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NPD Sales Results for September 2015 [Up2: Nintendo Numbers]
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What did people expected, the console to stay putting those crazy numbers for a decade?
Yes, we know that the Wii sales dropped like a rock, that motion gaming boom is no more. But it's getting tiresome to read the same old arguments trying to discredit the console in every sales related thread.
You don't like the Wii because A, B or C? OK, fair enough, but at the end of the day it sold 100+ million , it's the 3rd best selling home console and that was achieved because people the wanted the damn thing.
There's one 5 mins from my work. That uberburger with Candied bacon is glorious.
according to this there were over 1,000 games on the wii. out of the 900m+ units in software on the wii, approximately 500m of sales came from third-party games that's as much software as the game boy or nes sold over a ten year span. pretty sure third-party support wasn't an issue on the wii.
I meant normal cycle in duration. PS3/360 was unusually long.
Candied bacon. 'Merica and proud of it! lol
Primethius
Banned
This all started because people referred to it as a "fad". I don't think anyone's disagreeing that the Wii sold a shit ton. It did. But even I would refer to it as a "fad" given how it started off, how it peaked and how it's sales dropped off and the mind share of the system completely evaporated.
It has nothing to do with discrediting the system.
We know 3DS is under 129k... i think we should use 125k.
Even because i predicted 130k and since i probabily overestimated a lot PS4 and XB1 i need at least one close prediction. 
The Mad Draklor
Member
You're making me all hungry with all those pie photos >_<
SatelliteOfLove
Member
It just takes one very good one to do well in such a drought.
Lol that's nothing. Ever heard of Thurman's Cafe?
I usually don't post in these threads, but I just want to say that it makes me sad that MGSV didn't come out on top this month, and that wholly original games like Destiny and Mario Maker were beaten by not just NBA's launch month, but Madden and FIFA as well.
Not gonna happen.
Mass Effect
Member
I'm guessing since people are arguing whether the Wii was a fad or not, that we haven't gotten numbers outside of what's in the OP yet?
my issue with it would be how the rest of the market looks. the dedicated market as a whole is shrinking and nintendo was hit the hardest, but localizing the issue to the wii doesn't paint an accurate picture. everyone did awesome last gen. everyone's going to feel it in some way this gen.
oh come one.. you can't be serious.
the top 10 or 20 Wii games sold are almost exclusively Nintendo games safe for 1-2 Ubisoft games.
The Wii had a huge 3rd party problem. (same as the WiiU) it was almost exclusively shovel ware and that's part of it's legacy.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Yeah a dead quarter report topic as opposed to monthly NPD topics that are active. You don't like worldwide talk then ignore it...
Worldwide is more important yet it gets downplayed for obvious reasons.
the most popular platforms regularly get shovelware because it's a sign that it's an active audience that is inclined to buy a lot of stuff. this applies to pretty much every major platform in the past including the game boys, ds, nes, psx, ps2, and mobile.
So much sugar, yet so little sugar
So MGSV at least outsold MGS4 right? Has Madden always been this strong in its second month?
Madden sold almost 900k on second month last year.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
That shocks me.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
Has it ever?
On subject of GT, it'll probably do more around 12-14 million WW. GT5 was ballyhooed by a long dev time and the weakness of the PS3. GT6 was lost in the shuffle. Sony's going to market the hell out of GT7 and push to get it to a return of form, so it should do atleast slightly better than GT 5 and definitely much better than 6.
See, my plan worked. We got our minds out of the "you know what" and we're now onto pies! Here's another one!
Gotdatmoney
Member
Gaming never really was the same. Nothing was the same. Everything was shovelware. My hobby am cry.
Welfare
Member
No. *Looks it up on Google* Oh, my.
I could eat that in like 1, maybe 1 and half hours.
Primethius
Banned
I'll be honest. I don't like discussions intentionally being blind sided by off-topic posting.
Ignore it and move on if it bothers you that much.
Ignore it and move on if it bothers you that much.
that argument doesn't cut it when the Wii 3rd party was almost exclusively shovel ware unlike the PSX or PS2.
To say that the Wii had any meaningful, good 3rd party support (outside of a few Ubisoft titles worth mentioning ) is rewriting history.
I'll never understanding why some get bothered when WW sales are brought up. Yeah it's an NPD thread but it's still a sales thread. It's pretty hard not to bring up total sales.
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I'm on mobile and not sure where I could find numbers, but I imagine Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii must have sold more GT in the US, unless MK does TERRIBLY in the US or some version of GT has also sold on their level (I think they were each 20 or 30+ million). I don't know much about GT sales, so maybe that's the case.
privitsan02
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Technically, Mario Kart Wii sold over 30 million. I know the Wii was an anomaly like GT6 was but still it did its thing. Mario Kart 8 will not touch GT7's sales however, and if it truly matters to some, I suggest waiting to see how Mario Kart 9 will do given how they might release closer to each other anyway
Best wishes.
Lol there is one even bigger that only appears when the Arnold Classic (bodybuilding) is in town and only by request.
Has Mario Kart ever done more than Grand Turismo in the US?
ummmmmmmmmmmmmm
I guess that depends on what counts as shovelware
Jarod McChicken
Member
Since this is becomed a food thread, who like Pizza?
Stealth italian propaganda detected.
I just ate one
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
You don't think it's valuable for publishers to see how robust the retail market is and what the trends are for the mass consumer?
I think the issue is when WW sales are brought up to refute a point made about regional sales. Discussing WW sales when the discussion is about WW sales shouldn't be an issue.
Since this is becomed a food thread, who like Pizza?
I recently got into Papa John's margherita pizzas, and the basil topping is really interesting!
the third-party games that sold the best were generally music games like just dance and guitar hero, platformers like sonic and mickey, or sports and fitness games like tiger woods and the zumba titles. licensed games like lego and star wars also did pretty well on the machine. and of course the third-party games that were multiplatform generally did worse than the other two platforms, but would sell hundreds of thousands or even over a million units.
if you're talking about the kinds of games that were well-crafted and fun to play, there was a lot of variation, especially within genres that didn't get a whole lot of play on other platforms, especially platformers, puzzle games, and light gun shooters. if you missed out on those and others, it's not really the fault of the publishers.
Since this is becomed a food thread, who like Pizza?
I think the question is more who doesn't like Pizza? Heathens that's who...
OrbitalBeard
Member
No, it's not the same at all. If you actually believe the Wii U has the same level of third party support as the Wii did, you haven't been paying any attention. Every single third party in existence supported Wii, including publishers like Rockstar. It wasn't the same level of support that 360 and PS3 saw but it was still very, very strong, particularly during the first four years of Wii's life.
theprodigy
Member
of course the Italian is shilling for pizzaSince this is becomed a food thread, who like Pizza?
MK64>GT1/2, MKDD>GT4, MKWii/DS>anything
yeah?
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Since this is becomed a food thread, who like Pizza?
Is that a Polygon chart of sales breakdown?
Amen.
didn't mean to say it's the exact same.. but if i had to put together a list of 3 problems both consoles have.. 3rd party support would be in the list for both.
Welfare
Member
But do we lump those that eat pizza with forks with the heathens, or do we make a separate group?
I'm actually interested in the sales ratio between the XB1 and PS4 versions of MGSV.
I think eating with a fork is okay if the pizza is so heavy with toppings that there's a real danger of it just spilling everywhere when you're trying to eat it. If you use a fork just to keep your hands clean, I think pizza may not be the right meal for you...