L.A. Noire Tops May Sales Charts, Hits Nearly One Million

@2HeadedNinja said:

@iAmJohn said:

Still not a fan of the whole "Giant Bomb pretending NPDs are something worth talking about" thing.

jup, agreed. That stuff is just fanboy fuel.

Or, like, really important things for the industry to know.

*Sigh* What the fuck is Zumba Winess: Join the Party. I mean I know what it is but what the fuck.

@Jake_K: It's a good question, I also wonder if this includes Steam sales.

If  899K people bought something you made, ask those  899K to gather in the same area then take a look at the crowd and tell me whether you feel successful or not.

Not surprised by LA Noire but surprised by Brink.

Console only or did The Witcher 2 really do that poorly?

Still not a fan of the whole "Giant Bomb pretending NPDs are something worth talking about" thing.

They should have sold more than that!

Two fucking Lego games in the top ten? And then people bitch why they keep making them.

Surprised that Portal 2 didn't have a sharp drop off.

@iAmJohn said:

Still not a fan of the whole "Giant Bomb pretending NPDs are something worth talking about" thing.

jup, agreed. That stuff is just fanboy fuel.

Why are you people so against this info? It's exactly like getting the box office numbers every weekend. I find it enjoyable to look at and hope GB keeps it up!

This info is awesome.

Brink made second? How did that happen?

@iAmJohn: I think it's of value, it's not like they're doing it in lieu of something else.

This list reminds me of a Gallagher quote:

"What in the hell glory is there in first place if second place goes to a beaver?"

@Burrobean said:

I'm kinda surprised to see Brink do that well. The general reaction to that one seemed like one big "meh." Kudos to to the L.A. Noire team. It's a lovingly made, atypical game that deserves success.

Thats what good hype does a game. The reaction may have been 'meh', but the trailers etc. made it look a look better than it ended up being.

Good. The game deserves to sell well, especially since it was in development for so long. 

Good for them.

Knowing that a game I bought sold more copies than other games I may or may not have also bought makes my enjoyment of games that much better.

NPDs are boring.

I'm kinda surprised to see Brink do that well. The general reaction to that one seemed like one big "meh." Kudos to to the L.A. Noire team. It's a lovingly made, atypical game that deserves success.

That's pretty good, I like seeing weird experiments pay off like that.

Pretty sad that many people bought Brink though. Game'll drop off the charts fast I imagine.

NPD numbers are US only. If it did 899K, it was only in the US which means it did much more than that worldwide. Many stories fail to mention that NPD sales only represent the US and even they're not 100% accurate as certain retailers don't participate.

That's a pretty good amount for being released two weeks into May.

HELL YEAH ZUMBA! FUCK YOU CALORIES!

@iAmJohn said:

Still not a fan of the whole "Giant Bomb pretending NPDs are something worth talking about" thing.

jup, agreed. That stuff is just fanboy fuel.

@iAmJohn: I think it's interesting

Zumba Fitness: Join the Party???????????

Still not a fan of the whole "Giant Bomb pretending NPDs are something worth talking about" thing.

Hell yeah, Zumba Fitness!

Surprised it's under a million but still good for LA Noire

Rockstar Games and Team Bondi's 1940s noir adventure, L.A. Noire, was the top-selling game of May, according to the numbers released by the NPD Group. Splash Damage's Brink came in second.

NPD Group no longer releases specific sales data for software releases, but it did tell me L.A. Noire sold a combined 899K copies across both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

I was unable to get clarity on which platform the game sold better on.

The full list:

1. L.A. Noire
2. Brink
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
4. Portal 2
5. Mortal Kombat
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops
7. Zumba Fitness: Join the Party
8. NBA 2K11
9. Just Dance 2
10. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

More specifics tend to come out throughout the afternoon. As I learn more, I'll let you know.