January NPD (or Guest Lurker Day)

[Ichirou]

Because it helps my argument to say it is.

[EmCeeGrammar]

"Bayonetta PS3 < JP Bayonetta 3601stWEEK < Bayonetta 360 < JP Bayonetta PS31stWEEK"

Hmmm, so there is a chance that it cracked 100k.  But expect that to be the end of it.

wait is that what archie was posting?

[The Sceneman]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

looks like were going to to have to spell this out in plain english for our TripleA:

1 million units shipped counts a decent numbers, as the STORES have paid for one million copies from Sega. Store pays publisher for product (shipped), we pay store and get our game (sales).

[Ichirou]

"Bayonetta PS3 < JP Bayonetta 3601stWEEK < Bayonetta 360 < JP Bayonetta PS31stWEEK"

Hmmm, so there is a chance that it cracked 100k.  But expect that to be the end of it.

wait is that what archie was posting?

I'm still not sure if archie posted JP or US numbers.

[EmCeeGrammar]

"Bayonetta PS3 < JP Bayonetta 3601stWEEK < Bayonetta 360 < JP Bayonetta PS31stWEEK"

Hmmm, so there is a chance that it cracked 100k.  But expect that to be the end of it.

wait is that what archie was posting?

I'm still not sure if archie posted JP or US numbers.

No he took what creamsugar said and made it less cryptic.  So yeah, archie is posting the ballpark figures for bayonetta.  MEGA BOMBA.

[The Sceneman]

And its really no surprise that the sell through for Bayonetta hasnt been great. The wacky jappy aesthetic would turn the majority of US Xbox owners away from the game. Darksiders outsold it as its just your typical buff warrior types cruising around looking for bros, which is what the game companies think that it is so marketable

[archie4208]

"Bayonetta PS3 < JP Bayonetta 3601stWEEK < Bayonetta 360 < JP Bayonetta PS31stWEEK"

Hmmm, so there is a chance that it cracked 100k.  But expect that to be the end of it.

wait is that what archie was posting?

I'm still not sure if archie posted JP or US numbers.

No he took what creamsugar said and made it less cryptic.  So yeah, archie is posting the ballpark figures for bayonetta.  MEGA BOMBA.

No More Heroes 2 - 33,000

ATOMIC BOMBA

[The Sceneman]

at least it didnt do as bad as Headhunter: Redemption lolzlzlz

[Bebpo]

And its really no surprise that the sell through for Bayonetta hasnt been great. The wacky jappy aesthetic would turn the majority of US Xbox owners away from the game. Darksiders outsold it as its just your typical buff warrior types cruising around looking for bros, which is what the game companies think that it is so marketable

I think the problem is the only marketing this game got on the internets was a big flashing word of mouth that PS3 VERSION SUCKS.  So PS3 owners were scared off and that just left the X360 owners and yeah it was too wacky jappy for them.

[Bebpo]

Can't say I'm sad to see NMH2 bomba-ing.  I like grasshopper a lot but I don't want them to milk this series any longer.

[EmCeeGrammar]

"Bayonetta PS3 < JP Bayonetta 3601stWEEK < Bayonetta 360 < JP Bayonetta PS31stWEEK"

Hmmm, so there is a chance that it cracked 100k.  But expect that to be the end of it.

wait is that what archie was posting?

I'm still not sure if archie posted JP or US numbers.

No he took what creamsugar said and made it less cryptic.  So yeah, archie is posting the ballpark figures for bayonetta.  MEGA BOMBA.

No More Heroes 2 - 33,000

ATOMIC BOMBA

We've talked about this already.  I can honestly say I never liked the games anyway. 

[Brehvolution]

Video game sales = Video game taste vindication?

Is that what it boils down to?

[EmCeeGrammar]

Video game sales = Video game taste vindication?

Is that what it boils down to?

Maybe on a subconscious level.  But then again a shitty game deserves to sell poorly.

[Brehvolution]

That's not what I'm reading in this thread so far.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Well, I'm just saying if the original game was a piece of shit, then I see no reason for the sequel to do better.  Just referring to NMH.  Worst " high profile" game of 2008 by far.

[Ichirou]

Video game sales = Video game taste vindication?

Is that what it boils down to?

If it boiled down to that, it would mean Wii owners have the best taste of all.

Nintendosbooger...redeemed?

[Robo]

Video game sales = Video game taste vindication?

Is that what it boils down to?

If it boiled down to that, it would mean Wii owners have the best taste of all.

 

[The Sceneman]

has shiggy w/ shades been posted at GAF yet?

[TripleA]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

[TripleA]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

looks like were going to to have to spell this out in plain english for our TripleA:

1 million units shipped counts a decent numbers, as the STORES have paid for one million copies from Sega. Store pays publisher for product (shipped), we pay store and get our game (sales).

Or perhaps you missed the bolded part.

It happens, I understand.

[Purple Filth]

Numbers are ok i guess

  @ ps2

[etiolate]

Video game sales = Video game taste vindication?

Is that what it boils down to?

It did last gen. And others. This isn't anything new.

[Human Snorenado]

Video game sales = Video game taste vindication?

Is that what it boils down to?

It did last gen. And others. This isn't anything new.

Yes, but this gen Nintendo isn't bothering to make video games.

[etiolate]

Except for like half of the top ten sellers every month, you're almost right!

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I agree they just took a vacation after Mario Galaxy and sat fat and lazy on the bounty of their sales.

[close]

[Phoenix Dark]

Wow I'm lttp, totally forgot about npd day

MS stays on top, never gonna flop
PS3 lookin like Rosie O'Donnel at a bisexual bridal shower
Nintendo stays in the shade, came out but was already in the gay parade

[Raban]

WILLCO: leper Damian and TripleA.

Restore EB to its former glory :'(

They should get banned.

But instead of getting banned, they should be given accounts to NeoGAF.

[WrikaWrek]

Lol Ps3 is back at its old spot.

I want more ME2 sales or i'll fucking hate nuke the world.

[MCD]

The US prefers blood and gore not japy wacky fuck.

NGII at least charted once in NPD at 400k or so.

[Damian79]

WILLCO: leper Damian and TripleA.

Restore EB to its former glory :'(

Wtf, you are just pissed that i think that FFXII is a terrible game.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

PS3 will return to its old spot because the positions of the generation were cemented after the first year or two.  The 360, much like the PS2 the previous generation, is the preferred multiplatform system to the masses.  Although it probably won't see the dismal performances it had this time last year though but it will remain in third place for the rest of this generation.

[AdmiralViscen]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

Can you? Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged or not?

[demi]

People are just now getting dat tax return. Will see a spike in sales.

[tiesto]

Surprised not to find Bayo on the list, I know plenty of people who bought it and absolutely loved it. I still haven't gotten around to picking a copy up for myself. But what I've seen looks great.

[The Fake Shemp]

Bayonetta was never going to chart, let's be real

[Robo]

Bayonetta > Brutal Legend, by a country mile. 

[TripleA]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

Can you? Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged or not?

So you can't answer a simple fucking question?

[TripleA]

PS3 is done for and hell it was done for for the last 3 years.

It is kind of sad the only PS3 titles that break "millon copies sold" barrier are shitty multiplatform titles like Modern Warfare 2 or another FIFA game.

I will still own one for GoW3 and FF13 though.

 

[Don Flamenco]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

Can you? Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged or not?

So you can't answer a simple fucking question?

Why are you wearing that bunny suit?

[AdmiralViscen]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

Can you? Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged or not?

So you can't answer a simple fucking question?

Can you not read the responses in your own quote pile?

Does it even matter now that we got the sold-through numbers and know that Bayonetta sold through half of its initial shipment in just two countries?

[Third]

Gotta love piramide quoting.

[TripleA]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

Can you? Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged or not?

So you can't answer a simple fucking question?

Can you not read the responses in your own quote pile?

Does it even matter now that we got the sold-through numbers and know that Bayonetta sold through half of its initial shipment in just two countries?

Did you miss the part where I asked about the 1 million figure?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Surprised not to find Bayo on the list, I know plenty of people who bought it and absolutely loved it. I still haven't gotten around to picking a copy up for myself. But what I've seen looks great.

I had the opposite experience - I knew one person who got Bayonetta, like six who got Darksiders, and everybody and their dog bought Mass Effect 2.

[AdmiralViscen]

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

Those are shipped numbers.

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.

Ah, so those Bayonetta numbers aren't shipped numbers?

Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged?

Can you not answer a simple fucking question?

Can you? Are you fucking distinguished mentally-challenged or not?

So you can't answer a simple fucking question?

Can you not read the responses in your own quote pile?

Does it even matter now that we got the sold-through numbers and know that Bayonetta sold through half of its initial shipment in just two countries?

Did you miss the part where I asked about the 1 million figure?

Do you understand who pays the publisher for the game dude? It's not you and me.
Capcom has sold 1.1M copies of the game. Retailers resold 550k in two territories in the launch month. Call that 800k globally? If retailers are not happy selling 800k copies in the first month, perhaps they will only order .8M copies of Capcom's next theoretical new IP action game. Who gives a shit?

[EmCeeGrammar]

[tiesto]

Surprised not to find Bayo on the list, I know plenty of people who bought it and absolutely loved it. I still haven't gotten around to picking a copy up for myself. But what I've seen looks great.

I had the opposite experience - I knew one person who got Bayonetta, like six who got Darksiders, and everybody and their dog bought Mass Effect 2.

Interesting, I don't know anybody who even knows what Darksiders is (hell, I never even heard of it till the EB discussion thread), and I'm the only one I know of with a copy of Mass Effect 2.

[Don Flamenco]

Bayonetta 360 beat NSMB DS at least.  that's something...right?

[EmCeeGrammar]

Bayonetta 360 beat NSMB DS at least.  that's something...right?

Bayonetta is in a mario sandwich. 

edit: damn, 5 mario games in this npd.  ha ha

[AdmiralViscen]

edit: damn, 5 mario games in this npd.  ha ha

Now that's innovation!

[Don Flamenco]

Bayonetta 360 beat NSMB DS at least.  that's something...right?

Bayonetta is in a mario sandwich. 

edit: damn, 5 mario games in this npd.  ha ha

Bayonetta getting DP'd by mario and luigi. (and maybe some yoshi up front) Rule 34 that shit

[duckman2000]

I cannot believe that MAG charted so high. I like the game and all, but I never expected it to be in the top 20.

It's done much better than that in Europe. Sort of surprising, but I guess it's a shooter by Zipper, so there's probably a default audience there.

[archie4208]

PSP 100.1K

I wonder how well the Go did.

You probably just have to move the decimal one place to the left.

[GoofyGoober]

PSP 100.1K

I wonder how well the Go did.

You probably just have to move the decimal one two places to the left.

Fixed.

Mojo - Last I heard/read was Sony was at 33 million and MS was at around 39 million WW shipped/sold.

[Stoney Mason]

I cannot believe that MAG charted so high. I like the game and all, but I never expected it to be in the top 20.

That's right around where I would have pegged it sales wise which isn't so great for a first party game.

[maxy]

I cannot believe that MAG charted so high. I like the game and all, but I never expected it to be in the top 20.

It's done much better than that in Europe. Sort of surprising, but I guess it's a shooter by Zipper, so there's probably a default audience there.

I dont think so,unless you mean by chart position in UK,but be warned,last week UK MAG sales where less than 23k,first week was less than 43k...we know this because MW2 sales are known,via percentage drop
In the rest of Europe it barely charted...

[duckman2000]

I only saw one week of sales, so you're probably right. Still, I didn't expect it to chart anywhere. A slow, steady seller perhaps, but it's probably the least accessible mainstream-type game I've played this century.

[maxy]

I wonder why Sony didn't put some subscription model in MAG...game=30 or 40$,comes with one month free play,if you want to play more buy subscription.
256 players could be easily used as excuse...

[Stoney Mason]

You're right, that isn't great for a fist party game. Maybe it would have done better in the summer when the Modern Warfare bug had died down and Bad Company 2 had a chance to release.

For a shooter, it's not very welcoming to players that want a quick bullet-fest. It's a game that takes time to really grasp and even then, you probably wont be pulling down kill after kill.

Stepping aside from the quality of the game which is a separate subjective debate, it's a multiplayer only title, it's a new IP, its got competition from more well known franchises, and the singular hook of it being 256 players online isn't the massive draw for mainstream consumers that I think they think it is.

Considering all that it had going against it I would say those relative sales are decent but they certainly aren't anything overly impressive from a first party standpoint.

As usual the caveat is that analysis is not about the quality of said game which I haven't played so I can't really comment on.

[Don Flamenco]

PSP 100.1K

I wonder how well the Go did.

You probably just have to move the decimal one two places to the left.

Fixed.

Mojo - Last I heard/read was Sony was at 33 million and MS was at around 39 million WW shipped/sold.

wow, impressive stuff for Sony.  Their brand equity saved their asses this gen, as hard as they tried to squander it. 

Anyone know off hand how many 360s were sold in the first year?  I would guess about 7-10 million, but I know there were supply problems for some months, along with there not being a ton of system sellers.

[The Fake Shemp]

The Xbox 360 is almost five years old at this point, that's irrelevant

[Stoney Mason]

Its got at least 2 years left in it. Both of them do. The Ps3 could catch up in 2 years. It likely won't, but you never know.

Anyways, sales figures are distinguished mentally-challenged, because MS will make tons more money from this generation than Sony.

They will almost certainly continue to gain on them on a world wide basis. It's less likely they will gain significantly on them in the US. Of course Sony went from a PS 2 level of success to where they are now so any "victory" over Microsoft on the numbers basis is a pyrrhic one at best.