Worldwide up!

[DonFerrari]

Reasonable said:

DonFerrari said:

Reasonable said:

Well, I got Wii to be top correct - I knew the seasonal boost would see it top 360 and PS3 - however I got PS3 and 360 slightly back to front.  I figured GT5 would give just enough of a boost in EMEA/Japan to put PS3 slightly ahead but it turned out to be the other way around.

Sports Champions breaks 1 million so I guess it's fair to say that worldwide both Kinect and Move have been pretty successful given the Wii install base.  They've scored better in different regions - much like their consoles - but both have a pretty firm footing already it feels like, and both should be deliverying pretty nice profit too.

GT5 a decent launch given the last minute delays - not to mention all the other delays.  I do feel it could have opened higher if the launch hadn't been delayed at the last minute and if Sony have advertised it better, but over 2M for a racer on a single console openning is pretty good, even for GT franchise.  Now it's all going to be about seeing if it has legs like the other GT titles.  If so, it's going to end up as a very big single console seller with that openning.

Next weeks don't have BF, so if Sony advertse it heavily maybe we can see a great holiday season to GT5?

Funnily enough I've finally seen some adverts in UK post launch.  I wonder if Sony has decided to let it launch relatively quietly (from a marketing viewpoint)  then spend the money to try and double dip for Christmas in EMEA by using post launch marketing coupled with gift purchasing to drive a second spike.

I mean, GT5 should still see good sales in EMEA until 25th, but it does feel like the marketing push is only beginning now rather than prior to launch.

I can never make head nor tail of Sony marketing strategies TBH.  They always seem to fox me with how they go about it.  Apart from KB ads in US.  Those are good, clear and consistent.  But elsewhere?  Hard to fathom.

I think they randomizely choose which game will be advertised in launching or after... this is how i can explain GT5 not having none and MNR having long before (maybe because is a new IP based on the sucess of LBP).

KB in US just the week before and Pre-order really staled i can see with WW advertising it rising and maybe being flat over the Holiday selling just a little lower than FW (with th normal fall expected), perhaps hitting 5M WW to the end of the year, 8M 2011 and 10~12M LTD depending on how long take to GT6 launch and bundles.