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NPD Sales Results for December 2015 [Up1: Super Mario Maker]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Obliterator
Member
It really is just a massive success. They need to get that DLC pumping out ASAP though
demigod
Member
I'd like to know this as well. I bet it sold less than 50k.
Totally agreed, and if is really at 12 million by now, it also sold way better than what EA expected... at this point they will easy ship way over 15 million by end of March.
DriftingSpirit
Member
It seems like the Star Wars hype was worth investing into! It seems both Sony and EA just finished with a very successful partnership.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Same for SWBF
Good Guy Gone Bad
Member
So bundled and unbundled, BlOps3 did better than AW. Great to know. Means that the franchise has not declined again this year, and has even grown a bit over last year thanks (hopefully) to a quality title being put out unlike the previous two installments.
Obliterator
Member
Yeah we need to note how well BO3 is performing. Really nice
PanicFreak
Member
igordennis
Member
Obliterator
Member
Do you also love how all the "MGS V is a megablockbuster" people have gone quiet too?
I tried warning people on that one. But peeps never want to listen
Why doesn't EA deserved to be mentioned?
PanicFreak
Member
Because EA's partnership was with Disney. I don't think they controlled the marketing for Battlefront. The timing of the release, the marketing deal with Sony, the timing of the marketing were probably dictated by Disney.
EA is making a killing with Battlefront though. So kudos for getting the Star Wars license from Disney.
Welfare
Member
I really don't know if that was an honest mistake or you were trying to make a joke.
My Kevmometer is broke.
Not to mention all the 'third party marketing deals don't work', 'Sony won't make it through the holiday without any AAA exclusives' and 'SWBF won't be as big as you think'.
EA was dragged into the partnership because of Disney and Sonys relationship. Of it weren't for Disney it would have been given to microsft by default like the majority of all their games.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Whoever was involved and got something out of the deal. Okay, happy now?! Lol.
If anything, it proves imo how misguided their strategy of multiplying bundles at $399 and above was.
In the end, it's the $349 bundle that was brought down to $299 that was -the- attractive bundle.
The only other bundle at $349, the Lego one, baffles me still to this day (and I don't think I ever saw it charting on Amazon), while the Holiday bundle did chart but nowhere near Gears.
Same for Fallout 4 bundle at $399 really, a missed opportunity, and let's not even talk about the unavailable anywhere but Best Buy Tomb Raider one at $399...
Steverulez
Member
$399 bundles probably did well enough to make some $ along with the cheaper $349 ones when all the bundles got $50 off. Im sure they made decent dollar off that $499 Halo one too
Pancake Mix
Copied someone else's pancake recipe
LTD up to this point:
PS4 12.4m (DEC '15) - eclipses closest competitor
PS3 6.8m (DEC '08) - holding steady year over year while being leap-frogged by competition
PS2 13.0m (NOV '02) - about to reach its biggest month ever
PS1 4.6m (OCT '97) - surging following FFVII release
And yet some would still go "DOOOOOOMED, I don't think PS4 can hit 90 million, let alone 100."
This despite the fact that it's practically crossing streams with the PS2 again and doing a safe #1 in other markets (well, not Japan).
Those damn third holiday seasons, or rather, just December exclusively. If this chart is accurate it's had it's third November at least as it launched in October, so 2.5m seems too high for just December 2002, unless you mean total. Still, 100 million is a lock and the Xbox One is easily outperforming the original Xbox in the US too. It's no seventh gen but it's not all doom and gloom.
Add 2.5 million to the PS2.
As someone mentioned earlier, PS2 hadn't got its 3rd holiday yet over the same LTD period.
Welfare
Member
That's PS2's November at the end there with PS4's December. PS2 launched in October, not November.
Obliterator
Member
PS4 will hit 100 million that should be a non debate at this point
KillerMan91
Member
And looking at the engineering of PS4 it should get to the far lower price point during its late life than PS3. It's going to help its legs especially in developing world.
The PS2 sold 2.73M in December 2002 in the US.
Biggest December ever was the Wii at 3.8M. 2008 or 2009 can't remember.
Welfare
Member
NDP_Mulcair
Banned
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition sold well above 800K when including bundle units.
It was the most popular Xbox One hardware SKU by far.
Steverulez
Member
Was that just in December? Are you able to say what sales of Gears UE were between release in August to now including bundles?
NDP_Mulcair
Banned
Yes, above 800K just in December.
Welfare
Member
Damn that's a lot.
Oh shit now it's 8?
How did that LEGO movie bundle do? Was it the worst selling?
Steverulez
Member
TOP 20 BIGGER NPD OF THIS GENERATION
1) 1,650,000 (3DS; December 2011)
2) 1,582,000 (PS4; December 2015)
3) 1,539,000 (PS4; November 2015)
4) 1,376,000 (XB1; December 2015)
5) 1,297,000 (XB1; December 2014)
6) 1,296,000 (XB1; November 2015)
7) 1,250,000 (3DS; December 2012)
8) 1,231,000 (XB1; November 2014)
9) 1,138,000 (PS4; November 2013)
10) 1,100,000 (3DS; December 2013)
11) 1,065,000 (PS4; December 2014)
12) 909,000 (XB1; November 2013)
13) 908,000 (XB1; December 2013)
14) 863,000 (PS4; December 2013)
15) 831,000 (PS4; November 2014)
16) 810,000 (3DS; December 2014)
17) 795,000 (3DS; November 2011)
18) 770,000 (3DS; November 2013)
19) 580,000 (3DS; December 2015)
20) 575,000 (WIU; December 2014)
1) 1,650,000 (3DS; December 2011)
2) 1,582,000 (PS4; December 2015)
3) 1,539,000 (PS4; November 2015)
4) 1,376,000 (XB1; December 2015)
5) 1,297,000 (XB1; December 2014)
6) 1,296,000 (XB1; November 2015)
7) 1,250,000 (3DS; December 2012)
8) 1,231,000 (XB1; November 2014)
9) 1,138,000 (PS4; November 2013)
10) 1,100,000 (3DS; December 2013)
11) 1,065,000 (PS4; December 2014)
12) 909,000 (XB1; November 2013)
13) 908,000 (XB1; December 2013)
14) 863,000 (PS4; December 2013)
15) 831,000 (PS4; November 2014)
16) 810,000 (3DS; December 2014)
17) 795,000 (3DS; November 2011)
18) 770,000 (3DS; November 2013)
19) 580,000 (3DS; December 2015)
20) 575,000 (WIU; December 2014)
Welfare
Member
Make this 1,297,000
Also just noticed (well I already did, but I have a reason to post it now!) that the Xbox One's November 2015 performed just as well as it did back in December 2014 in terms of total units.
Weekly average
November 2015: 1296k / 4 weeks = 324,000
December 2014: 1297k / 5 weeks = 259,400
In addition to that Nintendo has a pretty good engine and overall tech they can exploit with other games going in the future as a result of building this game. Seems like XCX should be a win all around for Nintendo. I hope so anyway. Here's hoping this is enough to get a sequel that is just as impression if not more so.
Sorry, i remember that back in December NPD 2014 a guy annunced 1.29m XB1 and 1.065m PS4.
Am i missed something? Where did you get 1,297,000?
Trust me. I'm a PhD
Member
Really makes Gamestop's comments earlier seem really out of left field. This is the single best performing Star Wars game, so how much more did they think the game would do?!
NDP_Mulcair
Banned
No Xbox One bundle can come close to touching it.
PS4 will easily beat the Psone LTD numbers (103m).
The only interesting question is how close they'll get to the PS2 LTD installed base.
And that will depend a lot on how the PS4 will sell after the PS5 is launched and Sony's ability to reach truly mainstream prices like 129$ or 99$. For PS3 it wasn't possible and sales collpased otherwise they could have easily surpassed the 100m units with the PS3 as well instead of settling down around the 90m mark.