Mister Megative
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I believe Dead island 2 was delayed into 2016.
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NPD Sales Results for May 2015
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I believe Dead island 2 was delayed into 2016.
Square2015
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MAY NPD HISTORICAL SALES REPORT:
An in depth analysis of the past five cycles for Nintendo. At the bottom are the significant game releases, so comparisons should be made with what titles were available between generations. The list includes titles that charted high or debuted over 100k. Click to see it all.
[I would like to be able to get the entire generation on one chart eventually
]
@ = LTD, shortened for convenience for the typer.
WiiU - MAY 2015
Splatoon (#5) debuts strong in its first week with 136k, likely lifting WiiU from the post-Easter slow period in the final week of the month and keeping sales flat MoM. The other next-gen consoles saw double digit declines MoM. ...not that any of this makes much difference as WiiU holds a distant 3rd place, with just 21% share this gen (thanks ZhugeEX).
Wii - MAY 2009
Wii sells 290,000 and reaches 20 million LTD this month, that would be 17% of households in the US (at the time). WiiU sales are still nearly double the competition this month (175,000 for X360 and 131,000 for PS3). Sales were mostly flat for all consoles MoM.
Wii Fit (#2) which was the best seller last month falls one rank and sells another insane 353,000 @7.3m LTD, knocked out by UFC 2009 for X360 (680k sold!). EA's Sports Active debuts (#3) strong with 346,000. The sequel to the NES 2million seller, Punch-Out!! (#8), debuts with 157,000 and Mario Kart Wii (#7) LTD passes 6 million!
GC - MAY 2004
Gamecube sales slow to 78,000, down from 96k last month. PS2 had a price drop to $149 and sales reached a quarter million for the month pulling it back ahead of XB. XB had a surprise early price drop last month, the big one that would propel the system to see its best year yet.
The #1 title is Red Dead Revolver (PS2) with 135k. The highest GC title is March's hit Pokémon Coliseum (#4) with 57,000 @ 555,000 LTD. The "cube" version of Shrek 2 (#15) debuted lowest among the three consoles with 54k. Nintendo's Custom Robo (#17) debuted with a modest 48,000. Harvest Moon: a wonderful life (#44) sells 28,000 @ 132k.
Next month Zelda: four swords adventure!
N64 - MAY '99
N64 sells 114k, down slightly from 120k last month. Sales are offset by the new Star Wars: Ep 1 racer bundle just released. Star Wars Episode One, the movie, was release this month, so for all those who remember, you remember the "mood" of this month. The PSX sold 165k a greater drop % wise MoM compared to N64.
Super Smash Bros for N64
was #1 for its first full month with an impressive 278,000 sold, 400k total now. SW Episode One: Racer, stand alone edition (at #2), debuts with 140,000. February's hit, Mario Party (#4), holds strong with 69,000 @ 654k LTD...wow! We have a platinum seller on its way.
Ken Griffey Jr's Slugfest (#29) debuts poorly with just 26,000...where's the hype guys? Beetle Adventure Racing fades to #34 @ 122k LTD.
Next month: Superman 64!
SNES - MAY '94
SNES sells just under 120k, sales are flat for the month thanks to another super set bundle, this time with Star Fox. These bundles prove to be successful as the SNES tops the Genesis this month, a first in quite some time. The Genesis sells just under 110k.
Number 1 is NBA Jam (Genesis version) again with another 100k sold putting sales at 920k, just the Genesis version. SNES version is at 560k LTD. Super Metroid (#2) moves up with 83,000 sold @ 140k. Ken Griffey Jr. (#5) sells a nice 56,000 @ 174k. Sega's World Series Baseball (#4) is one rank above Griffey with 63,000 @ 188k LTD...still so close, and impressive for NoA to be able to compete with Sega Sports with this brand new IP. February's groundhog day special, Sonic 3 (#6), narrows in on 500k LTD.
APR '15: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=164498712&postcount=2484
MAR '15: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=163487902&postcount=3799
XMAS report '14: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152533238&postcount=2394
SEP '14: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=134923372&postcount=5568
AUG '14: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=130360538&postcount=2855
An in depth analysis of the past five cycles for Nintendo. At the bottom are the significant game releases, so comparisons should be made with what titles were available between generations. The list includes titles that charted high or debuted over 100k. Click to see it all.
[I would like to be able to get the entire generation on one chart eventually
]
@ = LTD, shortened for convenience for the typer.
WiiU - MAY 2015
Splatoon (#5) debuts strong in its first week with 136k, likely lifting WiiU from the post-Easter slow period in the final week of the month and keeping sales flat MoM. The other next-gen consoles saw double digit declines MoM. ...not that any of this makes much difference as WiiU holds a distant 3rd place, with just 21% share this gen (thanks ZhugeEX).
Wii - MAY 2009
Wii sells 290,000 and reaches 20 million LTD this month, that would be 17% of households in the US (at the time). WiiU sales are still nearly double the competition this month (175,000 for X360 and 131,000 for PS3). Sales were mostly flat for all consoles MoM.
Wii Fit (#2) which was the best seller last month falls one rank and sells another insane 353,000 @7.3m LTD, knocked out by UFC 2009 for X360 (680k sold!). EA's Sports Active debuts (#3) strong with 346,000. The sequel to the NES 2million seller, Punch-Out!! (#8), debuts with 157,000 and Mario Kart Wii (#7) LTD passes 6 million!
GC - MAY 2004
Gamecube sales slow to 78,000, down from 96k last month. PS2 had a price drop to $149 and sales reached a quarter million for the month pulling it back ahead of XB. XB had a surprise early price drop last month, the big one that would propel the system to see its best year yet.
The #1 title is Red Dead Revolver (PS2) with 135k. The highest GC title is March's hit Pokémon Coliseum (#4) with 57,000 @ 555,000 LTD. The "cube" version of Shrek 2 (#15) debuted lowest among the three consoles with 54k. Nintendo's Custom Robo (#17) debuted with a modest 48,000. Harvest Moon: a wonderful life (#44) sells 28,000 @ 132k.
Next month Zelda: four swords adventure!
N64 - MAY '99
N64 sells 114k, down slightly from 120k last month. Sales are offset by the new Star Wars: Ep 1 racer bundle just released. Star Wars Episode One, the movie, was release this month, so for all those who remember, you remember the "mood" of this month. The PSX sold 165k a greater drop % wise MoM compared to N64.
Super Smash Bros for N64
was #1 for its first full month with an impressive 278,000 sold, 400k total now. SW Episode One: Racer, stand alone edition (at #2), debuts with 140,000. February's hit, Mario Party (#4), holds strong with 69,000 @ 654k LTD...wow! We have a platinum seller on its way. Ken Griffey Jr's Slugfest (#29) debuts poorly with just 26,000...where's the hype guys? Beetle Adventure Racing fades to #34 @ 122k LTD.
Next month: Superman 64!
SNES - MAY '94
SNES sells just under 120k, sales are flat for the month thanks to another super set bundle, this time with Star Fox. These bundles prove to be successful as the SNES tops the Genesis this month, a first in quite some time. The Genesis sells just under 110k.
Number 1 is NBA Jam (Genesis version) again with another 100k sold putting sales at 920k, just the Genesis version. SNES version is at 560k LTD. Super Metroid (#2) moves up with 83,000 sold @ 140k. Ken Griffey Jr. (#5) sells a nice 56,000 @ 174k. Sega's World Series Baseball (#4) is one rank above Griffey with 63,000 @ 188k LTD...still so close, and impressive for NoA to be able to compete with Sega Sports with this brand new IP. February's groundhog day special, Sonic 3 (#6), narrows in on 500k LTD.
APR '15: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=164498712&postcount=2484
MAR '15: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=163487902&postcount=3799
XMAS report '14: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=152533238&postcount=2394
SEP '14: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=134923372&postcount=5568
AUG '14: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=130360538&postcount=2855
Maybe it was in another thread? Some of his language used was obnoxious/confrontational, but he wasn't throwing crap like some of the other banned Juniors from the last 2 months.
I swear, these threads are always really interesting for me to read, after my contributions in the predictions, and then just watching the analysis.
Melchiah
Member
Really? Damn. I was really looking forward to it.
Bro, with out you these NPD threads wouldn't be as interesting.
Haha! Aw, thanks Zhuge. I really wish we had the same insight we were getting a few months ago, from multiple retail sources, instead of the limited scale I can offer.
It was only able to sell that much after tons of discounts and marketing stunts. Sega used up all their money and couldn't keep it going. The one good thing with the WiiU is that Nintendo didn't spend a lot investing in software and price drops that many may have wanted and prevented it from draining more money. The Dreamcast had to make up for Shenmue which has the biggest budget on any game back then.
Didn't he claim to have insider knowledge?
DC1
Member
Was he a Genin spy?
That wouldn't be surprising.
Mister Megative
Banned
Bro, with out you these NPD threads wouldn't be as interesting.
Goes for you as well, Zhuge.
DC1
Member
Either
-Kissing up (nothing wrong with that),
-Hidden or public love affair (nothing wrong with that)
Or
Bribery, through a chocolate addiction
Reasons for name tag
Mister Megative
Banned
Actually, I think he did. Maybe turns out......he didn't.
pixelation
Member
How can you tell?
Can utmost respect not be a reason? Sad days indeed.
After you've seen so many banned alts, it gets easier and easier to tell.
pixelation
Member
Interesting!
Yeh it'd be cool if we had more posters working in the industry/retail who posted here. More variety of posters is always good
Cheers mate!
DC1
Member
Oh friend!
Much love was in my post.
Can you accept my sincerest appreciation for your respect of Bish?
CosmicQueso
Member
Being old, I'm having a real hard time adapting to aiming vertically with motion control. People say it takes time before it clicks but it's like trying to read Cyrillic for me right now.
As opposed to what? haha
I was always going to get the game but just don't have time to play it right now.
Tbh I'm not sure how the motion control works in this game. I may just turn it off if it's annoying. I assume you can do that?
Haha, are you trying to say I'm almost 2,000 years old?
How rude!
But yeh, loads of people compare me to the real Zhuge Liang for some reason lol.
KillerSloth
Banned
Oh maybe that was it.
Nah I checked, nothing to do with anything that's been mentioned here. So wasn't an alt account or due to insider knowledge.
DC1
Member
DC1
Member
So I was right. Genin spy.
Mister Megative
Banned
I'm still waiting for Tim Dog to make an alt.
Infinite Justice
Member
Land of Chartz?
DC1
Member
My Intel suggest Rain.
DC1
Member
Looks like Batman Arkham bundle LE is back on Amazon for 450$ :
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VETEZ34/?tag=neogaf0e-20
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VETEZ34/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Village Hidden in Lies
The Grim Reaper
Banned
It did.
His data must be wrong. There is no way the gap is that small yet.
Nintendo remains incredibly stubborn about Wii U's price, likely due to high sunk manufacturing costs and resignation towards Wii U's fate at USA retail, so I expect June Wii U sales a good deal below June 2014.
Nintendo's E3 was so hype-deflating that I'm actually expecting the widely-negative feedback to dampen Wii U hardware adoption in June.
The fact that NCL's Twitter account has already apologized about it is telling.
I think the lack of a new Mario Kart will have a bigger effect than E3. I'm not really sure which audience is buying the Wii U at this point though.
The Grim Reaper
Banned
The Wii U still attracts a smattering of hardcore and families. Every month more hardcore decide to buy one because the amount of exclusives reaches a critical mass where it becomes worth purchasing, and every month more families buy into the marketing on places like children's TV networks.
12 million unique viewers watched the pre-E3 press conferences on Twitch last year, many of those hardcore gamers who may consider a Wii U purchase.
That's why I'm expecting that their mediocre-at-best E3 presentation will adversely affect new Wii U sales in June somewhat. It would have been a big drop anyway because of Mario Kart's presence last June, but this will make the drop even steeper, even if just by 5-10K.
Welfare
Member
I couldn't watch the Nintendo Digital Event, but I guess that was incredibly disappointing going by what I've seen. Like Grim said, it probably will dampen the sales for June, which is also helped by the high price point the Wii U has and no Mario Kart.
Sony announced a lot of games that aren't even for this year, so any uptick in sales would be from people that were going to buy one anyway and are going to start getting into the PS4 ecosystem, waiting for those games.
Microsoft had announcements for this year and beyond, but the only announcement that I could see having an impact on June NPD is backwards compatibility. 360 users now know the games they own will be able to be played on the One, and will be able to buy the new games that come out in the holidays.
However, I don't think the E3 effect will give either console a huge swing of sales one way or the other.
The thing I'm curious about is the ratio between hardcore and families because the families probably won't be affected by this at all while core gamers possibly could be. Either way sales are going to be lower though.
slavesnyder
Member
Agree. Backwards compatibility will help xbox a lot to convince people to finally jump.
If in the end they find out that backwards compatibility does not work for all games is another story.
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
Given we're more than halfway through the tracking period that doesn't seem likely.
If anything I'd imagine a slight hardware bump over May as Splatoon sales are taken into account.
The Grim Reaper
Banned
I'm not talking about slight increases from May. Slight increases in June are natural, considering the five-week retail period, along with the fact that there is generally a natural surge in hardcore adoption in June *because* of E3.
I'm talking about steeper-than-normal declines year-over-year, even if the effect only ends up being 5-10K in the end.
Grimgrillz
Banned
Gaf
While Amazon doesn't give precise numbers but is recognized as indicative of the wider market trend, has anyone followed what's happened to that chart after each conference.
The hourly top 100 has belonged to PS4 since the Sony conference ended?
While Amazon doesn't give precise numbers but is recognized as indicative of the wider market trend, has anyone followed what's happened to that chart after each conference.
The hourly top 100 has belonged to PS4 since the Sony conference ended?
Huh? They already have MK on Wii U? Why would another change hardware sales?
Nothing at E3 will impact next month. Everyone preaching to the converted.