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[sonycowboy]

HW + Top 10 software??

Judging by the horrible financial reports being put out by the various publishers, I think it might be pretty ugly. Also, my local EB's seems to have sold a good bit more 360's than they did in either November or December (they actually got 3 shipments, one pretty big).

I also wonder if PSP is grinding to a halt in momentum. You could make a case that some percentage of the Christmas sales were folks who would have gotten one at launch, but didn't have the funds and had to wait for Christmas.

I'm also working on an update for my top selling franchises per NPD thread, so I'll be asking how the hell I should add up the various franchises that have a ton of games

(most notably, Mario, Sonic, Star Wars, etc - I'd consider Mario Party & Mario Kart their own franchises, but what about Mario Tennis, should Wario be it's own franchise? etc. Should Shadow be put in with Sonic or seperate? Is it fair to lump KOTOR w/ Ep III, Battlefront, etc?)

 

[aronnov]

360 < 250k

 

[Matlock]

I predict a really retarded thread.

 

[GhaleonEB]

360 - 280,000

 

[Tarazet]

GAF suiciding

 

[Wario64]

NPDs aren't fun anymore. Let it die. Play games, not numbers

 

[sprsk]

i predict a 6 page thread with no real numbers

 

[MrDaravon]

I predict a thread where a small number of people I can count on one hand who actually have the numbers have obvious conversations about it while everyone else will comment briefly on the top 10 numbers then bitch endlessly to get the rest of the numbers until they get bored of it and stop.

 

[jj984jj]

PSP > DS

Edit: With DS lite announced, I'll go with my usual prediction instead. We'll get PSP numbers this month.

 

[Ghengis Cohen]

I didn't buy anything so 0 for everything is a possibility.

 

[Odysseus]

I predict a typical GAF thread.

QFT

 

[Johnas]

I know it's a sales thread and all, but I figure it's finally time I ask somebody what NPD stands for, is it National Purchase Diary?

 

[BudokaiMR2]

Do I get paid like those other idiots who predict crap?

Seriously.

 

[IVYLancets]

For consoles, my guess:

PS2 > 360 > Xbox >= GC

 

[AniHawk]

360 - 180k
PS2 - 190k
GC - 50k
GBA - 140k
Xbox - 65k
DS - 100k
PSP - 210k

Sega sales - ? Who wants to do them?

 

[Lindsay]

NPDs aren't fun anymore. Let it die. Play games, not numbers

Right on the money! They're kinda depressing these days and the media create ones only make it worse.

 

[cvxfreak]

An RE and Pokemon category would be nice, sc.

I predict 245,000 360 systems sold.

 

[Archie]

My predictions are going to suck:

360 - 300k
PS2 - 400k
GC - 100k
Xbox - 150k
DS - 200k
PSP - 250k
GBA - 400k

Also, sonycowboy, do you know how much Guitar Hero sold?

 

[A Link to the Past]

I predict that a lot of people will take the 50k lead in December and say "hey, PSP will keep leading". :lol

I predict that MKDS will do at least 200k, ACWW will do more than 100k, M&L2 will do more than 100k and Nintendogs will do more than 200k.

 

[Kon Tiki]

I predict SonyCowboy will lose 2 litres of jizz while looking at numbers.

 

[AniHawk]

I predict that a lot of people will take the 50k lead in December and say "hey, PSP will keep leading". :lol

Actually, it's been doing very well at our store. We must've sold at least 20 for the month. It outsold the DS at a 4:1 ratio. The PSP will definitely outsell the DS in January, and by a decent amount. It'll prolly be the best-selling system of the month simply due to the fact that the 360 tech-heads will want to spend their money from Xmas on the PSP.

 

[Andy787]

I predict that a lot of people will take the 50k lead in December and say "hey, PSP will keep leading". :lol

I predict that MKDS will do at least 200k, ACWW will do more than 100k, M&L2 will do more than 100k and Nintendogs will do more than 200k.

 

[Flakster99]

I predict a thread where a small number of people I can count on one hand who actually have the numbers have obvious conversations about it while everyone else will comment briefly on the top 10 numbers then bitch endlessly to get the rest of the numbers until they get bored of it and stop.

QFT.

 

[jj984jj]

Sega sales - ? Who wants to do them?

*raises hand*

Pick me!

 

[Prine]

Hopefully Perfect Dark Zero hits 400k

 

[A Link to the Past]

Actually, it's been doing very well at our store. We must've sold at least 20 for the month. It outsold the DS at a 4:1 ratio. The PSP will definitely outsell the DS in January, and by a decent amount. It'll prolly be the best-selling system of the month simply due to the fact that the 360 tech-heads will want to spend their money from Xmas on the PSP.

That's an... intersting theory. o.o

Yes, that's my avatar. o.o

 

[AniHawk]

That's an... intersting theory. o.o

I think the DS will be outsold by the PSP for December, and if not that, then definitely in January. Nintendo should've kept the bundles going.

This was before the December NPDs were out.

 

[cvxfreak]

AniHawk, you need to tell GameStop management about the situation in Japan.

 

[AniHawk]

AniHawk, you need to tell GameStop management about the situation in Japan.

Wouldn't change a thing. PSP is the more expensive system with the more expensive games (and thus, with the more expensive used stuff)

 

[Speevy]

Sad Xbox 360 fans.
Ridiculous "Wow, the Gamecube is still kickin'" comments.
Gloating Sony people.

 

[AniHawk]

Sad Xbox 360 fans.
Ridiculous "Wow, the Gamecube is still kickin'" comments.

Yeah, Microsoft sorta blew it didnt they.

 

[jamesinclair]

GC > Xbox
PS2 > Xbox 360
DS>PSP>GBA

GC>World

 

[Mrbob]

360 - 260K
PS2 - 420K
PSP - 270K
DS - 170K
XBox - 140K
GC - 120K


DoA4 - 120K

 

[RaijinFY]

Yeah, Microsoft sorta blew it didnt they.

Big sales for x360 in your store or not?

 

[AniHawk]

Big sales for x360 in your store or not?

shitty shipment amounts since, oh, launch.

 

[RaijinFY]

Oh god, Microsoft...

 

[AniHawk]

Oh god, Microsoft...

...

This is pretty common knowledge (at least here).

 

[RaijinFY]

...

This is pretty common knowledge (at least here).

Yeah I know, but I would have thought they'd improved their shipment a little but heh, seems unlikely.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

shitty shipment amounts since, oh, launch.

I guess so. Earlier this week at GameStop my father tried to ask for when they can finally get X360s to buy, they said we can get them eventually....after they fill 20 pre-orders... :|

 

[AniHawk]

I guess so. Earlier this week at GameStop my father tried to ask for when they can finally get X360s to buy, they said we can get them eventually....after they fill 20 pre-orders... :|

We're finally almost done. Probably late February for walk-ins.

People have been surprisingly nice about this whole thing, everything considered.

 

[Mrbob]

Yeah I know, but I would have thought they'd improved their shipment a little but heh, seems unlikely.

3rd factory is up starting this month. MS is planning on hitting around 2.25 to 2.5 million shipped by the end of the month. Not too bad. Shipping problems should be gone in a month or so, with production ramping up for big sales in Xmas 2006 for next gen leadership.

 

[sprsk]

60k 360 100k gc 400k ps2

i wont guess for portable

 

[Galactic Fork]

It's sad, we stopped getting numbers right after my membership got verified. Maybe it's all my fault. But for consoles I'm going to say PS2>360>GC>Xbox. And I figure the DS and PSP will be almost the same. Negligible difference like the last few months.

 

[Slayven]

I predict some of the best free entertainment found on the net.

 

[velvet_nitemare]

I predict some of the best free entertainment found on the net.

Greater than free pr0n?

 

[Yoshi]

Sega sales - ? Who wants to do them?

If you can provide me the numbers, I'm going to do it.

 

[RaijinFY]

3rd factory is up starting this month. MS is planning on hitting around 2.25 to 2.5 million shipped by the end of the month. Not too bad. Shipping problems should be gone in a month or so, with production ramping up for big sales in Xmas 2006 for next gen leadership.

Bah, in two months, Sony will catch them up.

 

[Frankfurter]

PS2 - 340k
XBX - 70k
GCN - 90k
X360 - 220k
GBA - 290k
PSP - 200k
NDS - 175k

Btw. is the Wedbush report out (haven't seen the thread if it is)?

 

[donny2112]

Predictions

PS2 - 300K
360 - 280K
PSP - 210K
NDS - 200K
GBA - 150K
GCN - 100K
XBX - 88K

I'm also working on an update for my top selling franchises per NPD thread, so I'll be asking how the hell I should add up the various franchises that have a ton of games

(most notably, Mario, Sonic, Star Wars, etc - I'd consider Mario Party & Mario Kart their own franchises, but what about Mario Tennis, should Wario be it's own franchise? etc. Should Shadow be put in with Sonic or seperate? Is it fair to lump KOTOR w/ Ep III, Battlefront, etc?)

The easiest way would be to put all Mario together, all Star Wars, etc. From a purest perspective, though, you could put it "Mario Sports," "Mario Party," "Main Mario Games," "Mario RPGs," "Star Wars movie-based," "Star Wars universe, non-movie," etc. Obviously there are multiple ways to split it, which is why I'd recommend going the easy way and combining all Mario together, etc.

Super Smash Bros. would have to be its own category, though, or else you'd end up adding it multiple times (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc.).

 

[donny2112]

NPD's out tomorrow, right? Anyone else want to make predictions?