• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

NPD Sales Results for September 2007

The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Stormbringer said:
Very disappointing second month for Metroid Prime 3. Anyway, I hope it has some kind of legs through the holidays.

FBTW, from sonycowboy :

[360 Bioshock] - All Editions = 150K
[360 Halo 3] - All Editions = 3.3M
[360 Madden 08] = 173K
[360 Stranglehold] = 104.2K
[PS3 Heavenly Sword] = 139K
[PS3 Warhawk] = 45K
[PS2 Madden 08] = 205K
[NDS MySims] = 92.4K
[NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass] = 223.7K
[WII Metroid Prime 3] = 167.4K
Click to expand...

I expected weak numbers from retail Warhawk but what is up with MySims?
 
M

Mithos Yggdrasill

Banned
Amir0x said:
oh, too bad Reggie. Guess Halo was something worth combating

good thing Mario Galaxy will put Wii into the seventy billions
Click to expand...

Halo 3 was impossible to combat. Period. Microsoft is hyping the game since too much time and the fanbase was much more excited.

This doesn't mean that they've done great job. Metroid Prime II Corruption's performance is awful for its quality. And no: I'm not tired to repeat it.
 
eclipze

eclipze

Member
I almost think that Nintendo was trying to beat the 360 this month and shifted units accordingly to the US from Japan. Crazy theory, I know, but it does sound plausible.
 
Y

Y2Kev

TLG Fan Caretaker Est. 2009
Stormbringer said:
Very disappointing second month for Metroid Prime 3. Anyway, I hope it has some kind of legs through the holidays. I also hope us PAL gamer will do this game justice (I certainly will)...

BTW, from sonycowboy :

[360 Bioshock] - All Editions = 150K
[360 Halo 3] - All Editions = 3.3M
[360 Madden 08] = 173K
[360 Stranglehold] = 104.2K
[PS3 Heavenly Sword] = 139K
[PS3 Warhawk] = 45K
[PS2 Madden 08] = 205K
[NDS MySims] = 92.4K
[NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass] = 223.7K
[WII Metroid Prime 3] = 167.4K
Click to expand...

Bioshock kinda fell off. Not bad though. About 700k. Everyone though it would bomba.

DeaconKnowledge said:
Somebody doesn't know what "fad" means.
Click to expand...

Read between the lines, and for anyone else who can't/won't: get out of my hair.

Warhawk doesn't count online sales, right?

drohne said:
a fad needn't by definition be short-lived
Click to expand...

Of course. The point of my comment wasn't, "IT'S GOING TO DIE OFF," so much as, "It's the 'in' thing right now."
 
J

Jamesfrom818

Banned
DoctorWho said:
No, I think we can pretty much say that for this month Halo 3 had a pretty significant impact on 360 sales. What did 360 sell last month... half that?

When a system sells 250k more over the previous month because of one game - that is significant.
Click to expand...

And if it drops back down to normal levels and Halo 3 falls off the top 10? No one can say if Halo 3 has spent its load or still has more juice left in it to propel sales.
 
Z

Zombie James

Banned
Y2Kev said:
Sure, eventually.

In like five years.
Click to expand...

Tamagotchi went on for a good two years before it crashed. You can't predict fads, or even call them fads in the first place because you never know when people will/might lose interest.
 
S

schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
mysticstylez said:
Those Wii software numbers suck. How can system consistenly sell 400k-500k and it's biggest selling title is Wii Play. I'm sure Corruption did well, but for a console pushing half a mil a month thats low.
Click to expand...

You do have to consider that it's perfectly clear by now that Wii Sports is why most people in America are buying the Wii.
 
L

Lefty42o

Banned
Mithos Yggdrasill said:
What's incredible is that Wii is NOT showing the slow down of Japan and Super Mario Galaxy is coming and it will destroy everything in that month. And what matters, it will have GIANT legs.
Click to expand...

expect it to sell like all wii software. no where near as good as you think. evetytime another hit wii ttitle comes out its the same thing.

SW Sales
360 HALO 3* MICROSOFT (CORP) 1 3.3 million
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA 2 282K
NDS LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS NINTENDO OF AMERICA 3 224K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 205K
360 SKATE ELECTRONIC ARTS 5 175K
360 MADDEN NFL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 173K
WII METROID PRIME 3: CORRUPTION NINTENDO OF AMERICA 7 167K
360 BIOSHOCK TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) 8 150K
NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A NINTENDO OF AMERICA 9 141K
PS3 HEAVENLY SWORD SONY (CORP) 10 139K

mp3 is outsold by wii play. i expect smg to sell worse than mp3 personally.
 
R

RBH

Member
Microsoft:

teddywedding6.gif



Nintendo:

teddywedding7.gif



Sony:

teddyfaints.gif
 
D

drohne

hyperbolically metafictive
a fad needn't by definition be short-lived -- part of the sense of 'fad' is popularity despite a lack of inherent worth. that describes wii pretty well.
 
A

Agent Icebeezy

Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
Jamesfrom818 said:
And if it drops back down to normal levels and Halo 3 falls off the top 10? No one can say if Halo 3 has spent its load or still has more juice left in it to propel sales.
Click to expand...

Halo 2 sold 50k Xmas 2006. If history repeats, this will have legs
 
K

Kasumi1970

my name is Ted
GAZERK said:
PS3 sales are meh, true.

But don't forget that MS lost Bungie (kinda-sorta), Bioware, and Bizzare recently. MS's future isn't perfect either.

Anyways, holy shit at the halo 3 sales. Fuckton.
Click to expand...

Microsoft still have a working relationship with Bungie, and they never owned Bioware, and Bizzare. Sp please stop the spin. PS3 lost big time against the Wii and 360.
 
B

Beer Monkey

Member
TheLegend said:
I thought they said double what they had last holiday for launch. Anyone have the quote handy?
Click to expand...

They sold a little less than 1.1 mil last Nov/Dec combined if I recall. Still a horserace this year if they double it.
 
Xisiqomelir

Xisiqomelir

Member
eclipze said:
I almost think that Nintendo was trying to beat the 360 this month and shifted units accordingly to the US from Japan. Crazy theory, I know, but it does sound plausible.
Click to expand...

If one hadn't clicked on an MC thread for like 10 weeks, sure.

drohne said:
i wonder if part of the reason behind poor ps3 software sales is multiconsole ownership -- maybe ps3 owners are all playing halo
Click to expand...

Everyday Shooter > HS
 
D

drohne

hyperbolically metafictive
i wonder if part of the reason behind poor ps3 software sales is multiconsole ownership -- maybe ps3 owners are all playing halo
 
T

Timbuktu

Member
fad => phenomenon

Are we sure SMG is going to sell to the Wii crowd? If it sell MP3 numbers... I lose all faith in the game buying public.
 
W

Weisheit

Junior Member
Lefty42o said:
expect it to sell like all wii software. no where near as good as you think. evetytime another hit wii ttitle comes out its the same thing.



mp3 is outsold by wii play. i expect smg to sell worse than mp3 personally.
Click to expand...
:lol :lol
 
A

AltogetherAndrews

Member
Ceb said:
Pro-tip: that number doesn't include PSN downloads.
Click to expand...

I don't think that matters. Sony has done a butthole job marketing this game, as with every damned PS3 game. In terms of software sales, Sony deserves the failure. Hardware, on the other hand...
 
X

X26

Banned
neptunes said:
why aren't most console owners buying software?

It's looking pretty meager at this point.
Click to expand...

PS3's and 360's are bought mainly to stream porn, games are secondary
 
A

Agent Icebeezy

Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
drohne said:
i wonder if part of the reason behind poor ps3 software sales is multiconsole ownership -- maybe ps3 owners are all playing halo
Click to expand...

We won't know Warhawks's true numbers but HS and Lair are disappointments
 
A

AstroLad

Hail to the KING baby
Darunia said:
wow @ Stranglehold. I expected a bit more tbh
Click to expand...

Didn't they say they were expecting it to be the biggest third-party title this year? I mean company-speak, but still.
 
L

Lefty42o

Banned
Amir0x said:
get the hell outta here.
Click to expand...

its the truth. i own a wii but same with my gameube, i only played zelda eventually get the other hit games way down the road when they drop in price.

shoot i got resident evil a year after it came out.

npd shows wii software sells very poorly. just the truth
 
H

Hcoregamer00

The 'H' stands for hentai.
drohne said:
i wonder if part of the reason behind poor ps3 software sales is multiconsole ownership -- maybe ps3 owners are all playing halo
Click to expand...

Typically a "hardcore gamer" who has an HDTV would have both XBOX 360 and a PS3 under the TV, so odds are that when XBOX 360 has a hot selling game, it pulls sales away from the PS3. Expect a simlar thing if the PS3 has a killer FPS game to come along.
 
M

MightyHedgehog

Member
drohne said:
i wonder if part of the reason behind poor ps3 software sales is multiconsole ownership -- maybe ps3 owners are all playing halo
Click to expand...
Shitty marketing, more of a push for Blu Ray videos than games from Sony, shitty marketing.
 
M

mr_bishiuk

Banned
Timbuktu said:
fad => phenomenon

Are we sure SMG is going to sell to the Wii crowd? If it sell MP3 numbers... I lose all faith in the game buying public.
Click to expand...

I think it will sell very well, Wii owners dont buy too many games but MArio is a recognised franchise known by all
 
A

Absinthe (Permed)

Banned
In my opinion, those Halo 3 numbers are just ridiculous. In a perfect world, Bioshock sells over 3 million. Because it deserves it. I can't take anything away form Halo 3, because those are some insane numbers.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom