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NPD Sales Results for July 2010
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Nintendo Ate My Children said:
It was 40% of the sales last month in a very supply constrained 2 weeks versus 60% for the rest not so much supplied constrained and versus 5 weeks at retail(2 weeks discounted). So the mix was actually pretty good. Regardless the old supply will be running out fairly quickly and I'm sure Pachter will update us again this month on the mix. They have played the SKUs pretty good so far stretching them out before the holidays and especially so with the Halo Reach slim coming in next month.
goldenpp72
Member
Nintendo won't drop price again this year I think, i'd be shocked actually, they will do great in the holidays.
Misterinenja
Member
Yay for DQ9. A strong GOTY contender for me.
yankeehater
Member
goldenpp72 said:
What big holiday game do they have?
People keep saying that like it's a given, but I don't think it's a safe bet at all.goldenpp72 said:
Last year was the first holiday where Wii was not supply constrained. It did great based on that. Will it do equally well the second time around? Seems doubtful, without the pent-up demand factor. And I wouldn't underestimate the impact of Kinect being out there - even if it does not sell incredibly well, it will shift a lot of attention away from Wii as the shiny new "must have" thing.
yankeehater said:
From what I've seen Wii Party looks like a very interesting and unique party game that can move consoles if advertised well.
With that, there's still Donkey Kong, which doesn't have NSMBW 4-player but think 2 player co-op will help.
NBA Jam, Goldeneye and Epic Mickey, I think appeals to a different audience than who has been buying the Wii.
ShockingAlberto
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Eh.Willy105 said:
Of that list, Epic Mickey has the best shot of selling big.
Local multi is everyone else's best shot.
the nightman cometh
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That 360 number really came out of nowhere. This holiday season is really shaping up to be interesting hardware wise. I have no idea where the numbers are going from here.
ShockingAlberto
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It is a strange year where both DKC and NBA Jam revivals are coming.AniHawk said:
yankeehater
Member
Thanks for all the replies. I will be getting Epic Mickey, and DK, and maybe Kirby depending on reviews.
goldenpp72
Member
The wii is a hot family item, it WILL sell great this holiday, most likely the best for consoles, I say this as a primary xbox fan, but that just seems inevitable, I also think donkey kong will be a big seller for the holidays.
MrPink93485
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What with the Arcade 360 redesign coming this month, Reach in September, and Kinect in November, MS is in a really good position for the rest of the year. And since they've milked the hell out of this current price model, they will probably be in a good position to cut the price when sales finally slow. I wonder if the Madden bundle will have an effect on PS3 sales if any at all this month, same with Move. The PS3 is doing alright I suppose (last month's number was good, this one is a tad disappointing I guess), it's just that the 360 is really performing impressively more than anything.
_Alkaline_
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AniHawk said:
Yep, reckon DKCR could be pretty huge. People have to remember that Donkey Kong Country was HUGE back in the SNES days. If Nintendo can market it well and appeal to the nostalgia of those who played it back then, it should manage to do pretty well.
As for the numbers, the 360's performance was seriously good. But to me it also makes obvious that the PS3 really should be doing better. I know it's a long-term prospect, but its been around for four years and still isn't really coming close to the 360 in the United States, both in hardware and software. Sony would be very thankful for its healthy status in Europe.
OldJadedGamer
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It will be interesting to see what they do with the price of the 360 this year considering it's basically been 2 full years and the price of entry still hasn't changed for the system.
MrPink93485
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OldJadedGamer said:
Don't think they even need to this year. Sales are going to be up over last year by a fair margin, and they continue to reap the profits. And with Kinect bundles already priced, there won't be much room to squeeze in a price cut shortly after in the following 2 months. I think they expect Kinect to move even more hardware, and I think it will as well initially. I don't think price cut will enter the conversation until Spring 2011.
comedy bomb
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The 360s is a sexy piece of kit and deserves the sales it's racking up.
I think Nintendo needs to take a look at a hardware redesign with added features for the Wii.
I think Nintendo needs to take a look at a hardware redesign with added features for the Wii.
That's what I was thinking. In a way (for consumers) it's almost too bad it sold so well, since that means less incentive to drop the price.OldJadedGamer said:
It launched at $399/299 and now it's what - $299/150? What you get in the package is vastly different, but the end price is still all that really matters to a huge chunk of consumers. For a long time, the mantra was 'if it's not $100 or less, they just won't buy it' but maybe these days that's $150. It'll be interesting to see how the 4GB one does.
The Praiseworthy
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Happy to see DQ9 in the list!
Augemitbutter
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132k for DQ IX is not that great, considering all the marketing they put in, i'd say those numbers are pretty bad.
it most probably did far better in the EU.
it most probably did far better in the EU.
yankeehater
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OldJadedGamer said:
I figured the added hardware, wii-fi and bigger HDD, took the place of a price cut this year.
Quadrangulum
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I'm glad DQ9 is doing well.
OldJadedGamer said:
Sales are up. Bigger Hard Drives for both systems. Kinect.
They're not going to do anything to price. Price drops are not on a schedule (as Nintendo has shown), and there is no real pattern to any price cuts for any of the big three. They could price cut if they wanted to, but why cut into potential profits by lowering the price of your system? And we already have the pricing of the Kinect Arcade/Pro bundles, which come out in November, so it seems as if this pricing we have now is going to stick at least for the very near, and even far future. In a few months once the slim effect wears off and sales drop, a price cut will make sense then, but from a base of $200, there isn't much dropping to be had that will have a major impact.
zero_suit said:
Fixed that for you.
Chozo said:
But that was still awesome.
suaveric said:
If Nintendo followed that reasoning with Wii, we'd already have its successor on store shelves. Just saying.
suaveric said:
Sure. 3DS would be launched in all regions. E3 2011 announcement. 2011 Fall release for Wii2 in Japan. 2012 elsewhere.
DMeisterJ said:
It's called kicking the horse when it's down. Probably most of the people who actually stated stuff like that are now banned. The PS3 can't be "saved." Clear 2nd in Japan. Clear 3rd in U.S. Basically tied for 2nd in Europe. I think it's been like that for a while now?
Basileus777
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Do we have any YTD software numbers for the Wii? It would be interesting to see just how significant its decline in software sales has been.
OldJadedGamer
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Chrange said:
There is no model in production for the 360 that costs $150. Current price of the unit is $299/$199.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
Ah, that Dragon Quest number is a relief.
goldenpp72
Member
AniHawk said:
This would make sense i sonic 4 were sure fire to be good, but..
donny2112 said:
NPD has announced that SCII sold 721,000 retail copies in the US in two days:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6273320.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6273320
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Am I the only one who doesn't think that Halo Reach will bump 360 sales? If you care enough about Reach that you'd buy a 360 for it, don't you already own a 360?