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Video Games Sale Thread #4 - Nintendo stole Christmas

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    I think he also meant good games. :)

    Madden isnt that bad. FIFA too is pretty decent. Surprising considering their heritage.

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  • MistaCreepyMistaCreepy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well, keep in mind that Capcom's Dead Rising & Lost Planet both sold over a million copies and those were 360 exclusives and new properties. Also keep in mind that Devil May Cry 4's target audience and the XBox 360 demographic are very similar. Throw in a decent amount of hype, the fact that this is the first next-gen installment in a popular series, and the fact that it can pick up a few extra sales on the PS3 and really, I'm thinking that 1.8 million figure is looking more and more attainable. Not instantly, of course, but by the end of 2008, I'd be surprised if it hadn't reached that figure.

    O_o

    DMC4 sales

    Xbox360 - 1,799,997
    PS3 - 3

    1.8 million!

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    And those 3 sales are from the reviewers, so they don't really count, right?

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    What kind of timescale are we looking at for DMC4?

    2 million ish LTD might be possible. I dont think it will break the bank week one or anything in the same way COD4 or Halo did.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    I think he also meant good games. :)

    Madden isnt that bad. FIFA too is pretty decent. Surprising considering their heritage.

    I was merely poking fun. Although I'm not a fan of sports games, I can see why people enjoy them.

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well, keep in mind that Capcom's Dead Rising & Lost Planet both sold over a million copies and those were 360 exclusives and new properties. Also keep in mind that Devil May Cry 4's target audience and the XBox 360 demographic are very similar. Throw in a decent amount of hype, the fact that this is the first next-gen installment in a popular series, and the fact that it can pick up a few extra sales on the PS3 and really, I'm thinking that 1.8 million figure is looking more and more attainable. Not instantly, of course, but by the end of 2008, I'd be surprised if it hadn't reached that figure.

    O_o

    DMC4 sales

    Xbox360 - 1,799,997
    PS3 - 3

    1.8 million!


    I highly doubt that the PS3 version will have a 100% attach rate.

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  • GuekGuek Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    DMC4 is a pretty high profile game. 2 mil worldwide LTD seems like a very reasonable estimate. I'm not quite understanding the argument to the contrary.

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  • XaquinXaquin Right behind you!Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    Well, keep in mind that Capcom's Dead Rising & Lost Planet both sold over a million copies and those were 360 exclusives and new properties. Also keep in mind that Devil May Cry 4's target audience and the XBox 360 demographic are very similar. Throw in a decent amount of hype, the fact that this is the first next-gen installment in a popular series, and the fact that it can pick up a few extra sales on the PS3 and really, I'm thinking that 1.8 million figure is looking more and more attainable. Not instantly, of course, but by the end of 2008, I'd be surprised if it hadn't reached that figure.

    O_o

    DMC4 sales

    Xbox360 - 1,799,997
    PS3 - 3

    1.8 million!


    I highly doubt that the PS3 version will have a 100% attach rate.

    wheeeeeee =)

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    Well, keep in mind that Capcom's Dead Rising & Lost Planet both sold over a million copies and those were 360 exclusives and new properties. Also keep in mind that Devil May Cry 4's target audience and the XBox 360 demographic are very similar. Throw in a decent amount of hype, the fact that this is the first next-gen installment in a popular series, and the fact that it can pick up a few extra sales on the PS3 and really, I'm thinking that 1.8 million figure is looking more and more attainable. Not instantly, of course, but by the end of 2008, I'd be surprised if it hadn't reached that figure.

    O_o

    DMC4 sales

    Xbox360 - 1,799,997
    PS3 - 3

    1.8 million!


    I highly doubt that the PS3 version will have a 100% attach rate.
    BURN!

    Actually that was really good Khavall, I laughed hard... Making people think I'm crazy. And I can't really explain to them why I thought it was funny... They wouldn't understand it.

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  • corin7corin7 San Diego, CARegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    What kind of timescale are we looking at for DMC4?

    2 million ish LTD might be possible. I dont think it will break the bank week one or anything in the same way COD4 or Halo did.


    I have a feeling it will hit that in lifetime sales. Just making it multiplatform will do wonders for it. Also Capcom seems to be in a pretty good groove right now. Ancedotal but I have never purchased a DMC before but am picking this up day 1.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Well Lost Planet sold 1 million didnt it?

    If that piece of shit can sell that much on one console, I think DMC4 can sell a whole lot more.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Well Lost Planet sold 1 million didnt it?

    If that piece of shit can sell that much on one console, I think DMC4 can sell a whole lot more.

    Jesus. I thought I was the only one to hate that game.

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  • MistaCreepyMistaCreepy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Khavall wrote: »
    Well, keep in mind that Capcom's Dead Rising & Lost Planet both sold over a million copies and those were 360 exclusives and new properties. Also keep in mind that Devil May Cry 4's target audience and the XBox 360 demographic are very similar. Throw in a decent amount of hype, the fact that this is the first next-gen installment in a popular series, and the fact that it can pick up a few extra sales on the PS3 and really, I'm thinking that 1.8 million figure is looking more and more attainable. Not instantly, of course, but by the end of 2008, I'd be surprised if it hadn't reached that figure.

    O_o

    DMC4 sales

    Xbox360 - 1,799,997
    PS3 - 3

    1.8 million!


    I highly doubt that the PS3 version will have a 100% attach rate.

    Hurf durf durf. It will have a higher attach rate than DMC4 on the Wii.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Lost Planet is my secret shame. Its on my XBL profile with like 100/1000 points. I completed it once and got rid of it.

    Lost Planet single handedly made me go from being ambivalent towards mechs, to loving them, to hating them with every fiber of my soul in the space of a 3 hour third person shitty generic shoot da aliens combat game straight out of the 1980s.

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  • corin7corin7 San Diego, CARegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Well Lost Planet sold 1 million didnt it?

    If that piece of shit can sell that much on one console, I think DMC4 can sell a whole lot more.

    Jesus. I thought I was the only one to hate that game.


    Game wasn't that horrible. It just didn't live up to expectations. I would buy a sequel. I mean it had a grappling hook and mechs that transformed and.... snow. Also it was nowhere near as good as Dead Rising.

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  • GuekGuek Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Hurf durf durf. It will have a higher attach rate than DMC4 on the Wii.

    geeze, again with the wii thing. Look, man, I know you love the little thing but you don't have to shoehorn it everywhere. There are other consoles out there you know. Consoles with more pixels.

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    God damn that's a lot of Nintendo in the top 10.

    Are people still surprised to see Nintendo dominating in Japan?

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Lost Planet is my secret shame. Its on my XBL profile with like 100/1000 points. I completed it once and got rid of it.

    Lost Planet single handedly made me go from being ambivalent towards mechs, to loving them, to hating them with every fiber of my soul in the space of a 3 hour third person shitty generic shoot da aliens combat game straight out of the 1980s.

    I give you credit. I wasn't able to complete it. I had the game on easy, and one of the bosses took me 2-3 hours to beat (died repeatedly). As soon as I did. I took the game out, put it back in its case, and set it back on the shelf. Worst $60 I ever spent, honestly.

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  • MistaCreepyMistaCreepy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Guek wrote: »
    Hurf durf durf. It will have a higher attach rate than DMC4 on the Wii.

    geeze, again with the wii thing. Look, man, I know you love the little thing but you don't have to shoehorn it everywhere. There are other consoles out there you know. Consoles with more pixels.

    I dont know what you're implying here, so Ill just assume you're calling me an asshole.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    darleysam wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    God damn that's a lot of Nintendo in the top 10.

    Are people still surprised to see Nintendo dominating in Japan?

    Well they are a fad after all, so the fads prolonged staying power is getting annoying. Nintendo you are a fad god damn it, stop selling so well!

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    darleysam wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    God damn that's a lot of Nintendo in the top 10.

    Are people still surprised to see Nintendo dominating in Japan?

    It just amazes me every time. Not so much surprising, but seeing WII or NDS on almost every line makes me chuckle at the thought of people saying that Nintendo is headed for failure (this was early 06).

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  • GuekGuek Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Guek wrote: »
    Hurf durf durf. It will have a higher attach rate than DMC4 on the Wii.

    geeze, again with the wii thing. Look, man, I know you love the little thing but you don't have to shoehorn it everywhere. There are other consoles out there you know. Consoles with more pixels.

    I dont know what you're implying here, so Ill just assume you're calling me an asshole.

    I sense much anger in him...

    If I were going to call you an asshole, I wouldn't have been so vague. Cripes, I knew I should have put a smiley face in there. Smiley faces fix everything. :P see?

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  • darleysamdarleysam On my way to UKRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Preacher wrote: »
    darleysam wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    God damn that's a lot of Nintendo in the top 10.

    Are people still surprised to see Nintendo dominating in Japan?

    Well they are a fad after all, so the fads prolonged staying power is getting annoying. Nintendo you are a fad god damn it, stop selling so well!

    No no, let's not do this masturbatory "Wii's a fad but it's selling so well!" thing. It's selling well, it's a huge success, that's my point. It's selling well. Are we still genuinely surprised by this? I'm honestly not, I just accept it as fact.

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  • MistaCreepyMistaCreepy Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Preacher wrote: »
    darleysam wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    God damn that's a lot of Nintendo in the top 10.

    Are people still surprised to see Nintendo dominating in Japan?

    Well they are a fad after all, so the fads prolonged staying power is getting annoying. Nintendo you are a fad god damn it, stop selling so well!

    I want to fucking murder the fat headed, fuckstick, analyst that originally said this. Not because he was wrong, Im just sick of hearing it anytime Nintendo succeeds at something... which they will do quite a bit this gen.

    At Guek: I shouldve thrown a smilie at the end of mine, Im not angry.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    I will indeed murder someone if, in 4 years, people are still using that fad joke. :P

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  • corin7corin7 San Diego, CARegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    urahonky wrote: »
    I will indeed murder someone if, in 4 years, people are still using that fad joke. :P

    It will be a fad with the largest install base of all time! A fad of total domination! um... that's all I got.

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  • TubaFrogTubaFrog Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Preacher wrote: »
    darleysam wrote: »
    urahonky wrote: »
    God damn that's a lot of Nintendo in the top 10.

    Are people still surprised to see Nintendo dominating in Japan?

    Well they are a fad after all, so the fads prolonged staying power is getting annoying. Nintendo you are a fad god damn it, stop selling so well!

    I want to fucking murder the fat headed, fuckstick, analyst that originally said this. Not because he was wrong,

    It's ok to think it, just don't say it.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Do we have new NPDs yet?

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  • GuekGuek Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    i think we get them somewhere between 3 and 4, don't we?

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    closer to 6:30 or 7.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Do we have new NPDs yet?

    January 17th 4:30 PM EST

    Expect a new thread up at 6:30 PM EST.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Whats that in proper time?

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  • KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    LewieP wrote: »
    Whats that in proper time?

    4:30 PM

    And 6:30 PM is the new thread.


    Communist.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    LewieP wrote: »
    Whats that in proper time?

    About midnight, possibly a little later GMT.

    GMT = Proper time right?

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    damn straight.

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  • fragglefartfragglefart Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Proper time FTW.

    Also, I'm actually pretty excited about these numbers.

    Huge sales give me boners, I love how healthy the industry is right now.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    Rumours leaking out that 360 beat Wii in hardware and software. though take that with a pinch of salt as its IGN.


    Also, if you can help it dont post in this thread in about an hour, let it die from the front page. the new thread will go up the second the npds hit but last time it was a real pain cause mods were slow to lock the old thread and we had two up there for hours.

    or you know, just dont post in here once the new one goes up.

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  • cloudeaglecloudeagle Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Rumours leaking out that 360 beat Wii in hardware and software. though take that with a pinch of salt as its IGN.


    Also, if you can help it dont post in this thread in about an hour, let it die from the front page. the new thread will go up the second the npds hit but last time it was a real pain cause mods were slow to lock the old thread and we had two up there for hours.

    or you know, just dont post in here once the new one goes up.

    Did the rumors come from Matt C.?

    He sees the actual NPD numbers and has been accurate in the past.

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  • LunkerLunker Registered User regular
    edited January 2008
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Rumours leaking out that 360 beat Wii in hardware and software. though take that with a pinch of salt as its IGN.


    Also, if you can help it dont post in this thread in about an hour, let it die from the front page. the new thread will go up the second the npds hit but last time it was a real pain cause mods were slow to lock the old thread and we had two up there for hours.

    or you know, just dont post in here once the new one goes up.

    Don't you mean the other way around? GAF is buzzing over this:
    Matt-IGN wrote:
    Wii and DS Top Sales Again

    Massive numbers all around. Massive. And Wii software sales are rockin', too. 360 isn't far behind, though.

    Vague enough to be frustrating, but it sounds like Wii might have actually beat the 360 in hardware. I'm ready to be stunned by sales results across all of the platforms.

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  • JeanJean Heartbroken papa bear Gatineau, QuébecRegistered User regular
    edited January 2008
    well to kill time until NDP hits, here's a pie chart for Japan from '96 to '07 I saw on Neo Gaf.. quite interesting

    Legend
    Purple = Sega
    Red = Nintendo
    Blue = Sony
    Yellow = Wonderswarm

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