Exclusives AAA sales, a history.

[de3d1]

Conversation earlier got me thinking about the exclusive games last generation and their brand strength going forward, pretty interesting stuff.

These are all the top ten sellers from console.



Dat nintendo exclusive brand strength, pretty much dominate. Nintendo going out of business? Lol

1Wii SportsWii2006SportsNintendo41.1028.723.778.4081.99
2Mario Kart WiiWii2008RacingNintendo15.1512.423.733.2134.51
3Wii Sports ResortWii2009SportsNintendo15.4410.753.262.9032.35
4Wii PlayWii2006MiscNintendo13.909.142.932.8428.81
5New Super Mario Bros. WiiWii2009PlatformNintendo13.946.634.692.1627.41
6Wii FitWii2007SportsNintendo8.928.033.602.1422.69
7Wii Fit PlusWii2009SportsNintendo8.938.282.531.7621.48
8Super Smash Bros. BrawlWii2008FightingNintendo6.252.372.590.9512.16
9Super Mario GalaxyWii2007PlatformNintendo5.933.231.200.7211.08
10Just Dance 3Wii2011MiscUbisoft5.833.060.001.049.92




MS only had 3 exclusives in the top 10 sellers, not too impressive. Kinect Adventures was surprising.



1Kinect Adventures!X3602010MiscMicrosoft Game Studios14.504.740.241.6021.08
2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3X3602011ShooterActivision8.714.110.131.2814.23
3Call of Duty: Black OpsX3602010ShooterActivision9.303.560.111.0714.04
4Grand Theft Auto VX3602013ActionTake-Two Interactive8.094.560.051.1513.85
5Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2X3602009ShooterActivision8.383.500.081.2613.22
6Call of Duty: Black Ops IIX3602012ShooterActivision7.764.020.050.8712.71
7Halo 3X3602007ShooterMicrosoft Game Studios7.812.780.131.1911.91
8Grand Theft Auto IVX3602008ActionTake-Two Interactive6.553.020.141.0010.70
9Halo: ReachX3602010ShooterMicrosoft Game Studios6.851.880.080.769.56
10Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareX3602007ShooterActivision5.762.310.130.879.06




Last generation of ps3's top 10 sellers only GT5 was in the top ten for exclusives, but that brand is only a once a generation game, GT6 was a remake.


1Grand Theft Auto VPS32013ActionTake-Two Interactive5.917.510.763.2617.45
2Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3PS32011ShooterActivision5.385.510.491.4812.86
3Call of Duty: Black OpsPS32010ShooterActivision5.794.180.481.7012.14
4Call of Duty: Black Ops IIPS32012ShooterActivision4.675.200.540.8911.30
5Gran Turismo 5PS32010RacingSony Computer Entertainment2.824.690.812.6110.92
6Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2PS32009ShooterActivision4.903.520.381.5510.35
7Grand Theft Auto IVPS32008ActionTake-Two Interactive4.613.560.431.5210.11
8Call of Duty: GhostsPS32013ShooterActivision3.332.940.371.337.97
9FIFA Soccer 13PS32012ActionElectronic Arts1.014.880.131.187.20
10Battlefield 3PS32011ShooterElectronic Arts2.752.780.351.006.87


Look at how strong the first party games were back when they launched:

Sony:

7/10 first party(but I think 9/10 were exclusive to playstation lol)

1Gran TurismoPS1997RacingSony Computer Entertainment4.023.872.540.5210.95
2Final Fantasy VIIPS1997Role-PlayingSony Computer Entertainment3.012.473.280.969.72
3Gran Turismo 2PS1999RacingSony Computer Entertainment3.883.421.690.509.49
4Final Fantasy VIIIPS1999Role-PlayingSquareSoft2.281.723.630.237.86
5Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes BackPS1997PlatformSony Computer Entertainment3.782.171.310.317.58
6Tekken 3PS1998FightingSony Computer Entertainment3.272.221.400.297.16
7Crash Bandicoot 3: WarpedPS1998PlatformSony Computer Entertainment3.681.751.420.287.13
8Crash BandicootPS1996PlatformSony Computer Entertainment3.232.350.940.306.82
9DriverPS1999ActionGT Interactive3.112.800.020.336.27
10Metal Gear SolidPS1998ActionKonami Digital Entertainment3.181.830.780.246.03

Xbox

5/10 first party

1Halo 2XB2004ShooterMicrosoft Game Studios6.821.530.050.088.49
2Halo: Combat EvolvedXB2001ShooterMicrosoft Game Studios4.981.300.080.076.43
3Tom Clancy's Splinter CellXB2002ActionUbisoft1.851.040.000.133.02
4The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindXB2002Role-PlayingUbisoft2.090.630.030.112.86
5FableXB2004Role-PlayingMicrosoft Game Studios1.990.580.000.092.66
6Rockstar Games Double Pack: Grand Theft Auto III & Grand Theft Auto Vice CityXB2003ActionTake-Two Interactive1.840.560.000.092.49
7Need for Speed Underground 2XB2004RacingElectronic Arts1.380.800.000.102.28
8Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicXB2003Role-PlayingActivision1.680.440.000.082.19
9Project Gotham RacingXB2001RacingMicrosoft Game Studios1.370.610.050.092.12
10Project Gotham Racing (JP weekly sales)XB2002ActionMicrosoft Game Studios1.540.440.040.072.10

Nintendo is still dominate as they were with NES to the Wii with first party games. They have it figured out.

 

[Viktor]

With the casual crowds buying the same Call of Duty year after year I think it will be hard for exclusive games to be on top anymore.

 

[The Wolf King]

Kinect Adventures isn't really a surprise when it came with every Kinect. Same with Wii Sports and the Wii.

 

[Splintercell32]

Kinect Adventures isn't really a surprise when it came with every Kinect. Same with Wii Sports and the Wii.

It's funny that the number one game on that list was probably actually played less than the rest of the games on that list.

 

[de3d1]

sony had a ton of competition with the third party games with the original playstation but they still beasted on them

 

[KongRudi]

Finallysomesensibleenoughtoavoidusingspacewhenpostingstatistics

j/k, I had same problem alitle while ago, when copying and pasting statistics - it might be better to just take a screen-grab (with 'print screen-key' on windows-systems), and crop & save them in mspaint and upload the final image to forums or image-service..

 

[Ketto]

Iunderstandcompletely.

 

[Z A C K]

Dat Kinect Adventures!