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[jbug617]

Confirmed it Blops 2 and not a mistake

BLOPS II got back in the top 10 due to Xone backwards comparability... amazing.

https://mobile.twitter.com/matpiscatella/status/865334199288565763

 

[Baleoce]

NES Classic at #2 wow

 

[Primethius]

That would seem to be the implication, though the article doesn't confirm it.

Oh wow, I just noticed that.

Wonder if one of the NPD folks could confirm that.

 

[sense]

Please bring persona to switch..

Why in this thread.....

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

That delay to April probably did wonders for Persona 5 sales.

It was a smart move. February was too crowded and it pretty much had April all to itself. Much better window for it.

 

[Exploratory]

I mean no one has really said that though.

I've definitely seen that multiple times.

 

[Kalentan]

Black Ops 2?? Is this due to bc on XB1??

Yes and being very cheap at retail.

 

[McMoneyman]

Please bring persona to switch..

Please stop asking for every damn game to come to Switch...

 

[BlackBuzzard]

Please bring persona to switch..

Wow cant you Nintendo fanboys for 1 second stop portbegging. When are mods gonna step in and actually do something about it.

 

[jorgejjvr]

.....

A man can dream?

It would be a my ideal place to play persona, on switch

Persona is perfect for it.

Edit: wow people get mad over this. My bad.

 

[samar11]

The return of Nintendo like profits.

It's a brand new console that just launched not long ago it would be very worrying if it didn't outsell the other 2 machines lol

 

[Scoops]

Black Ops 2?? Is this due to bc on XB1??

Yes

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Thread theme

 

[FelipeMGM]

That would seem to be the implication, though the article doesn't confirm it.

yep, confirmed. Asked Matt on twitter

 

[Nirolak]

Yes and being very cheap at retail.

This chart is based on revenue, not units.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Oh, Persona 5 doesn't include digital either? Oh my.

 

[Ondore]

3ds and Vita.

List is all 3DS games

All 1st party Nintendo, too. And I think even GS is starting to get out of the Vita business so it's only going to get worse.

 

[aBarreras]

Yes and being very cheap at retail.

i mean, being cheap wont help it being on the top 10 because NPD uses revenue not copies sold as the metric

 

[Ridley327]

Judging by the individual platform charts, it's probably safe to say that the vast majority of LCU sales were on the Switch.

In any event, the Japanese domination on the top of the charts is really exciting.

 

[Exploratory]

Mass Effect is 5th best selling game and it can't get a sequel? Fuck Electronic Arts straight to hell man...

 

[Nirolak]

yep, confirmed. Asked Matt on twitter

Thanks.

 

[Wagram]

something something "Japanese games don't sell" something something niche.

Kill it Nier, Persona, Zelda, KH.

 

[Jigorath]

Backwards compatibility getting Black Ops 2 to chart again is nuts.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Hopefully BLOPS2 being top 10 inspires pubs to really get on board.

 

[Cipherr]

3DS and Vita:

All 3DS games.


Damn.

 

[gamz]

Yes and being very cheap at retail.

Wasn't that cheap. They jack up prices when BC games hit. Digitally it was still 60 bucks until this week it dropped to 20.

 

[CaviarMeths]

This chart is based on revenue, not units.

Which honestly makes it even more impressive. Blops 2 likely outsold IW several times over.

 

[Mpl90]

Nintendo Switch (no digital sales)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Lego City Undercover
1-2 Switch
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Super Bomberman R
The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+
Just Dance 2017
Skylanders Imgainators

Didn't think Lego City Undercover would've been higher than 1-2 Switch (Nintendo said it had "strong sales" in April, whatever that means though). Certainly the drop-off between 2nd and 3rd must be important (more than 100k). Still, it's a safe assumption that the Switch version of LCU played a major role in bringing total sales up to 13th in the charts.

 

[MastaKilla]

It's impressive to see Siege still chugging along nicely. Still hoping it paves the way for more tactical shooters on consoles going forward.

 

[cws]

It's a brand new console that just launched not long ago it would be very worrying if it didn't outsell the other 2 machines lol

Being new doesnt necessarily mean that people have to care...look at WiiU/3DS after the initial launch sales. Meanwhile Switches still sell out asap and people wanna play more and more games on that machine.

 

[gamz]

Hopefully BLOPS2 being top 10 inspires pubs to really get on board.

I have no doubt! Should be a watershed moment.

 

[A.J.]

3DS and Vita:

All 3DS games.


Damn.

Is it really that surprising?

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Yes and being very cheap at retail.

Are there new copies out there? Surely this is from digital.

 

[sense]

So horizon a new ip is above mass effect on multiple consoles now that we have digital from Sony?

 

[aBarreras]

It's a brand new console that just launched not long ago it would be very worrying if it didn't outsell the other 2 machines lol

not because is new is guaranteed to sell, like wtf?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

The image used for the Venturebeat article tho:

https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/18/april-2017-npd/

 

[ffdgh]

I say congrats to Mario kart and Persona...and the nes classic apparently.

 

[DecoReturns]

I wonder if Nintendo will begin to share Digital sales with all titles in the future.

They did with Zelda and Mario Kart

 

[Ashodin]

Pokémon Stars will smash the Switch into orbit. It's already rocketing off through the clouds right now.

ARMS will be the first test if new IP from Nintendo can do it, but all signs point to yes at the moment.

 

[hanspampel]

How does this translate to unit sales, considering P5 is $60 retail and the previous PS2 games were cheaper for their release?

I expect it to be higher unit-wise as well, just that the use of "packaged dollar sales" seemed like a particular specific term to be used.

isn't there also a $79 Version of the game?

 

[DrFunk]

GTA V will never die

 

[Nyoro SF]

Persona 5 doing extremely well for itself. Likely based mostly around WOM.

 

[Boke1879]

NES Classic was number 2 yet they are discontinuing it. Such a stupid move.

But I have no doubts people heard it was being ceased and went out and bought shitloads of them.

 

[Alchemist]

Please bring persona to switch..

Lmao.

It never stops.

 

[Nirolak]

yep, confirmed. Asked Matt on twitter

Could you also ask if they have Origin and uPlay sales now? Only Battle.net is listed as excluded.

 

[RedSwirl]

P5 doing 5x P4's launch is great, but we should also remember P4 came out on the PS2 in 2008. Its launch was probably tiny. Anybody still got the numbers for it?

 

[Jigorath]

So horizon a new ip is above mass effect on multiple consoles now that we have digital from Sony?

Looks like it.

Guerilla really made a big hit here.

 

[Vilix]

The NES Classic console is still available? 😮

 

[Nirolak]

So horizon a new ip is above mass effect on multiple consoles now that we have digital from Sony?

Most likely yes. We're not 100% certain though since we don't know if we have Origin sales included, but for the console versions, unquestionably.

 

[ethomaz]

Yay Persona 5.

Good to know all best seller games in 2017 did better than 500k.