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Forums - Sales - The Official NPD Dec 2010 Thread (Nov 28-Jan 1, data at 6:30 PM ET)

Notorius.A.i.G said:
Acevil said:
Notorius.A.i.G said:

So the 360 and Wii were overtracked. PS3 spot on. But I'm curious about the software sales. Any indication of something being undertracked / overtracked ?  

It seems some games aren't bigger than others like Udraw > GT. (I am pretty sure more exist). 

Would that mean GT5 is overtracked ? Or Udraw is undertracked ? Cause if I'm not mistaken, GT5 outsold Udraw in NA for December.

Well it means possibility of both or at least one, because we have GT5 above Udraw (based on the first page), and NPD has the opposite. 

PS: I am going with Udraw either under tracked by X amount, or a bunch of games over tracked (I think it would be higher than three/four games. 



 

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Hardware Analysis

Wii:

Pro - Top selling console in December.  Again.  With no new incentive to push sales.  Still impresses.

Con - Down quite significantly from the same time last year.  Definitely in decline.

360:

Pro - Biggest single month ever.  Significant increase over last year.  Shortages means it could've sold even more.  For a console in its 6th holiday that should be declining, its beyond impressive.  Kinect in effect.

Con - Shortages limited sales potential and left money on the table.  Increase over November not as much as anticipated.

PS3:

Pro - Smaller YoY decline than the Wii.  

Con - A decline is still never good.  Biggest PS3 game ever (GT5) and technologically impressive peripheral (Move) did not increase sales.  Still a distant 3rd.

Software Analysis

None.  Sorry, new NPD without numbers makes analysis uselessly speculative IMO.



pezus said:
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Industrygamers

With the NPD data continuing to trickle in, we now see that 1.21 million units of the PS3 were sold during December. That's certainly not bad but it represents an 11% decline, versus Xbox 360's 42% jump. The last two months of the year are the two most important in the gaming business when everyone shops for the holidays. With December in the rear-view, totals can be added, and we see that PS3's total for November-December is just 1.74 million compared to Xbox 360's whopping 3.27 million.

That represents a difference of 88%, and it has to be somewhat disappointing for Sony. We still don't know how many units of Move have truly been sold through to consumers - last we heard, Sony announced it had shipped over 4 million units. Worse still, the lone 'AAA' title for PS3 this holiday season was Gran Turismo 5, and it didn't even make the top 10 chart.

While some analysts believe the PS3 will soon pass the Xbox 360 in installed base worldwide, these past couple months certainly don't point towards that. On the bright side, Sony does indeed have a very stacked exclusive games lineup for 2011.

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/xbox-360-outsells-ps3-by-88-during-holidays-in-us/

 

Have they seen the numbers outside of the US?

Well they wouldn't have said worldwide, if the indications weren't there. 



 

adjustments have alrady been made.....pretty quick.



Article is up - still updating it as info comes in.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm -- 1.5MM
Disney's Epic Mickey -- 1.32MM
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit -- 906.4K



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pezus said:
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ethomaz said:

And software???

I'm going now... happy numbers for all.

@toastboy yeah I hope 360 overtracked in others regions too... get adjusted down 1M to match your previews shipment number at over 50m (VGC had it over 51M).

US oct~dec=3.555m,don't you think atleast 6.5 outside of US?

Yup, they did 2.6 mill Oct -Dec in U.S in 2008 and shipped 6 mill that Q. A 1 mill jump in U.S means a jump elsewhere. So only a 500k increase in shipments doesn't really make sense. 360 CAN sell consoles outside of U.S as well ...

well maybe 7

god knows

and i mean 7m in the world

Anything less than 7 mill shipped doesn't make logical sense, it would mean sales increase in U.S 1 million but decreased elsewhere by up to 1 mill? They likely increased as well, not decreased ..

ok so how many you think?

I don't know, I've learnt that predicting is kinda fruitless, always get thrown a curveball.

I'll say, LOGICALLY. I expect 7.5, things don't always pan out that way though.

They had shortages though, didn't they?

just staring end of December,and i think we will see how many 360 can MS ship it this time



Industrygamers

Sony has now issued a response to the December and year-end NPD sales data, and while it's clear PS3 didn't fare too well against Xbox 360 during the holiday season, Sony and PS3 owners have plenty to look forward to in 2011. Unfortunately, if you were looking to get new PlayStation Move sales numbers with the NPD update, Sony has again avoided providing that.

Here's the NPD reaction:

"Since PlayStation Move was introduced in September, millions of consumers and gamers have joined the PlayStation family.  The key to Move's long-term success is developer and publisher support; enabling PlayStation to offer the most diverse line up of motion and 3D games. The combination of innovative hardware and a relentless line up of blockbuster titles is why the PS3 is perhaps the only console that grows more valuable over time. As we come out of the gates in 2011, PlayStation is brimming with new games to whet the appetite for all gamers, like next week's highly anticipated launch of LittleBigPlanet 2, which received top scores. And right around the corner, Killzone 3 is positioned to set a new standard in hardcore gaming as the first AAA title to utilize both 3D and Move functionality," said Patrick Seybold, SCEA's Sr. Director of Corporate Communications.

"According to the December NPD, PlayStation is the only console company to show year over year software growth with an impressive 32% increase in its sales. Since launching four months ago, PlayStation Move has introduced 50 supported titles, with close to 20 titles still on the horizon, underscoring PlayStation's steady expansion of software titles to create what is without doubt the most exciting line-up of motion control gaming options available to consumers today. We look forward to the year ahead as we continue to deliver the kind of compelling, innovative and diverse content experiences that have kept the PlayStation brand synonymous with premier entertainment for over 15 years."

http://www.industrygamers.com/news/sony-reacts-to-npd-fails-to-provide-move-sales-update/



TheSource said:

Article is up - still updating it as info comes in.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm -- 1.5MM
Disney's Epic Mickey -- 1.32MM
 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit -- 906.4K

Source, I'm curious.

Are we getting Japan numbers tonight? I want to know what you were hinting at in the MC thread...



                            

Carl2291 said:
TheSource said:

Article is up - still updating it as info comes in.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm -- 1.5MM
Disney's Epic Mickey -- 1.32MM
 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit -- 906.4K

Source, I'm curious.

Are we getting Japan numbers tonight? I want to know what you were hinting at in the MC thread...

Go to sleep Carl, obviously it is going to show Wii above Ps3 or Ps3 above wii, by a decent margin. 



 

TheSource said:


Disney's Epic Mickey -- 1.32MM

Awesome. So awesome.

It's always great to see a game that you've enjoyed immensley do well. ^_^