Author Topic: New North American (NPD) Sales Thread (Read 139029 times)

KDR_11k · « **Reply #175 on:** September 17, 2004, 02:23:59 AM »

joeamis: I think it's sales multiplied with MSRP, not real money paid or earned. If they were listing profits the XBox would probably have the same number with a minus in front of it.

nolimit19 · « **Reply #176 on:** September 20, 2004, 03:47:49 PM »

it still baffles me that xbox out sells gamecube.

Chongman · « **Reply #177 on:** September 20, 2004, 05:17:47 PM »

It's a general rule that people enjoy killing, maiming, beating, bloody fights, and shooting things in the face.

Where else can you find copious amounts of this but on the xbox? Character? What's that? I want more topless bikers!

Uncle Rich AiAi · « **Reply #178 on:** September 21, 2004, 01:23:34 AM »

lol @ nolimit.

It's simple. Marketing and public perception.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #179 on:** September 21, 2004, 06:37:35 AM »

Or, in case of the XBox, pubic perception.

CHEN · « **Reply #180 on:** September 21, 2004, 06:45:11 AM »

Or patroitism.

DrZoidberg · « **Reply #181 on:** September 21, 2004, 06:48:10 AM »

Or good games

AMac2002 · « **Reply #182 on:** September 21, 2004, 06:11:33 PM »

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Originally posted by: DrZoidberg
Or good games

woah woah woah, an open mind? here? i dont think thats allowed...

joeamis · « **Reply #183 on:** September 21, 2004, 06:50:42 PM »

errr 3rd party support...
dvd playback (considerable amount of consumers buy for that)
online (same deal)
and um... 3rd party support

AMac2002 · « **Reply #184 on:** September 22, 2004, 11:55:22 AM »

yeah that's pretty true. they have a few first party games, obviously Halo is the most popular game sales-wise on the Xbox, and a few have met with slight success, like Mechassault, NFL Fever 2002, maybe a few others, doubt too much though...

Chongman · « **Reply #185 on:** September 23, 2004, 03:12:31 AM »

the xbox is either the console for the beer drinking, football watching, nascar worshiping, everyday all american middle aged man or a teen who thinks maiming is the spiice of life and doing so in video games makes them more like their beer bellied counterparts.

At least that's my opinion...but we should probably get back on topic

MaleficentOgre · « **Reply #186 on:** September 23, 2004, 09:00:37 AM »

seven of the top ten games in august are football games. Cubes best selling game after madden is ToS and that's in 11th. Halo beat out ToS, which doesn't surprise me with the new one coming out. The highest ranking nintendo published game is 16th. no editorial here, just facts.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #187 on:** September 23, 2004, 09:24:16 AM »

It surprises me that Halo sells so much despite the seemingly superior sequel coming out soon.

Mario · « **Reply #188 on:** September 23, 2004, 12:25:09 PM »

Errr, i'd think Halo 2 would be the reason why Halo is selling as well as it is so far after it's launch.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #189 on:** September 23, 2004, 09:56:21 PM »

Yes, but I don't see a reason to buy Halo 1 because of Halo 2. OTOH, perhaps everybody's buying the XBox bundled with Halo because they want the XBox for H2 and Halo was the best pack-in they could find?

MaleficentOgre · « **Reply #190 on:** September 24, 2004, 09:23:58 AM »

People feel the need to go through the origional before they tackle the sequel. Like movies, people often go out and rent a prequel before watching the sequel when it comes out.

Syl · « **Reply #191 on:** September 24, 2004, 09:29:20 PM »

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Originally posted by: MaleficentOgre
People feel the need to go through the origional before they tackle the sequel. Like movies, people often go out and rent a prequel before watching the sequel when it comes out.

That, and Halo is what? like $12 new now? (or is it still $20?)

MaleficentOgre · « **Reply #192 on:** September 25, 2004, 04:44:28 AM »

If you want it new its still in the $25-$30 range. Used you can find it at all sorts of random prices, but even then it cost a pretty penny (for a three year old game)

Rancid Planet · « **Reply #193 on:** September 26, 2004, 09:21:59 PM »

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Originally posted by: Mario
Errr, i'd think Halo 2 would be the reason why Halo is selling as well as it is so far after it's launch.

I understand your reasoning but I'm with KDR_11k. If I know a superior sequel is coming out to an already aged game (granted a high quality "aged" game) I'm gonna skip right over the original and just wait for the sequel. If it's all it's cracked up to be I'll grab the original at it's now super discounted price tag.

nolimit19 · « **Reply #194 on:** September 27, 2004, 02:41:06 PM »

why was that dumb kid laughing at me....anyways i love football, i should probably buy an xbox. HAHAHHA. i just had an epiphany...nintendo commercial with mario training to the rocky theme song. hahahhahaha. xbox still sucks. i cant say that enough. my name is david, and im a fanboy/hater.

Uncle Rich AiAi · « **Reply #195 on:** September 27, 2004, 07:59:27 PM »

Yep. Someone like me who does microtechnology R&D is dumb and a kid. Way to go fella. Here's your doggie biscuit.

Does it ever to occur to you people that maybe the xbox does have games that appeal to some people? I don't like xbox like many of you do, but that doesn't mean it outright sucks. I know someone who has one and is happy with the games. Good for him. Not everyone likes Nintendo games.

DrZoidberg · « **Reply #196 on:** September 27, 2004, 11:17:15 PM »

Console elitism is a bannable offence, I have every system ever (almost) each has it's own ups and downs (except SNES, that thing is BEST CONSOLE)

So, I hear this thread is FOR DISCUSSION OF SALES ONLY grrr.

mantidor · « **Reply #197 on:** October 01, 2004, 03:56:31 PM »

I was wondering.... is GC second in global sales? or its M$?

Mario · « **Reply #198 on:** October 01, 2004, 06:02:26 PM »

GC has been since it launched, but I think Xbox recently overtook it.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #199 on:** October 01, 2004, 09:45:00 PM »

Yeah, at that sales rate I'd expect that if the XBox hasn't overtaken it yet, it soon will, but the margin isn't huge.

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