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[SmokyDave]

ncaa ~ 650k
360 ~ 60%

Can you give me any good Vita news at all? (I want it to be over 15k).

'It hasn't been discontinued yet' is a valid answer.

 

[creamsugar]

Anyone could post Wii U's lowest number since launch?

 

[iammeiam]

Wii U will have healthy sales in August thanks to Pikmin.

I'm not expecting healthy, but I'm hoping for enough of a bump to prevent Vita stream-crossing in the US.

 

[leatherhat]

Do we know how TLOU did?

 

[Portugeezer]

No Wii U figures?

 

[Miles X]

Anyone could post Wii U's lowest number since launch?

35k~ which was May

 

[AniHawk]

I simply don't know yet. This gen was a slow burner too aside from the Wii, and we have to wait and see if there's a new killer franchise out there, or if the social features will kick off big time and even if the whole T.V push by MS and Sony pays off.

At this point in time though there's not enough evidence to make me believe next gen is going to be a rough ride for the industry. Specially since more than ever consumers seem to spend much more on a by title basis than ever before (DLCs and what not). It just seems like revenue streams keep multiplying, and I don't know if next gen will be any different.

i'm intentionally not replying to everything else, but not because i don't think it doesn't merit a response, just that the above is more or less the main argument, and we seem to agree on the rest.

one thing last gen had going for it immediately was the xbox 360, but it also had the ps2, psp, and gba selling very well alongside it initially. the only slow burners last gen were the ds and the ps3. i think the problem would be having a slow burner, or worse- two, at the start of the generation. there's nothing like the 2006 ps2, gba or psp to make a smooth transition.

 

[shinra-bansho]

I have Wii U's lowest at 33K. May.

An honest question guys.

PS3 and Xbox360 are selling bad because they cost so much right? So if Sony and MS decide to drop the price to $99-129, wouldn't that eat into the next generation sales? I keep hearing that Wii U is too expensive while the PS360 is cheap bla bla bla. Wouldn't that apply to them too?

The PS3 and 360 are selling poorly not only because they're still quite expensive, but also because they're very very old systems now.

It is believed the market willing to spend $100 on a video game console does not overlap much with that willing to spend $400.

Also this.

 

[creamsugar]

35k~ which was May

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

 

[Dalthien]

If those numbers are right, that's the worst NPD month for the PS3 ever.

And the 360 as well.

 

[Metallix87]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

How bad is it? Are we talking sub-30k?

 

[Raist]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

Oh boy.

 

[Yawnier]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

Uh oh

 

[Duxxy3]

Gonna have to agree with this. I misplaced my original DS Lite at one point and, rather than going to my parents house to go look for it (would have taken a whole day), I just went and bought another one without thinking twice about it. I know parents who bought one for each member of the family, adults included, as presents. People were picking these things up like candy.

I did eventually find that first DS, which helped a lot with self-trades across Pokemon generations.

I bought 6 ds over the life of the system. Some for gifts and some for me. That 129 price tag really made it easier to swallow. 199... That's a significant investment for a handheld.

 

[SmokyDave]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

Tantalising. I have to be up for work in 6 hours, and yet this is too compelling to miss.

Edit: oh shit, 5 hours!

 

[sense]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

oh god brace yourself nintendo fans.

 

[Road]

Is Vita under or above PSP? I'm at the edge of my seat.

An honest question guys.

PS3 and Xbox360 are selling bad because they cost so much right? So if Sony and MS decide to drop the price to $99-129, wouldn't that eat into the next generation sales? I keep hearing that Wii U is too expensive while the PS360 is cheap bla bla bla. Wouldn't that apply to them too?

It is believed the market willing to spend $100 on a video game console does not overlap much with that willing to spend $400.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

Oh dear. Are we talking below 30K? Or still around the 33K of May, although it's splitting hairs really.

 

[allan-bh]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

How bad it is?

 

[FZZ]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

 

[Coldnoodle]

oh god brace yourself nintendo fans.

At this point it's splitting hairs, unless it did below 30k.

 

[Miles X]

Oh dear. Are we talking below 30K? Or still around the 33K of May, although it's splitting hairs really.

Given PS3 and 360 are a fraction below May, I'd say a good guess is 29k.

 

[Mr Swine]

I have Wii U's lowest at 33K. May.
The PS3 and 360 are selling poorly not only because they're still quite expensive, but also because they're very very old systems now.Also this.

Well I guess so, thanks for the answers guys!

 

[Jinfash]

Thanks, well, there is new record this month.

Oh boy.

You know what they say though, you have to take a few steps back before sprinting...

Spoiler

Off a cliff.

 

[KillerMan91]

Huh. I need to sit down and make some PSP vs 3DS graphs.

Maybe not, I'm not really a graph making kinda guy.

And well DS software sales after 10 quarters for the fun:
183.98 million

 

[jello44]

Wii U will have healthy sales in August thanks to Pikmin.

Pikmin may have motivated a bunch of hardcore Nintendo fans to pick up the console, but it won't push it anywhere near "healthy".

Especially since after release in Japan, sales for the Wii U have dropped and dropped...

 

[yon61]

Wii U is selling so badly right now, does it even matter if it sells a few thousand less than months prior?

 

[Exokell]

pikmin is gonna bomb so hard

 

[allan-bh]

Don't worry. Pikmin 3 on august NPD.

Wii U sales wil be... well... more than 50k. That's good... right?

 

[shinra-bansho]

In it's 9th month, I have the Vita at 35K. So the Wii U wins this month again in the how low can you go competition. After this month we get into Vita's holiday months so the comparison stops being particularly fair.

It took until April this year for the Vita to go below 30K I believe, although when it went below it went way below.

 

[Kazerei]

smt4 65k~70k

Good ... good ...

 

[Paches]

Wii U is selling so badly right now, does it even matter if it sells a few thousand less than months prior?

It means no one wants to buy it still.

 

[ambientmystic]

Wii U is selling so badly right now, does it even matter if it sells a few thousand less than months prior?

In a NPD sales thread filled with Nintendo and Sales-Age GAF?

Definitely.

Eagerly awaiting the figures, thanks creamsugar.

 

[Metallix87]

It means no one wants to buy it still.

Games sell systems. Can't sell a system that hasn't gotten a single relevant release since March.

 

[creamsugar]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

 

[Sandfox]

~700k last year. That's not good.

I'm surprised it did as well as it did what with people getting mad at the college programs.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Vita < 17k < Wii U

LMFAO

 

[Kazerei]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

welp

 

[catmincer]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

Ouch for Vita and WiiU.

 

[FZZ]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

 

[PreyingShark]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

...Poor thing.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Betting on 19k for Wii U

 

[Metallix87]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

That's a pretty big range... can you tell us what's in between Wii U and DS? Also, is this a new low for Vita?

 

[SmokyDave]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

Over 15k for Vita then, it seems.

For some reason, that matters to me. Sad, but true.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

Is it over 25k?

 

[ambientmystic]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

DOOMED.

Thanks again creamsugar.

 

[AniHawk]

god damn the 17k is getting slaughtered by the 32k. it's like that every month.

 

[Daingurse]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

Lol at Wii-U and ouch at the Vita. Ouch.

 

[Toski]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

Wii U at 19k?

 

[Sakura]

Vita < 17k < Wii U < DS < 32k < Wii < 36k

17 to 32 is a pretty big gap.