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[Gadfly]

any leaks yet?

 

[noobie]

any leaks yet?

too early for leaks..

 

[kuYuri]

#NPD September: We sold 438k units. Xbox 360 continues to roll along as the top selling console each month in 2011

http://twitter.com/#!/majornelson/status/124598096880611328

 

[Satchel]

@majornelson Larry Hryb
#NPD September: We sold 438k units. Xbox 360 continues to roll along as the top selling console each month in 2011

@aarongreenberg Aaron Greenberg
NPD shows Xbox 360 #1 selling console in Sept, 438K units and Gears 3 #1 title with over 2M units sold-through.

fucking hell

edit: fuck beaten.

 

[bigtroyjon]

Greenberg adds the Gears info

aarongreenberg Aaron Greenberg
NPD shows Xbox 360 #1 selling console in Sept, 438K units and Gears 3 #1 title with over 2M units sold-through.

 

[Gadfly]

http://twitter.com/#!/majornelson/status/124598096880611328

So Pachter was off again.

 

[BurntPork]

http://twitter.com/#!/majornelson/status/124598096880611328

Well, there goes quite a few predictions.

Mine wasn't off much, though! I PROVED THE CHART WRONG!

 

[Dedication Through Light]

Wow someone actually did call 430K for 360, talk about hitting the mark.

 

[AceBandage]

So Pachter was off again.

Didn't he says 360 was double Wii?
I don't even understand how that would happen...

 

[Dr. Malik]

Predicting that Resistance 3 bombed hard

 

[Gadfly]

Didn't he says 360 was double Wii?
I don't even understand how that would happen...

He used to consistently underestimate 360 and overestimate PS3. Although recently his PS3 numbers have been more realistic.

 

[allan-bh]

Impressive sales for Gears 3.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Holy Crap at Gears. Good for Epic and Co. Love that game.

430k for the 360 is nice as well. Amazing how long they have been number 1 for.

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

430k has to be a Gears bump right? Great numbers for a fun game.

 

[BurntPork]

2 mil? Holy fucking shit!

 

[Conflict NZ]

Did they cancel NPD? Isn't it supposed to be out by now?

 

[jvm]

Sony PR for later:

SCEA
NPD’s September report saw double-digit growth for both PS3 software (52%) and hardware (20%), as increasing brand awareness continues to fuel interest with consumers. First-party software sales remained strong this month, with boosts from blockbuster titles like Resistance 3. The lower PS3 console price point and the upcoming release of exciting titles – Uncharted 3, Everybody Dance and Ratchet and Clank – will continue PlayStation’s momentum into the holiday season.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

great games = hardware sales that is what nintendo is saying for YEARS and it has always been true.
Ms first party does not release a lot of games but if they do 99% is awesome enough for people to buy hardware with it.

 

[UberTag]

2 mil? Holy fucking shit!

As a point of comparison, Halo: Reach moved 3.3 million copies in its launch month last September.

 

[Saiyar]

Sony PR for later:

PS3 sales grew 20% YoY or MoM?

 

[Gadfly]

Holy Crap at Gears. Good for Epic and Co. Love that game.

430k for the 360 is nice as well. Amazing how long they have been number 1 for.

For me the bigger question is what price cut is doing for Sony and why it didn't seem to be a game changer last month? Maybe it shows its full effect this month?

 

[Elios83]

374k for PS3

Looking good for my predictions this month

 

[allan-bh]

374k for PS3

Looking good for my predictions this month

Sounds too high, maybe 20% is MoM

 

[UberTag]

PS3 sales grew 20% YoY or MoM?

20% MoM would actually not be growth at all.
5-week month vs. 4-week month would have an increase of 25% just if sales held steady over the previous month.

So for Sony's sake, let's hope it's YoY.

 

[BurntPork]

PS3 sales grew 20% YoY or MoM?

Since they didn't say, I'm betting MoM. If so, then my prediction wasn't too far off.

 

[godhandiscen]

374k for PS3

Looking good for my predictions this month

Wow, that's a lot for the PS3. Why did it get a boost in sales?

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Wow, that's a lot for the PS3. Why did it get a boost in sales?

full month of price cut and good games coming up?

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Since they didn't say, I'm betting MoM. If so, then my prediction wasn't too far off.

20% MoM is about 260k, so that's a pretty big spread without clarification.

 

[Elios83]

Wow, that's a lot for the PS3. Why did it get a boost in sales?

It's the first full month after a price cut.
In the last two weeks of August they sold 70-80k and this was a 5 weeks month.
Maybe people understimated the impact of the price drop a little bit too much and too soon

 

[Gadfly]

20% MoM would actually not be growth at all.
5-week month vs. 4-week month would have an increase of 25% just if sales held steady over the previous month.

So for Sony's sake, let's hope it's YoY.

wouldn't 20% MoM be a decline (per week)?

But I bet it is YoY otherwise they wouldn't boast about it.

 

[BKK]

Why did it get a boost in sales?

increasing brand awareness

lol

 

[RETROEX]

Sarcasm?... I bet is the price cut in full form

 

[Hiro_Kunimi_80]

Wow, that's a lot for the PS3. Why did it get a boost in sales?

it's just a guess
either is MoM +20% (260K) or YoY +20% ( 374K )



we'll see

 

[GarthVaderUK]

So PS3 is either about 261.6K or 374.4K?

 

[BurntPork]

20% MoM would actually not be growth at all.
5-week month vs. 4-week month would have an increase of 25% just if sales held steady over the previous month.

So for Sony's sake, let's hope it's YoY.

At least they'll make out better than Nintendo did. My predictions are coming close to reality, so 3DS is likely going to see a big weekly drop.

 

[Kafel]

20% increase in weeks for Sony. Good job.

 

[Indyana]

Sony PR for later:

We need Microsoft PR to know PS3 sales. :lol

 

[DMeisterJ]

20% MoM is nothing to brag about, but who knows...

 

[donny2112]

NeoGAF Aggregate NPD Predictions for September 2011

1. 360 - 409K
2. 3DS - 284K
3. PS3 - 271K
4. WII - 214K
5. NDS - 180K

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Ridiculous Gears numbers. Sony PR, on the other hand, doesn't sound too confident.

 

[LuchaShaq]

Surprised the drop to 250 really helped Sony.

Have had plenty of friends get a ps3 for 200-220 through sales on amazon or 300 with 100 $ gift card at mainstream places like walmart/target. Figured anyone knowing about the small price drop would be savy enough to have gotten one even cheaper.

 

[RukusProvider]

lol at Sony's "brand awareness."

One day people will finally get familiar with the Sony and Playstation names. One day!

Wow at Gears 3. Nice work Epic. Hopefully it continues to sell through the holidays.

 

[bigtroyjon]

52% yoy software growth doesn't seem realistic so my bet is that it's month on month.

 

[Belgorim]

52% yoy software growth doesn't seem realistic so my bet is that it's month on month.

Well, this seems most likely at least.

 

[BurntPork]

Is "brand awareness" of the "PlayStation family" increasing?

 

[Gadfly]

it's just a guess
either is MoM +20% (260K) or YoY +20% ( 374K )



we'll see

Or maybe we won't.

Anybody familiar with their previous PRs can tell us if they typically cite MoM or YoY when they talk about growth?

Last NPD Sony said they were supply constrained so maybe we are finally seeing the effect of price cut.

 

[Elios83]

52% yoy software growth doesn't seem realistic so my bet is that it's month on month.

Madden and Resistance 3 this year for them, against........nothing last september?

 

[UberTag]

Is "brand awareness" of the "PlayStation family" increasing?

If they've had a weekly decrease in sales in September despite the launch of Resistance 3 and their new ad campaign? Probably not.

At least they're set up nicely for month-over-month increases through the holiday season.

370K+ should have resulted in a lot more pomp and circumstance in Sony's PR blurb.

 

[NavNucST3]

52% yoy software growth doesn't seem realistic so my bet is that it's month on month.

I concur.

 

[Kusagari]

lol where all the people who said Gears wouldn't beat Madden combined.