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[Cidd]

This holiday season is going to be a bloodbath rip Sony, MS going in.

 

[QaaQer]

Fair enough, though I still wouldn't consider 2 million niche simply because it isn't a mega hit. It's not super mainstream like what was listed, but it's still a step above niche IMO

Who said it sold 2 million copies?

 

[xxracerxx]

PSN top sellers

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/05/13/playstation-store-april-2015s-top-sellers/

Yeah buddy! Shovel Knight and Axiom Verge. Well deserved.

 

[Raist]

187k. It was 115k last April and is up 63% YoY.

Yeah well hence the "~" . I mean it's 187.45k. I was being generous.

 

[Inuhanyou]

I would agree with you if XB1 didn't have those trade in deals going on and there's wasn't a Batman bundle people would want to wait for.

Now i expect XB1 to win May too.

Eh, i think PS4 will win this month.

 

[Atlas157]

Woah. I'm surprised that the XBONE won the month. Seeing much sodium chloride about it.

You're the second Junior in this thread to point out nonexistent salt, where is it?

 

[Aaronrules380]

Who said it sold 2 million copies?

I'm not really referring to any game in particular. Only really care about the number in this conversation

 

[Welfare]

Yeah well hence the "~" . I mean it's 187.45k. I was being generous.

You're being generous now?

 

[cakely]

Woah. I'm surprised that the XBONE won the month. Seeing much sodium chloride about it.

Can you quote some of those posts? I must have missed them.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

ps4 out of stock

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

 

[BriGuy]

Really random X1 win since there were no big releases. Where there any new bundles or promotions?

And it seems Bloodborne has no legs in the US. Sales were very front loaded and it lost momentum. It still did great numbers but I think more was expected.

I kind of knew it would peter out fast. With previous Souls games (even DS2), I immediately started another game as soon as I finished it. With bloodborne on the other hand, as good as it is, I kind of felt I had seen everything it had to offer after my first go.

I'm calling it now: Xbone will take top spot for May too, if only because everyone is expecting a PS4 price drop in June.

 

[FATALITY]

how much ps4 sold last april?

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

2 weeks on amazon

 

[On Demand]

when does the man with the pies usually show up?

Still in the oven.

Really? I thought that the XBO was consistently selling more software.

PS4 had the software lead for awhile now?

Someone correct me if i'm wrong.

 

[Raist]

You're being generous now?

Yeah why not. I mean XB1 won the month. It's like Christmas!

 

[Loudninja]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

I think only on Amazon?

 

[xxracerxx]

Eh, i think PS4 will win this month.

MS has The Witcher 3 marketing though...it could be close.

 

[Welfare]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

That was Amazon and even then that is only an assumption.

 

[JeffGrubb]

Analyst comments:

“April 2015 hardware sales decreased by 4 percent due to the 55 percent decline in sales of [Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii] hardware,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said in a statement provided to GamesBeat. “[Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Wii U] hardware sales were stable, and portable hardware increased by 36 percent.”

“Declines in hardware dollar sales were due to a decrease in average price of 4 percent, due to a drop in console hardware pricing,” said Callahan.

“For new physical console software, eighth-generation consoles sales grew by 200 percent in revenue, which offset declines from seventh-generation consoles of 62 percent, and portable declines of 32 percent,” said Callahan. “Overall, console software increased by 20 percent, leading to overall video game software growth of 13 percent.”

“If the top 10 software list was ranked on a SKU basis rather than a title basis, PS4’s Bloodborne, 3DS’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and Wii U’s Mario Party 10 would make the list.”

“One possible reason for the soft April accessory sales is the shift in the Easter holiday in 2015. Most of this year’s Easter sales were likely to occur in March, while sales may have fallen into April last year, making for a poor comparison. (Easter occurred on April 5th in 2015 and on April 20th in 2014).”

“Gamepad sales increased by 27 percent due to the 83 percent increase in sales from eighth-generation gamepads. The best-selling gamepad SKU in April 2015 was the XBO WIRELESS CONTROLLER, with sales up by 56 percent.”

“Video game point & subscription cards had the highest sales within the accessories category; sales, however, declined from last April.”

 

[Moneal]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

Think it had some on Amazon.

 

[Kayant]

...Where?

Gaf gold?

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

People attack me when I say that PS4 is not so hot for a market leader in USA an this month proved again.

I know PS4 worlwide sales are amazing, but this isn't the case in America.

Theyll pick up in Golden Week

 

[boredandlazy]

Not sure you know what you are looking for then.

He's looking for his rattle.

 

[joecanada]

http://gearnuke.com/bloodborne-sales-success-took-sony-surprise/


Combined monthly hints at XB1 winning.

#41 - PS4
#42 - XB1
#52 - XB1 MCC bundle

ya if this is accurate that is a definite xboxone win, but didn't people note that amazon seemed to be sold out of ps4 for part of the month, and so they thought maybe ps4 would stay ahead?

 

[Herman Cain]

http://gearnuke.com/bloodborne-sales-success-took-sony-surprise/


Combined monthly hints at XB1 winning.

#41 - PS4
#42 - XB1
#52 - XB1 MCC bundle

We don't know what the numbers are so this is kind of grasping.

 

[xxracerxx]

Analyst comments:

“If the top 10 software list was ranked on a SKU basis rather than a title basis, PS4’s Bloodborne, 3DS’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and Wii U’s Mario Party 10 would make the list.”

Damn. Not bad at all.

 

[bryehn]

how much ps4 sold last april?



2 weeks on amazon

I honestly can't believe people use Amazon as a base for anything. Jesus.

 

[Sharpeye]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

Only through amazon due to them switching the default bundles, but that most likely had little affect all things considered.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Man, sucks for Ninty back down to crap levels. I mean, 43k? Fuck man. They were doing like 95k for a while, no?

 

[boredandlazy]

People attack me when I say that PS4 is not so hot for a market leader in USA an this month proved again.

I know PS4 worlwide sales are amazing, but this isn't the case in America.

You deserve a gold star!

 

[miDnIghtEr20C]

Ha ha. No way. Shortages of PS4 could not be used for April... could it? Is it?!?!!? Ha ha.. good stuff guys.

 

[loaf of bread]

MS has The Witcher 3 marketing though...it could be close.

I haven't seen any commercials for TW3 and it comes out in 5 days and we're almost halfway through the month, I don't think it'll have a huge effect on sales.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Damn. Not bad at all.

dat niche title

 

[allan-bh]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

Not happened. PS4 standard sold out on Amazon but The Last of Us bundle was available.

 

[Welfare]

how much ps4 sold last april?

199k

It's lower than that now (and lower than 187k)

 

[A.J.]

I'm now super curious to see who will win the month of Witcher 3. It looked to be tracking higher on PS4 but it is also marketed with Xbox. Next month chart hype.

 

[QaaQer]

Pretty funny to see these dubious narratives being generated about Bloodborne just because it wasn't in the top 10 in the U.S. In its 2nd month.

Naw, that comes from ducktv's bloodborne lounge which was recorded 7 days after release--except for the 'not a very good one imo' which came from my brief time with the game (approx 10hrs).

 

[Raist]

how much ps4 sold last april?

~200

 

[Aaronrules380]

I mean, Xbone kind of needs to do well in the US, no other market cares that much (maybe UK I guess, I know they loved the 360, but I don't know how the Xbone stacks up there)

 

[Daemul]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

No. The standalone PS4 was replaced with the PS4+Last of Us Voucher but it didn't show up properly on Amazon for some reason, you had to go looking for it. It's showing up now though.

 

[cool_dude]

What happened to The Order? Do they keep track of returns too? I know I saw a million used copies at Gamestop.

 

[Herman Cain]

Wait, were there actually any supply issues with the PS4 in April?

Only In Amazon so no. it wasn't really an issue.

 

[Palocca]

Ha ha. No way. Shortages of PS4 could not be used for April... could it? Is it?!?!!? Ha ha.. good stuff guys.

Yeah, there's some serious reaching going on from some posters here.

 

[Moneal]

I honestly can't believe people use Amazon as a base for anything. Jesus.

this is the first time this gen that amazon top console didn't win the month.

 

[Schryver]

How the hell...must have been by 10 units

 

[slavesnyder]

The gap is closing. Good job, microsoft. Now that the US are Xbox-land again you can take over europe next.

 

[Mashing]

I'm surprised Smash outsold Bloodborne. Dem legs.

About Xbox One sales, I'm not surprised. When you see adds for multiplatform games they always seem to highlight the Xbox One version (Witcher 3 being the latest example)

 

[SephCast]

Xbox be like:

 

[FATALITY]

I honestly can't believe people use Amazon as a base for anything. Jesus.

maybe because amazon has been 100% correct since the launch of this gen.

 

[jmaine_ph]

Analyst comments:

“If the top 10 software list was ranked on a SKU basis rather than a title basis, PS4’s Bloodborne, 3DS’s Xenoblade Chronicles 3D, and Wii U’s Mario Party 10 would make the list.”

So Bloodborne didn't do bad it just didn't chart because it was an exclusive. That makes me feel better

 

[StealthGoblin]

Sony have gotten awfully conplacent. Microsoft have a lot of games this year and will aggressively bundle.