Author Topic: Official Sales Thread (Read 3165548 times)

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #3075 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:29:00 PM »

As a side note, I laughed at EA shutting down their EA Casual brand. Wow EA, so you're telling me that it makes more sense to just focus on making "good games" as opposed to making "casual games"? SHOCKING

The All-Play stuff is a perfect example of EA not even having a clue as to how to market to the Wii audience. Like I've said before, they would have been much smarter making a Wii-exclusive NFL Blitz-style Madden game under the EA BIG brand. That way they could 1) make even more money off of the NFL license, 2) distinctly market Madden to hardcore football fans that have a Wii, and 3) properly mask their contempt for the Wii audience.

It's like they tried to make Madden Wii appeal to everyone, but instead made it appeal to no-one.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #3076 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:31:10 PM »

lol even I like the Blitz games.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #3077 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:33:52 PM »

The Blitz games kick ass, but they're lame now because they don't have an NFL license. I mean, Blitz-style gameplay with an NFL license, four-player support, online play, Christ it's a no-brainer EA MAKE THIS GAME FOR WII YOU MORONS

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #3078 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:45:25 PM »

Quote from: Lindy on November 09, 2008, 05:33:52 PM

The Blitz games kick ass, but they're lame now because they don't have an NFL license. I mean, Blitz-style gameplay with an NFL license, four-player support, online play, Christ it's a no-brainer EA MAKE THIS GAME FOR WII YOU MORONS

Hmm the last one I played was the n64 game. And it was lot of fun. Did that one have an NFL license?

nickmitch · « **Reply #3079 on:** November 09, 2008, 05:58:00 PM »

Yes, they all did up until Blitz: The League.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #3080 on:** November 09, 2008, 06:29:03 PM »

Or up until EA and the NFL raped our gaming choices, more appropriately.

nickmitch · « **Reply #3081 on:** November 09, 2008, 07:05:20 PM »

Well, up until the birth of that rape (Blitz: The League) you could still say that all the Blitz games had the license.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #3082 on:** November 09, 2008, 08:41:38 PM »

Blitz would have lost the NFL license even if they hadn't gone exclusive, the league didn't like the violence and overall image of the Blitz games (same reason the NFL stopped letting EA make the NFL Street series), in fact their dissatisfaction with Blitz may have been part of the reason the NFL went to EA with the exclusive deal.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #3083 on:** November 09, 2008, 09:18:01 PM »

Nope, it's because EA shits money. Don't forget about (the superior) NFL2K series.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #3084 on:** November 09, 2008, 09:41:31 PM »

The NFL 2K series gets seriously overrated because of the EA-NFL deal. Don't get me wrong, they were great, I owned several of them (I was a Dreamcast owner, unless I wanted Quarterback Club I didn't have another choice), but people act like they were head and shoulders above Madden and they weren't.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #3085 on:** November 09, 2008, 10:18:41 PM »

The multiplatform games were better than Madden.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #3086 on:** November 10, 2008, 02:38:10 AM »

Serious, the NFL made EA kill NFL Street? OH MY GOD. I just feel like kicking Roger Goodell in the nuts, that's so stupid. Talk about the No Fun League.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #3087 on:** November 10, 2008, 02:24:31 PM »

I bet sales made them kill NFL Street, that and the fact that they have no competition.

vudu · « **Reply #3088 on:** November 10, 2008, 02:50:17 PM »

Quote from: Brandogg on November 08, 2008, 11:03:53 AM

You don't need to advertise Madden. EA does because they have more money than God.

Quote from: Brandogg on November 09, 2008, 09:18:01 PM

Nope, it's because EA shits money.

EA has lost over 60% of its value in the past year. The company has lost almost half a billion dollars this year.

Do a little research before you start sprouting nonsense as fact.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #3089 on:** November 10, 2008, 03:11:15 PM »

Quote from: vudu on November 10, 2008, 02:50:17 PM

Quote from: Brandogg on November 08, 2008, 11:03:53 AM
You don't need to advertise Madden. EA does because they have more money than God.

Quote from: Brandogg on November 09, 2008, 09:18:01 PM
Nope, it's because EA shits money.

EA has lost over 60% of its value in the past year. The company has lost almost half a billion dollars this year.

Do a little research before you start sprouting nonsense as fact.

Be nice Vudu.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #3090 on:** November 11, 2008, 02:07:22 AM »

40% of EA's value a year ago is a **** ton of money. Wondering if they lost money because they closed their bullshit casual game studios, from the failure of banking on crap games?

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #3091 on:** November 13, 2008, 05:11:21 PM »

Famitsu's Most Wanted

1. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix) Final Fantasy XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
2. Dragon Quest IX (NDS, Square Enix) Dragon Quest IX (NDS, Square Enix)
3. 3. Biohazard 5 [Resident Evil 5](PS3, Capcom) Biohazard 5 [Resident Evil 5] (PS3, Capcom)
4. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii, Capcom) Monster Hunter 3 (Wii, Capcom)
5. Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix) Dragon Quest VI (NDS, Square Enix)
6. Chrono Trigger (NDS, Square Enix) Chrono Trigger (NDS, Square Enix)
7. 7. Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, Square Enix) Final Fantasy Versus XIII (PS3, Square Enix)
8. 8. The Last Remnant (PS3, Square Enix) The Last Remnant (PS3, Square Enix)
9. 9. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix) Dissidia: Final Fantasy (PSP, Square Enix)
10. 10. White Knight Chronicles (PS3, Sony) White Knight Chronicles (PS3, Sony)
11. Animal Forest: Dobutsu no Mori (Wii, Nintendo) Animal Forest: Dobutsu no Mori (Wii, Nintendo)
12. Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360, Square Enix) Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360, Square Enix)
13. 13. Ryuga Gotoku 3 [Yakuza 3] (PS3, Sega) Ryuga Gotoku 3 [Yakuza 3] (PS3, Sega)
14. 14. Christmas Kiss (PS2, Enterbrain) Christmas Kiss (PS2, Enter Brain)
15. 15. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP, Square Enix) Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP, Square Enix)

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #3092 on:** November 13, 2008, 06:36:12 PM »

OCTOBER NPD

Wii 803K
Nintendo DS 491K
Xbox 360 371K
PSP 193K
PlayStation 3 190K (Game Over)
PlayStation 2 136K

360 FABLE II MICROSOFT (CORP) Oct-08 1 790K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 2 487K
360 FALLOUT 3 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS Oct-08 3 375K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 4 290K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 5 282K
360 SAINTS ROW 2 THQ (CORP) Oct-08 6 270K
PS3 SOCOM: U.S. NAVY SEALS CONFRONTATION SONY (CORP) Oct-08 7 231K
PS3 LITTLE BIG PLANET SONY (CORP) Oct-08 8 215K
360 NBA 2K9 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) Oct-08 9 202K
360 DEAD SPACE ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-08 10 193K

Mario · « **Reply #3093 on:** November 13, 2008, 06:47:38 PM »

So Wii sold another 803,000 and STILL no games in the top 10. Something fishy about that.

Funny how Sonys first party stuff is stealing away third party sales, Fallout 3 on PS3 a big dud. PS3 is like GameCube with even more problems. It doesn't just have HIV, it's got syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and severe butt rot.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #3094 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:00:53 PM »

Quote from: Mario on November 13, 2008, 06:47:38 PM

So Wii sold another 803,000 and STILL no games in the top 10. Something fishy about that.

Funny how Sonys first party stuff is stealing away third party sales, Fallout 3 on PS3 a big dud. PS3 is like GameCube with even more problems. It doesn't just have HIV, it's got syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and severe butt rot.

People are still looking for a Wii and Nintendo cranked out a big shipment to stores this month, Wii is technically the cheapest console (barring the arcade 360) out in the market. And what are you talking about there are 3 Wii titles in the top 10. Fable II deserves less sales IMO, while it's a good game it's disappointing.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #3095 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:02:34 PM »

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Adrock · « **Reply #3096 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:06:17 PM »

The Arcade model is useless.

Fable 2 has severe pop-up everywhere in the game world. What the hell?

Technically, the Wii only has one game in the top 10. Wit Fit isn't a game and Wii Play is a $10 demo that comes with a $40 controller.

Mario · « **Reply #3097 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:09:11 PM »

And Mario Kart is basically a required purchase. People could be tucking their Wiis away for Christmas too I guess.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #3098 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:11:35 PM »

pre-holiday panic

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #3099 on:** November 13, 2008, 07:12:38 PM »

I love Fable II, so I'm glad it got some nice sales...Wii Music not placing is a bit surprising, though it'll probably be one of those games where you go back and find out it had massive legs (like all of Ninty's games for the most part)...

And so much for Little Big Planet being a system seller...

News:

Poll

Will Nintendo pull off another 30 for 30 in Japan sales this year and, if so, how many times?

Author Topic: Official Sales Thread (Read 3165548 times)