October NPD is Out

BreakABone · 11-15-2007, 06:49 PM

And it is quite the story.

Wii 519K
Nintendo DS 458K
Xbox 360 366K
PSP 286K
PlayStation 2 184K
PlayStation 3 121K

Halo 3 proved to be quite the bump for the 360 in Sept but it seems like it was not much else. I mean Nov and Dec can prove me completely wrong.

Wii crushes the competition on a somewhat better Oct than their Sept release. DS is actually behind it by a bit which is quite telling. Don't know if for Wii or DS.

Ps3... well apparently.. the latest price drop won't be reflected until Nov so we shall save that for later.

Software proved to be a predictable story.

360 HALO 3 * MICROSOFT (CORP) SEP 2007 MATURE (M) 1 433.8K
360 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 2 383.2K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 3 286.3K
PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 4 271.1K
NDS LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS NINTENDO OF AMERICA SEP 2007 EVERYONE (E) 5 262.8K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 6 239.7K
360 HALF LIFE 2: EPISODE 2 THE ORANGE BOX ELECTRONIC ARTS OCT 2007 MATURE (M) 7 238.4K
PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 8 231.7K
PS2 FIFA SOCCER 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS OCT 2007 EVERYONE (E) 9 129.7K
NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A NINTENDO OF AMERICA AUG 2007 EVERYONE (E) 10 116.9K

Halo fell off but that was to be expected. Overall for a game that sold 3.3 million in it's first month, I think the number is respectable.

GH III doing well across platforms is not bad at all. And at least shows the Wii audience is willing to buy 3rd party stuff.
Also the number is a bit misleading as the Ps2 one is split across two SKUs.
So total sales for it are
Ps2> 360> Wii
I'm not sure if there was a Ps3 version?

Good to see the Orange Box doing well. It really is a terrific package. And the best deal in gaming right now.

Dyne · 11-15-2007, 06:52 PM

Whoa.

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WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 3 286.3K

Whoa, 286.3K people got screwed with a version with mono sound.

Null · 11-15-2007, 06:57 PM

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Whoa.

Whoa, 286.3K people got screwed with a version with mono sound.

true. but everyone else got screwed over with a version without rumble :P

Typhoid · 11-15-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

true. but everyone else got screwed over with a version without rumble :P

I've never known my guitar to give me physical feedback when I hit a cord.

BreakABone · 11-15-2007, 07:09 PM

Here are some more numbers...

NR Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3) 105,800
NR Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP) 98,100
NR Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) 74,500

I guess there was a PS3 version of GH III.
Also, ouch at Ratchet and Clank which was out for about 2 weeks for this.
It is a damn fine looking game. Would say doesn't bode well for platformers, but looks like Galaxy may top the charts this month.

manasecret · 11-15-2007, 07:37 PM

I never did see how Metroid 3 ended up doing in sales. Any figures on that?

Null · 11-15-2007, 09:57 PM

nope. and neither does it.

it gives you feedback when you get full star power.

does your guitar have star power and light all the notes up blue when its full and you tilt it up? thats why.

perhaps if you didnt buy such a cheap guitar, your guitar would also be as realistic as a guitar hero guitar..... i mean.. i bet your guitar doesnt even have buttons, probably has those cheap strings. ha!

BreakABone · 11-15-2007, 10:36 PM

I'm not even sure if Null is being sarcastic or not anymore.

Anyhow, Metroid Prime 3 did about 45k for the month.

Think it sits at around 400k total for the year. Not that great.

Bond · 11-15-2007, 10:44 PM

Metroid Prime 3 has only sold 400K? How is that possible?

Dyne · 11-15-2007, 11:27 PM

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Metroid Prime 3 has only sold 400K? How is that possible?

Maybe Nintendo will learn the importance of a marketing campaign now.

Typhoid · 11-16-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Null

nope. and neither does it.

it gives you feedback when you get full star power.

does your guitar have star power and light all the notes up blue when its full and you tilt it up? thats why.

perhaps if you didnt buy such a cheap guitar, your guitar would also be as realistic as a guitar hero guitar..... i mean.. i bet your guitar doesnt even have buttons, probably has those cheap strings. ha!

That entire post made me laugh so hard I spat milk all over my cat.

Jason1 · 11-16-2007, 05:21 PM

Nintendo's Marketing is pretty terrible. I have yet to see a Super Mario Galaxy TV ad, and their Wii commercials suck. Those Xbox and PS3 commercials are just plain awsome, Nintendo's are a joke in comparison.

Null · 11-16-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

That entire post made me laugh so hard I spat milk all over my cat.

animal abuse !

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Originally Posted by Jason1

Nintendo's Marketing is pretty terrible. I have yet to see a Super Mario Galaxy TV ad, and their Wii commercials suck. Those Xbox and PS3 commercials are just plain awsome, Nintendo's are a joke in comparison.

360 commercials are quite good... ps3's i havnt been very fond of.. have they given up on the floating ps3 in the white room yet?

BreakABone · 11-16-2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

animal abuse !

360 commercials are quite good... ps3's i havnt been very fond of.. have they given up on the floating ps3 in the white room yet?

Yeah they have.
Sadly, they have let to find a perfectly fine way to advertise the PSP.

I've seen the Galaxy commercial over a bunch of random shows, but Wii commercials are weird. They have interesting music though.

Dyne · 11-17-2007, 02:12 PM

Yeah, there's a Mario Galaxy ad. It's in the style of the others. This time, it shows random people in a theater playing Mario Galaxy on the Theater screen showing random clips of gameplay. It works pretty well.