November NPD Results are in (Surprise, surprise)

[OldJadedGamer]

Nintendo DS 1.70M
Wii 1.26M
Xbox 360 819.5K
PlayStation 3 710.4K
PSP 293.9K
PlayStation 2 203.1K

CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* 360 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 4.20M
CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2* PS3 ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Nov-09 1.87M
NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-09 1.39M
ASSASSIN'S CREED II 360 UBISOFT Nov-09 794.7K
LEFT 4 DEAD 2 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-09 744.0K
WII SPORTS RESORT* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-09 720.2K
WII FIT PLUS* WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-09 679.0K
ASSASSIN'S CREED II PS3 UBISOFT Nov-09 448.4K
DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS* 360 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-09 362.1K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL WII NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 315.0K

[Satertek]

Huh, obviously the 360 would sell more copies, but I didn't think it'd be over twice as much.

[OldJadedGamer]

Originally Posted by Satertek

Huh, obviously the 360 would sell more copies, but I didn't think it'd be over twice as much.

That's usually the norm unless Sony pays for extra marketing on the title (like Batman). Look at Assassin's Creed II numbers, they fall in line with the twice as much theory.

[johnperkins21]

Originally Posted by Satertek

Huh, obviously the 360 would sell more copies, but I didn't think it'd be over twice as much.

Also gave the hardware a boost.

I would like to have seen ACII compete better with Call of Duty, but it's been known for quite some time that the general populace has bad taste in entertainment (see: American Idol).

[Telefrog]

Holy shit on the MW2 numbers!

And, I did not expect the 360 to beat the PS3.

[Zecon]

Still, 2 million on the PS3 is pretty excellent sales.
I really did not expect the 360 to outsell the PS3.
Edit: Telefrog beat me to it.

[OldJadedGamer]

Originally Posted by Telefrog

Holy shit on the MW2 numbers!

And, I did not expect the 360 to beat the PS3.

No one did really especially after all that lame percentage talk by MS after black Friday. Guess Sony's Slim bump may be hitting it's peak and MS is right to just sit back and do nothing this holiday.

[H.Bogard]

Armchair Analysis:

Regardless of what the HD fanboys say, the Wii's so-called slowdown isn't keeping it from taking top spot. Thanks, NSMB Wii!

Modern Warfare 2 : You can add atleast half a million to 800K reported sales of the PC version to that figure, and HOLY SHIT THATS A LOT OF MONEY!

Dragon Age: A new IP amidst a flood of high profile sequels from EA, yet it did not suffer the same fate as Mirror's Edge and Dead Space. Go Bioware!

Honourable mention: PS2 with 200K units. If that's not persistence, then I don't know what is.

[Zecon]

Originally Posted by H.Bogard

Honourable mention: PS2 with 200K units. If that's not persistence, then I don't know what is.

And just think what the number would be, had the PS3 still had BC.

[TheEpicOfTyler]

MW2 numbers are disgusting.

[Hemalin]

Originally Posted by Satertek

Huh, obviously the 360 would sell more copies, but I didn't think it'd be over twice as much.

Not really surprising, every MW2 commercial was blazoned with the 360 logo. You'd almost forget it was also coming out on the PS3.

[OldJadedGamer]

Originally Posted by Hemalin

Not really surprising, every MW2 commercial was blazoned with the 360 logo. You'd almost forget it was also coming out on the PS3.

Add to the fact that the 360 version is getting the first two DLC map packs on a timed exclusive too. Any serious MW2 user is going to know that the 360 is the version to get.

Now your theory gets thrown out the window with Assassin's Creed II where Sony paid for marketing with that title and it still sold twice the numbers on 360. Look at this Assassin's Creed II commercial with a PS3 logo at the beginning and ending with the "It does everything" at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4unWelrEYNo

[Hemalin]

Originally Posted by OldJadedGamer

Now your theory...

I don't recall putting forth any theory.

[Orca]

Uncharted 2's drop off is kind of surprising. Under 300k in the second month for a title that's still getting heavy promotion.

[OldJadedGamer]

Originally Posted by Hemalin

I don't recall putting forth any theory.

Wrong word.

Originally Posted by Orca

Uncharted 2's drop off is kind of surprising. Under 300k in the second month for a title that's still getting heavy promotion.

It might break a million before the end of the year. Not bad for an exclusive on the system.

[Widgetcraft]

Am I right in thinking that the NPD doesn't take Wal-mart into account? If that is still the case, I think these numbers are pretty much worthless as a gauge for sales in November, considering that Wal-mart had some of the best Black Friday deals. Hell, I saw about a hundred DS Lites get sold right in front of me.

EDIT: Yeah, I just looked it up, they don't include Wal-mart.

[TheEpicOfTyler]

Originally Posted by Heretic Machine

Am I right in thinking that the NPD doesn't take Wal-mart into account? If that is still the case, I think these numbers are pretty much worthless as a gauge for sales in November, considering that Wal-mart had some of the best Black Friday deals. Hell, I saw about a hundred DS Lites get sold right in front of me.

They extrapolate the numbers from those retailers based on shipment stuff, I thought.

[bapenguin]

Originally Posted by Heretic Machine

Am I right in thinking that the NPD doesn't take Wal-mart into account? If that is still the case, I think these numbers are pretty much worthless as a gauge for sales in November, considering that Wal-mart had some of the best Black Friday deals. Hell, I saw about a hundred DS Lites get sold right in front of me.

EDIT: Yeah, I just looked it up, they don't include Wal-mart.

Don't they estimate Wal-Mart and a few others based on other sales trends? Seems silly to completely exclude the largest retailer.

[Satertek]

Originally Posted by OldJadedGamer

Any serious MW2 user is going to know that the 360 is the version to get.

I chose wireless headset and fewer 14 year olds. I guess I'm not too serious.

[Telefrog]

Originally Posted by bapenguin

Don't they estimate Wal-Mart and a few others based on other sales trends? Seems silly to completely exclude the largest retailer.

They do estimate the Wal-Mart sales based on trend data from other sources. The only numbers not reflected in their data either by first-hand or estimation is digital sales either from Steam-likes or online retail sales like Amazon.