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NPD Sales Results for April 2014 [Up2: XB1/360 hardware, PS4 #1/XB1 #2 best selling]
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In that order? So Yoshi > Infamous?
Joe_Incognito
Banned
Conspiracy is just another strawman. Factually rebuff what I said with a logical fact based argument.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
It very likely is... With the X360 and PC lol.
Okay seriously am I reading a different chart here?
It's at the top.
360 is what, 60 million NA? PC say 10-20 million?
It be surprising if it didn't sell better on other platforms just be sheer numbers.
RedAssedApe
Banned
so....if most people bought titanfall bundles would it be impossible to say infamous outsold TF?
When people buy bundles the game is being given away for free.
Aquamarine
Member
Nah, that'd never work. And even if they tried, it get maybe a thread of 100, maybe 200 replies on GAF and then be forgotten until they actually implemented it
Because the media deemed Titanfall the next coming of Jesus.
Doubtful mainly because of the Titanfall Xbox One bundle and how quietly the 360 version launched.
The one shot of light for XB1 is that maybe 360 WOULD be similar had supply been as ample at the start, whether or not those yield problem rumors were true it IS undeniable Foxconn can roll out crazy high numbers of hardware. The 360 stayed supply constrained for quite awhile so maybe it was just spread out over a larger period.
Still, 360 had both CoD2 (not the mega hit CoD4 onwards would be, but still reasonably popular) and Oblivion at this point, so I think the 360 was better positioned for a variety of tastes, and with key next-gen console exclusive then rather than stuff that was also on OG Xbox/PS2.
Some more interesting facts: PS3 sold 82k during its first april so PS4 is over 2x that. Wii U sold <40k during its first April.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
I wouldn't even wish for my worst arch-nemesis to imagine that scenario. Too horrible for words.
Microsoft better hope price parity is enough to compete. I'm starting to think from first reactions, people still think Xbox One isn't hitting the right mark. They don't want to suffer weak sales for many months ahead going into the fall then desperately dropping the price.
There is uncertainty and consumers might continue to ignore Xbox One until the price drops further or go with PS4.
E3 might need to be the best showing ever to get momentum back.
There is uncertainty and consumers might continue to ignore Xbox One until the price drops further or go with PS4.
E3 might need to be the best showing ever to get momentum back.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
BlackBuzzard
Banned
So much media hype, so little legs.
Pushing an expensive media remote (many of the violent, popular games will be banned) to the Chinese middle class will be a hard sell.
brandonh83
Banned
With them announcing a Kinect-less SKU just a little bit before these numbers, and Kinect being a huge part of their overall vision of the console, I'm beginning to think a lot more is going to change and be done apart from simply separating the Kinect from the console. Games should obviously be a huge focus, but if they're going to distance the Kinect from the console more and more which seems likely considering that it just doesn't seem to be working out for them, again, I can see some major changes coming to the console.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
That's the way I took that statement. That would be a huge surprise to me, I guess.
pickle tooth
Banned
Jeez, 360 is a still selling that much software.
toddhunter
Member
StarBlazers1
Member
So they were averaging 1 million a month. Seems to have slowed down then. E3 will perk it up again.
figadapaura
Member
Perhaps some of these games?
Can't be. I'm not playing any of those games.
CadetMahoney
Member
It was definitely Sony. I remember some ppl trying to blame MS though heh.
Outside of NeoGAF, multiplatform games exist. You may have noticed them in the DigitalFoundry face-offs?
E3 won't perk it up. Consoles always perform like shit throughout the Summer, whilst Nintendo handhelds often shine.
Back to normal in September though.
Its not a failure but it's not the greatest game ever like it was hyped to be. Expectations were was to high.
Um, I dunno expansive nu CoD-eqsue multiplayer transmedia juggernaut vs. content anemic single player experience (gorgeous looking though)
I would have bet the farm on Titanfall honestly.
What are you talking about? Titanfall is #1 on the software chart...
There is pretty much zero reason to own a xbone or ps4 at this point in time imho. I am as consumer whore as it gets when it comes to tech and even I can't find a reason to pick up one of the new consoles every time I go to the electronics store and both consoles are readily available.
Hopefully both sony and MS will bring their A game to E3 and announce a ton of original games. And I hope Microsoft learned the lesson that nobody gives a fuck about their TVTVTVTVTV features,
Hopefully both sony and MS will bring their A game to E3 and announce a ton of original games. And I hope Microsoft learned the lesson that nobody gives a fuck about their TVTVTVTVTV features,
theprodigy
Member
so Yoshi did better than Infamous this month?
maybe it's doing fine here in America too, lol
maybe it's doing fine here in America too, lol
Perhaps some of these games?
As much as I think it was a dumb claim to make for the sake of PR, that chart is showing a lot of people still happy with their 360s as a primary game system. Considering the length of the previous generation, I'm a little surprised.
Source?
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I can't see how. Did any games release for it in April?
That's what I'm thinking too but I wouldn't have expected many of the other things happening this month, so anything's possible I guess. Curious for numbers.
Admiral Woofington
Member
I'm starting to think ps4 sales werent that good. Sony is usually the first to say sales.
Yeah, I think for what they were realistically going for it was probably a success, but the hype machine made it out to be almost like the Xbox One's Super Mario 64 or Wii Sports, and that's definitely not the case.
3rdamention
Member
Wow that is pretty eye opening....Good thing Microsoft is listening to fans and giving more choices to their fans....The price drop has got to help right?
ZettaiSeigi
Member
Oh, okay. That's a shame. It would've been really interesting to see. Good thing Chart-Trak still does that in the UK. Either way, Titanfall seems like it didn't move as much XBOs as MS would've hoped.
The 360 had some pretty serious supply issues when it launched.
Dehumanizer
Member
And here is why the Xbox price dropped
Syphon Filter
Member
Good thing kinect sports didn't sell so Rare can go back to make core games. Although i suspect Phil would have made them do them anyways,
figadapaura
Member
I meant before it was released on 360 lol. Obviously it's selling better overall.
Melchiah
Member
Neither am I, but apparently many are.
Thanks for posting this! Now we know Infamous sales were not abysmal for April. I mean it outsold Titanfall on the bone, not counting other titles like Lego, Ghost and AC for next gen. Sucker Punch should be proud!