Author Topic: August NPD (Read 2147 times)

Stoney Mason · « **on:** September 08, 2011, 07:45:18 PM »

stolen from GAF thread

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4-week tracking month; Reporting Period 7/31/11 through 8/27/11

Software (New physical retail only, across all platforms including PC)
01. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360, PS3, PC)**    Square Enix Inc
02. NCAA Football 12 (360, PS3)    Electronic Arts
03. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)**    Activision Blizzard
04. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd (NDS, Wii, PS3)    Disney Interactive Studios
05. Cars 2 (NDS, Wii, 360, PS3, PC)    Disney Interactive Studios
06. Just Dance Summer Party (Wii)    Ubisoft
07. Just Dance 2 (Wii)    Ubisoft
08. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)    Disney Interactive Studios
09. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS)    Nintendo
10. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Wii, 360, PS3)    Majesco

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

Hardware
Xbox 360: 308K (-13.7%)
Nintendo 3DS: 235K
PlayStation 3: 218K (-3.5%) [Comes from press release statement math and known numbers.]
Wii: 190K (-22.2%)
Nintendo DS: 165K (-51.9%)

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:46:46 PM »

Man that best seller list is mostly fuckin depressing

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:46:56 PM »

235k more analog clampstick sales

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:47:18 PM »

PS3

Considering there weren't many (or really any) new releases in August I don't know what you'd expect that chart to look like.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:49:18 PM »

Other than Deus Ex zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:49:22 PM »

like something that doesn't contain the words "zumba," "fitness," or "party"

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:49:47 PM »

Deus Ex

Should easily become the best selling title in the series.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:50:11 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on September 08, 2011, 07:47:18 PM

PS3

Considering there weren't many (or really any) new releases in August I don't know what you'd expect that chart to look like.

To have slightly fewer Phineas and Ferb games.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:57:23 PM »

O noz! 360's yoy is down more than PS3's yoy.

360 am doomed total. The real year of the PS3 remains triumphant!

pilonv1 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2011, 07:58:36 PM »

Quote from: Dr. Feelbad on September 08, 2011, 07:49:22 PM

like something that doesn't contain the words "zumba," "fitness," or "party"

not going to happen until the Wii infection is killed

cool breeze · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2011, 08:00:27 PM »

Deus Ex

so are those other numbers good or anything? price drop help the 3DS? OoT 3D doing fine?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2011, 08:01:54 PM »

It still tickles me how the Wii balloon burst.

Although it will still probably do well during the holiday with the little kids market.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2011, 08:06:12 PM »

Didn't the PS3 sell like 270k in June?

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2011, 08:10:35 PM »

Didnt the ps3 get a price cut last month? Lol

Damian79 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2011, 09:46:30 PM »

Abysmal sales for the 3ds.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #15 on:** September 08, 2011, 09:59:21 PM »

is this the first month including wal marts sales?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #16 on:** September 08, 2011, 10:09:10 PM »

it's good to see the Nintendo ship slowly sink.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #17 on:** September 08, 2011, 10:15:55 PM »

01. Deus Ex: Human Revolution (360, PS3, PC)** Square Enix Inc - 244K
02. NCAA Football 12 (360, PS3) Electronic Arts - 240.4K

Apparently that's about 5 days of sales for Deus Ex.

Quote from: insane PC fanboy on GAF

Don't care if the console versions bomb, maybe Eidos Montreal will then lead on PC like they should.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #18 on:** September 08, 2011, 10:55:27 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 08, 2011, 10:51:03 PM

and wow i had forgotten the PS3 had a price drop mid-month

that clearly didn't do much for them

I guess most people have made up their minds this gen wether they have a system already or not.

Raban · « **Reply #19 on:** September 08, 2011, 11:01:06 PM »

@ Black Ops DS outselling the Wii and PC versions

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #20 on:** September 08, 2011, 11:03:59 PM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on September 08, 2011, 10:51:03 PM

and wow i had forgotten the PS3 had a price drop mid-month

that clearly didn't do much for them

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"Despite inventory constraints at retail during the first half of August, PS3 hardware sales were very strong the last two weeks of the month following the $50 price cut and the new inFAMOUS 2 bundle. The new PS3 price point, combined with PlayStation Move and the industry's strongest lineup of exclusive titles, including Uncharted 3 and Everybody Dance, positions us for an amazing holiday season," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 08, 2011, 11:10:37 PM »

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industry's strongest lineup of exclusive titles, including Uncharted 3 and Everybody Dance

tiesto · « **Reply #22 on:** September 08, 2011, 11:19:12 PM »

So, no more PSP numbers? Sales seem terrible across the board, apart from the 360 chugging along... top 10 is once again shit, only game I'd be remotely interested in is Deus Ex.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 08, 2011, 11:53:34 PM »

do you really care about PSP numbers? I don't see how it would benefit anyone to release them

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #24 on:** September 09, 2011, 03:35:48 AM »

I am giddy at the prospect of Deus Ex becoming a major franchise and even possibly inspiring imitators.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2011, 07:31:15 AM »

Inventory constraints?

Brehvolution · « **Reply #26 on:** September 09, 2011, 10:07:38 AM »

wii
Looks like Phineus and Ferb wasn't a system seller.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #27 on:** September 09, 2011, 11:29:16 AM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on September 09, 2011, 11:27:40 AM

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=30796193&postcount=708

"Every time a new NPD thread pops up, it's all 'doom and gloom' for the PS3 when in reality, the console that is doomed is the Xbox 360"

Never change, GAF

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #28 on:** September 09, 2011, 11:53:46 AM »

The market is ready for new consoles. After how drastically the Wii has fallen, I don't know so many in the gaming press can still claim graphics matter little to most gamers. I bet there's a pretty strong correlation with the increase in HDTV sales and decline in Wii sales. Many people just didn't know how really shit the Wii games looked for its first two years.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #29 on:** September 09, 2011, 12:04:59 PM »

I still don't think the reason the Wii died was due to graphics. At least in the sense that gamers were involved. (I think what's maybe more important is that devs themselves didn't want to work on outdated technology especially since it wasn't going to sell worth shit on the system compared to the Nintendo software) I bought into a Wii like a lot of people knowing what I was getting into graphically. The reality is that the motion control stuff simply wasn't decent enough to sustain the core market. And it certainly didn't sustain me. It was all a big fad for the mainstream like Rockband or Guitar Hero or something. It was an enormous one. And it sold a ton of systems. But once the hype was gone there was nothing there really left.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #30 on:** September 09, 2011, 10:48:39 PM »

The Wii died because there has never been a steady stream of quality games for it. It's yearly lineup was typically dominated by one big 1st party title, an second tier 1st party title, "non-games" and a mix of bad PS2 ports to round out the third party support. It's not like Nintendo's top development teams weren't doing anything for 5+ years. If Nintendo had made sure their various developers were actually releasing shit, who knows, maybe the Wii would still be kicking today.

Instead Nintendo bet the farm on a demographic that now only pulls out their Wiis for Thanksgiving and Christmas parties

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #31 on:** September 09, 2011, 10:53:59 PM »

Nintendo's output on the Wii fell off hard after that first year to year-and-a-half. And it's not like they really turned their attention on the DS or anything. I have no idea what their development teams have been doing for the past 2-3 years, but they certainly didn't spend that time making games.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #32 on:** September 09, 2011, 10:59:49 PM »

Apparently they haven't been making games for the WiiU either, since no one knows what the hardware is going to truly be

etiolate · « **Reply #33 on:** September 10, 2011, 06:23:17 AM »

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The Wii died because there has never been a steady stream of quality games for it.

Aye. The Wii lineup just dried up after a couple years and Nintendo seemed more interested in accessories, system revisions and new systems.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #34 on:** September 10, 2011, 05:21:49 PM »

The Wii bubble burst because it was a fad and people moved on. The sales of the system were freakishly huge for extended periods of time and sales have simply normalized.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 10, 2011, 05:23:13 PM »

Didn't they just brag about Deus Ex sales?

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #36 on:** September 10, 2011, 05:27:59 PM »

Quote from: The Experiment on September 10, 2011, 05:21:49 PM

The Wii bubble burst because it was a fad and people moved on. The sales of the system were freakishly huge for extended periods of time and sales have simply normalized.

While I agree the bubble did burst, these sales aren't a sign of normalization - they're a sign of stagnation. The other two systems have pretty much seen a steady stream of software, with multiple "big" and semi-big titles coming out each year. The Wii hasn't had much of anything for the last two years, so there's no incentive for anyone to buy the console except parents of young children. If the Wii was getting software at a similar rate as the DS in its prime, there's no doubt the system would at least be outselling the flailing PS3.

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Author Topic: August NPD (Read 2147 times)