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[FelipeMGM]

It has to be PS4 ~329k and XB1 ~241k, or PS4 ~328k and XB1 ~240k.

Im still confused if PS4 was up or down YoY. People with the data saying conflicting things

 

[Bgamer90]

I don’t understand this? How come people keep moving goal posts with was is successful?

Infamous - successful
Killzone Shadow Fall - successful
MLB - successful
Until Dawn - successful
Blood Borne - successful
Knack - successful

The Order - bombed
DriveClub- claimed back success
SFV - bombed

More success than bombs here unless my math is wrong?

Not everything is going to be Splatoon or Smash brothers and sell 5 million units.

I never stated that every exclusive has been straight up flops. However, there is definitely a difference in how exclusives are doing this gen vs. last gen; Third party multiplats have really taken over.

 

[ethomaz]

Digital share is substantially larger than when those titles launched and PC is significantly over 1 million

Yeap I can see PC making it outsell Watch Digs easily but I'm having a hard time about Destiny.

Destiny digital was above avg. too due online only.

 

[rhandino]

And Capcom wanted SFV to sell 2 million copies before the end of the fiscal year... oh well. It seems this days the only people who know what they are doing are the ones in charge of Monster Hunter.

Twilight Princess did quite good but thats expected considering that the original was REALLY popular.

And Ubisoft remains king of launching new franchises.

 

[Omnistalgic]

I mean idk if I'd call until dawn a success Chart wise. Wasn't it below rare replay? But I suppose Sony may have been happy with what it was

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4s-until-dawn-will-be-a-sleeper-hit-sony-boss-sa/1100-6431042/

 

[3rdamention]

I mean idk if I'd call until dawn a success Chart wise. Wasn't it below rare replay? But I suppose Sony may have been happy with what it was

I am pretty sure Until Dawn performed ahead of expectations by both Sony and the developers.

 

[Beautiful Ninja]

I mean idk if I'd call until dawn a success Chart wise. Wasn't it below rare replay? But I suppose Sony may have been happy with what it was

Until Dawn looks to have had a very long and successful sales tail. From the looks of things, the game started catching steam after it got LP'd by a bunch of successful Youtube personalities.

 

[Primethius]

PS4 down? BB > Division, just as it should be.

:>

 

[Obliterator]

Yeap I can see PC making it outsell Watch Digs easily but I'm having a hard time about Destiny.

Destiny digital was above avg. too due online only.

True true but Division is also online only which will increase its share and digital is doing better than ever.

I could see it beating Destiny but it was probably really close.

 

[Javin98]

Im still confused if PS4 was up or down YoY. People with the data saying conflicting things

Yep, and no one is giving a definitive answer. Even with the gap, this is still so puzzling.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

I mean idk if I'd call until dawn a success Chart wise. Wasn't it below rare replay? But I suppose Sony may have been happy with what it was

Well success would depend on budget , WW sales and other factors .

 

[DriftingSpirit]

MLB > 251K.

Is that on par with last year?

 

[allan-bh]

Yep, and no one is giving a definitive answer. Even with the gap, this is still so puzzling.

Sony didn't say that is up, so I believe is down.

 

[blakep267]

Well success would depends on budget , WW sales and other factors .

Well yeah but I thought this was an NPD thing he was referencing. The month where it charted wasn't that great numbers wise so o thought that's what he was going for

 

[ethomaz]

Well nobody said PS4 is flat yoy so 336k is out of question.

But now we need to know if it up or down?

 

[creamsugar]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

 

[crinale]

Could someone help me out with this?

 

[pager99]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

So flat yoy

 

[Beautiful Ninja]

It has to be PS4 ~329k and XB1 ~241k, or PS4 ~328k and XB1 ~240k.

So going by those numbers, we're looking at PS4 being down roughly ~12k units and Xbox One being up roughly 4k units over last year? So the month was pretty close to flat on both sides.

E: That was going by the estimates on the other NPD thread, which weren't as exact as the numbers here. PS4 up by 338 units is hilariously tiny, but hey, it counts!

 

[donny2112]

LTD gap:
1628
6571

Thanks! Having a bit of trouble getting the monthlies to match up to my LTDs, but here's what I get from an 88K gap.

PS4 - 328K
XB1 - 240K
WIU - 66K

For predictions, that'd be ...

PS4 - 330K
XB1 - 240K
WIU - 65K

Can you share a 3DS pie chart, too?

Edit:

Oh, great! Super THANKS!! (^_^)

Edit2:
PS4 - 328K
XB1 - 240K
3DS - 170K (Whoa!)
WIU - 66K
PSV - 12K

 

[Javin98]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

Wait, so the PS4 is up YoY by 338 units? LOL, this is amazing!

 

[Omnistalgic]

I never stated that every exclusive has been straight up flops. However, there is definitely a difference in how exclusives are doing this gen vs. last gen; Third party multiplats have really taken over.

Even that I would rebuttal though. The only big exclusive that has really underperformed is Halo 5. Everything else released so far was never pegged to be 5-10 million sellers. I’m not really a MS fan, but I think Forza is in line with what they usually sell, maybe slightly less because of installed user base. And we’ll see what happens with Gears. Was QB really going to sell 2-3 million copies? A story driven game on the “shooter box”?

What exclusives are really up there with the big third party games, think about it, they haven’t come out yet. Sony’s WWS have been dumb slow, and Nintendo’s WWS is slaying as usual. (Mario Kart, Mario Maker, Splatoon, Smash, all did very well) if Uncharted 4, God of War 4, Gran Turismo Sport/7 come out and sell 500K then I’d say 3rd party have really taken over. I think it’s pretty much the same as most gens in perspective.

 

[Obliterator]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

Ok so it was flat YoY.

Thanks Cream

 

[DriftingSpirit]

PS4, for all intents and purposes, is flat but technically up!

 

[Guymelef]

Edit: wrong number.

 

[Mory Dunz]

We gettting handhelds now?


Anyone want to translate?

 

[ethomaz]

So PS4 did ~336k.

 

[Guymelef]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

All those stability patches worked after all.

 

[Sterok]

I assume this is the 3 consoles + 3DS and Vita? But 3DS would seem kind of big. 3 consoles + 360 and PS3? That seems less right.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

So PS4 is flat yoy basically .

 

[ethomaz]

PS4, for all intents and purposes, is flat but technically up!

338 is more than some consoles sells in Japan weekly

Spoiler

jk

 

[DearestJuliet]

MLB > 251K.

Is that on par with last year?

Through two weeks? Yes, way over. 16 has only been out for 2 weeks and has already outsold 15 by ~100k copies and still has 2 weeks left in its first full month on market.

 

[donny2112]

Edit2:
PS4 - 328K
XB1 - 240K
3DS - 170K (Whoa!)
WIU - 66K
PSV - 12K

170K for 3DS! Whoa, whoa, whoa!! (O.O)

Edit:
For predictions, round to nearest 5K, since our base numbers are a little fuzzy ...

PS4 - 330K
XB1 - 240K
3DS - 170K
WIU - 65K

Calculating results!

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Man, March is just a sucky month for hardware. I've learned my lesson.

Last year PS4 version was > 120k.

Thanks.

 

[allan-bh]

Edit2:
PS4 - 328K
XB1 - 240K
3DS - 170K (Whoa!)
WIU - 66K
PSV - 12K

If PS4 is flat YoY, can't be 328k

 

[ethomaz]

For last year I have PS4 at 336k.

Can anybody confirm?

 

[N.Domixis]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

 

[cheesekao]

Through two weeks? Yes, way over. 16 has only been out for 2 weeks and has already outsold 15 by ~100k copies and still has 2 weeks left in its first full month on market.

This is March NPD results. It only had 3 days to chart.

 

[Welfare]

PS4
Mar 2016 - Mar 2015 = 338

I...

Ugh. So PS4 is slightly up YoY? 2015 can't be 340k then.

 

[Hasemo]

From ZhugeEX from Twitter:
PS4 - PS3 = ~328k
XB1 - 360 = ~217k

He asked to post it here, don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Guymelef]

Man, March is just a sucky month for hardware. I've learned my lesson.

Thanks.

120 was April number, sorry.

 

[Primethius]

I had 340k for PS4 last year. Doesn't seem right now.

 

[ethomaz]

From ZhugeEX from Twitter:
PS4 - PS3 = ~328k
XB1 - 360 = ~217k

He asked to post it here, don't shoot the messenger.

That means PS3 sold 8k?

I had 340k for PS4 last year. Doesn't seem right now.

340k is rounded I guess.

I have 336k.

Maybe the 328k math is wrong after all... and Zhuge info shows PS3 sold 0 using PS4 at 328k.

 

[John Harker]

I think digital is increasing rapidly. Like REALLY rapidly.

yup. i was one of the guys setting 'realistic expectations' even a year ago where it wasn't that significant, about the digital/physical share. it's still title dependent, but in some cases the scales have already tipped.

so yea, the new consoles have been very good at digital conversions

 

[DriftingSpirit]

120 was April number, sorry.

No problem!

 

[allan-bh]

From ZhugeEX from Twitter:
PS4 - PS3 = ~328k
XB1 - 360 = ~217k

He asked to post it here, don't shoot the messenger.

No idea what is this. XBO is up YoY

 

[ethomaz]

No idea what is this. XBO is up YoY

From what I understood.

336k - 8k = 328k
240k* - 23k = 217k

I have no ideia if XB1 is right but I guess PS4 is indeed 336k.

 

[phanphare]

I don’t understand this? How come people keep moving goal posts with was is successful?

Infamous - successful
Killzone Shadow Fall - successful
MLB - successful
Until Dawn - successful
Blood Borne - successful
Knack - successful

The Order - bombed
DriveClub- claimed back success
SFV - bombed

More success than bombs here unless my math is wrong? I don’t want to hear stuff like “it was only because it was at launch” that’s nonsense. People like Killzone and Knack was a decent time at budget prices. Sales are sales.

Not everything is going to be Splatoon or Smash brothers and sell 5 million units.

I would just like to say I love the fact that we're at the point where we can say things like "not everything is going to be Splatoon" in regards to the performance of a first party game

warms my little squid heart

 

[Welfare]

From what I understood.

336k - 8k = 328k
240k - 23k = 217k

That doesn't fit the 88k gap though.

 

[creamsugar]

RE6: PS4 21.1K, XBO 8.6K
閃乱カグラ: PS4 20.2K, PSV 7.6K