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NPD Sales Results for April 2015 [Up1: Xbox One #1]

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The 3DS ought to be at DS price levels by now. 169-199 is just too much for most apparently.
And obviously the WiiU needs a pricecut too, but Nintendo won't be able to unless massive hit on profit is taken. Which I don't see them doing.
 
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pager99

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Cow Goes Moo said:
ps4 not winning april npd is obviously the result of the constant delays of the few exclusives announced by sony, refusal to remain priced competitively against xbox due to sony's obvious cockiness, relying on third parties and indies, lack of meaningful system software updates; have you seen the screen shots image quality on xbox one? ps4's only critically acclaimed exclusive so far is incredibly niche it is not hard to see why ps4 did not maintain momentum, the better console won this month
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My sarcasm meter exploded
 
Astral Dog

Astral Dog

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Considering all things, Bloodborne did decently, its sales were front loaded but sold more than i million if i remember, those sales are very good for a new ip , not "evergreen" kind of title, there are many games i wish sold as well as Bloodborne.

Gonzo The Great said:
Yeah, 114k is pathetic when you factor in the new SKU. Clearly the New 3DS didn't reinvigorate the platform like Nintendo expected it to. At least Xenoblade kinda did well...?
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Traditional handheld gaming is on a decline even more on NA ,N3DS XL was always going to sell to the already existing userbase, wich is not very happy with the available model,i wonder how the NX can help this.
 
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AyaisMUsikWhore

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Cow Goes Moo said:
ps4 not winning april npd is obviously the result of the constant delays of the few exclusives announced by sony, refusal to remain priced competitively against xbox due to sony's obvious cockiness, relying on third parties and indies, lack of meaningful system software updates; have you seen the screen shots image quality on xbox one? ps4's only critically acclaimed exclusive so far is incredibly niche it is not hard to see why ps4 did not maintain momentum, the better console won this month
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What a hyperbolic post.

Sony Cocky? Since when?
 
jmaine_ph

jmaine_ph

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TheXfactor said:
if thats true then thats not good for anybody, the ps4 second april actually sold less than the ps3's second april, there might be a serious decline in interest in the us for consoles.


but damn yall need to chill with my post, i just stated my opinion and i was merely talking about how they didn't act at all towards the one's price drops, they'll be fine once they drop their price. christ lol
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I think GT5:prologue came that month. Probably helped the PS3 sales more than Bloodborne did for PS4
 
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Elandyll

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Sharpeye said:
Sony had a marketing partnership with MK not MS. MS was a tournament sponsor. Get your facts straight.
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Neither did afaik.

A lot of people thought so because MK X was featured during the Sony E3 2014 presser, but there has been 0 co-marketing on adds, no exclusive DLC anything, no pre-order bonus exclusive, etc.
 
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hawk2025

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Cow Goes Moo said:
ps4 not winning april npd is obviously the result of the constant delays of the few exclusives announced by sony, refusal to remain priced competitively against xbox due to sony's obvious cockiness, relying on third parties and indies, lack of meaningful system software updates; have you seen the screen shots image quality on xbox one? ps4's only critically acclaimed exclusive so far is incredibly niche it is not hard to see why ps4 did not maintain momentum, the better console won this month
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When I cannot tell the different between a parody and a serious post in an NPD thread, it is time to leave and come back in roughly 24 hours for the "slowed down" discussion.

Sheesh.
 
Futurematic

Futurematic

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xxracerxx said:
The same thing that happens with most big releases. The people who wanted the game bought the system before the release of said game.
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xxracerxx said:
I believe BB did boost sales, in March. They just calmed down in the month of April. Not sure what is hard to understand about that.
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Not according to the research I've read.

Your second quote however I'd agree with.

Using these parameters, we estimate both the monthly effects and the cumulative effect of superstar introductions on hardware unit sales, from their introduction at t until five months after their introduction (t + 5). The monthly effect peaks during one to two months after introduction and then decays. Remember that software unit sales flatten around the same time. A superstar software title increases hardware unit sales by 14%(167,000 units) on average during these first six months
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(Bold mine)

Of course the paper is a few years old, it's possible that customers have shifted their behaviour. But we can't recalculate without more data than NDP is willing to hand out, so if anybody knows some grad students :).
 
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A_Gorilla

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Sothpaw

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Hopefully From is pissed that their masterpiece already fell off the charts and makes their next game multiplat. Would have loved a 60fps Bloodborne.
 
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Aaronrules380

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Sub Boss said:
Considering all things, Bloodborne did decently, its sales were front loaded but sold more than i million if i remember, those sales are very good for a new ip , not "evergreen" kind of title, there are many games i wish sold as well as Bloodborne.


Traditional handheld gaming is on a decline even more on NA ,N3DS XL was always going to sell to the already existing userbase, wich is not very happy with the available model,i wonder how the NX can help this.
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I really don't think the sales would be much higher if the normal N3DS was available in NA.
 
psn

psn

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Cow Goes Moo said:
ps4 not winning april npd is obviously the result of the constant delays of the few exclusives announced by sony, refusal to remain priced competitively against xbox due to sony's obvious cockiness, relying on third parties and indies, lack of meaningful system software updates; have you seen the screen shots image quality on xbox one? ps4's only critically acclaimed exclusive so far is incredibly niche it is not hard to see why ps4 did not maintain momentum, the better console won this month
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3/10, too subtle.
 
Tainted

Tainted

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It will be nice once the NPD start tracking digital sales; because not alot can be read into these figures until then. It's handy for the hardware sales figures though
 
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OrbitalBeard

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Sothpaw said:
Hopefully From is pissed that their masterpiece already fell off the charts and makes their next game multiplat. Would have loved a 60fps Bloodborne.
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lol

The game has already sold incredibly well and will continue to sell well for the remainder of the year.
 
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Boke1879

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GeoramA said:
Sony announced that Batman bundle way too damn early.

May sales are going to abysmal unless The Witcher provides a decent boost.
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IMO May will be a toss up. the One doesn't have those trade in deals and I think MS really dropped the ball without announcing a bundle. I think the PS4 version of Witcher 3 will sell the most on consoles.

I do forsee another slow month for May sales. Summer, Aside from the Witcher there is nothing. People will be more geared towards E3 imo.
 
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Ape

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xxracerxx said:
I believe BB did boost sales, in March. They just calmed down in the month of April. Not sure what is hard to understand about that.
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But you said

xxracerxx said:
The same thing that happens with most big releases. The people who wanted the game bought the system before the release of said game.
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I'm not sure if you know what you're arguing.


What you said most recently is perfectly reasonable, but the bolded is complete bullshit and you most likely know that.
 
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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
ElectricMonk said:
Not according to the research I've read.

Your second quote however I'd agree with.

(Bold mine)

Of course the paper is a few years old, it's possible that customers have shifted their behaviour. But we can't recalculate without more data than NDP is willing to hand out, so if anybody knows some grad students :).
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Interesting, thanks!

Ape said:
But you said

I'm not sure if you know what you're arguing.

What you said most recently is perfectly reasonable, but the bolded is complete bullshit and you most likely know that.
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Sorry if that second quote is unclear, I should have added and shortly after right after before. I get what you are saying about it being a shitty comment.
 
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