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[DragonSworne]

No numbers from Nintendo?

 

[StoppedInTracks]

Kinda worried about next month TLOU sales now

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I would say the industry has saturated the hardware market at these prices and needs to move them down.

On the other hand, I'm not in the market for any hardware so go on and raise the prices, if you would. Maximum hilarity for July.

 

[ZedIndyLil]

360 still the top selling console? majornelson usually says so, no?

 

[KillerMan91]

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Everyone expected Uncharted 2 to kill it and it started off less than 600k. Should do well but its the kind of thing I would expect a nice tail and not blockerbuster first numbers.

Well I would say that 600k for new IP this late in the gen would actually be pretty great. In UK it already started higher than Uncharted 2.

 

[Drago]

360 still the top selling console? majornelson usually says so, no?

Top selling console, yes.

3DS was the top selling platform this month.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

# of units sold, pretty sure.

Order of sales.

K, thanks.

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

If I had to guess, I would say that the top selling game sold less than 100,000.

 

[Pranay]

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Everyone expected Uncharted 2 to kill it and it started off less than 600k. Should do well but its the kind of thing I would expect a nice tail and not blockerbuster first numbers.

it has been their as 1 game for 2 months in amazon and best buy. not the right measure but zombie games do well.

Kinda worried about next month TLOU sales now

Should do well. Has been sold out at lot of places. Software has been good this year apart from this month.

Also it did well in uk

 

[metalslimer]

No numbers from Nintendo?

That would force them to release Wii U numbers and there is no way in hell they are doing that with the console potentially below 30k

Well I would say that 600k for new IP this late in the gen would actually be pretty great. In UK it already started higher than Uncharted 2.

Yeah for sure, I just would temper expectations for anyone expecting close to a million

 

[liger05]

So PS3 below 100k? Vita and Wii U below 30k?

That would force them to release Wii U numbers and there is no way in hell they are doing that with the console potentially below 30k

Makes sense, forgot that they would have to release wii u numbers as well.

 

[Penguin]

Glad to see Luigi sticking around

What were March/April numbers like for it?

 

[Exterminieren]

In the individual format charts, it's DKCR 2nd and Luigi 3rd, with presumably Injustice 360 in the top spot.

Good results for the 3DS. It's finally hitting worldwide momentum.

 

[Tallshortman]

Good on Injustice, deserves the sales. NPD looks very depressing though, need a price drop for the HD twins stat. Sort of amazing how price resilient both have been.

 

[Mr.Wreckless]

Remind me again if the listed platform order means anything?

Yes, they are in order by units sold. In other words a lot of software sells on the 360.

 

[Mileena]

I think we know now why Retro's game is a new DKC.

And I'm okay with that.

You really think those numbers are good?

I really doubt Injustice did too well on it's second month at #1, I can't see those DK numbers being anything good at all.

 

[demosthenes]

Pachter: "Console/Handheld softwares sales were lowest since May 2000"

NPD doesn't track a lot still. Especially, it doesn't track online purchases which for Sony at least, the majority of sales for Vita are digital.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

2 3DS games in the Top Ten. You know this month sucked (nothing against the quality of those games).

This has been the case since February. It's what happens when you release good games and market them well.

 

[Sadist]

Revelations bombed again? Man, makes me even more peeved about the RE ORC and 6 numbers

 

[Aquamarine]

Microsoft PR:

In May, Xbox 360 sold 114,000 units, more than any other console in the U.S. May marked the 29th consecutive month that Xbox 360 was the best-selling console in the U.S.

May 2013 NPD highlights:
· Total retail spend on the Xbox 360 platform in May (hardware, software and accessories) reached $149.8 million, the most for any console in the U.S. (Source: NPD Group, May2013)
· During the month of May, Xbox 360 held seven of the top 10 console game titles including: “Dead Island: Riptide,” “Injustice: Gods Among Us,” “Metro: Last Light,” NBA 2K13,” Call of Duty: Black Ops II,” “BioShock Infinite” and “Halo 4.” (Source: NPD Group, May2013)

On May 21, Microsoft introduced the world to Xbox One. Last week at E3, Xbox One showcased a new generation of gaming with exclusive titles like “Forza Motorsport 5,” “Ryse: Son of Rome,” “Killer Instinct,” “Dead Rising 3” and more. In addition, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, Yusuf Mehdi, introduced the new Xbox 360 on the Xbox stage, which sports a sleek and stylish design that aligns with the new Xbox One family and will continue to drive Xbox 360 sales.

The E3 Xbox briefing drove consumer excitement for Xbox One, which has seen impressive pre-order sales; Amazon sold through most of their day one inventory in the first four hours of availability. To reserve your Xbox One system today, and for the full list of launch countries and prices, visit http://www.xbox.com for participating retailers.

We look forward to sharing further details on Xbox One in the coming months. Please check out Xbox Wire for the latest Xbox One and Xbox 360 news.

 

[Foshy]

So PS3 below 100k? Vita and Wii U below 30k?

1) Probably.
2) Very likely, maybe even <30k combined.

 

[The Technomancer]

I think we know now why Retro's game is a new DKC.

And I'm okay with that.

Nah we knew that when DKCR sold like 4-5 million copies

 

[funkystudent]

Wonder how bad Fuse did.

It didnt even chart in the UK top 40 when it was released I think. Maybe it dropped off the week after. It didnt do well in the UK anyway.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

Those software sales... :-/.
God, I hope next-gen really revitalises things.. worldwide.

 

[donny2112]

Surprised 3DS actually went up YOY this month. Was expecting some depressed sales with Animal Crossing 3DSXL and the game coming a week into June's NPD period.

 

[Tucah]

Good for Injustice - the game is great, very glad to see it doing well.

 

[Cipherr]

You really think those numbers are good?

Number 3 on the chart is definitely good. We don't know how much it sold, so noone can call it bad.

 

[GulAtiCa]

The Last of Us is probably going to kill June.

Mu guess is TLOU for #1 and ACNL for #2

 

[zomgbbqftw]

360 looks like it fell below 40% market share. Wasn't mentioned in the PR.

 

[MechaX]

...? We do this thread every month.

For the last year, Nirolak has mostly been the one posting the actual NPD threads (even though Evilore was the one who did it the most classically). At least, that is what I'm guessing the poster is meaning.

 

[Amir0x]

Oh my lord at those Xbox 360 console sales

I don't even want to glance at Vita and Wii U. Must be like stabbing oneself in the eye

 

[Guevara]

I couldn't name a single person that has even played, or even heard of Injustice.
Astonished.

It has the most generic name of all time. I didn't realize it was a fighting game with comic book characters until like last week.

 

[GeoramA]

Shit numbers for a shit month of game releases. June should be a lot better with TLoU and AC.

 

[Exterminieren]

You really think those numbers are good?

I really doubt Injustice did too well on it's second month at #1, I can't see those DK numbers being anything good at all.

They show good resilience for a 3DS port of a game that came out two and a half years ago, though.

 

[Nirolak]

OP updated with what we have so far.

 

[jmizzal]

Dang no Resident Evil

 

[Father_Brain]

Wow, didn't notice that Revelations didn't even chart.

 

[Yawnier]

Yeah, I expect TLOU and Animal Crossing to just totally dominate the month of June.

 

[NBtoaster]

Lego Batman 2 just came out for Wii U, but it still sold more on almost every other platform this month than Wii U?

 

[michaelius]

I wonder how many games of that top10 are above 100k

 

[metalslimer]

I think we know now why Retro's game is a new DKC.

And I'm okay with that.

We all knew why they made DKCR. That's not why people were disappointed. DKCR also seems more of the type of game just like NSMBU that benefits from a system already doing well and not a huge system seller itself.

 

[Boke1879]

Those software sales... :-/.
God, I hope next-gen really revitalises things.. worldwide.

I'm sure it will. This console cycle HAS gone on way too long. Not mention I still think the prices of both the 360 and PS3 are still way too high at this stage of the game.

 

[donny2112]

Wonder how much Donkey Kong Country's $35 price tag helped sales. Hopefully enough for NOA to take notice and make that the default 1st-party price going forward. Would just be a $5 increase over the DS default price, then, instead of the $10 increase it had been.

 

[Deku Tree]

3DS > 360

So

Nintendo > all ?

 

[dragonfart28]

Lego Batman 2 just came out for Wii U, but it still sold more on almost every other platform than Wii U?

Why wouldn't it?

 

[IncandescentPrecept]

Dang no Resident Evil

I wonder how many games of that top10 are above 100k

I'd say none.

 

[RobbieNick]

Wow on the 3DS software sales. Also, the big push back up on Lego Batman 2 was likely because it hit the Wii U in May.

 

[Skilletor]

Has a fighting game ever been #1 two months straight on the NPD?

 

[Mpl90]

They show good resilience for a 3DS port of a game that came out two and a half years ago, though.

Lower price (34.99 instead of 39.99) is probably helping. And it'll help Animal Crossing a lot.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

I'm glad RE bombed. Releasing a marginally improved game and charging $50 for it is lunacy.

Lower price (34.99 instead of 39.99) is probably helping. And it'll help Animal Crossing a lot.

To an extent. I don't think AC will be number one next month though. We won't get the full picture until Nintendo gives us digital sales, which I think will likely happen.