Kasz216 said:
Yakuzaice said:
Kasz216 said:
Yakuzaice said:
I'm pretty sure the 270k sold for Okami (PS2) was just NA. Lifetime Japanese sales plus the first month's sales in the US put it at above 270k sold to consumers. (media create and NPD)
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There never were exact NPD numbers. The only thing Motnana ever happened was a combination of Mediacrate and "Guessing".
The exact quote puts it at worldwide. I mean read the thing. It's obvious, he's talking about direct online sales, and shipped sales.
The game just bombed more then people thought.
There is no reason for him to quoute only US numbers when talking about how Okami bombed. Nor to add the occasional shipped thousand here or there as "sold to retailers".
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Ok here is what I wrote a few months back. There were Okami NPD numbers for September.
"Ok, I did a little looking around, and it seems that 270k number for Okami (PS2) is probably not worldwide.
In the Media Create top 500 2006, Okami sold 142,676.
In the 2007 list the "PS2 the Best" release sold 50,890.
For the US, NPD had it at 86,676 in September.
So that already brings us to 280k. Also considering the quote was "That 270,000 figure is a very organic figure. Okami's day-one figure was nowhere near that," It would seem unlikely that he is talking about worldwide figures if the first day was nowhere near that.
Even if the trackers are off it seems impossible that they would be so off that they would end up with a greater amount from one country + one month in another country."
And here are some links
Media Create Top 500 2006
Media Create Top 500 2007
NPD September
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Why would he be talking about US only when it was talking about world wide bomb and about how much Capcom wanted it to sell. It just doesn't add up.
Tracking games that sold small amounts often do lead to wider mistakes percentage wise. It's just how the process works. When talking about sales so low it's very possible they were just off.
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Well reading the IGN article again, it seems they are also under the impression he is talking about US/NA sales.
"In fact, since its release in September of 2006, the game has amassed about 270,000 in sales"
Also if they are still getting a few thousand sales here and there to retailers, plus sales on the Capcom store it doesn't make sense that the WW number would be that low. I recognize that trackers can be off, but I doubt they can be that wrong. Japan usually seems pretty accurate, and while it wasn't a massive seller, it was in the top 100. I wouldn't say that is so low that the numbers could be way off. Also the game got a "the best" (greatest hits) release in Japan, which usually means it sold a decent amount.
Even if the NPD is completely wrong, and it only sold 20k, I am sure Capcom shipped more than 70-80k to the rest of the world minus Japan.
His comments about the first day figure being nowhere near 270k seem to match the NPD figures if he is talking about North America. Unless for some reason he is comparing first day Japanese sales to total worldwide sales. Which doesn't make any sense.
Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. " thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."
