November NPD

[EmCeeGrammar]

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (combined platforms) -- 1.14MM
Donkey Kong Country Returns -- 430.5K
Gran Turismo 5 -- 400K

Donkey Kong should get a nice christmas boost methinks. Still, kinda lowish, GT5 is lolish.

Wish we could get kinect figures, sonic colors, and nba jam hd.

[pilonv1]

Donkey Kong Country Returns -- 430.5K
Gran Turismo 5 -- 400K

wow

[EmCeeGrammar]

Apparently Goldeneye didn't do terrible, although no specifics.

[demi]

DKC didnt do so bad for a Wii game. Certainly better than Other M...

[The Sceneman]

NPD: December 2010

Top PlayStation Highlights
- PS3 hardware sales continue to increase month over month (up 112%)
- PS3 had a 5% increase in year-to-date sales in November
- Three PS3 games ranked in the top ten software skus for the month, including Call of Duty: Black Opps, Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood, Gran Turismo 5

SCEA Statement
This holiday season PlayStation celebrates, along with the video game industry, as NPD reports a 9% year over year industry increase in overall dollar sales. The early blockbuster success of PlayStation Move has undoubtedly helped to pave the way for us as we head into 2011. The library of hard core and social gamer titles currently on the store shelves (EyePet, Get Fit with Mel B, Gran Turismo 5, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, SingStar Dance) as well those to come (Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, LittleBigPlanet 2, Twisted Metal, Killzone 3) will only continue to solidify our place in the living room. In fact, the strength of Move’s technology infrastructure in allowing our developers to make already released titles Move compatible, will help broaden the net of their existing PS3 titles, bringing them to life even further with PlayStation Move. We’re pleased that consumers continue to look to PlayStation for innovative and unique entertainment experiences. As we head into the new year, with almost every PlayStation Move sku in short supply and on allocation, I think we will continue to see a steady surge of positive growth for our home entertainment offerings simply because customers looking for strong product value, quality entertainment offerings, depth in gaming and content (original programming, NetFlix, Hulu Plus, NHL, MLB), will choose PlayStation.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

3 games in the top 10! A record!

[Bocsius]

Does anyone have LTDs? I'm wondering if PS3 has caught up yet.

[Sho Nuff]

400K is a GREAT number considering there was ZERO marketing on GT5. Absolutely no in-store advertising on the day of release, just word of mouth.

[Stoney Mason]

Does anyone have LTDs? I'm wondering if PS3 has caught up yet.

Not sure of worldwide LTD numbers. Here are life time to date figures for the US and for the year.

DS - 6.06m (44.79m)

X360 - 4.90m (23.53m)

Wii - 4.64m (31.83m)

PS3 - 3.12m (14.25m)

[Purple Filth]

for some reason i find this gif hilarious 

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as for NPD great job MS, Nintendo showing the holidays still helps them big time and  @ Sony.

Now i think i see why they revealed Uncharted 3 today. 

[Stoney Mason]

The GT numbers are decent although we'll see how the legs are in the next couple of months. Racing games are less big than they used to be. The strong anti-response is for all the fanboys who always touted GT 5 as the crown jewel that would right the Sony ship.

Also comparing direct numbers isn't really that useful in a certain sense. GT is a much bigger franchise for Sony than Forza is for MS. Forza doesn't have to sell at the same numbers to justify itself in the same way that GT does.

It would be like comparing Halo to Socom or something.

[Bocsius]

Does anyone have LTDs? I'm wondering if PS3 has caught up yet.

Here are life time to date figures for the US and for the year.

DS - 6.06m (44.79m)
X360 - 4.90m (23.53m)
Wii - 4.64m (31.83m)
PS3 - 3.12m (14.25m)

So they're still chipping away. Next year, then.

[Stoney Mason]

Does anyone have LTDs? I'm wondering if PS3 has caught up yet.

Here are life time to date figures for the US and for the year.

DS - 6.06m (44.79m)
X360 - 4.90m (23.53m)
Wii - 4.64m (31.83m)
PS3 - 3.12m (14.25m)

So they're still chipping away. Next year, then.

Well they will never catch them in the US obviously. (Unless MS stops focusing on the 360 and moves on to their next console kinda like a genesis snes thing) Probably not in the UK either since the 360 has been trending really well there.

I'm sure its pretty easy to dig up the Japan numbers which leaves the rest of Europe which is more Sony oriented.

I would guess the 360 is still a few million ahead but there are NPD heads who are more into the numbers than I am.

Edit: VG chartz which is bullshit a lot of the time of course has it at 46.7m to 42.8m in favor of 360 ww.

[AdmiralViscen]

wow @ hardware
 

[Raban]

PSP outsells the Wii in Japan? Owned.

[Stoney Mason]

PSP outsells the Wii in Japan? Owned.

Handhelds completely suck the air out of the console market in Japan. One of the many reasons that Japan devs have struggled on the HD consoles this gen in the west.

[Raban]

Huh. You know, I guess I knew that already I just never drew the conclusion. Damn shame, really.

[Oblivion]

Holy shit @ those GT numbers. GT3 sold like 13 million, GT4 did between 8-9 million. These numbers are HORRENDOUS for a title with such a history/pedigree. It went from being a top tier franchise to fricken Ratchet and Clank territory.

Sorny

[maxy]

Sad but predictable.  Sony's ineptitude has become so customary in this gen that it's hard to get excited enough to troll. 

No need to bother much

NPD: December 2010

Top PlayStation Highlights
- PS3 hardware sales continue to increase month over month (up 112%)
- PS3 had a 5% increase in year-to-date sales in November
- Three PS3 games ranked in the top ten software skus for the month, including Call of Duty: Black Opps, Assassin's Creed:Brotherhood, Gran Turismo 5

SCEA Statement
This holiday season PlayStation celebrates, along with the video game industry, as NPD reports a 9% year over year industry increase in overall dollar sales. The early blockbuster success of PlayStation Move has undoubtedly helped to pave the way for us as we head into 2011. The library of hard core and social gamer titles currently on the store shelves (EyePet, Get Fit with Mel B, Gran Turismo 5, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, SingStar Dance) as well those to come (Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, LittleBigPlanet 2, Twisted Metal, Killzone 3) will only continue to solidify our place in the living room. In fact, the strength of Move’s technology infrastructure in allowing our developers to make already released titles Move compatible, will help broaden the net of their existing PS3 titles, bringing them to life even further with PlayStation Move. We’re pleased that consumers continue to look to PlayStation for innovative and unique entertainment experiences. As we head into the new year, with almost every PlayStation Move sku in short supply and on allocation, I think we will continue to see a steady surge of positive growth for our home entertainment offerings simply because customers looking for strong product value, quality entertainment offerings, depth in gaming and content (original programming, NetFlix, Hulu Plus, NHL, MLB), will choose PlayStation.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

Even their own PR is trolling them
 

He likes to move a lot

[Van Cruncheon]

i like how the much-anticipated savior that is gt5 is listed BEHIND two multiplat titles with superior 360 incarnations

it's like sony pr has learned to love the sloppy seconds

[pilonv1]

Sony's PR - we dont need new games, Move lets us re-release old games.

edit: nevermind, was reading the second part

[MCD]

What a news to wake up to.

hippolol

[Joe Molotov]

--The Music/Dance genre increased 38% in unit sales over last November fueled by Just Dance 2 and Dance Central.

Rock Band/Guitar Hero annihilated.

[maxy]

Some number

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (360, PS3)   UBISOFT ** - 1.14 Million

via some twitter ,360 version...800k

Last year

Assassin's Creed II (Xbox 360) 794,700
Assassin's Creed II (PS3) 448,400

[Van Cruncheon]

oh goodie, kincest was a rousing success in NA

this will surely lead to awesome things

let's make a suicide pact

[Oblivion]

Wait for PS4.

[Smooth Groove]

Guys, GT5 was only out for a few days in November and dirty hackers screwed the release date up so that caused a lot of confusion with shoppers. GT5 will be number one in December.

you have to remember sony didn't market ps3 till the end of the month of November, so those numbers are really for only a few days...

[maxy]

  Kevin Butler

[cool breeze]

secret ps3 game

[Cormacaroni]

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Guys, GT5 was only out for a few days in November and dirty hackers screwed the release date up so that caused a lot of confusion with shoppers. GT5 will be number one in December.

you have to remember sony didn't market ps3 till the end of the month of November, so those numbers are really for only a few days...

PS3, you are Cleveland and gamers are LeBron

[pilonv1]

awesome analogy

[Phoenix Dark]

(Image removed from quote.)

Guys, GT5 was only out for a few days in November and dirty hackers screwed the release date up so that caused a lot of confusion with shoppers. GT5 will be number one in December.

you have to remember sony didn't market ps3 till the end of the month of November, so those numbers are really for only a few days...

I think it's pretty safe to say the PS3 is dead. It'll sell well with a price cut, but ultimately the Xbox 360 is the console of choice for most gamers. The biggest multi console games will continue selling more on the 360 due to the userbase size advantage and Xbox Live.

There's really no reason to buy a PS3. The games aren't appealing, there are far cheaper Blu Ray players available, etc.

[Cormacaroni]

oh yeah, and I'd throw Motorstorm onto that list as well, but I'm really wanting to buy about 20-30 games on any given console. The Wii was the worst ever - I only made it to 3 before I gave its sorry ass away.

[Third]

Infamous is also very good Ps3 exclusive. So is 3d Dot Game Heroes.
And don't foget the awesome PSN games and Demon's Souls.

[magus]

but what about atelier rorona pantsu?

[maxy]

Funny(or sad) thing here is that PS3 is going into pre-price cut territory,despite "system seller" called GT and blockbuster pink dildo sales.

But there is still hope

http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/move-gets-sharp-shooter-attachment

playstation move sharp shooter

 

/they could add it to move sales numbers though

[Eel O'Brian]

I actually think the sharpshooter looks neat

at first i was like "forty bucks?!?! eat a cornucopia of dicks, sony"

but unlike regular plastic shells it has some electronics in it and puts all the buttons within easy reach

[Eel O'Brian]

What? ONE GAME will use it? Maybe 2?

it's designed for fps and light gun-style games, so

RE5 Gold Edition, MAG, Time Crisis, Killzone 3, SOCOM, The Shoot, Dead Space Extraction

apparently they consulted with third parties when designing it, so any future fps that adds move functionality

also, i'm no wagglebitch, but the move is a really good piece of hardware

it is shockingly accurate - as a former wii owner i can say that it is well above the wagglewand in precision

i bought hustle kings, and during the calibration it superimposes a cue stick over your hand - i slung it all over the place trying to make it lose calibration and it still followed every twitchy thing i did, even behind my back

everyone should know i have no problem dogging motion control when it sucks, but this doesn't suck, and i don't have any of the problems i had with the wii in bright light situations

i wish rockstar would patch in compatibility to RDR so i could gunsling in my tightie-whities

[magus]

did you try kinect too?
a friend of mine asked me which was more precise and i really couldn't give him an answer....

[Eel O'Brian]

no, haven't tried that, it doesn't look like it would be my thing

i only had to spend $50 for the move (already had the camera), so it was a lower cost risk, and so far i don't regret it (other than sports champions, which isn't a bad game but is clearly not for single players and like dumbasses they didn't add online play)

the thing with the move is that for most games it will be a totally optional control method, so if you hate it you can still play your games with the dualshock

[Third]

Motion control gaming needs to die stillborn. Worst thing to happen to gaming since the OG Xbox killing PC gaming.

Yeah. Bought the Move, but never really touched it. Don't even know why I bought it.

[Bocsius]

I think it's pretty safe to say the PS3 is dead. It'll sell well with a price cut, but ultimately the Xbox 360 is the console of choice for most gamers. The biggest multi console games will continue selling more on the 360 due to the userbase size advantage and Xbox Live.

There's really no reason to buy a PS3. The games aren't appealing, there are far cheaper Blu Ray players available, etc.

Oddly enough, the people I work with, who are of the older, casual set, cite Xbox Live as the reason they chose PS3. Nothing about Blu-Ray, nothing about games, just they think pay-for-play is stupid. And I can't really argue with them on that one.

[Eel O'Brian]

the only games worth a crap so far that i have played are:

Sports Champions - fun if you have people to play with, avoid if not
RE5 Gold - works well, distinguished mentally-challenged reversal of the controls (trigger to aim, move button to shoot)
Hustle Kings - very intricate use of the motion controls for setting up and taking shots
Planet Minigolf - very responsive
Tumble - only played the demo, it's a jenga style puzzle game which really shows off the precision

i didn't like pain (awful game made even more awful with move), the shoot (should have been a $10 psn game), kung fu rider (demo, just atrocious), high velocity bowling (works okay, but meh game overall)

i have mag and heavy rain on the way from gamefly, and will try ruse after that

there's an rts game coming out for psn called under siege which looks okay

basically, most of the psn games which use it are decent (and only $10), and the $30-40 retail games are bleh

[Eel O'Brian]

i don't think uncharted would work well with it

[maxy]

i wish rockstar would patch in compatibility to RDR so i could gunsling in my tightie-whities

wagglebitch


although i see that it could be fun for duels and slow motion stuff

/for 10 minutes

Luckily Rockstar doesn't care much about PS3

[Eel O'Brian]

"luckily"

i don't see why it would hurt any of you if it had it in there, i could have fun with it the way i wanted to and you could still play with your controller

actually, scratch that, i do see, forgot for a moment that gamers are the most selfish group of hobbyists that exist, carry on

[Eel O'Brian]

with the shooting, yeah, but i'm thinking about all the climbing parts

[Stoney Mason]

I've never really gotten the hardcore gamers issue with motion controls anyway. It's not as if, if motion controls were gone suddenly people would be playing whatever niche genres hardcore gamers are into.

[Brehvolution]

Eel, do any of the move games you have played have an online MP component?

[magus]

I've never really gotten the hardcore gamers issue with motion controls anyway. It's not as if, if motion controls were gone suddenly people would be playing whatever niche genres hardcore gamers are into.

*ahem*

03. Just Dance 2 (Wii)    UBISOFT 
06. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)

[archie4208]

Which one of you is this poster?

[demi]

[Eel O'Brian]

Eel, do any of the move games you have played have an online MP component?

RE5 has the standard modes, Hustle Kings and Planet Minigolf both have multiplayer - Planet Minigolf has a course editor and you can download user-made courses

[maxy]

"luckily"

i don't see why it would hurt any of you if it had it in there, i could have fun with it the way i wanted to and you could still play with your controller

actually, scratch that, i do see, forgot for a moment that gamers are the most selfish group of hobbyists that exist, carry on

I'm not selfish
options are good,no problems with that

I wish that every title has as many options as possible,especially in controls department.
But there is some other side.

Move problem is that it can replace core controls but "core" games are(will be) designed around dual analogs...userbase,$$$,online,etc
They can put some sticker "move compatible" but recent software(hardware) sales are not exactly promising.Pretty meh support from Sony first party tells a lot...

Personally there is nothing that annoys me more in games than bad controls,i can handle everything...tearing,low fps,shitty cutscenes,shitty gameplay
Bad controls*,game gets blacklisted immediately


*personal preference

[Stoney Mason]

Pachter also noted that one third of PS3 sales were $400 PlayStation Move bundles, versus one half of all Xbox 360 purchases being Kinect bundles. (There are two Kinect bundles, a $300 4GB model and $400 250GB model.) "Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles outsold PS3 Move console bundles by more than 5 to 1," said the analyst. 

 

[demi]

Just bought Infamous, 3D Heroes and Demons Souls for $35 off Gamefly

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Pachter also noted that one third of PS3 sales were $400 PlayStation Move bundles, versus one half of all Xbox 360 purchases being Kinect bundles. (There are two Kinect bundles, a $300 4GB model and $400 250GB model.) "Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles outsold PS3 Move console bundles by more than 5 to 1," said the analyst. 

 

you think those're games they're selling?

when it's Kinect vs. Move, nobody wins

[Robo]

Just bought Infamous, 3D Heroes and Demons Souls for $35 off Gamefly

Quality PS3 Games, the complete series 

[Stoney Mason]

Pachter also noted that one third of PS3 sales were $400 PlayStation Move bundles, versus one half of all Xbox 360 purchases being Kinect bundles. (There are two Kinect bundles, a $300 4GB model and $400 250GB model.) "Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles outsold PS3 Move console bundles by more than 5 to 1," said the analyst. 

 

you think those're games they're selling?

when it's Kinect vs. Move, nobody wins

meh.

As always I have both no interest in motion controls nor any fear of them. Still tons of games I get and want to play. But I admit I like to give a little kick to Sony every now and then.

[maxy]

Pachter also noted that one third of PS3 sales were $400 PlayStation Move bundles, versus one half of all Xbox 360 purchases being Kinect bundles. (There are two Kinect bundles, a $300 4GB model and $400 250GB model.) "Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles outsold PS3 Move console bundles by more than 5 to 1," said the analyst. 

 

Kinect effect

 

[Stoney Mason]

I used to be extremely pro-sony but goddamn do they fucking suck. The PS3 and PSP are two of the biggest fuck-ups ever but you'll never hear about it moat of the time.

Ever since I got old enough to have a job, I've never been especially pro any corporation. That goes for every purchase in every category. I've always just bought whatever has the games I want. Playstation was king last gen. Who didn't own and love that console...

But this gen once Sony adopted their pricing structure that made it pretty easy to decide which one I wanted at least initially. And then once the PS3 became reasonably affordable I was no longer interested. I had already invested in building up my 360 library and my PC library. So I don't even really desire a PS3 anymore even though the system is perfectly fine.

That's been Sony's problem this entire gen. The console market has always been about being mainstream. And they priced it out of that window.