You know that 56k is still bad right?
And that sales will plummet next month.
SE & Capcpom have sold their souls to our new mobile overlords.
NPD Sales Results for May 2014 [Up1: Wii U Hardware]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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You know that 56k is still bad right?
And that sales will plummet next month.
SE & Capcpom have sold their souls to our new mobile overlords.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I can't see it happening inmediatly, but if everything stays the same after MK8 effect goes away, which will probably will, I can see another price drop around xmas.
lmao
Mass Effect
Member
Jesus. And Sony hasn't announced anything.
I really doubt that it will overtake either platform. X1 has that price drop and the PS4 seems untouchable for the time being. That said I hope I'm wrong, more people should be buying Wii U.
Officerrob
Banned
Slow down, 56k is great for Vita, but still pretty bad
While Vita's (temp) increase is certainly something, I don't think 56k solid in one month is going to have SE and capcom come crawling back. Maybe with the PlayStation TV but that's a huge maybe.
ReBurn
Gold Member
ShineALight
Member
Alternatively, I don't think a single month of still-poor standards by any other than the Vita's own are going to incite a rethinking of strategy over at SE/Capcom, and if they did, I don't know why you'd prefer that Sony turn them away rather than accept and encourage all support they might receive for their struggling platform.
Unless that was a joke post that just went over my head.
BlackBuzzard
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Relaxed Muscle
Member
Why? Is starting to get fun.
shacklesmcgee
Member
I never get why people get angry at the NPD numbers?
If the Xbone fails to overtake PS4 despite the price cut, next month's NPD is gonna be your thread.
DirtyLarry
Member
If they do win 2 years in a row you have to choose either ALL CAPS or lowercase letters for your username.
This is a real post submitted to NeoGAF.com?
It has nothing to do with doom and gloom. The console market is obviously in terrible shape, but the reason I think it's likely that the PS4 saw a decline vs April is simple trends. Seasonal trends tend to have much more weight than the release of whatever the AAA of the month is. May is almost invariably a worst month for consoles than April. Even if the console industry was in excellent shape, a prediction for fewer sales in May than April would be the rational one.
Imru al-Qays
Banned
They can afford to drop $70 if they debundle the gamepad and make the console work without it. It's expensive, largely non-essential, and actively alienating to lots of potential customers.
SwiftDeath
Member
PS4/XB1 numbers Sugar!
Please
Someone's being salty.
Orthogonal
Member
Yeah, lets not get ahead of ourselves, if any other platform sold 56K it would be DOOMED.
Windom Earle
Member
9,5/10
speculawyer
Member
Damn . . . last generation was won by the waggle-master Wii.
But this generation, Kinnect 2.0 and WiiU tablets bombed.
Fads are hard to ride. Just ask Activision about ____ Hero titles.
But this generation, Kinnect 2.0 and WiiU tablets bombed.
Fads are hard to ride. Just ask Activision about ____ Hero titles.
Aquamarine
Member
Observe the wild "Sony fan" in its natural habitat.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
People are invested in a particular company and feel the need to lash out when they don't "win".
Or they just get trolled.
Xbox One numbers are skewed considering they announced a $100 "price drop" halfway through the months. Lets not get carried away with ourselves looking at these numbers guys. No one expected ms to have gonna numbers this months
illmatic22
Banned
Apparently, from a former GAFFER
That's why the bad numbers
I'd be so blown away if Xbox One managed to somehow win June. I still expect a huge gap between the two.
creamsugar
Member
200k > PS4 > 100k > XBO > Wii U > 360 > 50k > PS3 > Wii
Chezzymann
Member
I dunno about that, Xbone is getting a $100 price cut (Even if its technically not really a price cut, just a new option without the kinect) so I wouldn't be surprised if the Xbone beats Wii U in june. But if it does, I bet it will be very close and both consoles will be above 100K.
Man, take it easy on the salt. Too much salt and you could get high blood pressure.
Anyways, I find it highly annoying how cream doesn't just put out a list of the things we want to know, what does he gain from teasing us?
ReBurn
Gold Member
Guitar Hero 2 will forever be in my heart.
Goodacre0081
Member
if he keeps giving us numbers he'll end up revealing next months sales too.
But how many enemies were killed in Borderlands? That's the important stat
Orthogonal
Member
Oh snap, PS4 still below 200K.
Suzushiiro
Banned
I wonder if the rumored last-gen-only Assassin's Creed for this year was canned in light of the fact that most recent multiplats have had 75-80% of their sales on current-gen platforms?
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Maybe I'm in the minority opinion here, but I don't think June Xbox 1 sales are going to be miraculously better than May.
I think they'll improve a bit, but they still have very compelling Titanfall bundles that compare favorably, if not better, than the standalone Xbox SKU.
I think May sales reflect a continuing attenuation effect from Titanfall, which isn't having impressive legs or much staying power on the Xbox One. Interesting how much Microsoft bet on the wrong horse with that one....Destiny is going to have a much more profound effect for PS4 sales, and it's not even an exclusive like Titanfall is.
Interesting. So PS4 is at a minimum 60 + 60 + 50 = 170K...so probably just shy of 200K
I think they'll improve a bit, but they still have very compelling Titanfall bundles that compare favorably, if not better, than the standalone Xbox SKU.
I think May sales reflect a continuing attenuation effect from Titanfall, which isn't having impressive legs or much staying power on the Xbox One. Interesting how much Microsoft bet on the wrong horse with that one....Destiny is going to have a much more profound effect for PS4 sales, and it's not even an exclusive like Titanfall is.
Interesting. So PS4 is at a minimum 60 + 60 + 50 = 170K...so probably just shy of 200K
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Oh I think I'll wait a day or so till the shitstorm posting peters out before posting for real.
I learned that lesson hard last month.
Too much agenda here on day 1, smacks me in the face
So more than 150k for PS4 if PS4 > Wii U + Xbox One + 360.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Imru al-Qays;116918024 said:
Give it up already. They have already explicitly stated they're not going to do that. And where do get $70 from anyway?
Magicpaint
Member
Yikes. No wonder none of the big three were forthcoming with numbers.
How on earth are console sales up 95% with the PS4 under 200k? Was this month last year just fucking dead?
With Wii U at 60k, that means that Wii U+Xbox Family > 170k putting PS4 at least at 170k.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
SwiftDeath
Member
It won't overtake either long term, no. But I can't really think of anything that's coming out in June that would sell either of the other two. $400 X1 is great and all but I don't think that would effect sales too much without a reason to buy it. Meanwhile the Wii U MK8 bundle is sold out will sell out too for a while.