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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 18:38 |
Mashiki Amiketo |
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Prez wrote on May 11, 2012, 10:27:
Jesus, are they tabulated on an abacus too? Etched into a stone tablet for posterity? An abacus is too advanced they use talky sticks and a salamis. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 18:07 |
PropheT |
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Ozmodan wrote on May 11, 2012, 11:56:
Doh, nothing of note in the way of games was released in April. Sometimes I wonder if the people that report this garbage have one iota of brainpower.
Did you even read the article...or the headline here? They point that out pretty clearly in there, and Blue also added it as part of the news post. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 16:26 |
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| I blame the big corporations (sarcasm)! If they would only give away all there games, they would sell more (bad logic)! Occupy this! Oo |
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| If you were right, I would be agreeing with you. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 14:53 |
HorrorScope |
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| This # is a console thing to me. Good, lol. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 14:12 |
Dades |
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| I thought they had started including digital sales awhile ago as a trial, why would they stop? |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 14:02 |
NegaDeath |
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Prez wrote on May 11, 2012, 10:27:
The official NPD numbers STILL don't include digital sales? Jesus, are they tabulated on an abacus too? Etched into a stone tablet for posterity?
Digital sales?
He's a witch! Get him! |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 13:52 |
ForgedReality |
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| They're blaming piracy. Lulz. Stupid old men. Remove the DRM and stop wasting money on SHITTY games, and we'll start buying again. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 13:34 |
fawker |
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mag wrote on May 11, 2012, 10:48:
Heeere comes the crash! Farewell, $100 million games with $300 million marketing budgets.
Good, maybe I can get my hobby back the way it was before all the suits showed up. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 13:17 |
ItBurn |
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InBlack wrote on May 11, 2012, 09:59:
According to NPD retail game sales have fallen a steady 1146% since 2005. In fact, according to the most accurate data we have at hand the gaming industry has failed to make a profit since 2007 and are in fact the main reason why the world economy is failing.
I wish I could quote you on that. :p |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 12:36 |
Parallax Abstraction |
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Prez wrote on May 11, 2012, 10:27:
The official NPD numbers STILL don't include digital sales? Jesus, are they tabulated on an abacus too? Etched into a stone tablet for posterity?
NPD's numbers have been about as useful as anything stock analysts have to say for years now. They only talk about the US, they don't include digital numbers and they don't even include all retailers because some don't participate. They're data can be used to predict broad trends but it's largely useless. And yeah, sales are down this month because nothing bloody came out. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 12:26 |
spindoctor |
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Malachii wrote on May 11, 2012, 10:41:
How are pre-orders taken into account for big titles like D3? They aren't counted until release of the title as sales or? I read yesterday that D3 was the most preordered game EVAH on amazon so it made me curious when those numbers actually counted.
They'll be counted at the end of May. Between Diablo 3 on PC and Max Payne 3 on consoles, May will be huge on the chart. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 12:05 |
dardin |
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| April 2011 saw the release of Portal 2. April 2012 saw the release of Kinect Starwars. Enough said. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 11:56 |
Ozmodan |
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| Doh, nothing of note in the way of games was released in April. Sometimes I wonder if the people that report this garbage have one iota of brainpower. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 11:43 |
netnerd85 |
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InBlack wrote on May 11, 2012, 09:59:
According to NPD retail game sales have fallen a steady 1146% since 2005. In fact, according to the most accurate data we have at hand the gaming industry has failed to make a profit since 2007 and are in fact the main reason why the world economy is failing. lol, what? |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 11:32 |
Agent.X7 |
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Well, April was certainly slow at my store, but since it was my first month being open I don't think I can make any comparisons.  |
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| Seven Star Gaming - Sayre, PA |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 11:09 |
Tumbler |
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I'm thinking LA Noire messed up the april monthly sales last year and this year they're back to normal.
Wouldn't surprise me if retail was hurting this bad but I think this is too good to be true. We've got several big releases this month and I think they'll get enough sales to make up for a lower April month in the end. |
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Kickstarter "Game Developer"! |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 10:48 |
mag |
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| Heeere comes the crash! Farewell, $100 million games with $300 million marketing budgets. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 10:41 |
Malachii |
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| How are pre-orders taken into account for big titles like D3? They aren't counted until release of the title as sales or? I read yesterday that D3 was the most preordered game EVAH on amazon so it made me curious when those numbers actually counted. |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 10:27 |
Prez |
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| The official NPD numbers STILL don't include digital sales? Jesus, are they tabulated on an abacus too? Etched into a stone tablet for posterity? |
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Re: April Retail Game Sales Fall 42% |
May 11, 2012, 10:18 |
Wildone |
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| Its bcus of piracy & used game sales destroying the world |
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