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[antonz]

Microsoft mentioned Just Dance 4, I don't think that's and individual list, or is it selling well on Xbox 360?

Wii version would have to be in the top10 list since they are saying 360 had the 2nd best selling sku of Just Dance 4.

 

[Mileena]

Ugh. Man, that top ten list is really just a sad representation of what we Americans demand. For how many years, now, has Call of Duty topped our charts? No wonder developers are taking a streamlined approach; These sales are indicative of our wants.

Better it be CoD than Just Dance.

 

[nickcv]

wow, NSMB2 was the last game i expected to see charting... wonder what the 3DS numbers will look like

 

[TheOddOne]

Another month of retail video game decline in the US

It was bad news as usual for the retail video game industry in the United States last month.

Analysts at the NPD Group say that retail sales across the video game industry were down 22% in December, from $4.1 billion in 2011 to $3.21 billion this time around.

As usual, software caused the biggest hit (dollar sales were down 27%), which analyst Liam Callahan attributes to fewer releases.

"A major culprit in the decline in retail sales in 2012 was the lack of new releases with 29% less SKUs across consoles, portables, and PCs," he said in a statement.

"However, the SKUs that were released generated 8% more units per SKU and 11% more dollars per SKU."

The top-selling debut title of the month was Ubisoft's Far Cry 3, though it was Activison's November release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II that topped the overall charts.

By the Numbers
Video game hardware: $1.07B (-20%)
Video game software (console, handheld): $1.54B (-26%)
Video game software (console, handheld, and PC): $1.58B (-27%)
Video game accessories: $603M (-14%)
Total video game sales: $3.21B (-22%)

 

[Pooya]

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

gamasutra twitter.
https://twitter.com/gamasutra/status/289518495325114368

Wii Dec 2006 - 604,200

 

[Shining Sunshine]

So is the Vita version.

I find it almost impossible to believe that the Wii U version of multiplatform games are getting outsold by the Vita. That just seems completely nuts.

edit: ah okay so its not in order? even though it seems like it is? weird but makes sense.

Guaranteed Vita outsold the Wii U version.

There's a peak of 1000 Vita users as opposed to a peak of 200 Wii U users when I went online to check it out in each game.

Nothing compared to the 300 thousand PS3 users....

 

[Kagari]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

 

[Neuromancer]

gamasutra twitter.

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

In all fairness, that's a pretty high bar.

 

[Kazerei]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

For the record, I looked up the Dec. 2006 NPD Wii number as 604.2 K... I think that's right anyway.

Yeah that seems right

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137693

 

[VICI0US]

NSMB2 charted? Wat
Also, Jesus Christ, Xbox. That's absolute domination.

oh wow

pretty surprising giving the amount of huge franchise multiplatform releases out there.

the top 10 combined platform list is so boring anymore. would much rather see single SKU/top 10 per platform type information.

 

[Miles X]

gamasutra twitter.
https://twitter.com/gamasutra/status/289518495325114368

So 604,000 or less.

Which wouldn't be terrible right?

 

[UberTag]

So let me get this straight.

The 360 is in its 7th year. Down 22% in sales from last December.

And more than doubled the Wii U and/or PS3.

Fudge cakes. That's amazing shit.

8th year actually. First Christmas was 2005. This is December #8.

 

[liger05]

Hoping the 3DS had a real good december as Nov tanked. Will be interesting to see the DS/3DS split in december.

Wii U needs a minimum 600k

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

Wii - 604,200 (Dec 2006)

 

[BlackJace]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

Well, that isn't exactly a brilliant deduction

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Come on, need more details!

Need to see how Blops 2/Halo 4/AC3/FC3 have stacked up and wiiu numbers!

 

[pieatorium]

604k is the Wii number for it's first Dec

edit beaten

 

[Troll]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

 

[Shion]

who needs 720 when 360 selling so well still....

Publishers.

 

[CitizenCope]

This is quite a story. Would love a book on "How Xbox took America". I mean they weren't even in the business a dozen years or so ago. This was Sony land last gen. Crazy stuff.

 

[kobashi100]

MS must feel they are in a good position to carry over this momentum to the nextbox. xbox live players are not going anywhere else in 2014!

 

[Pachterballs]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

so how much lower than the Wii - 604,200


and

Pachter is wrong already. LOL

 

[schuelma]

Gamasutra ‏@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

I shall guess 540K.

 

[TheNatural]

gamasutra twitter.
https://twitter.com/gamasutra/status/289518495325114368

Which is hilarious considering Wii couldn't be found ANYWHERE.

Wii's numbers were a lack of supply. Wii U's are a flat out lack of demand.

 

[OverHeat]

Still no forza horizon .....:s

 

[1-D_FTW]

So 604,000 or less.

Which wouldn't be terrible right?

It's certainly not good. But terrible will be January.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

So, so far:
360 1.40m, PS3 <700k, Wii U <600k

 

[Kusagari]

In all fairness, that's a pretty high bar.

That could mean anything.

 

[farnham]

Gamasutra &#8207;@gamasutra

NPD says that fewer Wii Us were sold last month than the original Wii sold in its first December in 2006.

Wii sold 600k in 2006

That means ps3 sold bout 700k?

 

[Baconsammy]

Ugh. Man, that top ten list is really just a sad representation of what we Americans demand. For how many years, now, has Call of Duty topped our charts? No wonder developers are taking a streamlined approach; These sales are indicative of our wants.

Every region is the same. Are you saying the sequels Japan or Europeans buy are any more or less sad than the sequels Americans buy? Madden, Pokemon, Dragon Quest, Animal Crossing, Black OPS. What's the difference?

 

[Clay Davis]

No nintendo press release?

They are in shock. Price cut and ambassador programme must now be on the cards along with a tidal wave of negative press and pressure o the top brass at HQ.

 

[Mileena]

604k is the Wii number for it's first Dec

edit beaten

I bet we get Luigi's Mansion as one of our ambassador games

 

[sflufan]

Hitman: Absolution really went into the grave didn't it?

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Which is hilarious considering Wii couldn't be found ANYWHERE.

Wii's numbers were a lack of supply. Wii U's are a flat out lack of demand.

You're enjoying this way too much.

 

[Troll]

So, so far:
360 1.40m, PS3 <700k, Wii U <600k

Seems about right. What about OGWii?

 

[bigtroyjon]

Publishers.

Publishes seem to be doing fine.

"However, the SKUs that were released generated 8% more units per SKU and 11% more dollars per SKU."

 

[Miles X]

Wii sold 600k in 2006

That means ps3 sold bout 700k?

Does it? How?

 

[nickcv]

Wii sold 600k in 2006

That means ps3 sold bout 700k?

who knows, we just know that microsoft sold more then twice the amount of the second best selling console, but i think it's pretty much a given that the PS3 sold more units then the Wii U, otherwise Sony is in real trouble

 

[MikeE21286]

Far...Cry?

 

[SolarPowered]

Damn, so the Vita is doing a better job on multiplats than the Wii U? *shakes head*

They are in shock. Price cut and ambassador programme must now be on the cards along with a tidal wave of negative press and pressure o the top brass at HQ.

Hopefully this happens sooner rather than later. I want a deluxe for $250 by the time Smash U or Mario Kart U comes out.

 

[antonz]

Publishes seem to be doing fine.

Hard to read into that. The fact Nintendo has joined the 60 dollar game generation instead of 40-50 could skew it that way alone

 

[~ZIO~]

Better it be CoD than Just Dance.

I wouldn't even say that, really. At their core, both of those games are fun to play. That's not difficult to see if one spends enough time with them. Thing is, how many iterations have these series gone through? We consumers are not really asking for anything new, and these lists are indicative of that. This, in turn, encourages developers to continue to churn out the same stuff.

Yes, as a business attempting to make money, why not do this? But I feel this hurts the industry too.

Every region is the same. Are you saying the sequels Japan or Europeans buy are any more or less sad than the sequels Americans buy? Madden, Pokemon, Dragon Quest, Animal Crossing, Black OPS. What's the difference?

Well, I suppose specifically stating Americans does imply I am stating other regions have better taste, hm? I didn't mean for that, though. Each region is guilty of it, and like I said, i feel it will hurt this industry.

 

[Syphon Filter]

Do you think nintendo will put out wiiu numbers?

 

[Sandfox]

They are in shock. Price cut and ambassador programme must now be on the cards along with a tidal wave of negative press and pressure o the top brass at HQ.

I don't think they are planning on doing something like that so early.

 

[MrDaravon]

So how bad is it for the Wii U if it sold less than the Wii's first December when the Wii was fucking impossible to find, and the Wii U was widely available? Serious question. Also fair to consider that the Wii U costs more than the Wii did, but factoring in inflation I'm not sure how much more or if that really matters.

Regardless of anything else at all, they really just needed to put out one version of the Wii U that came with Nintendoland, splitting the SKUs with only a $50 difference is ridiculous.

 

[kobashi100]

Still no forza horizon .....:s

shame the US not big fans as its a great game.

 

[Troll]

who knows, we just know that microsoft sold more then twice the amount of the second best selling console, but i think it's pretty much a given that the PS3 sold more units then the Wii U, otherwise Sony is in real trouble

Maybe OG Wii was at about 700k

 

[user_nat]

Still no forza horizon .....:s

As much as I wish it would chart, that is never, ever happening.

 

[farnham]

Does it? How?

Ms said they outsold no. 2 by 100%

If wiiu is sub 600k that means ps3 is prob no2 (could be wii lol.)

 

[Baconsammy]

Does it? How?

Because Microsoft said it sold more than twice the number of the closest competitor. That means 2nd place is around 700k. Which means even the PS3 outsold the Wii U. Big congrats to Sony on that. They have momentum going as well.