April 2012 NPD Thread: WOW, Big Sales Driven by Dat Star Wars Bundle and Vita Edition

[Bane]

What do we do with this. "He who... also... shall not be named?" or "He who shall not be named... too..."

One person is already occupying this spot.

Dude, I swear to God if just this brings him back around I'll hunt you down. Terminator style.

[Badger3920]

Dude, I swear to God if just this brings him back around I'll hunt you down. Terminator style.

Now I don't know who we're talking about. This is the problem! Ahhhhhhhh


Edit: Wait, did you mean to cause this horrible confusion? What sort of despicable parlour tricks are you playing here?

[RedRedSuit]

The reason Prototype 2 was made is that Prototype was a big unexpected hit and outsold, for example, inFamous, as I recall.

[rm082e]

The reason Prototype 2 was made is that Prototype was a big unexpected hit and outsold, for example, inFamous, as I recall.

Yep. Didn't it do a couple million units?

I think Activision laid off a bunch of people at Radical after the first one shipped didn't they? Makes me wonder if that studio will be closed and the remaining staff laid off as well. Activision sure is fond of firing people and I don't think Prototype 2 will do anywhere near the business the first one did... That or they become a COD maps studio?

[Badger3920]

That's very interesting. My recollection is poor - I always remembered prototype as kind of the poor-man's inFamous. Infamous came out while the console war was still raging and I remember some people tried to "negate" inFamous by frequently asserting prototype, but then prototype was a bit of a let down

[rm082e]

That's very interesting. My recollection is poor - I always remembered prototype as kind of the poor-man's inFamous. Infamous came out while the console war was still raging and I remember some people tried to "negate" inFamous by frequently asserting prototype, but then prototype was a bit of a let down

Yeah, Infamous turned out to be a top tier game while Prototype was...not. But Activision marketed Prototype with a lot of ads, so it sold.

[hdinred]

I’ll probably grab Prototype 2 at some point below $30.. the first one had its moments..

[Indy_aka_Rex]

The fact that Star Wars Kinect is so high up on this list makes me want that Mayan apocalypse stuff to come true. Humanity has become too dumb for its own good!

[Badger3920]

The fact that Star Wars Kinect is so high up on this list makes me want that Mayan apocalypse stuff to come true. Humanity has become too dumb for its own good!

Well, it's so high up because nothing interesting released this month and, therefore, nothing really sold. The selection was so lackluster that even the sales of other things fell because no one went to the store lol

[twonunpackmule]

Yeah, Infamous turned out to be a top tier game while Prototype was...not. But Activision marketed Prototype with a lot of ads, so it sold.

I wouldn't classify either of them as top tier.

[Badger3920]

I wouldn't classify either of them as top tier.

Well, you've shown that you dislike a lot of really decent games this gen, which - instead of making your opinion elite, makes it a bit more easily dismissable =P

[Almril]

http://www.destructoid.com/ps-vita-s...e-227222.phtml

1.8 Million sold is a disaster?

Yeah it is. Second month out in the US and its nowhere to be found. They are going to lower the price and sell more, but make no money. Then a new iPhone and a new iPad will be out next year with probably better graphics then it will just be over. Hey, I've been saying it for a while.

[CorruptedDragon]

I actually liked both Infamous and Prototype. I'll get the second one for sure, but I got burned on the 1st one because it dropped in price so quickly after release.$30 is when I'll pick it up.

[CorruptedDragon]

Looks like Sony has hit an iceberg....

Shares of Sony stock have dipped to their lowest number in 31 years in Japan and to a 19-year low in the US, following a dismal earnings report for the previous fiscal year. Sony shares dropped 7 percent in Japan, to 1,135 Yen ($14), and 2 percent in the US, closing at $15.37.

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai plans to lose 10,000 employees in a company-wide reorganization effort. Sony reported a net revenue loss of 9.6 percent for fiscal year 2012, dropping from $89 billion to $79.1 billion year-over-year.

[Badger3920]

Ha! Just as I suspected, no link! You're making up false statements and reporting them as fact...