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NPD Sales Results for January 2014 [Up3: PS4/XB1 #1/#2 best selling; Poke/SM3DW/ALBW]
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vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
3rd console curse aint no joke
Randolph Freelander
Member
Refresh my memory, when was this?
gigantor21
Member
Yeah, between this and Battlefield 4's horrendous launch I doubt they're losing much sleep over there.
I doubt that they expected the Xone to do well in Europe outside of the UK anyway, given how the PS3 did. But the PS4 is selling better there too now AFAIK. Really aren't any angles left to play this if it keeps up.
Right, I mean we got so many at the end of this gen that it'd make sense to do something similar next gen when people need to fill in the line-ups and given things to people who buy consoles late-gen and thus are very price sensitive, so bundles are extra appealing.
Sword Of Doom
Member
They're already pushing that game super hard. The console just doesn't appeal to consumers. It's kind of stuck in limbo, neither attracting the core gamers or the casuals. Of course it's still early but MS needs to think more long term instead of just throwing money at the problem.
Before the DRM rumors.
If it had come out in 2009, they hopefully wouldn't have tried to charge a full $60 for it. With that being the case, maybe?
pieatorium
Member
2012 was a pretty long time ago
Randolph Freelander
Member
Ah, a lifetime ago.
Though to be fair this is when the subsidized xbone looked possible and everyone thought Sony did not have enough money to out power the next xbox. Crazy how that turned out.
Gamecube managed another 34,000, so together they managed roughly 335,000. It's unlikely last gen hit 200k this time around.
Outdoor Miner
Member
This is a transition period. The last gen consoles have been around too damn long and most ppl that wanted a PS4/Xbone got it in Nov or Dec. Look at their overall sales compared to previous console launches.
Console industry is hardly dying. GMAFB. If you see PS4 selling under 300k next January then its time to entertain such thoughts.
Console industry is hardly dying. GMAFB. If you see PS4 selling under 300k next January then its time to entertain such thoughts.
Just making an observation.
LegendofLex
Member
they care far more about Christmas than January
Sure, that's fair. But I repeat, so does everyone else. Sony's handling of the PS4 launch is not exceptional outside of the fact that PS4 was really, really well-stocked at launch. It's a tremendous credit to them that it sold out given that.
My question is why PS4 is not really, really well-stocked after launch (like, to some proportional degree relative to launch). Right now it seems as though it's proportionally worse-stocked now than at launch. Makes it really difficult to tell whether the demand is actually due to sustainable popularity, or just undersupply.
Meanwhile, what is interesting about the Wii launch is that the console supply actually improved after launch, and it was still sold out.
So I'm not sure we can draw any positive conclusions yet. But it doesn't look good for Xbox, or for industry-wide software sales, and since PS4 is largely riding on the decline of Xbox (let's just be honest, here), it doesn't look like the strong start to Gen 8 is a sign of possible industry growth.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
Xbox 360 was 249,000 according to Aquamarine. So, only PS2 and Wii did better than the PS4.
Aquamarine
Member
Wii Fit U numbers, Creamsugar?
plagiarize
Banned
I expect to see something similar to when MGS4 released on PS3. A healthy spike which does nothing to reverse the situation.
Well hopefully with numbers like these Nintendo will officially price drop the 3DS. I still can't believe the OG model is still listed at $179.99 MSRP.
I'm getting tired of their price drop by bundling strategy. Instead of dropping the price they just keep it the same and throw in a game. There are plenty of people who would rather pay $139.99 for a 3DS and pick their own $39.99 game than $169.99 with a preselected bundled game.
I remember when I bought the Gamecube they let me pick one of 5 games (EBGames) with it, that was nice.
I'm getting tired of their price drop by bundling strategy. Instead of dropping the price they just keep it the same and throw in a game. There are plenty of people who would rather pay $139.99 for a 3DS and pick their own $39.99 game than $169.99 with a preselected bundled game.
I remember when I bought the Gamecube they let me pick one of 5 games (EBGames) with it, that was nice.
Gamer @ Heart
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Won't that be hard do measure until nintendo releases them due to the heavy digital push?
Count me in the same camp. I bought it again specifically so I could play it upgraded on my ps4. Loved it just as much. Platinumed it the other day.
And_Gignac
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Maybe it was a typo. The actual 360 number was 294,000.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2007-02-22-wii-sales_x.htm
funkystudent
Member
Because the old Gen if D.O.N.E
DONE!
I dont think anyone expected next gen to sell as well as it did and for old gen to petter out as a viable platform so fast. Will be interesting to see how pubs react but I think the only games left that will suffer are Dark Souls 2 and Castlevania.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
February is going to be even better for the PS4.
LegendofLex
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Aquamarine is incorrect. PS3 was widely estimated at 249,000, not Xbox.
http://betanews.com/2007/02/21/npd-wii-outsells-xbox-ps3-in-january/
ps4: ~280k
x1: 143k
3ds: 130k
ps3: 60k
360: 50k
wii u: 55k
wii: 25k
vita: 25k
Since we don't have exact numbers I'll use Anihawk's guesstimates. The difference is devastating.
Anticitizen One
Banned
The only reason to buy a 360 now is price and every other console has exclusives to entice people as well.
forgot about the xbox
xbox 1: 144k
3ds: 80k
ps3: 60k
wii u: 40k
360: 30k
wii: 25k
vita: 25k
adjusted for dying video game market
Never, unless he's talking about way back in 2010 or something. This hasn't ever been the prevailing sentiment at any point since we've known anything about these consoles.
ethomaz
Banned
294k was the second 360 year, no?
Freeman
Banned
Where are these numbers from?
In an alternate universe Microsoft included BC and it sold 2 million this month!
Hoho for breakfast
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Edit: Yes Aquamarine was right for 2006 numbers.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Of course not.
In my case I'd rather we just see the destruction coming than blindly believe everything is all right.
I mean One in it's largest market goes from one of the most successfully launched consoles in the industries history. To seeing plenty of stock on shelves and coming up like sixth or seventh in first January's.
If this becomes a trend my predictions of 65-75 million units in six years will be way off for One. I mean it's not the wholesale bomb that WiiU's first Jan gave us but damn... it's not so good. That's with ample stock on shelves even. For a supply constrained console 143K units in its first Jan is understandable.
No I don't expect anyone to buy just because the market might contract, but it's becoming harder and harder to see anyway we don't have massive contraction. And unless PS4 can make up the difference potentially a bigger contraction than I, even in my most pessimistic assessment, could have foreseen.
It's still young, and we'll have a much better picture by the end of their first year, but like WiiU, this is not what I was expecting from the two USA market leaders of the prior generation.
theprodigy
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Aquamarine
Member
Never mind.
Edit: Ignore me. Sorry.
Doctor_Thomas
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There's a bigger issue, I think it came out too long ago, meaning it wasn't a fresh experience like some of the cross platform titles released around launch, combined with the fact there was also a GOTY edition released on PS3 and 360 a month before the DE, which is half the price or less when compared to the DE, it makes it a hard sell.
Probably getting called off as we speak.
Aquamarine
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funkystudent
Member
Yeah those would not be good numbers for the industry.
Its great PS4 is doing good but its definitely not going to be in a state where it can carry the entire industry like the PS2.
Nintendo and MS need to fix their shit ASAP
prag16
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I don't seen how that claim can be possible unless "platforms" excludes handhelds. Just doesn't add up.
Those 360 numbers look mighty high for 2007.... hmmm.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
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I want to disagree but your Ramirez avatar stare makes it hard to do so.
graywolf323
Member
you have to remember that the PS4 is now for sale in 53 countries which is another ~20 since November? I'm not sure how long it took the Wii to do that but the PS4 is doing just fine worldwide from the looks of things
And in an alternate alternate universe the wii u sold more than the wii, Sony released the last guardian instead of killzone and EA won the best company of the world for the 5th time