nextgeneration
Member
Anihawk - how are PS3 sales? Have you noticed a huge, upward surge in sales?
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Media Create Sales 7/9 - 7/15
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nextgeneration said:
I'll check tomorrow when I work, but I think they sold four consoles in the first week of the price drop.
The Store is pretty much a Wii60 place. Lots of people buy PS2, but not PS3. And only in the last couple months has GBA really stopped selling. People only buy those games now just because they can work on the DS.
BishopLamont
Banned
LanceStern said:6.Bishop Lamont - Sorry for the name mispelling
Well here's how I see it, form page 12 and 13
That sounds pretty harsh to me there bishop. And I really see no where to respond correctly. Especially when "BS" is used. You didn't question it, you just flat out called me wrong
For my DQS prediction, I agree my whole first month, week, year LTD prediction was wrong. I stick to my prediction for as long as we see the 2nd and 3rd week sales, where honestly, anything can happen.
Did you HONESTLY believe, that I believed the PS3 was going to sell 100k per week by "doubling" it's sales of 8,776?
Moreover, did you honestly think I arrived at that number, by adding it's percentages, assuming that percentage would stay the same for the next 20 weeks and ADDING them together to get an 100% increase in sles == doubling? Honestly you believed I believed that?
You must've missed this.
BishopLamont said:
I said you are wrong, because of your DQS prediction, and the PS3 thing. You sounded very serious, I don't know you, so I couldn't tell you were joking from what you said.
titiklabingapat
Member
I'm not surprised at the GH III Wii preorders. The game is the debut of the series on the Nintendo console and Nintendo fans are still some of the most hardcore people in gaming circles.
The true test is whether or not the casuals pick up the Wii over the PS2 version come Christmas. The PS2 might be cheaper and easier to find, but the Wii still has waggle and will probably be the hottest thing again during the holidays.
The true test is whether or not the casuals pick up the Wii over the PS2 version come Christmas. The PS2 might be cheaper and easier to find, but the Wii still has waggle and will probably be the hottest thing again during the holidays.
titiklabingapat
Member
I meant that first time Guitar Hero buyers might be enticed to buy the Wii console more(over the cheaper and well stocked PS2) to get thier Guitar Hero fix because you get Wii Sports and waggle too, not that waggle is only specific to the Wii version of the game.Sharp said:
edit: or maybe I read you wrong.
LanceStern
Banned
BishopLamont said:
No I didn't miss that. It sounded rhetorical.
Well I must have been misreading your messages.
I'm glad this is straightened out.
test_account
XP-39C²
titiklabingapat said:
This guitar move confirmed in the Wii version? (in the end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfLCM4effQY&mode=related&search=
Christoff Yurievich
Member
it was m0dus and here's the thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120874donny2112 said:Speaking of, do you know where the thread is that has the multitude of NeoGAF logos, including the "needs more sparks" one? If you remember who posted it, I can just search on that. Thanks.
that reminds me...I need to change my preorder from PS2 to PS3 for GH3.AniHawk said:
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
i saw someone walking out of the store with a ps3 when i went to best buy today.
the only other person i saw holding a ps3 box outside of a store was me in the reflection of my car
the only other person i saw holding a ps3 box outside of a store was me in the reflection of my car
LanceStern
Banned
moku said:
Did someone say, HD?!
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
cvxfreak said:
Oblivion said:
That's going back to before I was hired.
I started working the week after it came out, actually. I remember that the shipment was late (so everyone was pissed) and Rockstar had given the store tiny bats to hand out to people standing in line for some ungodly reason. It was pretty much a practice run for Halo 2, which went much smoother. I'm just going to guess somewhere around 150-200.
I'm only there these days for the discount and little bit of extra cash. I got a job in Santa Ana about 5 weeks back, and that project just finished up. Same day that was done, I got a call from a place in Irvine, so my Gamestop days will probably continue to be few and far inbetween. And the way the company has been treating its employees lately, that's fine by me.
ZealousD said:
There have been more instances of the company siding with unruly, rude, and irresponsible customers in the last six months than the previous two years combined. One time, one of my coworkers was threatened by a guy on the phone to do what he told him or else he'd call corporate and lie to them that he did all sorts of things. Of course, my coworker is ex-Navy and was stationed in the Middle East for the last four years so he doesn't put up with that shit. The DM still didn't listen to his side of the story.
AniHawk said:
I don't know what it is but it really seems like any DM, in any company I've ever worked for is an arrogant jackass. It's like they think they're really important, but in the grand scheme of things they're peons like the rest of us. They just get paid over the poverty line.
DarknessTear
Banned
moku said:
Aren't you the guy who made a thread about playing SSBM while camping?
Corwood Rep
Member
ZealousD said:
True, but anecdotally, both of the companies I work for have CONSTANT district manager turnover rates. Every few months there's a new one. I've gone through 4 or 5 in the last two years, so I generally don't put up with their shit.
Aristotlekh said:
I've actually had only 3 in three years. The first one left because she was diagnosed with cancer. The second one, who let me in on a last-minute Shinkawa/Kojima signing moved on to another company with better pay. The current one has been there for at least two years now.
titiklabingapat
Member
Well, look who's back at the top of the Amazon charts.
I think I should create a thread and make a big fuss about it.
I think I should create a thread and make a big fuss about it.
BishopLamont
Banned
LanceStern said:
Ok it's sorted out then, sorry if I came off rude. Not what I meant at all, I say it like it is, that's all.
Syth_Blade22 said:
Well, truth be told, there haven't really been many other third party online games for Wii yet. The trend continued partly from friday to saturday with Naruto 5 gaining 13% but Jikkyou Baseball going down almost 15% despite it being weekend. Looks VERY frontloaded to me, but I guess we'll see soon enough.
Corwood Rep
Member
AniHawk said:
Do they like their jobs (in the event you can actually tell)?
PhoenixDark
Banned
Eh, Anihawk's no Vinnk.
I mentioned this in last week's Media-Create thread, but with the subject of third-party slowburners coming up again, here it is again.
NDS Detailed Japanese History B Total Training
"Man that'll bomb. Too much of a niche game."
That's sort of what I thought when I first saw it on the charts for June 4-10.
* Debuted at #30.
* Niche sounding game.
I was pretty sure this would be the last I saw of it, and I was right, for three weeks. It didn't show up on the next two Famitsu charts. Then last week's chart came out.
Not only had it returned to the chart, but it sold more in its fourth week than its launch week. As it only sold 5,862 over the two weeks it was off the chart, I figure that the retailer order for this game must have been about 12K. I don't know if that's profit territory for the makers of this game, but it definitely says how the retailers thought it would do.
It showed up again in this week's Famitsu chart.
This is a third-party DS game that has a niche appeal (IMO), low retailer outlook, and has sold 75% of its LTD after its launch week. I'm sure that percentage will go even higher, too. This is the kind of jumbled reality the DS has brought to the Japanese market.
Bomba for your first week? Not necessarily a terrible thing if you market to the right audience.
NDS Detailed Japanese History B Total Training
"Man that'll bomb. Too much of a niche game."
That's sort of what I thought when I first saw it on the charts for June 4-10.
donny2112 said:
* Debuted at #30.
* Niche sounding game.
I was pretty sure this would be the last I saw of it, and I was right, for three weeks. It didn't show up on the next two Famitsu charts. Then last week's chart came out.
donny2112 said:
Not only had it returned to the chart, but it sold more in its fourth week than its launch week. As it only sold 5,862 over the two weeks it was off the chart, I figure that the retailer order for this game must have been about 12K. I don't know if that's profit territory for the makers of this game, but it definitely says how the retailers thought it would do.
It showed up again in this week's Famitsu chart.
donny2112 said:
This is a third-party DS game that has a niche appeal (IMO), low retailer outlook, and has sold 75% of its LTD after its launch week. I'm sure that percentage will go even higher, too. This is the kind of jumbled reality the DS has brought to the Japanese market.
Bomba for your first week? Not necessarily a terrible thing if you market to the right audience.
LanceStern
Banned
donny2112 said:
I don't know whether to count the game as a bomba or not.
Why I should: It's sold less than 30k units. That's small for ANY game, even for a 3rd party niche DS title in Japan.
Why I shouldn't: It's niche, I don't know whether or not it was advertised, and it still has sold more than I expected it too. Not to mention its somehow found a way to scrap back onto the charts. It's 3rd party.
It's like Lost MAgic in the US. It is an exception to the bomba critique.
Souldriver
Member
Everybody is waiting in agony for your verdict about this game.LanceStern said:
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
LanceStern said:
This should not present itself as an exception to the bomba critique, rather a systematic demonstration of why your standards are deeply flawed across the board.
Assuming it sold 30k, that's more than three hundred thousand dollars US for the developer. Assuming a dev time of three months (being generous here) and five full time staff (generous again) at 10,000 (hahahah yeah right) per person per month, you're looking at a pretty solid profit.
The game was not advertised and even if it was advertised, the remaining funds that are not included in that hundred thousand but are going towards the publisher/developer will more than cover press releases, website work, and retailer presentations, which are probably the bulk of advertising.
Bomba is not a magic number, like everyone has told you a trillion times before. It's a combination of budget, expectations, and how retailers, publishers, and developers all benefit in terms of goodwill and economically from a product.
BishopLamont
Banned
Lance you should really stop thinking anything selling a certain amount = bomba eg. anything <299k. Games vary in cost for everything, from development cost to advertisement cost to marketing cost. These "training" games aren't really niche anymore, they're the norm among the non-gamers, I highly doubt much marketing is needed in these kinda games. You can guess how much is needed for development cost yourself.
Moor-Angol
Banned
New LTD from Famitsu DS + Wii :
Super Paper Mario - 455k
Resident Evil - 93k
i changed my site about Famitsu charts, trying to make more accurate, now you can see Publishers, original name in Japanese and original name for US (or western) release, if available
http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/wii.php
Both games sold around 6k a week, maybe SPM will beat Zelda TP and RE4 will easily go over 100k, mission accomplished for Capcom.
Super Paper Mario - 455k
Resident Evil - 93k
i changed my site about Famitsu charts, trying to make more accurate, now you can see Publishers, original name in Japanese and original name for US (or western) release, if available
http://www.japan-gamecharts.com/wii.php
Both games sold around 6k a week, maybe SPM will beat Zelda TP and RE4 will easily go over 100k, mission accomplished for Capcom.