Secret Rings, VF5 sell more than 50K in February
Posted by Chris. Filed under Chris, News. Tagged with Sales Chart, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Virtua Fighter 5.
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The February NPD sales numbers are in for North America, and while Sega’s two big sellers for the month didn’t crack the top 10, they did have pretty solid rookie outings.
Sonic and the Secret Rings sold 63,000 copies, while Virtua Fighter 5 sold 53,000. Although it may not look very impressive at first glance, you should remember both games were released Feb. 20, which means they were only available for eight days for this month’s sales numbers.
If the games can keep their momentum, there may be a decent chance we’ll see them break the top 10 next month.
Click the jump to read the top-10 list and the hardware sales numbers.
Hardware
Nintendo DS: 485,000
Nintendo Wii: 335,000
Sony Playstation 2: 295,000
Microsoft Xbox 360: 228,000
Sony PSP: 176,000
Nintendo Gameboy Advance: 136,000
Playstation 3: 127,000
Gamecube: 24,000
Xbox: 480
Dreamcast: 550,000 (Okay, just kidding!)
Top 10 software
Crackdown (360): 427,000
Wii Play (Wii): 371,000
Diddy Kong Racing (DS): 262,000
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii): 130,000
Guitar Hero II (PS2): 130,000
Gears of War (360): 119,000
Major League Baseball 2k7 (360): 113,000
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (360): 111,000
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Wii): 109,000
NBA Street Homecourt (360): 102,000
Comments on this article
There have been 4 responses to this article.
Finally some good sales news, which is great because these two games are awesome.
I don’t care what anyone says about Sonic, that game is at least an 8!
Blacker Omegalon
Posted March 16th, 2007 at 8:53 am.
I agree. Like I said in the forums, I think Nathan and Graham were a bit too harsh in their reviews. It’s okay, though, Grahams never pleased with anything.
Chris
Posted March 16th, 2007 at 9:53 am.
What? Grrr. Damnez-vous Chris. Damnez-vous.
-If anything I think I could have been a lot harsher on the game. It’s riddled with issues and the annoying thing is that they aren’t things that the developers or testers have missed, like bugs. But they are things the developers must have wanted to be in the game, that make no sense and do nothing but ruin the gameplay.
The game is saved by an fairly interesting story, some amazing level designs- my jaw was open on occasions- and that when Sonic is powerful and fast, he is easier to control.
-Now I could have possibly ignored every little issue with this game, if it wasn’t for the Backstep. Which ever monkey (read: Retard) thought that up deserves instant dismissal. All they neeed is a 180 degree spin. Simple, painless. The game would be 1000 times easier to control, shoudl you miss something, or when you HAD to do it (yes sometime syou are forced to backstep, to hit a jump pad you just revealed or whatever) important and would make it look cooler and feel more open and as though you were in control.
G
Posted March 17th, 2007 at 3:11 am.
If you’re playing a level correctly and are going for a gold medal you shouldn’t have to backstep. It’s like reverse in racing games.
Blacker Omegalon
Posted March 17th, 2007 at 7:33 am.