I didnt realize expectations were so low sales wise for this. 300k is probably a safe bet with medicore reviews IMO.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2015 [Nintendo Numbers, Majora's, MH4, ~XB1]
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Wow, that is deep.
Syphon Filter
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We get numbers now or what? Also interesting that xbox one software can hang on some titles. PS4 still sold more hardware despite the price cut thing. Looks like Sony is still on track to lead the U.S. Nice to see an old school game like Zelda MM be number 1. Digital copies are counted now?!
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Ye i think a total budget of 25-30million with marketing would be my bet. Think the game will break even when all is said and done.
wapplew
Member
Why? Have you seen Holiday lineup?
Fuck me... aqua's gone? 
gonna miss her. If you're lurking, Godspeed and all good things at JP!
Not this shit again
gonna miss her. If you're lurking, Godspeed and all good things at JP!Not this shit again
Nightengale
Member
New IP that didn't have the same kind of mainstream "wowing" secret sauce that Destiny, Watch Dogs and Dead Island had? Nah.
Not sure what's hard to understand. I said that I felt The Order is of a genre/nature that attracts a more mainstream audience.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Is this the new have you seen Titanfall?
ethomaz
Banned
Like there is only holidays... I bet MS will cut the price again this year.
And I hope Sony go to $349 price point too.
No one has seen any holiday lineup.
I still had fun with it when I played the HD version leading up to |||'s release, but I think it's that the complexity and difficulty is right about at my sweet spot, so anyone else's mileage is going to vary.
Kacho
Gold Member
Only 4 days? Wow. Impressive. DBZ still got power.
AngryNapkin
Banned
Ohh just read Ninty's PR a little more closely:
You think Zelda Wii U could beat that?
I ❤ you Psycho. Thanks
No, the vast difference in hardware totals makes me doubt that very seriously.
I'm assuming a 50/50 split between development and marketing. So on the low end that would be $25M for development and $25M for marketing. I don't know the specifics for RAD and their size but seeing as it has been said to have the best graphics yet, then a sizeable budget seems possible.
meant dying light right?
Excellent performance. It was second in the US PS4 digital charts which Sony published earlier today.
Awww, I always enjoyed her posts in sales threads. I thought things settled down when she came back initially. That's sad to hear.
Very good month for the PS4, didn't really expect that much from it. The Order's sales on the other hand seem mediocre, especially if it doesn't have any legs.
It's a good game. Deserved sales.
Until Wii U pulls Wii numbers, yes.
Yeah, I'm surprised they followed through with the marketing. Usually, with games that are going to be shredded by press and have poor play test results they don't gungho the marketing. Game has to be seen as a failure, new IP or not.
The Shogun
Banned
It did under 300k. Likely even with digital. Since Cream posted the 200k number that usually means that's what its closest to. If it was at 250k he would have likely put that number instead.
I doubt Order did 100k digital purchases.
ethomaz
Banned
I guess if it did ~300k in US then it is already over 700k WW... so it will cross 1m.
Over 1m sold will be fine to RAD.
Well, this is just the U.S. If it did similarly in Europe, that's a solid start.
Nightengale
Member
No, Dead Island.
NPD does not have access to the digital numbers.
outunderthestars
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The Wii U has lost all hope of being anything more than a machine for hardcore Nintendo fans to play a handful of great first party titles. It will limp along until Zelda, then have two good months of sales before quietly being put out to pasture while Nintendo fast tracks a new console.
firebranded
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Hopefully it has legs somewhat, don't want to see a game that tried something a tad different not do well. Especially with RAD involved.
Happy for the crows that died with Dying Light's success!
So sorry to hear about Aqua, you will be missed dearly!
Honestly, think this game is going to be very front-loaded with how hard it got crapped on here.
I'm not sure I see 500k at full price in NA.
wow at 80 K gap! We are approaching 650k gap. Will be close to a million again before xbox removes 500-600k and returns to the same gap again starting January 2016. MS focusing only on holidays will never win them US. The 600K gap ms may reach this holiday will easily be shrunk come U4 release. And this is without taking to account a ps4 price drop. Ps4 doing good.
tensuke
Member
Surprised at the Order, 9th after only a week, single platform, and shit reviews. Didn't think it would even chart lol. Still gonna Gamefly it, but, ehhh.
Also, wow at #1 being a re-release of MM. But what can I say, those 3DS remakes are pretty good. Nintendo had a killer month.
And yayy Dying Light #3, it's great.
Also, wow at #1 being a re-release of MM. But what can I say, those 3DS remakes are pretty good. Nintendo had a killer month.
And yayy Dying Light #3, it's great.
The Shogun
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Of course it doesn't, what does that have to do with my post?
Edit: Just realized this post sounds kind of short / dickish. Didn't mean it that way if that's how it comes across. I think you just misinterpreted what I posted
Primethius
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Yea, I'm not sure about the confusion myself. It seems pretty self-explanatory. Bloodborne is a niche title. I don't expect it to do much more over 200k given the nature of the title and the fact retail GAF musings have indicated otherwise (edit: completely forgot to finish sentence).
James Sawyer Ford
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This is probably true, though I'm curious why you expected The Order to sell > 600K.
That's very difficult to accomplish for a new IP on a single system. TLOU managed to do it late in the gen on a large PS3 userbase and basically had perfect review scores across the board with a multiplayer component. And even then it did around a million.
I also agree with you that Bloodborne will be much more well received, but I think there's a decent chance it sells less than The Order (which IMHO, did better than I expected given the type of title it is). Even though Bloodborne shares its history with the Souls series, it's ultimately still a new IP in a very core, rather niche market.
I think word of mouth will be better and it'll ultimately end up selling more than The Order over time, however.
Good enough for...? A sequel?
I think that's already a slam dunk deal at this point. As Y2Kev was quick to point out, The Order is actually one of the most successful new IP's Sony has launched in terms of first month sales.
I don't think any new Sony IP's last-gen managed to do any better during the first month outside of TLOU -- and yet, we still got multiple MotorStorms, Resistances, LBP's, etc.
pixelation
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Thanks for your post, i was waiting for someone to post something about that.
The Order tried to attract a mainstream audience and failed. Bloodborne is going for a more niche crowd but if it succeeds then I could see it selling better than The Order. Of course we have no idea how the game will end up selling but there really isn't a reasonable comparison between the two games as far as I'm concerned. They're going for completely different audiences.
outunderthestars
Banned
I think the biggest problem with Kirby is that they want you to sit down in front of your large, awesome HDTV and then play a game by staring at the shitty, low-res gamepad screen.
Maybe I never paid attention to this kind of thing, but it seems like almost every YouTuber at least had a random video or Let's Play of MH4.
boredandlazy
Member
High expectations allows people to be easily disappointed.
AngryNapkin
Banned
200k?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Well if that practice continues, then the line definitely becomes blurred, IMO. I guess for now it doesn't matter, as the game is not even out yet, so everything works on everything for the time being.
BassForever
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Nintendo announced their would be dsi exclusive retail games, I think 4 came out life time. Doubt we'll see too many n3dsxl exclusive titles.
ethomaz
Banned
I agree but I think it will reach 1m WW after all.
ArchedThunder
Banned
The Order was made by a relatively small team and was likely on a pretty small budget. It will break even and probably make at least a small profit.