Killzone 3 Rolls In Eighth As NPD Figures Appear
Big month for Microsoft.
Published: 11:45, 11/03/2011 by Staff.
37Figures for February’s US retail sales have emerged, and it’s been an amazing month for Microsoft. Shifting over 530,000 units, it’s the biggest “non-holiday” month for the manufacturer.
Some figures are still to come in (as is the norm now) but the top ten software charts looks a little bit like this:
- 1 Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard: 360, PS3, WII, NDS, PC)
- 2 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom: 360, PS3) – 790,000
- 3 Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft: Wii) – 550,000
- 4 NBA 2K11 (Take-Two: 360, PS3, PSP, WII, PS2, PC)
- 5 Dead Space 2 (EA: 360, PS3, PC)
- 6 Zumba Fitness: Join the Party (Majesco: WII, 360, PS3)
- 7 Bulletstorm (EA: 360, PS3, PC) – 285,000
- 8 Killzone 3 (Sony: PS3) – 280,000
- 9 Michael Jackson The Experience (Ubisoft: WII, DS, PSP)
- 10 Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo: WII)
That makes Black Ops the biggest selling game in the US ever with nearly 14 million copies sold. Killzone 3′s figures are a little disappointing despite only being on sale for a week.
Microsoft are understandable bullish: “February was the biggest non-holiday month of console sales in the U.S. in the history of the Xbox, according to NPD. For the second month in a row, Xbox 360 was the number one console, maintaining its lead in the U.S. as the top selling console in 2011.”
Sony’s response: “NPD’s February numbers illustrate continued growth of the entire PlayStation 3 ecosystem, including increases in hardware, software and peripheral sales. PlayStation’s exclusive titles, combined with stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, continue to resonate with consumers, and we look forward to furthering the momentum with MotorStorm Apocalypse and SOCOM 4 next month.”
Source: NeoGAF.
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11/03/2011 at 11:59
Member since: Aug 2010
No 360 exclusive in the top 10… just saying.
11/03/2011 at 12:11
Member since: Nov 2009
Was there any out last month?
11/03/2011 at 12:19
Member since: Jul 2009
Dance Central.
13/03/2011 at 14:16
Member since: Feb 2011
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11/03/2011 at 12:00
Member since: Apr 2009
oh god sometimes i want to slap some people. Why do you all keep buying call of duty? grrrrrrrr i know its good but Killzone deservers more sales. its a truely jaw dropping game. the Co-op campaign is incredible fun and worth the price tag by its self
11/03/2011 at 12:59
Member since: Mar 2010
No online co-op is a problem here – at this point online co-op should be standard for any game with co-op as a feature. Also, having spoken to my friends who have bought the game, none were particularly impressed by it – it definitely has its moments, but overall the experience doesn’t seem to grab people as other games do. None of my friends have recommended I buy the game, they all say rent or borrow; even my stepbrother, who put a shedload of time into the beta with me and really enjoys the Killzone universe, can’t recommend buying it.
11/03/2011 at 16:04
Member since: Aug 2008
Killzone 3 if fecking awesome! Clearly, you need better friends & family. ;-)
11/03/2011 at 17:39
Member since: Apr 2009
i’m not sure what people don’t like about it. seems strange. the controlls aren’t clunky, the graphics are amazing, the guns are amazing, the soundtracks amazing, the story is awful but it did make me laugh a couple of times and the multiplayer is among the best i’ve ever played.
For me personally it means more to have a game that i can play with a friend on the same screen that someone miles away. not enough games do splitscreen these days and its great to see it again.
11/03/2011 at 12:03
Member since: Jul 2009
This is great news for fighting game fans as this shows that there’s no slowing down for the genre yet. MvC3′s sales are only slightly less than Street Fighter IV’s first month sales (if anyone was wondering). Considering how Street Fighter is a much larger franchise, Capcom must be very happy right about now.
Glad to see that the revitalization of the genre is still strong. Mortal Kombat will most likely see similar success.
11/03/2011 at 12:05
Member since: Feb 2011
If PS3 owners weren’t buying Blops,MvC3,and Bulletstorm, KZ3 would have done a bit better I think, the same way it did in the UK.
11/03/2011 at 12:14
Member since: Jul 2009
I think PS3 owners as a whole need to be slapped in the face. It’s disappointing to see that LittleBigPlanet 2 didn’t chart in February. The only PS3 exclusive that completely destroyed everything in its path during its release was God of War 3. Not even GT5 was as much of a powerhouse in sales as it should have been (although sales are still very very good).
11/03/2011 at 12:18
Member since: Apr 2009
i’d much rather see people buying games that are exclusive. The Ps3 for me is the best consol out there as far as the games go. Far more variation and far more story driven, characters based exclusives as well as games like killzone with its god like technical side.
LBP2 was such a shame. I’m just glad people actually bought heavy rain
11/03/2011 at 12:11
Member since: Jan 2011
Is that people in the US buying their second or third XBOX 360? what? RROD!
11/03/2011 at 12:43
Member since: Oct 2008
Microsoft have replaced under warranty all my 360s that suffered from the RRoD. When my PS3 died with the YLoD, Sony weren’t interested so I ended up buying another PS3.
How many of the PS3 sales are YLoD replacements because Sony don’t offer the 3-year warranty as standard like Microsoft do?
11/03/2011 at 13:12
Member since: Nov 2009
not as many as outside 3 year warrenty xbox’s.
yeah the YLOD warrenty is a shame, but xbox would not have extended to a 3 year if it wasnt for the fact it was a majour issue that unfortunatly claimed the life of many xbox 360′s during launch week.
YLOD didnt surface for a while after launch and in all fairness if you got it within your year sony did replace
13/03/2011 at 14:22
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11/03/2011 at 12:26
Member since: Feb 2011
Surely all the people that want BlOps have bought it by now? Can’t believe it still sits at the top.
11/03/2011 at 12:32
Member since: Sep 2008
Probably COD addicts that have snapped their discs out of frustration at the games flaws, then tried to go cold turkey for a few nights before having to go back out and buy another copy.
11/03/2011 at 12:47
Member since: Aug 2009
Yup i dont see how its sells so much over time
11/03/2011 at 14:17
Member since: Jul 2009
Blam cc_star he sold blops and the singleplayer demo got him interested and what he missed out and decided to get blops again lol.
I’m very certian he mentioned here on the PS Store updates a few weeks ago lol.
I’m suprised too I bought Killzone Helghast Edition and then bought Bulletstorm on Tuesday. Also did get Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on launch day with a free t-shirt.
11/03/2011 at 17:41
Member since: Apr 2009
yeah i know loads of people who’ve sold call of duty games then gone back to buy it again. thats the one time i would describe a game as addictive
11/03/2011 at 12:31
Member since: Aug 2008
The more Average Joe buys Black Ops, the more he wants to tell his average friends that they suck and he wont be their friend unless they buy it too.
11/03/2011 at 17:42
Member since: Apr 2009
thats how it seems to work. my brother doesn’t play any other games because his friends only play Cod. shame really
11/03/2011 at 13:31
Member since: Jun 2009
not surprised really for KZ3. It had moderate reviews and I personally agree with them. Not much of a game really, looks nice but lacks something to make it a classic
11/03/2011 at 14:18
Member since: May 2010
The game is utter trash compared to Killzone 2 with regards features. The only plus with Killzone 3 would be the improved control responsiveness etc.
11/03/2011 at 14:31
Member since: Oct 2008
Why is it that every time MS is mention in an article on this site (especially in any positive manner), the comments section turns into an eff xbox marathon?
You people do realize that there are xbox users on here as well right?
If you don’t have/want/like xbox that’s cool, but stop alienating the people that do.
MS had a good month, and KZ3′s sales were disappointing (i say disappointing because i personally prfer it leaps and bounds above KZ2, and black ops for that matter). O well, better luck for KZ3 next month.
Sony still has a lot of (hopefully) great exclusives coming this year and should do just fine this year. Obviously the lack of exclusives isn’t hurting MS either, and Gears 3 will no doubt sell millions.
How bout we as gamers be happy for the industry as a whole and stop with the “my console is longer than yours”.
11/03/2011 at 15:34
Member since: Jun 2009
well I have an old phat black one, its not very long but its perfect size for me.
11/03/2011 at 15:58
Member since: Oct 2008
Well from a litteral (and phsical) point of view, my PS3 (phat) is longer than my 360 (s model), lol.
11/03/2011 at 16:31
Member since: Jun 2009
well look at you showing off lol