Nintentoast
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I still think they should have had the foresight to prepare an HD remake to bolster the lineup, but maybe they'll surprise me.
they won't
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NPD Sales Results for June 2014 [Up3: All Hardware (June/LTD), Top 10 Software SKUs]
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I still think they should have had the foresight to prepare an HD remake to bolster the lineup, but maybe they'll surprise me.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Nor should it be discounted entirely; relative momentum can still be a sign of things to come.
Isleofsancroy
Banned
Can't say yet until numbers come out. "#1" could mean 170K (though I highly doubt it did that; assume it's above 200K).
I thought Smash Bros. Wii U was still "Winter 2014" but I was wrong, now it is "Holiday 2014"
Duxxy3
Member
This will be the first. I feel it in my bones.
Plus the marketing deal for destiny. jesus is pretty fucking crazy sony were able to snatch marketing deals with all these heavy hitters.
And_Gignac
Member
The Halo collection will do not much, really. It will sell less than Final Fantasy X HD, IMO.
SwiftDeath
Member
Interesting
Gotdatmoney
Member
If it has multiplayer with 1 on the pad, one on the TV that will help too. Just the fun of killing a bunch of things with your favourite Zelda characters will help. It also launches in September which is the start of when games start to hit solid sales. Nintendo will market it well. The real deal breaker is if its fun to play. Look at link's crossbow training. Reviews weren't amazing but the cheap price and the Zelda brand pushed huge numbers. I expect the same sort of thing obviously adjusted for price and system popularity. It's poor Captain Toad and Bayonetta I am worried about
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Indeed but you can't really pick and choose which trends are accurate and those to completely disregard so it's still anyone's guess.
crimzonflame
Member
Can we say Return of the King yet?
digoutyoursoul
Member
The beta is fucking great
... not possible
Boogalogist
Member
Wow... PS4 on top again. Was initially expecting Xbone to come out on top, but that expectation changed after MS's announcement yesterday.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Look at link's crossbow training. Reviews weren't amazing but the cheap price and the Zelda brand pushed huge numbers. I expect the same sort of thing obviously adjusted for price and system popularity. It's poor Captain Toad and Bayonetta I am worried about
I sincerely had more fun with Crossbow Training than I did with Twilight Princess. Very under-rated game.
Sure you can; some facts are more relevant than others. With that said, I don't think anyone's pretended to know the future.
It's a Project Beast. With a Beast's Soul.
Mattrick and his cohorts doomed Xbox One from the start and it can really be traced back to halfway in the 360's lifespan where the strategy was more focused on entertainment apps and Kinect than it was on games. MS got a huge blow to first party studios as well after losing touch with Bungie and Epic, and then killing their own internal studios like Rare. Now for their new console's exclusives they have to go and fund games from development studios (Platinum, Respawn, Insomniac) rather than relying on their own which is fine for the early years, but I can't say I'm confident at all that they will continue the current 1st party support halfway through this gen.
Oh ok. Yeah, I don't understand why Nintendo didn't just say Holiday 2014 from the offset unless Sakurai was worried about completing the game before that time. They absolutely need Smash to come out this year though. It's the biggest game they have for sure.
SDCowboy
Member
Too soon to tell, what?
Worldwide it's not a contest yet (if you add Japan, France, Germany and Italy to equation). UK is clearly for Xbone to take ... 2nd place. US is now a fight.
veritassin
Banned
To be fair, I was talking about console sales. It might sell 100k or a little more, but I really doubt it'll move consoles on its own.
It has 100 multiplayer maps, so it will sell a good amount. But it will be preaching to the converted, so to speak. A new game would do more to sell actual hardware.
BananaSprinkles
Banned
Didn't that only sell a quarter of a million units in the US? I'd imagine the halo remastered collection would have to move significantly more units.
After 40 months:
GBA: 22.78m
NDS: 18.38m
GBC: 17.01m
3DS: 12.30m
PSP: 11.97m
units rounded to nearest 10k.
Pachter quoting gamers during the whole Xbox One DRM fiasco.
SDCowboy
Member
But have you seen Tita...ah screw it.
Combined this with the Destiny marketing... GOOD GOD!
MisterGrey3000
Member
At this point,I don't think Nintendo is actively fighting for second place (MS has much more to lose seeing as Sony's market is their market; they're very direct competitors)
It seems like the big N is just gonna ride this one out and squeeze as much money as they can out of the WiiU until they can start all over in the 9th gen with their "brother" machines.
When Abella Anderson herself goes from x360 to PS4, you know there's a problem
Beyond the technical advantage PS4 enjoys, I believe it has won the "proud" battle. I read it a lot on GAF before E3: "I hope MS will make us proud". I think the Xbox One with its inferior multi platform games will suffer from a complex, people don't want that. People want the best, and this gen it's from Sony.
Beyond the technical advantage PS4 enjoys, I believe it has won the "proud" battle. I read it a lot on GAF before E3: "I hope MS will make us proud". I think the Xbox One with its inferior multi platform games will suffer from a complex, people don't want that. People want the best, and this gen it's from Sony.
Officerrob
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What the hell is going on in here?
The funniest thing in these threads is the people who go "Well duh, everyone expected the PS4 to trounce the X1 in sales after the 100$ pricedrop!" - Like it's the most logical thing in the world.
It isn't. Microsoft has pulled out all the stops and yet the market doesn't seem to care. If exclusives like Titanfall and a 399$ pricedrop weren't enough to put them at #1 for a single month, a Halo remake collection certainly won't either.
Wonder what will be the next move, another 100$ price reduction? I hope Satya has budgeted some huge wads of cash for the Xbox division, because they're going to need it.
It isn't. Microsoft has pulled out all the stops and yet the market doesn't seem to care. If exclusives like Titanfall and a 399$ pricedrop weren't enough to put them at #1 for a single month, a Halo remake collection certainly won't either.
Wonder what will be the next move, another 100$ price reduction? I hope Satya has budgeted some huge wads of cash for the Xbox division, because they're going to need it.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Whoa, the 3DS is just barely beating the PSP at the same point in its life? Jesus.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
Yes ... and the Wii U sales are better in Japan than PS4 sales. So perhaps Japan sales are not very relevant for western markets?
BananaSprinkles
Banned
When Abella Anderson herself goes from x360 to PS4, you know there's a problem
Beyond the technical advantage PS4 enjoys, I believe it has won the "proud" battle. I read it a lot on GAF before E3: "I hope MS will make us proud". I think the Xbox One with its inferior multi platform games will suffer from a complex, people don't want that. People want the best, and this gen it's from Sony.
I can't say I know who that is, but I can say that I didn't regret googling the name.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Never played Twilight but I thought Link's Crossbow Training was really fun. For what it was it was good enough. Reviews don't really mean anything if the intended fanbase has fun with the game.
Windom Earle
Member
I see Halo MCC is strong with the chalkboards... I really doubt it will do much.
Portugeezer
Member
I'll get back to you in a year and a half then.