In Some Cases, 60 Percent or More
Though Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing benefited greatly from its first full week of sale in the UK, charts for the second week (and technically, the first full week) in North America paint a more troubling picture for the game.
Second week estimates are in to VGChartz.com. We must stress these are unofficial estimates, and the good side of them is that for Europe, the numbers reflect the overall bump up seen in the official Chart Track listings from earlier this week.
The wesbsite estimates 21,209 copies of the Wii version were sold in Europe last week, and 16,408 DS editions were sold. The XBOX360 and PS3 editions were down, but only slightly–at 11,922 and 12,779 copies, respectively.
Where the worry begins is in the latest figures for North America. While ASR for the Wii remains the most popular sold edition, the website estimates a drop to just 9,415 copies sold–a staggering 56 percent decrease. The DS edition was spared no mercy, either, only selling 2,971 copies domestically last week. That’s a nearly 62 percent drop from launch week.
It wasn’t much better on the HD console side, either. It’s estimated the PS3 edition of ASR sold only 3,047 copies in North America, a nearly 59 percent drop from launch week. The XBOX 360 edition with Banjo and Kazooie sold 4,197 copies, a drop of nearly 60 percent from launch week.
Figures for the PC release, physical or downloadable, were not immediately available.
Now that ASR is about to conclude its second full week of sales in Europe, it will be intriguing to see if this trend moves across the Atlantic next week, when the Chart Track figures officially come out. It’s also possible Europeans may end up keeping this game relevant for a while. We will let you know the official Chart Track numbers when they are released early next week.
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I’ve traded this game in today. After completing all the grand prix’s and challenges i just don’t wanna play it anymore. Kinda wishing i’d rented it now, feel like i wasted money.
Should’ve put a fat-ass Italian in there, uhmhmm.
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with SEGA Racing? I’ve only played the demo, so my opinion may be invalid, but I thought it was a hell of a lot of fun.
.. OK, apart from Sonia.
This can’t be true. Xbox 360 and PS3 edition has to be a good game.
Well, there’s nothing wrong with the game. It’s just that no one wants to buy it. Hey, God of War 3, Final fantasy 13, Yakuza 3 and resident evil 5: Gold edition came out just this week!
God damn it Tristan you were wrong about this last week and you almost certainly are wrong abot it now.
How many times must you keep being told that VGCHARTZ IS A BIASED WII FANBOY SITE WHO BASES THEIR SALES PURELY ON CONJECTURE INSTEAD OF FACTS, STOP CITING THEM YOU IDIOT.
I respectfully disagree. If nothing else, the unofficial source has reflected the varying changes this game’s had in Chart Track pretty well.
Like I said, the test will be whether the European charts hold. If it doesn’t, well…
-T
Games like this sell over the long run, not on launch.
Also for people who think it is too short, the purpose is multiplayer largely. If you have no one to play with, then the game is just not really meant for you (at full price, anyway).
A lot of stores got very little stock at launch and had to wait for more copies to come in. I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if any real decrease in sales was at least partcially due to this factor.
Of course, there’s still the complete and utter lack of marketing for this game…if it wasn’t for me, my GameStop would have shoved the game into the side-faced section day 1! You’ve got to spread the word on this game if you want it to sell, people. There’s really no other way.
Needed more Sonic characters, clearly.
@Shego13:
Think about the kind of people who buy Xbox 360′s and PS3′s. Mostly 18 – 25 year old males who play FPS games like Modern Warfare 2. A lot of these people don’t like to play Sonic games as they see them as kids games and too an certain extent they are marketed toward’s kids who watch Sonic X. The Wii is a console marketed towards the whole family and parents would be much happier buying they’re kids a child-friendly Wii than a 360 or a PS3 which would explain why the Wii version is doing better than any other version.
Vgchartz again?
@SAVE_US.222
I thought this was obvious ever since Sonic Unleashed sales this is exactly why i said Sonic should mostly be on the Wii considering Sega gets more sales from that system 360 is like the 2nd in sales but still Sonic is actually more aimed for kids 360 is for as you said before 18 – 25 years old but also guys you need to consider that some of the Sonic fanbase who have the 360 and PS3 after playing Sonic 06 wouldnt even buy another Sonic game again espicially if they are the type of fans who cant go through changes saying the only characters should be Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Dr. Eggman in other words kids are not like them though because they never experienced Sonic in the 90′s and they pretty much like Sonic’s games anyway kids seem to have more faith in the series than some of the old school Sonic fans who just want 2D Sonic for ever i definately dont want Sonic turning into Megaman -_-
@SonicLegends:
I didn’t want Megaman turning into the way it is now let alone Sonic. If Sonic goes back to Mega Drive 2D that will be a huge step back for the series. The retro fans may want it but do they seriously think the series will benifit from it in the long run just please they’re selfish needs?
@SonicLegends
I disagree, when I did work experience at a primary school teaching 8 year olds many of them had 360s and played games like viva pinata and fifa football etc.
Colourful characters dont make great sales these days. I personally loved the game but under the current climate of gaming unless it stars an emo with a huge sword or a blad headed marine with a gun or a generally very-angery-man these games like these just dont sale too well anymore.
Also lets all admit tha sonics name has been dragged through the mud and I am sure public opinion is starting to see the brand as abit of a hit a miss especially when it comes to spin offs.
I’m one of those 3,047 who bought ASR for the PS3, and so far I’m enjoying it. Far better than Mario Kart Wii in my opinion.