May NPD

[Tucah]

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



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


People sure love UFC and Wii exercise games.

[Vizzys]

i hate npd threads

also this is all shitty news

[cool breeze]

so, are these numbers good? I'm always clueless until someone yells bomba or whatever

[Jansen]

lol @ infamous selling less than 200k

it seems that ps3 owners hate good games

[Stoney Mason]

HW
PlayStation 3   208.7K
PlayStation Portable   182.3K
Xbox 360   186.6K
Wii   675.1K
Nintendo DS   452.6K

Last May. That makes 7 straight months down yoy for the ps3 btw.

[Stoney Mason]

Holy Shit, inFAMOUS was a top FIVE game?

Impressive. Very impressive.

You've got to be kidding me. Those aren't crazy great numbers even for a week for a big new release and we'll see how it performs next month.

[Joe Molotov]

also this is all shitty news

You can still laugh at stards, that's always good.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

What? Infamous getting top 5 against games that have been out for a whole month is 


Sony is kings again.

[Van Cruncheon]

ps3 annihilated

again

[Stoney Mason]

I hate to pull an sfag here but it wasn't out for more then a week and had a multi-million dollar franchise to compete with plus wii games.

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

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I hate to pull an sfag here but it wasn't out for more then a week and had a multi-million dollar franchise to compete with plus wii games.

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

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

How's Gears of Wa- Oh, wait.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Infamous beat out a new Pokemon ffs.

[recursivelyenumerable]

more like, gaming annihilated

why is there even a gaming forum still?  gaming is dead.

[duckman2000]

Infamous sold more than expected, but it's hardly great. Deserves a hell of a lot more, that's for damned sure.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I guess that is another PS3 game that failed to bring 360's sales to a halt (Infamous)

Is MAG up next?

[Stoney Mason]

I hate to pull an sfag here but it wasn't out for more then a week and had a multi-million dollar franchise to compete with plus wii games.

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

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

I think we could say it performed well if if sold blockbuster numbers. 130k for a platform exclusive isn't a massive hit. We'll see how it performs next month to give the complete picture of course but we all know titles like this tend to be frontloaded with their sales and 175K isn't exactly a mammoth front load for a platform exclusive with the review numbers this title got.  

[duckman2000]

I guess that is another PS3 game that failed to bring 360's sales to a halt (Infamous)

Is MAG up next?

Why would it bring 360 sales to a halt?

We'll see how it performs next month to give the complete picture of course but we all know titles like this tend to be frontloaded with their sales and 130K isn't exactly a mammoth front load for a platform exclusive with the review numbers this title got. 

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

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

[fistfulofmetal]

it doesnt even matter how much infamous sold.

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

[duckman2000]

How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

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

it doesnt even matter how much infamous sold.

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

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

[MyNameIsMethodis]

How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

MGS4
Uncharted
MLB 09: The Show
Valkyria Chronciles

Need more?

[Robo]

bo-ring

[Stoney Mason]

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

Anything is possible. And certainly next month's npd will give a more clear picture but it's hard to look at 175K sales (even taking into account the first week) and be blown away when a lot of platform exclusives have done much better. A few with worse reviews.

[pilonv1]

UFC

[duckman2000]

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

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

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

By the way, where does the 130k number come from? I see 175k.

[cool breeze]

ok, so infamous didn't sell good, PS3 didn't sell good, UFC games did sell good, Grin games didn't sell good.  What about Punch Out? is that considered good?

[fistfulofmetal]

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

No other studio would allow them to make the games they want to make at the speed they want to make them.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

ok, so infamous didn't sell good, PS3 didn't sell good, UFC games did sell good, Grin games didn't sell good.  What about Punch Out? is that considered good?

For what is essentially a Macromedia Flash game effort, I'd say it did pretty damn good.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Punch Out is better than that :/.

[Trent Dole]

UFC

No shit, over a million is crazy sales. 

[Stoney Mason]

By the way, where does the 130k number come from? I see 175k.

I edited. I was looking at the wrong number.

[cool breeze]

wait, is the PS3 really still $400?

[Trent Dole]

wait, is the PS3 really still $400?

Yep.

[duckman2000]

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

[Jansen]

bionic commando got the sales it deserved

crossing my fingers that if there is a sequel grin isn't allowed to touch it

[Beezy]

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

No other studio would allow them to make the games they want to make at the speed they want to make them.

Studio? Don't you mean publisher?

[Great Rumbler]

Hang in there, Wii Play!

[cool breeze]

I thought that one guy in the gaf thread was joking.  You can get the Arcade 360 for half the price.  Do they still have three versions of the 360 or is it only Arcade and Elite now?

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

They're making Sly 4 right now.  I don't think anything bad will happen anytime soon...hopefully.

[duckman2000]

Arcade, Pro & Elite

[Bocsius]

Weak hardware numbers all around (DS excluded, of course). Nintendo might even have to shave $50 off the price for the holidays if they want to achieve what they did last year. I'm not sure where Sony and Microsoft go from here.

[Bocsius]

The Elite was never a limited thing. From day one they said it was a permanant SKU.

[Brehvolution]

Stoney's an xbot?

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[Hollywood]

Nice to see UFC kick ass. Better than some gay ass FPS retread shit XBots eat up. I'ts funny reading the other site and listening to the reaction from the nerds. "Wha what is UFC?" 

[pilonv1]

some loser on gaf said "Is UFC some kind of sporting league"

Those numbers will probably be higher than whatever Fight Night 4 does.

[Stoney Mason]

Stoney's an xbot?

I'm more an iphone bot...

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I hate mama robotnik

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[duckman2000]

What is is with Australians and caveman sports?

[Bildi]

I hate mama robotnik

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You're not the only one.

[dammitmattt]

How many PS3 titles wound up having somewhat decent legs?

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

inFamous will get another 125-175k next month and will then disappear like most Sony exclusives.  It's good enough that it won't impact Sly 4 and inFamous 2, at least.

[pilonv1]

You mean MANLY sports?

mama robotnik needs to be nuked

[demi]

UFC + Red Faction = THQ making people happy

[Bocsius]

Cavemanly.

[Joe Molotov]

I hate mama robotnik

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

[pilonv1]

UFC + Red Faction = THQ making people happy

Don't forget they did 50 Cent too

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I hate mama robotnik

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

Yep.  It has been driven into the ground, sodomized, set on fire, and left for dead.

[AdmiralViscen]

We'll see how it performs next month to give the complete picture of course but we all know titles like this tend to be frontloaded with their sales and 130K isn't exactly a mammoth front load for a platform exclusive with the review numbers this title got. 

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

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

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

Look at Gears' third month too, Killzone is lol. In a world where Killzone did what it did, 175k for Infamous is nothing to be ashamed of.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

* cough cough* Halo 3 Beta

[AdmiralViscen]

* cough cough* Halo 3 Beta

The Halo 3 beta didn't even go active until 4-5 months later.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

So? I hihgly doubt 450k people bought Crackdown for Crackdown.

[AdmiralViscen]

The game broke a million months after Halo 3's launch. Duckman was right about its legs.