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NPD Sales Results for April 2014 [Up2: XB1/360 hardware, PS4 #1/XB1 #2 best selling]
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Opus Angelorum
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Can you give us a combined WiiU + 3DS number pleeeeease?
No Nintendo numbers, only "bad" for the Wii U.
Jack Scofield
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When was the Titanfall bundle at $450? I'm looking around and I only see it listed at $500. If I could find this bundle for $450 right now, I would buy it instantly. Help me buy an Xbox One instantly.
Four_Chamber
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Not good sales from either party, next month should be better for Sony though and worse for Microsoft. This E3 is really crucial for console gaming in the future.
Sorry if I wasnt clear, Wii U's number is its first year so Nov '12 - Apr '13.
As in you don't have them or won't spill them? Bad could be anything sub 50k tbh ..
Opus Angelorum
Member
Don't have them.
Concerning numbers for consoles that just launched last year, well for the XBO anyways, not sure how the PS4 did.
Seems like the industry is in a catch 22. More new gen exclusives may help sales of the new consoles, but the install base isn't large enough to ignore the last gen systems.
Seems like the industry is in a catch 22. More new gen exclusives may help sales of the new consoles, but the install base isn't large enough to ignore the last gen systems.
Officerrob
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That's not happening
HI. BILLY MAYS HERE
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I know I am late to the party any numbers for the PS4 yet ?
MightyHedgehog
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It certainly sounds shady, doesn't it? I'm feeling that it's all a part of the third party licensee agreement that structures royalties according to certain percentages that effectively force this to be the case. Maybe I'm wrong. Not sure anyone can reveal that information without talking about bits under NDA. Falls inline with trying to create an ecosystem that encourages the high roller mentality that benefits the isolated first party from losses but gains, at least in the short term, more per success.
That means Nintendo won't release them to you, right? Sub 50k sounds likely in that case.
Graphics Horse
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but thanks.
9 is possible but might be out of reach unless Watchdoge shifts a lot.
ReignofSparrows
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Ok, assuming that 200k is an accurate figure, it was quite a stretch to say the sales ratio was almost 2 to 1.
Opus Angelorum
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Well last month was just over 70k so...
It's closer to 1:8:1 to be fair, had to get verification on the number initially.
Nothing.
Mass Effect
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Eh, if Mario Kart can't save it (spoiler: it won't), I can't see Smash doing it either.
PS4 and Xbone are the number #1 and #2 consoles this generation.
They were number #2 and #3 last generation. It's a false comparison.
The 360 was significantly supply constrained for the first 4-5 months of its life (moreso than the PS4 if I remember correctly). The PS3 sold horribly during its first year. It was doing less than 100k a month at times. There's a reason Amir0x posted what he posted, as hilarious as it seems now.
I think there's some worrying signs for the console industry. Not complete "it's dead!" alarm, but there's no doubt there's worrying signs.
It would be a huge achievement for the Xbone to match the sales of 360 from this point. If the PS4 matches the PS3 I'd be pretty surprised, and obviously the Wii U isn't coming anywhere near the Wii. So it's looking pretty likely we're going to see some level of contraction in the console market this generation. And that hasn't happened ever before.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Thank you for the graph. It's greatly appreciated. 6 months sales for all 3 next-gen consoles for their respective releases for those who want to know.
If possible, would you have a pie or graph for 3DS, 360, PS3 and Wii U?
360 had no competition in its first year.
Being behind the 2 biggest consoles ever is pretty good.
Sectorseven
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Year of Luigi was last year.
Quadraphonic
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We can't blame it on poor marketing.
Every major game site has it FRONT AND CENTER (mostly) on their main game page. Not even just the Xbox sections.
(Hidden on the left side, thumbnail)
So, every store out there is aware of it and pushing it.
But this also means that these are all pre-orders which don't ship until June.
May is going to be ugly. Very ugly.
markedbravado
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PS4 will definitely break 100 million+. It is in a great position to reach the all important $200 price point somewhere around year 5 or 6.
As for MS, I'm still not sure if the $399 sku will turn the tide for them as well as some of you expect. Casuals will see it as inferior to the $499 kinect model, while Sony has just the one sku on shelves. How will MS promote both skus? What percentage of those 360s sold are from hardcore gamers? What are the splits between the 360 kinectless sku and 360 kinect skus from last gen since the arrival of kinect?
I'm not sure if removing kinect would pay off in the long run for MS. A $50 price drop of the current model makes much more sense.
As for MS, I'm still not sure if the $399 sku will turn the tide for them as well as some of you expect. Casuals will see it as inferior to the $499 kinect model, while Sony has just the one sku on shelves. How will MS promote both skus? What percentage of those 360s sold are from hardcore gamers? What are the splits between the 360 kinectless sku and 360 kinect skus from last gen since the arrival of kinect?
I'm not sure if removing kinect would pay off in the long run for MS. A $50 price drop of the current model makes much more sense.
Persona RS
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BruiserBear
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Who could have ever predicted such a thing?
Hades Hotgun
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Do you have reason to believe that the PS4 will sell LESS than the PS3 did in NA?
I expect the massive increase in NA and UK market share to easily make up for Japan and then some. Even if they only match the PS3's sales in Europe, then they would be well within striking distance of 100 million.
DoubleTake
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Once publishers decide to take a risk and stop releasing games on Last gen then we will see the console sales pick up.
The longer COD/FIFA/Madden release on 360/PS3/WiiU(sorry ninty) the longer we will see crap to mediocre current gen sales.
The longer COD/FIFA/Madden release on 360/PS3/WiiU(sorry ninty) the longer we will see crap to mediocre current gen sales.
Tallshortman
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Damn 2 to 1, no wonder MS dropped kinect.
CassidyIzABeast
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I don't see another PS2 generation in the cards but even if it did hit 120M, it would still be awful overall for the industry.
PS4 120M
XB1 - 40M
Wii U - I'll be generous and say they hit 10M
166M total
PS3/360/Wii - 260M
That's a 90M drop off from last generation even with the assumption that another golden era of Playstation is upon us.
PS4 supposedly will be the winner of this gen, so 200k is not pretty good.
The system apparently is front loaded, this april sales doesn't bode well for the future.
They're not going to do that. Might as well be giving up free money, considering the still-massive install base of the last-gen consoles.
Officerrob
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Yup. Sure software has somewhat dried up, but sometime in the last 30-60 days supply has topped demand and there was no big increase due to demand finally being met either
zeopower6
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Japan's sales should pick up once games are released for them. How many games are out in Japan that cater to Japanese players?
With the timing and everything? No one. At least I don't recall a single person who predicted anything even remotely close to it. Do you?
This is a bold statement - I'm not aware of the US prices of PS3 or X360, but is it true they're still $250 even now?
Casuals will see the $399 X1 bundle as $100 cheaper than the $499 bundle, but I agree taking Kinect out won't magically make Microsoft win the generation.
ColorblindJedi
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Again, I don't see anyone I know looking at next gen systems. They are all happily playing on Xbox 360 and PS3.
Definitely not bad.
badcrumble
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So has PS4 supply finally met the demand curve in NA?
Yeah I see this too and alot of them have no interest in ever getting the new consoles.
prag16
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"Definitely" doesn't seem a little ballsy a prediction to you at this point in time?
oconnomiyaki
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Plenty of people in here are saying exactly the same thing I am. Amir0x's commentary was basically everything I've been wondering for months.
He's doing this for the ... fifth time now in this thread.
Paracelsus
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Next we'll learn that Infamous was somehow considered a AAA release, one of the big guns.
Yep in NA stock isn't much of an issue anymore.
Man-is-Obsolete
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I feel the same. Now there is mixed messaging and consumer confusion. Now they have the quintessential gimped Sku and there will be a perception the complete console is still $500