Sega Laughing All the Way to the Bank
Sonic may have nothing to do with this story, but he’s just as shocked as anyone given that despite the incredible backlash and controversy surrounding the released state of Aliens: Colonial Marines, it was a top 10 seller in the US last month.
That is according to official data released yesterday by the NPD Group, which ranked A:CM 6th overall in the multiplatform top 10 charts. The game becomes the first Sega title in a good while to break the domestic top 10.
Elsewhere in the NPD data is news that the XBOX 360 sold over 300,000 systems last month, with PS3 not far behind at more than 260,000 units sold. Nintendo’s Wii U, however, is quite far behind, with only 66,000 units estimated sold in February.
The data was released after markets closed Thursday, so it’s worth noting that as of this article’s publication, Sega’s domestic stock for the trading day today is up more than four and a quarter percent, to $4.90 a share.
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@Amuro
Oh, I thought everyone already knew about the delay. The game got delayed so it can be released alongside the PS3 and 360 versions.
Jesus tssz, why do you have to always make sega the bad guy with your headings?
Well anyway, I hope this leaves sega financially secured enough to sue the asses of gear box after this shit
All I have to say about sega-zone’s bias comments is that:
It’s fucking Nintendo. Even in the face of failure they always find something to get people’s attention.
And it at cully is true that the wii u sold out the vita.BY MILES!
Hell by fucking countries.
Yea the wii units selling less that Nintendo expected but it’s only selling bad by Nintendo standards. It’s still making a lot of money.
@MM2: I’m not “thick”, asshole, I’ve been too busy with school so I haven’t been keeping up with news on the game.
@Amuro
MM2 only swears and carries on like a juvenile to get a rise out of people. Pointless swearing and slander is just his way of trying to gain some attention, kinda like honking the horn on your car, since 99% of the time it is aimed at a person rather than the topic itself. Its not even worth your time biting back dude. Just carry on with the rest of your day, your conversation and ignore him, you only fuel his fire by getting wound up about what he says.
Christmas came late for sega but it did come.
Amuro: Ah right, so you have time to check out headlines like this but NOT about the legitimacy about what could have made the Rayman Legends comment confusing to you.
Okie doke then.
Tenko: Being passive hurts though and makes you and everyone else look pretentious so I don’t bother doing so. You’re welcome to actually come up with a legitimate point of view on something instead of bandwagoning on something in the 3rd person.
…and it’s not like I come here to immediately rile you people up with a purpose but you guys make it so easy being so glib as you are that I can’t help myself.
@MM2: Considering I usually check Sonic news before anything else in the spare time I DO have, yeah, I MIGHT have missed something. God, are you this much of a douche in real life?
Can anyone tell me if Aliens Colonial Marines is a good game and if the plan to release it on the Wii U