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[I-hate-u]

With God of War seemingly fading a way, it seems that their biggest sellers are now Gran Turismo, Uncharted, and the Last of Us.

Maybe the ps4's launch window can elevate Killzone and Infamous to similar levels.

God of War and Little Big Planet are big sellers for Sony as well.

 

[nhlducks35]

I don't understand this at all. How is God of War fading away? Didn't III and the Collections sell a lot?

Also, The Last of Us deserves its success. Brilliant game.

Well Ascensions kinda sold like shit, but then again it wasn't a numbered sequel...

 

[MechaX]

I bought it purely on a whim on launch day despite not really liking the Uncharted series all that much.

The game is not absolutely perfect, but I do think it deserved these sales.

 

[benny_a]

Hurray! I can see the game having some serious legs. It'll at least crack 6 million by the end of the year.

That sounds absolutely unjustifiably optimistic. Console game sales are very front-loaded for the majority of titles.

 

[iamvin22]

C.R.E.A.M.

Gaf never fails with the first post.

 

[Mik_Pad]

Yeah, fastest overall is probably Modern Warfare 3.

Yeah probably, do we know how much did MW3 sold in 3 weeks on PS3?

 

[sn00zer]

So it's a failure, just like Tomb Raider?

haha....Sony is very good at budgeting games (PlayStation Allstars and God of War: Ascension not withstanding)...I have no doubt this has been very profitable

 

[amar212]

I really hope this will turn some producer/publisher heads to show the true prospect for more mature and complex gaming.

 

[davepoobond]

why does it sound low to me? at most 200k in japan, 1.5m in America, 1.8m in Europe?

 

[Daingurse]

Get that paper ND!

They earned dat guap. Real talk.

 

[leatherhat]

With God of War seemingly fading a way, it seems that their biggest sellers are now Gran Turismo, Uncharted, and the Last of Us.

Maybe the ps4's launch window can elevate Killzone and Infamous to similar levels.

Eh, maybe. I think Ascension was classic franchise fatigue though. Give it a few years and bring it back strong on ps4.

 

[Fezan]

I don't understand this at all. How is God of War fading away? Didn't III and the Collections sell a lot?

Also, The Last of Us deserves its success. Brilliant game.

Yes GOW sells a lot. even Acencion did 600k+ in NPD andis constantly in euro chart

One month. Came out March 5. Was declared a 3.4 million sales disappointment before April.

Those were probably shipped number (SE over shipped TR a lot hence price drop so soon )

 

[Blood Diamonds]

THIS IS NOT 5 MILLION ND.

I'M SORRY BUT YOUR NEXT GAME NEEDS HEAVY FOCUS TESTING.

 

[multivac]

Now put it on sale so I can play it!

Spoiler

Should also help with more sales, right?

 

[Tallshortman]

Seems like the first PS3 exclusive game getting this level of boost (EDIT: LOL! It somewhat says that in the first line) Its always COD, Halo or Gears getting these PRs with millions attached to it.

Well deserved. Great game, great advertisement, great sale.

God of war (main series), GT, and uncharted get about those numbers. GT is the only one that can outsell halo though and that's through very good long term sales.

 

[Gorillaz]

damn son....

I thought it was just a million....

 

[Mik_Pad]

That sounds absolutely unjustifiably optimistic. Console game sales are very front-loaded for the majority of titles.

Doesn't seem unreasonable considering Uncharted 2 and 3 seem to be around those numbers and TLOU seems to be selling as good as those so far.

 

[BigTnaples]

Awesome. Hope they sell even more as time goes on.


Absolutely amazing work by Naughty Dog.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Wow congrats to ND!

What was that about new IP late into a generation, EA?

 

[Hydrargyrus]

Cool!

Well deserved

 

[w1gglyjones]

THIS IS NOT 5 MILLION ND.

I'M SORRY BUT YOUR NEXT GAME NEEDS HEAVY FOCUS TESTING.

To be fair, game released in June and not the holiday season and generation fatigue had long since set in.

 

[Chuck Norris]

That sounds absolutely unjustifiably optimistic. Console game sales are very front-loaded for the majority of titles.

New IPs are less so

 

[BigDug13]

That sounds absolutely unjustifiably optimistic. Console game sales are very front-loaded for the majority of titles.

Well the industry is full of sequels so this is mostly true. But a new IP with lots of buzz and word of mouth might get later sales. But yeah, probably not the numbers he described.

 

[hwy_61]

Hope they sell many more copies

 

[Moonstone]

Decent for a platform exclusive. Should have sold more based on the critical praise

It' still selling and it's summer. Christmas is yet to come. And those 3.4 million are at full price. Even in UK it's still at 40 pounds. The game will have huge legs, it's not a Halo where all multiplayer dudes buy it on day one.

 

[Mad Bowser]

3.4m might sound not that much but as for a new IP thats something wicked!

Well deserved Naughty Dog (Y)

 

[Eusis]

Impressive.



That's still a series averaging around 5-6 million copies on the newer entries.

I'm sure you'll be buried in it for a long, long time.

Although I kinda liked the idea of just 3 big entries and calling it a day, though that was kinda forced on them with Crash due to the details of the Universal deal that made Crash go from PS1 mascot to generic mascot appearing on every platform. It's almost like some bizarre variation on Sonic where SONIC (and... uhh... Ristar?) went multiplatform while everything else of Sega's stayed exclusive.

 

[bobbytkc]

This is 3 weeks of sales. I presume word of mouth will give it some tail, so it'll probably pass 4 million sales LTD when all is said and done.

 

[cuyahoga]

Have no doubt it is selling well, but sell-in refers to copies sold to retailers rather than sold through which refers to copies sold to consumers.

 

[benny_a]

New IPs are less so

I wasn't aware. Are there any numbers or examples of new IP that has legs? (Except the obvious Wii Sports)

 

[Krilekk]

Yeah probably, do we know how much did MW3 sold in 3 weeks on PS3?

It sold 6.5 million in 24 hours on all platforms, so it took them two days to sell what TLOU sold in three weeks. No numbers for MW3 three weeks.

 

[w1gglyjones]

It' still selling and it's summer. Christmas is yet to come. And those 3.4 million are at full price. Even in UK it's still at 40 pounds. The game will have huge legs, it's not a Halo where all multiplayer dudes buy it on day one.

I don't think it will have great legs. It'll just get bundled in with a high priced PS3 this holiday and that'll be it.

 

[Krilekk]

I wasn't aware. Are there any numbers or examples of new IP that has legs? (Except the obvious Wii Sports)

Halo CE went on to sell 60k copies a month for like two years after its release.

 

[Mik_Pad]

It sold 6.5 million in 24 hours on all platforms, so it took them two days to sell what TLOU sold in three weeks. No numbers for MW3 three weeks.

CoD is a monster.

 

[Zok310]

Well deserved.

 

[Syph Medwes]

Good stuff. Just beat it yesterday; well deserved.
Took me a week to get it actually because it was sold out everywhere I looked!

 

[I-hate-u]

This is 3 weeks of sales. I presume word of mouth will give it some tail, so it'll probably pass 4 million sales LTD when all is said and done.

it will probably be at 4 million heading into the holidays. After the holidays I bet it will fluctuate around 6-7 million depending on how Sony pushes the game this winter.

 

[allan-bh]

This means title that is not a sequel to a franchise, but a brand new title?

Yes.

Uncharted 3 hit 3.8 million on day one.

 

[RyoonZ]

Amazing!
I beat the game 3 times.

 

[Mik_Pad]

Yes.

Uncharted 3 hit 3.8 million on day one.

is can't be true, can it?

 

[Blood Diamonds]

To be fair, game released in June and not the holiday season and generation fatigue had long since set in.

I'm just kidding, it's really amazing that they achieved this many sales and I'm sure it will be much more in the long run.

 

[Massa]

So it's a failure, just like Tomb Raider?

I thought Tomb Raider was a failure because they shipped 3.4 million copies but sold much less than that, forcing them to negotiate with retailers.

 

[Grinchy]

That's not too shabby for 3 weeks of sales.

 

[allan-bh]

I bet it will fluctuate around 6-7 million depending on how Sony pushes the game this winter.

No way. That's too high, unless Sony give for free on bundles.

 

[w1gglyjones]

Yes.

Uncharted 3 hit 3.8 million on day one.

is can't be true, can it?

holidays. less generational fatigue back then too

 

[Gorillaz]

Yes.

Uncharted 3 hit 3.8 million on day one.

Pretty sure it was actually a little over a million. It shipped 3.8 tho

 

[someday]

ND is easily my favorite studio. This game deserves all the praise it's getting and hopefully even more people will buy it and enjoy it.

 

[JehutyRunner]

For context sake, when The Last of Us debuted in the UK, it was the biggest debut of a new IP since LA Noire two years ago (though for the sake of balance and to not look like a rabbid fanboy, it's still the third biggest-selling game in the UK this year behind BioShock Infinite or Tomb Raider but it's lasted longer in the No1 spot than Infinite or Dead Island which had the longest consecutive reigns so far this year for a new release with three weeks each until TLOU). Really, Naughty Dog has cracked it.

 

[allan-bh]

is can't be true, can it?

It is, but sell in number (shipped), same case of here.

 

[Cartman86]

Pretty sure that was a rumor and it was actually a little over a million. It shipped 3.8 tho

There are tons of stories where Sony is the one who claimed it, but I don't know if it was shipped or not.