Topic: New North American (NPD) Sales Thread

[TJ Spyke]

Sorry, I meant NDP sales data.

[Ymeegod]

Actually that was NPD numbers but he gave you the combined totals since their release dates not for the month.

Geist = very poor sales  = not really a big shocker.

[TJ Spyke]

Geist wasn't that good from what i've heard.

Could somebody post the NPD data for JUST August?

[Nosferat2]

I assure you all that Geist is alot better than those sales figures represent. Its no RE4 but it is definelty a good game. I would classify it as a "buy" Game. If it didnt have the multiplayer i would recommend a rental. I bought it and im glad i did.
Nosferatu  

[BlackNMild2k1]

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Originally posted by: nintendogamecube86

Could somebody post the NPD data for JUST August?

I gave you the link to the thread that the info you were looking for can be found, but since I already went a dug it up... I'll post it any way

most sales data is found in the link above, because DS & GBA games are the only Nintendo related games that make the charts 90% of the time

NPD for August 2005

August Hardware Sales

PSP = 167,000
PS2 = 253,000
Xbox = 134,000
GCN = 53,000
GBA = 180,000 (approx)
DS = up 26% over July

August Top 25 Software Sales

US Top 25 Videogame Titles
Rank Title Publisher

1 PS2 MADDEN NFL 06 Electronic Arts
2 XBX MADDEN NFL 06 Electronic Arts
3 PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 06 Electronic Arts
4 GCN MADDEN NFL 06 Electronic Arts
5 XBX DELTA FORCE: BLACK HAWK DOW Ubi Soft
6 GBA POKEMON EMERALD Nintendo
7 XBX NCAA FOOTBALL 06 Electronic Arts
8 XBX T. CLANCYS RECON 2: STRIK E Ubi Soft
9 XBX DARKW ATCH Capcom
10 NDS N INTENDOGS: DACHSHUND & FRI Nintendo
11 PS2 DELTA FORCE: BLACK HAWK DOW Ubi Soft
12 NDS NINTENDOGS: LABRADOR & FRIE Nintendo
13 PSP MIDNIGHT CLUB 3: DUB EDITIO Take Two Interactive
14 PS2 LEGO STAR W ARS LucasArts
15 PS2 DESTROY ALL HUMANS! THQ
16 NDS N INTENDOGS: CHIHUAHUA & FRI Nintendo
17 GBA DRAGONBALL GT: TRANSFORM Atari
18 PS2 DARKW ATCH Capcom
19 PS2 M IDNIGHT CLUB 3: DUB Take Two Interactive
20 PS2 FLATOUT Vivendi
21 PS2 FANTASTIC 4 Activision
22 NDS ADVANCE W ARS : DUAL STRIKE Nintendo
23 PS2 GOD OF WAR Sony
24 PS2 CHARLIE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Take Two Interactive
25 PS2 MEDAL OF HONOR: EUROPEAN AS Electronic Arts
Note: Ranked in terms of $$$ sales.

Madden (All consoles): 2.2 Million

Nintendogs (all): 209,727

[kirby_killer_dedede]

Er...I haven't been checking this thread much, but what's with the vaguness of the DS sales?  Does that mean they sucked?  Or does that mean they sold so many it was impossible to count?

[Mario]

September NPD data is here!

PS2 = 268,000
Xbox = 124,000
GCN = 108,000
GBA = 185,000
DS = 164,000
No PSP data

Very interesting that GC is so close to Xbox now.

1. PS2 MADDEN NFL 06
2. PS2 NBA LIVE 06
3. GCN MARIO SUPERSTAR BASEBALL
4. XBX MADDEN NFL 06
5. XBX T.CLANCYS RAINBOW SIX:LCKDWN
6. PS2 NASCAR 06:TOTAL TEAM CONTROL
7. PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 06
8. GCN WWE DAY OF RECKONING 2
9. NDS NINTENDOGS: CHIHUAHUA & FRIENDS
10. XBX BURNOUT REVENGE

Top 5 GC games,

1 MARIO BASEBALL Nintendo 164,170
2 WWE RECKONING 2 THQ 86,708
3 MADDEN NFL 06 Electronic Arts 32,486
4 POKEMON XD: GoD Nintendo 26,229
5 INCREDIBLE HULK VU Games 26,449

Very good performance by Mario Baseball. Pokemon XD flopped, thank god. When was that released though?

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August
Xbox = 134,000
GCN = 53,000

September
Xbox = 124,000
GCN = 108,000

Hmmm...

[Infernal Monkey]

Hahha, pathetic sales for Pokemughn XD. Hulk managed to punch it in the gob. And America, what the hell. STOP BUYING NASCAR.

[ShyGuy]

Mario Baseball, Day of Reckoning, who says Gamecube owners don't like sports games?

[Ian Sane]

Excellent.  If Pokemon XD sells like ass, as it deserves, then maybe Nintendo will get off their butt and make a good 3D Pokemon RPG for a change.  I've waited years for Pokemon fans to finally tell Nintendo they'll only accept so much crap.

It's interesting to see Cube sales double like that.  Though the Cube actually had some games released for a change so that makes sense.  

[PaLaDiN]

Well, seems like Mario spinoffs still have a bit of life left in them.

And GC games can actually still get halfway decent sales.

[Artimus]

Uhhhh...guys...Pokemon XD came out on October 3...

[BlackNMild2k1]

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Originally posted by: Artimus
Uhhhh...guys...Pokemon XD came out on October 3...

Then why is it part of the september NPD?

[Nosferat2]

I suspect the increased sales of the GC are due to the SSM Bundles and the noticably increased advertisment of the GC in general by Nintendo. I never really seen a GC commerical. Ads are usually for DK or some other lame game. But recently i have noticed both MOre commercials and commercials promoting the GC itself not games specifcally. I hope the dipsh!ts at Nintendo can learn a simple lesson from this.

[BlackNMild2k1]

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Originally posted by: BlackNMild2k1

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Originally posted by: Artimus
Uhhhh...guys...Pokemon XD came out on October 3...

Then why is it part of the september NPD?

I found the answer to my question, I think...

A retail calendar is used to calculate NPD sales numbers
So for September's NPD, the month was defined as: Sunday, August 28th -> Saturday, October 1st.

does that mean that the ony Pokemon games sales listed are just presales?  Cause if the game didn't come out till the 3rd then it still shouldn't have been counted in september's NPD?

edit: apparently EBgames & Gamestop released the game during the last two days of September, which means it sold for 3 days of the september NPD and before its actual release date.  So don't think Pokemon was a Pokebomb just yet...

[kirby_killer_dedede]

So we don't know how bad XD sold just yet...

A thought just struck me...maybe Nintendo's using all these stupid games (Channel, Colloseum, XD) to stall Poke-fans for a super-fantastic MMORPG Pokemon at launch?  Just blindly hoping...

EDIT: Rev launch, I mean.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Namco must be pleased.... unless they're like Capcom who has habit of seeing "good" sales as a reason to drop software support.

[BlackNMild2k1]

One thing I find strange about the NPD #'s as of the last couple of months is how they handle the handheld #'s

first the combine GBA & DS for many months
then they count GBA seperately but only give a +% for DS
now they count GBA & DS seperately, but have no #'s for PSP

Is it "either or" with these people or what?
Next month will we have +/-% for PSP, different types of GBAs counted seperately and N-gage being tallied in roman numerals?

[IceCold]

EDIT: Wrong board. I start reading from the GCN board and progress to the DS one later, so yeah...

[BlackNMild2k1]

US LTD September 2005

GameCube
Super Smash Bros. Melee: 2,940,741
Super Mario Sunshine: 2,132,399
The Wind Waker: 1,986,410
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: 1,914,527
Luigi's Mansion: 1,734,426
Metroid Prime: 1,312,147
Animal Crossing: 1,082,619
Mario Party 4: 978,258
Pokemon Colosseum: 966,777
Mario Party 5: 832,040
Star Fox Adventures: 822,727
Mario Party 6: 720,908
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 686,862
Pikmin: 678,790
Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door: 653,842
Kirby Air Ride: 571,477
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes: 538,869
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: 467,963
Mario Power Tennis: 427,892
Donkey Konga: 359,468
Four Swords Adventures: 355,355
Wave Race: 336,880
F-Zero GX: 309,599
Eternal Darkness: 288,989
Pikmin 2: 283,441
Wario World: 263,794
Star Fox Assault: 254,162
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat: 216,415
Pokemon Channel: 183,463
Custom Robo: 177,714
Preview Disk: 172,795
Mario Superstar Baseball: 164,170
NBA Courtside 2002: 160,893
1080 Avalanche: 158,123
Wario Ware Inc: 139,757
Magical Mirror: 125,455
Donkey Konga 2: 78,252
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness: 26,229
Battalion Wars: 16,404
Geist: 15,883

Viewtiful Joe (GC): 308,131
Viewtiful Joe (PS2): 93,701
Viewtiful Joe 2 (GC): 115,847
Viewtiful Joe 2 (PS2): 51,992

Resident Evil Zero: 465,054
Resident Evil: 541,341
Resident Evil 2: 35,978 (not on Sept NPD)
Resident Evil 3: 49,046
Resident Evil Code Veronica X: 37,101
Resident Evil 4: 566,728

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II Rogue Leader: 886,219
Star Wars Rogue Squadron III Rebel Strike: 525,726

Soul Calibur (GC): 832,965
Soul Calibur (PS2): 783,386
Soul Calibur (Xbox): 568,165

Tales of Symphonia: 372,831
Baten Kaitos: 114,206

[Artimus]

Guess Mario Sunshine wasn't a bomb afterall. /sarcasm

[Arbok]

Hey BlackNMild2k1 you wouldn't happen to know the total for Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee, to date, would you?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Got anything on GC/PS2 Killer7?  =D

[Mario]

September numbers,

GCN KILLER 7 $109,250 3,668  
PS2 KILLER 7 $56,738 1,888  

[mantidor]

watch Capcom making Killer 7 sequel ps2 exclusive now.