January NPD numbers...

[Jeremy]

Orta did pretty damn well for itself.

[StriderKyo]

Originally posted by Jimmy Carter
Nintendo is my favorite and indeed, I can admit, they've been raped. The problem stems from their lack of effort in marketing, price warfare and market tactics (i.e. packing-in software).

It is very interesting, however, to see that Nintendo's pack-in ratio is quickly catching up to Microsoft's. I predict that when all is said and done, Nintendo's pack-in ratio will be the best of the two.

Don't forget, these are the just the january numbers, and as is always brought up, don't include Walmart. Nintendo and Microsoft both claim to have sold 1.5 million units over christmas. So, it's probably not as bad as it seems. The total dissappearance of Metroid is a concern for them, though, especially since Splinter Cell is still going strong. Maybe Nintendo should change "Space Pirates" to "Space Terrorists", and have Samus be an elite member of the United Space of America's special forces. It certainly couldn't hurt.

Originally posted by sggg
GBA being so successful has obviously bailed Nintendo out for many years now... but as much as it helps Nintendo's bottom line it does nothing useful for the Gamnecube owner, which seemed to be the point.

Hence the GBA-> GC Adaptor. I'm quite sure Nintendo's hard at work trying to come up with any concievable angle to get GBA owners to buy a Cube.

[Melf]

Originally posted by StriderKyo
If you factor in world-wide sales, Xbox is still #3. If you factor in GBA, Nintendo's doing just fine as an entity, almost tied with Sony. The real question is how long Nintendo can keep it up. After Zelda, Pokemon's the only big bullet Nintendo's got left in their gun.

Poekmon is no longer the powerhouse it was in the states 3-4 years ago. It'll sell like hotcakes but not like it used to.

After that, Nintendo had better get it's ass in gear and get some new titles out. Sunshine and Metroid didn't sell a gazillion copies like anticipated (only 1/2 a gazillion ) and they need some big titles.

If E3 doesn't impress, I shudder to think of next Christmas for them...

[Rich]

/me is surprised SOCOM has been on the top 10 list for 6 consecutive months now. Well deserved, IMO.

[Diff-chan]

One system is clearly beating the living fuck out of the other two.

[Reno]

Originally posted by StriderKyo
Don't forget, these are the just the january numbers, and as is always brought up, don't include Walmart.

Walmart (and any other stores left out) are factored into those figures.

Nintendo really got rocked this month, but then again, what do you expect when your biggest release on the system is The Two Towers Nintendo really needs to fix their scheduling, because this is one of the many reasons they're getting killed in the slower months.

[Drewbacca]

There's an over abundance of tongue smilies in this thread... odd.

[Ragnarok the Red]

No, NOW there's an overabundance of 's in this thread

And Orta, did amazingly well for itself, getting in at 14 on the top 25 is not too shabby. Hopefully sales remain decent for the duration and it convinces Smilebit to do a sequel to Saga

[StriderKyo]

Originally posted by Melf
Poekmon is no longer the powerhouse it was in the states 3-4 years ago. It'll sell like hotcakes but not like it used to.

I dunno...those GB pokemon were on the sales charts for most of last year. I'm not sure it's quite done yet.

If E3 doesn't impress, I shudder to think of next Christmas for them...

Heh, didn't Miyamoto say he wanted to do another Zelda and Mario? I wonder how long that guy can go without sleep...

Originally posted by Reno
Walmart (and any other stores left out) are factored into those figures.

I stand corrected. So only TRST leaves Walmart out? What a useless chart that is then...

[Omni]

Originally posted by Ragnarok the Red


No, NOW there's an overabundance of 's in this thread

/me remembers what burg said and restrains himself

Yeah, so, how bout that PS2?