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NPD Sales Results for June 2009
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boiled goose
good with gravy
timetokill said:
i expect around 60-80k for june. probably will hit 1m WW eventually
it is not even a boxing game. it is a rhythm puzzle game with a boxing skin and a high difficulty.
it is more niche than you think.
Dr. Frank N Furter
Neo Member
The Nintendo DS is absolutely amazing! 
timetokill
Banned
kassatsu said:
WOW -- 800k people -- at best, not including the people that bought both UFC and Fight Night -- bought those games. WOW. Incredible mass market appeal! How could I doubt it compared to the millions upon millions of people buying Mario Kart???
Also, how many people buying those games are in the 16-25 year old male demo, also known as the Wii's weakest demographic?
How many people in the expanded audience -- you know, the ones making Mario Kart a success the likes of which Fight Night will NEVER be -- how many of them are buying boxing games?
And finally, ask yourself this -- let's say there was a Mario Boxing game -- do you think it would sell as much as Mario Kart?
Arde5643 said:I still doubt the Conduit is going to do as bad as Madworld though, so I'll probably edit it for now lest someone else use it for crow-eating post later on.
I think Conduit still has a chance to go beyond 100k regardless whether it deserves it or not.
I don't think there's any chance Conduit won't hit 100k, unless it did stupid low numbers. Did we get the actual sales #?
timetokill said:
Punch Out may be a difficult game after the first one or two fights, but it looks really accessible, a lot of people were introduced to boxing on the Wii with Wii Sports and it had tons of advertising.
I know it does get pretty tough near the end, but on the surface it does appear to be a very accessible, friendly, fun game.
Before one writes it off as a complete failure in the casual arena one has to note the high bottom end of this month's NPD. It could be skirting along at 100k+ I don't know.
Same thing with Conduit. It could have bombed extremely hard, or it could have done over 100k sales, the latter which I would consider a success.
Wow at Ghostbusters not charting at least on 360, poor Atari. :-( I would have thought that that was a sure bet, especially since there must have been more imports from all across Europe than usual since the region freeness of the US version was pretty well publicized. That probably shows how insignificant we are as a meaningful target group.
Back to licensed shovelware High-Voltage Software scum, come on!
ATARI's Ghostbusters more like Ghostbombers, so after selling their European offices to Bandai Namco that's the end for them!
ATARI's Ghostbusters more like Ghostbombers, so after selling their European offices to Bandai Namco that's the end for them!
Yochi Wada has one rule, not to release Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy in the same fiscal year.
Aaron Strife
Banned
I'm implying that the Halo series is mediocre to irritate sensitive fanboys.TheOddOne said:
Evidently, it's working.
1cesc said:
dabookerman said:
Revelations
Banned
Prototype did rather well in sales overall. More than even Infamous. I wasn't expecting that even if it is multiplat.
Haunted
Member
Man, I'm just really happy for Prototype and Radical Entertainment. Those guys are radical.
Red Faction deserved the same success.
Man, too many good games I care for came out last month, makes this NPD particularly suspenseful for me. :lol
Red Faction deserved the same success.
Don't be so quick to judge. It could've done 8k less than Red Faction and not appear on the chart. *keeps hoping against the odds*Averon said:
Man, too many good games I care for came out last month, makes this NPD particularly suspenseful for me. :lol
Those are excellent InFamous sales. Nearly 400k in the US in just about 1 month. I was hoping the game would push past 500k LTD sales in the US, and it should do that fairly easily now. Did better than my expectations, and certainly has had a bit more legs than I would have thought. Word of mouth coupled with a strong demo must have helped it out tremendously? Also, this title's genre may jive with the PS3's audience.
Sony has to be pleased with those sales; I would have to imagine they are far greater than any of the previous Sly Cooper games. For a team of roughly 50 people generating WW revenue approaching $30 million (estimating 800k WW shipment sales), they're probably one of Sony's most profitable studios along with Media Molecule.
I hope this convinces them to make an InFamous 2 rather than even bothering with the Sly Cooper series. Nothing against that game, it's just that InFamous appeals to me far more and it incorporates some of Sly Cooper's best elements anyways.
Sony family this month was pretty predictable, hardware wise. Perhaps slightly above GAF's expectations.
360 had a really great month which took me a bit by surprise since there weren't any real big June releases (though I guess Prototype did well on the 360).
Sony has to be pleased with those sales; I would have to imagine they are far greater than any of the previous Sly Cooper games. For a team of roughly 50 people generating WW revenue approaching $30 million (estimating 800k WW shipment sales), they're probably one of Sony's most profitable studios along with Media Molecule.
I hope this convinces them to make an InFamous 2 rather than even bothering with the Sly Cooper series. Nothing against that game, it's just that InFamous appeals to me far more and it incorporates some of Sly Cooper's best elements anyways.
Sony family this month was pretty predictable, hardware wise. Perhaps slightly above GAF's expectations.
360 had a really great month which took me a bit by surprise since there weren't any real big June releases (though I guess Prototype did well on the 360).
templeusox
Banned
more like sly 4. for fall 2010.Cant0na said:
kassatsu said:
Demographics.
Boxing appeals mainly to a male demographic, the likes of which exist in lesser numbers on the Wii. So boxing games sell less on the Wii. But comparing one niche game to another doesn't amount to much.
Unrelated: people really should stop talking about "hardcore" and "casual" gamers and simply focus on demographics instead.
Pretty decent software numbers all things considered. One thing trips me out. DS is selling mondo numbers, but no game charted in the top ten for it. Doesn't that seem odd to anyone else? Usually with a system selling that nutso, there are pieces of software driving it big time that would appear as well? Happened with PSP too.
Dabookerman
Member
Aaron Strife said:
Normally I wouldn't take you seriously. But since I know not of your posting habits, and there are people who truly think this, there you go.
So the Tiger Woods Wii number DOESN'T include the ones bundled in with Motion Plus?
And the Motion Plus number DOESN'T include the ones bundled in with Tiger Woods?
. . .
Um, what did the Tiger Woods Motion Plus bundle actually sell, exactly?
Anyone?
Also, I expect the Conduit number to be somewhere around 120-130k.
And the Motion Plus number DOESN'T include the ones bundled in with Tiger Woods?
. . .
Um, what did the Tiger Woods Motion Plus bundle actually sell, exactly?
Anyone?
Also, I expect the Conduit number to be somewhere around 120-130k.
MikeE21286
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.VALIS said:
Classic_Gs
Member
I was referring to the regulars; Mario Kart & Wii Fit.Jokeropia said:
Nuclear Muffin
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Wait a minute, these numbers don't include the copies of Tiger Woods 10 that were bundled with Motionplus don't they?
That makes impressive numbers even more impressive if that's the case!
And 160k seperate motionplus sales are pretty damn good when Wii Sports Resort isn't even out yet!
That makes impressive numbers even more impressive if that's the case!
And 160k seperate motionplus sales are pretty damn good when Wii Sports Resort isn't even out yet!
Stoney Mason
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bhhawks78 said:
It's doing okay to pretty good. It will be a solid Sony franchise from here on out with room to grow for the sequel but its numbers aren't crazy insane.
Averon said:
It was out for about a week or slightly less in the May NPD and June is a 5 week NPD. It's not overly surprising it made it on the list again.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
System: Average weeks ownership (Average purchase date)
Wii: 61.6 (April 29, 2008)
PS3: 66.9 (March 23, 2008)
X360: 88.5 (October 24, 2007)
Portables: 930.0K
Not so bad.
Wii: 61.6 (April 29, 2008)
PS3: 66.9 (March 23, 2008)
X360: 88.5 (October 24, 2007)
Consoles: 919.7KEvlar said:
Portables: 930.0K
Not so bad.
They're always there.MightyHedgehog said:
Yeah, me too. About 30K each.GhaleonEB said:
The Librarian
Banned
You're so cool.Aaron Strife said:
boiled goose
good with gravy
i think if ghostbusters 360 did over 100k it will be ok.
maybe due to its license and quality it can have more sustained sales?
maybe due to its license and quality it can have more sustained sales?
XxBigP123xX
Member
Yeah, the exclusive stolen edition:lolDra-Q said:The PS3 slim is already out in the Philippines
Glad inFamous is doing well.
Don't mean to be mean but also glad Conduit didn't chart, just because ign fellated them for months and gave them an absurd score doesn't mean their effort was even decent, i'm confident a good wii fps could be made but would have nothing at all in common with the conduit besides customizable controls.
DaveTheSnake
Member
How many units did The Conduit push out? :lol
I'm thinking less than 100K.
First post!!!
I'm thinking less than 100K.
First post!!!