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NPD May 2012 Sales Results [Up4: Max Payne 3, Dragon's Dogma, Ghost Recon]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Don't say that! You'll make the people here angry.
starhawk :lol
Syphon Filter
Member
New low,i believe 2007 was lower by 5,000 but that ain't much. Price drop is likely which would make sense before the xbox 3 is released next year.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
I forgot the 80k number jvm gave was only an estimate.
Petrae
Member
Saturation is the answer you're looking for. Most consumers who want or have interest in a video game console currently have one. No reason to buy multiples, unless your unit dies.
The thinking (or hope) is that new consoles will rekindle interest in the market and get consumers spending again. Unlike a generation ago, confidence in that scenario isn't significant.
Capcoms attempt to draw in gamers to something semi Monster Hunter and yet they miss out online play. Next time just give us Monster Hunter.
Petrae
Member
That is accurate.
Horsemama1956
Member
Wow, the other 2 must be abysmal!!
And stick with PC Blizzard, please.
And stick with PC Blizzard, please.
UberTag
Member
Didn't you hear the news? Xbox 360 is marked down to $99 at select Best Buy and Gamestop locations later this month.
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with a $14.99/month service contract
Especially when you consider the price differential between the 3DS in May 2011 and May 2012. Barely moving 100K units after a massive price cut is bad. And I'm statrting to wonder if NSMB2 is the savior some think it will be. Tablets and smartphones have devastated the handheld market for Sony and Nintendo.
FateBreaker
Member
Dragon's Dogma. 
Well, at least the Japan numbers were decent to good.
Well, at least the Japan numbers were decent to good.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
PS2 - 187,765
GCN - 10,728
GBA - 80,554
DS - 423,150
PSP - 221,120
360 - 154,932
PS3 - 81,604
Wii - 338,278
You're right, 2007 was lower, but the 360 wasn't the best selling platform then.
Dragon's Dogma.
Well, at least the Japan numbers were decent to good.
Honestly, they should probably give the next one 1/10th-1/5th the budget and make it for handhelds.
I mean, it got outsold by Rebellion's stealth release and Battlefield 3's eighth month.
Petrae
Member
Devastated may be a bit strong, IMO. Limiting the amount of potential success that 3DS and Vita can have seems better.
Mario Tennis Open is also missing.
gamergirly
Member
Time for the Wii U
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Dragon's Dogma deserved better. Much better.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
That's just scary. 4 platforms higher than 360 in 2007, 2 significantly so, and this month 360 is the highest selling hardware with similar numbers to 2007...
I honestly want to see what a price cut would do to console sales. I think many, especially core gamers, will pick up the other systems with a good price cut and some marketing behind it.
But all things considered this gen has been pretty fantastic overall sales wise. So I agree that saturation must be a big factor now.
IdreamofHIME
Member
I'm betting Dragon's Dogma was probably under 100k
MikeE21286
Member
5 Mays later now, and this was the second May for most of these consoles
It's just too long.
So you're saying that console makers should (potentially) sell at a slight loss rather than a profit, so that they can sell more... consoles... at a slight loss? What kind of logic is this? lol
There is likely a reason why MS are toying with subscription models (I mean outside of their next gen unit) and it may have something to do with the fact that they had an extremely difficult time shrinking the chips (both companies did, iirc) and going further with it would require significant investment that, perhaps, their bean counters said wouldn't give an ROI. Getting to the node they are both currently at took a *LOT* of money and effort in R&D.
There was enough red at the beginning of this generation, so you may be proposing them to go right back to that place again. I don't think their bean counters would be a fan of that.
What people fail to realize is that node shrinks will be even more difficult and yield *less* cost-to-benefit result than even this gen. Pricing your next gen console for the mass market adoption to take place is going to be even trickier. That is... without a subscription model in place.
3DS userbase + software price would make it very hard for any 3DS software to chart. It could have contributed to the bump though.
Consoles are overpriced, 360 has had the same pricepoints since September 2008. If they followed more traditional price trajectory software market would likely be a bit more lively. Also, the industry relies on sequels too much and it has become stale - not much interest from wider public.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
If the Wii U did in fact launch in July or August, how can it not sell a shit ton? People want/need new tech.
outunderthestars
Banned
I'm betting Dragon's Dogma was probably under 100k
Is that really shocking?
shinra-bansho
Member
Terrible.
Can't wait for Sony's PR, lol.
Can't wait for Sony's PR, lol.
Thanks guys. Mario Tennis Open will probably be alright in the long run I'd expect. Not looking good for Starhawk.
FieryBalrog
Member
I might even buy a 360 at $99. Without any bullshit contract.
But then again, I have a PS3 that I have never used except for Guitar Hero and FF7.
But then again, I have a PS3 that I have never used except for Guitar Hero and FF7.
To Capcom it might have been.
But do they want the tech Nintendo is selling?
Nothing that Nintendo has shown has made me say wow that's a massive leap.
Well their NPD PR sucks, always. Doesn't matter even if they did decent. I'm waiting for Nintendo to actually get some numbers.
legendnthamaking
Banned
Capcom is probably hoping October gets here soon after the bad year they have been having so far.
walking fiend
Member
if Wii U doesn't turn things around, then can we crown David Jaffe one gen earlier?
UberTag
Member
The Vita is new tech. People don't want that.
If anything, Wii U is older tech than what Vita brought to the table.
Anyone that wants new tech is buying an iPad. Or an iPhone.
Or iPhones for the rest of their family.
Or "always online-let's make money selling gear" Diablo III to play on their 5-year-old PCs.
FateBreaker
Member
Considering Amalur managed to sell 350k~ its first month, yeah, a little. (And look what happened there....)
It would make more sense to port it over to PC like every other HD capcom game, its really odd that it hasn't been announced yet if its going to happen at all.
If it isn't going to happen I wish they would just says so and I'll pick it up on PS3.
50k at most
Nah, it's about the same. The Vita's chips were based on 2008/2009 tech, and the Wii U's were (prior to customization) 2009.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
Member
Would be like " playstation brand achieved more than may 2012 in Japan "
That's why I don't understand how you can come out with a system on par with the current systems at $300+ with no hard drive. It would be insane.
Depends
360 has Halo 4 this holiday and Fable Journey, plus Gears soon after
They probably expect to make up then, it could be one of their best holiday sales yet
IdreamofHIME
Member
Except ya know all these numbers suck. Even the 3DS