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Week 2, 2011.Sho_Nuff82 said:In the UK? Do we have any definitive numbers for that? I remember it having a soft debut last year and dropping off the charts, the opposite of Kinect Sports.
Week 2, 2011.Sho_Nuff82 said:In the UK? Do we have any definitive numbers for that? I remember it having a soft debut last year and dropping off the charts, the opposite of Kinect Sports.
Sho_Nuff82 said:In the UK? Do we have any definitive numbers for that? I remember it having a soft debut last year and dropping off the charts, the opposite of Kinect Sports.
Nuclear Muffin said:Wii Sports Resort, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii Fit Plus and the Just Dance sequels did not bomb. But I do think that the Kinect was a one hit wonder that exploded out of the gate and fizzled out very quickly (the definition of a fad I guess)
Wii lived for a normal console lifespan and died when it became saturated and software support dried up. The 360 and PS3 are an abnormality in that respect because they're living longer than most other consoles (thanks to them continuing to get the lion's share of software and marketing support and their high prices, which have yet to truly hit mass market levels)
Sho_Nuff82 said:In the UK? Do we have any definitive numbers for that? I remember it having a soft debut last year and dropping off the charts, the opposite of Kinect Sports.
Kinect Launch Week End November 13 said:4 KINECT SPORTS XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 DANCE CENTRAL XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
JoeTheBlow said:DC1 did great in the UK.
Maybe DC2 is subject to the fact that Harmonix sequels always seem to crash and burn as people stick with the "oh its good enough for me" previous release. Or that the casuals got burned by its difficulty and "lack of fun" compared to the Wii-waggle "dance" games.
No matter what the excuse is, not making the top 40 in its first week will have massive alarm bells ringing right now in Harmonix and Kinect HQ's.
I stand corrected. I still think that, like most casual titles, week 1 is a poor barometer.Rolf NB said:Debut at #12. Then it went 20, 22, 28, 30, 25, 19, 9, 16, 7, 12, 18, 23, 27, 29, 33, 31, 40, out.
Sho_Nuff82 said:I stand corrected. I still think that, like most casual titles, week 1 is a poor barometer.
BurntPork said:3DS is probably over a year away from having enough software to regularly get games that chart.
But really, is anyone shocked that Tetris flopped? I mean really?
Nuclear Muffin said:Wii Sports Resort, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Wii Fit Plus and the Just Dance sequels did not bomb. But I do think that the Kinect was a one hit wonder that exploded out of the gate and fizzled out very quickly (the definition of a fad I guess)
VOOK said:That's a sequel Wii Sports, a Mario Game, Wii Fit and Just Dance.
What about games like Red Steel 2, de Blob 2, Any of the other Resident Evil titles after 4. All the 'second' efforts on Wii (not just sequels) bombed apart from the Nintendo ones you mentioned and Just Dance. Maybe not all the time, but most of the time.
Which, for From Software, is an absolute mega-hit.MrCookiepants said:Dark Souls truly is an anomaly. Incredibly popular across internet forums, barely relevant in the real world.
Well, that's not true. It's done great in Japan and will probably sell a few million worldwide in the end.
VOOK said:That's a sequel to Wii Sports the best selling game ever, a Mario Game, Wii Fit and Just Dance are also 'fad' games.
What about games like Red Steel 2, de Blob 2, Any of the other Resident Evil titles after 4 (The lightgun ones, etc). All the 'second' efforts on Wii (not just sequels) bombed apart from the Nintendo ones you mentioned and Just Dance. Maybe not all the time, but most of the time.
Rad- said:Wait Dance Central 2 is out? I thought it was coming the same week as Kinect Sports 2?
VOOK said:That's a sequel to Wii Sports the best selling game ever, a Mario Game, Wii Fit and Just Dance are also 'fad' games.
What about games like Red Steel 2, de Blob 2, Any of the other Resident Evil titles after 4 (The lightgun ones, etc). All the 'second' efforts on Wii (not just sequels) bombed apart from the Nintendo ones you mentioned and Just Dance. Maybe not all the time, but most of the time.
It is fucked, I have no doubt of that. Regardless, mine's a keeper, I love the 3D effect.cjelly said:Shit, I forgot tetris 3ds was out this week. And I even bought it. LOL.
3DS is fucked it seems. Will likely get rid of mine soon.
Shin'en is a German studio, so I'd say chances are good.SmokyDave said:It is fucked, I have no doubt of that. Regardless, mine's a keeper, I love the 3D effect.
I'm hoping for an EU release of Nano Assault. That, MK7 & Tetris 3D are enough to stave off buyers remorse for me.
cjelly said:Shit, I forgot tetris 3ds was out this week. And I even bought it. LOL.
3DS is fucked it seems. Will likely get rid of mine soon.
cjelly said:Shit, I forgot tetris 3ds was out this week. And I even bought it. LOL.
3DS is fucked it seems. Will likely get rid of mine soon.
What's on Thursday?Saiyar said:We will find out how the 3DS is doing in Europe on Thursday. Based on the software sales it doesn't look very good.
Rolf NB said:What's on Thursday?
Rolf NB said:What's on Thursday?
I'd think so too but there's no confirmation yet at all, that I can find. Seems odd given that the game is about three weeks away in the US.Rolf NB said:Shin'en is a German studio, so I'd say chances are good.
Nice!Dutch Chart said:01 (__) [360] Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
ProfessorMoran said:It's kind of sad but it doesn't seem like Insomniac has a single viable IP with Sony anymore, Sony might need to lay both to rest.
BenjaminBirdie said:I'm sadder about Dance Central 2. The first was incroyable.
synt4x said:Edit: How did Tetris DS do it's first week?
Dragon said:Did you mean enjoyable? I don't think you meant it was a fop...
I played the first DC it was fun laughing at my friends. As a single player experience though, it only really stands out among its Kinect brethren. Some of those Kinect games GiantBomb reviews are totally broken.
L.A. Noire (ALL) - ~246,000 (100%)
Batman (ALL) - <246,000 (100%)
Batman (360) - <130,000* (52%*)
Batman (PS3) - <101,000* (41%*)
*7% Missing (Too many SKUs, UKIE only give Top4 SKU %)
FIFA 12 (ALL) - ~69,000 (100%)
FIFA 12 (360) - ~30,000 (43%)
FIFA 12 (PS3) - ~28,000 (41%)
FIFA 12 (WII) - ~3,500 (5%)
FIFA 12 (PSP) - ~2,100 (3%)
Football Manager - ~67,000
Forza - ~51,000
PES (ALL) - ~17,000 (100%)
PES (PS3) - ~11,000 (67%)
PES (360) - ~5,200 (31%)
Just Dance 3 (360) - <3,500 (7%)
Just Dance 3 (ALL) - <50,000 (100%)
Just Dance 3 (WII) - <47,000 (93%)
Dead Island (360) - <5,200 (65%)
Dead Island (ALL) - <8,000 (100%)
Dead Island (PS3) - <2,700 (33%)
Sims Pets (360) - <2,700 (9%)
Sims Pets (ALL) - <30,000 (100%)
Sims Pets (PC) - <26,000 (84%)
Rage (ALL) - <17,000 (100%)
Rage (360) - <9,600 (57%)
Rage (PS3) - <6,400 (38%)
Zumba (ALL) - <17,000 (100%)
Zumba (WII) - <15,000 (89%)
Zumba (360) - <1,700 (10%)
Gears 3 - <11,000
Spyro (WII) - <3,500 (32%)
Spyro (ALL) - <11,000 (100%)
Spyro (360) - <4,500 (41%)
Spyro (PS3) - <2,300 (21%)
Spyro (3DS) - <600 (5%)
Driver (PS3) - <3,500 (53%)
Driver (ALL) - <6,600 (100%)
Driver (360) - <2,700 (40%)
Dark Souls (ALL) - <6,600 (100%)
Dark Souls (360) - <3,400 (51%)
Dark Souls (PS3) - <3,300 (49%)
Bad iOS "games".Galvanise_ said:What else are they working on, other than Kinect titles?
BenjaminBirdie said:I'm sadder about Dance Central 2. The first was incroyable.
Kiriku said:
Nuclear Muffin said:And it went on to sell more than 2 million WW (as of Q1 2007 according to IGN http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/807/807852p1.html)
It's a game that would pop in and out of the top 10 (peaking at 29 during week end 24/06/06 http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index....p&ct=110015&arch=t&lyr=2006&year=2006&week=25)
It wouldn't sell a lot every week, but rather it sold on the strength of its legs.
dabra said:
Denmark:
Week 42, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
09 (04) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
16 (18) Gran Turismo 5 (Nordisk Film)
VidRhythm was / is awesome.butter_stick said:Bad iOS "games".
Rolf NB said:What is it with you guys calling Resistance 3 a bomba in PAL chart threads? It was in the top 20 for six weeks. Did you just move over to PAL after the September NPDs were released, and assumed they were "simultaneous" in some crazy fashion? Because then you've missed the first 4 or 5 weeks of Resistance 3 charting pretty respectably in the UK.
I think we'll see them rise and grow legs in the coming weeks, like last year. TV marketing blitz has just started.French said:Kinect games are bombing, wow.
SmokyDave said:VidRhythm was / is awesome.
BKK said:
Germany:
BIU Sales Awards September 2011:
[ALL] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - 500,000+
[ALL] FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts) - 500,000+
[PS3] FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts) - 200,000+
[360] FIFA 12 (Electronic Arts) - 100,000+
Sho_Nuff82 said:Black Ops only sold 500k in Germany? Isn't that kind of low? It sold nearly 2 million copies in a week in the UK last year and Germany's market is nearly as big. Are these 2011 numbers only?