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[Pandy]

I really don't see how a price cut would make much difference at this point. Are there really that many people who are only holding off on the Wii U because of its price?

It's not about people who are holding off, people who are in the know could have had a cheaper one second-hand or refurbished a long time ago, it's about impulse purchases.

If Nintendo are actually going to market Splatoon on kids TV and have WiiU bundles in physical stores then it needs to drop it into impulse buy territory for parents, and for people curious about the game who wouldn't otherwise take the plunge.

I understand that there are production reasons behind it, but the price has been too high for too long. This Nintendo World Championship thing has the potential to be a great marketing campaign, but it won't make much difference if they can't get the price down.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

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

Wow, I thought it was nowhere close to being a million-seller.

This is it people, we are looking at the turning of the tide of this console war. There is a long road ahead for the Xbox One but this is where the gap is gradually closed and then extended far in its favour. Once the US is conquered, the revolution will begin in Europe, spreading from the Xbox One fortress of Finland and then in Asia from New Zealand and China. Before we know it the world map will be covered in green and Sony will have no other choice but to admit defeat.

This is the beginning of the end. The age of Sony is done.

Never forget

 

[Stone Ocean]

So Bloodborne did good number? It was just out because the combined SKUs.

Sold over a million in like 12 days

 

[Kill3r7]

Slow months like April are the worst for predicting NPD sales figures. There were no major exclusives released this month and nothing worthwhile outside of The Show/Bloodborne to impact sales. Heck BB didn't even chart in the Top10. I guess price was the driving factor.

Good for Microsoft!

 

[# short term cash loans]

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

MS has harldy any games this year, less than PS4.

 

[Mory Dunz]

The Wii U number is awful. But I suppose it's to be expected, the consoles gaming line up is so barren. MK and Smash can't do everything.

All they can do is sell what software they can. That's the only way they can try to squeeze out some money from it all. Cause that HW number is barely getting above 10m.

 

[FATALITY]

Halo is a big established franchise, Titanfall isn't.

titanfall was the most hyped game ive ever seen in my life. every forum, youtube, tv was about titanfall

 

[Syrus]

Im glad X1 won, makes it more interesting

I wonder how much X1 won by, probably 10-20k lol. A win is a win in my book

 

[Kusagari]

Xbox One could make up a lot of ground this holiday if Sony doesn't drop the price.

Halo 5 and the Gears remake, with one of them bundled, could be scary.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Imagine the damage an even slimmer, cheaper PS4 could do worldwide. It would be game over.

Sony do need to do something. They've been very lacklustre.

What's the definition of lackluster?

I'm confused? I don't think business works by jumping to the high heavens about everything right?

 

[QaaQer]

Off topic but has there been a reason given for this before?

Not publicly. But given that Minecraft is on everything including Vita, one has to assume the hold up is coming from Nintendo.

 

[Herman Cain]

sony didnt drop the price when ms had titanfall why would they do because of halo?

Xbox one costed more than the PS4 when TF came out.

 

[theprodigy]

Thanks!

So (Wii U+XB1+PS4) this year ≈ (Wii U+XB1+PS4) last year.

that has to be either an incredibly generous answer or revenue, otherwise the PS4 is super low

 

[Aceofspades]

How much did PS4 sell?

 

[Jawbreaker]

Bloodborne is doing well for the kind of game it is and relative to the other "Souls" games, guys. There's no need for doom and gloom. It placed in the individual SKU chart and was the #2 PSN "top seller" for April. We also know it sold more than one million copies in around 12 days.

 

[MikeE21286]

Sony losing some goodwill.

Good on Xbox here for sure. Aggressive pricing ans a stable lineup of releases.

 

[BuffetChamp]

Imagine the damage that an xbox one slim could do.

With a packed in Gears remaster for free also. Fuck it, if youre gonna go slim may as well do it right.

 

[Vena]

that has to be either an incredibly generous answer or revenue, otherwise the PS4 is super low

Maybe we accidentally stumbled into the MC threads?

 

[EmptySpace]

Xbox One could make up a lot of ground this holiday if Sony doesn't drop the price.

Halo 5 and the Gears remake, with one of them bundled, could be scary.

if sony bundles star wars battlefront, to coincide with the release of the star wars film, i don't think so.

 

[ethomaz]

Sold over a million in like 12 days

I meant this NPD

 

[Atlas157]

titanfall was the most hyped game ive ever seen in my life. every forum, youtube, tv was about titanfall

The hype died when it released, and it didn't help the Xbone win that month.

 

[King Beyond the wall]

Wow, I thought it was nowhere close to being a million-seller.

Never forget

I wasn't sure whether anyone would remember this, it wasn't as well known as the New Zealand meme. Thanks

 

[Captain Tuttle]

So...what game sold the extra units?

Maybe all of them?

 

[silvermember]

Sony losing some goodwill.

Good on Xbox here for sure. Aggressive pricing ans a stable lineup of releases.

Isn't it a tad too early to be saying crap like that, it is just a month and it is u.s only.

 

[Mass Effect]

So Bloodborne did good number? It was just out because the combined SKUs.

Well, it did well enough to make it in the top 10 individual SKUs, but for all we know, that could still be pretty low.

It did come in second on the PSN best-sellers as well, so that's definitely something.

 

[On Demand]

There was no meaningful XBO release in April. Threes no reason it sounds have beast the PS4....but it did and the price difference had a lot to do with it. Considering the almost identical game library, most will go with XBO over PS4.

Of course there are reasons. It had the GS trade in deal. There's a huge PS4 bundle coming up in June.

XB1 has been cheaper than PS4 for awhile. Why are you only focusing on this month?

lol

never change

At least he's honest about it and doesn't hide it.

 

[KooopaKid]

So the PS4 is at least down 6% YOY. Not enough to make any conclusion yet.

 

[FATALITY]

Xbox one costed more than the PS4 when TF came out.

are you sure?
because i remember price drops every where b4 titanfall came out.

 

[Duxxy3]

MS has harldy any games this year, less than PS4.

Halo 5, Tomb Raider, Forza 6 and Gears remaster isn't exactly a weak lineup. Along with every third party game.

 

[Chobel]

that has to be either an incredibly generous answer or revenue, otherwise the PS4 is super low

It's units, and it puts PS4 ≈ 132K

Assuming 5% increase PS4 will be 150K

 

[CaviarMeths]

The Wii U number is awful. But I suppose it's to be expected, the consoles gaming line up is so barren. MK and Smash can't do everything.

Definitely lacks mainstream appeal, but it's not "barren." I have 28 retail games for it, 15 of those exclusive. Few dozen VC and indies to flesh it out. It has a solid library of high quality games, just unfortunately one that the majority of consumers don't care about.

 

[Mass Effect]

Imagine the damage that an xbox one slim could do.

Isn't it a little early for that? When did the 360 and PS3 slims come out? 2010 and 2009, right?

 

[hipbabboom]

So how many of those XB1s sold were to replace the systems that were bricked because M$ attacked innocent consumers?

Spoiler

/s.......

Spoiler

alty

 

[Mpl90]

It's units. and it puts PS4 ≈ 132K

Nope, not buying it. That'd be a disaster.

 

[Herman Cain]

are you sure?
because i remember price drops every where b4 titanfall came out.

The TF bundle was $499 if you were lucky you could get it for $450 at some places, but not usually.

The Xbox didn't drop until they has another SKu remove Kinect, which made that SKU $400 and they didn't drop that SKu to $350 until November.

 

[Vena]

It's units. and it puts PS4 ≈ 132K

... Oof. I can't believe that sort of number.

 

[RexNovis]

Guys I blame the Pachter curse

Pachter Expects®:

Xbox One = 175,000
PS4 = 250,000
Wii U = 57,000

Expects 3DS to outsell XBO.

Clearly his prediction altered the time space continuum in such a way that ensured he would be wrong. Only logical explanation.

 

[CharminUltra]

I kinda like this. I'd rather see a good fight than one of the companies growing complacent. Again.

 

[Geg]

Definitely lacks mainstream appeal, but it's not "barren." I have 28 retail games for it, 15 of those exclusive. Few dozen VC and indies to flesh it out. It has a solid library of high quality games, just unfortunately one that the majority of consumers don't care about.

I think they meant in terms of new games. Other than the DLC for Smash and MK8 I don't think anything actually came out for it in April

 

[EatMyFace]

Pent up frustration because a plastic box has been outselling his favorite plastic box for most months.

Didn't you know? Video games are serious business.

And some people get mad when their favorite team of football, basketball, baseball players or whatever don't win....... Keep in mind these are complete strangers to most people.

Fandom is an illogical thing. You pick a side for no apparent reason excerpt in the case of consoles many people may view it as an investment.

 

[allan-bh]

It's units. and it puts PS4 ≈ 132K

PS4 can't have sold so low.

 

[Boke1879]

Sony losing some goodwill.

Good on Xbox here for sure. Aggressive pricing ans a stable lineup of releases.

LMFAO

 

[Herman Cain]

It's units, and it puts PS4 ≈ 132K

Assuming 5% increase PS4 will be 150K

The PS4 did 132k this month or did I read your comment out of context?

 

[freefornow]

Sold over a million in like 12 days

Worldwide or NPD? This is US sales discussion.

 

[Duxxy3]

Isn't it a little early for that? When did the 360 and PS3 slims come out? 2010 and 2009, right?

There's a ton of fat that you can cut out of the xbox one. I think there was some concern of overheating, but the PS4 has shown that this hardware doesn't have that problem.

 

[Mass Effect]

Guys I blame the Pachter curse



Clearly his prediction altered the time space continuum in such a way that ensured he would be wrong. Only logical explanation.

250K for PS4? What would make him think it would sell that much in April?

There's a ton of fat that you can cut out of the xbox one. I think there was some concern of overheating, but the PS4 has shown that this hardware doesn't have that problem.

Sure, but it hasn't even been 2 years yet. We won't hear about a slim console from either at least until next year.

 

[Montresor]

We fucking did it! BASED SPENCER!!! ATTA FUCKING BOY!!

Will you remember where you were when Phil Spencer became so based?

 

[QaaQer]

Halo 5, Tomb Raider, Forza 6 and Gears remaster isn't exactly a weak lineup. Along with every third party game.

I think he meant so far in 2015.

 

[Alrus]

All those numbers seem fairly low to be honest, compared to the previous generation.

 

[Welfare]

It's units, and it puts PS4 ≈ 132K

Assuming 5% increase PS4 will be 150K

No. I won't believe...

Guys I blame the Pachter curse



Clearly his prediction altered the time space continuum in such a way that ensured he would be wrong. Only logical explanation.

Ok maybe.