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[kuYuri]

That's the future man.. all we can do is keep our heads up high and continue playing our games for gamers. Never give up.

Hold me Thoren. =(

 

[sebthelobster]

It's number one on the Amazon.com of my heart.

:lol

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

63k for Sigma isn't that bad. Should have been more but eh...what can you do?

 

[Kuroyume]

Wow finnaly some PSP numbers. Don't look bad actually.

::scratches head::

 

[First Children]

*snip*

:lol

 

[schuelma]

PS3 software sales are terrible.

Very interested to see how much they improve next month.

 

[Kosma]

*snip*

 

[Forgotten Ancient]

Brain Academy bombed.

Yeah. It's a pretty fun game, but severely limited. $29.99 would be too much, and this launched at $49.99 I believe.

Stupid Nintendo getting greedy and killing a "Killer non-game ap".

 

[tribal24]

what are people using there psps for-_-

 

[Jon_Danger]

considering this is JUNE so the ps3 is still 600 buckeroos.

Still bad news though

keep them gif's comin!

 

[Proelite]

:lol

Apparently more PSP were sold than PSP games? UMD-player confirmed?

 

[meltpotato]

*snip*

That's...actually not that bad, really. o_0

Considering Tenchu Z was number 13 (havent seen units sold), i think that is actually really bad.

 

[Thoren]

The PS3 numbers are very respectable considering the pricing. I thought the $500+ well would have dried up ages ago.

Wrong forum dude :lol

 

[TheGreatDave]

"how dear you overlook me like you did on ps2"

I didn't overlook it. I just wish I did.

 

[titiklabingapat]

*snip*

OMG. NUMBERS. OMG.

PSP and PS3 numbers are so weak.

 

[Gary Whitta]

"Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following NPD numbers for PS3 are great. And by great, I mean terrible. It's all awful. But it's entertainingly awful. And in the end, isn't that what's really great? The answer is: No."

 

[Speevy]

Resistance Fall of Man and Motorstorm are both gone.

 

[Odysseus]

OMG. NUMBERS. OMG.

yeah. those will disappear soon enough, though.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Now my internet is busted all to hell for some reason but wasn't Tenchu Z released towards the beginning of June?

Dammit: going to try a restart. First time I've ever been to an NPD thread and it kills my internet.

 

[kuYuri]

Considering Tenchu Z was number 13 (havent seen units sold), i think that is actually really bad.

Considering Tenchu Z came out in June and Sigma in July, Sigma did great.

 

[Kosma]

Now my internet is busted all to hell for some reason but wasn't Tenchu Z released towards the beginning of June?

Yes. Doesn't matter though THE MASSES HAVE SPOKEN.

 

[Oblivion]

Considering Tenchu Z was number 13 (havent seen units sold), i think that is actually really bad.

We had a lot of high sellers this month, though. Looking at it just from a unit standpoint, and when it was released, I don't think it's that bad. I was expecting worse, actually.

 

[Tiktaalik]

Either Pokemon has the longest legs ever or a bunch of folks caught the Pokemon bug with Diamond/Pearl and grabbed the other ones. Probably a combination of both.

 

[Y2Kev]

Hmm...PS3 software sales seem overall pretty poor, but how do they stack up if extrapolated to a normal user base size?

I guess my question is more like, "Are PS3 owners not buying games?" or "Are there simply not enough PS3 owners?"

 

[KINGMOKU]

Hmm...PS3 software sales seem overall pretty poor, but how do they stack up if extrapolated to a normal user base size?

I guess my question is more like, "Are PS3 owners not buying games?" or "Are there simply not enough PS3 owners?"

Hmmm. Perhaps......both?

 

[flipping_heck]

Im still very impressed and surprised how Nintendo's software on an old platform like the GBA is kicking quite a lot of ass compared with the PSP software. Im just baffled by how well the GBA is doing really...

 

[STG!]

PSP hardware vs. software still shocks me the most.

 

[Speevy]

I guess my question is more like, "Are PS3 owners not buying games?"

Look at Fight Night Round 3, GRAW, and Oblivion.

All three were sold on a similarly tiny userbase.

 

[laserbeam]

Theres potential for some huge months for GBA left too when they do the price cut sales they did in Canada etc to clear inventory

 

[AdmiralViscen]

****, Overlord

I'm glad I didn't buy it, maybe it'll be $30-40 in a month or two.

 

[donny2112]

We need some World Wide Hardware Graphs in here STAT!

See post #4.

 

[KINGMOKU]

Im still very impressed and surprised how Nintendo's software on an old platform like the GBA is kicking quite a lot of ass compared with the PSP software. Im just baffled by how well the GBA is doing really...

Not surprised. The thing is cheap as dog crap now, and is has a MASSIVE library. It's the same reason why the PS2 is so damn successfull still Massive library, and cheap.

 

[speculawyer]

what are people using there psps for-_-

Porn?

Spoiler

Piracy apparently :-(

 

[CoG]

Hmm...PS3 software sales seem overall pretty poor, but how do they stack up if extrapolated to a normal user base size?

I guess my question is more like, "Are PS3 owners not buying games?" or "Are there simply not enough PS3 owners?"

PS3's problem is that it's too good of a multimedia device. A lot of people are buying to play Blu-Ray or stream content from the PC and never buying games. Question is, can Sony generate decent revenue from solid Blu-Ray sales? Is the PS3 a dual format system (PS3 games + Blu-Ray)?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Im still very impressed and surprised how Nintendo's software on an old platform like the GBA is kicking quite a lot of ass compared with the PSP software. Im just baffled by how well the GBA is doing really...

Yup, looks like the Pokemon games are still selling really well on the old GBA.

Does anyone have Overlord figures?

 

[Kosma]

****, Overlord

I'm glad I didn't buy it, maybe it'll be $30-40 in a month or two.

On one hand you're sad that it bombed as you think it deserved better but then again you didn't buy it yourself and are actually happy that you let it bomb because you will be able to buy it on the cheap now.

Walking contradiction I tell ya!

 

[meltpotato]

Hmm...PS3 software sales seem overall pretty poor, but how do they stack up if extrapolated to a normal user base size?

I guess my question is more like, "Are PS3 owners not buying games?" or "Are there simply not enough PS3 owners?"

well... the numbers look to be fairly lower than what 360 software was seeing with a comparable userbase.

 

[Kuroyume]

Wrong forum dude :lol

Can someone explain this to me? I don't have a habit of checking NPD thrads.

 

[titiklabingapat]

*snip*.

Hah! Try again. I've seen the forbidden!

 

[sebthelobster]

it feels so empty.... there is no energy left in this thread

People finally giving up?

 

[tribal24]

PS3's problem is that it's too good of a multimedia device. A lot of people are buying to play Blu-Ray or stream content from the PC and never buying games. Question is, can Sony generate decent revenue from solid Blu-Ray sales? Is the PS3 a dual format system (PS3 games + Blu-Ray)?

this seems to be the problem>.>

 

[nategc]

MICROSOFT 360 TENCHU Z 105,673

>

TECMO PS3 NINJA GAIDEN SIGMA 63,637

heres a trick....

if tenchu z was on the ps3...how much would it sell?

if ninja gaiden sigma was on the 360...how much would it sell?

 

[schuelma]

Hmm...PS3 software sales seem overall pretty poor, but how do they stack up if extrapolated to a normal user base size?

I guess my question is more like, "Are PS3 owners not buying games?" or "Are there simply not enough PS3 owners?"

This isn't perfect, but I added up the top 5 sellers from the 3 platforms and divided by the number of units sold:
(Approximations)

Wii- 1.119M/383K=2.9

360- 715K/198K= 3.6


PS3-280K/98K= 2.86


I know it doesn't say that much, but I thought it was interesting.

 

[MiamiWesker]

This thread got extremely awesome. I have the numbers saved, you cant take them from me.

 

[OverHeat]

heres a trick....

if tenchu z was on the ps3...how much would it sell?

if ninja gaiden sigma was on the 360...how much would it sell?

No you didnt.....:lol

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

PS3 software sales are terrible.

One has to wonder in the interim, while PS3 was scratching its way to its first price drop, how much development moxie was shifted to the Wii. Unless PS3 stands up and shows third parties that they generate just as much income on a PS3 version of their game as they will on a 360, they're going to look at things a lot more stingily (word?). It will leave Sony flying on the power of their first party which, while not the worst thing in the world, because their first party work is tremendous, may always hamper their adoption by a more mainstream audience. The less effort that goes into PS3 versions, the more face PS3 loses in the eyes of the consumer. Because, realistically, half of a console's library (at least) is multiplatform, and at that price point, PS3 NEEDS that appeal. The Wii doesn't necessarily need it, as its been doing extremely well mostly on the power of their first party.

But will the PS3 be able to convince many people to drop $500 for first party games, as great as they are, when the third party stuff is either not there, or merely just as good as their 360 counterparts? This year, especially, are Lair, Heavenly Sword, and Uncharted on the kind of Gears Of War level that PS3 needs?

Only a few months until we know for sure.

 

[NekoFever]

I think IGN Boards should be the new PS3 Forums. A sample of the delights to be found in their PS3 board's NPD thread:

very impressive for SONY. Looking very, very good.

Amazing! Sony's going to be winning on all fronts for July, it seems.

Because the Wii and the DS Lite, as much as I love them, aren't current gen, living room consoles.

The Wii, while awesome, is simply not the same weight division. It's a pocket calculator by comparison.

And love the Wiimote, but that's all the Wii is. Basically, it's like a really successful Virtual Boy, on that level.

Is the PS3 ever going to stop kicking ass

I predict 100K+ numbers minimum from here on out.

HALO isn't going to be but a mere blip and utterly forgettable in two, three, four, five, six, seven... years.

Man these Xbots are really trying to get their last little licks in before the PS3 starts officially raping the 360 at a higher price point. How funny

 

[Thoren]

heres a trick....

if tenchu z was on the ps3...how much would it sell?

if ninja gaiden sigma was on the 360...how much would it sell?

I'd buy it!

 

[MechDX]

heres a trick....

if tenchu z was on the ps3...how much would it sell?

if ninja gaiden sigma was on the 360...how much would it sell?

NG:S on 360 would mean server meltdown.

 

[le.phat]

ugh, as sales data roars its ugly head, like a full moon, posters turn into howling fanboys amasse, neogaf comes to a screeching halt, and sales data assimilate the entire board for the reminder of tonight. guess its my cue to hit the sack