Oyvoyvoyv said:
Khuutra said:
Hm.
Software sales for the 360 and PS3, both in December and year-long, seem kind of worrisome if you only look at the top ten.
I'm sure it looks a lot rosier with the top 100, but just the top ten is odd. MGS4 didn't place for the year. |
Well, MGS4 ended 24th on Americas (VGChartz) so it not placing isn't a big surprise.
Top 10 NPD and in paranthesis what VGC *0.9 had them at.
1. Wii Play w/ remote - Wii – Nintendo – 5.28 million (5.14M)
2. Mario Kart Wii w/ wheel – Wii – Nintendo – 5.00 million (5.18M)
3. Wii Fit w/ balance board – Wii – Nintendo – 4.53 million (4.64M)
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii – Nintendo – 4.17 million (4.35M)
5. Grand Theft Auto IV - Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 3.29 million* (3.83M)
6. Call of Duty: World at War - Xbox 360 – Activision – 2.75 million* (2.59M)
7. Gears of War 2 - Xbox 360 – Microsoft – 2.31 million* (2.48M)
8. Grand Theft Auto IV - PS3 – Take-Two – 1.89 million* (2.05M)
9. Madden NFL '09 - Xbox 360 – Electronic Arts – 1.87 million* (1.8M)
10. Mario Kart - DS – Nintendo – 1.65 million (1.75M)
So overall, this means 3 things.
1. Multiplying with 0.9 is incorrect, by 0.85 or 0.87 would give a more realistic answer (or VGC overtrack almost everything... Which I doubt).
2. VGC is overtracking GTA IV 360 by a fair amount. Other than that, VGC is pretty spot on.
3. We have undertracked Call of Duty: World at War for X360 by ~ 10%
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I guess more worrisome is the idea that, if you ague that GTA is a shooter (and many do), then the most popular titles on the HD platforms are all shooters, save for Madden.
