January NPD (or Guest Lurker Day)

[Stoney Mason]

PlayStation 2 41.6K
PlayStation 3 276.9K
PSP 100.1K
Xbox 360 332.8K
Wii 465.8K
Nintendo DS 422.2K


NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 656.7K
MASS EFFECT 2* 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 572.1K
WII FIT PLUS W/ BALANCE BOARD* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 555.7K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 326.7K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 310.9K
SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 297.6K
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 259.0K
ARMY OF TWO: THE 40TH DAY 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-10 246.5K
JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT Nov-09 191.9K
DARKSIDERS 360 THQ Jan-10 171.2k

[MCD]

Just Dance

[M3wThr33]

360 vs PS3 hardware = 360 vs PS3 MW2. Funny.


But it's sad how polluted the top games list is with the same Nintendo junk. I've learned to filter and ignore Mario Kart, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, etc.

[The Fake Shemp]

Mass Effect 2

[The Fake Shemp]

But it's sad how polluted the top games list is with the same Nintendo junk.

[Stoney Mason]

Mass Effect 2

Where's MAG?

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I tease

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[M3wThr33]

It's like the NY Times Bestseller list. At what point does it actually hurt the listing?

[CajoleJuice]

What the fuck is Just Dance?

[Stoney Mason]

What the fuck is Just Dance?

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-just-dance/17-1776/

[archie4208]

Bayonetta.  :'(

[Don Flamenco]

BOMBANETTA

BAYOBOMBA

BAYONETTOMB

BAYOMBANETTA

Guess that's a no on the sequel.  and imminent doom for Clover..AGAIN.  fuck.

[maxy]

Xbots win
Mass Effect 2

Bayonetta :'( :'(



PS3 annihilated...no games,except MW2

Nintendo... ...who cares

[M3wThr33]

Didn't like Bayonetta.
It's what they get for releasing a PS3 build that's half-done.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Kamiya forever doomed to obscurity. 

[duckman2000]

I thought Darksiders would sell more than that. There was a lot of positive hype about it around release.

[Third]

Just Dance even selling well in the US?

Name of the game should be changed to Just Kill Yourself. What an awful game.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Wasn't EA gloating about how they shipped 2 million copies of Mass Effect 2 in its first week?  These are six days of sales.  Were they including european shipments in that press release?

[Stoney Mason]

Maybe once Japan and such is factored in there will be a Bayonetta sequel. It's probably in the top 20 if not top 15. That game was always going to be a hard sell in America. It looks very Japanese which is a turnoff in this market. Americans like their action brawlers to sort of look and feel like God of War.

[maxy]

Actually SEGA sold(shipped) 1.1 million copies,i think that sequel is guaranteed

But still...damn xbots,why didnt you buy Bayonetta? :'( :'(

[Beezy]

Didn't like Bayonetta.
It's what they get for releasing a PS3 build that's half-done.

You didn't like Bayonetta or you didn't like the PS3 port? Let me know if it's the first so I can ignore your gaming opinions from now on.

[Stoney Mason]

I thought Darksiders would sell more than that. There was a lot of positive hype about it around release.

I'm surprised it did as well as it did. Not a lot of marketing and I barely knew anything about it very close to its release.

[archie4208]

But still...damn xbots,why didnt you buy Bayonetta? :'( :'(

They're to busy buying Modern Spamfare and Army of Bros. :'(

[The Sceneman]

I thought Darksiders would sell more than that. There was a lot of positive hype about it around release.

yeah because hype always equals sales. Looks like it didnt do too badly IMO

[TripleA]

Nintendo #1 as usual  

I thought Mass Effect 2 sold 2 million in a week?

[Stoney Mason]

I thought Mass Effect 2 sold 2 million in a week?

That's because you are dumb.

[The Sceneman]

apparently Army of Bros 2 is even more distinguished mentally-challenged than the original. How the hell does this series sell so well? I will rent it for a laugh but refuse to be part of the problem here

[M3wThr33]

I played the japanese PS3 demo and felt the game was about flash more than substance. Like if Devil May Cry had constant Maxim-ish nudity and even more scripted attack sequences.
Nothing inherently WRONG with it, but after the second time she lost all her clothes and did the exact same maneuver I got bored. Kinda like Gungrave.
I didn't feel like I had CONTROL of what was going on, rather it was presented TO me.

[Great Rumbler]

Mass Effect 2

[Third]

apparently Army of Bros 2 is even more distinguished mentally-challenged than the original. How the hell does this series sell so well?

Because it got released during this generation. It's not the first distinguished mentally-challenged game that's selling well.

[demi]

But still...damn xbots,why didnt you buy Bayonetta? :'( :'(

They're to busy buying Modern Spamfare and Army of Bros. :'(

And you were doing...

[Stoney Mason]

apparently Army of Bros 2 is even more distinguished mentally-challenged than the original. How the hell does this series sell so well? I will rent it for a laugh but refuse to be part of the problem here

When the original released on the 360 it sold this:

360  ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 606.1K


Its a bad series on the decline.

[TripleA]

I thought Mass Effect 2 sold 2 million in a week?

That's because you are dumb.

 

[The Fake Shemp]

I thought Mass Effect 2 sold 2 million in a week?

That press release was a) for shipped units and b) worldwide. You already knew that, though. Quit being dumb.

[Stoney Mason]

But still...damn xbots,why didnt you buy Bayonetta? :'( :'(

They're to busy buying Modern Spamfare and Army of Bros. :'(

And you were doing...

He was playing "music" games.

 

[demi]

> HE PLAYS WITH PLASTIC INSTRUMENTS

[archie4208]

I almost 5 starred Hangar 18 today.

I played the japanese PS3 demo and felt the game was about flash more than substance. Like if Devil May Cry had constant Maxim-ish nudity and even more scripted attack sequences.
Nothing inherently WRONG with it, but after the second time she lost all her clothes and did the exact same maneuver I got bored. Kinda like Gungrave.
I didn't feel like I had CONTROL of what was going on, rather it was presented TO me.

It is cliche, but the demo is not a good representation of the final game.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

GAF is actually functional.  I'm surprised!

Unlike me seeing Bayonetta not make the Top 10.  The game is flat out embarrassing.

[Flannel Boy]

I almost 5 starred Hangar 18 today.

If only you could put that on a resume.

[M3wThr33]

So you're saying the game isn't about a sexy woman who's like Dante? It's not a bad thing, but...

Bayonetta -> DMC4
Darksiders - > Zelda
Dante's Inferno -> God of War

When games change camera perspective to show off the move, it takes you out of the moment if you stop realizing you're not the character. It's jarring, really.

I might pick it up when it hits the bargain bin. (Sooner than later) But I actually did enjoy playing a bit of AoT:40th Day with a friend, although it does have obvious flaws. (Certain checkpoint placement is distinguished mentally-challenged)

[archie4208]

I almost 5 starred Hangar 18 today.

If only you could put that on a resume. (Image removed from quote.)

>Worked in audit department
>5 stars Megadeth songs in Rock Band

[Ichirou]

Bayonetta's sold over a million copies worldwide, don't think it qualifies as a bomb.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

The upside to all of this is that there is solid proof that not all publishers should jam all of their flagship wares during the last three months of the year.  Maybe we'll start seeing a more even distribution of big titles throughout the year.

Edit: I'd be curious to see how Bayonetta sold 1.1 million.  Even if it is shipped, that means there is a lot of unsold copies out there.

[Beezy]

I played the japanese PS3 demo and felt the game was about flash more than substance. Like if Devil May Cry had constant Maxim-ish nudity and even more scripted attack sequences.
Nothing inherently WRONG with it, but after the second time she lost all her clothes and did the exact same maneuver I got bored. Kinda like Gungrave.
I didn't feel like I had CONTROL of what was going on, rather it was presented TO me.

[TripleA]

Bayonetta's sold over a million copies worldwide, don't think it qualifies as a bomb.

Those are shipped numbers.

[Bildi]

Shipped vs sold - nobody cares.

Glad to hear Bayonetta is selling well, bodes well for a sequel.

[Junpei the Tracer!]

Unlike me seeing Bayonetta not make the Top 10.  The game is flat out embarrassing.

Fuck off loser.

Bayo shipped 1.1 million. Sega most likely made its money. I'm hopeful for a sequel.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Shipped vs sold - nobody cares.

Glad to hear Bayonetta is selling well, bodes well for a sequel.

Well I hope you're kidding.  Unsold copies in the retail channel aren't a good thing. 

edit:

Unlike me seeing Bayonetta not make the Top 10.  The game is flat out embarrassing.

Fuck off loser.

Bayo shipped 1.1 million. Sega most likely made its money. I'm hopeful for a sequel.

Seriously guys, its important what the sell through is.  You can like a game and understand it didn't perform well in the marketplace.

[Ichirou]

Love to see folks bashing Bayonetta, most of them basing their bashing on either a quick playthrough of the demo or being somehow "embarrassed" by the game's aesthetics.  Makes it easy to figure out whose opinions to ignore on games in the future.

[M3wThr33]

Yeah. Man, who judges a game based off a demo? It's not like they release for people to determine whether they want the game or not. You should also tell me if you bought Dead or Alive Extreme games, so I can ignore YOUR gaming tastes. Hurr hurr.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Oh and I just want to be mad at you all for shuffling Segata off of the bore coil.  I always appreciate whatever leaks he could give us.

[Ichirou]

It's so weird to see people somehow still hoping against hope that the PS3 is going to catch up to the 360. This generation has been decided.  It's BEEN decided for at least the last two years.

[Ichirou]

Yeah. Man, who judges a game based off a demo? It's not like they release for people to determine whether they want the game or not. You should also tell me if you bought Dead or Alive Extreme games, so I can ignore YOUR gaming tastes. Hurr hurr.

I didn't buy those games.  Never been a fan of the 3D fighter genre in its entirety.

[TripleA]

Shipped vs sold - nobody cares.

Except for the maker of the game, publisher of the game, and pretty much all retailers.

[EmCeeGrammar]

It's so weird to see people somehow still hoping against hope that the PS3 is going to catch up to the 360. This generation has been decided.  It's BEEN decided for at least the last two years.

I'm counting 3?

[Bebpo]

Reason #354645131431 why if you are not making a Nintendo 1st party game, a Madden/Fifa game, or a Call of Duty game your budget manager should cap your game budget at <5 million or he's doing a bad job.

Or you can be like Japan where they know they're fucked and so the average budget for a game is ~500k

[Bildi]

Shipped vs sold - nobody cares.

Glad to hear Bayonetta is selling well, bodes well for a sequel.

Well I hope you're kidding.  Unsold copies in the retail channel aren't a good thing.

Not kidding, don't care.

[Oblivion]

BOMBANETTA

BAYOBOMBA

BAYONETTOMB

BAYOMBANETTA

Guess that's a no on the sequel.  and imminent doom for Clover..AGAIN.  fuck.

It'll join the pile of commercially unsuccessful message board darlings along with Obombi.

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[Ichirou]

Oh and I just want to be mad at you all for shuffling Segata off of the bore coil.  I always appreciate whatever leaks he could give us.

What happened to Segata Sanshiro?

[archie4208]

Oh and I just want to be mad at you all for shuffling Segata off of the bore coil.  I always appreciate whatever leaks he could give us.

What happened to Segata Sanshiro?

Drama scared him off.  :'(

[M3wThr33]

It's so weird to see people somehow still hoping against hope that the PS3 is going to catch up to the 360. This generation has been decided.  It's BEEN decided for at least the last two years.

Except for the fact that game budgets require releases on BOTH platforms now to make it viable. A slight lead means nothing.