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NPD Sales Results for May 2014 [Up1: Wii U Hardware]
- Thread starter Nirolak
- Start date
Someone should really double check my numbers, my protractor melted together with a triangle so I wasn't able to be really accurate.
Oh, so I wasn't too far off.
lol i sat and starred at that picture of yours for a while and i have no idea why..it grabbed me for some bizarre reason lol
I wonder if the pre-annoucement about the cheaper kinect-less Xbox was to build up 2 months worth of demand into one month and potentially taking the #1 spot for June? Seems logical to me. Anyone planning to the the Xbox One likely waited until June to pick it up..... I guess only time will tell. I can't see any other reason to nerf a months worth of sales by announcing it ahead of time.
Console's sold looks pretty anemic. Hopefully that changes.... but then again the summer is always a little weak. The end of year should hopefully make a big difference in the fall/winter. Should be interesting to see what happens in China/Japan when the Xbox launches. (or PS4 in China)
Console's sold looks pretty anemic. Hopefully that changes.... but then again the summer is always a little weak. The end of year should hopefully make a big difference in the fall/winter. Should be interesting to see what happens in China/Japan when the Xbox launches. (or PS4 in China)
No real surprises this month. Onto June!
This month was bad but it was very predictable and I don't think really should change anybody's opinion of the state of the industry one way or the other. Next month is different. It's the first month where sales traditionally start to see some major growth. The magnitude of that growth is going to say a lot about the overall health and, in my opinion, the longview of the the console industry.
I'd start the lines around 150k WiiU/175k XBone/350k PS4.
This month was bad but it was very predictable and I don't think really should change anybody's opinion of the state of the industry one way or the other. Next month is different. It's the first month where sales traditionally start to see some major growth. The magnitude of that growth is going to say a lot about the overall health and, in my opinion, the longview of the the console industry.
I'd start the lines around 150k WiiU/175k XBone/350k PS4.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Need to see what the $399 models does consistently. but it really does seem like my prediction last year of Sony having at least a million unit lead over One in MS largest market is going to happen.
edit: By the end of their first year was my end point.
maabus1999
Member
With new titles showing 80% next generation adoption and console sales plateauing quickly from early adoption front loading, I really don't see much growth in the current hardware sales trend. I actually see it only getting worse, holiday months aside. Everyone who is buying software already has the new console of their choice...
Mike Works
Member
Dat salt.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
I am not embarrassing myself one bit. I mean god forbid people actually happy about Vita sales for once.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I'm not so sure but I hope so
Neuromancer
Member
I agree, next month is going to be interesting.
Did Mario Golf come out in May? Man it must have bombed hard.
SwiftDeath
Member
Hmm what are those numbers supposed to be representative of?
Yup. Frightening. You're probably going to start to see more aggressive bundles toward the holidays as well.
gundamkyoukai
Member
I don't know how people see things but this is how i do , i don't care about consoles market per say i care about the software it allow devs to make .
If tomorrow everyone one moves to PC and i can still get my AAA games i not to bother if the consoles market die ( Sony and MS will just have make games for PC if that happens ) .
And when those number don't happen you say the market dead , why in heavens name would Wii U sell that much or any system for that matter .
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Numbers for next month that ideally 50% think are too high and 50% think are too low!
Anecdotal, but the Titanfall bundle is outselling the new $399 SKU on Amazon. $450 with a game and Kinect was probably the sweet spot. Going head to head without kinect @ 399 doesn't seem like a great idea.
creamsugar
Member
DKC: 258k
LRFF: PS3 135k, 360 71k
PVZGW: ONE 257k, 360 150k
FFHD PS3: 259k
SP: 360 279k, PS3 228k
TF: ONE 969k, 360 559k
DS2: 360 212k PS3 209k
SS: 617k
MGSDEMO: total 357k, PS4>50%
LRFF: PS3 135k, 360 71k
PVZGW: ONE 257k, 360 150k
FFHD PS3: 259k
SP: 360 279k, PS3 228k
TF: ONE 969k, 360 559k
DS2: 360 212k PS3 209k
SS: 617k
MGSDEMO: total 357k, PS4>50%
shinra-bansho
Member
I don't know if there's anything to support June being the month of sales growth, beyond it being a five week NPD month...
astrogamer
Member
So BD did about 90k over the past two months
Yoshi did about 6k in May unless it isn't including the March bundles numbers
Kirby did 97k in May
FFX Vita did about 25k
pieatorium
Member
Why? PS4 is selling way better than xbox 360 and Xbox One is selling better than PS3. The Wii thing we were already talking about but the biggest impact for that would be software which the vast majority of was nintendo. The plastic instruments died long ago and fitness soon followed Ubisoft now has more than just AC selling to the 'hd' audience so the drop in Just Dance isnt as big a deal (though profit margins/roi is a thing).
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Nah. If that were to happen the bone would be... boned.
Half PS4's numbers and marginally better than WiiU's with basically almost 2 months worth of sales with the big re-launch and a new $100 cheaper sku? It'd be a huge failure, not gonna happen.
They'll either take the top spot or be head to head with the PS4 with the WiiU also getting a big boost, probably hovering around 150/200k.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Laudable stance I'd say.
I've been predominantly a console gamer since I started on the Coleco. So, while I'd just move to whatever platform has the games, there's a part of me that loves the simplicity of a box dedicated to gaming.
Randolph Freelander
Member
You're way too high. PS4 isn't hitting 350K anytime soon. Maybe the white Destiny bundle can get it there for September; otherwise, it will wait until November. Wii U isn't hitting 150K, either. Xbox One... maybe a temporary bump to 175, so I guess 1 out of 3 isn't bad.
I remember THQ expected South Park to do a million ... there's a reason they're no longer with us.
edit: it was 2 million, and that was just to break even, lol http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=477783
maabus1999
Member
Doesn't include bundles usually in NPD.
Dark Souls more popular on 360 whuuuu?
You're being hasty..very hasty wih this statement. We are 7 months or so from he launch of these consoles and you are already writing them off as a mere extension of last gen and claiming that the only improvements graphically are just resolutions but yet we can go to any previous generation and compare all 1 year games to 2nd and 3rd year games and its literally night and day difference in each previous generation. IF this is what you really believe..you are going to be eating a huge pile of crow starting later this year when you see DC and sunset and the 1st qtr of 2015...those types of games surely are a generation visual ahead of the best of last gen had to offer.
As for sales..like some have said, again, its way too early to tell. Lets not forget the economy is simply not what it was last gen when those consoles launched and factor in a semi-weak 1st year library of games for the new systems vs last gen...i would say things seem right on par at what most are expecting.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Thinking of first May's PS4 is under 360's first May, and well over PS3's. One is just well under both.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Yeah, May 2nd. :/
soul sacrifice did amaaaazing
Not with the 400$ Xbox One.
SwiftDeath
Member
How did you get to those numbers if you don't mind me asking?
This month
PS4 -> 48.5k / week
XB1 -> 19k / week
WiU -> 15k / week
You're suggesting
PS4 -> 70k / week -> 45% MOM increase for weekly sales
XB1 -> 35k / week -> 84% MOM increase for weekly sales
WiU -> 30k / week -> 100% MOM increase for weekly sales
I really don't think the average change from May -> June is +76%
Next month sales will be lower for every console except for probably Wii U and Xbox One. Sales won't start picking up again until late August and September. That is pretty much how it works I think.
rokkerkory
Member
Wishful thinking at this point but X1 at any price should come with a game.
F5 or TF or Ryse or whatever
$399 sku with Halo MCC would do wonders in Nov though
F5 or TF or Ryse or whatever
$399 sku with Halo MCC would do wonders in Nov though
360 is more popular in the US.
Ottoni_Bastos
Banned
X360 have 2x+ the Ps3 install base on USA.
Yeah, that's my interpretation of the market as well. It's going to be interesting to say the least....
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
I agree, especially as wash_doges is a pretty big title and a transformers tie in and an ea ufc fighting game aren't.
EDIT: and of course usual summer lull.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Those DKC numbers are a bummer and are exhibit A in the "Wii U owners don't buy software" argument.
IIRC it also bombed in Japan, at least relative to shipment numbers. What I would have given for this to be on Wii U instead...
PS4's doing very well.
Apparently XBO improved a lot in June.
Good to see Wii U and Vita back from the dead. I have a feeling only the Wii U will be able to maintain better sales than in the past, though.
And it's concerning to see Nintendo's handheld continue to only sell 'decently', at least by Nintendo handheld standards. It's sustainable and certainly not bad, but it's no DS. I wonder if a dedicated game machine could even become another DS in today's world, though.
Apparently XBO improved a lot in June.
Good to see Wii U and Vita back from the dead. I have a feeling only the Wii U will be able to maintain better sales than in the past, though.
And it's concerning to see Nintendo's handheld continue to only sell 'decently', at least by Nintendo handheld standards. It's sustainable and certainly not bad, but it's no DS. I wonder if a dedicated game machine could even become another DS in today's world, though.