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Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #7250 on:** April 07, 2011, 04:43:29 AM »

Did you read what I wrote? I said that it doesn't matter much from a logic standpoint, but it is a bad thing psychologically. You don't think morale matters?

that Baby guy · « **Reply #7251 on:** April 07, 2011, 12:20:58 PM »

Psychologically. That's a word worth looking at. Psycho-, in brief, means "Mind." Logic, in a word, means "reasoning." You're contradicting yourself when you say logically, it doesn't mean anything, but psychologically, it means something. If you can logically deduce it's meaningless, psychologically, you've deduced it doesn't matter. Morale is affected by logic, and I think for the people it matters, few-to-none would find the notion that the recently-discounted PSP, the PSP which also received a major title in the week of sales we're discussing, slightly outsold a new, more expensive handheld widely criticized for a lack of launch games demoralizing.

No one cared back when the PS2 was outselling the Wii. Few saw an issue when the NES still had games being made after the SNES and Genesis were released. The PSX was given a major new look and a portable screen when the PS2 came out, and it sold like hotcakes. Again, no one really cared all that much. Comparing sales numbers to an election doesn't work. It's senseless. Elections and console sales aren't even apples and oranges. They're apples and jellyfish, maybe.

I read what you said. When I respond to people, I read what they say first. That way, my response can be adequate. I understand some people respond to threads without reading what's been said, but I do read before I respond.

SalesBot · « **Reply #7252 on:** April 08, 2011, 11:32:57 AM »

Chart Track - Week 13, 2011

UK: Week 13, 2011 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (__) WII Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
02 (01) 360 Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) PS3 Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
04 (02) 360 Homefront (Thq)
05 (__) 360 Shift 2: Unleashed (Electronic Arts)
06 (04) 360 Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts)
07 (__) PS3 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 12: The Masters (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) NDS Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
09 (__) PS3 Shift 2: Unleashed (Electronic Arts)
10 (__) 360 Tiger Woods Pga Tour 12: The Masters (Electronic Arts)
11 (37) NDS Art Academy (Nintendo)
12 (15) WII Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
13 (09) NDS Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
14 (14) WII Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts)
15 (__) 360 Wwe All Stars (Thq)
16 (11) PS3 Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts)
17 (05) PS3 Homefront (Thq)
18 (10) PC The Sims: Medieval (Electronic Arts)
19 (06) 3DS Super Street Fighter Iv 3d Edition (Capcom)
20 (__) PS3 Motorstorm: Apocalypse (Sony Computer Ent.)
21 (__) PS3 Wwe All Stars (Thq)
22 (19) PS3 Killzone 3 (Sony Computer Ent.)
23 (08) 3DS Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
24 (22) NDS Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts)
25 (25) 360 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
26 (12) 3DS Rayman 3d (Ubisoft)
27 (34) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
28 (28) PS3 Fight Night Champion (Electronic Arts)
29 (24) WII Udraw Studio (Thq)
30 (30) WII Wii Party (Nintendo)
31 (27) 360 Fight Night Champion (Electronic Arts)
32 (__) 360 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
33 (35) PS3 Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
34 (16) 3DS Super Monkey Ball 3d (Sega)
35 (18) 3DS Ridge Racer 3d (Namco Bandai Games)
36 (33) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
37 (20) 3DS Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever (Nintendo)
38 (32) WII Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
39 (17) 3DS Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts)
40 (13) PC Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)

Ireland: Week 13, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts)
03 (__) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 12: The Masters (Electronic Arts)
04 (02) Homefront (Thq)
05 (04) Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
06 (__) Wwe All Stars (Thq)
07 (05) Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
08 (__) Shift 2: Unleashed (Electronic Arts)
09 (10) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
10 (09) Fight Night Champion (Electronic Arts)
11 (11) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
12 (__) Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
13 (13) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
14 (__) Art Academy (Nintendo)
15 (17) Wii Party (Nintendo)
16 (18) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
17 (__) Just Cause 2 (Square Enix Europe)
18 (__) Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
19 (__) Grand Theft Auto Iv (Take 2)
20 (15) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)

Denmark: Week 13, 2011 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (01) Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Activision Blizzard)
03 (04) Call Of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard)
04 (03) The Sims: Medieval (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) Shift 2: Unleashed (Electronic Arts)
06 (06) Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
07 (05) Homefront (Thq)
08 (09) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
09 (07) Dragon Age Ii (Electronic Arts)
10 (11) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
11 (10) Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
12 (16) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
13 (15) Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
14 (14) Singstar Danske Hits (Nordisk Film)
15 (19) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm (Activision Blizzard)
17 (__) Rift (Ubisoft)
18 (__) Bulletstorm (Electronic Arts)
19 (13) Shogun 2: Total War (Pan Vision)
20 (17) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

Netherlands: Week 13, 2011
01 (06) [PC] The Sims: Medieval (Electronic Arts)
02 (08) [PS3] Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
04 (10) [360] Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
05 (02) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
06 (05) [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
07 (__) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
08 (__) [PC] Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
09 (07) [PS3] Homefront (Thq)
10 (03) [PC] Shogun 2: Total War (Sega)

France: Week 12, 2011
01 (__) [PS3] Crysis 2 - Edition limitée (Electronic Arts)
02 (03) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
03 (__) [PS3] Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
05 (__) [360] Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts)

Italy: Week 12, 2011
01 (__) [PS3] Crysis 2 Limited Edition (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [360] Crysis 2 Limited Edition (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
04 (02) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo
05 (08) [PS3] Fifa 11 (Electronic Arts)
06 (03) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
07 (10) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
08 (__) [3DS] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom)
09 (09) [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo)
10 (06) [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii (Nintendo)

Sweden: Week 12, 2011
01 (__) [PC] The Sims: Medieval
02 (__) [360] Crysis 2
03 (__) [PS3] Crysis 2
04 (__) [PC] Crysis 2
05 (__) [WII] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
06 (__) [PS3] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
07 (__) [360] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
08 (__) [3DS] Rayman 3D
09 (02) [360] Homefront
10 (10) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
11 (__) [NDS] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
12 (01) [PC] Total War: Shogun 2
13 (04) [NDS] Pokemon White
14 (11) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
15 (09) [NDS] Pokemon Black
16 (__) [3DS] Super Street Fighter 3D Edition
17 (05) [PS3] Dragon Age 2
18 (12) [PC] Rift
19 (__) [3DS] Pilotwings Resort
20 (__) [PC] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Week 13, 2011
01 (01) [PC] The Sims: Medieval
02 (05) [WII] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
03 (02) [360] Crysis 2
04 (06) [PS3] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
05 (03) [PS3] Crysis 2
06 (04) [PC] Crysis 2
07 (07) [360] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
08 (__) [PS3] Shift 2: Unleashed
09 (11) [NDS] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
10 (18) [PC] Rift
11 (13) [NDS] Pokemon White
12 (10) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
13 (__) [PS3] Fifa 11
14 (12) [PC] Total War: Shogun 2
15 (__) [360] Shift 2: Unleashed
16 (15) [NDS] Pokemon Black
17 (__) [PC] World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
18 (__) [PC] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
19 (14) [360] Call Of Duty: Black Ops
20 (__) [360] Fifa 11

Germany: Week 13, 2011
01 (01) [PS3] Crysis 2 Limited Edition (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [PS3] Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed - Limited Edition Electronic Arts)
03 (02) [360] Crysis 2 Limited Edition (Electronic Arts)
04 (03) [NDS] Pokemon White (Nintendo)
05 (04) [NDS] Pokemon Black (Nintendo)
06 (05) [WII] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Lucas Arts)
07 (06) [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo)
08 (__) [360] Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed - Limited Edition Electronic Arts)
09 (08) [NDS] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Lucas Arts)
10 (07) [PS3] Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Lucas Arts)

Nordic Chart (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden): Week 13, 2011
Multiformat
01. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
02. CRYSIS 2
03. SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED
04. THE SIMS: MEDIEVAL
05. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
06. FIFA 11
07. HOMEFRONT
08. THE SIMS 3
09. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
10. DRAGON AGE 2
11. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2
12. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
13. CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2
14. POKEMON WHITE VERSION
15. NHL 11
16. POKEMON BLACK VERSION
17. SKATE 3
18. SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR
19. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
20. RIFT

PC
01. THE SIMS: MEDIEVAL
02. CRYSIS 2
03. SHOGUN 2: TOTAL WAR
04. RIFT
05. THE SIMS 3
06. WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CATACLYSM
07. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD
08. THE SIMS 3: LATE NIGHT
09. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
10. THE SIMS 3: OUTDOOR LIVING STUFF

Playstation 3
01. CRYSIS 2
02. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
03. SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED
04. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
05. FIFA 11
06. HOMEFRONT
07. NHL 11
08. GRAN TURISMO 5
09. SKATE 3
10. ASSASSINS CREED: BROTHERHOOD

Xbox 360
01. CRYSIS 2
02. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
03. SHIFT 2 UNLEASHED
04. HOMEFRONT
05. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS
06. FIFA 11
07. DRAGON AGE 2
08. NHL 11
09. KINECT SPORTS
10. BATTLEFIELD BAD COMPANY 2

Wii
01. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
02. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
03. MARIO KART
04. JUST DANCE 2
05. DONKEY KONG: COUNTRY RETURNS
06. WII FIT PLUS
07. SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2
08. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA
09. MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
10. FIFA 11

Nintendo DS
01. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
02. POKEMON WHITE VERSION
03. POKEMON BLACK VERSION
04. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS
05. MARIO KART
06. LEGO BATMAN
07. MARIO & SONIC: AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
08. THE SIMS 3
09. MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG 3: MINI-LAND MAYHEM
10. LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA

Nintendo 3DS
01. RAYMAN 3D
02. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
03. SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV
04. PILOTWINGS RESORT
05. TOM CLANCYS GHOST RECON: SHADOW WARS
06. THE SIMS 3
07. RABBIDS 3D
08. RIDGE RACER
09. TOM CLANCYS SPLINTER CELL 3D
10. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2011

PSP
01. LEGO STAR WARS 3: THE CLONE WARS
02. DISSIDIA 012: FINAL FANTASY
03. THE 3RD BIRTHDAY
04. LITTLEBIGPLANET
05. GTA: CHINATOWN WARS
06. KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP
07. RATCHET & CLANK SIZE MATTERS
08. ACE COMBAT: JOINT ASSAULT
09. SECRET AGENT CLANK
10. FIFA 11

ymeegod · « **Reply #7253 on:** April 09, 2011, 12:57:35 AM »

Not sure why anyone care about the 3DS sales at this point. Nothing major launched with the unit and it was launched in March. Wait until winter and more software is available. I willing to bet it's going be pretty much sold out around X-mas time.

DeBlob 2 numbers are coming in--damn this game didn't sell on any platform. Damn shame IMO

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SalesBot · « **Reply #7254 on:** April 13, 2011, 12:52:51 PM »

Media Create - Week 14, 2010: 4/04 - 4/10

01. / 00. [PSP] Earth Defence Force 2 Portable (D3 Publisher) {2011.04.07} - 63.795 / NEW
02. / 01. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31} - 42.397 / 205.405 (-74%)
03. / 02. [PSP] Amagami (EBKore+) (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.03.31} - 23.849 / 93.070 (-66%)
04. / 03. [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection (Square Enix) {2011.03.24} - 19.392 / 154.946 (-38%)
05. / 04. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7 (Koei Tecmo) {2011.03.10} - 17.002 / 400.608 (-36%)
06. / 07. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 12.060 / 4.429.577 (-24%)
07. / 00. [NDS] Kimi ni Todoke: Communicate Feelings (Bandai Namco) {2011.04.07} - 11.229 / NEW
08. / 11. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} - 10.997 / 182.519 (+2%)
09. / 08. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} - 9.484 / 428.619 (-38%)
10. / 10. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (Sega) {2011.02.24} - 8.822 / 321.241 (-26%)
11. / 16. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} - 8.501 / 1.846.434 (+6%)
12. / 13. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} - 7.351 / 260.304 (-29%)
13. / 14. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} - 7.158 / 5.144.142 (-23%)
14. / 05. [PSP] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (Arc System Works) {2011.03.31} - 6.398 / 30.206 (-73%)
15. / 12. [PS3] Crysis 2 (Electronic Arts) {2011.04.01} - 5.814 / 16.230 (-44%)
16. / 00. [PSP] Are You Alice? (Idea Factory) {2011.04.07} - 5.764 / NEW
17. / 21. [WII] Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) {2010.12.09} - 5.120 / 871.245
18. / 23. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} - 5.019 / 3.197.039
19. / 17. [PSP] SD Gundam G Generation: World (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.24} - 4.889 / 296.592 (-38%)
20. / 06. [PS2] Amagami (EBKore+) (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.03.31} - 4.810 / 22.072 (-72%)

PSP - 9
NDS - 3
WII - 3
3DS - 2
PS3 - 2
PS2 - 1
360 - 0

Software

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |            
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|  ALL  |         0 |   867.019 |   674.803 | 12.692.383 | 16.547.144 |       
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Hardware

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|System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year |        YTD |   Last YTD |         LTD |            
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|  PSP  |    35.834 |    58.075 |    31.592 |    678.494 |    749.397 |  17.328.706 |      
|  3DS  |    32.910 |    42.979 |         0 |    868.843 |          0 |     868.843 |      
|  PS3  |    22.431 |    27.453 |    28.973 |    405.055 |    492.065 |   6.492.545 |      
|  NDS  |    16.935 |    19.901 |    36.459 |    347.878 |    723.839 |  32.498.577 |      
|  WII  |     8.825 |    10.249 |    25.345 |    227.992 |    552.713 |  11.507.627 |      
|  360  |     1.906 |     1.789 |     3.218 |     33.721 |     46.304 |   1.454.218 |      
|  PS2  |     1.395 |     1.996 |     1.425 |     25.137 |     28.053 |  21.721.229 |      
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|  ALL  |   120.236 |   162.442 |   127.012 |  2.587.120 |  2.592.371 |  91.871.745 |      
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| DSiLL |     8.386 |     9.706 |    19.372 |    179.030 |    369.343 |   2.126.613 |      
|  DSi  |     8.035 |     9.566 |    13.738 |    152.314 |    280.284 |   5.696.038 |      
|  DSL  |       514 |       629 |     3.349 |     16.534 |     74.212 |  18.090.455 |      
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|  PSP  |    35.478 |    57.379 |    29.766 |    664.639 |    725.852 |  17.154.427 |      
| PSPgo |       356 |       696 |     1.826 |     13.855 |     23.545 |     174.279 |      
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Enner · « **Reply #7255 on:** April 13, 2011, 04:54:10 PM »

Woo hoo! EDF! EDF! EDF!
Shame that Earth Defence Force 2 Portable suffers from a horrible frame rate due to how many giant bugs and huge explosions there are on screen.

I see that Nintendogs + cats and Professor Layton are still charting. Oh! And Donkey Kong Country Returns too. Come on Donkey Kong, you can reach 1 million in Japan.

Mop it up · « **Reply #7256 on:** April 13, 2011, 05:27:26 PM »

Quote from: Enner on April 13, 2011, 04:54:10 PM

And Donkey Kong Country Returns too. Come on Donkey Kong, you can reach 1 million in Japan.

I don't think it's going to make it. If it continues at its current pace, it will get there in 30 weeks... but sales keep slowing so I don't think that will happen.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #7257 on:** April 14, 2011, 04:37:38 PM »

Quote from: Enner on April 13, 2011, 04:54:10 PM

Woo hoo! EDF! EDF! EDF!
Shame that Earth Defence Force 2 Portable suffers from a horrible frame rate due to how many giant bugs and huge explosions there are on screen.

So it's a faithful port of EDF 2 then?

Enner · « **Reply #7258 on:** April 14, 2011, 05:54:19 PM »

Quote from: KDR_11k on April 14, 2011, 04:37:38 PM

Quote from: Enner on April 13, 2011, 04:54:10 PM
Woo hoo! EDF! EDF! EDF!
Shame that Earth Defence Force 2 Portable suffers from a horrible frame rate due to how many giant bugs and huge explosions there are on screen.

So it's a faithful port of EDF 2 then?

Haha! I guess it is.
From what I could find on Youtube, it looks like the PS2 Earth Defence Force 2 is able to handle far more stuff on screen before the frame rate starts to chop up badly.

SalesBot · « **Reply #7259 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:50:23 PM »

NPD March 2011

2.5 Million combined White + Black
01. Pokemon White Version (NDS)    Nintendo - 1.3 Million
02. Pokemon Black Version (NDS)    Nintendo - 1.1 Million
03. Homefront (360, PS3, PC)    THQ
04. Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC)**    Electronic Arts
05. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)**    Activision Blizzard
06. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)    LucasArts
07. Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
08. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP, PC)    Take 2 Interactive
09. MLB 11: The Show (PS3, PSP, PS2)    Sony
10. Fight Night Champion (360, PS3)   Electronic Arts

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

Hardware
DS - 460k
X360 - 433k (Top Selling Console)
3DS - ~400k
Wii - 290k

broodwars · « **Reply #7260 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:54:14 PM »

I'm really curious why NPD counts both versions of the latest Pokemon as separate SKUs. They're the same damn game.

Enner · « **Reply #7261 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:11:40 AM »

Good question. I guess the different names throws them off. Then again, that wouldn't explain why limited editions are counted with their base game.

Really surprised Homefront charted so high. Maybe it's the marketing that I haven't been paying attention to.
Crysis 2 is kinda low. I guess it's the late March release. Despite it being dumbed-sequel and yet-another-FPS, I hope it gets whatever success it can earn; I quite liked what I played of its predecessors.
Can't use the same excuse for Fight Night Champion which was released on March 1st. I'm not in to fighting, sports, or simulation games, but Champion looked really cool.

Mop it up · « **Reply #7262 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:19:00 AM »

Quote from: broodwars on April 14, 2011, 11:54:14 PM

I'm really curious why NPD counts both versions of the latest Pokemon as separate SKUs. They're the same damn game.

It makes sense to me, because many people buy both so it inflates sales. What doesn't make sense is why they would separate them but not multiplatform releases, which usually have differences across platforms.

broodwars · « **Reply #7263 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:29:32 AM »

Quote from: Mop it up on April 15, 2011, 12:19:00 AM

Quote from: broodwars on April 14, 2011, 11:54:14 PM
I'm really curious why NPD counts both versions of the latest Pokemon as separate SKUs. They're the same damn game.
It makes sense to me, because many people buy both so it inflates sales. What doesn't make sense is why they would separate them but not multiplatform releases, which usually have differences across platforms.

Yeah, that was my point. NPD made a big deal about the fact that they were combining SKUs now, but apparently Pokemon is still allowed to be treated as separate releases. Double-standard, much?

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #7264 on:** April 15, 2011, 12:33:18 AM »

Wii - 290k

I wonder if this had something to do with the Wii price cut to $150. You have to figure Nintendo has access to these sales figures well in advance of when we get them, so they knew about this and probably decided it was time for a price cut. But even though a price cut will boost hardware sales, it isn't really going to address the fact the top 10 is devoid of Wii software.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #7265 on:** April 15, 2011, 01:32:28 AM »

I don't think anything new has been released for the Wii in 2011....

But i'll bet that Mario Kart and NSMBWii are in the Top 30-50 still

SalesBot · « **Reply #7266 on:** April 15, 2011, 02:02:05 AM »

Quote from: SalesBot on April 14, 2011, 11:50:23 PM

NPD March 2011

2.5 Million combined White + Black
01. Pokemon White Version (NDS)    Nintendo - 1.3 Million
02. Pokemon Black Version (NDS)    Nintendo - 1.1 Million
03. Homefront (360, PS3, PC)    THQ
04. Dragon Age II (360, PS3, PC)**    Electronic Arts
05. Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)**    Activision Blizzard
06. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSP, PC)    LucasArts
07. Crysis 2 (360, PS3, PC) Electronic Arts
08. NBA 2K11 (360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP, PC)    Take 2 Interactive
09. MLB 11: The Show (PS3, PSP, PS2)    Sony
10. Fight Night Champion (360, PS3)   Electronic Arts

**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)

Hardware
DS - 460k
X360 - 433k (Top Selling Console)
3DS - ~400k
Wii - 290k

Top 10 3DS games

1. Street Fighter 3DS
2. Pilotwings Resort
3. Lego Star Wars
4. Rayman
5. Tom Clancy Ghost Recon
6. Super Monkey Ball
7. Nintendogs+Cats G
8. Ridge Racer
9. Steel Diver
10. Nintendogs+Cats F

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #7267 on:** April 15, 2011, 02:18:19 AM »

It's nice that Ghost Recon did relatively well. Probably not that impressive in terms of numbers, but on the higher end of the launch.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #7268 on:** April 15, 2011, 10:27:55 AM »

Steel Diver is the only new franchise in the 3DS top 10. Everything else you can get on other systems. This has to be at least part of the reason why 3DS sales have stalled. I'm sure that will change once more games start to show up for it.

ymeegod · « **Reply #7269 on:** April 16, 2011, 12:41:32 AM »

Actually that's not true, from what I've read, Ghost Recon is a turn-based tatics game for the 3DS. Namely a spinoff with the same title, but it's 100% exclusive I think.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #7270 on:** April 16, 2011, 03:10:21 AM »

Well, he's talking about franchises, as pointless as that may be (Pilotwings hasn't seen a new game for MANY years so counting it as nothing new is pretty silly).

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #7271 on:** April 16, 2011, 11:01:31 AM »

Well in the case of Pilotwings I heard there was one in development for the Wii, but I looked and it appears it was canceled. Maybe the 3DS version is based from that? But I was wrong because I had assumed a Wii version did exist.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #7272 on:** April 16, 2011, 12:12:48 PM »

Factor 5 was supposedly developing Pilotwings Wii.

Nintendo pulled all funding from the company and that part of the reason why they went under.

Chozo Ghost · « **Reply #7273 on:** April 16, 2011, 12:31:32 PM »

I hope they had a good reason for it. Seems like a pretty mean thing to do.

Enner · « **Reply #7274 on:** April 16, 2011, 02:13:56 PM »

They most likely had a good reason if you look at Factor 5's Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3 - Rebel Strike and Lair. Those two games have their fair share of problems. Even though I still hold some love for it, Rogue Leader doesn't hold up well as a flight combat game when you compare it to the Ace Combat series. Oh, how it would be so lovely to have Project Aces take a crack at a Star Wars space fighter game. They already have lots of experience in making trench and tunnel runs for high speed aircraft.

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