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outlawauron on 04 November 2009
jarrod said:
outlawauron said:
Wow, Bayonetta an Tekken 6 have done very well and are surpassing expectations. Very good.

Super Robot Taisen Neo recovers a little bit after a bad first day, but those sales are still bad.

Tekken 6 undersold Tekken 5 1st week, even combining both versions (216k T5, 146k T6).  Not exactly great for the series, but at least it didn't bomb as bad as VF has this gen.  Bayonetta however did better than I think anyone expected or hoped for (204k).  It sold roughly 80% as much as DMC4 1st week (252k), which a nice turnaround for Platinum after Infinite Space's supply issues.

It should be mentioned too that SRT Neo is a kid focused 3D spinoff, and not part of the "main" SRT series.  It didn't do great, but it sold comparably to the last similar game (SRT GC, 36k 1st week) and well above it's enhanced port (SRT XO, 6k).

S&P2 numbers are disappointing given the original did 22k 1st week on N64. :/

Look, we've had this conversation already. It surpassed the expectations of retailers. The fighting genre is in a huge downturn on consoles and Tekken 6 has been available in arcades since 2007.



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hanafuda on 04 November 2009

'It should be mentioned too that SRT Neo is a kid focused 3D spinoff.'.

Looks like not so many kids are interested in it.



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letsdance on 04 November 2009

PSP Go! did awesome.

First week was only a day. That effects its sales but not it's shipment. Think about that for a second guys. If this launched on the 30th like a normal week then Sony would have still shipped 150k. But their first week sales would have been closer to 50k. Considering the holiday shopping is ramping up in 2 weeks time means Sony is shipping more than normal. PSP Go sales are obvious inline with expectations.



binary solo on 05 November 2009
leo-j said:
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Well done 360 with Bayonetta sales. But it seems PS3 HW benefitted more (along with Tekken 6): 54% boost for PS3, 16% boost for 360. A bit odd that.

I think if PSPGo can consistently sell at about 50% of PSP3000 then the PSPGo will carve out an acceptable niche for a DDL only machine. And pave the way nicely for the DDL only XBox 720 (apparently).

 

and PS3 only had a 6k boost, it sold 31k last week

According to who?

VGC has PS3 in Japan doing 24.7K last week. OK so I'm comparing VGC number last week with Famitsu number this week which creates a margin for error. But I'm gonna go with the numbers this site posts for consistency (Japan Preview is picking 35-40K so Famitsu is right in the sweet spot there). Feel free to correct me once VGC adjusts its 24 Oct numbers. I expect VGC 1 Nov numbers to be over 35K this week so an 11K boost minimum.

However, if you'd asked me to predict what the Bayonetta boost would be for PS3 and 360 I would have predicted not much of a boost and about the same. So 16% for both PS3 and 360 makes more sense to me. Perhaps last week's VGC numbers are a bit on the low side for PS3.



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saicho on 05 November 2009
binary solo said:
leo-j said:
binary solo said:
Well done 360 with Bayonetta sales. But it seems PS3 HW benefitted more (along with Tekken 6): 54% boost for PS3, 16% boost for 360. A bit odd that.

I think if PSPGo can consistently sell at about 50% of PSP3000 then the PSPGo will carve out an acceptable niche for a DDL only machine. And pave the way nicely for the DDL only XBox 720 (apparently).

 

and PS3 only had a 6k boost, it sold 31k last week

According to who?

VGC has PS3 in Japan doing 24.7K last week. OK so I'm comparing VGC number last week with Famitsu number this week which creates a margin for error. But I'm gonna go with the numbers this site posts for consistency (Japan Preview is picking 35-40K so Famitsu is right in the sweet spot there). Feel free to correct me once VGC adjusts its 24 Oct numbers. I expect VGC 1 Nov numbers to be over 35K this week so an 11K boost minimum.

However, if you'd asked me to predict what the Bayonetta boost would be for PS3 and 360 I would have predicted not much of a boost and about the same. So 16% for both PS3 and 360 makes more sense to me. Perhaps last week's VGC numbers are a bit on the low side for PS3.

1. not sure why you are comparing Fatmisu number this week to VGC number last week while Famitsu number last week is available.

2. If PS3 is at 35K for VGC as your predicted, a 11K boost from 24K is not 54% boost.

3. If your prediction of 35K is true and apply your logic for "margin of error", I could say PS3 boost is only 13% (31K -> 35K).



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OctaBech on 05 November 2009
outlawauron said:
jarrod said:
outlawauron said:
Wow, Bayonetta an Tekken 6 have done very well and are surpassing expectations. Very good.

Super Robot Taisen Neo recovers a little bit after a bad first day, but those sales are still bad.

Tekken 6 undersold Tekken 5 1st week, even combining both versions (216k T5, 146k T6).  Not exactly great for the series, but at least it didn't bomb as bad as VF has this gen.  Bayonetta however did better than I think anyone expected or hoped for (204k).  It sold roughly 80% as much as DMC4 1st week (252k), which a nice turnaround for Platinum after Infinite Space's supply issues.

It should be mentioned too that SRT Neo is a kid focused 3D spinoff, and not part of the "main" SRT series.  It didn't do great, but it sold comparably to the last similar game (SRT GC, 36k 1st week) and well above it's enhanced port (SRT XO, 6k).

S&P2 numbers are disappointing given the original did 22k 1st week on N64. :/

Look, we've had this conversation already. It surpassed the expectations of retailers. The fighting genre is in a huge downturn on consoles and Tekken 6 has been available in arcades since 2007.

That and honestly, Tekken 6 doesn't have much of a visual upgrade over DoA on xBox and certainly not other fighting games of this generation.

Perhaps the reception would be better had it gotten a Fight Night visual upgrade and an Assassin's Creed/Uncharted animation system.



FinalEvangelion on 05 November 2009

Tekken 6 has been out since late 2007. Honestly when I played it while I was in Japan, it didn't feel much different than an HD Tekken 5.



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saicho on 05 November 2009
leo-j said:
binary solo said:
Well done 360 with Bayonetta sales. But it seems PS3 HW benefitted more (along with Tekken 6): 54% boost for PS3, 16% boost for 360. A bit odd that.

I think if PSPGo can consistently sell at about 50% of PSP3000 then the PSPGo will carve out an acceptable niche for a DDL only machine. And pave the way nicely for the DDL only XBox 720 (apparently).

PSPGO has only day 1 sales, I suspect like 50k for PSP GO next week, or more..

and PS3 only had a 6k boost, it sold 31k last week

would be very surprised if PSP Go increases next week. If it can hold at 28K, I would consider it an accomplishment.



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Serious_frusting on 05 November 2009

PS3 rises by 6K

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