PS3 only has one game in JAN NPD TOP 20. Sign of Trouble ahead?

[mike_intellivision]

noname2200 said:

palancas7 said:
Come on VGC. Too many wrong numbers now.

Normally I think the top 50 on this site are "good enough" for our purposes (I'm growing increasingly skeptical about numbers below a certain threshold, as too many games have too great legs for there to not be something fishy), but I have to agree that at least with December in the U.S., something went wrong. Here's hoping it's just an anamoly.

 

It always amazes me that people take NPD to be the Gospel.

It -- like VGC -- is an estimation. And given the strangeness of the console numbers, I think there may be more "wrong numbers" in NPD than VGC. Estimating Wal-Mart and Toys R Us can be tricky, especially if you are using models from the last generation.

Back to the OP -- limited selling software is not a good thing. The numbers per unit is about the same -- it just the small install base and domination of one title made it difficult for anything to sell.  Such is not good for the long-term prognosis of titles on the PS3. It will mean fewer third party exclusives and maybe even more third party exclusives for the X360 (developers will wonder if they should bother to port over games). It certainly means that the PS3 will rarely be a lead platform for third party development.

 

Mike from Morgantown

Funny how no one seems to be bragging up the Wii for dominating the Top 20 (but some are making excuses)