If they handled things correctly going forward, and with a sprinkling of luck, they could still overtake the PS2 and become the best selling home console there of all time.
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NPD December 2012 Sales Results [Up2: Xbox 360, All Nintendo Hardware, NSMB Wii U]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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If they handled things correctly going forward, and with a sprinkling of luck, they could still overtake the PS2 and become the best selling home console there of all time.
pieatorium
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Yeah I was just wondering myself, top 10 for the whole year is pretty impressive.
Yikes, if so. If Vita SKUs are outselling Wii U ones, it has to be at least somewhat worrisome for Nintendo. I wonder how the 360/PS3 did at the same point in their lifecycle relative to the home consoles already out, although I suppose it wouldn't be an entirely fair comparison since this generation is much better sales-wise (collectively) than the previous one.
SolarPowered
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We'll surely be bickering and hollering about one of them at the least.
Zero-Crescent
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Indeed, it's an impressive figure for this point in the loifecycle, but it's still down from last year's 1.73m. It would be foolish for MS not to have something new out for the 2013 holiday.
Baconsammy
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The people buying consoles this late in the game drag attached rates down. They're not who you make a lot of money off of. Plus I think sales of the 360 are down hundreds of thousands. That's not the direction you want to be heading.
nhlducks35
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NSMB2 is at #9? Is that good?
Call Me Maybe
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I want numbers for Sony and Nintendo hardware lol
UberTag
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Can't wait for those streams to cross. Get the popcorn ready!
It's virtually assured. Microsoft will be able to lowball the PS4 entry price by at least $100-150 up front with a 2-year XBL commitment roped in.
The only catch is whether or not there is certainty on PS4 pricing by the time the next Xbox launches. I sort of doubt that will be the case.
JordanLMiller
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Any platform exclusive in the chart is good.
Four_Chamber
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Microsoft owns the US, I know its a broken record but its remarkable just how massive MS's growth from the Xbox to the 360 has been. Not that it means anything, but crazy to see Microsoft take over as the leading console from the Wii later this year.
Puppet Shadow
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If the 360 outsold the PS3 by at least 750,00 in US in December, the PS3 must have really knocked it out of the park in Europe if the report from the PS3 sales at 77 million. Overtakes 360 thread is true.
Not great news for the WiiU
Not great news for the WiiU
King of the Potato People
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Bring on the Wii U data!
I'm not entirely sure that I wouldn't bite for a 720 at 199.99 with a 19.99 monthly charge.
The Wii U version of FIFA is crap.
Pachterballs
Banned
kinect is paying off.
Call Me Maybe
Banned
When Microsoft says 'consoles,' they're not counting 3DS, are they?
kobashi100
Banned
360 is loved in the US.
Well done MS!
Good news for NSMB2 on 3DS.
Well done MS!
Good news for NSMB2 on 3DS.
Attach rates are never anywhere close to 100%, even for flagship launch titles
SolarPowered
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Poor Nintendo
Not really. It's not dishonest since: it's the first new hardware in 6 years, there was stock on the shelves, it was released during the holiday season, and the first couple million should be fruit lying on the ground you just pick up. There should not have been stock on the shelves considering the numbers shipped.
Sammy Samusu
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Maybe NSMB Wii U charted in the Top 10 console games.
pieatorium
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Vita version is a roster update of a game from march
NPD has repeatedly said that the order of the consoles isn't reflective of their relative sales.
Despite this, they seem to make an added effort to make it seem like a plausible ordering in terms of relative sales.
Baconsammy
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Sony felt that in a huge way this gen, and I'm betting Nintendo is worried about it now with the Wii U and the impending neXtBox. If they don't find a way to attract casuals and core gamers back, they're going to get destroyed(by Sony as well is my guess).
Having seen many numbers since they started doing this, they're definitely, for sure reflective of sales order by platform.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
So is the Vita version.
I find it almost impossible to believe that the Wii U version of multiplatform games are getting outsold by the Vita. That just seems completely nuts.
edit: ah okay so its not in order? even though it seems like it is? weird but makes sense.
Not likely.
Just Dance and the PS3 versions of CoD and AC.
There hasn't been one case where we got numbers and it didn't match the order. So I don't really believe them.
TheNatural
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To continue to respond to the uninformed comments on the other thread about what the Wii did versus the Wii U's start, a few facts here:
- Wii was $100 cheaper than the main 360 SKU and $350 cheaper than PS3's at launch. Wii U is $100 more expensive than PS3 and 360 this holiday.
- Wii was supply constrained since its launch, and all throughout 2007 practically. Wii outsold both the 360 and PS3 COMBINED in the first half of 2007. Wii U is widely available in any store right now, and in it's launch period, has already at LEAST been doubled by 360's total.
Not a good start for Nintendo.
- Wii was $100 cheaper than the main 360 SKU and $350 cheaper than PS3's at launch. Wii U is $100 more expensive than PS3 and 360 this holiday.
- Wii was supply constrained since its launch, and all throughout 2007 practically. Wii outsold both the 360 and PS3 COMBINED in the first half of 2007. Wii U is widely available in any store right now, and in it's launch period, has already at LEAST been doubled by 360's total.
Not a good start for Nintendo.
No, they never refer to any of the handhelds as consoles. It's pretty obvious they are talking about the PS3.
The Wii U version is the same way and they actually removed modes from the game. Both versions probably sold like crap.
well nintendo sure hates itself amirite?
Didn't work so hot for Sony's PSP successor either.
Sammy Samusu
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Microsoft mentioned Just Dance 4, I don't think that's and individual list, or is it selling well on Xbox 360?
JordanLMiller
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For the record, I looked up the Dec. 2006 NPD Wii number as 604.2 K... I think that's right anyway.
Shitty boring generic top 10. Us Americans sure do have bad taste
Also it's goddamn hilarious that Wii U games are getting outsold by Vita and PC retail titles.
I knows it's just one city, but apparently Madden is sold out everywhere where I live. A buddy's girlfriend called everywhere to try and get it for him this xmas