JoshuaJSlone
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Perhaps, but I don't think Christmas-based sales will have too big an impact on the October sales numbers.mr_bishiuk said:
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Official Sept 2008 NPD Results
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Psychotext
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:lolJoshuaJSlone said:
B-Rad Lascelle
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Yes, I would go on record that the vast majority of Nintendo system owners are uninformed.Nocebo said:
mentalfloss
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skinnyrattler said:
Most of the Star Wars nerds play 360.
Starchasing
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B-Rad Lascelle said:
That would make sense if Nintendo games were not as good designed as they are.
mr_bishiuk
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JoshuaJSlone said:
True, still my opinion is that the sales gap will remain steady or even grow in October, I guess we shall see..
Sho_Nuff82
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skinnyrattler said:
The Wii version was rated the highest.
vanguardian1
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mentalfloss said:
Say wha?
Do you really think that? :lol
edit : Or do you mean the "modern" star wars fans?
vanguardian1
poor, homeless and tasteless
DMeisterJ said:
Well, if he thinks that price is the only thing that stops a console from selling... personally I disagree.
Pureauthor
Member
B-Rad Lascelle said:
So are the vast majority of owners of... well... um, well, every system with a significant base ever.
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Is anyone interested in compiling an ELSPA-style sales award list for NPD numbers?
It would help us get a better sense of game milestones and such, at least for the numbers we get. As in for each console, a list of games over
100k
200k
300k
500k
750k
1000k
2000k
5000k
It would help us get a better sense of game milestones and such, at least for the numbers we get. As in for each console, a list of games over
100k
200k
300k
500k
750k
1000k
2000k
5000k
GenericPseudonym
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Relix said:
Then its not really an impulse buy. For the non-gamer a PS3 or a 360 is bought for a birthday or Christmas and that's about it, you don't just throw a few hundred dollars down on a whim.
dammitmattt
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Starchasing said:
This response to that point makes absolutely zero sense.
Didn't you know that was Nintendo's plan for world domination all along? Print money, devalue the currency, ruin the world's finances, then buy them all out and rule with the iron fist of Iwata.zallaaa said:Did Nintendo get the memo about the recession time? Someone should inform them they are not allowed to print money in spite of the industry nowadays
I really wish square would release a game without the square tax so we can have an idea how much that impacts sales. Personally I would buy DQ IV but I refuse to pay more than $30 for a DS game so I'm waiting for a drop or to pick it up used, which is what I did with FFTA2. I wonder how many others like myself are out there?
Impulse Buy in the sense that when people go shopping this Xmas they will pick the 360 over a PS3 just for the price difference. Comparing the HD DVD, an addon, to a full blown console is just stupid, its not the same thing at all in people's eyes.
Of course, I am not saying expect Wii-sized sales, but 360 will trump PS3 this Xmas if Sony doesn't do something. Doesn't help that they are seen as the "losers" console in customer's eyes, and no... don't take it as a troll, it's what usually is said around. The year of the PS3 has failed in my eyes, and though they HAD more momentum than 360 it seems it's been stopped cold.
Of course, I am not saying expect Wii-sized sales, but 360 will trump PS3 this Xmas if Sony doesn't do something. Doesn't help that they are seen as the "losers" console in customer's eyes, and no... don't take it as a troll, it's what usually is said around. The year of the PS3 has failed in my eyes, and though they HAD more momentum than 360 it seems it's been stopped cold.
John Dunbar
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Gaborn said:
If GTA IV didn't do the trick, I don't think FFXIII will either.
John Dunbar said:
Ehhh, i think that GTA IV's audience is a bit less... dedicated... than FFXIII's. I could easily be wrong and I understand why you say that, but the final fantasies are among the Crème de la Crème of the industry, and GTAIV are more the new blood with a large casual base along with a moderate hardcore presence.
GarthVaderUK
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Paznos said:That sucks for Vesperia
Any word on a European release for Vesperia yet?
B-Rad Lascelle
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<just smile and nod>schuelma said:
Relix said:
No, we're talking about full-blown Toshiba HD DVD players (not the add-on) that were going for $199 last Christmas. The HD DVD camp swore up and down that people would be grabbing them on impulse thus turning the HD war in Toshiba's favor and we all know how that turned out.
It's not a 1:1 analogy, but close enough for discussion. It's pretty clear that people are generally not interested in the HD consoles. Even at a $50 premium over the cheapest 360, the Wii sold 2x the 360 and more than both HD consoles combined. You can talk "impulse" all you want, but even at $199 people are not going to buy what they don't want. Especially in today's economy.
Threi said:
That's a closer analogy. I think that you have to figure that.... first, FF is a LONG way away, 2009 for Japan (if it's not delayed) probably fall 2010 for the US (guess obviously). My guess is that by then although the Wii's sales will still be impressive compared to the other consoles Nintendo will at LEAST be able to keep some units on the shelves. I'm a moderately big Nintendo Fan but I'm not going to claim it's still going to be sold out constantly like it is now, even the DS came down off it's high eventually (at least in Japan - I realize we're still kind of waiting in the US).
I also think at that point price will be helping one or both of the other consoles more. It won't outsell the Wii but while the Wii is doing say, 450-500k a month during 2010 I could see the 360 and/or the PS3 pulling 300-350k. That, plus any appreciable bounce... I just see FF being in a position to beat the Wii for that month.
I realize I'm making a good number of assumptions, but I think I kept it relatively reasonable, considering the time frame we're talking about I don't think anything I said was unrealistic.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
By the way, is it piracy or something else that holds back DS's software sales? Seems a bit crazy that a system that has LTD sales of more than 20 million and still sells 500K a month, but still doesn't have a single piece of software that sold more than 158k.
JoshuaJSlone
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What he meant was that FF XIII being on two platforms means that any XIII hardware bump will be split, lessening the chance of one/both being top hardware for the month.C.T. said:
Sadist said:
The thing people have to remember is we're essentially talking about 2010 here. Do you think that the PS3 AND 360 will both be selling at their current level, and do you think the Wii is going to still be at IT'S current level? I'm not saying we're going to see a fundamental change in the landscape (I'd still say Wii>>>>>>360>>PS3) but I could honestly see one or both of the HD consoles selling respectably, and I fully expect Wii's sales to be beyond solid, but not to SUSTAIN the kind of levels we've seen up to this point. 450-500k, which, in a major major software month is beatable (not easily, but beatable)