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itxaka said:
I don't think they did. Especially strange for MS considering how well they did.
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NPD Sales Results for July 2010
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I don't think they did. Especially strange for MS considering how well they did.
Ignis Fatuus
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Who among us predicted Peace Walker bombing as badly as it did in the west?Kandinsky said:
Nuclear Muffin
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Heh, so DQ9's first month is almost exactly the same as MH3's first month. Fancy that! :lol
Glad to see it doing well.
360 and DQ9 are the only success stories of the month, everything else is just coasting.
Glad to see it doing well.
360 and DQ9 are the only success stories of the month, everything else is just coasting.
You do know that the original crackdown barely broke a million worldwide and that was with a halo 3 beta, right? I think crackdown 2 worldwide is approaching half of what crackdown 1 did totally (guesstimate of course) already, so it's actually not doing bad.
Crackdown 2 should be able to break a million over time, and considering it isn't a 'full blown long dev cycle sequel' i'm sure MS will be happy enough over the sales.. Game was awesome too
Crackdown 1 sold over 1.5 million actually.
Crash Station
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A bit late, but those DQ9 numbers are great. Seriously, props to Nintendo for their marketing campaign. Let's hope it has legs.
Katana_Strikes
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Poor for Crackdown 2. NCAA Football a bit down on 360 and quite a bit up on PS3 compared to last year.
Cygnus X-1
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Just my impression, or is Nintendo in trouble?
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Cygnus X-1 said:
Just your impression.
Zeouterlimits
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Yeesh, software seems low.
But hell yes for 360, wow.
But hell yes for 360, wow.
_Alkaline_
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How is the PS3 going against the 360 worldwide?
Obviously it's winning in Japan, but how is its performance in Europe? I was under the impression that its doing very well in some countries whilst the 360 is thriving in others.
Obviously it's winning in Japan, but how is its performance in Europe? I was under the impression that its doing very well in some countries whilst the 360 is thriving in others.
I don't see it. The other guys will have new hardware to sell customers and Kinect will be the hot item imo this holiday season. I don't see what will cause customers to choose the Wii over the hot new items, but admittedly I don't know what Nintendo's big items are this holiday season.LM4sure said:
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ULTROS! said:
Worldwide, the PS3 has been catching up. We still don't know enough about situation in Europe to be able to tell whether things have changed since the Slim launched. The gap will probably start widening again until the next proper price drop on Sony's side (although both Move and Kinect could obviously turn out to be rather significant factors in all future developments).
Maximilian E.
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really now? So Sony closed the ~8 million gap between the machines??
hmm.. somehow im doubting this..
Only a matter of time until Kinect is crowned a success as well. I want it to happen soon because i have lots of crow ready.
Amazing 360 numbers, beyond my optimistic expectations even. So Reach + New slim -> Fable -> Kinnect 360 bundle.
This is going to be 360 most successful year yet. MS are making a profit on each console sold too right?
Amazing 360 numbers, beyond my optimistic expectations even. So Reach + New slim -> Fable -> Kinnect 360 bundle.
This is going to be 360 most successful year yet. MS are making a profit on each console sold too right?
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The Xbox 360 S is going to give Microsoft their best year to date, great hardware with a stellar holiday release calendar.
Great 360 hardware this month and surprisingly low Wii hardware sales.
The rest is pretty much expected. PS3 had a big yoy growth but august will be the last month Sony will have an easy yoy win. In September they will have the Move launch + the new 160GB/320GB models and bundles but I doubt it will boost things as much as the PS3 Slim+ 299$ price.
Nintendo should consider a price cut for the holyday season if this month performance starts to be a trend for them.
The rest is pretty much expected. PS3 had a big yoy growth but august will be the last month Sony will have an easy yoy win. In September they will have the Move launch + the new 160GB/320GB models and bundles but I doubt it will boost things as much as the PS3 Slim+ 299$ price.
Nintendo should consider a price cut for the holyday season if this month performance starts to be a trend for them.
I am confused as to how people think that Reach isn't going to move numbers like an autistic savant reciting pi?
Bearing in mind the sheer might of the Microsoft marketing machine, wouldn't everyone just expect it to move serious units?
I would like to know (seriously) how anyone would think that it isn't going to move big numbers.
Bearing in mind the sheer might of the Microsoft marketing machine, wouldn't everyone just expect it to move serious units?
I would like to know (seriously) how anyone would think that it isn't going to move big numbers.
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chico said:
Joke post?
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Amazing result for MS.
Sony has a long row to hoe this year.
All they really have is GT5 to push units, and who knows how relevant that franchise still is (speaking about the US only, being an NPD thread and all). LBP2 is not going to move hardware units at all due to being a Euro-centric game, and... what else does Sony have?
2011 doesn't really improve the picture much. The only market for Killzone 3 is current PS3-only owners; nobody is going to buy a PS3 to play that in the face of Gears 3.
The 360, OTOH, is loaded for bear. Even in the unlikely event that Kinect flops, they are still the system to beat.
It is hard for me to rationally discuss the Wii. Sure, they will sell a shit ton of hardware during the holidays, but those people simply do not buy third party software that isn't shovelware or exercise games. It is a difficult system to take seriously. If they were seriously damaging the PS3/360 sales that would be one thing, but I honestly think they (more than ever) are selling to a different audience.
That said, I am very curious how many of these 360 slim sales are going to people with Wiis who are "upgrading". Despite fanboy banter, the MW2 sales bump put on full display that plenty of new Xbox customers bought the slim.
All they really have is GT5 to push units, and who knows how relevant that franchise still is (speaking about the US only, being an NPD thread and all). LBP2 is not going to move hardware units at all due to being a Euro-centric game, and... what else does Sony have?
2011 doesn't really improve the picture much. The only market for Killzone 3 is current PS3-only owners; nobody is going to buy a PS3 to play that in the face of Gears 3.
The 360, OTOH, is loaded for bear. Even in the unlikely event that Kinect flops, they are still the system to beat.
It is hard for me to rationally discuss the Wii. Sure, they will sell a shit ton of hardware during the holidays, but those people simply do not buy third party software that isn't shovelware or exercise games. It is a difficult system to take seriously. If they were seriously damaging the PS3/360 sales that would be one thing, but I honestly think they (more than ever) are selling to a different audience.
That said, I am very curious how many of these 360 slim sales are going to people with Wiis who are "upgrading". Despite fanboy banter, the MW2 sales bump put on full display that plenty of new Xbox customers bought the slim.
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Elios83 said:
That's not true, I know I'm a huge Halo fan, yet I don't have the console yet. There's bound to be more people like me. Also consider that a lot of people didn't want to buy the 360 because of fear of RRoD, the lack of WiFi, because their old console has died or for some other reason. Now that Slim is here, Reach provides another good reason for them to jump in.
Yup, I'm another person who enjoyed Halo 1 and 2, but still hasn't bought a 360 because of those issues. But I'm not sure if I should get the Reach bundle or wait till they start including a game or two with the $300 360. You only really save $10 by getting the Reach bundle, and the custom colors and sounds aren't relevant to me.
Fixed. And that was confirmed a long time ago.
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Fixed. And that was confirmed a long time ago.
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Elios83 said:
You're not taking into account that it's probably going to be THE multiplayer game this holiday season and for some time beyond. It's going to get a lot of word of mouth and people who want to play online with their friends will have to jump in.
I already have a 360, but I put up my Halo hat years ago (skipped Wars and ODST). Several of my online friends are already talking about how they're going to get it on launch day (midnight release) and play all night. After September, when I look at my friends list, it's going to have a picture of Halo Reach being played with full party chat rooms. It's hard not to get caught up in that buzz. I'm buying it to join the party.
i havent really checked these type of threads for a while... I remember these threads having like 35 pages over night...
and also I think that sports games are not selling like they used to, and I am to blame as well, I used to LOVE this time of year... madden and NCAA and I dont have either, and dont plan on picking them up. I guess I outgrew their product.
and also I think that sports games are not selling like they used to, and I am to blame as well, I used to LOVE this time of year... madden and NCAA and I dont have either, and dont plan on picking them up. I guess I outgrew their product.