The software sales decline is surprising to me, considering the amount of high quality releases last month. Before this generation began I fully expected one of either the Xbone or PS4 to drop off in regards to sales at some point in the year due to changing market conditions, and it looks that could be a reality for the Xbone over the next few months.
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NPD Sales Results for March 2014 [Up4: FFX/X-2 HD]
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Didnt it already have stealth cut, i feel all i have heard about these past few weeks is xboxone sales going on in the us, also tossing in titanfall free is a sort of price cut in itself. I dont know what they can do now, i predicted surely they would win this months npd due to those sales and titanfall push but they failed to i just dont know what they can do.
They need to be careful as well, cutting deep early sends all kinds of other signals too, also removing kinect now would be pretty dumb move, theyve been pushing it on millions of people to remove it now will see support for it up shit creek although its not far off that now.
Difficult times ahead for xbox, its losing in its two mainstay regions from last gen with little ideas on how to change it.
Riky
$MSFT
Where exactly is the Wii U selling enough to compete with US/UK sales of X1?
Resident Evil 7
iamvin22
Industry Verified
target has a section where they put the vitas and psps, and then there's a single row of 6 vita games mixed in with the ps3 stuff. at gamestop, vita is no longer on the wall. it's relegated to a stack somewhere in the middle of the store like where the wii section and discount games are.
i don't think people are buying digitally on vita enough to sustain software sales. the games that are selling for the machine are really only bought by gamestop these days.
theprodigy
Member
Any word on a PS3 number? Last one needed for prediction results.
The system was $50. I think plenty more people would buy a Wii U right now if it was $50. :lol Wii U is terrible, but the DC comparison is stacked toward DC after the system went on clearance.
You didn't check the prediction thread? Get on with compiling the results already!
[grabs mic] You know what you need to do? Do you? Are you on the marketing team?
Okay, so I think thats a little bold of you to say it's a marathon not a sprint and you know what to do to turn it around.
It's not like you can just flip a switch and start outselling the PS4.
I understood that reference.gif
Thanks! Just found that looking through the thread for the source of someone saying 67K. On we go.
Surely third parties are going to be asking for astronomical sums now though? XB1 exclusivity means guaranteed loss of well over half of your next-gen install base.
ethomaz
Banned
I said it will start to sell because the sales will drop a lot now that TF is old.
Xbone will start to sell close to Wii U's 2013 numbers... not US where Xbone will always be strong but WW.
Or did you thing Xbone will magically do over 200k next NPD? Add 30-40k a month in UK and you will have ~250k sold in April WW... this is for sure close to Wii U level last year than PS4.
i imagine that mario kart 8 does about 50% of its first two months during may, which is only two days. regardless, it's going to look bad when sales come out and it's only at 120k physical and console sales are 60k. june's also a 5 week month so just overall sales should look more impressive. i forget if june is another situation like march where it's actually not a strong month despite how many days it gets.
shinra-bansho
Member
Pretty good picture of top ten software this month.
Total PS4 software = 6.78M
Total XBO software = 7.48M
- Titanfall > 1M
- Infamous: Second Son < 500K
- South Park: Stick of Truth < 440K
(360 < 242K) - Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Dark Souls II < 350K
(PS3 <178K, 360 <172K) - Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes - 278K
(PS4 ~150K, XBO ~55K, PS3 ~53K) - NBA 2K14
- Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD - 260K
(PS3 ~208K, PSV ~52K) - The LEGO Movie Videogame
- Minecraft
Total PS4 software = 6.78M
Total XBO software = 7.48M
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
Any Japanese pubs giving exclusivity to XB1 would be beyond foolish. Hindering fan base growth for short term gains.
Unless of course they aren't able to fund the game in the first place without Microsoft's dollar.
You're crossing the steams on Titanfall not moving Xbox One units vs. Titanfall being successful in general. It's absolutely a success, this is a great debut for a new IP. It sold over double of the number 2 spot without the 360 version being part of the equation.
True, but they can't survive on their own. They have the weakest first-party of the big three. They need to give people a reason to pick their console over the PS4, and I'm sure they are aware of that. I'd be shocked if we didn't get a third-party exclusive from them later this year.
I'm curious to see how their new studios work out for them.
Infamous was never really a big series.
If true, HAHA at FFX/X-2 outselling Lightning Returns and with less time (I think, not much).
It's not too late in my view. They actually have one more chance to rebrand it and save the machine so that it doesn't end up with a sub 20 million userbase in its lifetime. Vita has a lot of games now but no one knows about it or cares. They need to keep building up the library but their killer game has got to be minecraft with an online mode and ad hoc mode as well. This needs to be bundled with the vita and a memory card at $149. They need a heavy marketing push via tv and youtube to let everyone know that you can play minecraft on your vita anywhere at anytime. The other thing they need is also one more cod. A proper one, maybe built by bluepoint? It should be built off the Cod 4 base and include all the fan favorite maps over the length of the franchise and some new ones as well. It should have a campaign and it needs a zombies mode. They also need a gta game. There is no denying Gta's ability to move systems. All these things are going to cost money and Sony will need to bankroll these projects. Do they want to? The answer is no. If a Vita was $150 and it had gta, minecraft, a viable cod and a gran turismo game, it sells well in Europe.
And potentially destroying your franchise series.
You will left with a one hit no-show, and closing your studio afterward if MS doesn't agree with the sales.
The risk is too high to go X1 exclusive right now if the trend will continue in favor for PS4.
eyeball_kid
Member
They'd sell more than 10k of the Vita TV; I don't know why Sony is so reluctant to release it in NA.
Droopaloop
Banned
I think this is the most embarassing post I've ever read.
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
@Aqua, how bad were the Saturn's numbers in comparison to the Wii U and Dreamcast? Also, how much had the GameCube sold in the US in the same # of months as the Wii U? Thanks.
Aquamarine
Member
Yes.
At this point, wouldn't it make more sense to try acquiring studios than just spending stupid money exclusivity of individual games or franchises? Looks at what Media Molecule has been able to do with Sony. The incentive is there if MS are smart.
The do have some decent 1st party presence, but 343i, Turn 10, Rare and Lionhead will only get you so far. Especially since the likelyhood of a new IP from any of those studios is >1%.
bigbaldwolf86
Banned
And another one falls for it. It's not serious
Absolutely. The problem is that they never really showed the amazing cloud AI - only talked about it. When players did finally get to see it the reason was pretty clear - it amounted to a bunch of grunts standing around lobotomized.
It actually could have been a great marketing idea to make the grunts too strong, which would have been pretty trivial to do, then claim they underestimated the power of the cloud after inevitable player backlash from the beta and then dumbed them down a bit. Suddenly the cloud is perceived as being "too powerful" (imagine the headlines there..) and Respawn/MS are willing to near instantly benevolently act on player requests.
and cheaper memory cards.
HORRORSHØW
Member
and titanfall was a new IP. there's no reason to downplay TF's success; it did remarkably well.
So no one knows the break down between X1/PC for TF?
Even the MS PR didn't mention it.
NPD couldn't track between PC/X1 then?
You and i have a different definition of great. Homefront sold a million so I don't see your point. In fact, Ea hasn't even announced 1 million sold. Is it a great debut? Nope. It's average at best not by amount of sales but because of the initial investment and the giant expectations. The difference between this game and Cod 4 is the lack of word of mouth advertising. Titanfall's price has been slashed at least once since it's release. I don't know about you but big games don't get their price slashed within a month from release. I don't know any retailer that sold gta V at a reduced price in the first 3 months.
Let's be real here, most of Vita's big games are ports. Borderlands 2, FFXHD, Minecraft, various PS2 trilogies... They haven't done a good job supporting the system, and I don't see them putting much effort into it now when they can focus on the PS4.
I agree, they should definitely start acquiring STUDIOS, not just games. That's what I've been wanting them to do for years now. The 360 was a massive success for them, but their exclusive games weren't anything to write home about. I am cautiously optimistic for their future though. Phil Spencer seems like a guy who knows that he's doing.
Sony isn't going to want to take that big of hit on the Vita HW and money hatting all those games. Also, they probably wouldn't be ready until 2016 and the Vita will be even worse of then.
TropicanaTwista
Member
sony and microsoft are fairly even. neither have any megafranchises except for gran turismo and halo. naughty dog games and god of war sell about 4-5m and so do the gears of war titles.
Go_Ly_Dow
Member
In context its one of the greatest posts of all time.
"Maybe next decade"
Amiprohpet.
<3 you really ami
It is very safe to say now that PS4 has surpassed WORLDWIDE LTD sales numbers of Wii U. Nintendo announced few months ago that they aim to reach 6.2mil shipped WiiU consoles by end of Q1. Sony is easily smashing competition on a home console front...
But.... RIP Vita. I still believe that this is the best handheld console ever made, with lots of games and great functionality for doing lots of things on it. But these sales are terribad.
But.... RIP Vita. I still believe that this is the best handheld console ever made, with lots of games and great functionality for doing lots of things on it. But these sales are terribad.
Aquamarine
Member
Very bad. Not even 1.5 million lifetime sales. Even the Vita has beat the Saturn in terms of lifetime sales.
GameCube LTD (March 2003): 3.91 million
Wii U LTD (March 2014): 2.30 million
ethomaz
Banned
Best part of this post was that he wrote it a day before NPD already predicting the fall of Xbone in NPD.
Amazing.
I pointed that out at the end of my post.