Prototype Viktor
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NPD Sales Results for December 2015 [Up1: Super Mario Maker]
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GTA V found the fountain of Minecraft to keep itself up there
Silent Chief
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My granddaughter downloaded it without permission on her aunt's Xbox.
Still popular with kids.
Obliterator
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Its an absolute success for Ubi. Siege 2 is a lock at this point
KillerMan91
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It also sold way better in Europe than is US in retail.
I wouldn't say so much it "put them off" as much as it didn't keep their attention with its online suite.
Halo 5 is trying much harder to keep its online community going, so it might have better legs than 4 in the long run (when it comes to online players).
Yeah, while third parties have always been strong, complete third party domination is something that really arose near the end of last generation and into this one.
Your eyes are fine.
Based on how it launched, the question becomes, should it?
I feel like it got to 1 million faster than MK8 in the US. Maybe.
that seems really high! What was the cut off last year?
The Giant
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In America. Worldwide numbers are about 2 million.
boredandlazy
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My niece and nephew still play it on their Ipads all the time. So yeah, it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Primethius
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The one problem with R6: Siege is that it's simply too good.
Also, occasional server issues but still, too good.
MCC hurt Halo 5 far more than Halo 4 did imo, Halo 4 didn't help but I think the biggest reason halo 5 didn't do well was the fact that MCC was broken for about 5 months straight.
Broken games hurt franchises,we've seen that with Syndicate this year and we're seeing the same thing with 5.
I couldn't tell you one way or the other. The Wii U situation obviously sucks out loud, but given those circumstances, SMM has done quite well for itself over here.
That being said, that's also not the Wii U title number that people want to see for December.
The Battlefront bundle was the main PS4 bundle in December, so that's given PS4>XB1.
Fallout 4 could go both ways when including the Xbox One bundle.
Ha I see I would guess it's quite likely in that case.
These kinds of top 10, with all SKUs combined also doesn't help exclusive games to emerge, since they're just on one platform compared to the two at least for other releases.
Obliterator
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Yeah 3rd parties are the absolute driving force of this industry at this point. Total domination. If Nintendo want the NX to have a hope of success they need to be courting 3rd parties like crazy and basically doing anything they can to rebuild confidence and strengthen relationships
Get_craycray
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#ShameOnUK
Mr Moose
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Oh ok I must've misread the comment. Cheers!
Not enough eyes on the inside.
Sure, but when we first combined the SKUs, they were still charting. Halo 4 there, as mentioned, was #3 in a combined SKU chart. NSMB2 is in that chart as well at #9.
After Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed though, the other third parties went all in on making mega hits as well, and eventually crowded them out.
Nope. Mario Kart 8 was over 1 million in 3 NPD, Mario Maker in 4.
Even Halo 4 had downward sales compared to past Halo games. Between that and MCC, the franchise is definitely in the "valley" part of its peaks and valleys. It still sold well I'm sure, but if the movie Saw was big, and Saw 2 and 3 were massive, this kind of feels more like Saw 5. We're getting to the point of "okay, it might be time to stop".
Banjo-Kazooie
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KillerMan91
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About 550k. 3DS sold 810k last year.
Terrorist Hunt at 30 fps for PS4 is putting me off, though. And I don't want to get it on PC because the player base is tiny there.
He probably meant all 3
Just means they all charted 11-30.
But one particular "group" is latching onto 30.
FWIW I don't think it sold all that well just is sad how some people want it to fail
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Hats off to Mortal Kombat X making the top 10 for the year. Great for MK, beating The Witcher, Batman, Assassins Creed, and Metal Gear.
And people calling out Halo not hitting the top 10 in December?
9 out of the top 10 best sellers in December were also in the top 10 selling games of the year.
EA Sports franchises x2, Minecraft x2, COD x2, Star Wars, GTA, and Fallout. And most of them were cross gen. All of them on multiple platforms.
Very little can compete with those, let's be honest.
With Halo being huge in the US and huge for Xbox, I can see it being the best selling exclusive title in in 2015. No data to back it up, other than it was in the UK.
Only other thing to compete would probably be Bloodbourne.
Why would you even think about Bloodborne when that doesn't show up in the top 50 of game sales in the UK?
Primethius
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Oh yea, ugh. I don't play terrorist hunt, the FPS is awful but more importantly, they have some settings messed up which make it not even as smooth looking as other 30 FPS games (much more jarring when I do terrorist hunt on Siege as opposed to switching to Destiny). I just stick with MP.
UK is pretty much FIFA, CoD and GTA.
Did Smash 4 do it in two? I know that pulled off the unprecedented feat of charting back to back once both versions were out, so it definitely pushed a lot of units.
Boogalogist
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Wow...GTA V is a beast. Amazed that MK X sold more than Bats.
Mass Effect
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Were the R6 games ever 60fps on consoles? I don't remember since I haven't played one in years.
Seriously why do people expect Bloodborne to be a massive seller?
Dark Souls II was #57 in the UK in 2014, and it was released on 3 platforms with a huge total install base compared to the PS4.
Portables are sliding out of view. What will happen next? Really, this year is very decisive for Nintendo and this section of the industry.
Mr Moose
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It's sold over 2 million copies.
theprodigy
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Smash 4 definitely did it in 2 months, yeah
so it's Super Smash Bros. Wii U>Mario Kart 8>Super Mario Maker for fastest to get to 1 million in the US
Meaning name any other exclusive on PS4 or XB1 that comes close to Halo 5 sales
This gen is the gen of 3rd parties.
barneystuta83
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I agree with sentiment of others too.
Really pleased to see R6 charting. OK, it released in December which helped, but still.
I liked the beta and my concern was the community. Seems like I may dip in soon.
Really pleased to see R6 charting. OK, it released in December which helped, but still.
I liked the beta and my concern was the community. Seems like I may dip in soon.
B1gg_Randall
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Wow!!
boredandlazy
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And 47 other games... P