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[outunderthestars]

That is a good point, but what is over anyway? The Xbox One isn't going to stop being produced and MS isn't going to pack up, take its ball and go home.

I think that MS is risking having the PS4 become the default platform for games, like the 360 was for the previous generation.

 

[Silky]

keke another nice guy act from from "have you seen titanfall?"
Well, we have seen Titanfall now major.

I'm curious; with comments like these what do people expect him to say? Nas won't admit he lost why would Nelson

 

[Bruno MB]

Oh great, Gibson now also leaks NPD numbers.

 

[A Human Becoming]

numbers?

I don't know about the 3DS, but the rest make sense.

 

[vinnygambini]

numbers?

It's from Dave Gibson - it's legit.

Thxs for bringing it up

 

[Jaded Alyx]

numbers?

Hmmmm

 

[Papercuts]

numbers?

Neat. Seem to match up and would shed light on the 3DS.

 

[Marleyman]

I think that MS is risking having the PS4 become the default platform for games, like the 360 was for the previous generation.

I think that is a probability at this point. In the end though, that isn't going to doom them.

 

[Japanmanx3]

numbers?

 

[Sweeney Tom]

What an incredibly short sighted post. The systems haven't been released for 6 months yet. Remember that the 360 had a huge turnaround mid cycle and now near the Wii's total sales. I'm not saying that will happen again, but to call it over is very premature.

What do they have coming out between now and fall? The generation is by no means over, I agree. But if you're trying to argue 2014 isn't over either, you're seeing something invisible that nobody else sees.

 

[vinnygambini]

What were 3DS numbers last year in March?

Edit: 230k

 

[outunderthestars]

I think that is a probability at this point. In the end though, that isn't going to doom them.

Nothing is doomed but the Wii U and Vita, which has both been doomed for some time.

 

[Anth0ny]

They're going to have to stop shelving vitas this year in North America, right? Those numbers are fucked. Beyond dead.

 

[Silky]

 

[Mr. Waffle]

Nice to acknowledge "we know what we need to do". I think a lot has changed as fast as it could since June 2013 and the team has done a great job making changes as fast as they have. I think they definitely do know what they need to do and the relevant games. services, and changes will be coming. I am so glad Mattrick is gone. Marc Whitten was always cool but I think Phil is an amazing choice and I am excited to see what he does.

Isn't Phill sloppy seconds from sony?

 

[Marleyman]

Nothing is doomed but the Wii U and Vita, which has both been doomed for some time.

Pretty much, yeah.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Sony, give me the Vita for 26$, bundled with a memory card, a 2DS, and Smash included also, and I'm in. Make it happen.


MK isn't going to impact the Wii U situation in any way.

 

[thefit]

numbers?

Vita means life!

 

[nckillthegrimace]

Well..they did, didn't they?

I remember the attach rate for 3D World being appalling.

 

[ambientmystic]

All LTDs for current gen consoles from November 2013, assuming the 70k Wii U number by Gibson is legit:-

LTD as of November 2013:

1) Wii U - 1.62 million (+0.48 million from PS4, +0.71 million from XBO)
2) PS4 - 1.14 million (+0.23 million from XBO)
3) XBO - 0.91 million


LTD as of December 2013:

1) Wii U - 2.10 million (+0.10 million from PS4, +0.28 million from XBO)
2) PS4 - 2.00 million (+0.18 million from XBO)
3) XBO - 1.82 million


LTD as of January 2014:

1) PS4 - 2.27 million (+0.12 million from Wii U, +0.31 million from XBO)
2) Wii U - 2.15 million (+0.19 million from XBO)
3) XBO - 1.96 million


LTD as of February 2014:

1) PS4 - 2.54 million (+0.31 million from Wii U, +0.32 million from XBO)
2) Wii U - 2.23 million (+0.01 million from XBO)
3) XBO - 2.22 million

LTD as of March 2014:

1) PS4 - 2.91 million (+0.38 million from XBO, +0.61 million from Wii U)
2) XBO - 2.53 million (+0.23 million from Wii U)
3) Wii U - 2.30 million

All numbers shamelessly stolen from Aquamarine's previous NPD thread compilations gathered from various sources. Thanks again to Aquamarine, creamsugar and others who provided the raw data.

 

[outunderthestars]

They're going to have to stop shelving vitas this year in North America, right? Those numbers are fucked. Beyond dead.

Most retailers have dramatically reduced shelf space for Vita. My local target has more Ouya shelf space than Vita space.

 

[AniHawk]

numbers?

vita averaging 2k a week. i feel 2014 will see the final major pushes for the system and final software trickling out in 2015 in america.

i mean if they could get 3 years out of the machine, that would be fairly respectable considering everything. it sucks that the library wasn't more attractive to the wider public, but i think it's partly thanks to sony making an unattractive product.

 

[jrDev]

Holy shit, where is this from?!!

 

[IN&OUT]

I like how Sony only talk WW numbers. They didn't even bother to release a statement about NPD, even while being at the Top.

They were like: NPD? Meh...we sold 7m units to consumer WORLDWIDE.

 

[A Human Becoming]

Only number missing now is PS3. Without it total hardware sales increased MOM, which isn't typical for March-Feb.

 

[Silky]

Isn't Phill sloppy seconds from sony?

Phil Harrison = Sony
Phil Spencer = Microsoft Game Studios

Then again judging by your post history I don't think this would mean anything to you, bye

 

[antitrop]

The Vita only sold twice as much as the PSP?

Egads.

 

[EmptySpace]

Mine. You don't care about Kinect and obviously you enjoy speaking for other people. I already stated that KSR, to me at least, wasn't even the reason I enjoy Kinect. I have used it in other titles and actually think KSR looks like shit. I don't want Kinect to be used for games like that; let me use it in some innovative ways on core titles like they have already, use it for OS functions and I will continue to enjoy it .

oh right, in your universe where sony lacks communication and psn is only good because of free games.

mkay.


and where are those titles? all they ever did were voice commands, which you could've done using the kinect 1. where were all those tech demos of skeletal framework, infrared, heart rate crap from almost a year ago? a year has passed by and we saw no implementation of those whatsoever in any game so far.

we all know what kinect is for: fortaleza. and ps4 eye is for morpheus. that is why they're designed that way.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I like how Sony only talk WW numbers. They didn't even bother to release a statement about NPD, even while being at the Top.

They were like: NPD? Meh...we sold 7m units to consumer WORLDWIDE.

You would think they would want to brag about EU and NA numbers individually in separate press releases to maximize the impact. Then follow up with WW ...

 

[shinra-bansho]

Huzzah. CS, (or JH). PS3 hints pretty please with sugar on top.

 

[Papercuts]

I like how Sony only talk WW numbers. They didn't even bother to release a statement about NPD, even while being at the Top.

They were like: NPD? Meh...we sold 7m units to consumer WORLDWIDE.

PR on the NPD would include talk about the Vita which they would very much like to not speak about.

 

[Tabular]

I don't know why you're being so anal about it. Near 10k can also mean >10k. 10.5k is near 10k.

I see. I was lead to believe the Wii and Vita sold about the same last month.

It's just that I didn't know what your comment to mine meant. So I clarified. Near usually means 'almost' in conjunction to a number btw.

 

[ironcreed]

Sales be damned. I still plan on buying a Wii U after I get my Xbone. It's actually starting to look pretty unique standing beside the third party twins.

 

[outunderthestars]

The Vita only sold twice as much as the PSP?

Egads.

Go to any retailer and look at the Vita section. It has been dead for months. My local Best Buys didn't have a single Vita in stock for the last six weeks. It is a completely dead product (that I love).

 

[sörine]

Do we have 3DS and Vita ltds togo with the consoles?

 

[nelchaar]

< 10K for Vita? Oh for f**** sake Sony... Did you forget about it already?

Edit: It's actially a "little over" 10K, not less than 10K.

 

[3rdamention]

Major Nelson's shocked tweet

March #NPD's are out http://t.co/IyswqJ0vse
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/456933579683930112

I think he just wanted it out of the way and move on

Major Nelson tweets NPD numbers every month, meanwhile, Ben Kuchera is on twitter currently saying NPD data is nothing but "forum fodder."

 

[Sandfox]

Go to any retailer and look at the Vita section. It has been dead for months. My local Best Buys didn't have a single Vita in stock for the last six weeks. It is a completely dead product (that I love).

To be fair, part of that has to do with the 2000.

 

[Shadowlink]

I'm curious; with comments like these what do people expect him to say? Nas won't admit he lost why would Nelson

Isn't he an investor? Wouldn't he get in trouble for doing this?

 

[Namikaze]

Wait, there are still PSP's being shipped to North America? I thought it was discontinued for some reason.

 

[vypek]

Was this posted?

Well, what happens if someone is running a marathon at a much faster pace? I hope Xbox will be okay but I'm very happy for the success of PlayStation and hope it continues to do well.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

My predictions weren't too bad for March:

[XB1] 303K
[PS4] 320K
[3DS] 167K
[360] 119K
[PS3] 98K
[WIU] 76K
[PSV] 53k

I think I might actually place somewhere decent this time.

 

[A Human Becoming]

Do we have 3DS and Vita ltds togo with the consoles?

3DS: 11.87 million
Vita: 1.77 million

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I remember the attach rate for 3D World being appalling.

'Appalling', huh?

 

[antitrop]

Go to any retailer and look at the Vita section. It has been dead for months. My local Best Buys didn't have a single Vita in stock for the last six weeks. It is a completely dead product (that I love).

I guess I'm really more surprised people are still buying PSPs. Great system that it was, though, I adored mine.

 

[outunderthestars]

< 10K for Vita? Oh for f**** sake Sony... Did you forget about it already?

You can't sell a product that nobody wants.

 

[Orayn]

Hearing about PSP sales makes me want to find a new PSP-3000 for under $100 in a Godforsaken endcap at a K-Mart somewhere. Buying it would feel disrespectful to the system's legacy, yet oddly satisfying.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

'Appalling', huh?

Yes. I could be wrong, though. I'll go find some evidence.

Here it is.

 

[Blackage]

The Vita only sold twice as much as the PSP?

Egads.

Gotta keep in mind that the PSP can still do quite a bit of stuff that the Vita does.

It plays all those old PSX games, along with it's entire library, digital downloads, the memory isn't proprietary, it's far cheaper then the Vita is.

Vita's 2 major selling points vs the PSP are it's exclusive Vita games and remote play, and those aren't strong points really when you consider the system's price and again, the memory you have to buy in addition.

(This is off the top of my head, correct me if I'm wrong)

 

[orochi91]

Sales be damned. I still plan on buying a Wii U after I get my Xbone. It's actually starting to look pretty unique standing beside the third party twins.

I too wish to get one to compliment my PS4/PC combo. It is as unique as it gets.