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[Mory Dunz]

Actually, Story Mode is coming to Wii U. And it was announced like two months before Minecraft: Wii U Edition.

wait really?

well eff, someone should've made it happen at launch to maximize sales. Minecraft is a slow burner but still...

 

[Yurikerr]

So go to the places people are talking about nothing but Halo 5 to see people talking about Halo 5?

Hey, let's go to Italy to hear people speaking Italian.

 

[boredandlazy]

Was not expecting FO4, BF and COD to sell better on Xbox.

Looks like your intuition was correct then!

 

[ChaosXVI]

Damn...I guess I was naïve to think that Xenoblade could have gotten into the top 10. Oh well.

 

[tiebreaker]

Mortal Kombat X and COD:AW above Witcher 3 and Batman is quite suprising....

 

[nib95]

OP made a mistake

http://venturebeat.com/2016/01/14/d...f-duty-star-wars-fallout-end-the-year-strong/

That makes sense then, and keeps things consistent. Any platform that had a major bundle came out below in the same software chart (as bundled copies aren't counted).

 

[killroy87]

Editing cuz people are still correcting me even though I realized my mistake lol.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Advanced Warfare is still hanging.

 

[davidwhangchoi]

Even if they sold Yakuza 5 for $10 retail it wouldn't have charted.

Not dissing the game, but there was never any chance of it appearing.

And no NPD doesn't track digital.

Nooooooo i wanted a miracle to happen....

 

[allan-bh]

MGS V out of 2015 top 10 was fully expected. Batman AK missing is more news.

 

[sense]

Was not expecting FO4, BF and COD to sell better on Xbox.

It didn't with fallout. Error in Op and with bundles sw and cod sold better on ps4 most likely. Actually sw is guaranteed

 

[Azelover]

It becomes difficult for any exclusive game to chart, including all of Nintendo's games, when multiplatform SKUs are grouped together like that.

There are no exclusives in the list, and it really takes a bit impact to even chart now.

 

[Mass Effect]

XB1 takes the top 3 SW spots. Didn't see that coming.

Bundles, guys.

And FO4 actually sold better on PS4 apparently, so no, the Xbox didn't take any of the top 3 spots.

EDIT: Forgot about the Falloutt Bundle, so Xbox probably has that

 

[watdaeff4]

Marketing deal or not, COD is a beast on Xbox, and probably always will be.

For the next few years yes.

It's impressive as considering bundles or not that software for shooters are so close considering the much larger PS4 install base.

Same withFO4

 

[pislit]

Rainbow Six: Siege!

I summoned courage and bought the game day one and is mightily prepared for disappointment, but oh, boy, one of the best games last year, and probably the best FPS to come out not in 2015.

Buy it everyone! BUY IT!

Is Minecraft the best selling game of all time?

 

[Balb]

Wonder when Nintendo will realize that they need games like Grand Theft Auto on their home consoles.

 

[Fat4all]

So where else will people be talking about Halo 5 3 months after its release?

People are still talking about Undertale 4 months after it release outside its OT.

 

[bananafactory]

It baffles me that games like Fallout and CoD sell more on Xbox, despite PS4 having nearly double the consoles out there. At some point the match just doesn't add up.

NPD is US only. There are not double the PS4s there.

 

[TheJoRu]

Related: Super Mario Maker has surpassed 1 million sales in the US.

 

[Obliterator]

I admit that seeing that Witcher and MGS sold less than Mortal Kombat did is surprising to me. It didn't feel like Mortal Kombat was on the NPD for that long.

Mortal Kombat's 1st month was HUGE

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Was not expecting FO4, BF and COD to sell better on Xbox.

Read the correction everyone keeps quoting...

 

[CosmicQueso]

Shit, that's insane.

Right. Further evidence that the whole "Digital is stealing from Physical" is horseshit.

Physical sales are in decline because far fewer titles are being released. The titles that are being released physically are selling as well or better than at any time in history.

Digital is growing a lot, doesn't mean it has to take away from Physical.

How did Halo not make it into top 10 yearly?

It did not sell more copies than 10 other games in the year.

 

[Loudninja]

Bundles, guys.

And FO4 actually sold better on PS4 apparently, so no, the Xbox didn't take any of the spots.

FO4 had a bundle though

 

[Welfare]

It baffles me that games like CoD sell more on Xbox, despite PS4 having nearly double the consoles out there. At some point the match just doesn't add up.

This is the US, and the gap less than 1.5 million

 

[maquiladora]

Visit the GAF Halo 5 OT2 and Halo 5 Forge thread and see if no one is talking about it or not LOL

What else would they be talking about in those threads though?

 

[FuturusX]

Monthly Active Users - MS said they're moving towards MAU numbers as opposed to Hardware numbers for their metric of success

You be shitting me homie?

 

[valkillmore]

I want to see GTAV in the top ten for 2016 and while that won't happen, I am mightily impressed by the results. The game is a beast. And the spoils are deserved.

You be shitting me homie?

He shit you not, squire.

 

[nib95]

It baffles me that games like CoD sell more on Xbox, despite PS4 having nearly double the consoles out there. At some point the match just doesn't add up.

PS4 doesn't have double the consoles in the US lol.

 

[Kyoufu]

How is it that after so many NPD months, regulars here still don't understand the concept of software bundles not being included? I am truly baffled.

 

[killroy87]

NPD is US only. There are not double the PS4s there.

This is the US, and the gap less than 1.5 million

Ah true, true.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Nooooooo i wanted a miracle to happen....

It's fine.

Yakuza 0 has been confirmed for localization and retail release. Releasing on PS4.

It's a much better game to try and get more people to get into the series.

 

[Pancake Mix]

Damn...I guess I was naïve to think that Xenoblade could have gotten into the top 10. Oh well.

In a January, February, July, August, or maybe March it probably could have.

 

[Bgamer90]

It baffles me that games like Fallout and CoD sell more on Xbox, despite PS4 having nearly double the consoles out there. At some point the match just doesn't add up.

NPD isn't worldwide. America split for Xbox One and PS4 is around 45/55 I believe (I don't know December numbers).

 

[StrongBlackVine]

No way in hell Tomb Raider sold a million.

Europe is probably where the sales came from even with Xbox struggling there.

 

[Chezzymann]

Why does minecrafts full year not include PC, but battlefront does? That's really strange, expecially considering PC is one of the best selling platforms for minecraft.

 

[krioto]

can we please have a succinct statement regarding the non-inclusion of bundled software in the OP please?

every thread, every month is brutal with the surprise sale exclamations and then explaining of 'not including bundles'

 

[yongeandcollege]

America balancing Japan's Nintendomination.

Given the size of the markets, balance isn't the word I'd use.

 

[Hugh Swank]

Tomb Raider was bundled as well...correct?

 

[gamz]

It baffles me that games like CoD sell more on Xbox, despite PS4 having nearly double the consoles out there. At some point the match just doesn't add up.

I'm guessing the controllers are a huge part of it.

 

[Toki767]

Europe is probably where the sales came from even with Xbox struggling there.

Or Greenberg lies.

It's way more likely.

Tomb Raider was bundled as well...correct?

Only at Best Buy. For $400.

 

[statham]

FO4 sold better on PS4. Original article had an error that was fixed. OP just hasn't been updated.

Gotcha.

 

[Welfare]

Why does minecrafts full year not include PC, but battlefront does? That's really strange, expecially considering PC is one of the best selling platforms for minecraft.

Minecraft is not available for PC at retail.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

2015 top 10 is kind of boring aside from Mortal Kombat. I'm starting to get bored of GTAV and Minecraft here.

Cultural phenomenons cannot be stopped.

Was not expecting FO4, BF and COD to sell better on Xbox.

You better fix your expectations then because they didn't. Bundles aren't counted and there was a mistake with Fallout 4. Though Fallout bundle may have sold more.

So where else will people be talking about Halo 5 3 months after its release?

That's the point.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Does it really matter? I doubt there were many Battlefront and Blops 3 bundles left in December.

Battlefront bundle was the default bundle for December and it was $299...

 

[Katana_Strikes]

How is it that after so many NPD months, regulars here still don't understand the concept of software bundles not being included? I am truly baffled.

It's crazy and tedious.

Bring on the numbers. Boring ass month by the looks.

 

[arimanius]

Awesome for rainbow 6. Such a great game. Well deserved and hopefully it has legs.

 

[cilonen]

Europe is probably where the sales came from even with Xbox struggling there.

Not based of it's chart positions in PAL charts. Probably Canada sales.

 

[RedAssedApe]

totally forgot about npd day

 

[Mpl90]

I won't be here for long, and probably I won't get an answer till tomorrow morning here in Italy, so...my personal numbers requests

- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Yokai Watch
- Zelda: Triforce Heroes
- Yoshi's Wolly World

 

[LiquidSolid]

Visit the GAF Halo 5 OT2 and Halo 5 Forge thread and see if no one is talking about it or not LOL

Using this logic, the Vita's one of the most talked about systems in the industry.