NPD January 2011 - Updated Software/Hardware

Coverage: January 2nd - January 29th

SOFTWARE:

Top 10 Games (new physical retail, all platforms)

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision-Blizzard)- ~750K
   [360, PS3, Wii, PC, NDS]
2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) - >500K
   [Wii]
3. Dead Space 2 (Electronic Arts)- 452K
   [360, PS3, PC]
4. Little Big Planet 2 (Sony)- 353K
   [PS3]
5. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Majesco) - >300K
   [360, PS3, Wii]
6. NBA 2K11(Take 2 Interactive) - 261K
   [360, PS3, Wii, PC, PSP, PS2]
7. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
   [360, PS3]
8. Dance Central (MTV Games)
   [360]
9. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
   [Wii, NDS, PSP]
10. DC Universe Online (Sony) - 195K
    [PS3, PC]

(includes CE, GOTY, bundles; except hardware bundles)

Other software:

• uDraw (Ubisoft) - 26K
  [Wii]
• Red Dead Redemption (Take 2 Interactive) - 94K
  [360, PS3]

Source: IndustryGamers, Pachter, Piper Jaffray

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HARDWARE:

• XBOX 360 - 381K (+15%)
• NDS -
• WII - 319K (-31%)
• PS3 - 267K (-4%)
• PSP -

Source: Microsoft PR, Pachter

New data in orange.

well done to dc universe, did not see that coming!

Looks like Wii's brand of motion control will continue to dominate the casual market.

well done to dc universe, did not see that coming!

Zaibach

Dude, I love your sig. That was an awesome episode. :lol:

I didn't expect to see DC Universe up there. Thats a nice suprise.

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

well done to dc universe, did not see that coming!

Lionheart08

Dude, I love your sig. That was an awesome episode. :lol:

Great sales, i want to get DS universe now :P.. does it really have subscriptions?

Hmmm, was expecting to see DCKR.

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

well done to dc universe, did not see that coming!

nervmeister

Dude, I love your sig. That was an awesome episode. :lol:

nothing big lol

Ready to see those hardware numbers!Doolz2024

If they really release no numbers then it's Pachter to the rescue, or nothing.

And we'll simply need to wait 3 months for quarterly reports.

Hmmm, was expecting to see DCKR.

shutdown_202

It never stops to surprise me how call of duty keep on selling and selling for months, thats crazy.. i like the game and all but come on stop being on #1 all the time :P

It never stops to surprise me how call of duty keep on selling and selling for months, thats crazy.. i like the game and all but come on stop being on #1 all the time :P

finalstar2007

I imagine the top selling SKU is actually Just Dance 2, and those other dance games are also potentially higher in single SKU charts.

Four dance games in the top 10... people sure like to get down.

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

well done to dc universe, did not see that coming!

nervmeister

Dude, I love your sig. That was an awesome episode. :lol:

Yep. It was actually David Brent at that. He told a that's what she said joke, that's why they hugged. :P

Some numbers are out:

Dead Space 2 -- 452K
Little Big Planet 2 -- 353K
DC Universe Online -- 195K

Slashkice

Not bad at all, congrats for LBP2 also, if Canadas numbers are counted on the NPD then glad im on these numbers, got the LE day 1. have yet to get DC or DS2. hopefully soon when their cheaper

Dance central should be number 2 not that stupid game,

4 spots for dancing games...ughhh *remembers this for people that bash media create lists*Giancar

LOL Americans keep on bashing UK and Japan charts while their chart is really embarrassing.

Some numbers are out:

Dead Space 2 -- 452K
Little Big Planet 2 -- 353K
DC Universe Online -- 195K

Slashkice

if Canadas numbers are counted on the NPD

finalstar2007

happy to see LBP2 selling so crappy LOL 4th place hahahahahahearsofironthre

Four dance games in the top 10... people sure like to get down.

Zune_HD

Im so happy to see LBP 2 selling well. Game deserves it.

What an incredibly boring month.

[QUOTE="Doolz2024"]Ready to see those hardware numbers!shinrabanshou

If they really release no numbers then it's Pachter to the rescue, or nothing.

And we'll simply need to wait 3 months for quarterly reports.

I'd prefer nothing, over Pachter :|

Microsoft is up:

[quote="MS"]Riding the momentum of its biggest year ever, Xbox 360 continued to drive strong console and software sales in the first month of the new year. Sustained consumer demand for Kinect helped propel Xbox 360 as the top selling console in January.

January NPD highlights include:
· Xbox 360 sold 381,000 units in January, up 48,000 units year-over-year. (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)

· Xbox 360 is the only console platform to show year-over-year growth in January at 15 percent. (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)

· Total retail spend on Xbox 360 topped $551 million, making it the top selling console platform for the 10th month in a row. (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)

· During the month of January, four of the top ten console game titles were for Xbox 360 including: "Call of Duty: Black Ops," "Dead Space 2,""Dance Central," and "Kinect Sports." (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)

Some lingering supply constraints coupled with high consumer demand led to continued pockets of shortages at retail. Microsoft anticipates this trend to improve through February, but will continue to work with retail and manufacturing partners to expedite production and shipments.Slashkice

Wii reigns supreme in sales

ps3 reings supreme in fun

Other then the 360 number, are those console sales numbers offical, or guesstimates?

Dead Space 2 did pretty good. I wonder how ME2 sold on PS3.Stevo_the_gamer

I would like to know that as well, probably the top 20. sadly havent got it yet, need more moneyz :x

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Dead Space 2 did pretty good. I wonder how ME2 sold on PS3.finalstar2007

I would like to know that as well, probably the top 20. sadly havent got it yet, need more moneyz :x

Other then the 360 number, are those console sales numbers offical, or guesstimates?

XboximusPrime

The 360 PR states that only the 360 is up Y/Y, so all others must be less than their Jan 2010 numbers.

I wonder how ME2 sold on PS3.Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]I wonder how ME2 sold on PS3.Doolz2024

Why is it the worse version again? Far as I can tell from comparisons they were super close.

Sony released a PR, but doesn't say much. Just pimping software:

Slashkice

There'll be a price cut if Sony expects to meet it's full year forecast I imagine.

Why is it the worse version again? Far as I can tell from comparisons they were super close.

XboximusPrime

[QUOTE="shinrabanshou"]

I'm expecting somewhere along the lines of 230-250K PS3 and probably around 350-370K Wii.

Slashkice

Yeah, sounds about right. At this rate though, I don't see 'em reaching there 15m goal unless they have something up their sleeve.