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[Yanikun]

The DS in april 2007 with the release of pokemon sold a bit more, it was april and in march it sold 500k.

If pokemon and the 2ds can't lift 3ds sales near ds levels i think the console is going to sell,at best, half of what the ds did

Half of what the DS did is pretty much where most people have been seeing the system for a long while now. I personally expect a little over 80 mil though.

I think it would be a satisfying performance considering the mobile craze. There's a lot of room for improvement in Western territories, so I'm hoping that the 2DS and the current library will increase the 3DS baseline in the West.

 

[Plinko]

The fact that Batman outsold Assassin's Creed should be what we're all celebrating in this thread.

 

[BlackJace]

To think I lowered my 3DS prediction. I would've been 20k over instead of 50k short

 

[vinnygambini]

which product is successful? because they only have 1 that is right now, and no one's claiming its not.

As for the other one... you want a big indicator of how the console ecosystem is doing?

Spoiler

no just dance in top 10.

Would you be able to shed some light on the performance of the Just Dance sku on Wii (I'm surprised it didn't make it inside the top 10 for October 2013 results overall) and how much it outsold the Wii U version (maybe percentages)?

Nintendo seems actively trying to court the ''casual'' crowd once again but the results are barren.

 

[noobasuar]

The fact that Batman outsold Assassin's Creed should be what we're all celebrating in this thread.

Yup. The sooner Ubisoft crashes & burns, the better.

 

[theprodigy]

crap I was going to pick 450k for the 3DS but lowered it
nooooooo

 

[lefantome]

Same of you try way to hard to spin every positive sale result for the 3DS into something negative. DS sales will never again be achieved in the environment we are now, time to move on.

Then what? The DS performed that way because it was perfect for the market at the time. 3ds is not performing that well, the market changed, nintendo offer didn't, it's their choice, which now is still ok, because the 3ds is selling ok.

This doesn't change the fact that one of their two core business is shrinking very fast.

 

[AniHawk]

360 will be the best selling system in november

i think people aren't aware the 360 will be $100 too.

it'll be 2/3ds and the 360 as the two biggest ones though. the 2/3ds is seeing big exclusives in november though.

 

[jvm]

360 will be the best selling system in november

Wellllll ... if PS4 sells 1mm, it will compete with Xbox 360 for top spot. Pachter has said he expects 1.5-1.6mm in November 2013 in the U.S. alone, I believe.

i think people aren't aware the 360 will be $100 too.

Vas ist das?

 

[shinra-bansho]

Isn't Just Dance collapse is just the new fitness game collapse, which was the new plastic peripheral crap collapse.

360 will be the best selling system in november

Assuredly.

Yup. The sooner Ubisoft crashes & burns, the better.

How is it that I find every single one of your posts vomit-inducingly repulsive.

 

[Sakura]

I will say though Nintendo needs to stop with their insane expectations. They are making a successful product look worse because of their insanity. The 3DS is going to have a great holiday and yet they will have to drop forecasts which detracts from that.

I don't think the 3DS forecast is THAT crazy. They did about what, a million units for October? If they have a really strong holiday, I could see them being at least somewhat close to the forecast. Certainly far less crazy than their Wii U forecast.

 

[Tripon]

Order the platforms are listed.

Really? Then that means the wii u version sold more than PC.

 

[Anth0ny]

Where the Wii u numbers at

Creamsugar pls

 

[Mory Dunz]

I wouldn't be so sure.

November Launch:
Wii U - 425k
PS3 - 197k
360 - 326k
Wii - 600k

3DS November 2011 - 795k (Mario Land)
3DS November 2012 - 540k (Paper Mario)
3DS November 2013 - ? (Zelda, Pokémon, 2DS, really... no comparison)

I'm confident 3DS will continue to outsell all other systems.

For some reason I thought launches would hit like a million in the month.

Hm, it'll be interesting to see if the 3DS actually outsells the new system.

My prediction:
PS4>(close)3DS>Xbox1

But who knows.

 

[Magicpaint]

The audience right now is hardcore Nintendo fans who were willing to spend $350 to get their Nintendo games.

Of all the bad decisions Nintendo made regarding the WiiU...charging premium while actually losing money on the hardware is the worst. The Wii's price (and value proposition) was within an affordable range and set it apart from the X360/PS3. Without a strong, visible selling point the WiiU just comes across as an expensive PS360 with a small selection of Nintendo games and third party ports.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Glad to see AC4 underperform after AC3 tbh

And glad to see Batman seemingly doing quite well
Reviewers were too harsh on it

 

[Miles X]

Wellllll ... if PS4 sells 1mm, it will compete with Xbox 360 for top spot. Pachter has said he expects 1.5-1.6mm in November 2013 in the U.S. alone, I believe.

It's not really going to do that though is it. Sony expect 3m year end. 50/50 Europe/US 50/50 Nov/Dec.

750k each place each month. (This isn't even including all the smaller places and that US is about 1/3rd sony's market.

 

[starmud]

November will be great for 3ds. hopefully this Christmas makes the platform pop enough to carry it into a stronger spring.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

360 will be the best selling system in november

Easily.

 

[J-Man]

Heavy Rains launch numbers wouldn't have made it into the Top 10 in the October 2012 NPD results, so Beyond could have sold well enough without making it into the Top 10 this month. Actual sales are what matter and not where it places on a list. That being said, I have a bad feeling about its sales long term.

I'm wondering how NBA2K did this year, it was a strong #1 last year with nearly 1.3M copies sold. If it didn't drop a huge % of sales this year and came it much lower in the Top 10, that certainly speaks to the health of game sales this holiday season.

 

[Linkhero1]

Of all the bad decisions Nintendo made regarding the WiiU...charging premium while actually losing money on the hardware is the worst. The Wii's price (and value proposition) was within an affordable range and set it apart from the X360/PS3. Without a strong, visible selling point the WiiU just comes across as an expensive PS360 with a small selection of Nintendo games and third party ports.

Their worst decision was to abandon the Wii two years prior to the launch of the Wii U. They essentially shot themselves in the foot without realizing it.

 

[Guevara]

Sure no one is claiming the 3DS is unsuccessful, but what I'm getting at is that Nintendo sets insane expectations every year, and when they don't meet them they are detracting from the actual success the 3DS is.

Yeah they've missed sales projections at least twice, and revised down at least once. The 3DS is doing pretty well, but they're managing expectations poorly.

 

[DaBoss]

Really? Then that means the wii u version sold more than PC.

Which means nothing since PC games at retail perform like shit except SimCity earlier this year.

 

[theprodigy]

I don't think the 3DS forecast is THAT crazy. They did about what, a million units for October? If they have a really strong holiday, I could see them being at least somewhat close to the forecast. Certainly far less crazy than their Wii U forecast.

predicting the Miami Heat to have a losing record and miss the playoffs is less crazy than the Wii U forecast too

 

[metalslimer]

3DS will probably outsell 2011. Are people really expecting the 360 to beat the 3ds with its successor releasing even at 99. Exactly how much are people expecting from it in November when its been down so heavily all year.

 

[Spieler Eins]

Yup. The sooner Ubisoft crashes & burns, the better.

So WB can take their place?

 

[schuelma]

Of all the bad decisions Nintendo made regarding the WiiU...charging premium while actually losing money on the hardware is the worst. The Wii's price (and value proposition) was within an affordable range and set it apart from the X360/PS3. Without a strong, visible selling point the WiiU just comes across as an expensive PS360 with a small selection of Nintendo games and third party ports.

mm hmm.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Wellllll ... if PS4 sells 1mm, it will compete with Xbox 360 for top spot. Pachter has said he expects 1.5-1.6mm in November 2013 in the U.S. alone, I believe.

http://www.examiner.com/article/ps4-to-outsell-xbox-one-at-launch-predicts-pachter

“I guess the first couple of weeks 1.5 million [PS4] and Xbox One probably 1 million, so 2.5 million combined, which is a lot. That’s what I think you are going to see,” Pachter concluded.

Interesting, I think it's impossible but what do I know. He is the one getting paid.

3DS will be the best selling handheld though. Slay, slay.

 

[pretty done]

The fact that Batman outsold Assassin's Creed should be what we're all celebrating in this thread.

Pretty silly to compare a current gen game to a cross gen game. Anyone interested in AC and is buying a PS4/bone is obviously waiting for the superior versions. That does bring up a good question though, why the hell isn't Batman cross gen?

 

[jvm]

Xbox 360
November 2009: 820K
November 2010: 1400K
November 2011: 1700K
November 2012: 1300K

What are y'all expecting it to do this November?

 

[catmincer]

Really? Then that means the wii u version sold more than PC.

Only counts physical copies. Most PC games tend to be digital only nowadays so it's not a stretch that if these were included PC > Wii U.

 

[Senor Kami]

I wish Beyond was on there.

 

[allan-bh]

Wellllll ... if PS4 sells 1mm, it will compete with Xbox 360 for top spot. Pachter has said he expects 1.5-1.6mm in November 2013 in the U.S. alone, I believe.

1.5m for PS4 in november alone?

I doubt that has so many consoles available

 

[Sakura]

Really? Then that means the wii u version sold more than PC.

They don't count digital numbers for PC.

For some reason I thought launches would hit like a million in the month.

Hm, it'll be interesting to see if the 3DS actually outsells the new system.

My prediction:
PS4>(close)3DS>Xbox1

But who knows.

I'm not sure why people seem to expect system launches to move so many units. Has a console ever sold 1 million units in launch month in the US? 400~k is what I expect.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Xbox 360
November 2009: 820K
November 2010: 1400K
November 2011: 1700K
November 2012: 1300K

What are y'all expecting it to do this November?

Probably 900K or so.

Still think it will end up the best selling console, though.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I'm going to go out on a sturdy limb and say 2/3DS will be the top seller for Nov and Dec.$99 BF is going to do insane things for it. All the while still riding the Pokehigh. It's not going to be close. Maybe not DS and Wii high, but very very.

edit: And definitely agree on 360 for home consoles.

 

[jvm]

I'm not sure why people seem to expect system launches to move so many units. Has a console ever sold 1 million units in launch month in the US? 400~k is what I expect.

Xbox (original) did 720K in its launch month.

 

[Derrick01]

I'm glad Batman still did really well despite the media's best attempt to downplay its awesomeness.

The fact that Batman outsold Assassin's Creed should be what we're all celebrating in this thread.

I'm betting a lot of people who would have bought the game were waiting for ps4/xb1 to come out. Don't celebrate just yet.

 

[Linkhero1]

Xbox 360
November 2009: 820K
November 2010: 1400K
November 2011: 1700K
November 2012: 1300K

What are y'all expecting it to do this November?

I expect somewhere around 1000k, however, I don't know what the black friday deals look like so it could definitely sell more.

 

[bearythebear]

Damnit. I thought Y would be more popular because the legendary in the cover looks more badass.

I usually like to choose the less populer version of the same product. Guess I chose wrong

 

[jwhit28]

If 3DS makes it through next gen launch month in 1st, when will it be knocked off that perch? Could Gran Turismo 6 do it?

 

[Sakura]

Xbox (original) did 720K in its launch month.

Really? That's like, twice what the 360 did in its launch month. Did the OG Xbox launch at the beginning of the month or something?

 

[anexanhume]

1.5m for PS4 in november alone?

I doubt that has so many consoles available

They expect to do 3 million by year's end.

 

[FreedomFighter]

The DS in april 2007 with the release of pokemon sold a bit more, it was april and in march it sold 500k.

If pokemon and the 2ds can't lift 3ds sales near ds levels i think the console is going to sell,at best, half of what the ds did

We've already come to terms with 3DS being no DS. Get off it man. Time to let that go.

 

[pieatorium]

Xbox 360
November 2009: 820K
November 2010: 1400K
November 2011: 1700K
November 2012: 1300K

What are y'all expecting it to do this November?

around 1 mill should happen

 

[Y2Kev]

is this wii u pricedrop month?

 

[TechnicPuppet]

Wellllll ... if PS4 sells 1mm, it will compete with Xbox 360 for top spot. Pachter has said he expects 1.5-1.6mm in November 2013 in the U.S. alone, I believe

Do you have a source for that?

 

[outunderthestars]

3DS will outsell the launch of PS4/Xbone next month. The

I'm actually shocked that the 2DS isn't $99 to begin with. It is a heck of a device at that price...

 

[catmincer]

Really? That's like, twice what the 360 did in its launch month. Did the OG Xbox launch at the beginning of the month or something?

IIRC it was $100 cheaper than the 360 at launch. There was the crappy core Xbox 360 but nobody sane bought that.

 

[allan-bh]

Could Gran Turismo 6 do it?

No. Gran Turismo franchise is not that a big deal anymore in US.