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NPD Sales Results for October 2013 [Up2: 3DS, 360, Pokemon Combined, GTAV]

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DaBoss

Member
creamsugar said:
PSV < 30k < Wii < 40k < 50k < Wii U < 60k < 100k < PS3 < 120k
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Wii U dropping like a rock.

And that is a huge drop for the PS3. I would have thought the GTA bundle would have an even longer effect on its numbers to make it stay closer to the 360.

ALSO HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

60K < 100K

60K is failing hard.
 
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Nibel

Member
creamsugar said:
PSV < 30k < Wii < 40k < 50k < Wii U < 60k < 100k < PS3 < 120k
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Sakura

Sakura

Member
Sergiepoo said:
So no sign of Winwaker HD after its retail launch.

GAF assured me that it would have a huge audience. I'm sure some will hang on to digital numbers until Nintendo releases that information.

Hopefully this will force Nintendo to think twice about charging too much for an glorified HD port.
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I'm not sure why any one would think the retail version of Windwaker HD would do big numbers. I imagine the vast majority of the people interested in the game either picked it up digitally or got it digitally with the bundle.
 
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AniHawk

Member
keep in mind that september is a longer month. while everything dropped, it's also missing a week of sales to be a direct comparison.
 
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DragonSworne

Banned
At the current pace, Wii U will need 6+ years to meet Iwata's projection for the end of tge fiscal year.

This console is going to sell less than 15 million worldwide.
 
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CartridgeBlower

Member
Sakura said:
I'm not sure why any one would think the retail version of Windwaker HD would do big numbers. I imagine the vast majority of the people interested in the game either picked it up digitally or got it digitally with the bundle.
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So the hardcore audience would buy it...usually the audience who would gravitate towards physical copies...yet they supposedly bought the digital version instead? Because it came out a week early? Why?
 
Metallix87

Metallix87

Member
DragonSworne said:
At the current pace, Wii U will need 6+ years to meet Iwata's projection for the end of tge fiscal year.

This console is going to sell less than 15 million worldwide.
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Deserved, given how Nintendo is mismanaging this system. I honestly expected them to really push hard with marketing and support this Holiday season, but once DKC got delayed, it was clear that Nintendo just doesn't have it in them to save the system.
 
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Htown

STOP SHITTING ON MY MOTHER'S HEADSTONE
Nintendo should have pulled all the WiiU consoles from shelves by last March and rebranded everything with Wii 2 instead. Instant 15k per month sales spike.
 
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Linkhero1

Member
Heh. Wii U did better than I expected. We'll definitely see a bump in November with the release of 3D World. There's no doubt about that.
 
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metalslimer

Member
Tripon said:
Its like you never experienced a Black Friday before.
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Well given the awful selection of Wii U deals at Black Friday, I wonder how much it will even do. There will obviously be a 3D World bump though I wonder how many people will choose a Wii U and not 3DS or a number of other platforms.
 
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PhoenixDawn

Member
Van Owen said:
Yeah, I'm sure it will do better in Nov next to one and ps4.
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Nintendo's advertising group probably hopes that the xbone/PS4 generate next gen hype and get people to stores to buy a next gen system. When the xbone/PS4 are all sold out maybe they'll think about buying a cheaper, next-gen Wii U. Since obviously they're not planning on advertising itself, although this plan assumes that Wii U even gets shelf space in retailers this holiday.
 
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gamergirly

Member
Htown said:
Nintendo should have pulled all the WiiU consoles from shelves by last March and rebranded everything with Wii 2 instead. Instant 15k per month sales spike.
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Or spent $100 million dollars correcting the marketing of the Wii U.

allan-bh said:
Basically what I expected for Wii U.

November is the true test.
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I really, really, really, REALLY hope Mario 3D World does something for Wii U
 
Sakura

Sakura

Member
metalslimer said:
It still dropped weekly as well and doesn't October typically have stronger weekly sales?
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It had like no software in October though, so it seems to make sense that it would drop weekly. Even the PS3 dropped weekly didn't it?

CartridgeBlower said:
So the hardcore audience would buy it...usually the audience who would gravitate towards physical copies...yet they supposedly bought the digital version instead? Because it came out a week early? Why?
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Because it came out early digitally. You answered your own question. A lot of people are very impatient. Then of course there are all the people who were waiting for the bundle so they could have the themed system.
 
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lwilliams3

Member
Tripon said:
I'll take the Wii U numbers. Nintendo basically only had one major release, Wii Party U.


How did Wii party U do, btw?
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Good question. Nintendo sacrificed October and strengthed September by releasing WW and its bundle early. This month will be the real test.

As it was also stated, less days was included in October compared to September.
 
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Linkhero1

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Dynopia said:
Nobody is doubting that, but it depends on how big a bump as to whether it's good or not.
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It's more about whether or not the Wii U will dip back to it's current state after that bump. I wonder how they plan on keeping it afloat for the months following this holiday season.
 
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metalslimer

Member
Sakura said:
It had like no software in October though, so it seems to make sense that it would drop weekly. Even the PS3 dropped weekly didn't it?



Because it came out early digitally. You answered your own question. A lot of people are very impatient. Then of course there are all the people who were waiting for the bundle so they could have the themed system.
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Well the fact that Wii U Party did absolutely nothing and isn't even considered a piece of software raises a lot of flags with Nintendo's Wii U strategy. They are counting pretty heavily on that audience.
 
prag16

prag16

Banned
What can we realistically expect for Wii U in November? 300k? Maybe? That would be kind of a disappointment, but I bet a lot here will predict less.
 
Sakura

Sakura

Member
metalslimer said:
Well given the awful selection of Wii U deals at Black Friday, I wonder how much it will even do. There will obviously be a 3D World bump though I wonder how many people will choose a Wii U and not 3DS or a number of other platforms.
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There was also the NSMBU bundle this month, I expect that to help spur sales too.
 
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Randolph Freelander

Member
Tripon said:
Its like you never experienced a Black Friday before.
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Wii U will be lucky to do 300K in November. 600K in December. I can't bring myself to type lower numbers, but I probably should. It's over.

Anyway, over/under on months until Iwata is shown the door? Does he make it through the fiscal year? I have a feeling one of the reasons they didn't revise shipment projections is that he would be asked to submit his resignation along with the revision. He's dragging it out hoping for a miracle.

I hope he has been paid well and has managed his investments. He helped take Nintendo to great heights in the late aughts, but they've frittered it all away and now it's time for change.
 
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schuelma

Wastes hours checking old Famitsu software data, but that's why we love him.
The Wii U number isn't good, but what were people expecting exactly with a shorter month and the 2nd month of a $50 price drop?
 
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allan-bh

Member
Daingurse said:
Wii-U collapse and Vita dead as usual. Vita deserves better. I hope Sony can afford to squeeze some support out of it. Vita TV will hopefully keep this zombie walking (or crawling?) . . .
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Vita is finished in west. There isn't nothing that Sony can do at this point.
 
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shinra-bansho

Member
prag16 said:
What can we realistically expect for Wii U in November? 300k? Maybe? That would be kind of a disappointment, but I bet a lot here will predict less.
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What kind of Black Friday specials are there?
schuelma said:
The Wii U number isn't good, but what were people expecting exactly with a shorter month and the 2nd month of a $50 price drop?
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People wanted to see if there was a substantial baseline shift, I assume. And there wasn't really. It's a ~5K shift from the 8K averages it was doing pre-price cut.
 
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