dafuq? Why would that be a reason to 'exclude' it?
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April 2012 NPD Sales Results [Up3: Best selling game sold less than 236K, Kid Icarus]
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dafuq? Why would that be a reason to 'exclude' it?
Hell, I doubt that many copies were even shipped. Retailer exclusives are usually fairly limited runs.
Hm, I wonder if they would be able to count the ones that sold directly from Nintendo anyway.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
"Acclaimed Wii RPG Xenoblade Chronicles was a retailer exclusive, so is excluded from NPD's monthly report. "
I don't know how you missed all the dumb ads. I was seeing them almost every commercial break for the past few weeks.
Going by the information from Frazier, it didn't!
bigtroyjon
Member
Is that just a Eurogamer assumption? I would have thought Anita would mention something like that if it were the case.
It did less than 300k....
UberTag
Member
It didn't.
How is it good news for a sequel to launch with sales of less than 236K when the IP debuted with 600K three years ago with a much smaller system install base?
I'll believe it if it comes directly from NPD's mouth.
NM. Missed the xenoblade discussion.
This Eurogamer again. NPD covers Gamestop.
MrCunningham
Member
Ouch at that thread title...
I guess next gen consoles can't come soon enough.
I guess next gen consoles can't come soon enough.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I think people really overestimate the need for new ip at times. Havent games like CoD, AC etc. proven that sequels are the one thing that are dependable in this soft retail market?
speculawyer
Member
I don't see how that makes sense. How can it be in the top 10 console titles but not in that top 10 in the OP. It is not like there are any handheld games or big PC games above it.
Wow . . . what a dismal month. Is gaming dying? Good weather had kids playing outside? No good releases? Kids too busy texting each other on iPhones?
That makes sense. I was surprised to see MLB 2K12 mentioned in the top ten SKUs. It's probably on the top ten console SKUs, but gets knocked out by Kid Icarus on the top ten console+portable SKUs.
wait, 236k? jesus, that's a shitty month
Xenoblade apparently isn't of NPD's concern as it is, why would anita mention anything about games they didn't track?
The real bad news about this is that Radical Entertainment's days are numbered. I'm already waiting for the PR about their closure to be delivered once the DLC dries up.
Is there even a thought among publishers that their anti-consumer policies might be even somewhat to blame for the huge downtrends in software sales.
The crazy part is that as the numbers go down, the bullshit and anti-consumer tactics INCREASE, further contributing to the downward spiral. So frustrating.
Lastly, the focus on FB, social, free to play, etc.... So, if 2-5% of the players are whales... You are now catering to an ultraniche, hoping to make money...
the whole thing is so baffling, and seems so obvious. I know I'm oversimplifying... but these charts get me so depressed.
The crazy part is that as the numbers go down, the bullshit and anti-consumer tactics INCREASE, further contributing to the downward spiral. So frustrating.
Lastly, the focus on FB, social, free to play, etc.... So, if 2-5% of the players are whales... You are now catering to an ultraniche, hoping to make money...
the whole thing is so baffling, and seems so obvious. I know I'm oversimplifying... but these charts get me so depressed.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I wonder where something like Trials Evo would sit on this chart.
outunderthestars
Banned
I wonder if the decline shows fatigue in the length of this generation at this point.
To Nintendo they've been first party since they acquired that majority share anyway. A second party to them is a developer like Silicon Knights, where they have a small investment in the company but don't own it.
You can say that if the october and november software numbers are low, with the crazy amount of AAA new ips and sequels hitting in such a short span.
Hiro_Kunimi_80
Member
i wonder if it's a comparison with aggregated sku or more likely single sku
MS is referring to an individual formats chart that the NPD no longer makes public. We know that Kid Icarus would have made it.
bigtroyjon
Member
The top 10 in the OP is multiplatform. Because of The Show, MLB2k probably did most of it's sales on the 360 which would put it higher in an individual chart compared to the mulitplat one.
Physical console retail? Headed that way.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Yeah, weren't ATVI's expectations for prototype 2 like 4 million or something?
Yea...expect lay offs at least, and no continuation of the prototype ip
Hell, that's what I hope :/
Its like Anita said though, if there is compelling software released it DOES sell well. At this point though that's only the biggest 10% of AAA games though, this gen has gotten too long in the tooth and I think it shows.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Thats kinda difficult when you're owned by Nintendo.
UberTag
Member
It can easily make that list if the other multi-SKU listings are padded with sales from other systems.
My bet is the other 3 "console games" that charted in the Top 10 U.S. console game titles list were Mario Party 9 Wii, Just Dance 3 Wii and MLB The Show 12. And that Prototype 2 PS3 did not make the cut.
Kid Icarus would make the overall Top 10 individual SKU list but Microsoft excludes portable titles when creating their PRs.
I doubt MLB 2K12 360 would make the cut with portables in the mix.
Very confusing when there are essentially 3 Top 10 lists out there: NPD combined SKU, individual Top 10 SKU and the Top 10 U.S. console game titles list that Microsoft references to pad their press releases.
Well it really didn't sell that well...
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
I would STILL love to know xenoblade numbers.
Judging from these sales - where the games that are regularly shat upon or ignored by most forum goers are the top sellers - I don't think our concerns translate to the masses at all. Anti-consumer policies might hurt sales a bit, but it isn't a large reason for the sales drop; there aren't enough people who even know about those policies to make this big of a dent.
This generation has run its course, the economy is still shit, people have seen everything from most of the series/franchises... these are the reasons why sales are slowing down.
Just up your assholeness by 100000x times and you could do Bobby's super hard job! I detest the way Activision does business. I would get some comfort thinking about how the way they have behaved this gen will eventually ruin the company, but Bobby will ride his golden parachute out of there (along with the other bigwigs) and the people who actually care about making games will get fucked as usual. So bummed
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
This x 100. I need to know how many people didn't buy the game so I can hunt them down and give them a stern scolding.
bigtroyjon
Member
Yes, the retail gaming industry is headed in a downword spiral that won't likely stop but when games like FIFA and MW3 are doing over $100 million a piece in DLC, these retail reports don't give us enough info to doom the entire industry.
NPD tracks Gamestop so NPD tracked Xenoblade. Eurogamer makes a lot of shitty assumptions when it comes to sales talk so unless we hear from NPD, this can just be another notch on the assumption belt.
I think it's relative. Seems like an ok debut to me.
Having said that I doubt we'll see a Prototype 3.
outunderthestars
Banned
I'd agree with this. None of this month's games were really blockbuster/must-have kind of games.
Duxxy3
Member
Is it healthy for an industry to survive on 3 months out of a year though?
Apparently NPD didn't track a game from a retailer they track? Where is the logic behind this?