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[allan-bh]

Out of curiosity, do we have an LTD for Lego City Undercover (Wii U) or 3D World? Last I remember LCU was at like 230K and 3D World was 570K+.

3D World was at 655k in january (eShop included)

Lego City- 242k (december 2013)

 

[shinra-bansho]

The XBO being the second best selling platform isn't from Microsoft. Does that really sound like something their PR would trumpet? It's from NPD.

“Sony’s PlayStation 4 was the No. 1 platform for hardware sales in April for the fourth month in a row, followed by Xbox One,” said Callahan.

 

[SlipperySlope]

Back in 2004-2006 that used to happen to a large extent.

Boy is that the understatement of the year. Everything was leaked. Literally everything. Hundreds of pages of Excel data. Even a game that sold one single copy was tracked. My god it was glorious.

 

[donny2112]

the numbers for kirby td aren't that bad for two days. i thought i would be able to just go into gamestop and pick it up but they were out of stock last weekend. so i went next door to target and they were also out of stock. what gives.

Preorder from Amazon was $5 off the MSRP. Took 4 days to come in the mail but was so obsessed with Mario Golf (digital purchase) that the wait was pretty bearable.

 

[Mory Dunz]

3D World was at 655k in january (eShop included)

Lego City- 242k (december 2013)

It was? For some reason I thought it was selling more in Japan. Guess I'm wrong.

 

[Tripon]

Boy is that the understatement of the year. Everything was leaked. Literally everything. Hundreds of pages of Excel data. Even a game that sold one single copy was tracked. My god it was glorious.

I hope NPD understands that not releasing data basically allows the Chartz of the world to exist.

NPD could crush them in one night if they just share more data.

 

[SwiftDeath]

I hope NPD understands that not releasing data basically allows the Chartz of the world to exist.

NPD could crush them in one night if they just share more data.

NPD exists to sell their data to 3rd parties. They have little desire to share much of it

 

[LOCK]

the numbers for kirby td aren't that bad for two days. i thought i would be able to just go into gamestop and pick it up but they were out of stock last weekend. so i went next door to target and they were also out of stock. what gives.

I found this funny, I didn't expect you not to find it at Target. lol

I also had to order this online.

The XBO being the second best selling platform isn't from Microsoft. Does that really sound like something their PR would trumpet? It's from NPD.

:/

Let's hope the 3DS is like 110k then.

 

[AniHawk]

The XBO being the second best selling platform isn't from Microsoft. Does that really sound like something their PR would trumpet? It's from NPD.

i have yet to see evidence that sony also acknowledges the handheld market.

 

[rokkerkory]

Gonna be real humbling year for X1. Gonna be slow sales until price drop next month.

 

[donny2112]

NPD could crush them in one night if they just share more data.

When NPD wasn't so tight on the leaks (they've rarely willingly "shared" data), VGC would just wholesale take the NPD numbers and mess around a bit with them. Then people thought VGC was more accurate than they were. With NPD tightening down on leaks, people who still have access to NPD can see just how whacked out VGC's "methodology" really is. In that case, sharing more data would actually serve to improve VGC's "accuracy" and potentially impact NPD's bottom line. :/

 

[Eusis]

When NPD wasn't so tight on the leaks (they've rarely willingly "shared" data), VGC would just wholesale take the NPD numbers and mess around a bit with them. Then people thought VGC was more accurate than they were. With NPD tightening down on leaks, people who still have access to NPD can see just how whacked out VGC's "methodology" really is. In that case, sharing more data would actually serve to improve VGC's "accuracy" and potentially impact NPD's bottom line. :/

I'm sort of curious how the other charts work out their data and how they are run. I'm not talking those dumbfucks that are taken too seriously, I mean Media Create and the like.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Microsoft will attempt the 'sandwich' tactic to get people to forget this news.

Phase 1: Announce the $399 Kinectless Xbox One
Phase 2: NPD where they get embarrassed
Phase 3: Some news about Halo

Result: Hey there's a new cheaper Xbox One SKU coming soon, and that new Halo game sounds awesome!

 

[OldKingDoran]

Would really like to know the LTD for Danganronpa. Anyone?

 

[Tripon]

I'm sort of curious how the other charts work out their data and how they are run. I'm not talking those dumbfucks that are taken too seriously, I mean Media Create and the like.

Media Create, Dengeki, and Famitsu all have to compete against each other for business, which is why they all release weekly numbers in order to convince 3rd parties they have the right methodology to accurately gauge the market.

 

[donny2112]

I mean Media Create and the like.

Think MC and Enterbrain (Famitsu) both have ~60% of the retail market covered but not all of it is overlap. Both extrapolate the remainder of the market resulting in usually close, but not exactly the same, numbers.

 

[AniHawk]

Would really like to know the LTD for Danganronpa. Anyone?

what would you consider to be good for that game?

 

[OldKingDoran]

what would you consider to be good for that game?

I dunno, 40k?

 

[AniHawk]

I dunno, 40k?

well it didn't do that, but it still did very well.

 

[MisterGrey3000]

i thought the mobile games were both popular and critically well received.

:C

 

[Eusis]

Media Create, Dengeki, and Famitsu all have to compete against each other for business, which is why they all release weekly numbers in order to convince 3rd parties they have the right methodology to accurately gauge the market.

Think MC and Enterbrain (Famitsu) both have ~60% of the retail market covered but not all of it is overlap. Both extrapolate the remainder of the market resulting in usually close, but not exactly the same, numbers.

Ah, so it's legit competition then. Too bad it sounds like no one cares to compete with the NPD in that regard.

 

[ethomaz]

Real talk now guys... can Wii U outsell Xbone next month in US? I guess the premature announce of Kinectless SKU will send the Xbone's sales to bottom.

 

[Jack cw]

Only 115k... I guess there is a reason why MFST had to cut the price. Titanfall did literally nothing to bosst the sales, they declined actually. May will be even worse with the early pricecut announcement. I bet that even this wont help them much. This is pretty much a WiiU situation where price is not the problem anymore, but the brand recognition and the mix of PR and bad word of mouth surrounding "xbox".

 

[donny2112]

Real talk now guys... can Wii U outsell Xbone next month in US?

It likely will. The MK8 bundle will be mostly preorders, so even with only 2 days of sales, it could very likely push Wii U over a much depressed XB1 with the Kinect-less SKU right around the corner.

 

[Tripon]

Ah, so it's legit competition then. Too bad it sounds like no one cares to compete with the NPD in that regard.

Because its expensive as hell to set up the retail partnerships that NPD has done over the decades.

 

[John Harker]

Can we also have some numbers for Yoshi's second month please? In Europe it seems to hold really well, I'd love to have a number for month two.

How many weeks are the Kirby numbers (41k) for?

Yea big holder. 90k Or so.

Should I get it?
Only Yoshi island I haven't played

 

[ethomaz]

It likely will. The MK8 bundle will be mostly preorders, so even with only 2 days of sales, it could very likely push Wii U over a much depressed XB1 with the Kinect-less SKU right around the corner.

Yeap... I guess the Kinectless SKU announce was premature and it will kill the sales in May... a late May or early June announce with units on sale in few days could worked better.

 

[mrklaw]

Only 115k... I guess there is a reason why MFST had to cut the price. Titanfall did literally nothing to bosst the sales, they declined actually. May will be even worse with the early pricecut announcement. I bet that even this wont help them much. This is pretty much a WiiU situation where price is not the problem anymore, but the brand recognition and the mix of PR and bad word of mouth surrounding "xbox".

This is my thinking. June will show whether demand is simply not there or whether price will really help. It really seems like a similar pattern to WiiU, albeit at a higher absolute number. First two months around launch were huge, then huge drop off

 

[A Human Becoming]

No 3DS & PS3 numbers (Wii also please)? If cream won't spill, Aquamarine is our only hope.

 

[allan-bh]

Yea big holder. 90k Or so.

Should I get it?
Only Yoshi island I haven't played

Impressive hold . Sold ~135k in march.

 

[OldKingDoran]

well it didn't do that, but it still did very well.

How do you know this? Thanks for the info still.

 

[vinnygambini]

Yea big holder. 90k Or so.

Should I get it?
Only Yoshi island I haven't played

I enjoyed it, definitely not as bad as some members claim it to be.

It is the weakest in the series though.

 

[ShogunDarius]

Anyone leaked ps4 numbers?

 

[ethomaz]

Anyone leaked ps4 numbers?

199

 

[shinra-bansho]

i have yet to see evidence that sony also acknowledges the handheld market.

Not sure I follow? It's a quote from Liam Callahan from NPD. I suppose he could be ignoring the handheld market, does he normally when giving soundbites?

 

[AniHawk]

How do you know this? Thanks for the info still.

i can't reveal my sources.

 

[Eusis]

Because its expensive as hell to set up the retail partnerships that NPD has done over the decades.

Not surprising, probably why the chartz site resorts to seemingly throwing darts around a room to get their numbers.

 

[AniHawk]

Not sure I follow? It's a quote from Liam Callahan from NPD. I suppose he could be ignoring the handheld market, does he normally when giving soundbites?

i didn't see that the statement came from npd. i was making a remark about sony and the-triple-digits-a-week vita.

 

[OldKingDoran]

i can't reveal my sources.

No thats fine,i just wanted to know if you are a credible source and not just some random poster lol.

 

[Jack cw]

Anyone leaked ps4 numbers?

Sony will present some at E3 but I guess the gap got wider now in the US.

 

[AniHawk]

No thats fine,i just wanted to know if you are a credible source and not just some random poster lol.

for once i am not fucking with anyone here. the game did well.

 

[LOCK]

No thats fine,i just wanted to know if you are a credible source and not just some random poster lol.

Ani is a sales age veteran and knows his stuff.

And thanks John for the Yoshi #

 

[OldKingDoran]

for once i am not fucking with anyone here. the game did well.

Thats good to hear considering the genre and platform its on. Demon Gaze seems like it could potentially be a modest success too.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Paging theprodigy, Yoshi outsold infamous in its second month

 

[Jack cw]

This is my thinking. June will show whether demand is simply not there or whether price will really help. It really seems like a similar pattern to WiiU, albeit at a higher absolute number. First two months around launch were huge, then huge drop off

That is true. The pattern is very similar only with higher numbers but if this continues even after E3 and the pricecut, I seriously think that we should reduce some LTD expectations for xbone. That thing is basically dead outside US and even UK is rejecting it.

 

[Principate]

Paging theprodigy, Yoshi outsold infamous in its second month

Ah shit the true Next Gen King is here!

Bow low you stand before a Dinosaur King crowned.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Yoshi best selling individual SKU?

I can the hear music now...

But seriously, judging from the non UK Europe holds, just how well is this game doing? Is it another Luigi Mansion situation?

We'll see see when it comes out in japan.

 

[John Harker]

Wanna talk about the opposite of Yoshi and holdovers?

There isn't a Souls SKU to be found in either Xbox or ps3 top 10

 

[Principate]

Wanna talk about the opposite of Yoshi and holdovers?

There isn't a Souls SKU to be found in either Xbox or ps3 top 10

Yeah that game dropped hard... lets hope the PC sku makes up for the shortfall.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Wanna talk about the opposite of Yoshi and holdovers?

There isn't a Souls SKU to be found in either Xbox or ps3 top 10