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NPD Sales Results for March 2013 [Up5: BioShock Infinite]
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shinra-bansho
Member
The actual list isn't particularly unbelievable, my credulity ends at the idea that:
The Legend of Zelda
Bayonetta 2
Yarn Yoshi
X
Super Smash Bros U
SMTxFE
Mario Kart U
Are all releasing in "Fall."
God of War did well all things considered but SSM's magic multiplayer wand clearly failed to push sales,instead of Ascension Sony should have put out God of War 4 without the MP last fall as the AAA PS3 exclusive (it needed it) instead of depending on PS All Stars (lol) as the flagship first party title.The series would have stayed on a growth curve and I would have been able to play through the story after the trilogy.
It's as close to a PS3 as current technology allows, with several spin-offs of PS3 franchises - which play very similarly to the PS3 versions.
Yes; that's exactly what I was getting at.
freefornow
Member
Dem WiiU numbers!! Damn! If this was for March, how is April, May and June gonna look?
Kinda scary.
Kinda scary.
I cant see it. If so then yes the alarm bells are ringing ever so loudly at Nintendo HQ.
Looks pretty close to their 3DS lineup strategy.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
X and SMTxFE will probably be out this year but not in NA (unless Reggie is so worried that he has Treehouse in overdrive). I'd put SSBU at <= 25%. Everything else will probably be out.
in this event the only unbelievable ones would be smt and smash bros.
-zelda is the wind waker. we've known that for a while
-bayonetta 2 has been in development for about 3 years
-yarn yoshi's being made by good-feel, and their last game came out 3 years ago
-xenoblade came out 3 years ago. this team, like retro and ead tokyo, would have had as much time to make this game as those other guys (although it begs the question- where are their games?)
-mario kart u would be a rush job, but i think nintendo needs it out this year more than anything else
atlus is making smtxfe with some assistance, i assume. i thought they were rather full up with 3ds games and persona 5 at the moment though
smash bros. would be crazy-rushed for this fall, but i can see it making the fiscal year, barely.
Gianni Merryman
Member
Yeah, provided that those numbers are true Lego city sold even better, so both games have fared decently overall, although I'm expecting somerhing more from MH3U on Wii U in next month, since it's the only version with native online multiplayer.
The 3DS version of MH3U is not selling badly either apparently; besides, looking at Luigi's mansion 2, Fire emblem and Pokemon, faring fairly well, it seems 3DS software has had very positive monthly sales.
As for hardware, I'm looking forward to numbers, that may be hopefully slightly better than many are expecting.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
Am I the only one who thinks SSBU may actually launch this year? NOA needs it on store shelves in a bad way.
It would be an incredible rush job, but maybe they'll convince Sakurai that they can fix it through DLC and patches?
It would be an incredible rush job, but maybe they'll convince Sakurai that they can fix it through DLC and patches?
electroplankton
Banned
MH did nicely actually. It was released at the end of the month, and it did almost on par with the third one on Wii. And it's its expansion. It will sell over time also.
Gianni Merryman
Member
Especially considering Sakurai's bad health issues, he had better not rush things, at all events I reckon other good games will be coming on Wii U in next months.
shinra-bansho
Member
My incredulity with this was with the idea of Zelda being the new one i.e. subtitle tbd.
I expect about half to 2/3 of that list for the end of the year, unless Nintendo rushes these games out half-assed. EDIT: actually even if Nintendo rushes these out half-assed.
Numbers only go in the OP if they are from PR or PR-derived math.
Katana_Strikes
Member
It did somewhere in the region of 600k +/- whether you want to include bundles
Wow congrats to Bioshock, definitely deserved it! Also glad to see Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon perform well. I should have expected it to happen given that they are big IPs, but I'm actually surprised that God of War and Gears of War charted so high given the lack of buzz and hype that each game had.
freezamite
Banned
WiiU numbers are bad, but not that bad. I mean, I remember people expecting something around the 40.000 units because Patcher said 57.000 and his predictions where high the months before.
With all that being said, I think that this Christmas will be the decisive date for the console.
With all that being said, I think that this Christmas will be the decisive date for the console.
Risk Breaker
Member
I think the Wii and Wii U dying/failing has helped the 3DS a lot. All the Nintendo fans have only one platform to do their gaming. It seems like it will continue to be this way for a while.
I really would like to believe this. Also, I love Iwata. He's the man, and I think that there's no mistaking how much he loves video games, but maybe it really is time for some new leadership at Nintendo...
MikeE21286
Member
The X360 sold approx 24% more than the PS3 this month.
That is neither highly unusual nor outside of the norm for the US.
The Hermit
Member
This is so sad I can't bring myself to mock it
:lol
Yeah, those are very bad examples.
shinra-bansho
Member
No, they are that bad.
March 2012, PS3 was 337K, 360 was 371K i.e. a delta of 34K. The delta this month is around 41K. The holiday months are where there's some major disparity.
This is so sad I can't bring myself to mock it
Honestly, I've been playing games like Checkers, Chess and Othello in video game form since the Atari 2600 days in the late 70s. And Scrabble? It's currently one of the top tablet/phone games right now. That post was completely laughable.
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Deleted member 125677
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lol, I guess I was the only one getting a Wii U for MonHunt this month. And I'm european. So sorry Ninty NA!
Owning a Wii U feels somewhat esoteric!
Owning a Wii U feels somewhat esoteric!
Oh right, thanks for that!
Edit: Also did we get a Sony PR response or are we still waiting for one?
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Versus Chart! Data nicked from Aquamarine
Looks like I was right to assume Pachter forgot this was a 5-week month when I went for 60-70k rather than 55k again.
Looks like I was right to assume Pachter forgot this was a 5-week month when I went for 60-70k rather than 55k again.
Aquamarine
Member
Versus Chart! Data nicked from Aquamarine
Looks like I was right to assume Pachter forgot this was a 5-week month when I went for 60-70k rather than 55k again.
It's also important to note that:
January 2002, where Gamecube sold 61,000, was a 4-week month.
January 2013, where Wii U sold 57,000, was a 5-week month.
So the Wii U had an extra week to sell, but it still couldn't manage GameCube's level.
FreedomFighter
Member
I'm not making any assumptions, you're just projecting. Nor am I pulling random data points outta me ass.
AranhaHunter
Banned
We have a range:
Also if JohnHacker's NFWMW Vita number is legit then that's a very good number. NFS:MW Vita > 100K is something that I would not have expected.
John, if you could be so kinda and leak Bioshock, Mass Effect 2, and Oblivion PS3 First Month and LTD numbers or range, I would appreciate it. I think those are good for comparison with NFS:MW Wii U due to being late $60 ports.
It should have made it in...that game is righteous..
Edit: ooooooooooooooooooooooh......THAT WALKING DEAD..........i'm sorry...Though you were talking about the Tell Tales game...
Acquiescence
Member
So what are the Wii U numbers? The OP hasn't been updated in yonks and I don't feel like scouring 40 pages to find out.
Wickerbasket
Member
67K over 5 weeks
Can Crusher
Banned
Acquiescence
Member
Thanks dude.
Can Crusher
Banned
I would say it's disappointing for what is one of the best games of the generation.
But in 10 days it sold almost 900 thousand copies in the U.S alone. I think that's pretty good, the franchise keeps growing. Also I doubt the game had a 200/300 man team for 5 years.
You clearly made an assumption when you said the reason why NFS didn't even sell 10k was because it was a 5 month full price port that the Wii U userbase had already bought on Ps3/360. I don't know what your personal definition of assumption is but goddamn that is a full blown assumption.
Its not that Walking Dead game......its Activisions POS FPS....
Those MH3G 3D numbers are fucking terrible when put next to the Wii U MH numbers considering the huge disparity in userbase. Hopefully the lesson learned will be put online on the portable versions of MH from now on. Doubt it though. This might be the last time we're seeing MH in the west if Nintendo won't be publishing it.
I wonder how SS will do given these numbers.
I wonder how SS will do given these numbers.
Aquamarine
Member
Yes, according to a SMBC Nikko Securities analyst report, then verified by Creamsugar.
shinra-bansho
Member
I thought we had Wii at 99K for February? Ergo, it's down both on a per week and total basis.