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NPD Sales Results for March 2007

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sonycowboy

Member
Courtesy of N P D.



Jan - Mar 2006 Jan - Mar 2007* CHG
Video Games $2.2B $3.3B 54%

Video Games Hardware $659M $1.3B 94%
Console Hardware $418M $958M 129%
Portable Game Hardware $241M $319M 32%

Video Games Software $1.2B $1.6B 30%
Console Software $909M $1.2B 30%
Portable Game Software $296M $393M 33%

Video Game Accessories $297M $479M 61%

Top 10 Software Items YTD (Q1) 2007, ranked by units
PS2 GOD OF WAR II 833K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 644K
360 LOST PLANET: EXTREME CONDITION 573K (includes collectors edition)
360 CRACKDOWN 540K
PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR 497K
NDS DIDDY KONG RACING 475K
360 GEARS OF WAR 426K (includes collectors edition)
WII LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS 404K
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI 394K
WII WARIOWARE: SMOOTH MOVES 387K
 
G

GashPrex

NeoGaf-Gold™ Member
Really curious if people are going to start realizing HW numbers are not be the all end all, that they are a merely a device for selling software - which is what matters.
 
G

GhaleonEB

Member
360 CRACKDOWN 540K

That's puts March at 113k (427k in February). Not what I was hoping it would do, but still solid.
 
S

sangreal

Member
GhaleonEB said:
360 CRACKDOWN 540K

That's puts March at 113k (427k in February). Not what I was hoping it would do, but still solid.
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Its perfectly in-line with my predictions. Every 360 game that starts off in the 400k area seems to drop to around 100k the next month. Saint's Row, Dead Rising, etc.
 
C

Cheesemeister

Member
GashPrex said:
Really curious if people are going to start realizing HW numbers are not be the all end all, that they are a merely a device for selling software - which is what matters.
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Never! Where are the HW numbers?
 
S

sonycowboy

Member
*Small disclosure - There's an extra week in 2007. 14 weeks vs 13, which assuming flat sales would account for a 7.7% difference as opposed to 54%.
 
G

GitarooMan

Member
God of War 2 is a beast. Diddy Kong Racing is surprisingly strong, probably a combo of nostalgia and kid appeal. For me, it was nostalgia, fond memories of that on N64.
 
B

Bowen_B

Banned
sonycowboy said:
Courtesy of N P D.

Top 10 Software Items YTD (Q1) 2007, ranked by units
PS2 GOD OF WAR II 833K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 644K
360 LOST PLANET: EXTREME CONDITION 573K (includes collectors edition)
360 CRACKDOWN 540K
PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR 497K
NDS DIDDY KONG RACING 475K
360 GEARS OF WAR 426K (includes collectors edition)
WII LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS 404K
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI 394K
WII WARIOWARE: SMOOTH MOVES 387K
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Woah, good to see Gears beating out Zelda.
MS: 5
Nintendo: 4
Sony: 2
 
J

jj984jj

He's a pretty swell guy in my books anyway.
GhaleonEB said:
360 CRACKDOWN 540K

That's puts March at 113k (427k in February). Not what I was hoping it would do, but still solid.
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So GTA:VCS PS2 and Tiger Woods Wii did over 113k? wow

The FIRST God of War did over 113k?!?!??!!??! :OOOOOOOO

From IGN:
1. God of War II (PS2) Sony
2. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (360) Ubisoft
3. Guitar Hero 2 W/ Guitar (360) Red Octane/Activision
4. Wii Play (Wii) Nintendo
5. MotorStorm (PS3) Sony
6. Major League Baseball 2k7 (360) 2K Games
7. MLB '07: The Show (PS2) Sony
8. Def Jam Icon (360) Electronic Arts
9. Guitar Hero 2 W/Guitar (PS2) Red Octane/Activision
10. God of War (PS2) Sony
11. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PS2) Rockstar
12. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Wii) Electronic Arts
13. Crackdown (360) Microsoft
14. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii) Sega
15. TMNT (PS2) Ubisoft
16. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) Nintendo
17. Gears of War (360) Microsoft
18. Major League Baseball 2K7 (PS2) 2K Games
19. Warioware: Smooth Moves (Wii) Nintendo
20. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3) Bethesda
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Raw64life

Member
Also means Tiger Woods Wii did over 113k. The power of Wii Sports at work.

Edit: You can also figure out that Zelda did ~85k, and Wario Ware did ~77k, which would put Sonic somewhere between 90k and 110k, which is great considering it only did 83k in February.
 
W

Wario64

works for Gamestop (lol)
God of War 2 #1. Who needs next gen

I'm surprised at Diddy Kong Racing's numbers. I didnt think that game would sell that much
 
J

Jammy

Banned
GashPrex said:
Really curious if people are going to start realizing HW numbers are not be the all end all, that they are a merely a device for selling software - which is what matters.
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And one company is dropping the ball big-time in both of those matters. :lol
 
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Zonar

Member
sonycowboy said:
Courtesy of NPD.

Top 10 SW

PS2 GOD OF WAR II 833K
360 TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON: ADVANCED WARFI 394K
360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR 291K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 273K
PS3 MOTORSTORM 199K
NDS DIDDY KONG RACING 189K
NDS SPECTROBES 165K
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K7 165K
PS2 MLB '07: THE SHOW 164K
360 DEF JAM ICON 148K
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Waite so what are these top ten?

Which one's are March?
 
Z

Zonar

Member
schuelma said:
Top 20 CONSOLE (edited) software:

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/782/782103p1.html

1. God of War II (PS2) Sony
2. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (360) Ubisoft
3. Guitar Hero 2 W/ Guitar (360) Red Octane/Activision
4. Wii Play (Wii) Nintendo
5. MotorStorm (PS3) Sony
6. Major League Baseball 2k7 (360) 2K Games
7. MLB '07: The Show (PS2) Sony
8. Def Jam Icon (360) Electronic Arts
9. Guitar Hero 2 W/Guitar (PS2) Red Octane/Activision
10. God of War (PS2) Sony
11. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PS2) Rockstar
12. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (Wii) Electronic Arts
13. Crackdown (360) Microsoft
14. Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii) Sega
15. TMNT (PS2) Ubisoft
16. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) Nintendo
17. Gears of War (360) Microsoft
18. Major League Baseball 2K7 (PS2) 2K Games
19. Warioware: Smooth Moves (Wii) Nintendo
20. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3) Bethesda




Looks like Tiger Woods Wii did pretty darn well.
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from other thread
 
H

HylianScribe

Member
TP Wii (January, February, March NPD) = 404,000
TP GCN (January NPD) = 144,000
548,000 YTD.

Puts it right ahead of Crackdown at the #4 spot...
 
I

Ignatz Mouse

Banned
jj984jj said:
The FIRST God of War did over 113k?!?!??!!??! :OOOOOOOO
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I bought it. Hadn't played it, as it came out during my semi-dormant gaming era.

Sony am doomed INDEED.


PS: Not really loving God War, really. It's kinda too much the formulaic beat-em-up (ala DMC) that I never really cared for.
 
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AniHawk

Member
Raw64life said:
Interesting to note that Diddy Kong Racing DS is less than 200k from becoming the best selling post-Microsoft buyout Rare game.
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Pretty sure those DKC ports sold a ****ton.
 
J

John Harker

Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Looks like SSX Blur and Godfather Wii did not do so well.

And what happend to Yoshi DS? buh-bye?

I want Lost Planet to do better :(
 
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Brak

Member
VicAlpha said:
How come DKR:DS is selling so well? Impressed Iam
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It's a good game in a popular genre on a hot console plus nostalgia. I'd say that formula pretty much sums it up.
 
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GhaleonEB

Member
Speevy said:
I think people are Oblivioned out.
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It sold over three million copies well before the PS3 version shipped. I think most of the people that wanted the game found a way to play it before the PS3 version shipped.
 
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apujanata

Member
What is the highest YTD PS3 games ? What is the sales # ? Same question with PSP software, since PS3 and PSP are missing from the Top 10 YTD games list.
 
S

sc0la

Unconfirmed Member
cvxfreak said:
Clearly ahead when the GC version is counted too, FWIW.
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they counted Gears Collector's edition so why not count Zelda Collector's edition too
GC version
 
L

Lobster

Banned
Is it Possible Sonic did 100k? Thats pretty good for Sega. Motivation to start making it better :D

Good to see Tiger Woods doing good. More EA support FTW.
 
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