helicopters, shit game
It's a very restricting game. You can't even swim. smh. I still don't get all the praise the game is getting. GTA4 is waaaaay better.
Western theme is so boring. Good thing I wasn't born during that time. Would've probably died of boredom.
i'm just messing with you, it's all personal preference, i love westerns so i find it endlessly entertaining
Sorry, Eel but "You can't even swim" in a Wild West setting is beyond personal preference. It's just plain distinguished mentally-challenged.
tbh, the swimming thing bugged me a bit when i was crossing a stream and all of a sudden my horse and i both drowned when neither of our heads were under water
According to Smooth Groove, people don't need the ability to swim in a place where there's not a lot of water to be found.
Now that is distinguished mentally-challenged. When I see water in a game, I want to swim. Letting my character and a fucking horse drown in a puddle is cheap and stupid.
RDR had no race cars or helicopters, shit game
It's a very restricting game. You can't even swim. smh. I still don't get all the praise the game is getting. GTA4 is waaaaay better.
Western theme is so boring. Good thing I wasn't born during that time. Would've probably died of boredom.
i'm just messing with you, it's all personal preference, i love westerns so i find it endlessly entertaining
Sorry, Eel but "You can't even swim" in a Wild West setting is beyond personal preference. It's just plain distinguished mentally-challenged.
tbh, the swimming thing bugged me a bit when i was crossing a stream and all of a sudden my horse and i both drowned when neither of our heads were under water
Well then, use a trainer with the PC version.
I've seen horses everywhere in America. Why can't I ride one in GTA?
i'd probably hate it if it weren't a western, honestly
my love of the setting goes a long way towards helping me overlook stuff like the terrible "natural motion" movement which results in comically running around the bottom of a ladder 3-4 times when you're trying to climb it, and the sticky cover system which decides to affix you permanently to a rock and spin you around directly into someone's line of fire
blah blah blah gaming is dead
what did galaxy 1 sell?
needs more swimming titles :fbm
Miyamoto has recently told a group of Japanese investors that he has currently taken up swimming.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1103488p1.html
Racing games got annihilated this month
ModNation makes top 15, Blur and Split/Second out of top 30 :o
Did anyone eve know how to swim in those days? I bet not.
Guns are heavy. Ever tried swimming with a full on arsenal of weapons strapped to your back?
:bow Alan Wake coming to PC :bow2
:piss GFW :piss2
:rofl at people thinking Alan Wake would sell ON THE PC.
PC gamers don't buy single player only games. They torrent them.
Blur & Split Second = xtreme bombaNo accounting for taste. :'(
So they did less than like, 20k each?
PC gamers don't buy single player only games. They torrent them.
Fixed for accuracy.
Alan Wake on Steam would easily sell just as well as Alan Wake on 360.
150k isn't a difficult number to beat, especially with the ridiculous Steam sales that pop up.
Maybe if you're a dirty poor pirate. ???
Alan Wake on Steam would easily sell just as well as Alan Wake on 360.
150k isn't a difficult number to beat, especially with the ridiculous Steam sales that pop up.
Since steam doesn't release sales numbers its actually fairly difficult to know how much it would sell and especially at what price. At least for regular people.
People who have the data at the actual companies are in a different situation of course.
Alan Wake on Steam would easily sell just as well as Alan Wake on 360.
150k isn't a difficult number to beat, especially with the ridiculous Steam sales that pop up.
Since steam doesn't release sales numbers its actually fairly difficult to know how much it would sell and especially at what price. At least for regular people.
People who have the data at the actual companies are in a different situation of course.
Eh, I'm sure Valve wouldn't mind disclosing whether or not AW sold 100k+ on Steam.
Alan Wake on Steam would easily sell just as well as Alan Wake on 360.
150k isn't a difficult number to beat, especially with the ridiculous Steam sales that pop up.
Since steam doesn't release sales numbers its actually fairly difficult to know how much it would sell and especially at what price. At least for regular people.
People who have the data at the actual companies are in a different situation of course.
Eh, I'm sure Valve wouldn't mind disclosing whether or not AW sold 100k+ on Steam.
Actually they would since they generally don't release sales data for their games and even then they don't generally specify sales at various price points. But the publisher themselves might disclose such figures although even they generally don't unless it comes in the form of a security filing.
Ah,DD sales...backup plan
It just shows how shitty the PC gaming has become...clinging to some imaginary DD sales numbers that will never be released
If DD games where selling that great,numbers would be published and pimped everywhere...technically,one button press could show them all...unlike retail where publishers have to pay quite a lot to NPD,GFK,etc
But that just shows how crappy and immature gaming industry is...bu bu bu we are a billion dollars industry and yet you can't make weekly top 10 with $$$ figures
Meh.
While we may have been able to make some portion of those sales at the full $9.99 price
I still buy a lot of PC games retail at release. I just don't spend full price because of either Amazon or maybe a steam deal. I treat console games the same way. The majority of games I pick up during these steam sales are ones I had a passing interest in and pick up just because. It's mostly to avoid having a backlog filled with new releases.
Ah,DD sales...backup plan
It just shows how shitty the PC gaming has become...clinging to some imaginary DD sales numbers that will never be released
If DD games where selling that great,numbers would be published and pimped everywhere...technically,one button press could show them all...unlike retail where publishers have to pay quite a lot to NPD,GFK,etc
But that just shows how crappy and immature gaming industry is...bu bu bu we are a billion dollars industry and yet you can't make weekly top 10 with $$$ figures
Meh.
Looks like some devs enjoy DD quite a bit. (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22174691&postcount=5636)
While we may have been able to make some portion of those sales at the full $9.99 price
11. Lost Planet 2 (Capcom, Xbox 360)
12. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo, DS)
13. Pokemon Heartgold (Nintendo, DS)
14. God of War III (Sony Santa Monica, PS3)
15. Just Dance (Ubisoft, Wii)
16. Mario Kart, with wheel (Nintendo, Wii)
17. Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom, PS3)
18. ModNation Racers (United Front/Sony, PS3)
19. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/Activision, Xbox 360)
20. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Wii)
Blur, failed to catch on, selling just 31,000 units.
It's pretty clear at this point that the PS3 was always more demand constrained, rather than supply constrained. The PS3 is just treading water as a platform at this point. I doubt Move will change a whole hell of a lot but GT5 will give it a nice boost come November...
I feel sorry for Blur sales. I really like racing games and they are flopping like fish as a genre. I hate to see them devolve into generic sandbox racers or be eliminated as a viable genre altogether.
Nobody will miss themNo accounting for taste. :yuck
50 Cent > The Club
Split Second > Blur
Blur, failed to catch on, selling just 31,000 units.
Split/Second sold 86K
Blur won the race to $40 which secured my purchase. :smug
QuoteBlur, failed to catch on, selling just 31,000 units.QuoteSplit/Second sold 86K
UHAUHAHUAHUAHUAHA
yes, but that's like saying someone with a pellet gun destroyed someone with a bb gun
Alan Wake 145k
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/02/npd-on-the-red-dead-alan-wake-and-split-second-retail-showdown/
Mega bomba. I didn't expect it to sell this bad.
If it were a game with a normal development cycle and budget then I'd say selling over 100k is great news. However Remedy/Microsoft has poured untold tens of millions into this project over an incredibly lengthy period of time. You're right, that's not good at all.
Who cares though, the game is fun. Remedy did a good job.
Max Payne and Alan Wake-outings by the famous Finnish gaming company Remedy Entertainment Ltd. last year made 1.8 million in losses. Loss for the year was already the company's third consecutive.
In 2008, losses amounted to EUR 2.9 million and in 2007, 0.7 million, so the total losses over the past three years will rise a total of 5.4 million.
The turnover, the company made last year, 2.5 million, when in 2008 it amounted only to a fair one thousand euros.
Large variations in turnover and the performance of the sector are well characterized, since the game requires the development of large R & D inputs. The game company's new game Alan Wake was published in May. Behind is a multi-year development period.
Three-year loss for the pipe has eroded the company's equity capital, which remained at the end of the year was still 0.8 million.
Has also been an extraordinary fact that the company has had to resort to borrowing money business finance. MFI interest-bearing loans has become a recognized during the period of EUR 2.1 million. Previously, the company has been debt-free.
Corporate liquidity is still good, it was a cash balance at the end of 3.3 million. Amount covers about 80 percent of the company's annual operating costs, even though the turnover did not accrue at all, so cash liquidity has been good.
It's pretty clear at this point that the PS3 was always more demand constrained, rather than supply constrained. The PS3 is just treading water as a platform at this point. I doubt Move will change a whole hell of a lot but GT5 will give it a nice boost come November...
I feel sorry for Blur sales. I really like racing games and they are flopping like fish as a genre. I hate to see them devolve into generic sandbox racers or be eliminated as a viable genre altogether.
GT5 won't give it a nice boost if Sony doesn't create a good bundle for the game.
Pack in GT5 and a racing helmet/racing wheel with a 120GB Ps3, and they're good.
Didn't Halo 3 outsell all of the PS3 exclusives combined?
Didn't Halo 3 outsell all of the PS3 exclusives combined? MS is more than entitled to have an exclusive that performed more like a PS3 exclusive.
The problem with Alan Wake is that it came out a couple of years too late. The game was considered vaporware by most people until just a bit before the game actually came out. Then again so was RDR and that sold 1.5 million in the first month...It's pretty clear at this point that the PS3 was always more demand constrained, rather than supply constrained. The PS3 is just treading water as a platform at this point. I doubt Move will change a whole hell of a lot but GT5 will give it a nice boost come November...
I feel sorry for Blur sales. I really like racing games and they are flopping like fish as a genre. I hate to see them devolve into generic sandbox racers or be eliminated as a viable genre altogether.
GT5 won't give it a nice boost if Sony doesn't create a good bundle for the game.
Pack in GT5 and a racing helmet/racing wheel with a 120GB Ps3, and they're good.
By a "nice boost" I mean tens of thousands of additional sales for the month it is released. The only reason why PS3 had the late 2009 performance it had was because the price moved down to an affordable level. Once those people got one, it is relegated to third place again, per the usual.
Alan Wake was never going to sell because honestly it doesn't have a lot of mass appeal. And I think Max Payne is pretty much one of the most over-rated series of all time but at least it hit at the right time with the right gimmick which was bullet time.
The more direct issue with Microsoft is whether they want or understand how to broaden the profile of their console beyond just the shooter box. (Although this is the perfect generation to be a shooter box if that is what you are going to be)
Alan Wake was never going to sell because honestly it doesn't have a lot of mass appeal. And I think Max Payne is pretty much one of the most over-rated series of all time but at least it hit at the right time with the right gimmick which was bullet time.
The more direct issue with Microsoft is whether they want or understand how to broaden the profile of their console beyond just the shooter box. (Although this is the perfect generation to be a shooter box if that is what you are going to be)
Alan Wake was never going to sell because honestly it doesn't have a lot of mass appeal. And I think Max Payne is pretty much one of the most over-rated series of all time but at least it hit at the right time with the right gimmick which was bullet time.
The more direct issue with Microsoft is whether they want or understand how to broaden the profile of their console beyond just the shooter box. (Although this is the perfect generation to be a shooter box if that is what you are going to be)
The most overrated series of all time would be Left4Dead.
Alan Wake was never going to sell because honestly it doesn't have a lot of mass appeal. And I think Max Payne is pretty much one of the most over-rated series of all time but at least it hit at the right time with the right gimmick which was bullet time.
The more direct issue with Microsoft is whether they want or understand how to broaden the profile of their console beyond just the shooter box. (Although this is the perfect generation to be a shooter box if that is what you are going to be)
The most overrated series of all time would be Left4Dead.
That would imply that it's not as good as everyone says
Maybe your version contains some great/innovative/revolutionary gameplay.
Mine? nope.
Left 4 Dead is an incredibly shallow but fun coop game. It's good but pretty overrated IMO.
L4D2 improved on a lot of areas that the first game lacked.
Maybe your version contains some great/innovative/revolutionary gameplay.
Mine? nope.
Yeah, you probably picked up the wrong one then. It's a common mistake, from what I've heard. See, you've got to get the one where you and three friends have to fight your way through various levels filled with hordes of zombies and special zombies that mix things up. It's always and exciting, thrilling experience and no two games ever play out quite the same, but you've got to make sure that you get the right one. It's called "Left 4 Dead", it's the one with the "4" in it, not "For". That throws some people off.
L4D isnt really my kind of game, its a bit too hardcore and scary for me. But calling it bad? Hell no, its a really well made game for sure.
Then again Im sure its a blast with 3 other players. Ive only ever played with 1 other dude before.
AI teammates suck big time.