NPD January 2010
- Thread starter Rangers
- Start date
never saw what the attraction was the first time. I think the green lighting of this sequel suffered from the first one coming out at the right time when people were hungry for the hype and new games. the game never lived up to its sales first time and this one looks to be not much better.
got some numbers from GAF
djskribbles
Legend
I honestly didn't expect MAG or Bayonetta to do well. MAG seems to be doing fairly well in Europe though.
Expected a little higher for ME2. The numbers themselves are ok, but with 360 games selling as well as they do, your expectations are always higher.
As Rangers mentioned, I too heard there were some shortages of PS3s. Both amazon and Best Buy were sold out online for the majority of January. I'm guessing the 360/PS3 would've been closer if that wasn't the case. I guess we'll see with the February numbers.
Expected a little higher for ME2. The numbers themselves are ok, but with 360 games selling as well as they do, your expectations are always higher.
As Rangers mentioned, I too heard there were some shortages of PS3s. Both amazon and Best Buy were sold out online for the majority of January. I'm guessing the 360/PS3 would've been closer if that wasn't the case. I guess we'll see with the February numbers.
could always be higher but almost 600k in 6 days along side a same day PC version is not bad though.
Is it true Mag requires a separate "mag" account to be made in order to play as a different faction in the game?
djskribbles
Legend
could always be higher but almost 600k in 6 days along side a same day PC version is not bad though.
It's just that you usually see high profile 360 exclusives (or MP games) sell upwards of 700k. But I agree, very decent numbers. I just expected around 700k.
Yes, separate PSN account.
EDIT: At this point, I am most interested in their server performance. How many concurrent users does it support and what's the server spec ? But it belongs to a tech or game thread.
What for ? Nintendo stands proud and tall on top of Microsoft and Sony. Their hardware and software are selling very well despite naysayers' FUD. The least we can do is to hope they stay diligent and creative. This gen benefits hugely from their contribution. Playing math game here and there won't change that picture.
Even someone as big as Intel is paranoid and keeps moving forward. Ninty should do the same.
Even someone as big as Intel is paranoid and keeps moving forward. Ninty should do the same.
But I mean the publisher is trying to recoup costs and make a profit on a title. They go multiplatform using the same assets, where comparatively the engine is a fraction of the cost... "was it worth it".
Go where you can make even more money, not just "we made money".
Go where you can make even more money, not just "we made money".
Sure, but it speaks more about PS3 and Xbox 360's similarity in target audience.
Wii will have its own momentum. Hopefully Nintendo continues to build on it.
If developers want to make more money, they can learn how to market good games to Nintendo's audience too. The same game may sell on PS3 and 360 as their price drop (i.e., as they reach second and third tier customers). I certainly have budget for casual games for my kid and wife. It may help PS3 and 360 attract new audience too.
Don't give me arcady titles. They can play it for free on the PC these days. Make something worthwhile.
Wii will have its own momentum. Hopefully Nintendo continues to build on it.
If developers want to make more money, they can learn how to market good games to Nintendo's audience too. The same game may sell on PS3 and 360 as their price drop (i.e., as they reach second and third tier customers). I certainly have budget for casual games for my kid and wife. It may help PS3 and 360 attract new audience too.
Don't give me arcady titles. They can play it for free on the PC these days. Make something worthwhile.
They'll need more money from somewhere if they're going to continue pouring more money into a platform they so far haven't been able to break into as much.
The other problems with adding the figures directly though is the number of titles between the two HD consoles that are multiplatform, what they considered to be third party (Bungie, Naughty Dog, Insomniac... they're not owned by the respective platform owners for which they made their exclusive games), and also ignoring Call of Duty.
The other problems with adding the figures directly though is the number of titles between the two HD consoles that are multiplatform, what they considered to be third party (Bungie, Naughty Dog, Insomniac... they're not owned by the respective platform owners for which they made their exclusive games), and also ignoring Call of Duty.
I would like more substantial numbers from them. e.g. The Top 10s released indicate the PS3 would have to be doing substantially better across the board in terms of non-top sales as the 360 3rd party sales are usually 30-100% better. They essentially are saying the 360 has more titles selling, and is besting the PS3 at the top, but the PS3 is kicking but on the all the stuff we don't see. Likewise, seems they are counting titles instead of $.
They'll need more money from somewhere if they're going to continue pouring more money into a platform they so far haven't been able to break into as much.
Then it's a problem of the developers/publishers. If they can't market good Wiimote games, how do they know they can market Natal and Arc games ? [size=-2]...unless they are selling to the same people (read: us) again.[/size]
The new casual customers may still end up with the platform holders, instead of third parties.