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Microsoft April NPD Results

Torrence Davis of the Bitbag writes, "The Microsoft NPD data has just landed. Looks good for the old green X. They sold 188,000 consoles in April. Pretty nice for an almost 3 year old system."

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tordavis6575d ago

I expect the same comment from you when you see Sony's numbers.

shine13966575d ago

wii topped it self, and wii fit hasn't arrived in yet...Microsoft and Ps3 + Gta isn't hardware selling...I reckon, Microsoft won't have too much to worry with the ps3 come mgs...More people were waiting for GTA then MGS, I'm pretty sure. of course, MGS is platform exlusive, so we shall see...at most it'll sell 300,000, not the 700,000 selling that wii is doing.... of course there is that small matter of people thinking, or I've got wii, now I need a hd console, Gta + MGS, could swing a lot of people...

Silellak6575d ago (Edited 6575d ago )

The PS3 sold 900 less units this month, so I guess it was a "bit low" for both sides.

Either way, it's extremely close, but if Sony wants to beat Microsoft in NA, they can't have "extremely close" numbers. The PS3 needs to dominate the 360 month after month in order to close the significant gap.

Breakfast6575d ago

I think around 500 000 units got sold during Halo 3's launch. So much for GTA 4...goes to show what slurpees can do for you.

solidjun56575d ago

because it was only reflected for five days when the measurement was being made by NPD. so the MAY numbers should be a good indication of GTA4 affected both the PS3 and the 360. But it's low for both systems. Wasn't there any high-profile game during april (not counting GTA since it was on the 29th when it was released)

Panthers6575d ago

3 year old is not that old at all. I am hoping this new system every 5 years thing stops. It is unnecessary to have a new one every 5 years and I will not be buying a new one for a long time to come. Especially since the HD erra has a long way to go to catch up with everyone. I mean the PS2 is still outselling the PS3 and 360. That should tell you something.

EZCheez6575d ago

Do you use your BlakZhuk account to submit the stories and then your tordavis account to approve it?

How many accounts do you have?

tordavis6575d ago

Actually, there's a couple of dudes on here that post my own articles before I do, therefore taking away my chance to earn contributor points. Oh well. As long as the news gets out.

JasonPC360PS3Wii6575d ago

You won't see the GTA IV impact untill next NPD.

Kaneda6575d ago

How can they have a shortage, when they sold only 188K.. PowerPC chip is not hard to make, and DVD-drive is even easier..

dan-boy6575d ago

now, after the wild predicitions of vgchartz, can we finally stop using their rubbish? they prove themselves month after month to full of nothing but hot air.

lawman11086574d ago (Edited 6574d ago )

....And yet, it is MORE then Sony ......Douche Fan boy

All of you were doing your little dance around VGC (ONLY when it is PRO Sony) just a few days ago and super DOUCHE ALEXM,Doodle,Shemee ect even blew your horn....wait for NPD.....well for the SECOND month in a row...........YOU LOSE!!!! GOOD DAY SIR......I SAID, GOOD DAY! hahahahahahha LOSERS

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The Wood6575d ago

ill check this battlefield tomorrow

Silellak6575d ago

Interesting GTA4 numbers -

Almost 2 of every 3 copies of GTA4 sold (1.85 out of 2.85 million) were for the 360.

However, that also means only 1 out of every 5 360 owners bought GTA4, while 1 in every 4 PS3 owners bought GTA4. So, while the 360 version nearly outsold the PS3 version 2 to 1, the PS3 version had the higher attach rate.

I'm very curious what May's numbers will show.

fenderputty6575d ago

Funny thing about that is, that gives both sides the ability to slant their PR in their favor.

MS: "We sold more"
Sony: "We sold more per console"

I'm curious to see if May's numbers are higher for hardware. Sony said that GTA4 was pushing consoles. A friend of mine bought a PS3 for GTA recently in may. I would assume this would be similar for MS as well. Considering the game launched at the end of April, I would imagine that any real ability to see hardware gains would come in the month of May.

solidjun56575d ago

both sides will spin this. it's thier Job to do that.

For instance, let's take a look at Aaron Greenberg.

AG: More people are flocking from the PS brand to our brand. WE did it for madden and we're doing for GTA. xbox 360 butters developers bread. The games look better on the Xbox360 and plays better on the 360.

Now Peter Dille (sp?)

PD: for a competitor that's been out a year earlier and having a significantly higher installed based than ours, it's a testament that the PS3 has a higher attach rate for GTA4 than our competitors; even with Microsoft always touting the future DLC they paid 50 million for.

Now that i've covered the bases for both camps to argue about, hopefully the flaming will be reduced by say uh....5%

soxfan20056575d ago

Attach rate is meaningless - especially when so many 360's are out there. It is not a 1 game system. GTA will sell millions, but millions of other people couldn't care less about it. The PS3 version will have a higher attach rate because the PS3 doesn't have the same amount of quality, highly rated games that the 360 has at the moment. There is simply less to choose from on PS3.

Fallen_Angel6575d ago

I the funny thing is that the GTA4 on the ps3 was suppose to out sell the 360 3-1 and the it was suppose to sell twice as many ps3. After months of hearin that GTA is a sony brand product the offical numbers come out and show it differently.

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OOG6575d ago

this is about to become another flame article......soooooo soooon

Jim Crowslaw6575d ago

does anyone kno out of the ps3 and 360 which console sold the most overall, first in the US thenin the World? these are the only numbers i care about. if im not mistaken i kno the wii has sold the most over these 2 but i just wanna kno those exact numbers. IM me or post if anyone knows please

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

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italiangamer26d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

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Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

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And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12524d ago (Edited 24d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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