grimshawish
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Unless we expected non-Wii U owners to buy games? Not quite.
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NPD November 2012 Results [Up6: Black Ops 2, Halo 4, Most Wanted, Assassin's Creed 3]
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Unless we expected non-Wii U owners to buy games? Not quite.
Damn no Vita version of AC nor BLOPS
This was even more unlikely than any Wii U exclusive charting.
BlazingDarkness
Member
Top ten is not surprising
need those Wii U numbers
need those Wii U numbers
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It sold just fine. The idea that it hasn't sold well because it isn't sold out is asinine.
chertipros
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This is your first console launch NPD thread isn't it?
Father_Brain
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I wouldn't be surprised if posts like this are irrelevant after tomorrow night. Half-expecting some kind of Durango pre-reveal teaser at the VGAs.
OrangeYouGlad
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boiled goose
good with gravy
Nope.
The answer is xbox Live.
Microsoft has created an online ecosystem of consumer loyalty and awareness.
Nintendos inability to deliver a unified integrated online platform will cost them. Hardware centered. Generations are over. The online platform is the future.
Why would that be a surprise? One console had competition in the racing genre and the other did not.
timetokill
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So... Playstation All Stars Battle Royale is Sony's big exclusive holiday title, right?
Graphics Horse
Member
Hmm you might be onto something.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Let's say Wii U sold 500k. Let's say some piece of software had the same initial attach rate as Twilight Princess did with the Wii in 2006. It'd almost certainly have made the top 10.
Damn no Vita version of AC nor BLOPS
no shit
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
THIS. I really want this game to do well--it's fantastic.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Nearly 2x every other console.
The PS3 was most likely the second highest.
So I would say PS3 sold about 650k?
That about right?
3DS already has Mario Kart, 3D Mario and 2D Mario, yet it sold less units this November than in 2011.
It's not that impressive if you consider that Wii is practically dead and Wii U has just released.
You can't just order one online? Most places have free shipping, so it wouldn't cost any more.
Generally speaking you don't wait until your console is completely dead to replace it unless you hate yourself and want to give competitors as big a window of opportunity as possible.
The drop from 2011 is fairly significant. MS can't go another year with only the 360. MS can trumpet that they are the best of the worst, but these numbers aren't anything great to talk about.
Top console at 1.26 million, PS3 around 600K to 700K (based on MS data), and everything else under?
Actually, I do have one question though. Didn't Nintendo state the Wii U sold 400K and the Wii 300K during Black Friday? How does the MS fuzzy math of X360 being more than double Wii U and Wii work?
Edit: Never mind. They just said more than Wii and Wii U combined.
There wasn't a single launch title that had the kind of draw that Twilight Princess had though.
uncledonnie
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Yeah this. Will be interesting to see if we get the number.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
No offense, but Microsoft had nothing to do with two of those three.
I think I must be missing a joke here, but are you implying that people ever did that?
BlazingDarkness
Member
NSMBU?
Pretty sure they were just saying Wii + Wii U < 360 not Wii + Wii U x 2 < 360
MikeE21286
Member
I reallllllly want to see Persona 4 Golden numbers.
chertipros
Member
I thought nintendo land at least would have charted. Or does NPD not count bundled software?
Nah among the hardcore Nintendo fans the NSMB series is 2nd fiddle. It draws big with the overall audience but the hardcore expected nothing but recycled mess
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Sarcasm detector is broken.
"The much anticipated launch of the new Wii U console brought in more dollars than the Wii launch in November 2006, up 21 percent from that launch month," he said. "With an average price 35 percent higher for the Wii U at launch compared to the Wii, this is an example of how consumers are willing to come out and spend when they see the value of the product.”
Assuming Wii ASP: $250
Assuming Wii Nov 2006 sales: 476k
Total revenue: $119 million
Wii U = 119 million * 1.21 / (250 * 1.35) = 427k (emphasis on assuming)
EDIT: I just noticed the first sentence could mean hardware+software+accessory revenue, not hardware only. In that case, the math is useless.
EDIT2: Nintendo PR supports the math.
LiquidMetal14
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Hardly in the least. The same reason the Wii SKU sold the most. People basically recognize that brand as a Wii game and it surely translated to WiiU enough for that version to outsell the PS3 version.
NPD has never counted bundled software.
Do you though?