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[dolemite]

So next month...Xbox 360 S >Wii?

Probably.
The Wii is riding high on the black model though.

 

[Chris1964]

I'm happy it sold more considering I was expecting SMG2 to "DESTROOOOOY" RDR (and everything else in May). Is there something wrong with that?

Yes, you suck at predictions.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Bum numbers.


We get last months in what? Two weeks?


EDIT

Also, lol at guy in the last thread demanding to know why the 360 still outsells the PS3.

 

[jman2050]

I'm happy it sold more considering I was expecting SMG2 to "DESTROOOOOY" RDR (and everything else in May). Is there something wrong with that?

It's silly childish nonsense, so if you don't find something wrong with that then I guess no.

Not to mention is demonstrates a clear misunderstanding of how game sales work.

 

[knitoe]

Isn't May a slow month? What were the numbers last year? RDR pretty much took most of the sales. Should have release AW early in ther year or what until this holiday to release. Still, it's my current GOTY.

 

[V_Ben]

Wow. Those are some disappointing numbers all round. Only Marcus can save PSP now.

 

[TheFatOne]

I traded it in and bought my best friend his birthday present - Demon's Souls.

Can't argue with that Demon Souls is the best game of the generation so far IMO

 

[Threi]

EVERYONE CHILL THE FUCK OUT



MARCUS GOT THIS

 

[Vinci]

Probably.
The Wii is riding high on the black model though.

Again, I'm asking: Is the 360 Slim accompanied by a price drop?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Again, I'm asking: Is the 360 Slim accompanied by a price drop?

Technically, yes. All the Phat 360s got $50 price cuts.

 

[K.Jack]

Okay you got your early RDR sales.... unleash the PC port!

lol at Alan Wake. Poor Remedy.

 

[Busaiku]

I'm happy it sold more considering I was expecting SMG2 to "DESTROOOOOY" RDR (and everything else in May). Is there something wrong with that?

Big Nintendo titles tend to have legs.
That means they tend to sell relatively the same amount month after month, or with little drop offs.

In the case of Red Dead Redemption, expect its sales to drop by 60%+ next month. This is the case with most big games on 360/PS3.

 

[Bending_Unit_22]

I'm happy it sold more considering I was expecting SMG2 to "DESTROOOOOY" RDR (and everything else in May). Is there something wrong with that?

Ah, so it is your first time. Well AceBandage, Vinci, and Chris1964 have a done a good job teaching you so I don't have to bother.

 

[[Nintex]]

Again, I'm asking: Is the 360 Slim accompanied by a price drop?

Nope! Were there any pre-orders? Nope! Did MS just copy the Saturn launch strategy without games? Yes they did, oh yes they did.

 

[Vinci]

Technically, yes. All the Phat 360s got $50 price cuts.

Then yes, it should outsell the Wii.

Nope! Were there any pre-orders? Nope! Did MS just copy the Saturn launch strategy without games? Yes they did, oh yes they did.

:lol

 

[FrankT]

2) The 360 is the leading revenue generator of all current gen consoles both in this month and in this year. This is after 2009, where the Wii took the lead: that means the 360 had the lead, lost to the Wii, and then took it back. While the 360 is currently a system in decline worldwide, it is holding steady in the US while the Wii has fallen off significantly.

It's coming off the best first quarter it's ever had in the US so yea 5 years in it's more than holding steady.

:lol No.

I doubt it as well, but after Feb there maybe a slim chance it happens again. I could see Aug/Sept being really big with the intro of the new Arcade in or around Reach.

 

[AceBandage]

Again, I'm asking: Is the 360 Slim accompanied by a price drop?

The older models got a price drop (the most notable being the Arcade to $150).
There are also multiple stores that will be trying to clear out stock so they'll offer gift cards with it (I believe Walmart offered a $50 gift card with the system).

 

[Barrett2]

EVERYONE CHILL THE FUCK OUT



MARCUS GOT THIS

Yo dog, that Third Berfday looking hot.

Has anyone seen a Marcus commercial on TV? Are they running yet?

 

[VALIS]

Again, I'm asking: Is the 360 Slim accompanied by a price drop?

The old models were dropped by $50 each, I think.

360 will outsell Wii for June, but that will likely be the only month.

 

[RBH]

:lol :lol :lol PSP

 

[Ranger X]

Well, looks like the 2 best games of May sold the best!

All is well.

.

 

[Meus Renaissance]

Personally I was hoping for more with RDR. 1.5million in the first month and considering sales will be heavily front-loaded, I doubt it'll make sell 4 million this year. It deserves a lot more. Slightly surprised about how hard AW bombed. 360 doing well against the PS3 also

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Again, I'm asking: Is the 360 Slim accompanied by a price drop?

If the Xbox 360 can sell this well in May, with people fully aware that a new model is imminent...I'm of the opinion the Xbox 360 S combined with the newly reduced Arcade will sell quite a bit more.

Are the PSP Go numbers amalgamated with the PSP?

 

[Freezie KO]

Look. I don't care if you like RDR or SMG or AW or Blur or whatever. As gamers, these numbers are pathetic. As gamers, we have failed our industry. But as gamers, we can make it up. It's up to everyone in this thread to go out and buy a copy of Sin and Punishment 2. That is our only way of righting this wrong.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

The old models were dropped by $50 each, I think.

360 will outsell Wii for June, but that will likely be the only month.

I don't even know about that. It seems like the stock on the slims has been...slim? I could be wrong, it could only be for GameStop because of that trade in deal.

 

[Dash Kappei]

Alan Wreck :/

 

[JasoNsider]

So glad RDR destroyed SMG2. Game really deserves all the sales.

This sort of shit denotes everything wrong with gamers today. Jesus in the face...

 

[dreamer3kx]

Sony has to try something different, ps3..jeez, psp..wtf.

 

[AceBandage]

If the Xbox 360 can sell this well in May, with people fully aware that a new model is imminent...I'm of the opinion the Xbox 360 S combined with the newly reduced Arcade will sell quite a bit more.

No one knew when the new model would come out, though...
So, that's kind of a moot point.

Look. I don't care if you like RDR or SMG or AW or Blur or whatever. As gamers, these numbers are pathetic. As gamers, we have failed our industry. But as gamers, we can make it up. It's up to everyone in this thread to go out and buy a copy of Sin and Punishment 2. That is our only way of righting this wrong.

This man.
He speaks the truth.

 

[Vinci]

The old models were dropped by $50 each, I think.

360 will outsell Wii for June, but that will likely be the only month.

That's why I was asking. Without a price-drop, the 360 Slim might not have outsold the Wii for even a month though.

 

[lordoftherink]

Has anyone seen a Marcus commercial on TV? Are they running yet?

There's one running for ModNation Racers PSP

 

[CadetMahoney]

The return of th.... oh wait.

Pre-slim, pre-price drop 360 outselling the PS3 by ~25%. This forum is going to fucking freak the rest of this year when it's outselling the PS3 1.5:1

I'm just wondering what happened to the sales boost from demand on supply constrained PS3's.

 

[Averon]

Should EA be concerned with Madden's futures sales? Going by Undisputed's massive drop, it doesn't seem like yearly updates for $60 a piece is acceptable anymore.

 

[Busaiku]

If the Xbox 360 can sell this well in May, with people fully aware that a new model is imminent...I'm of the opinion the Xbox 360 S combined with the newly reduced Arcade will sell quite a bit more.

No one knew of 360 slim until E3.

 

[Majmun]

Look. I don't care if you like RDR or SMG or AW or Blur or whatever. As gamers, these numbers are pathetic. As gamers, we have failed our industry. But as gamers, we can make it up. It's up to everyone in this thread to go out and buy a copy of Sin and Punishment 2. That is our only way of righting this wrong.

Yes, but buy Alan Wake first.

 

[WickedLaharl]

he's so sick. Sony, won't you help em?

 

[ampere]

Great sales for Galaxy, I adore the game. Too bad Alan Wake didn't sell more, hopefully it continues to sell. I have just played the first chapter and it's fantastic.

No one knew of 360 slim until E3.

To be fair we (GAF, and anyone who reads Kotaku) all knew about it.

 

[Vinci]

Should EA be concerned with Madden's futures sales? Going by Undisputed's massive drop, it doesn't seem like yearly updates from $60 a piece isn't acceptable anymore.

Good. Should die in a fire.

 

[Beth Cyra]

Yes, but buy Alan Wake first.

Haha I bought it no less then 3 hours ago. Damn I hope it is good as everyone says.

 

[magnificent83]

Yo dog, that Third Berfday looking hot.

Has anyone seen a Marcus commercial on TV? Are they running yet?

If you are watching the world cup on espn3, you'll have definitely seen it

 

[Opus Angelorum]

No one knew of 360 slim until E3.

Not exactly.

No-one knew when it would be released, but it was certainly known to exist (unofficially).

 

[Y2Kev]

Good. Should die in a fire.

EA uses that money to give us nice fun games that sell like crap

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I'm just wondering what happened to the sales boost from demand on supply constrained PS3's.

Aren't they still constrained?

 

[Poimandres]

It's a doozy no doubt about it.

Oh yea and LP1 to LP2 comparison should be interesting.

Painful, more like. I feel pretty bad for a few of the games that bombed this month. Pushing all of those games back from Q4 last year was evidently a bad idea.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Nope! Were there any pre-orders? Nope! Did MS just copy the Saturn launch strategy without games? Yes they did, oh yes they did.

Except that this is nothing like the Saturn launch because the 360 was released 5 years ago and there's something to the tune of several hundred games released for it already.

But yeah, other than that, it's exactly like the Saturn releas.

:lol

 

[Jigsaw]

thank god lost planet 2 bombed,such an awful game,i regret my 25€ i paid 2 weeks after release...its so bad i didnt even complete it yet

 

[FrankT]

Look. I don't care if you like RDR or SMG or AW or Blur or whatever. As gamers, these numbers are pathetic. As gamers, we have failed our industry. But as gamers, we can make it up. It's up to everyone in this thread to go out and buy a copy of Sin and Punishment 2. That is our only way of righting this wrong.

We'll make it up alright. See used sales are a significant drain on the SW market thread.

Also did we not get an overall snapshot YoY dollar wise?

 

[Little Green Yoda]

So I guess new changes didn't mean "revert back to #s for the top 10"? :[

 

[Vinci]

Not exactly.

No-one knew when it would be released, but it was certainly known to exist (unofficially).

I still say that, without a price-drop, the 360 Slim would not outsell the Wii. With the price-drop, it will. For one month.

 

[Busaiku]

Should EA be concerned with Madden's futures sales? Going by Undisputed's massive drop, it doesn't seem like yearly updates from $60 a piece isn't acceptable anymore.

Madden was definitely impacted last year.
I think besides maybe FIFA, everything will see significant declines.