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NPD Hardware Sales Results for February 2007
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thestopsign
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Anyone want to make a stab at the original Xbox's tie-ratio? I'll give you a hint, it is huge.
Throwaway123456789
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Jtyettis said:
Come on, you're forgetting JAPAN. SMG could easily sell 3m+ there in no time. Oh, same for Europe. Then add US in to the mix and you've got it >>>>> Halo 3 WW.
Sure, in the US I think Halo 3 will sell more than SMG, but WW I think SMG will take the crown without a doubt, certainly if Wii hw continues selling the way it does now.
krypt0nian
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JoshuaJSlone said:
Not sure why you'd bring up the Gamecube in this as we are talking about 3rd party attach rates.
Unless the 360 stops selling software at the rates it has been, the 360 and by default the PS3 has nothing to worry about. The wii will have to have regular 3rd party uber-sellers for anyone to seriously consider jumping out of the 360/PS3 loop IMO.
CrushDance
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Ghaleon, Mario winning world wide will be more likely then Halo winning world wide. The same hype we saw in NA isn't going to replicated everywhere else. Just saying, Halo will probably do a lot but due to NA and doing well in one territory compared to a world wide audience is kinda significant.
Not a big deal. Wtf I just said what you said >.<
Not a big deal. Wtf I just said what you said >.<
krypt0nian said:
Two things: first Zelda attach rate now (though falling); second, if Wii is a mainstream success, the hardcore gamers will want to check it out. If it fails, then or course not. But it is looking like Wii has enought goods to attract a sizable portion of mainstream gamers.
You're right. The two biggest games games on a system with a userbase 4-5x the 360 will outsell Halo 3. The SMG comparison is more apt since they are signiture franchises on systems with userbases that are similar size. But we'll see! Going to be interesting to watch.P90 said:
My only real prediction is that Halo 3 outsells Halo 2 by a wide margin.
outunderthestars said:
Wtf are you talking about?
No what? Marketed wrong is a bad excuse? Wtf are you talking about?
Do you even know wtf i was talking about? I wasn't talking about the PSP or the Ps2. I was talking about GTA4 and how the meant for PSP Gtas would have no relevance on it's success.
Doc Holliday
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:lol At all the 3rd parties, and analysts who never even mentioned Nintendo prior to e3 2006.
krypt0nian
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Wiitard said:
What does a Nintendo games attach rate have to do with 3rd party publishers? Of course nintendo games sell on nintendo consoles.
Your mainstream/hardcore point is looping in on itself. Pick a side.
Karma Kramer
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Basically Halo 3 and Galaxy are going to sell alot.
Wii60 ftw.
Now if only I could find a Wii... : (
Wii60 ftw.
Now if only I could find a Wii... : (
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Doc Holliday said:
Why mention a system where their games won't sell?
WrathOfOtaibah
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Wow, even the SDF are stunned.
Can't say its surprising though. Sony dropped the ball big time and they will be paying for it for a long time.
I'm disappointed in the 360 sales though. I was expecting more. Software sales were great for it though.
Can't say its surprising though. Sony dropped the ball big time and they will be paying for it for a long time.
I'm disappointed in the 360 sales though. I was expecting more. Software sales were great for it though.
Oblivion said:Yeah, SSBM is pretty high, close to Halo 2. But we were talking about Mario.
Yeah, but SMG looks like a real Mario game. Mario Sunshine was not really a Mario game to alot of people. Jut trying to compare top sellers also, not just avoid a direct comparison Mario/Halo.
kutaragi wanted to make a console for the "aristocrats" and well, there you have it. the guy should be fired, he has no business sense, and yet he is an upper management executive for a huge multinational.
have fun at the country club, old chap.
surely konami (kojima rather) and square/enix upper management are somewhat concerned about putting their eggs exclusively in one basket now.
have fun at the country club, old chap.
surely konami (kojima rather) and square/enix upper management are somewhat concerned about putting their eggs exclusively in one basket now.
This news isn't surprising at all...I mean, this is all part of Sony's long-term plan right??Both Microsoft and Nintendo will be looking up at Sony because their plans were soooo short-term and they're shooting their wads early!
/sarcasm
I remember that spin last month and even that shit can't explain 127k for the month. Looking back now, it looks like both Microsoft and Nintendo executed their strategies pretty well. Microsoft launching a year early and Nintendo going for the pricepoint seems to have benefitted them both nicely.
I don't see any way for the PS3 to win this generation (at least in the USA). They simply priced themselves out of the race from the get go. I doubt they'll outsell either the Wii or the X360 this year so they won't make any ground at all in 2007 IMO.
January's NPD numbers should've been setting the alarm bells off everywhere. A system just 2 months out of launch MUST sell out, period. What happened to all those people who supposedly wanted to buy a PS3? They probably didn't know that it costs $600. Sony simply did not capitilize on the launch hype and really, the hype is already effectively dead. A combination of good to great games for the X360 along with the innovation/price of the Wii completely stole Sony's PS3 thunder.
At this point, Europe is Sony's last hope. I fully expect that first month of European sales to be high, and then a huge drop off in the second month and then similar numbers to this in the third. If Sony doesn't decisively win Europe, they'll be saying hello to third place this generation cycle and really, it'll be their own damn fault.
/sarcasm
I remember that spin last month and even that shit can't explain 127k for the month. Looking back now, it looks like both Microsoft and Nintendo executed their strategies pretty well. Microsoft launching a year early and Nintendo going for the pricepoint seems to have benefitted them both nicely.
I don't see any way for the PS3 to win this generation (at least in the USA). They simply priced themselves out of the race from the get go. I doubt they'll outsell either the Wii or the X360 this year so they won't make any ground at all in 2007 IMO.
January's NPD numbers should've been setting the alarm bells off everywhere. A system just 2 months out of launch MUST sell out, period. What happened to all those people who supposedly wanted to buy a PS3? They probably didn't know that it costs $600. Sony simply did not capitilize on the launch hype and really, the hype is already effectively dead. A combination of good to great games for the X360 along with the innovation/price of the Wii completely stole Sony's PS3 thunder.
At this point, Europe is Sony's last hope. I fully expect that first month of European sales to be high, and then a huge drop off in the second month and then similar numbers to this in the third. If Sony doesn't decisively win Europe, they'll be saying hello to third place this generation cycle and really, it'll be their own damn fault.
CrushDance
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Wow. Troll much? Last time I checked DS and Wii were doing very well software adn hardware sales wise. You need to stop.Cerrius said:
krypt0nian
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P90 said:
I'd have to say that Sunshine looked more like a Mario game than Galaxy.
Illuminati
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Stay strong Gaffers, as a Sony forum we must stay together in times of adversity. Can't you see they are trying to turn us against ourselves.
ComputerNerd
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Zerodoppler said:
So you think Wii will be #3? Wow.
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CrushDance said:
Yeah I bet those third parties are having an all-you-can-sell buffet on Nintendo systems huh?
Cerrius said:
:lol
Games don't sell on Nintendo platforms because third-parties are giving Nintendo not 1st rate titles nor even 2nd rate...but 3rd rate titles...
Now if developers actually supported Nintendo platforms properly...they would reap the benefits of such a choice. But because they choose not to...they get exactly what they deserve POOR SALES.
CrushDance
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HA HA HA omg! Are you sure your in the right thread? This is a sales thread and you are saying things don't sell on Nintendo hardware. Did you see something called a DS and Wii in this months NPD?Cerrius said:
fresquito said:
If Wii Fit (official title) does come out this fall, and it sells extremely well, I have to wonder WHY!?
It's going to be the new excercise bike. Husbands will get their wives the thing for xmas (as an excuse so they can play Mario). It will then get used once or twice and then put away in a drawer.
Why not a) go to the gym or b) get a fitness dvd
Then again, I thought the same about Brain Training. I still don't get the point in it. Why not read a book or do some REAL mathematics problems.
I am as big of a nintendo fan as anyone and I am happy to see them succeed on a global scale with their industry growing inititatives. Funnily enough, this isn't as bad for Sony as all of you are making it out to be though.
The PS2 is still selling extremely well and as the PS3 has more games availabe and Home and all of it's other initiatives launch the PS3 will slowly begin to pick up steam and the transitional sales from the PS2 to the PS3 will begin to grow. In addition to that, the PS3 life cycle is clearly going to be longer than the Wii and will have its place in the market and do fine. Additionally, as Nintendo grow's the market and brings in new users, there is a great potential for these users to try other products later such as the 360 or PS3.
The only difference is that we will see a bit more balanced industry with all three companies in the long run. This will only help the industry grow, as competition and market segmentation usually does. Overall, its good for the industry and the only drastic change is that their won't be one company that rules all (i.e. Nintendo in the 80's early 90's, Sony in the late 90's early 00's).
The PS2 is still selling extremely well and as the PS3 has more games availabe and Home and all of it's other initiatives launch the PS3 will slowly begin to pick up steam and the transitional sales from the PS2 to the PS3 will begin to grow. In addition to that, the PS3 life cycle is clearly going to be longer than the Wii and will have its place in the market and do fine. Additionally, as Nintendo grow's the market and brings in new users, there is a great potential for these users to try other products later such as the 360 or PS3.
The only difference is that we will see a bit more balanced industry with all three companies in the long run. This will only help the industry grow, as competition and market segmentation usually does. Overall, its good for the industry and the only drastic change is that their won't be one company that rules all (i.e. Nintendo in the 80's early 90's, Sony in the late 90's early 00's).
