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[Busaiku]

DQ9's position means it probably did 80k or higher, which would put it on par (or better) than DQ8's opening in the US, and about 3x higher than DQ4 DS's (let's not speak of DQ5's).

It's definitely better than Dragon Quest VIII, which started out less than 108k (don't know how much less though).

 

[Chris1964]

It is possible. Maybe people were waiting for a big hdd and wireless included? After seeing these numbers, outside of a kinectabomb, it might be possible for the 360 to have better holiday numbers than the Wii.

You have gone very far.

 

[NekoFever]

Needs more MotorStorm and Virtua Fighter 5.

 

[Kuroyume]

Halo
Gears
Fable

That's it for MS right? Their other IPs don't seem to have that much appeal.

 

[FrankT]

First time? :lol this is obviously false or I'm missing something?

Console wise not the first time since then, but HW wise yea. DS is a beast. 3rd time this year console wise though which is total shock to me.

360 having a pretty good slim launch as compared to the PS3 first month and half or so (2 month NPD period).

360 895k
PS3 702k

We'll see if it holds up, but it's got to be up pretty nicely week over week compared to the 5 weeker last month. Best start of the year by far. We'll see how the second half holds up with the holidays.

 

[BishopLamont]

Probably depends on wether or not Microsoft drop the price of the Slim to $150/$250 for the holidays. Would be interesting to see what happens if both Microsft and Nintendo drop their pirces.

The Wii is pretty much mirroring 2009, so its safe to say it'll still do gangbusters this Christmas.

 

[Lindsay]

I don't know, I would consider Starcraft 2 the mother of all big game releases personally.

This top 10 doesn't include SC2 ~_^

Honestly, I think people need to moderate their expectations. A niche game series isn't likely to suddenly hit it big in the west just because Seth Green is shilling for it or an angry Scotsman is ranting about the masculinity of crab fishermen.

I dunno I was just hoping for more then that. Still, it did better then MGS5...

What's a Seth Green anyway?



edit: any word on Peace Walkers 2nd month? that $20 k-mart deal must've helped since it got even me on board o.o

 

[ZZMitch]

Halo
Gears
Fable

That's it for MS right? Their other IPs don't seem to have that much appeal.

Kinect

 

[Gravijah]

This top 10 doesn't include SC2 ~_^



I dunno I was just hoping for more then that. Still, it did better then MGS5...

What's a Seth Green anyway?



edit: any word on Peace Walkers 2nd month? that $20 k-mart deal must've helped since it got even me on board o.o

I don't think a 20 dollar k-mart deal is going to help anything.

 

[yoopoo]

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09

Yay! Best game on the list.

 

[Aeana]

It's definitely better than Dragon Quest VIII, which started out less than 108k (don't know how much less though).

DQ8's opening was around 84k. If I had to guess, it looks like DQ9 is probably around 100-110k. That would make it a pretty big success, and all without an FF demo.

 

[Rainier]

Console wise not the first time since then, but HW wise yea. DS is a beast.
360 having a pretty good slim launch as compared to the PS3 first month and half or so (2 month NPD period).

360 895k
PS3 702k

We'll see if it holds up, but it's got to be up pretty nicely week over week compared to the 5 weeker last month. Best start of the year by far. We'll see how the second half holds up with the holidays.

When the Slim came it, it outsold the Wii and 360 for its first two months, correct?

What's a Seth Green anyway?

 

[Chris1964]

Console wise not the first time since then, but HW wise yea. DS is a beast.

It's not the first time. It was the top selling hardware at Halo 3 month.

 

[Road]

Whats your point? The already low Wii price isn't going to benefit as much from a price drop as the other consoles.

There's nothing "crazy" about Wii sales last month.

Will it destroy again during holiday season? Most probably.

 

[bathala]

Wait wat 360? Those new slims r selling

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm very surprised at the 360, as I thought it would lose a bit of steam this month. Wow.

Crackdown 2 sold less than half the first game opening month, but the quality of the demo minus the Halo 3 Beta is probably what did it.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Nintendo will probably reveal DQ numbers, no press release yet?

 

[Megadragon15]

Well the 360 is surprising. Didn't think it could beat the monster that is the DSi but it did for July. Good for MS, at least for last month.

 

[BishopLamont]

It's not the first time. It was the top selling hardware at Halo 3 month.

Really? Must have been very close.

There's nothing "crazy" about Wii sales last month.

Will it destroy again during holiday season? Most probably.

I never said Wii sales was crazy, its just doing what it do.

 

[Lebron]

Data care of NPD Group
Reporting period: 7/4/10 - 7/31/10
PlayStation 3 214.5K
PSP 84.0K
Xbox 360 443.5K
Wii 253.9K
Nintendo DS 398.4K

 

[Lunchbox]

needs more room for 10 year life cycle

 

[jvm]

Nintendo will probably reveal DQ numbers, no press release yet?

Still waiting on it. Hope there really is one.

 

[A Human Becoming]

YoY

DS -26%
PSP -32%
360 119%
PS3 76%
Wii 1%

YTD

DS 3,469,800
PSP 683,300
360 2,368,400
PS3 1,805,500
Wii 2,659,600

LTD

DS 42,196,558
PSP 17,520,836
360 20,999,386
PS3 12,934,196
Wii 29,793,981

 

[FrankT]

It's not the first time. It was the top selling hardware at Halo 3 month.

Hence since then as Anita states that which is what he was originally commenting on.

360 2,368,400
Wii 2,659,600

A little closer than I thought. Still firmly in the camp that a price drop is due for 360, but it seems they may hold out another year.

360 20,999,386
PS3 12,934,196

First time passing the 8 million mark differnce I believe.

 

[Mafro]

Still, it did better then MGS5...

Burn.

 

[No_Style]

Mama, that was fine piece of work there. :lol

I want to believe you churned that out within minutes of this thread.

 

[Lindsay]

I don't think a 20 dollar k-mart deal is going to help anything.

I'm just being optimistic! Handheld games outside of main PKMN ones just can't compete with console game sales in the west huh? Segac better brace for VCII / PS2 bombage ;.;

 

[Gravijah]

Segac better brace for VCII / PS2 bombage ;.;

If you thought MGSPW sales were bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

 

[Road]

I never said Wii sales was crazy, its just doing what it do.

Well, I was originally addressing someone else and you quoted my response to him. =P

 

[Chris1964]

I'm just being optimistic! Handheld games outside of main PKMN ones just can't compete with console game sales in the west huh? Segac better brace for VCII / PS2 bombage ;.;

of course they can.

 

[OldJadedGamer]

It's not the first time. It was the top selling hardware at Halo 3 month.

Ahhh, I forgot about it but if there was only one month that they did it would have been Halo 3's launch.

Really? Must have been very close

Sept. 07 NPD
* Microsoft Xbox 360: 527.8K (6.8 million total)
* Nintendo Wii: 501K (4.5 million total)
* Nintendo DS: 495.8K (13.2 million total)
* Sony PlayStation 2: 215K (39.3 million total)
* Sony PSP: 284.5K (8.6 million total)
* Sony PlayStation 3: 119.4K (1.87 million total)

 

[BishopLamont]

NPD September 2007

Microsoft Xbox 360: 527.8K
Nintendo Wii: 501K

Damn it was close.

 

[markatisu]

So I think we can finally declare DQIX a full success since its charting highly for 3 weeks in the EU and now in the Top 10 of the US.

 

[Frillen]

All hail the most tired meme in NPD history.

Those days still hurts your feelings?

 

[Boney]

Thought Galaxy 2 could be stable, kinda like Punch Out last year...

Great job on Dragon Quest, although it shouldn't be that big of a number let's hope those legs keep truckin!

Wow at 360!

 

[zero_suit]

LTD

DS 42,196,558
PSP 17,520,836
360 20,999,386
PS3 12,934,196
Wii 29,793,981

Looks like the DS will pass the PS2 after the Dec. 2010 NPD.

 

[Megadragon15]

Is this a reference to Microsoft Bob?

 

[Cheech]

I'm just being optimistic! Handheld games outside of main PKMN ones just can't compete with console game sales in the west huh? Segac better brace for VCII / PS2 bombage ;.;

I would love to be optimistic and say Sega will learn something from this, but that company is going to be bankrupt before anybody can even say "Valkyria Chronicles 3".

And damn them for putting that series on the PSP. Just damn them.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

So I think we can finally declare DQIX a full success since its charting highly for 3 weeks in the EU and now in the Top 10 of the US.

UK+US = 200k? :lol

That's good... for Dragon Quest, I guess.

 

[GarthVaderUK]

360 having a pretty good slim launch as compared to the PS3 first month and half or so (2 month NPD period).

360 895k
PS3 702k

We'll see if it holds up, but it's got to be up pretty nicely week over week compared to the 5 weeker last month. Best start of the year by far. We'll see how the second half holds up with the holidays.

I'd guess 360 sales will remain high for the rest of the year with the less expensive (and nicer looking IMO) 4GB 360 S out in August, Halo: Reach + Reach themed 360 S + big marketing push in September, and Kinect + big marketing push later in the year.

 

[Rainier]

Mama, that was fine piece of work there. :lol

I want to believe you churned that out within minutes of this thread.

No, he wisely comes prepared for any and all situations. Sadly, the funniest one he created this year was in case the PSP outsells the DS. Shame that we'll never see it.

 

[Paracelsus]

Those days still hurts your feelings?

Well, since PS3 is saved by now I guess you can call that a cheap attempt at sad trolling spicing things up.

 

[AlStrong]

needs more room for 10 year life cycle

3D... Move... Firmware something something dot something. c'mon now.

 

[V_Ben]

No, he wisely comes prepared for any and all situations. Sadly, the funniest one he created this year was for the PSP outselling the DS. Shame that we'll never see it.

Maybe he'll post it in the December thread as a "deleted scene"

 

[Plinko]

I'll take it, ban bet?

:lol :lol :lol

No. I believe it will happen, but I'm not dumb enough to do a ban bet on anything.

 

[Busaiku]

I would love to be optimistic and say Sega will learn something from this, but that company is going to be bankrupt before anybody can even say "Valkyria Chronicles 3".

And damn them for putting that series on the PSP. Just damn them.

I think Sega's well aware of what they're getting into by bringing over VC2 and PSP2 here.
Though the VC2 Japanese sales might've caught them off guard.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Those days still hurts your feelings?

Or I fail to see the relevance of the meme since the PS3 is not in need of 'saving'...

>_>

 

[Chris1964]

So I think we can finally declare DQIX a full success since its charting highly for 3 weeks in the EU and now in the Top 10 of the US.

It's a good start of an attempt making Dragon Quest more accessible outside Japan, nothing more.

 

[Megadragon15]

Mama, that was fine piece of work there. :lol

I want to believe you churned that out within minutes of this thread.

I think we all know that that is a gif that Mama Robotnik used before. The big hint is that PS2 is in there and we haven't got any PS2 numbers for a while.

 

[Gravijah]

Well, since PS3 is saved by now I guess you can call that a cheap attempt at sad trolling spicing things up.

if you can't laugh at yourself who can you laugh at