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NotStan on 10 March 2011

I don't think we'll see numbers from Sony till they win a month in NPD, till then just the usual PR and leaked numbers.



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ethomaz on 10 March 2011
Grimes said:
ethomaz said:

Sony PR:
NPD’s February numbers illustrate continued growth of the entire PlayStation 3 ecosystem, including increases in hardware, software and peripheral sales. PlayStation’s exclusive titles, combined with stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, continue to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to furthering the momentum with MotorStorm Apocalypse and SOCOM 4 next month.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA


So ecosystem is the new word for family. Glad they have paid PR people to think of stuff like this.

At least this time is "PlayStation 3 ecosystem" and not " PlayStation ecosystem" like the last one.



Nsanity on 10 March 2011
NotStan said:

I don't think we'll see numbers from Sony till they win a month in NPD, till then just the usual PR and leaked numbers.

My thoughts exactly.



Grimes on 10 March 2011
ethomaz said:
Grimes said:
ethomaz said:

Sony PR:
NPD’s February numbers illustrate continued growth of the entire PlayStation 3 ecosystem, including increases in hardware, software and peripheral sales. PlayStation’s exclusive titles, combined with stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, continue to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to furthering the momentum with MotorStorm Apocalypse and SOCOM 4 next month.
-- Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA


So ecosystem is the new word for family. Glad they have paid PR people to think of stuff like this.

At least this time is "PlayStation 3 ecosystem" and not " PlayStation ecosystem" like the last one.

Considering how little the rest of the family is contributing now, it's no surprise. Oops, I meant ecosystem.



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alfredofroylan on 10 March 2011
Nsanity said: 

"NPD’s February numbers illustrate continued growth of the entire PlayStation 3 ecosystem, including increases in hardware, software and peripheral sales. PlayStation’s exclusive titles, combined with stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, continue to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to furthering the momentum with MotorStorm Apocalypse and SOCOM 4 next month," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA.

At least one of those won't be at the next NPD report.



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psrock on 10 March 2011
alfredofroylan said:
Nsanity said: 

 

 

 

"NPD’s February numbers illustrate continued growth of the entire PlayStation 3 ecosystem, including increases in hardware, software and peripheral sales. PlayStation’s exclusive titles, combined with stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, continue to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to furthering the momentum with MotorStorm Apocalypse and SOCOM 4 next month," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA.

 

 

 

At least one of those won't be at the next NPD report.

I think both wont be.



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ethomaz on 10 March 2011
Barozi said:
NPD ranking (VGC) Game NPD numbers VGC numbers difference
8 (5) Killzone 3 280K 205k 75k (37% undertracked)

Killzone 3 was more undertracked because NPD does't track units sold with hardware bundles while VGC does.



NotStan on 10 March 2011
psrock said:
alfredofroylan said:
Nsanity said: 

 

 

 

"NPD’s February numbers illustrate continued growth of the entire PlayStation 3 ecosystem, including increases in hardware, software and peripheral sales. PlayStation’s exclusive titles, combined with stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, continue to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to furthering the momentum with MotorStorm Apocalypse and SOCOM 4 next month," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA.

 

 

 

At least one of those won't be at the next NPD report.

I think both wont be.

Don't they both have April release dates?



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NYANKS on 10 March 2011
ethomaz said:

So Killzone 3 sold at least 650k first week with bundles.

Wait what? 650k?

 

EDIT: NVM, thought you meant U.S. only lol



Barozi on 10 March 2011
ethomaz said:
Barozi said:
NPD ranking (VGC) Game NPD numbers VGC numbers difference
8 (5) Killzone 3 280K 205k 75k (37% undertracked)

Killzone 3 was more undertracked because NPD does't track units sold with hardware bundles while VGC does.

actually it doesn't look like it.

The Source wrote PS3 sold 328k this month, which is 87% of the Americas sales
He also wrote Killzone 3 sold 205k, which is only 81% of the Americas sales (87% would be 221k)

so unless he uses a different percentage specifically for PS3 games (which I didn't check and I doubt since he uses the same one for the PS3 consoles) he either made a mistake or took off 16k that were sold as bundles, thus making it undertracked by 75k.

And 87% is the usual marketshare of the US in the Americas.