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[Mrbob]

:lol



A year from now it could

Doubtful. CoD4 sold for months and months and months, even up to the release of MW2.



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Alright here comes the one and only warning you're all going to get:

Anyone else who makes the claim that the 360 outsold the PS3 because of "the mass bannings" after this post is going to get a six month ban.

It's fucking ridiculous: it's the same stupid argument that PS2 sold because people kept rebuying them because they broke. So knock it off.

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[Haunted]

PS3's still the best console of this gen

I love NPD day.

 

[SEGAmaniaco]

only 200k for ps3 to beat 360 over europe :lol

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Again, what Reggie actually said:

“Modern Warfare 2 is on two platforms. On a single platform, absolutely. I say that unequivocally. On one particular platform, I do believe so. You’ve got to give me the entire holiday selling season, so let’s take it all the way through the January NPD data. It’s going to be close. Modern Warfare is a a great title. As a gamer, I look forward to it. The new Modern Warfare, I think is going to be a fantastic title. Not to discount it, it will sell well. Of course I’ll play it. I play all the content out there.”

 

[elrechazado]

PS3's still the best console of this gen

notsureiftrolling.gif

 

[Kusagari]

Is there really any chance in hell that Halo Reach does more than MW2 360 first month NPD?

No, Reach's hype won't even come close to MW2's or Halo 3's.

 

[Mr Cola]

i havent seen alot of discussion just one person saying it was slightly below par and one saying it was good, but could those in the know about these kinds of sales tell me if l4D2 did well or not?

 

[Cosmozone]

Hmph!

 

[mikekennyb]

Not really. Just wait until Halo Reach. MW2 released on more consoles than Halo 3 did, and the next "big" Halo game is Reach.

Halo 3 sold 3.3m during it's first month IIRC. Granted, the install base has grown since then but I'd be suprised if Halo Reach sells more than MW2 360 specific sales on a launch month comparison.

 

[Sohter.Nura]

MW2 will definetly chart next month. I'm sure that by the end of January the game will have sold 10m copies all together.

Spoiler

WHICH IS INSANE

I knew the game was going to be big... but THIS big? Wow.

 

[Wes]

Why are people surprised at the Xbox 360 outselling the PS3? Microsoft rendered hundreds of thousands of consoles useless during this NPD month. It was almost inevitable that Modern Warfare-wanting pirates would be buying replacement machines and copies of the game.

 

[Scythesurge]

Well, this is extremely bizarre. As long as I'm enjoying my games I can't complain about sales numbers. I just think that Uncharted 2 deserves a lot more ;-)

 

[Stumpokapow]

Reggie said Mario Would have a better November than Modern Warfare. While Mario has legs, and in the long run, could very likely outsell MW2, there's no way it was going to have a better launch month with all the hype and advertising that was part of MW2's launch.

Reggie said that NSMBWii would outsell one platform of MW2 through January, not "have a better November than MW2".

 

[NeoUltima]

um… pretty sure that NPD extrapolates hardware sales from all retailers based on data from a few.

Yeah, but WM would sell more ps3s than others due to people buying bundles there instead of other places. Thus lowering the number that gets extrapolated.

Obviously I was joking(hence the lol) as this would only have a minimal effect anyway, not enough to make up 100k.

 

[DaveTheSnake]

Seems like 360's get pushed really hard by retailers during Christmas (for obvious reasons). They had the Walmart $100 gift card deal, and there is another $50 gift card deal on the Elite, it seem like the PS3 rarely gets these kind of deals.

All and All good numbers for all system but maybe its just me but AC2 numbers seem really low.

You have to consider too that MS banned a TON of 360s this month.

 

[NeoGIF]

Wow @ Call of Duty!

 

[Hy_]

Looks like the 360 ban wave was a succsess. Wonder if there will be a significant drop off next month.

Nintendo sells Nintendo hardware which sells Nintendo software. Large 3rd party publishers are more than happy with HD twins.

Slim effect could be over.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Not really. Just wait until Halo Reach. MW2 released on more consoles than Halo 3 did, and the next "big" Halo game is Reach.

You really think that Halo Reach will sell more than 4.2 mil in its first month? Halo Reach? Really?

Doubtful. CoD4 sold for months and months and months, even up to the release of MW2.

And? Look at Mario Kart Wii. Still in Top 10 year and a half later.

 

[DSFan1970]

It's brilliant strategy to do a mass ban, as MS did then we see this spike.

No other reason exists.

 

[ChuBoi]

Yeah Reggie is getting served on his MW2 bet. NSWMB Wii will not pass up the 360 version of MW2.

Oh I see he qualified that with either platform....he still might lose this bet though.

It'll def beat the PS3 MW2 easily. I wouldn't be surprised if NSMBW sells 800-900K in Dec, 500-600K in Jan. Shit if Mario Kart Wii did 300K after this long :lol

 

[Road]

Modern Warfare 2:

US: 6.07 million
UK: 2.36 million
---------------------
Total: 8.42 million


New Super Mario Bros. Wii:

US: 1.39 million
JP: 0.94 million
---------------------
Total: 2.33 million.

Correct.

Thanks.

 

[dialmydrive]

It looks like PS3 kicked ass and PS2 did too. If what I'm calculating is correct PS3 saw a 85+% jump over 11/08. PS2 sold just as well in 11/09 as it did in 11/08?

 

[schuelma]

Again, what Reggie actually said:

OH MY GOD HE SAID MARIO WOULD OUTSELL THEM COMBINED BY NOVEMBER HE WAS OOOWWWWNNNEEEDDD

 

[Mooreberg]

Realistically, how could anyone expect the 360 not to outsell the PS3 (though I was hoping the PS3 would be the higher seller)? It's still cheaper and comes packed with two games by default.

Well as somebody that only owned a 360 until Black Friday, the lineup for exclusives on the system seemed pretty tame this fall. But they have obviously proved that being the place for third party game sales is a winning strategy. The gap in MW2 sales makes the difference in GTA4 sales seem nonexistent.

i havent seen alot of discussion just one person saying it was slightly below par and one saying it was good, but could those in the know about these kinds of sales tell me if l4D2 did well or not?

How could they not be happy with those sales? It probably had a less expensive development budget than anything they have done since Half-Life 2 came out.

 

[radioheadrule83]

Reading comprehension GAF.
He said throughout the entire holiday season NSMBW would outsell one version of MW2 - he didn't specify which one. And looking at the NSMB vs PS3 MW2 numbers for November, he's not lost his bet yet.

 

[Azelover]

There's no way NSMBW will make up for the lead MW2 has on the 360. lol Reggie

Watch him cop out and say worldwide sales are better than MW2 360. :lol

To be fair, he was drawn into a corner by the interviewer. He wanted to create excitement for his game, so he had to be optimistic upon the question.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

So you think NSMBWii will suddenly sell around 6 million copies while Modern Warfare sells none for the next month or so?

:lol

****ing hell at MW 2.

Reggie am cry over lost bet! (December NPD isn't going to turn that around).

GO GO Left 4 Dead 2

Reggie said Mario Would have a better November than Modern Warfare. While Mario has legs, and in the long run, could very likely outsell MW2, there's no way it was going to have a better launch month with all the hype and advertising that was part of MW2's launch.

Come on people. LEARN HOW TO READ.

 

[Kandrick]

You have to consider too that MS banned a TON of 360s this month.

 

[Keylime]

PS3's still the best console of this gen

Pretty much.

Everyone who owns a PS3 and has good taste, knows this.

What the fuck are you people doing? :lol

 

[vicissitudes]

360 beat the PS3??

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

New Super Mario Bros. is still guaranteed to outsell Modern Warfare in the long run. Everyone knows by now that Nintendo games have extremely long legs.

 

[Johann]

It looks like 2009 is behind 2008's industry performance by 12%

PlayStation 3 710.4K
Xbox 360 819.5K

 

[gregor7777]

only 200k for ps3 to beat 360 over europe :lol

You poor poor man. :lol

 

[Stumpokapow]

i havent seen alot of discussion just one person saying it was slightly below par and one saying it was good, but could those in the know about these kinds of sales tell me if l4D2 did well or not?

Excellent. L4D1 was a slow burn that went on to incredible lifetime sales, L4D2 is selling faster and looks like it'll have around the same longevity. Absolutely no one would be disappointed with those L4D2 sales.

 

[Majmun]

PS3's still the best console of this gen

*looks at nickname

oh shit, deathwish

 

[The Librarian]

No, Reach's hype won't even come close to MW2's or Halo 3's.

Because you can certainly tell this a year out.

You really think that Halo Reach will sell more than 4.2 mil in its first month? Halo Reach? Really?

Why not? ODST, an expansion, did half of Halo 3's one-month release.

 

[MikeE21286]

Um... It's Halo? Microsoft is going to market the hell out of Reach.

I would put large amounts of money on no chance in hell.

I don't have any historical data on this, but I would say that there is not likely any precedence for a franchised (i.e. not-new-to-the-generation) IP to sell more in it's second game on a console than it's first.

And Halo 3 sold 3.3 million it's first month NPD. Just saying......unlikely.....

 

[Barrage]

For the poster who asked what Super Mario Galaxy sold in December-1.40 Million.

So, for the record....

COD MW2 (First month)-4.20

Halo 3 (All Of 2007)-4.80

Meet the new boss.

 

[Frillen]

****ing hell at MW 2.

Reggie am cry over lost bet! (December NPD isn't going to turn that around).

GO GO Left 4 Dead 2

Both IW and Nintendo are winners though.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

PS3 had some absolutely incredible bundles for Black Friday weekend.

Pretty weak excuse.

Yup. I heard repeatedly in Retail Musing threads that it was stomping the 360 because consumers saw those bundles as clearly the better value.

 

[legend166]

Looking at the Mario Galaxy numbers, I think Reggie is pretty safe in his bet.

Super Mario Galaxy sold 1.12 in November 07, and then INCREASED to 1.40 million in December 07.

Considering NSMB Wii is more of a broad title, it'll probably do another 1.8 million in December. That would mean MW2 PS3 would need to sell 1.4 million in December. I can't see it happening.

 

[PantherLotus]

Reggie said Mario Would have a better November than Modern Warfare. While Mario has legs, and in the long run, could very likely outsell MW2, there's no way it was going to have a better launch month with all the hype and advertising that was part of MW2's launch.

I thought he called out the 360 specifically. If he said either platform, then I think there's a good change Mario will have more sales than the PS3 sku by Holiday's end.

Why would he say that? Kindofa silly thing to say, unless his job is "fanboy rep." Man I don't miss the days of each console having its own little captain that says stupid shit.

 

[Snuggles]

710K is still a good month for the PS3, it's not like they failed just because the 360 did better....but big ups to the 360 for staying strong. Don't doubt the 360 anymore.

I'm very happy to see AC2 sell so well, not that I didn't think it would, but it deserves every sale. <3 Over 6 million overall for MW2 is just insane, is that a record? I guess I can't complain though, I'm one of those 6 million buyers.

 

[spidye]

this pretty much confirms ps3's 3rd place for this gen.
awesome work sony

 

[dialmydrive]

OH MY GOD HE SAID MARIO WOULD OUTSELL THEM COMBINED BY NOVEMBER HE WAS OOOWWWWNNNEEEDDD

No he didn't. He was talking about total holiday sales. Maybe he was including sales through January but I'm not certain about that.

 

[DaveTheSnake]

MW2 will definetly chart next month. I'm sure that by the end of January the game will have sold 10m copies all together.

Spoiler

WHICH IS INSANE

I knew the game was going to be big... but THIS big? Wow.

There is a good possibly the top 3 will be repeat next month, maybe in a different order though.

Most likely:
MW2 - 360
NSMB - Wii
MW2 - PS3

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Because you can certainly tell this a year out.

You're the one predicting Reach's first month sales to be greater than 4.3 million are you not? Seems like you're the one reaching here.

 

[Mr Cola]

Excellent. L4D1 was a slow burn that went on to incredible lifetime sales, L4D2 is selling faster and looks like it'll have around the same longevity. Absolutely no one would be disappointed with those L4D2 sales.

Thats what i wanted to hear many thanks kind sir

(I just want them to keep making more)

 

[Evlar]

:lol This has been debunked in this thread already.

So... when do you expect the banned users to buy new consoles?

I would hope that people who managed to get banned from a console online service would see the error of their ways and choose to spend their money more wisely in the future, however prior experience warns me otherwise. There were undoubtedly some sales to people who were banned, though I doubt anyone here as any idea how many.

More important is whether these new console sales will equate to any new game sales... though considering the performance of MW2 there's at least one development house that isn't much concerned.

 

[elrechazado]

The reggie defense forces are sure out in force to make sure that nobody slights the man in the least. Make sure to destroy anyone who doubts his wisdom!