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NPD October 2012 Sales Results [Up3: NBA, MoH, NSMB2 + History, Pokemon, RE6]
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This game was launched during september period.
SolarPowered
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Gotta say I'm very curious about RE6's numbers.
all in good time.
Wii is comprehensible, but PSP...I hope they'll release a 3DS SKU next year, along side the obvious Wii U one
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I've never seen a fan base so rabidly-delusional about the potential outcome of their system of choice since the Dreamcast. (This comes from a place of love, I was one of those hopeful Dreamcast people.)
So. Yeah. In terms of outlook, some people are entirely too positive for how the system is fated.
360 kinda got one for the 299 version but the lowest barrier remains at 199 as it has for almost 4 years now. Unless you count the 99 dollar deal with a subscription lol.
thehypocrite
Member
Without new releases as big as the Mario games last year, there's a very good chance of the YOY declines continuing in November and December.
Wii got a $20 price cut. Weak sauce.
I agree, the outlook is pretty bad for 3DS in North America this holiday season.
XCOM probably has really strong digital sales. I'm sure it sold well.
Syphon Filter
Member
I think it was late.
Don't worry; I'm sure a barebones version of COD will save it.
Father_Brain
Banned
It's been fairly obvious since E3 that this holiday is its last hope to become semi-viable in the West.
Syphon Filter
Member
whoa already only 4.5?
I still think they have a good possibility in topping, at least, last year sales. Paper Mario can be pretty strong ( remember how Mario & Luigi did), then there's NSMB2 which should have a pretty good boost for the end of the year, and MK7 and SM3DLand will have a boost too.
bigtroyjon
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which one of the games in the top 10 would you expect fable and forza to beat?
Psychological Intellect
Banned
good job dishonoured
I'm sure Paper Mario will do alright, partially from people who don't know any better about its RPG roots and just want to pick up a Mario game for their kids.
I mean M&L3 did fairly well and it released around the same time frame a couple years back.
Syphon Filter
Member
they didn't count steam sales or digital in general. it sold well there.
Doom 4 DOOMED?
kobashi100
Banned
what spin will Sony America give us when it doesnt pick up after xmas?
Wow. After the holiday that number could shrink another million possibly.
Yup, and despite overall sales slowing, the rate at which it's outselling wii has sped up this year, apart from June and September (by a small margin)
If it kept the same rate as last Nov + Dec the gap will close to 3m by the end of the year, but I have a feeling Wii is goin to drop in sheer units much more than 360.
I never said Paper Mario would do badly (it won't), just that it's not as big as a new Mario platformer or Mario Kart.
"Due to the overwhelming popularity of Sony Xperia products and Sony tablets, the Vita sales have suffered. We gave our customers a choice, and they chose Android over Vita OS. We still believe that Vita is the best pure gaming experience available in handheld form, but we have chosen to focus the majority of our development and partnership funding to our Android-based hardware."
Petrae
Member
That's as close to a lock as there is.
3DS moved 796,000 in November of 2011 and 1,606,000 units in December of 2011. That's almost assuredly not happening again given middling release slate, no price movement, and other factors.
Thing is, even if it does adequate this holiday, it's too late to get the ball rolling on Vita development: you won't see anything come out of a developer starting something today until the end of next year. There's no momentum to carry the system to that point.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
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Expect it, I expect Nov and Dec to be down for 360 (Nov possibly less so with Halo 4) but I expect Wii to be down to abysmal numbers, it hasn't even got its predecessor on the market yet and it's doing 12.5k or less weekly? Awful.
I expect 1.8 - 2.5m end of the year.
thehypocrite
Member
I think it has a very good chance of being a profitable game. I also think the budget for the game was set at a level that will allow it to be profitable without getting huge sales from the retail market. It can serve as a great example of a B level game (In terms of budget, don't kill me XCOM Gaf) executed correctly.
I also think 2K has claim that fact as well. Here you go:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/10/31/xcom-enemy-unknown-a-success-more-dlc-coming.aspx
"The title is proving to be a critical and commercial success, with strong digital sales and a near 90 average review score on Metacritic," Take-Two said in a statement. "XCOM: Enemy Unknown is being supported with two downloadable add-on content packages available this year, with additional content planned for 2013."
Bruno MB
Member
I didn't remember such a good sales, probably because I've gotten used to shitty portable console sales in the US market. That amount now looks unreachable.
bigtroyjon
Member
Skylanders didn't lose any popularity, that $150 black friday deal with the 360 is going to sell out quickly.
I think for the majority of consumers, a Mario game is a Mario game though.
A parent walks into a Gamestop around the holiday season, wanting to buy a 3DS or a game for his/her kid. They're bound to pick up some Mario game - especially the one that's newest or being promoted heavily - on a whim. That benefits PM.
GillianSeed79
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Glad Dishonored charted. I was worried it might bomb. 460K is pretty good for a new IP right? Granted sales overall are usually front loaded and it will have to compete against the holiday's other big titles, but don't you think it could break a million?
Its a marathon not a sprint
Captain Tuttle
Member
That's...that's not bad. They'd never put something like that out though. How did Sega handle the Dreamcast?
Good to see Dishonoured to reasonably well. I like to see developers who take the risk of a new IP rewarded.
sweetvar26
Member
So the 360 is 270k units.
How about PS3 and the Wii?
How about PS3 and the Wii?
thehypocrite
Member
That's a tall order, If it were any other but Nintendo I would say impossible, but they usually catch fire during the holidays, so they have nintendo intangibles going for them.
PS3 160k+ (Due to doing better on average weekly than last month) meaning Wii is a max of 51k given they're 212k combined (thanks to MS PR)
pharmboy044
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I'm looking forward to the YouTube videos of people fighting over that $199 PS3 bundle at Walmart.