Author Topic: Official Sales Thread (Read 3163288 times)

Stratos · « **Reply #4325 on:** June 12, 2009, 10:56:44 PM »

And Lego Star Wars STILL sells on Wii. Forget Batman and Indy, Star Wars or bust apparently. Though the others sold well too.

Quote from: TJ Spyke on June 12, 2009, 09:30:22 PM

I wonder how many people buy LCT just to get the Wii Zapper. It's a pretty fun game though and more than worth the $20 (I waited till I found a store that was selling it at $20 since that is the MSRP, most stores seem to be selling it for $25).

I might pick it up used since I hear those run really cheap.

Mop it up · « **Reply #4326 on:** June 13, 2009, 01:05:20 AM »

I didn't even know there was a new Bionic commando until somebody posted about it in General Gaming. I originally thought the topic was about the NES game...

GameStop sells Link's Crossbow Training used game-only for $3 but I've never seen it there. I actually already have an unofficial case for it which I bought along with a Wii Sports case. Why don't these games come with cases?

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #4327 on:** June 13, 2009, 01:10:27 AM »

In Europe Nintendo gives both Wii Sports and Link's Crossbow Training regular Wii game cases (or at least they did the last time I checked). I have no idea why Nintendo of America is so damn cheap that they choose to give us tiny cardboard cases. I'm surprised they didn't pull the same crap with Wii Fit and Mario Kart Wii.

Ymeegod · « **Reply #4328 on:** June 13, 2009, 04:17:34 PM »

"UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED (X360) 679.6K"

I don't think that's right. It's only 1/3 of that VGS reported it around 250K which is more accurate (based on past titles).

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4329 on:** June 13, 2009, 04:21:09 PM »

What or who is VGS? & why would they be more accurate than NPD? as that is the source of the sales numbers.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #4330 on:** June 13, 2009, 04:46:10 PM »

Ymeegod, I can't find any tracking organization named "VGS". Whatever that is, I doubt it's reliable. NPD numbers are accurate and reliable and universally accepted by those in the industry. I also doubt that the Xbox 360 version of UFC 2009 only sold 250K. It sold 679.6K copies, fact.

Stratos · « **Reply #4331 on:** June 13, 2009, 04:49:22 PM »

Maybe he's quoting VG Chartz?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #4332 on:** June 13, 2009, 04:50:40 PM »

Or Video Game Soup.

Stratos · « **Reply #4333 on:** June 13, 2009, 04:51:42 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on June 13, 2009, 04:50:40 PM

Or Video Game Soup.

Is that even a real gaming site?

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #4334 on:** June 13, 2009, 05:00:29 PM »

Quick, somebody buy the domain.

Stratos · « **Reply #4335 on:** June 13, 2009, 05:03:41 PM »

NWR is becoming VGS! It's the Lindy difference!

Mop it up · « **Reply #4336 on:** June 13, 2009, 07:43:40 PM »

When was UFC 2009 Undisputed even released? VGCharts has it at 360k total sales but the last update was in August of 2008...

Stratos · « **Reply #4337 on:** June 13, 2009, 07:48:16 PM »

Quote from: Mop_it_up on June 13, 2009, 07:43:40 PM

When was UFC 2009 Undisputed even released? VGCharts has it at 360k total sales but the last update was in August of 2008...

Their system must be out of whack.

May 19th 2009 was when Wikipedia says it came out. So it didn't have all that long to sell in May.

Mop it up · « **Reply #4338 on:** June 13, 2009, 08:11:38 PM »

Yeah it must be. I checked out the actual game page and it has the right date. It also shows the sales from different regions and it says that it sold 246k in North America. So I think the person above meant "VGC" when he said "VGS".

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4339 on:** June 13, 2009, 08:21:51 PM »

We've already proven VGC to be an unreliable source for sales data, so making the claim that NPD is wrong because it doesn't even come close to what VGC posted is hilarious.

VGC is unreliable and often times just makes up numbers. They are not a credible source for sales data. VGC is for entertainment purposes only.

Stratos · « **Reply #4340 on:** June 13, 2009, 08:26:53 PM »

I use it for casual gauging of game sales. Especially once some time has lapsed the numbers do tend to be corrected when real numbers are leaked or released.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #4341 on:** June 13, 2009, 08:29:08 PM »

Quote from: Stratos on June 13, 2009, 08:26:53 PM

I use it for casual gauging of game sales. Especially once some time has lapsed the numbers do tend to be corrected when real numbers are leaked or released.

Your statement says it all.

Deguello · « **Reply #4342 on:** June 13, 2009, 08:38:37 PM »

VGChartz is kind of a funny story. The whole website is geared towards simply declaring the sales numbers and the winners and losers. It's hard facts.

Yet you probably won't find a bigger clavern of Sony fanboys anywhere else on the internet, and I don't say this with any ill intent. They're just there. Half the posts on their forum are about how Sony can "turn it all around" with a new game or so, even some of the news stories. And this is on a website were the DATA to prove them wrong wrong is right there on the site. Sometime RIGHT ABOVE the news story.

It's a website about hard facts, and as a historical archive, it is pretty useful. I mean, who would know that Metroid Prime 3 actually outsold Super Metroid? Where else can you see the meteoric rise of Wii and DS, and do repeated facepalms every time a 3rd party announces some kind of casual schlock for it? But as an accurate sales gauge? I'll just say they have a ways to go.

Stratos · « **Reply #4343 on:** June 13, 2009, 10:11:49 PM »

People are blind to the obvious that is right in front of them. I've run into a lot of people like that in the real world. We all fall victim to it at one time or another.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #4344 on:** June 14, 2009, 02:01:07 AM »

Quote from: BlackNMild2k1 on June 13, 2009, 08:29:08 PM

Quote from: Stratos on June 13, 2009, 08:26:53 PM
I use it for casual gauging of game sales. Especially once some time has lapsed the numbers do tend to be corrected when real numbers are leaked or released.

Your statement says it all.

Yeah, it's useful as an archive but completely sucks for predictions. They don't even track everything properly, I once looked up the sales numbers for Cv Judgment and they reported 0 for all regions except the US.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #4345 on:** June 14, 2009, 10:28:56 AM »

The problem even as a archive is that it's not reliable. We don't always get the final sales numbers for a game, so they still make those up. They only make corrections when sales information is leaked.

SalesBot · « **Reply #4346 on:** June 15, 2009, 12:10:09 PM »

Chart Track - Week 24, 2009 - Individual Formats (Units)

UK:
01 (01) PC The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) 360 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
03 (04) WII Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (02) 360 Red Faction: Guerrilla (Thq)
05 (03) WII Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)
06 (__) PS3 [prototype] (Activision Blizzard)
07 (05) 360 Ufc 2009: Undisputed (Thq)
08 (07) NDS Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
09 (06) PS3 Infamous (Sony Computer Ent.)
10 (08) PS3 Ufc 2009: Undisputed (Thq)

11 (09) PS3 Red Faction: Guerrilla (Thq)
12 (__) WII Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts)
13 (12) WII Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
14 (16) WII Wii Play (Nintendo)
15 (__) 360 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
16 (11) PS3 Virtua Tennis 2009 (Sega)
17 (22) NDS Professor Layton And The Curious Village (Nintendo)
18 (14) WII My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
19 (25) WII Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum (Koch Media)
20 (28) 360 Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
21 (10) 360 Guitar Hero: Metallica (Activision Blizzard)
22 (13) 360 Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros. Interactive)
23 (15) 360 Star Ocean: The Last Hope (Square Enix Europe)
24 (19) 360 Virtua Tennis 2009 (Sega)
25 (18) NDS Mystery Stories (Gsp/avanquest)
26 (24) WII Big Family Games (Thq)
27 (27) NDS Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
28 (__) PS3 Call Of Duty: World At War (Activision Blizzard)
29 (21) NDS Sherlock Holmes: Mystery Of The Mummy (Ubisoft)
30 (31) PC Football Manager 2009 (Sega)
31 (__) NDS Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Take 2)
32 (__) NDS Walk With Me! Know Your Walking Routine? (Nintendo)
33 (33) 360 Sega Superstars Tennis (Sega)
34 (17) 360 Fuel (Codemasters)
35 (23) 360 Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (Koch Media)
36 (20) PS3 Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros. Interactive)
37 (30) 360 Fifa 09 (Electronic Arts)
38 (__) WII Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Nintendo)
39 (37) WII Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
40 (34) 360 Gears Of War 2 (Microsoft)

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #4347 on:** June 15, 2009, 01:37:52 PM »

VG Sharts

Stratos · « **Reply #4348 on:** June 15, 2009, 04:24:22 PM »

Quote

05 (03) WII Ea Sports Active (Electronic Arts)

At first glance I read this as "World War Two EA Sports Active". I was baffled for a minute.

SalesBot · « **Reply #4349 on:** June 18, 2009, 03:16:55 PM »

Famitsu Sales: 06/08 - 06/14

01. [NDS] Mugen Kouro (Infinite Space) (Sega) - 40,000 / NEW
02. [NDS] Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Square Enix) - 24,000 / 410,000
03. [NDS] Sloane to MacHale no Nazo no Monogatari (Level 5) - 16,000 / 119,000
04. [NDS] Gyakuten Kenji (Capcom) - 16,000 / 252,000
05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, PSP the Best (Capcom) - 13,000 / 769,000
06. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires (Koei) - 12,000 / 116,000
07. [WII] Chibi-Robo, Wii de Asobu (Nintendo) - 11,000 / NEW
08. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 11,000 / 3,410,000
09. [PSP] Evangelion: Jo (Bandai Namco Games) - 8,900 / 29,000
10. [NDS] Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai (Pokemon) - 6,900 / 345,000

11. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!! (Nintendo) - 6,500 / 638,000
12. [WII] Arc Rise Fantasia (Marvelous Entertainment) - 6,400 / 34,000
13. [PSP] Yuusha 30 (Marvelous Entertainment) - 6,000 / 43,000
14. [PSP] Shinseiki Evangelion: Koutetsu no Girlfriend 2nd Portable (CyberFront) - 5,700 / NEW
15. [NDS] Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! 2 (Sega) - 5,400 / 79,000
16. [PSP] Onore no Shinzuru Michi wo Yuke (From Software) - 5,100 / NEW
17. [NDS] Made in Ore (Nintendo) - 4,900 / 169,000
18. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) - 4,800 / 1,740,000
19. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Bandai Namco Games) - 4,600 / 569,000
20. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 4,600 / 3,517,000
21. [NDS] Majo ni Naru (Tryfirst) - 4,500 / NEW
22. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) - 4,300 / 2,262,000
23. [PS3] H.A.W.X. (Ubisoft) - 4,000 / 28,000
24. [NDS] Oide yo Doubutsu no Mori (Nintendo) - 3,900 / 5,013,000
25. [PS2] Evangelion: Jo (Bandai Namco Games) - 3,900 / 11,000
26. [WII] Deca Sporta 2: Wii de Sports 10 Shumoku (Hudson) - 3,600 / 47,000
27. [WII] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) - 3,400 / 219,000
28. [WII] Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 (Konami) - 3,300 / 32,000
29. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 3,300 / 3,451,000
30.

__. [WII] Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes, Wii de Asobu (Nintendo) - 1,700 / NEW
__. [NDS] Hayarigami DS: Toshidensetsu Kaii Jiken (Nippon Ichi Software) - 1,200 / NEW

DSL　4000
DSi　32000
PSP　27000
Wii　14000
PS3　8300
PS2　4500
360　6500

News:

Poll

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

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