Topic: Official Sales Thread

[KDR_11k]

[All] Dark Void - 22K

Makes me want to see Dark Void Zero sales.

[Stratos]

You thinking they might beat out the HD versions, KDR?

[KDR_11k]

Would be hilarious though I doubt they really did since DSis aren't that common.

[SalesBot]

NPD January 2010 Top 20



WII - 7
360 - 5
PS3 - 5
NDS - 3

[BlackNMild2k1]

01. NSMBW
18. NSMBDS

05. Mario Kart Wii
16. Mario Kart DS

These games don't just have legs, they have hiking boots and ski poles. They are in for the long haul cross generation trek.

MKDS came out at Nov. 2005 and still making the Top 20!!! 4yrs 3months later. It's just insane.

NSMB DS came out May of 2006 and is still in the Top 20!! 3 months away from 4 yrs and it's still going! These games are the energizers of the gaming industry only the energizer bunny has nothing on them.

Remember DQVIII, PJ's King Kong, PD0, and Kameo? all came out in Nov. 2005.
Those games all ran out of gas a long time ago and MKDS is still making laps.

[broodwars]

I find it interesting that Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks sales seem to have plummeted off a cliff just a month after its original release, yet Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is still in the Top 20.  I guess NSMBW's success is spilling over into the other Mario properties, because you wouldn't think a Nintendo RPG would have held out for this long.

I'm also surprised that MAG is up there in the Top 20 at all, given that every video I've seen of that game just looks like the most generic and boring FPS action ever. 

On a related note, Bioshock 2 had better be in the Top 10 NPDs next month (360 version, probably, due to original install base and Xbox Live multiplayer).

[KDR_11k]

Maybe it has to do with M&L not having annoying train bits generate negative word of mouth.

[BlackNMild2k1]

NSMBW has hooked the tow cables of some older Mario games and drug them back up to the surface. I wonder if SMG2 will have the same effect, or will it just attach it's cable to NSMBW's tow and go along for the ride?

[Chozo Ghost]

Yeah, whenever I think of Zelda games I think of the middle-ages, but trains and cowboys and stuff belong in the wild west so it didn't seem like a real authentic Zelda game to me, and therefore I'm not interested in it AT ALL. Zelda needs to stay in the medieval era where it belongs.

Then again, I also wonder if Mario has any business going out into outer space.

[TJ Spyke]

Zelda games tend to follow the pattern of non-Nintendo games in that they get most of their sales early on. Zelda games don't seem to get the evergreen effect like Mario games do.

[Luigi Dude]

Zelda games tend to follow the pattern of non-Nintendo games in that they get most of their sales early on. Zelda games don't seem to get the evergreen effect like Mario games do.

Not exactly, Zelda games do have long legs and put up good sales numbers after launch.  I wouldn't be surprised if Spirit Tracks ended up selling somewhere between 50-100k for this month, and then manages to continuing selling between 50-100k every month for the rest of the year.  Just because the numbers aren't up there's with Mario's doesn't mean much since unless your Pokemon or the Wii___ series, nobody else comes close to matching Mario.

Plus it should also be noted that the Zelda series is much more popular on home consoles then handhelds.  Unlike Mario who can do well on both, the Zelda fanbase doesn't seem as interested in it's portable counterparts.  The fact that the Gamecube version of Twilight Princess sold better then Minish Cap says it all.

[Chozo Ghost]

Mario is a game that's easier to just pick up and play when you're at a bus station, or wherever. The problem with Zelda is it involves a lot more time and focus becuase you are out exploring and whatnot.

[Ymeegod]

Mario is a brand name though; a recent poll had just about 90% of the USA know who Mario is by image alone both gamers and non.

Sony & MS really don't have mascots (Sony did in it's early days with Crash but ending up killing the series and MS's attempts haven't done much).

So why non-gamers buy a system they grab what's fimilar and that's Mario :0.

[Kairon]

Is Marcus Fenix the XBox 360 Mascot?

[broodwars]

Is Marcus Fenix the XBox 360 Mascot?

It's Master Chief, easily.

[Ymeegod]

Master Chief isn't E rated .  That's why MS produced all those kiddie friendly titles like Blink, Voodoo Vince, Pinta series, ect.   Sony kinda dropped it's own mascots like Sly Copper in favor of Katos.  Again they needed something more E rated so they made that Little beany guy in LBP. 

[mac<censored>]

master chef?

[Louieturkey]

Sackboy rules!

[Kairon]

master chef?

Cooking Spartan!

[Chozo Ghost]

Microsoft has long had its own mascots. They include a talking paperclip and the colorful windows logo.

All they need is to have their own video games on the 360.

[TJ Spyke]

Mario is a brand name though; a recent poll had just about 90% of the USA know who Mario is by image alone both gamers and non.

Sony & MS really don't have mascots (Sony did in it's early days with Crash but ending up killing the series and MS's attempts haven't done much).

So why non-gamers buy a system they grab what's fimilar and that's Mario :0.

Crash was never SONY's mascot (they never owned the character, they just published the early games.), it was unofficially the PlayStation's mascot though. Sony for a few weeks in 1995 did have a mascot though called Polygonman (although when Sony Computer Entertainment Japan found out about SCEA doing this, they basically told them to stop saying this was their mascot).

[KDR_11k]

Microsoft has long had its own mascots. They include a talking paperclip and the colorful windows logo.

All they need is to have their own video games on the 360.

I thought their mascot was a computer screen showing a blue picture with some gray text on it?

[SalesBot]

Chart Track - Week 6, 2010

UK: Week 6, 2010 - Individual Formats (Units)
01 (__) 360 Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
02 (01) WII Just Dance (Ubisoft)
03 (__) PS3 Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
04 (03) WII Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
05 (09) WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
06 (10) WII Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
07 (02) 360 Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
08 (07) 360 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
09 (08) PS3 Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
10 (14) 360 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
11 (15) PS3 Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
12 (12) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
13 (__) PC Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
14 (13) 360 Forza Motorsport 3 (Microsoft)
15 (05) 360 Dante's Inferno (Electronic Arts)
16 (06) PS3 Dante's Inferno (Electronic Arts)
17 (__) PS3 Bayonetta (Sega)
18 (25) WII Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
19 (__) 360 Bayonetta (Sega)
20 (04) PS3 Mag (Sony Computer Ent.)
21 (18) PS3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Ent.)
22 (19) NDS New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
23 (16) PC The Sims 3: Design & High-tech Stuff (Electronic Arts)
24 (22) 360 Army Of Two: The 40th Day (Electronic Arts)
25 (__) NDS Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
26 (__) 360 Madden Nfl 10 (Electronic Arts)
27 (20) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
28 (36) PS3 Army Of Two: The 40th Day (Electronic Arts)
29 (__) WII Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
30 (__) WII Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
31 (17) PC Football Manager 2010 (Sega)
32 (__) PS3 Madden Nfl 10 (Electronic Arts)
33 (__) NDS Professor Layton And Pandora's Box (Nintendo)
34 (27) 360 Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
35 (21) PS3 Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
36 (26) 360 Grand Theft Auto Episodes - Liberty City (Take 2)
37 (31) 360 Borderlands (Take 2)
38 (30) 360 Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
39 (__) WII Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli (Play It/system 3)
40 (32) WII Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)

Ireland: Week 6, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (__) Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
02 (05) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
04 (01) Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
05 (02) Dante's Inferno (Electronic Arts)
06 (04) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
07 (14) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
08 (08) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
09 (10) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
10 (06) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
11 (09) Army Of Two: The 40th Day (Electronic Arts)
12 (11) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
13 (__) Madden Nfl 10 (Electronic Arts)
14 (07) Mag (Sony Computer Ent.)
15 (15) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive)
16 (12) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
17 (13) James Cameron's Avatar: The Game (Ubisoft)
18 (16) Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (Konami)
19 (17) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
20 (__) The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)

Denmark: Week 6, 2010 - Entertainment Software (All Prices)
01 (__) Bioshock 2 (K.e. Media)
02 (01) Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (02) Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
04 (03) Fifa 10 (Electronic Arts)
05 (11) The Sims 3: Design & High-tech Stuff (Electronic Arts)
06 (07) Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
07 (08) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
08 (06) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
09 (05) Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
10 (09) Wii Play (Nintendo)
11 (12) Just Dance (Ubisoft)
12 (04) Dante's Inferno (Electronic Arts)
13 (13) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
14 (20) Buzz! The Pop Quiz (Nordisk Film)
15 (18) New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
16 (16) Lego Batman: The Videogame (Pan Vision)
17 (14) Assassin's Creed Ii (Ubisoft)
18 (__) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
19 (__) Buzz! Junior: Monster Rumble (Nordisk Film)
20 (__) Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Pan Vision)

Netherlands: Week 6, 2010
01 (01) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (02) [PS3] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
03 (__) [360] Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
04 (05) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (07) [WII] Mario & Sonic At Olympic Winter Games (Sega)
06 (__) [PS3] Dante's Inferno (Electronic Arts)
07 (06) [360] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
08 (__) [PS3] Bioshock 2 (Take 2)
09 (08) [PC] Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard)
10 (03) [360] Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)

France: Week 5, 2010
01 (02) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
02 (04) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
03 (03) [WII] Wii Fit Plus + Balance Board (Nintendo)
04 (01) [360] Mass Effect 2 (Electronic Arts)
05 (__) [PS3] MX vs ATV Reflex (Thq)

Sweden: Week 5, 2010
01 (01) [360] Mass Effect 2
02 (__) [PS3] Dante Inferno
03 (__) [PC] The Sims 3 Lyx & Design
04 (04) [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii
05 (03) [PC] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
06 (__) [360] Dante Inferno
07 (05) [PS3] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
08 (02) [PC] Mass Effect 2
09 (07) [PS3] FIFA 10
10 (06) [360] Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
11 (08) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
12 (10) [WII] Wii Sports: Resort
13 (13) [PS3] NHL 10
14 (14) [PC] The Sims 3
15 (09) [WII] Mario Kart Wii
16 (__) [360] MX vs ATV Reflex
17 (12) [PC] Counter-Strike 1: Anthology
18 (16) [360] FIFA 10
19 (__) [PC] Star Trek Online Gold Edition
20 (20) [360] NHL 10

[SalesBot]

Famitsu Top 10: 2/8 - 2/14

01. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai)
02. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere (Square Enix)
03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
04. [NDS] Prince of Tennis ~More Sweet Edition~ (Konami)
05. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo)
06. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS ~Futatsu no Jikuuseki~ (Konami)
07. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo)
08. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope - International (Square Enix)
09. [Wii] Zangeki no Reginleiv (Nintendo)
10. [NDS] Dragon Ball DS 2 (Namco)

[SalesBot]

Media Create: 2/08 - 2/14

01. / 01. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai) - 110.000 / 406.000 (-63%)
02. / 02. [NDS] Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reviere (Square Enix) - 79.000 / 1.176.000 (-58%)
03. / 04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - 59.000 / 3.322.000 (-5%)
04. / 00. [NDS] Prince of Tennis: Prince of School Festival - More Sweet Edition (Konami) - 44.000 / NEW
05. / 05. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) - 38.000 / 2.817.000 (+0 %)
06. / 00. [NDS] Quiz Magic Academy DS: Futatsu no Jikuu Koku (Konami) - 32.000 / NEW
07. / 06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - 29.000 / 1.639.000 (+7%)
08. / 03. [PS3] Star Ocean: The Last Hope - International (Square Enix) - 26.000 / 98.000 (-64%)
09. / 00. [WII] Zangeki no Reginkleiv (Nintendo) - 22.000 / NEW
10. / 00. [PS3] Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Spike) - 22.000 / NEW

11. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Ball: Origins 2 - Assault! Red Ribbon Gun (Namco Bandai)
12. / 07. [PS3] Resonance of Fate (Sega)
13. / 10. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
14. / 00. [360] Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Spike)
15. / 11. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best Reprint) (Capcom)
16. / 16. [NDS] Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver (Pokemon Co.)
17. / 13. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire / Blizzard (Level 5)
18. / 00. [NDS] Lupin the 3rd: Shijo Saidai no Zunosen (Namco Bandai)
19. / 18. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
20. / 09. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix)
21. / 14. [NDS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
22. / 21. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
23. / 00. [PSP] SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Portable (SCE)
24. / 08. [PSP] Pop 'n Music Portable (Konami)
25. / 12. [PS3] MAG: Massive Action Game (SCE)
26. / 17. [PS3] Ar Tonelico 3: The Girl's Song that Pulls the Trigger of World's Demise (Namco Bandai)
27. / 20. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Capcom)
28. / 19. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2: Gallia Military Academy (Sega)
29. / 23. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 2 (Namco Bandai)
30. / 26. [WII] Momotaro Railway 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishuugou! no Maki (Hudson)

31. / 25. [WII] PokePark Wii: Picachu's Great Adventure (Pokemon Co.)
32. / 28. [PS3] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Square Enix)
33. / 00. [WII] Madworld (Spike)
34. / 34. [PSP] Machi-Ing Maker 3 x Tousouchuu (D3 Publisher)
35. / 32. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami)
36. / 00. [NDS] Everybody’s Convenience (Taito Corporation)
37. / 00. [NDS] Kunio-kun Nekketsu! Daiundoukai (Arc System Works)
38. / 36. [PS3] Yakuza 3 (PlayStation 3 the Best) (Sega)
39. / 00. [NDS] Love Plus (Konami)
40. / 49. [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo)
41. / 37. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
42. / 33. [NDS] Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent Destiny (Level 5)
43. / 27. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai)
44. / 43. [NDS] Stitch! DS Rhythm and Ohana Adventure (Disney Interactive)
45. / 29. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2 (Sega)
46. / 24. [PSP] Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable (Spike)
47. / 40. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 (Konami)
48. / 00. [WII] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Nintendo)
49. / 22. [360] Resonance of Fate (Sega)
50. / 41. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Legendary Hits) (Activision)

00. / 00. [ALL] Weekly Software Sales (All Publishers) - 976.672 / 10.474.333 (-20%)

NDS - 16
WII - 12
PSP - 11
PS3 - 9
360 - 2
PS2 - 0

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|System |  This Week  |  Last Week  |        YTD  |         LTD  |
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|  NDS  |     51.327  |     52.606  |    570.030  |  29.668.618  |
|  PSP  |     40.687  |     44.901  |    548.339  |  14.154.613  |
|  WII  |     37.501  |     36.149  |    459.102  |   9.900.446  |
|  PS3  |     24.811  |     25.450  |    322.773  |   4.709.772  |
|  360  |      3.428  |      3.651  |     31.472  |   1.234.266  |
|  PS2  |      1.869  |      2.047  |     17.881  |  21.624.035  |
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| DSiLL |     27.586  |     28.080  |    260.870  |     697.134  |
|  DSi  |     18.082  |     19.116  |    252.285  |   4.498.770  |
|  DSL  |      5.659  |      5.410  |     56.875  |  17.887.243  |
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|  PSP  |     39.293  |     43.163  |    533.019  |  14.067.441  |
| PSPgo |      1.394  |      1.738  |     15.320  |      87.172  |
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