Mihael Mello Keehl
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I hope no one is thinking ND has impact on sales. If anything ND should outline release dates of games that should have impact on sales.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2013 [Up5: Dead Space 3, Crysis 3, Official PS3/WiiU]
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Aquamarine
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He's now saying under 70K. That *might* imply that the figure is relatively close to 70K...like 64K.
Mystic_Wanderer
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Says who? Nothing concrete yet as far as ceiling or floor.
Father_Brain
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If you can't laugh, that probably means you're unhealthily emotionally invested. So no.
Says the NPD.
That, and the game had been marketed for years and marketed well. Everyone was familiar with the property, and everyone was familiar with what the game was supposed to be. Great first week sells were guaranteed.
creamsugar
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FE bundle ~ 19% retail
EO4 < 15k
NGS2P ~ 3k
EO4 < 15k
NGS2P ~ 3k
TheNatural
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They were brainwashed by Aliens.
shinra-bansho
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Mystic_Wanderer
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Oh. Show me where it says "definitely sold 64k or more".
TheNatural
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LOL wow. You're my hero creamsugar.
Magicpaint
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UberTag
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@TheKevinDent shouldn't quit his day job.
It's always sad when a blatant fanboy who lacks self-control and craves attention is being fed NPD numbers.
It's always sad when a blatant fanboy who lacks self-control and craves attention is being fed NPD numbers.
I like you, though. And those numbers sound about right where they should be.
Doublethink
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Good lawd at Etrian Odyssey. This series deserves better.
Read the OP. Or jvm's estimates.
19% of Fire Emblem or 19% of 3DS?
Mystic_Wanderer
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EO4, with its difficulty and 1st person perspective never really had a chance. I am surprised they brought it, honestly.
GhostOfLawlight
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Wasn't a Brain Age game released for the 3DS in February?
BruceLeeRoy
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Quite a bit lower. Thanks for the clarification Ninja.
Damn.
zomgbbqftw
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64k for Wii U is a good figure.
Mystic_Wanderer
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Exactly.
Because MGS4 and MGR are surely the same kind of game, like DMC4 --> DmC and GoW III --> GoW:A, yes? No one in their right mind expected MGR to have the exact same performance as a traditional Metal Gear.
-Pyromaniac-
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I'm confused. So it's WAY WAY below 80K but it's 64K minimum? Or is that 64K not confirmed?
Kevin Dent just reported that he has the official NPD number for the Wii U, and says that it's "WAY, WAY under 80K."
Maybe it's actually lower than 64K?
Going by his other tweets, he seems to exaggerate a bit at times. So it could be either way, but I'm leaning on the side of this guy being hyperbolic.
Doublethink
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Does anyone have numbers for the first three Etrian Odyssey games?
holy bomba
Why does EO get localized here anyway when stuff like Type-0 and BDFF are stuck in Japan? I know Atlus is pretty good with localizations but damn.... <15k?
Kevin Dent is kind of a moron so just assume what we calculated at 64K was correct.
creamsugar
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Vita ~ 38k, COD bundle ~ 44%
evilromero
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Does Iwata ever look at the monthly NPD charts and think why none of those games are on the Wii U? Can't be healthy to continue on like this.
TheNatural
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LOL wow. Gimmie some WiiU love brotha.
illmatic19
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Continue to be amazed at how well NBA 2K sells since 2K11. EA must be dying inside knowing what they are missing out on.
Aquamarine
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Awesome. So Vita was a little bit higher than the 34-36K estimates....maybe the Wii U sold a little bit higher than 64k-66K? Maybe 68-70K?
shinra-bansho
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So COD is the only thing keeping Vita undead.
~38K falls right within the realm of 35% increase after rounding.
I can't recall if zomg has NPD numbers although iirc he does and he's posted twice that 64K is good for Wii U.
I agree that Kevin Dent tends to fly off the handle, but he's probably right in this case. 64-69 is more realistic.
specialguy
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does jvm's 185k 3ds number qualify as way up on last month's 145k?
Ninja Scooter
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Nobody wants Wii Us. Not that surprising. What has happened between Jan and Feb (and now) that would cause a sales spike? Nintendo must have really counted on the Wii fad hype carrying over and it's almost nonexistent. I really hope they didn't plan for Pikmin3 and Wind Waker Remake carrying them through 2013 or else they are severely fucked.
creamsugar
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Oh yes, just little better than PSV ninja game.
Spirit Icana
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I have a hard time believing off-TV play will be popular and in demand beyond the small crowd inside the small crowd that have bought Wii's and have liked the feature.
We don't deserve Atlus
Also, this is my first time in a sales thread, and I asked this question earlier, but it got swept up in the replies:
How is the 3DS doing? It seems like it's around ~185k this month - is that a solid number or is it something to worry about?
Oh wow, Sly Cooper. I thought there was no way that game would chart. And it must have done better than 117K, since it's up there but Fire Emblem isn't. Maybe even significantly better given it being ahead of Madden as well.
Quite the nice surprise. Would love to see the franchise live on.
Quite the nice surprise. Would love to see the franchise live on.
evilromero
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I'll freely admit I know little of these sales matters, but when a seven year old system is outselling the new hotness by a large margin how can that be construed as good?