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NPD Sales Results for February 2012 [Up 3: Kingdoms Of Amalur, Syndicate, Asura]
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TM was number 2 in the individual sku chart so neither version of XIII-2 could have outsold it.
Anita Frazier, analyst at NPD, said the Xbox 360 was the top hardware platform for the seventh month in a row. Most other hardware platforms posted declines in the year. Sales of hardware were up 50 percent from January.
“There are four days of retail sales reported for PlayStation Vita in this reporting period,” Frazier said. “Overall, hardware unit sales increased by 62 percent over January without the Vita included. Including PS Vita sales, that increase is 87 percent.”
She said that new releases contributed 22 more unit sales than new launches in February, 2011. The top ten releases this month were 78 percent of total new release volume, compared to 94 percent last year.
“The top-selling PS Vita game for the month, not surprisingly, was Uncharted: Golden Abyss, which landed in the top 20 for overall title sales for the month,” Frazier said.
The only new intellectual property in the month’s top ten list was Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning from Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios and Electronic Arts.
“Three of the top 10 accessory items for the month were Skylander character packs,” Frazier said. “In total, these SKU’s accounted for more than $17 million in sales for the month, and if added to the sales generated by the software, Skylanders easily claims the top spot for content-related sales.”
http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/08/core-game-sales-drop-like-a-rock-in-february/“There are four days of retail sales reported for PlayStation Vita in this reporting period,” Frazier said. “Overall, hardware unit sales increased by 62 percent over January without the Vita included. Including PS Vita sales, that increase is 87 percent.”
She said that new releases contributed 22 more unit sales than new launches in February, 2011. The top ten releases this month were 78 percent of total new release volume, compared to 94 percent last year.
“The top-selling PS Vita game for the month, not surprisingly, was Uncharted: Golden Abyss, which landed in the top 20 for overall title sales for the month,” Frazier said.
The only new intellectual property in the month’s top ten list was Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning from Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios and Electronic Arts.
“Three of the top 10 accessory items for the month were Skylander character packs,” Frazier said. “In total, these SKU’s accounted for more than $17 million in sales for the month, and if added to the sales generated by the software, Skylanders easily claims the top spot for content-related sales.”
Too bad we have no idea how much PS2 and PSP sold last month.
slaughterking
Member
That is exactly how it works.
outunderthestars
Banned
I expect Revelations to be one of those Nintendo third party slow burners. It wouldn't surprise me if sales hit 500k or even more some time later this year.
An opening of 100k with a long tail works out okay too. Capcom execs are probably complaining as we speak though.
Why would it have a long tail? It's not really a universally appealing title like a Mario game.
What? Where is this from? No PR mentions this.
Petrae
Member
That's from me. Just Dance 3 Wii was #1 individual SKU, Twisted Metal PS3 was #2.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
Didn't Syndicate sell almost nothing in the UK? I don't think anyone expected it to come close to the top ten.
Infinite Justice
Member
A poster who seems to have the actual data
looks like Uncharted GA is in the top 20 according to that report.
maabus1999
Member
Anecdotal evidence is pointing to a very tight software sales list so far. Lets see if it plays out that way.
SOMEONE DO THE MATH
Really? Kind of odd Nintendo didn't mention Just Dance 3 Wii being #1 individual sku in their PR. Figure they would toot that horn.
Considering that it's very likely that a good portion of Vita game sales were digital, it'd be hard to imagine seeing any of them up there, especially with the estimated hardware numbers.
Interesting example of the different RPG tastes of the HD twins owners this month.
With FF selling more on PS3 and it looks like KoA must have lagged behind on the PS3 for it to be the highest selling single game on 360 (MS PR), but 4th combined.
With FF selling more on PS3 and it looks like KoA must have lagged behind on the PS3 for it to be the highest selling single game on 360 (MS PR), but 4th combined.
Uncharted was in the top 20.
We know UC:GA was in the Top 20. Can you say whether Rev beat UC?
Agent X
Member
Seems pretty good for having only a few days of sales.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Meh, I love Twisted Metal but it's unplayable online. Wonder what the next month sales will be or even what more they could have sold in February had ESP not released a broken product.
Well we already had confirmed that Uncharted made the top 20. It's just a list of the most notable big name games not making the top 10.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
And so it begins.
Petrae
Member
It's been the best-selling individual SKU for the last four months, actually. I'm a little surprised that Nintendo hasn't made a bigger deal of this, myself.
test_account
XP-39C²
Does that mean that they didnt count the First Edition bundle? If so, i wonder why not.
i don't think they would have charted even if digital numbers were counted.
We don't know the 3DS and DS sales from last month.
UberTag
Member
Sounds like EVERYTHING was ultra-bomba this month with the exception of hardware and Ubi's Just Dance machine.
That's very low.
It was top 10 for 360 it was top 35 for the PS3.
Given how expensive those memory cards are, I'm not sure you're right. Given the out of pocket for a base Vita plus games? Yeah. I'm sticking with the cards, and buying the minimum size memory stick for saves only.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Wait, you haven't seen some of the ratings on them US PSN games? They are selling very well and not everyone rates. I know what your implying but you really have no clue.
i forgot this was today. 3ds is doing eh, okay i guess. seems not everyone is sold on moving on from the ds (and since nintendo isn't either, i guess i can't blame them). wii is clearly done. there are a couple games coming out for the fans this year and that's it.
ps3 did better than expected. it might have a good couple final years if it hits the $200 and $150 price points. microsoft can comfortably start next gen for them whenever they want though.
ps3 did better than expected. it might have a good couple final years if it hits the $200 and $150 price points. microsoft can comfortably start next gen for them whenever they want though.
Petrae
Member
1-10 is all I have. Sorry.
MikeE21286
Member
Astonished at FF XIII-2
Probably what like 200-300k?
Probably what like 200-300k?
Yes we do. Nintendo told us this month how much they increased over last month.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Banned
If Twisted Metal is the second highest selling individual SKU of the month, that means that XIII-2 PS3 did less than 221k. If XIII-2 360 isn't in the individual top ten, that means it's less than 135k. XIII-2 has a max of 350k if this is correct which is a spectacular bomba compared to FFXIII's 1.3m first month.
pieatorium
Member
I missed the petrae post, based only off your quote and post, it's not how it works.
EmCeeGramr
Member
800 billion units.
The remaining problem is PSP/PS2 sales.
7echnicolor
Member
Nice to see FFXIII-2 so high up on the list, love that game.
Seems legit.
Petrae
Member
It would explain the lower raw number than the ~300K that has been extrapolated recently, but I think Anita just made a general statement.
They can be figured out from Nintendo's PR for this month. It is the PS2 and PSP numbers that are stopping any callculations being done.
Glad to hear it about Syndicate at least. That game was so extremely dull and watered down that I couldn't even make myself finish it. And as I've stated before I finish about 99% of the games I play, even if they're bad.
That's not even including the fact they made it a goddamned FPS. It's just a really poorly done FPS.
Did anyone seriously expect it to do much better though? I mean did anyone REALLY expect this to do 500k+?