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Title: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
Post by: NWR_pap64 on November 12, 2009, 06:02:09 PM
Wii hardware sales are up and Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort take the second and fourth spots in software sales.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20312

 The October NPD sales data show that the Wii has once again reclaimed the number one spot in hardware sales, with the DS following behind.    


The Wii managed to sell 506,900 units, while the DS moved 457,600 units. The recent price drop, as well as a strong software lineup, helped the console regain its sales strength after a few months of slow sales. In September, the Wii was the third best selling console at 462,800 units, putting it behind the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS.    


Wii Fit Plus saw an impressive debut, coming in at number two behind Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the PlayStation 3. The update to the best selling Wii Fit sold 441,000 copies, including both the standalone version and the $100 Balance Board bundle.    


Wii Sports Resort appeared at number four with 314,000 copies sold, and the lone DS title in the top 10, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, came in at number nine with 169,000 copies sold.    


October 2009 Hardware Sales  

  • Wii -- 506,900
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  • Nintendo DS -- 457,600
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  • PlayStation 3 -- 320,600
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  • Xbox 360 -- 249,700
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  • PlayStation Portable -- 174,600
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  • PlayStation 2 -- 117,800
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    October 2009 Software Sales    


  • Uncharted 2 (PS3) -- 537,000
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  • Wii Fit Plus (Wii) -- 441,000
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  • Borderlands (360) -- 418,000
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  • Wii Sports Resort (Wii) -- 314,000
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  • NBA 2K10 (360) -- 311,000
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  • Halo 3: ODST (360) -- 271,000
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  • NBA 2K10 (PS3) -- 213,000
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  • Forza MotorSport 3 (360) -- 175,000
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  • Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) -- 169,000
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  • FIFA 10 (360) -- 156,000

    • Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 13, 2009, 02:11:39 AM
    So many numbers!  big ones, too!
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: N-World on November 13, 2009, 02:52:03 AM
    Nintendo?  Is?  Doomed?

    Oh wait, I'm thinking of that huge gap in sales that'll probably be erased any week now in Japan.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: Stratos on November 13, 2009, 03:23:36 AM
    Now to hope sales figures leak for games. I want to see how several titles like Extraction and Muramasa did this month.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: Mop it up on November 13, 2009, 03:32:06 AM
    I want to know how A Boy and His Blob is faring, though I probably already know. Sadly I don't think the number is more than four figures.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: TJ Spyke on November 13, 2009, 09:28:15 AM
    This supports what every non-Sony fanboy knew, the PlayStation 3 only beat the Wii in September because of a temporary sales boost from its price-cut. Things are back to normal.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: AV on November 13, 2009, 09:57:20 AM
    i want to see specific numbers for PSP Go and DSi, however how the system is set up it gets lumped together.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: broodwars on November 13, 2009, 10:02:59 AM
    Quote from: TJ Spyke on November 13, 2009, 09:28:15 AM
    This supports what every non-Sony fanboy knew, the PlayStation 3 only beat the Wii in September because of a temporary sales boost from its price-cut. Things are back to normal.

    To play Devil's Advocate, I see no evidence that the Wii didn't just beat the PlayStation 3 in September because of a temporary sales boost from its price-cut.

    It's incredibly likely that you're right and the PS3's boost was temporary and short, but your theory is no better supported by evidence than those of the Sony faithful last month.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: cubist on November 13, 2009, 05:55:41 PM
    Both Sony, MS, and Nintendo will do fine.  As a Wii fan, the hardware numbers non longer translate to more third party support.  I think they've given up on the Wii's ability to produce profits for them. 

    Wouldn't it be awesome if Modern Warfare Reflex put up some serious numbers?  What's next...a Bioshock with downgraded graphics? 
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: Stratos on November 13, 2009, 06:22:09 PM
    Quote from: cubist on November 13, 2009, 05:55:41 PM
    Both Sony, MS, and Nintendo will do fine.  As a Wii fan, the hardware numbers non longer translate to more third party support.  I think they've given up on the Wii's ability to produce profits for them. 

    Wouldn't it be awesome if Modern Warfare Reflex put up some serious numbers?  What's next...a Bioshock with downgraded graphics? 

    I would honestly take a port of Bioshock or any number of other HD/PC/PS360 games. I don't jump on many PC releases until a while down the road so if a decent late port for Wii comes up by then I'll go for the Wii one. I'm not much of a graphics whore so good controls tend to trump when weighing these decisions.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: Mop it up on November 13, 2009, 06:39:08 PM
    I still want a port of DOOM 3!
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 13, 2009, 06:46:16 PM
    Quote from: Mop_it_up on November 13, 2009, 06:39:08 PM
    I still want a port of DOOM 3!

    I think that would port just fine.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: Mop it up on November 13, 2009, 06:48:21 PM
    That's exactly why I want it. No sacrifices and better controls. I've never played it before but I've always liked the original Doom games so I'm curious about it.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 13, 2009, 06:59:56 PM
    If they can port it to Xbox, then a Wii port should look and run better (no slowdown) with enhanced motion/pointer controls. It would be the definitive console version. ID has left money on the table as have many other capable 3rd party developers.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 13, 2009, 07:11:23 PM
    That is all the Wii needs a port of a game that is older then Rygar.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 13, 2009, 07:28:37 PM
    But personal computators were leagues ahead of consoles at that time.  Consoles can finally catch up this way.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: Mop it up on November 13, 2009, 07:34:37 PM
    Technically the Wii doesn't need anything besides Nintendo's own games to sell it, so any other game is really just filler.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on November 13, 2009, 07:54:51 PM
    Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on November 13, 2009, 07:11:23 PM
    That is all the Wii needs a port of a game that is older then Rygar.

    I didn't mean to port it now, but to have ported it 3 years ago. It would have made a great launch title.
    Flashlight mechanics are just now becoming popular on Wii and Doom3 would have been way ahead of the curve.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: TJ Spyke on November 14, 2009, 10:41:20 AM
    Quote from: broodwars on November 13, 2009, 10:02:59 AM
    Quote from: TJ Spyke on November 13, 2009, 09:28:15 AM
    This supports what every non-Sony fanboy knew, the PlayStation 3 only beat the Wii in September because of a temporary sales boost from its price-cut. Things are back to normal.

    To play Devil's Advocate, I see no evidence that the Wii didn't just beat the PlayStation 3 in September because of a temporary sales boost from its price-cut.

    It's incredibly likely that you're right and the PS3's boost was temporary and short, but your theory is no better supported by evidence than those of the Sony faithful last month.

    Maybe, but the Wii had been outselling the PS3 every month before the PS3 pricecut in September. It's the same way that the Wii outsold the Xbox 360 every single month of 2007 other than September (when Microsoft released Halo 3) or how the only month that PS3 outsold Wii in 2008 was June (when Konami released Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots).
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: KDR_11k on November 14, 2009, 11:10:49 AM
    Quote from: Mop_it_up on November 13, 2009, 06:48:21 PM
    That's exactly why I want it. No sacrifices and better controls. I've never played it before but I've always liked the original Doom games so I'm curious about it.

    Doom 3 is a fairly generic FPS in the vein of Quake (i.e. fairly small encounters) but more linear. What I liked about it was how they eliminated the use button (you got a cursor on the screen you were interacting with) and how projectiles were interceptable in mid-flight (especially in Rise of Evil where you had a grav gun to catch and return the projectiles, Doom 3 enemies throw more catchable projectiles than HL2 ones). What I didn't like was how high you had to set the gamma to see enemies.
    Title: Re: NPD Numbers for October Shows Wii Back on Top
    Post by: NWR_Lindy on November 14, 2009, 06:51:44 PM
    Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on November 13, 2009, 07:11:23 PM
    That is all the Wii needs a port of a game that is older then Rygar.

    Hey, don't diss Rygar!  That's one of my all-time faves.