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NPD Sales Results for March 2014 [Up4: FFX/X-2 HD]
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In a way, I'm not surprised. Maybe it's because I fit in the camp that all of the hype for Titanfall was flakey and didn't seem particularly impressive, it seemed like the core hook of the game wasn't even what it did, but what it was being marketed as. Hard to "believe the hype" when the hype seemed like an aura that can't be seen to a game. Suffice to say, whatever target they were hoping for with the marketing missed on a major level. It seemed to move to owners of the system, when it was being marketed essentially as a relaunch of the entire platform. This is something we saw with Wii U and Super Mario 3D World, to an extent. Only Sony has been able to avoid that minefield.
It seems Microsoft is in a tornado of stumbles. I think it's fascinating to see, if only for their ego when they announced the system and all of the stuff leading into E3 and beyond. It'll be fun to see how this goes, as they can't rely on prestige of the last platform, intense marketing of a few key titles, and the overpriced nature of the platform. The burned the prestige away when they revealed the system, the marketing isn't working, and I believe many consumers can grasp what it is offering for what it costs is not good value.
So wasnt Xbone supposed to have beat PS4 numbers this month due to the Titanfall hype? Do I have this right or was this just talk here on GAF? I was lead to believe TF would push more consoles than ISS would.
I mean both sold well but to me its crazy PS4 remains the best selling due to supply constraint WW/ample NA supply.
Is this legit shocking to some or was this expected?
I mean both sold well but to me its crazy PS4 remains the best selling due to supply constraint WW/ample NA supply.
Is this legit shocking to some or was this expected?
I actually though MS would win this month.
Titanfall, bundles, and unprecedented discounts. MS did everything they could to give sales a boost, and they don't really seem to get anywhere. At this point, I'm wondering if Titanfall is the only thing that's kept them propped up this long.
What in the world happens in April?
Titanfall, bundles, and unprecedented discounts. MS did everything they could to give sales a boost, and they don't really seem to get anywhere. At this point, I'm wondering if Titanfall is the only thing that's kept them propped up this long.
What in the world happens in April?
What the ... no obviously not. They're over 5m LTD which means that's how many they've made. It's illegal (in their financials) to do shady shit like that.
GalacticToast
Member
Uh, no. Not even close. Everyone and their grandmother knew about Titanfall.
So Titanfall wasn't the "system seller" everyone claimed it was? Even after all those deals, insane marketing campaign, and hype from the media? The Xbox One sold lower per week than last month. That's crazy.
Does anyone think there's a chance for the Xbox One to win any NPD this year?
Does anyone think there's a chance for the Xbox One to win any NPD this year?
Beautiful.
RedNumberFive
Banned
We always joke about that, but after the meltdowns there today I actually believe it.
Randolph Freelander
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I don't think a differentiator is all that important, in the grand scheme of things. But the real issue is I don't think there's much will inside Microsoft to eat the cost of Kinect. Let's just assume it costs them $100 to put it in the box, for simplicity. That's a billion dollars lost for every 10 million units sold if they just start giving it away. Eventually, the Xbox platform will have to turn into a consistent money maker, or else the investors will certainly get tired of it. Some are tired of it now, despite the profit potential. If it starts, or rather resumes, sapping profitability, then it will just face increasing calls to be sold / spun off / or simply shut down.
Haha that's gold.
miDnIghtEr20C said:
Yep, those Sony fans sure can't seem to come to grips with reality alright.
God damn I love me some Kuroko no Basketball gifs.
Should've used Taiga "in the zone" for more accuracy.
ultratruman
Banned
Let's not forget about availability.
Chobel
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This standard quotes for you?
http://www.businessweek.com/article...hopes-titanfalls-robots-can-save-the-xbox-one
StrongArmSteady
Member
probabily the same ish...the news here is that ppl who already had the XB1 bought the game.
MS needs to drop the price if they care about market share, but they may care more about profit. Titanfall was a disappointment to me, so I don't care much for its sales or impact.
Sony needs more games. I feel like I can still go another year without ps4 by looking at this years lineup.
Sony needs more games. I feel like I can still go another year without ps4 by looking at this years lineup.
ThatGuyAgain
Member
Ok, that makes sense. Seeing that PS4 stock is becoming a little more readily available (I actually saw one on the shelf in my local Target for the first time last week), maybe Sony will shift to sold-in (shipment) numbers as soon as next month.
Yep, until E3, we don't actually know many of the release dates for the upcoming Xbone games.
They really need to announce a lot of release dates, indie games and new exclusives for the rest of the year, or the Xbone is gonna be pretty barren release-wise.
OverBlood 3
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Just pretending the ps4 numbers are vita numbers. Woo so deserved!
You literally said Titanfall wasn't marketed as the second coming of Jesus to the gaming community. It was by EA, MS and various game journalists for months on end. And MS was quite obviously banking heavily on Titanfall boosting their fortunes.
What you just said here has absolutely nothing to do with what you said prior.
SuperAndroid17
Member
So.. did Nintendo bow out or what? Where are the numbers?
Yaphett Kotto
Member
We need separate numbers of XBO TF or PC TF. I doubt XBO TF sold over one million alone like Infamous did.
And you can't discount PS4's status as the multiplat king even with games they have no marketing partnership for. Where are people going to go when they decide to take the next gen plunge for Arkham Knight? Madden? Even something like Call of Duty could potentially lose its Xbox-favored identity, which would be a big blow. A serious price cut needs to happen fast, and exclusives need to be good and plentiful.
rokkerkory
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I expect slaughterfest once PS4 supplies catch up. E3 will be do or die. Lets get desperate MS
371k PS4 sales.
Oh good! Sony is really on a big roll. Good thing that both console are selling, maybe publishers will realise that it's better to stop making cross gen games!
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Why do you bother, of course there's going to people who link XB1 failings to Titanfall's faling, you can set your clock by it.
Truth be told we don't actually know much it sold this month could any NPD holders give a hint?
Someone ate all the pickles.
I think sales do have an effect on publishers and games being developed, which is why I get interested in them. Sure, if the PS4 outsells the XB1 by 50k in March it really isn't going to determine shit. I think it helps to put things into perspective. Everyone has opinions about things and frankly they have opinions about how they want video games to change in one way or another. Even the mods that try to remain impartial (well except bish because we all know how he feels about things at the moment).
This is more sports than the stock market. Even moreso than sports (where you get successful teams disbanding and not getting the investment they deserve) successful consoles are usually rewarded with more games (sorry third party Wii games).
CaptainTiptop
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Incredible, hahaha.
Ricerocket
Member
Every publisher loves to brag about millions of sales on day xx as that is a hype generator and does push consumers to buy into it that it is a popular item.
Instead, there were price drops from major retailers, bundles with the game included free and silence from MS.
VERY interested in TF numbers.
Instead, there were price drops from major retailers, bundles with the game included free and silence from MS.
VERY interested in TF numbers.
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Nintendo?!?!?!?!?
Byron Bluth
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While PC physical sales aren't what they used to be the PC version if Titanfall is included in the numbers to make it #1.
Wonder what the split is and what the X1 sales of Titanfall were compared to Infamous.
Wonder what the split is and what the X1 sales of Titanfall were compared to Infamous.
No leakers with their data and no separate summary from Nintendo themselves yet.
The default state is for us to get almost no numbers at all apart from maybe first place.
RedNumberFive
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I love me some Polygon fan fiction.
Has it really been hard to find? I have seen it in every shop and amazon for over a month.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Ignoring the MS angle do we have any idea if Respawn and/or EA are happy with Titanfall sales? I bought the game for PC on a whim a few days ago and while it is a barebones package I've gotten hooked. Hope there is an opportunity for Titanfall 2 to drop in 2 years and be even better.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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If this is true, that's a bit bigger of a gap than I could've predicted. I gotta go through the prediction thread and see what my #s were there.
EDIT: Yep, my #s were WAY too high. Gap was much bigger too.
Aquamarine
Member
They haven't released any semblance of PR yet.
I wonder if they're going to bother at this point.