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NPD Sales Results for March 2010
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Lagspike_exe
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TheFLYINGManga_Ka said:
Absolutely.
DaveTheSnake
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Zophar said:
It was worth it to MS to least delay the release of it on the PS3 IMHO.
The Dutch Slayer
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Yes because every sale of that game made on the 360, in there eyes someone did not buy a ps3 for it and play it on that system.Zophar said:
For MS its making sure people do not switch or buy a ps3 for games that they do not have on there platform.
Sho_Nuff82
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Zophar said:
Bundle sales are not included here I presume.
And why would it not be worth it? Some fraction of that 400k+ 360 owners who bought it last month would've bought a PS3 instead if it were exclusive.
DevilWillcry
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:lolShizzlee said:
Crash Station
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Not bad for software. How do FF13 sales compare to 12?
DaveTheSnake
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What also amazes me is that the PS2 will just not go away...
Katana_Strikes
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Really suprised and majorly chuffed at those massive GoW sales. Didn't expect that many but well deserved for GotY.
V suprised to see FF13 PS3 so far ahead of the 360 version. Thought the gap would be less.
V suprised to see FF13 PS3 so far ahead of the 360 version. Thought the gap would be less.
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Zophar said:
You could say that about either version. :lol
EmCeeGramr
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I Push Fat Kids said:
300K!
combined
times 5
Nintendo back on top with their hardware.
Great month ( if not best ever) for PS3 software. 4 spots out of 10 are PS3 games. GOW3 has the best debut in the series.
FFXIII numbers should tell once and for all to a few people (emm mr. Wada?:lol ) which console has the JRPGs lovers on board and should also tell those scared japanese developers that yes, there's a market for JRPGs on HD consoles.
Too bad that Sony fucked with their PS3 shipments although both PS3 and 360 performance seems weak compared to February and considering it's a 5 weeks month.
PSP is dying....PS2 is about to surpass it. Just cut the price significantly or (and?) announce PSP2, it's time.
Great month ( if not best ever) for PS3 software. 4 spots out of 10 are PS3 games. GOW3 has the best debut in the series.
FFXIII numbers should tell once and for all to a few people (emm mr. Wada?:lol ) which console has the JRPGs lovers on board and should also tell those scared japanese developers that yes, there's a market for JRPGs on HD consoles.
Too bad that Sony fucked with their PS3 shipments although both PS3 and 360 performance seems weak compared to February and considering it's a 5 weeks month.
PSP is dying....PS2 is about to surpass it. Just cut the price significantly or (and?) announce PSP2, it's time.
Little Green Yoda
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EmCeeGramr said:
And isn't the "first" game typically the winner?
BenjaminBirdie
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Zophar said:
I don't understand why people are ignoring the benefits for SE. MS clearly gave them marketing money. It's not just software profits on the table here, putting the game on the 360 saved SE costs.
YESbytesized said:
Oh, and some anecdotal evidence....PS3's are STILL hard/rare to find where I am (Norcross, GA basically ATL, GA). Looked around at a BUNCH of stores and they all said the same thing: "no ps3's, are ps3's really in that high of a demand? we just had 10+ people call today asking about ps3's".
Eliciel
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It's official GT 5 is going to save the PS 3 XD
..just joking. I think that hardware sales are allright not what everyone would have expected but that's just how it is.
God of War 3 , Congratulations SCEA and I'm awaiting the "real" worldwide numbers.
Final Fantasy XIII - Let's see if this game accomplishes outselling any of the glorious 5 ( which are VII,VIII,IX,X,XII at least as far as sales are concerned
)
..just joking. I think that hardware sales are allright not what everyone would have expected but that's just how it is.
God of War 3 , Congratulations SCEA and I'm awaiting the "real" worldwide numbers.
Final Fantasy XIII - Let's see if this game accomplishes outselling any of the glorious 5 ( which are VII,VIII,IX,X,XII at least as far as sales are concerned
)
MattyGrovesOrMe
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RS2 was on sale for just over one week for this NPD - if it tracks like other Wii games targeted to traditional gamers it will probably be under 50k for March.legend166 said:
But I think it will definitely slow burn to 400-500k on word of mouth eventually (worldwide)
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
miladesn said:
Hang in there brother, hang in there.
charlequin
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Aspiring said:
GoW3's huge performance isn't a result of people buying PS3s now to play it; it's a result of all the new owners who rushed out to buy a Slim last year going to the store day one to buy the biggest and best-advertised exclusive ever to hit the system.
Like other series that have ascended to super-hit status this way, GoW3's actually going to see shorter legs in all likelihood than previous entries -- GoW1 had huge legs because it never really "took off" until the Greatest Hits version came out, whereas now it's such a proven and popular franchise that people who paid $20 for GoW1 or 2 are willing to pay $60 upfront for GoW3.
That said, it'll hit over 1.5m easily. The game's a huge fucking success.
Baki said:
Well, I think it also benefits from, by all accounts, being a really fucking good game that's a sequel to (this one I can say for certain because I've played it) a fantastic game. The two effects are synergistic -- it stood out from the crowd due to a lack of exclusives, and then benefited even more from that attention by having such a rock-solid pedigree.
miladesn said:
If there is no Sony money already paying for Versus exclusivity (I don't believe there is, myself) and if there is a conversation happening at Square-Enix about whether to port Versus based on FFXIII 360 sales (I have no idea whether there is or not) these numbers do not suggest the answer will be "no." The 360 version is probably going to move a million copies worldwide, and based on how the numbers broke down here (i.e. PS3 sales = FFXII first-month sales) it doesn't seem to be cannibalizing PS3 sales either -- some of those must be "new" customers you wouldn't see for an exclusive.
GoW3 sales are very well deserved. Hope it keeps raking in the sales it deserves, and keeps the funding going into those killer studios.
They really need to sort their shortage issues out though for the PS3. Considering my one friend that finally took the plunge for GoW3, U2, FFXIII (meh), and MAG had to drive almost 2 hours away to get to a store that had one in stock for his impulse buy (income tax refund lol), they need to get on this. I didn't think it was that bad.
They really need to sort their shortage issues out though for the PS3. Considering my one friend that finally took the plunge for GoW3, U2, FFXIII (meh), and MAG had to drive almost 2 hours away to get to a store that had one in stock for his impulse buy (income tax refund lol), they need to get on this. I didn't think it was that bad.
Whoa, massive GoW3 and FFXIII sales vault PS3 into third place!
Good numbers for Battlefield 360, just 3k less than FFXIII PS3.
DS in its own league, Wii back to beating the entire Sony PlayStation Family's combined sales.
Sony need to take the PS3 and PSP out back and put them out of their misery.
Good numbers for Battlefield 360, just 3k less than FFXIII PS3.
DS in its own league, Wii back to beating the entire Sony PlayStation Family's combined sales.
Sony need to take the PS3 and PSP out back and put them out of their misery.