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[GribbleGrunger]

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 NPD.

 

[Kysen]

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.

Same song and dance every NPD thread. We even have people thinking PS4 doubled X1 in the US.

 

[Obliterator]

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.

There is no physical PC release for Minecraft

 

[Jarod McChicken]

Fallout 4 selling more on Xbox didn't make any sense, especially without bundles. The game has 870 customer reviews for PS4 and 576 customer reviews for Xbox One. Whatever you think of Amazon, the gap was too important.

 

[Raist]

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

I guess his question is, if >625k were needed to enter the top 10, why isn't Halo 5 there?

 

[Yurikerr]

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

The PAL charts numbers doesn't point to that. TR desperately needs the US sales to reach 1 million.

 

[Bluenoser]

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.



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

Not to mention for the budget-conscious gamer, physical can usually be had for cheaper. New releases are rarely discounted digitally, where they almost always are physical.

 

[AmyS]

3. Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC)

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

 

[Kawngi]

Those GTA legs, hot damnnnn!

 

[davidwhangchoi]

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.

crosses fingers it'll get a proper push =)

 

[darkinstinct]

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.

Split in the US is more like 13 million to 12 million, there aren't double the PS4s

 

[Tigress]

Rockstar should see that this game is a Beast and give us that single player dlc

Rockstar: Can't, too busy raking in that shark card money.

 

[boredandlazy]

You ain't kidding no one.

So I'm kidding everyone?

That's what I was trying to say to start with. Glad we're on the same page now.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

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

Well, the sales are definitely not coming from Germany because the game hasn't gotten a single BIU Award.

 

[Chezzymann]

Minecraft is not available for PC at retail.

Just goes to show how out of date NPD is getting. It sold 22 million copies so far on PC, and if I remember correctly around 3 million in 2015.

 

[Mass Effect]

FO4 had a bundle though

Oh right, forgot. Well, then they got one spot

 

[Kagari]

Fallout 4 selling more on Xbox didn't make any sense, especially without bundles. The game has 870 customer reviews for PS4 and 576 customer reviews for Xbox One. Whatever you think of Amazon, the gap was too important.

It didn't. The OP has been updated.

 

[minx]

Halo in Bungie days didn't give a shit about it being on one platform. It's just that Halo now is not Halo X360.

Obviously the casuals play COD now and not Halo. But NPD back then didn't group muliplatform games into one number so it's not a fair comparison either way.

 

[silva1991]

Mortal Kombat sold better than Batman?

 

[Jumeira]

Great SW sales for X1

 

[Slayven]

Amazing how a typo on the first post totally distorted conversation for so long!

In the old days it would be 5 pages, 3 bans, and 2 threads. NPD has changed

 

[Welfare]

Hardware update

“After 26 months of sales, the combined cumulative sales of Xbox One and PS4 exceeds the 26 month total of the PS3 and Xbox 360 by 47 percent,” said Callahan. “The lead from the prior generation has expanded due to the strong PS4 and Xbox One 2015 holiday, going from 38 percent by the end of October, growing to 47 percent by the end of November, and maintaining 47 percent higher sales by the end of December.”

 

[bombshell]

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

edit: Not FO4 I see.

The other 2 probably didn't when including PS4 bundles. Fallout 4 could be swapped again when including the XB1 bundle too.

 

[icespide]

who the fuck doesn't own a copy of GTAV at this point? holy shit

 

[Raist]

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

Hahaha.

 

[Nirolak]

Hardware update

Thanks.

 

[DMczaf]

I'm happy for Madden's comeback.

Best Madden in a long ass time.

 

[AmaterasuOni]

OP should always add: NPD DOESN'T COUNT BUNDLES NOR DIGITAL SALES. Without it we get hundreds of messages about "wow, that X sold more on Y, didn't see that coming".

 

[Stilton Disco]

I'm always surprised by how well Minecraft does on Xbox, almost makes me think that if MS can just keep in the console business for another decade, they might be able to beat Sony with nostalgia alone once all those kids playing today are old enough to buy their own systems.

Also really need to know the RotTR number, because unless it sold an insanely higher number in December than it did November, knowing how it sold in the rest of the world, there's no way it's sold through a million copies.

 

[watdaeff4]

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.

Gap is isn't as big in US and factor in some buyers like me who own both but bought CoD on XB1

For the same reason I bought MGSV on PS4. Brand ties

 

[Kysen]

I guess his question is, if >625k were needed to enter the top 10, why isn't Halo 5 there?

Yep this is what I meant, his 625k number doesn't make sense for the yearly chart.

 

[Obliterator]

I'm really curious how big the next Red Dead is going to be. Obviously it won't be GTAV level sales but its got to be pretty giant for them. Rockstar is just a destroyer of sales

 

[AP90]

Software sold very well on Xbox One... Respect.

This.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

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.

Not really that just shows that Physical is still the main source of business.
DD taking sales from physical is a given just like it does for everything else.

 

[Jarod McChicken]

It didn't. The OP has been updated.

Thanks indeed, I typed this after seeing the correction

 

[manny10032]

Hardware update

gaming be dead yo -_-

 

[iceblade997]

Wow GTA V still managing to pull off 6th place? That's really impressive... Also I wonder what The Witcher 3's sales (for the year) were like in terms of a ranking, given all the positive press and awards it got.

 

[Beautiful Ninja]

Mortal Kombat sold better than Batman?

Mortal Kombat is really popular, moreso than I think a lot of people think. It's not super huge in the competitive scene but it's up there with Smash for fighting games casuals love. Netherrealm also tends to do a much better job with single player in their FG's than most.

 

[Bluenoser]

Hardware update


“After 26 months of sales, the combined cumulative sales of Xbox One and PS4 exceeds the 26 month total of the PS3 and Xbox 360 by 47 percent,” said Callahan. “The lead from the prior generation has expanded due to the strong PS4 and Xbox One 2015 holiday, going from 38 percent by the end of October, growing to 47 percent by the end of November, and maintaining 47 percent higher sales by the end of December.”

Let the maths begin!!!

 

[CosmicQueso]

I guess his question is, if >625k were needed to enter the top 10, why isn't Halo 5 there?

If x<y, and y<z, therefore x<z

 

[Mr Moose]

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision Blizzard | Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC)
Star Wars: Battlefront (Electronic Arts | Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks | PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Inc. bundles, I wonder if it would be PS4>XBO>the rest in the top 2.

(BO3 sold more on PS4 inc. bundles in November, right?).

Edit: Also, there's a physical PC edition?

 

[Jawbreaker]

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

They all sold more than two copies. That should assuage your fears.

 

[RedAssedApe]

need bf estimates so we can say pachter is crazy

 

[Obliterator]

Hardware update

Pretty damn impressive really. No negative way to spin that.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

No TW3 nor halo 5 in full year top 10 is suprising

Tw3 is niche. Halo 5 is crap.

 

[Duxxy3]

The other 2 probably didn't when including PS4 bundles. Fallout 4 could be swapped again when including the XB1 bundle too.

Eh, I'd be shocked if COD sold better on PS4 even with the bundles.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

who the fuck doesn't own a copy of GTAV at this point? holy shit

Me lol. I'll pick it up one day.

 

[Raist]

If x<y, and y<z, therefore x<z

Well my assumption was that this 625k figure you threw was like... not the actually cut off.

 

[AmyS]

Question:

Where does GTA V rank as far as highest selling video games of all time?

 

[TheGreatLugia]

Yep this is what I meant, his 625k number doesn't make sense for the yearly chart.

I thought it was that the top 10 games in December all sold over 625k, not the top 10 games this year.