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NPD Sales Results for December 2015 [Up1: Super Mario Maker]
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Aceofspades
Banned
MS used their biggest trump card this year (Halo) and failed to close the gap in the US. Better luck next gen.
Ah ok. How much more was the cut off last year?
WaterAstro
Member
So was best selling platform each month? I think XB1 got a few, right?
Not a surprise.
CosmicQueso
Member
Silent Chief
Member
I'm sure there's still a lot of people waiting for a price drop.
As I said later, I thought you meant the 2015 Top 10. Not this year's December Top 10.
Steverulez
Member
Forza Horizon 2 was bundled a ton on 360 iirc and also included in various XB1 stuff as well (to a lesser extent on XB1 but still used plenty) so that might explain it. Plus UK loves racers
hmm. The question is too high or too low.
They weren't going to close the gap within just three months regardless.
And 3075K means my predictions were off by around 800K (haha). Oh well.
Welfare
Member
Yeah was just informed that those were for revenue. Makes sense.
LegendofLex
Member
Or, alternatively, PS3 and Xbox 360 being insanely weak last generation.
slavesnyder
Member
This would save us a good amount of posts.
If people would read OPs
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
The only trump card is price.
And definitely not with a new installment in a series where the previous release was well documented in its failure to operate as advertised.
2016 top 10,here we go
Not bundled for 2015 as far as I know. At least not as long as Bloodborne which came out THIS YEAR. Also X360 is not really that big, same as RotTR situation.
This is probably the reason. It just sucks that a good game like BB can't be in a list where 2014 not cod tier games exist.
shinobi602
Member
Mortal Kombat X outsold The Witcher 3 for the full year? Goddamn, wasn't expecting that.
Depends how you want to spin it.
CosmicQueso
Member
Not what I said. What does under top 30 even mean?
AdventureRacing
Member
Where is Halo?QUOTE]
Where it belongs. The franchise has completely strayed from its roots and has dropped significantly in quality. Sales were eventually going to reflect this.
Pretty impressive. Having said that the PS3 sold like shit especially early on so I can't say it's that surprising.
The Last One
Member
The really weren't.
Hawk269
Member
I really think the lack of "Chief" in a lot of the marketing and making it look like a showdown between an unknown Spartan and "Chief". If Halo 6 has any chance, they really need to focus on Chief and the game needs to be all Chief (playing as Chief) or a very high percentage of it. With the way the game ended, I am not sure how they would market it in a way to recapture that "Finish the Fight" type of messaging.
Good to see the PS4/Xbox One selling as good as they are. Even with a 2:1 ratio, the fact that both systems are selling as good as they are and pushing software sales is good for the future and the industry/gamers.
It has to be too low, and like 15-20%.
Mass Effect
Member
Anyone who actually thought Halo 5 would close the gap (not just a month or two of slightly better sales for the Xbone, but fully closing the gap) is living in a dream world.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Only question that remains is if they count 26 months from Xbox 360 launch or the first 26 months of 360 + first 26 months of PS3.
I don't get it. ._.
Obliterator
Member
Basically. Comparison's this entire gen to last gen won't be quite fair because Nintendo went Supernova the entire last generation both in terms of Wii and DS
The core market is as strong or stronger than ever. That said the expanded market has no doubt shrunk
CosmicQueso
Member
Me neither.
Yep AAA is safe for now.
Too high? Aggregate would be around 2.9M +/- 5% then add approx 500k WiiU?
BinaryBear07
Member
What an amazing year.
I am very happy R6 is doing well. I absolutely love that game.
I am very happy R6 is doing well. I absolutely love that game.
Duxxy3
Member
Yup. The biggest advantage Xbox had in 2014 was the $50 price difference.
1st Course
Member
I wonder if this is still the case when you add PC. 350 million games were sold on Steam in 2015.
He edited it, so the original number posted is probably pretty close.
Didn't X1 beat ps4 with like 400k units one month in 2014
Bloodborne also sold well in the rest of Europe, Japan, & rest of the world.
The Prodigy: ""top 30" probably applied to Xenoblade Chronicles X"
You: "Why would you assume that?"
?On another note, seems like across the board software sales did much better this month compared to last month, where Fallout and Battlefront ate everything. That's good.
Didn't know this existed. Now this might explain it plus how racing games are big in the UK.
PS3 + 360 after 25 months = 13.929.900
PS4 + XB1 after 25 months = 20.476.953 ( 47 % higher )
PS4 + XB1 ( 26 months ) - Ps4+ XB1 ( 25 months) = 2.919.420
PS4 + XB1 December = 2.919.420 ML
Hope my math is not off lol
I used this quote :
Mr Moose
Member
November, I believe.
FreedomFighter
Member
Whoa... Splatoon sold a million in NA alone? When did that happen?
I must've been paying to close attention to its Japanese performance to notice.
I must've been paying to close attention to its Japanese performance to notice.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
I think they could've done so with an official price cut. Instead they clearly thought their lineup was strong enough not to need a price cut. Or they wanted to earn some money this year.
AdventureRacing
Member
The 360 ended up being the best selling console in the US in the end didn't it? I'm not sure what world you're living in where you could call its US sales weak.