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NPD Sales Results for September 2013 [Up2: Console positioning, 360 estimate]
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ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Im 90% sure that Nintendo are going to make bayonetta an Eshop only purchase.
wonderful 101: 8k
rayman legends wii u: 20k
rayman legends 360: 14k
rayman legends ps3: 8k
puppeteer: 27k
scribblenauts unmasked wii u: 30k
the wind waker hd: 45k
edit: these are :| guesses. notguesses.
Wonderful 101 ;_;
This is one of those situations where I'm reminded that this is a creative industry, perhaps some human desire or passion was involved...or perhaps the hope was that the gamepad concept, had it taken off, would entice new consumers to try out new games, such as Rayman Legends (and perhaps, gulp, Wonderful 101) A colorful platformer would be at home with Nintendo gamers while capitalizing on the gamepad in some way. We know how the gamepad concept as a system seller turned out though.
They could always Gamestop exlusivize it like they did with Xenoblade (please at least do that with X if it comes to that Nintendo.)
And I'm 100% sure you're wrong.
CadetMahoney
Member
What for. . . to mask poor sales to save embarrassment and "I told you so's"?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
We need dem pies cream sugar
We dead dead without your guidance o mighty cream
We dead dead without your guidance o mighty cream
Saint Gregory
Member
If they don't double-down on it and go all out marketing it like a real blockbuster game (ND, LOL) then they might as well.
Nintendo needs to start marketing every game like they marketed Pokémon. They clearly know how to do it.
Various Artists
Banned
So sad about W101
Prince Vultan
Banned
I'm gonna go ahead and guess Rayman Legends on Vita was probably the worst selling thing all month.
Bummer.
Bummer.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
I see why they made, but I don't understand the pricing at all. guess the wanted the same model as last time. Get a few thousand poor souls to pay full price first then sell a million at half price later.
only theory that makes sense is they were distracting Ancel so he didn't blow 100 million on making nextgen BG&E2 bomba
Ubi have no one but themselves to blame. The missing content should not have been a thing, and it especially should not have been something that was discovered just before it released. It's absolutely scummy on their part.
ethomaz
Banned
December 2009
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Look out Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. The revolution is here.
Mystic_Wanderer
Member
Yeah, because when I think digital, I think hardcore gamer. Or not.
Even with the low sales numbers, it apparently made a profit, so they got to make another one.
This is apparently what happens when a game is made on a budget which is in line with its sales prospects. Who could have ever guessed?
Saint Gregory
Member
There are posters who have seen the eShop numbers for the month. They say that no one wants to see those either
aka the Vita Defense
And in the W101's case it sounds like software sales were so bad that even if digital matched them the game still megabombed.
That would still be abysmal.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
wut? They booked a loss of 560 million?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
To make sure every sale is full price and straight to them? (no retailer margins)
Investors did not take too kindly to the delays of Watch_Dogs and The Crew, as well as the sales of Blacklist and Rayman.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
lol.
Well at least they learned the lesson of not making games exclusive to the Wii U.
W101 (lack of) sales are crazy. Is this Platinum's worst bomba in the states?
I'm not saying the game didnt bomb, just pointing out the npd numbers would prob be half the full sales
Its on a single console with the lowest install base of any of there other games why wouldnt it be their lowest game?
creamsugar
Member
Killzone ~ 41k
RF4 ~ 17k
EOU < 10k
RF4 ~ 17k
EOU < 10k
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Creamsugar pls
the rayman/W101 numbers
the rayman/W101 numbers
Aquamarine
Member
Spieler Eins
Member
Goddam, WiiU owners and Nintendo marketing. I was hoping W101 could at least beat Vanquish
I wish it were like "Dudebro games and gorefests and murder sims can have mega sales on their consoles (apologies for the hyperbole about those kinds of games), whimsical, colorful family friendly games can have mega sales on ours" concerning Nintendo platforms. But hmmm, maybe the userbase on Nintendo consoles only wants Mario and not "whimsical colorful games" in general. The question of whether a whimsical colorful 3rd party game could stand out on the WiiU such that it would appeal to the userbase and result in greater sales...I suppose the WiiU userbase is so small that there can't be mega sales even if the userbase found it attractive.
Is that good or bad for Rune Factory?!
Basileus777
Member
Not a surprise it did so low, releasing two in the same calendar year is a bit much, even all of their niche audience isn't going to buy both.
I'm sure Sega will be encouraged though.
All 3 Bomba'd.
creamsugar
Member
VITA > 40k, walking dead bundle ~ 61%
Saint Gregory
Member
W101 is Nintendo published isn't it? Have they ever had a published title sell so little in NPD before?
S&P2?
Isn't Killzone the only one that would qualify? I can't imagine that Atlus or XSEED had sky-high expectations for those games.
Ah, didn't know RF was that niche
Looks like I now have some skin in the game concerning feelings about the sales performance of niche titles though.Saint Gregory
Member
Someone may have the exact numbers but I'm pretty sure that even it did more than W101.
Goddam, WiiU owners and Nintendo marketing. I was hoping W101 could at least beat Vanquish
As a Wii U Owner, I have to admit that I didn't bought W101.
Not a good sign.