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Forums - Sales Discussion - Nintendo TOP10 Game in NPD November 2012

Boutros on 04 January 2013
Kresnik said:
Boutros said:
Wii U software analysis:

1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii U (243k)
2. ZombiU
3. Scribblenauts Unlimited
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (21k)
5. Just Dance 4
6. Nintendo Land (excluding Deluxe set)
7. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
8. Batman: Arkham City - Armored Edition
9. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
10. Skylanders: Giants
11. Assassin's Creed III
12. Sing Party
13. Madden NFL 13
14. ESPN Sports Connection
15. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge


Does NPD only track USA brick & mortar sales, or is there something I'm missing here?

Huh? lol



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Kresnik on 04 January 2013
Boutros said:

Huh? lol


I'm just meaning what is this for.  Is it boxed sales for November in the USA?  That's what I thought it was, but I'm not really too sure what NPD is.

And because we had NSMBU at 325k for November in the USA, and Black Ops 2 at 62k, our numbers seemed way off.

Unless those NPD numbers you have are for tracking something else, which is why I was asking :P



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NintendoPie on 04 January 2013

NintendoLand (excluding pack ins) really sucked balls. Then again, most people bought the Deluxe.



Boutros on 04 January 2013
Kresnik said:
Boutros said:

Huh? lol


I'm just meaning what is this for.  Is it boxed sales for November in the USA?  That's what I thought it was, but I'm not really too sure what NPD is.

And because we had NSMBU at 325k for November in the USA, and Black Ops 2 at 62k, our numbers seemed way off.

Unless those NPD numbers you have are for tracking something else, which is why I was asking :P

Oh lol well NPD tracks retail sales of non-bundled games. So yes it appears that VGC is overtracking Wii U softwares compared to NPD. At least in November.



Kresnik on 04 January 2013
Boutros said:

Oh lol well NPD tracks retail sales of non-bundled games. So yes it appears that VGC is overtracking Wii U softwares compared to NPD. At least in November.


Have NSMBU and Blops 2 been lightly bundled in the USA, do you know?  That might explain the difference.



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Boutros on 04 January 2013
Kresnik said:
Boutros said:

Oh lol well NPD tracks retail sales of non-bundled games. So yes it appears that VGC is overtracking Wii U softwares compared to NPD. At least in November.


Have NSMBU and Blops 2 been lightly bundled in the USA, do you know?  That might explain the difference.

I'm fairly certain neither have been bundled by Nintendo. Because I think store-specific bundles are counted by NPD (like if Best Buy decides to give away one game for free with the purchase of a Wii U).



ZaneWane on 05 January 2013
Kresnik said:
Boutros said:

Oh lol well NPD tracks retail sales of non-bundled games. So yes it appears that VGC is overtracking Wii U softwares compared to NPD. At least in November.


Have NSMBU and Blops 2 been lightly bundled in the USA, do you know?  That might explain the difference.

 

npd do not include software bundle with hardware