Aquamarine
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NPD Sales Results for May 2014 [Up1: Wii U Hardware]
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The longer we wait, the fewer sites that pay attention to / quote this thread!
SDCowboy
Member
I'm actually not sure it would either.It very well might not be a price thing anymore (outside of an insane price drop). At this point, I'm not sure consumers, in large, care about the product.
Officerrob
Banned
How the hell is this on 29 pages when there is almost no info?
I can't remember a time in which we had to wait this long for full details/numbers. So yeah, strangest NPD in a long time (at least from what I can remember).
Orthogonal
Member
It may be hard to ignore when you see a gen with such a huge install base, but the fact that the current gen releases are already outselling the previous gen with a significantly smaller base shows that the primary core of active day 1 buyers have already moved on. The last gen sales are really only going to sell units at a heavy discount in the long tail. Not sure if that's worth it, but some publishers think it is for the time being.
SwiftDeath
Member
KillerMan91
Member
I don't know why so many people keep saying this ''but last gen has 120+ million plus audience''. No they don't. The active userbase that still actually buys games is a lot lot lower and dropping every month. In 2015 it's non existend.
reptilescorpio
Member
I agree wholeheartedly KillerMan91. I wouldn't be shocked if crossgen is cancelled before TR2 comes out unless it's super duper cheap for them to port.
Yeah really strange, especially since it was a great month in terms of $$$ spent.
Yeah really strange, especially since it was a great month in terms of $$$ spent.
Crimson_Gold
Member
CharminUltra
Member
Kirby in the top 10 impressed me more than MK8 tbh. I did a double take. MK8 #2 is still impressive given the Wii U's small-ish userbase, though.
Wii U sales:
Final week of May = 4.1 x previous week
Assuming first three weeks of May were even, that'd be 1 + 1 + 1 + 4.1 = 60K.
=> Average week before MK8 release was 8.5K
Looking at past Wii U weekly averages, the only ones lower were May-August last year. Wii U's in for some super rough times over the Summer, I'd think. MK8 June "bump" may just make it "flat" with May, then.
Final week of May = 4.1 x previous week
Assuming first three weeks of May were even, that'd be 1 + 1 + 1 + 4.1 = 60K.
=> Average week before MK8 release was 8.5K
Looking at past Wii U weekly averages, the only ones lower were May-August last year. Wii U's in for some super rough times over the Summer, I'd think. MK8 June "bump" may just make it "flat" with May, then.
The thirst.
Aquamarine
Member
60K is never an okay number.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Wii U sales:
Final week of May = 4.1 x previous week
Assuming first three weeks of May were even, that'd be 1 + 1 + 1 + 4.1 = 60K.
=> Average week before MK8 release was 8.5K
Looking at past Wii U weekly averages, the only ones lower were May-August last year. Wii U's in for some super rough times over the Summer, I'd think. MK8 June "bump" may just make it "flat" with May, then.
What are you talking about, Wii U sales will soar like Pocahontas
plasmawave
Banned
Let me hear the spin.
Are they talking about the X1 or are they jumping ship to X2?
Dr. Black Jack
Member
Wii U sales:
Final week of May = 4.1 x previous week
Assuming first three weeks of May were even, that'd be 1 + 1 + 1 + 4.1 = 60K.
=> Average week before MK8 release was 8.5K
Looking at past Wii U weekly averages, the only ones lower were May-August last year. Wii U's in for some super rough times over the Summer, I'd think. MK8 June "bump" may just make it "flat" with May, then.
The 4.1 week is the first week of June, which wasn't counted for the 60k figure for May.
I'm a little pissed and bored, MS know what they are doing. They don't want to erase their positive pr from e3 with a devastating loss for April. That's why they decided to stay quite, if they don't say anything, their loss for this month will not reach mainstream outlets. Just look at this thread, its boring. It's no fun to know ps4 is winning but by how much. Cream sugar please save the day!
shinra-bansho
Member
Can you paint with all the colours of Splatoon?What are you talking about, Wii U sales will soar like Pocahontas
Now I have that song stuck in my head.
rokkerkory
Member
No wonder devs/pubs are still pushing stuff for last gen. Next-gen sales am disappoint overall. Only Sony really helping.
I would have liked to comment on this thread earlier but I've been busy, so I'm glad not much info has been released yet for personal reasons.
Anyways, this is bad for the Wii U. I guess we can hope for a better June with that MK8 and E3 word of mouth. I guess it's just evidence that the internet really is no representation of the actual gaming world. There was tons of talk about MK8 in the past month, lots of people here on GAF seem to have bought Wii Us, and yet it's still barely above 60k. There's a serious issue with this console, and I'm more convinced than ever that Nintendo can't recover from it. God help them with their next console, because I want more than just about anything for my favorite company to succeed.
Anyways, this is bad for the Wii U. I guess we can hope for a better June with that MK8 and E3 word of mouth. I guess it's just evidence that the internet really is no representation of the actual gaming world. There was tons of talk about MK8 in the past month, lots of people here on GAF seem to have bought Wii Us, and yet it's still barely above 60k. There's a serious issue with this console, and I'm more convinced than ever that Nintendo can't recover from it. God help them with their next console, because I want more than just about anything for my favorite company to succeed.
Poimandres
Member
Ah, true that. I'll put it at 90K then.
ShockingAlberto
Member
The problem is that new releases are more obvious and in your face. They're in weekly circulars as new, big games, they're new on shelves, there's significant zeitgeist around them. I can't think of an example of a game that was ignored at launch and six months to a year later became a major part of its sales base.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I think they're alluding to the 'flying off shelves' comment from Gamestop.
Officerrob
Banned
Than again, bland ass Watch Dogs was #1....
speculawyer
Member
Now that we have some good titles out for the next-gen (WatchDogs, MLB: The Show, Wolfenstein, Titanfall, NBA 2K14, etc.) . . . the software sales are picking up.
No.
Well it has gone viral. Hell even Tumblr had it as a login screen. It could definitely have a minor impact on WiiU sales or at least awareness of the system.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Oooooo dats good
People love that Ubisoft formula.
SwiftDeath
Member
This NPD thread and any leaks/PR we get will only be for the US
NPD does track Canada but we don't get that information anymore. Assume either NPD or GFK tracks Mexico as well
Aquamarine
Member
NPD tracks USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, in partnership with GfK.
However, these sales (and respective comments from industry figures) just concern USA retail (physical retail + online retail) sell-through to consumers.
Portugeezer
Member
Someone spill the beans.
It's not like last gen game sales are really strong though.
GeorgioCostanzaX
Gold Member
Wait for Ameebo? That would kick ass...but alas Nintendo has missed such opportunities for brand synergy before...still waiting for things that make total sense like a Pokemon MMO.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I don't see why this is so laughable. It's the first Nintendo meme in ages to break out beyond just your usual forum circles, all the way to some local news and mainstream internet sites.
It got the word out there about MK8 a lot more effectively than even Nintendo's marketing did.
rokkerkory
Member
Yeah but it adds up, s/w sales overall up 57% is much much needed.
creamsugar
Member
Wii U + XBOX family < PS4
Damn. PlayStation domination. Then again the Wii U isn't much.
also the sugar is here!