InFamous becomes fastest selling new exclusive IP on PS3

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=3961

InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week

-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week
-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week
-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first week(not including downloads)
-Lair(August, 2007) - 69K first week
-Heavenly Sword(Sept., 2007) - 75K first week, 130K first month
-Uncharted(Nov., 2007) - 32K first week, 117K first month sales(ed. note: WTF?)
-Haze(May, 2008) - 91K first week, 102K first month
-LittleBigPlanet(October, 2008) - 110K first week

very good start for an awesome new ip game.

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=3961

InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week

-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week
-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week
-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first week(not including downloads)
-Lair(August, 2007) - 69K first week
-Heavenly Sword(Sept., 2007) - 75K first week, 130K first month
-Uncharted(Nov., 2007) - 32K first week, 117K first month sales(ed. note: WTF?)
-Haze(May, 2008) - 91K first week, 102K first month
-LittleBigPlanet(October, 2008) - 110K first week

very good start for an awesome new ip game.

simslifer

i guess thats good. well done sucker punch?

So much did Killzone 2 sell in it's first week?

EDIT: Nevermind, I was stupid :P

So much did Killzone 2 sell in it's first week?

millwrought

It being called Killzone "2" would mean its not a new IP. Just saying.

[QUOTE="millwrought"]

So much did Killzone 2 sell in it's first week?

drknockboot2

It being called Killzone "2" would mean its not a new IP. Just saying.

Opps, my bad. Read the title wrong :P

I know that FOUR DAYS of InFAMOUS' AMERICAN sales were measured in the NPD, but this is good news.

I'm just glad we got a new game to play, yay!

For a NEW IP, not at the HOLIDAY Season, and without having to STARVE gamers, pretty awesome.

LBP did much better due to HOLIDAY sales for a new IP, as did GeoW, but this is great news, ESPECIALLY in these HARD FINANCIAL times (Something GeoW never contended with.)

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

Sir_Lawl

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

jakehouston88

Well he has a point, Gears of War (acording to VGchartz) sold more in it's first week then any of these new PS3 IP's have in their first week...

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

jakehouston88

Great argument :D

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

zarshack

[QUOTE="zarshack"]

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

jakarai

True, True.

[QUOTE="zarshack"]

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Are PS3 fanboys actually happy with these sales? Bwahahahaha :lol:

Gears of War sales>>>>>>>>>>All those new IPs combined :D

jakarai

Amazing by Sony and PS3 fanboy's standards, since most (if not all) of their exclusives sell horrible.

[QUOTE="jakarai"][QUOTE="zarshack"]Wow absolutely pathetic :lol:

Sir_Lawl

Amazing by Sony and PS3 fanboy's standards, since most (if not all) of their exclusives sell horrible.

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

[QUOTE="jakarai"] Well infamous is a new ip. Shooters is the top selling genre so infamous pulling out numbers like this is pretty amazing.clubsammich91

Amazing by Sony and PS3 fanboy's standards, since most (if not all) of their exclusives sell horrible.

What about it?

Great sales. How can somebody say this game is a flop sales-wise is beyond me.IronBass

Because fanboys think every game needs to sell like Halo or it's otherwise a flop.

LBP did much better due to HOLIDAY sales for a new IP, as did GeoW, but this is great news, ESPECIALLY in these HARD FINANCIAL times (Something GeoW never contended with.)SolidTy

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"][QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

Amazing by Sony and PS3 fanboy's standards, since most (if not all) of their exclusives sell horrible.

Sir_Lawl

What about it?

[QUOTE="IronBass"]Great sales. How can somebody say this game is a flop sales-wise is beyond me.Gxgear

Because fanboys think every game needs to sell like Halo or it's otherwise a flop.

It's a shame though that it doesn't sell like GoW, as someone pointed out. Why not?clicketyclick

For comparison's sake (also from VGChartz, so accurate +/- 99%):

360:
Gears of War (360 exclusive at launch)- 606,759
Too Human- 135,148
Kameo- 77,231
Mass Effect (360 exclusive at launch)- 258,341
Crackdown- 329,866

Wii:
WiiFit- 729,598
No More Heroes- 35,375
EA Active- 193,711
de Blob- 16,205
MadWorld- 41,339

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"] It's a shame though that it doesn't sell like GoW, as someone pointed out. Why not?IronBass

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]Did you not see the thread title?clubsammich91

What about it?

That's still pretty abysmal.

Wasn't GoW new IP :?clicketyclick

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

What about it?

Sir_Lawl

That's still pretty abysmal.

All this fanboyism of yours must make you thirsty. Try this!

[QUOTE="Gxgear"]

[QUOTE="IronBass"]Great sales. How can somebody say this game is a flop sales-wise is beyond me.clicketyclick

Because fanboys think every game needs to sell like Halo or it's otherwise a flop.

Why even care? As long I continue to enjoy quality AAAEs I can care less about how many people who buys it, and Sony has been cranking them out one after another.

So in order for a game to not be a sales flop in your eyes it has to have Halo 3 like sales numbers?

All this fanboyism of yours must make you thirsty. Try this!

clubsammich91

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Wasn't GoW new IP :?IronBass

Not the point about the date upon which it was released. Looking at the 2007 sales data, $2.63 billion revenue in November, $1.1 billion in June. Looking at the 2008 sales data, $2.91 billion revenue in November, $1.69 in June. That's an average ratio of 2.1/1 for November/June. But the sales ratio difference between GoW and inFamous is 4.93.clicketyclick

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Not the point about the date upon which it was released. Looking at the 2007 sales data, $2.63 billion revenue in November, $1.1 billion in June. Looking at the 2008 sales data, $2.91 billion revenue in November, $1.69 in June. That's an average ratio of 2.1/1 for November/June. But the sales ratio difference between GoW and inFamous is 4.93.IronBass

Perhaps, but it alone can't account for the discrepancy in sales.clicketyclick

[QUOTE="IronBass"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Not the point about the date upon which it was released. Looking at the 2007 sales data, $2.63 billion revenue in November, $1.1 billion in June. Looking at the 2008 sales data, $2.91 billion revenue in November, $1.69 in June. That's an average ratio of 2.1/1 for November/June. But the sales ratio difference between GoW and inFamous is 4.93.clicketyclick

No, the Current Economic Climate (Worldwide recession), A varied install base, The Non Holiday Release date, Marketing for each game, and the fact that SHOOTERS are more popular than Superhero games factors in though.

Not to mention, the PS3 users being flooded with new High Quality games to buy like LBP, Resistance 2, MLB09:The Show, Killzone 2, and now Infamous.

It all adds up.

Heck, the Number One Played Game on Xbox 360 for the first Year right before GeoW came out was LAST GEN's Halo 2, meaning Xbox 360 gamers were absolutely dying for new Next Gen content at that time. That Starvation isn't a variable on PS3 at this time.

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]Perhaps, but it alone can't account for the discrepancy in sales.IronBass

[QUOTE="clubsammich91"]

[QUOTE="Sir_Lawl"]

What about it?

Sir_Lawl

That's still pretty abysmal.

On topic, this is awesome. Infamous is my favorite game so far this gen.

Heck, the Number One Played Game on Xbox 360 for the first Year right before GeoW came out was LAST GEN's Halo 2, meaning Xbox 360 gamers were absolutely dying for new Next Gen content at that time.

SolidTy

Or maybe because a lot of xbox gamers liked playing Halo 2?

Heck, the Number One Played Game on Xbox 360 for the first Year right before GeoW came out was LAST GEN's Halo 2, meaning Xbox 360 gamers were absolutely dying for new Next Gen content at that time. That Starvation isn't a variable on PS3 at this time.SolidTy

Nor was it on the 360 at the holiday season 2008, yet GeoW 2 has sold around 4.5 millions.

Besides, the 360 gota decent ammount of high quality games in its first year.

Meaning that the only two factors are 1) marketign campaign and 2) genre popularity.

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="IronBass"] That doesn't change the fact that games sell more in the holiday season than in June. Meaning the release date was also a factor.SolidTy

No, the Current Economic Climate (Worldwide recession), A varied install base, The Non Holiday Release date, and the fact that SHOOTERS are more popular than Superhero games factors in though.

Not to mention, the PS3 users being flooded with new High Quality games to buy like LBP, Resistance 2, MLB09:The Show, Killzone 2, and now Infamous.

It all adds up.

I don't know about that. I haven't actively sought out information for either, and I've seen their commercials on TV about the same amount - actually about the same amount as GoW2 even. And as for ads on game sites, it seems their ads play before movies very frequently. If all I have to go on is my personal experience, it doesn't *feel* like Sony was skimping on advertising while Microsoft was providing lots.clicketyclick

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]Heck, the Number One Played Game on Xbox 360 for the first Year right before GeoW came out was LAST GEN's Halo 2, meaning Xbox 360 gamers were absolutely dying for new Next Gen content at that time. That Starvation isn't a variable on PS3 at this time.IronBass

yet GeoW 2

I'm not talking about GeoW2, I never said GeoW2, I have been talking about GeoW, a new IP for 2006.

I only brought it up because of the poster on the same page was talking GeoW1.

[QUOTE="simslifer"]

http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=3961

InFamous(May, 2009) - 176,000 in it's first week

-Resistance(Nov.,2006) - 42K first week
-Motorstorm(March, 2007) - 107K first week
-Warhawk(August, 2007) - 70K first week(not including downloads)
-Lair(August, 2007) - 69K first week
-Heavenly Sword(Sept., 2007) - 75K first week, 130K first month
-Uncharted(Nov., 2007) - 32K first week, 117K first month sales(ed. note: WTF?)
-Haze(May, 2008) - 91K first week, 102K first month
-LittleBigPlanet(October, 2008) - 110K first week

very good start for an awesome new ip game.

Dead-Memories

Huh, I haven't seen any ads for it at all. Well that doesn't matter anyways, it truly is a great game. I am one trophy away from getting platinum, I need 7 more blast shards, it's so hard to just find 7! That's why I am on here right now, I had to take a break.

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"] I don't know about that. I haven't actively sought out information for either, and I've seen their commercials on TV about the same amount - actually about the same amount as GoW2 even. And as for ads on game sites, it seems their ads play before movies very frequently. If all I have to go on is my personal experience, it doesn't *feel* like Sony was skimping on advertising while Microsoft was providing lots.IronBass

It was a prompt for figures to back up your claim.clicketyclick