The announcement of Chinatown Wars'first month sales surprised many fans and analysts who expected the brand name to attract a lot of players to the DS-exclusive title. This sparked a controversy regarding if there is an audience for M-rated titles on Nintendo's consoles.
The combined sales put Chinatown Wars at 163,000 copies so far. With the second month of sales being solid, the title could enjoy good lifetime sales despite its initial disappointing debut.
According to NPD Group data from Gamasutra, the Nintendo DS title from Rockstar Games managed to move another 74,000 copies in the United States. A drop from the 89,000 copies sold in its first month on the market, but not a dramatic one. But Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars NPD per day (NPD-PD) sales tell a slightly different story.
Chinatown Wars was only on sale for 19 days in March, giving us an average of 4,684 copies sold per day.
In April, the DS game had 28 days to shine, according to the NPD Group's reporting period. That's an average of 2,642 copies per day. That drop is more considerable.
That's why I bought my copy. GTA:CW is a steal at $20.
That's why I bought my copy. GTA:CW is a steal at $20.
it's spin. They are pretending to be happy for solid numbers but rockstar has become very spoiled. GTA games tend to sell millions in a month or very close to it. So compared to GTA 4 or whatever its a flop.
it might be able to squeeze out a million before the end of the year.
I thought it was prestige and recognition and high-fives during trade shows.
Also, you seem to think that games only make profit when they sell a gajillion copies on the first hour. Even if Chinatown Wars doesn't become a monster hit its still profit for Rockstar and that's what all game companies really want.
