Topic: Official Sales Thread

[NWR_insanolord]

According to Metacritic, Dead Space: Extraction came out September 29th.

[BlackNMild2k1]

If those numbers are to be believed, then Scribblenauts barely missed the Top 10.
and if those number are to be believed, then I hope DSE came out on Oct. 3rd.

Extraction came out on something like the 26th/27th of September, didn't it?

I wouldn't have known it came out at all if it weren't for the forums, I haven't seen a single commercial for it anywhere.

[broodwars]

If those numbers are to be believed, then Scribblenauts barely missed the Top 10.
and if those number are to be believed, then I hope DSE came out on Oct. 3rd.

Extraction came out on something like the 26th/27th of September, didn't it?

I wouldn't have known it came out at all if it weren't for the forums, I haven't seen a single commercial for it anywhere.

Nor have I, but I have seen web-ads for it (rather obnoxious ones, actually) on just about every gaming site I go to, so that's something at least.  And yeah, it did come out on the 29th of September.  The reviews just came out for it a few days prior to that.

[Stratos]

So only 9k in a few days. I wonder how far it will go this month. 40k? 60k?

[broodwars]

So only 9k in a few days. I wonder how far it will go this month. 40k? 60k?

It has the Halloween boost to work off, but I think with strong competition from games on the other platforms I think Muramasa's 35,000 is as high as we'll see from Extraction by the end of the month.  I can't be the only person putting off buying it simply because I have better stuff to buy right now.

[Stratos]

So only 9k in a few days. I wonder how far it will go this month. 40k? 60k?

It has the Halloween boost to work off, but I think with strong competition from games on the other platforms I think Muramasa's 35,000 is as high as we'll see from Extraction by the end of the month.  I can't be the only person putting off buying it simply because I have better stuff to buy right now.

Actually, I'm doing the same thing you are in putting it off. Plus my bank card number getting stolen and used forced me to not use my account during the 3-for-2 sales going on last week which was the best chance for me to get it this year. Plus I'm more interested in Darkside Chronicles if I had to choose one over the other.

[SalesBot]

NPD September 2009

HALO 3: ODST (360; Sep-09) 1.52M
WII SPORTS RESORT W/ WII MOTION PLUS (WII; Jul-09) 442.9K
MADDEN NFL 10 (360; Aug-09) 289.6K
MARIO & LUIGI:BOWSER'S INSIDE STORY (NDS; Sep-09) 258.1K
THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND* (360; Sep-09) 254.0K
MADDEN NFL 10 (PS3; Aug-09) 246.5K
MARVEL:ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 (360; Sep-09) 236.0K
BATMAN:ARKHAM ASYLUM* (PS3; Aug-09) 212.5K
GUITAR HERO 5* (360; Sep-09) 210.8K
THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND* (WII; Sep-09) 208.6K

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

NDS 524.2K
PS3 491.8K
Wii 462.8K
360 352.6K
PSP 190.4K
PS2 146.0K

Leaked NPD Sales

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 <38k
Muramasa > 35k
Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny > 26k
Persona PSP <23k
Gran Turismo PSP > 18K
Dead Space Extraction >9k
Motorstorm Arctic Edge <3k
Cursed Mountain 2-3k
Spyborgs > 500
Gran Turismo PSN Card Voucher <1k
Other 7 games available on PSN Card Voucher combined <1.3k


xx. BATMAN:ARKHAM ASYLUM* (360; Aug-09) 202.0K+
xx. KINGDOM HEARTS 385/2 (DS; Sep-09) 195k - 208k
xx. SCRIBBLENAUTS (DS; Sep-09) 194k
xx. WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD (WII; Apr-08) 133.9k+
xx. THE BEATLES:ROCK BAND* (PS3; Sep-09) 132.4K

-- GUITAR HERO 5 (ALL) 499k

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Hardware:
NDS: 524.2k (104.84k per week)
PS3: 491.8k (98.36k per week)
WII: 462.8k (92.56k per week)
360: 352.6k (70.52k per week)
PSP: 190.4k (38.08k per week)
PS2: 146.0k (29.2k per week)

US YTD 2009:
NDS: 5,717,800
WII: 4,017,100
360: 2,391,500
PS3: 1,943,500
PSP: 1,372,600
PS2: 1,145,800

US LTD:
NDS: 33,259,000
WII: 21,556,900
360: 16,451,700
PSP: 14,713,400
PS3: 8,737,300

YOY Change

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Platform:   2009  -  2008:   +/-     : % Change
NDS:    524,200 - 536,800:   -12,600 :    -2.24%
PS3:    491,800 - 232,400:  +259,400 :  +111.62%
WII:    462,800 - 687,000:  -242,200 :   -35.23%
360:    352,600 - 347,200:    +5,400 :    +1.56%
PSP:    190,400 - 238,100:   -47,700 :   -20.03%
PS2:    146,000 - 173,500:   -27,500 :   -15.85%

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[SalesBot]

[GoldenPhoenix]

Glad to see Layton in the top 20.

[ShyGuy]

Deep Silver is going to go out of business.

[Stratos]

Deep Silver is going to go out of business.

Is that true or are you just saying that Cursed Mountain flopped?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Deep Silver is more like Europe's version of Marvelous.

Always around, always quiet.

[ShyGuy]

Deep Silver is going to go out of business.

Is that true or are you just saying that Cursed Mountain flopped?

It sold 2-3k. Even if that was at $50 each (It's down to $30 already) that's 150 grand. That won't pay many salaries.

[SalesBot]

NPD September 2009

Top 20 PC Games
Last Month / Rank / Title / Publisher
** / 01 / Aion / NCsoft
01 / 02 / The Sims 3 / Electronic Arts
** / 03 / Champions Online / Atari
02 / 04 / World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King / Blizzard
** / 05 / Aion: Collector’s Edition / NCsoft
04 / 06 / Mumbo Jumbo Assortment / Mumbo Jumbo
03 / 07 / The Sims 2 Double Deluxe / Electronic Arts
06 / 08 / World of Warcraft: Battle Chest / Blizzard
** / 09 / Reel Deal Slots Treasures of the Far East / Phantom EFX
08 / 10 / World of Warcraft / Blizzard
09 / 11 / Spore / Electronic Arts
** / 12 / Grand Theft Auto IV / Rockstar Games (Take 2)
11 / 13 / Starcraft: Battle Chest / Blizzard
** / 14 / Zuma’s Revenge / PopCap Games
13 / 15 / World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade / Blizzard
**/ 16 / Batman: Arkham Asylum / Eidos
19/ 17 / Reel Deal Slots Adventure / Phantom EFX
10/ 18 / Nancy Drew: Ransom of The Seven Ships / Her
17/ 19 / Civilization IV: Complete Edition / 2K Games
**/ 20 / The Sims 2 University Life Collection / Electronic Arts

[KDR_11k]

Deep Silver is going to go out of business.

Is that true or are you just saying that Cursed Mountain flopped?

It sold 2-3k. Even if that was at $50 each (It's down to $30 already) that's 150 grand. That won't pay many salaries.

They've got TONS of other projects though and I'm sure some of them are making money. Deep Silver publishes games like the X series.

[ShyGuy]

X series? Xcom? Xmen?

[KDR_11k]

X Beyond The Frontier. The sequels are called X2 The Threat, X3 Reunion and X3 Terran Conflict.

[ShyGuy]

Must be a European game series.

[SalesBot]

NPD: Top 10 Selling Games of the Decade: Jan. 2000 - Aug. 2009

RANK / TITLE (YEAR) / PLATFORM(S) / UNIT SALES
1 / Wii Play with Remote (2006) / Wii / 11.1 million
2 / Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) / PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 / 10.3 million
3 / Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) / PS2, Xbox/ 9.8 million
4 / Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) / DS, PS3, Xbox 360 / 8.5 million
5 / Wii Fit with Balance Board (2008) / Wii / 7.9 million

6 / Madden NFL 07 (2006) / GC, GBA, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360
7/ Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) / PS2, Xbox
8 / Madden NFL 08 (2007) / GC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360,
9 / Call of Duty: World at War (2008) / DS, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii
10 / Halo 2 (2004) / Xbox

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

lol multiplatform games, gtfo

[Mop it up]

It's pretty impressive that the number-1 selling game of the decade is on a single system.

[BlackNMild2k1]

It's pretty impressive that the number-1 selling game of the decade is on a single system.

More reason to come out with WiiPlay2 and bundle it with a new color remotes. Like Blue, Black, Red, Pink, Green.
Everyone wants different color remotes, and no one has a copy of WiiPlay2 so it's a win win. Especially if Nintendo makes that the only way to get different color remotes.

[BranDonk Kong]

I don't think Wii Play being on there is impressive at all, as it's essentially a throw away game that comes with a controller. Not to say it's not fun - it is, but it's certainly worth $50 on its own. The only 2 games that should really count are Halo 2 and Wii Fit.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Honestly, since NPD is combining the same game on difference systems, I don't see why they don't combine different versions of the same game on 1 system; i.e. Pokemon HG/SS or Nintendogs.

Nintendogs would be at #6 on the list easily.

[SalesBot]

NPD: Behind the Numbers - September 2009