Still less than what the GC did, but it's not priced $99. Wii U needs a price cut, along with a cool/hyped SW release.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
NPD Sales Results for February 2015 [Nintendo Numbers, Majora's, MH4, ~XB1]
- Thread starter vinnygambini
- Start date
UberTag
Member
Most people now would still consider that to be a disappointment.
Save 'N Quit
Banned
Best Zelda game at #1 pleases me.
Pretty sure Capcom must be happy to see Monster Hunter doing so well in the West.
Pretty sure Capcom must be happy to see Monster Hunter doing so well in the West.
Yea rather than general thread title like previous ones he decided to add a little bias. O well
Welfare
Member
What are you talking about? Xbox One was the #1 selling Xbox console of February 2015!
Solid perspective here. I fully acknowledge all of the game's faults but it was a fun rental for me. The core of the game (shooting, engine, etc.,) is all super solid. I also found the general universe interesting. If they can trim out some of the fat/garbage (QTEs, lockpicking, looking at items in your fucking hand for 5 minutes) and improve the storytelling and weapon diversity to more than 2 interesting guns, they could have a really great sequel on their hands.
The Order actually reminds me a lot of Destiny. They nail a lot of the basic parts of a game but fall flat on their faces when it comes to game design, story-telling, etc.
Bombing? It did really good! Retail+digital sales are probably 300k+ in a single week and that's just in the US. In Europe it did even better notwithstanding the fact it's a new IP negatively received by the press. Uncharted launched with less success than The Order.
BTW great month for 3DS and PS4!
James Sawyer Ford
Member
It means we don't know. However, given digital's typical cut it's not going to make that huge of a difference. It gives us a good enough idea that the order actually performed pretty well.
Otakumegane
Member
Wait you aren't Nirolak!
Anyway, I'm very very surprised that MH4U made it into the top 10. The US is gradually warming up to Monster Hunter.
Not surprised at the Order Sales, we knew pre-orders were quite high, but those review scores killed any chance of it becoming big. The game had steep production values and a long development time, it's a lot more expensive than something like Monster Hunter.
I thought Evolve would have taken February honestly, saw people hyped up for that. I wonder if it was all the DLC in the end.
Anyway, I'm very very surprised that MH4U made it into the top 10. The US is gradually warming up to Monster Hunter.
Not surprised at the Order Sales, we knew pre-orders were quite high, but those review scores killed any chance of it becoming big. The game had steep production values and a long development time, it's a lot more expensive than something like Monster Hunter.
I thought Evolve would have taken February honestly, saw people hyped up for that. I wonder if it was all the DLC in the end.
Silent Chief
Member
That number also include 2DS.
This might get confusing if N3DS software becomes popular.
The irony is that the hardware is defined by the software. Doesn't the 3DS plays DS games?
That would be an insane attach rate for digital purchases.
It'd be more like counting iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and 6+ since they're basically the same thing, made by the same company. Please explain to me why -at least- you would separate 2DS, 3DS and 3DS XL.
Exact same games except for a port of Xenoblade that is not out yet and that will sell rather modestly, because it's a niche game exclusive to one 3DS model. You decide if this port makes N3DS a completely separate platform, lol.
WordsintheWater
Member
There is?
Clearly.
FinalStageBoss
Banned
Nice to see the order in the top 10, I hope RAD gets to make a sequel.
And both Nintendo and Sony are #1, ya'll need to deal with it
And both Nintendo and Sony are #1, ya'll need to deal with it
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Highly doubt it.
People need to understand that core-centric games aren't big console movers. They spruce up the library and make it more appealing, but they're not gonna push sales in a major way.
Why would we assume any correlation in the type of game vs digital sales % whatsoever? We have no data to support that assumption.
Katana_Strikes
Member
In Europe the games held up well and certainly never dropped like a rock yet 3 weeks later. Of course the U.S. is a different beast and it won't be around next month in the top 10 so people will immediately says its a complete bomb for that but is hard to gauge beyond that how it held up.
Stilton Disco
Member
The order selling OK, but not amazingly, is probably the best that can be hoped for.
It's not an irredeemable franchise, and infact clearly generated a lot of excitement and interest.
Selling well enough to warrant a sequel, but under expectations enough to require a rethink to that games approach, keeping what people were attracted to, while cutting/replacing what drew the most flak, will hopefully give us all a better second title.
Also, glad to see the n3DS XL doing so well. It's really what the 3DS should have been from day one.
It's not an irredeemable franchise, and infact clearly generated a lot of excitement and interest.
Selling well enough to warrant a sequel, but under expectations enough to require a rethink to that games approach, keeping what people were attracted to, while cutting/replacing what drew the most flak, will hopefully give us all a better second title.
Also, glad to see the n3DS XL doing so well. It's really what the 3DS should have been from day one.
Huh? I see a lot of praising.
::Facepalm::
pixelation
Member
The first is my guess, so in my eyes the PS4 DID indeed take the top spot, there are tech spec differences between the 3DS/N3DS that make them two separate entities IMO.
RespectThySole
Member
This is hilarious in hindsight.
http://gamingbolt.com/pachter-the-o...d-10-12-million-if-sony-opts-for-a-ps4-bundle
http://gamingbolt.com/pachter-the-o...d-10-12-million-if-sony-opts-for-a-ps4-bundle
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Nintendo achieved a double kill, I don't know what's hard to understand. They occupy the #1 position in hw & software charts.
If one wants to see an in-depth report on those claims, one can simply visit the thread and read the respective PR's from those companies.
I'll leave you to write the next NPD thread.
Your request has already submitted to a mod.
Best Regards
Omnistalgic
Member
Seriously how much did DC sale worldwide? It's being consistently updated and seems like a lot of players are online. Can't find anything on it's sales though...
You know that's incredibly flimsy. ;p
Like I said, I don't have an issue with Nintendo bundling up their same generation handhelds, but their refreshes aren't the same as Sony's.
The Shogun
Banned
Yup
I wasn't accusing you of that, I was just saying that you'd eventually wind up having to draw distinctions between minor differences and what constitutes a new console, like the removal of GC support in the newer Wiis, removal of backwards compatibility and things like that.
Primethius
Banned
Monster Hunter success makes me so happy.
ethomaz
Banned
New 3DS can play games the others can't... there will be games New 3DS only.
EmptySpace
Banned
Officerrob
Banned
It's basically given away in Europe with every PS4, kinda skews the numbers
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
When you've only been on sale for two February's, dropped the minimum price of entry by 30% and you're bundling games, this isn't something to boast about.
D
Deleted member 59090
Unconfirmed Member
They clearly do, hence why the combine them.