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It's not really a competitor. The PSP sells solely on a 24 year old's ability to admire Grand Theft Auto.Talon- said:
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NPD Sales Results for March 2010
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The game's problem wasn't so much marketing (not that it was great), but the enthusiasm for the game. Ubisoft, themselves, didn't seem to have much for it.velvet_nitemare said:
The initial unveiling for the game went really well, but they did nothing after that. The E3 demo was not very well received, but instead of trying to maintain any hype, Ubisoft went silent. This allowed the first game's reputation to direct expectations. The game was delayed and after that Ubisoft began to publicly downplay the game (cutting their sales forecast and marketing plans). It wasn't until a few weeks before its release that the good hands-on previews started build up hype. By then its too late to make a big launch. The commercials they ran started late and aren't exactly the kind of ad that would make someone run out and buy the game. The game didn't have a big first month because Ubisoft did nothing to nurture such an event.
The commercial itself seems to defy their previous statements (or at least how the gaming press reported their statements) about the game's marketing. It makes me wonder how much of Just Dance's success plays a part in the change.
Maybe it's just late and I'm not seeing straight. Can someone help me with this quote (from the OP):
All systems: Up from 1.992 million to 2.149 million (+8%)
Consoles (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii): Up from 1.261 million to 1.328 million (+5%)
Modern consoles (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii): Up from 1.149 million to 1.210 million (+5%)
Did Frazier simply swap "down 5%" for "up 5%"?
That sentence seems to point to unit sales of consoles being down 5% in March 2010 relative to March 2009. But I'm seeing an increase no matter how I slice it.
All systems: Up from 1.992 million to 2.149 million (+8%)
Consoles (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii): Up from 1.261 million to 1.328 million (+5%)
Modern consoles (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii): Up from 1.149 million to 1.210 million (+5%)
Did Frazier simply swap "down 5%" for "up 5%"?
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Vilix
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jvm said:
Possibly refering to YoY numbers.
The Technomancer
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Buying one of the most fun racers on any platform is a problem?radjago said:
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/just-dance-sells-over-1-million-copies-in-us/
Just Dance sold 2 million by the end of March (1 million in the US and 600k in the UK).
Just Dance sold 2 million by the end of March (1 million in the US and 600k in the UK).
Regulus Tera
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Elios83 said:
So basically the DS will surpass the PS2's LTD by next year?
That would be amazing.
DR2K said:
Well the PS2 is going on its 10th year, while the DS is going on its 6th, and the DS had a horrendous start (4.5-5m or so in the States as of the DS Lite launch).
The turnaround success of the DS is one of the strangest things I've ever seen happen in the industry. Seriously, the system was practically dead around June of 05.
boiled goose
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Zzoram said:
Why?
I guess Wii won't get third party support anymore because of RS2...
:lol
grandjedi6
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Poorly*GuardianE said:
*Source: Common Sense
The Faceless Master
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GOW Collection showing that price does matter to folks.
cmon MS, Halo Collection! Halo 1 & 2 ports with online play!
and ICO/SOTC Collection Sony! you know you want to!
cmon MS, Halo Collection! Halo 1 & 2 ports with online play!
and ICO/SOTC Collection Sony! you know you want to!
Insteaqd of laughing at you I'm going to point out why this post is misinformed.iamaustrian said:
1. Yakuza 3 was indeed a game witha decent budget, but not so big that Sega hasn't been able to justify making frequent sequels in the franchise off of the back of the Japanese sales only (500k teritory with the main releases). It's entirely unlikely that Yakuza 3 didn't already make its money back and turn a profit when it came out in Japan. Meaning that there's very little pressure for Yakuza 3 to sell well in America, seeing as the only thing they have to cover is the localizing costs for the text, and distribution. Yakuza 3 could sell a small amount and still make a small amount of money. There are virtually no costs for it to recoup at this point.
2. Well you're in luck because it broke 1 million sold not too long ago and is projected to hit 1.5 Million before the end of the year. Keep in mind, even if it cost the same as say, God of War III (44 million) They would only need 1 million sold at, say, 20-30 dollars profit per unit sold to pretty much break even. There's no way that Heavy Rain cost as much as God of War III, and the game is beating the sales expectations set for it.
Regulus Tera
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I'm actually more interested to see whether the PSP will beat the PS2's YTD this year. In a very morbid academic way of interested.
Skiesofwonder
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Zzoram said:
I say wait until next month numbers before we make that judgment. I predict at least another 50k for April.
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Eliciel
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Regulus Tera said:
It would mean the downfall of an Empire!!!! ^^
No, but seriously are those only NPD Numbers? As far as I know the PlayStation 2 has sold over 140,000,000 (million) units worldwide (according to Play3: http://www.play3.de/2010/03/04/playstation-2-wird-zehn-jahre/6/)
AdventureRacing
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voady said:
I always wonder how this is possible. Whenever we get numbers from a region the DS is either already ahead of the PS2 or really close to overtaking it.
PS2 must have sold in a lot of regions where the DS didn't or something.
Yoboman said:
No. Even if the 3DS is announced this year, it most likely wouldn't be released until mid next year in the US. Not to mention the DS won't start selling 0 copies the day the 3DS is released.
Yoboman said:
Nintendo didn't start winding down the GBA until 2006. And even then, the machine sold several million. Part of this may have been due to them being unsure whether or not the DS would be a success though.
We should know whenever the financial statements come out how many systems they plan to sell over the next year.
TheThunder
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There is no doubt that the DS is going to outsell the PS2 in the US and worldwide the question is by how much.
timetokill
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The thing that is interesting is that there is pretty much no question as to whether or not the DS would outsell the PS2. It's more of a question of whether Nintendo will allow it to, or if it's going to cut off its legs before it has a chance. Even then it still may end up doing it.