The reason the two are grouped is probably that they don't bother to write a Top 10 for games that have pitiful sales.
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Black Republican
Member
demand not as strong as the states i guess? interesting
LiquidSolid
Member
No marketing and laughable prices mean Nintendo consoles have never been that popular in NZ. Even the Wii sold like crap here, to the point where local distributors dropped them and Nintendo Australia had to step in.
Nier survived Persona, wow.
why? did we get ps4 numbers?
Same in Australia. Just too expensive compared to the competition here I think. You can get a PS4 for $299AU or a Xbox for $269 at the moment while the Switch costs $469AU.
Theslammer
Member
Horizon was on one system. Mass Effect was on several and is an established franchise. It's pretty amazing to see Horizon generate more revenue, even with the Andromeda issues.
I still plan on buying Andromeda down the line.
MarineMountie
Member
Gotta check places like Target or Kmart. Places that people don't think of when they think electronics. Best Buy, GameStop, etc... will always be sold out.
sixteen-bit
Member
any estimate on how well usf2 sold?
Katana_Strikes
Member
So the whole of the PS4 top 10 is in the overall Top 20 for the month but only the Top 5 (potentially) Xbox games are in the top 20 overall (no Forza). And really only 2 Switch games are selling decent.
Nameless
Member
Nioh should have too
Not sure when or if I'll jump on PSVR, but it is encouraging seeing Farpoint chart.
Frankfurter
Member
No hardware estimates except for PS4 #1 makes me sad :/
I've been thinking about this myself lately. Why would any third party publisher be in a rush to bring larger games to Switch when Nintendo has not only fucked up supply, but is playing games on top of that by stockpiling units for their big first party releases instead of increasing the install base as soon as they can?
Clearly the situation Nintendo created is troubling enough considering we are past the "wait for E3" phase and there has been no meaningful change in the Switch's third party outlook. People should really keep its actual install base in mind the next time a publisher mentions they're taking a wait and see approach.
Omnistalgic
Member
Good healthy sales
prag16
Banned
Same. Never seen one in a store, period. Bad. Definitely leaving money on the table.
i'm still of the belief that the switch isn't as popular as some people seem to think and it's currently coasting on launch hype. but fact is the longer nintendo keep people waiting, the sooner they lose interest. i mean, that new console smell ain't so sweet 6 months later when you can finally buy one lol.
i honestly didn't see PS4 taking the lead again until at least august though. i'm surprised it happened so quickly.
i honestly didn't see PS4 taking the lead again until at least august though. i'm surprised it happened so quickly.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yeah, sure...
Source?
Aceofspades
Banned
Most of the percentage is carried out by PS4, not sure if Xbox one is still up compared to 360.
lwilliams3
Member
I don't think gamer's interest will fade like that, especially if good games continues to be launched. For obvious reasons, though, Nintendo needs to be ready for the holidays.
OrbitalBeard
Member
lol
Super Mario Odyssey is going to be the most talked about and wished for game this holiday. The excitement for Switch isn't dying down anytime soon.
And Nintendo has so many more big guns waiting in the wings. The system is going to end up a resounding success.
Supermanisdead
Member
Rofl, Persona 5 dropping off the chart is hilarious. We all knew it would happen because Atlus are such a goofy backwards company.
I personally think this has more to do with the 9 month delay and it getting released post-FFXV. I think those points took a lot of wind out of its sails and kept it largely with the hardcore, preorder crowd. It did not sell beyond its base.
an interesting theory. all i see is third party promises crumbling around their feet and a machine that hasn't really shown any evidence to support it ever even being a 20 million seller, let alone a 100+ million Wii level success like some people seem to think. i mean, it's current sales still only account for die hard nintendo fans. and until we breach at LEAST Wii-U numbers (13 million) i don't think anyone can say it's a success.
people seem pretty quick to forget that the Wii-U was no an abject failure when it came to it's early sales. there was no way someone looking at Wii-U first few month sales would have predicted it was going to settle at a poxy 13 million lifetime sales.
Bits N Pieces
Member
What percentage would that be then?
bitbydeath
Member
Well we'll never know until Nintendo starts to ship more but I'm curious what big guns beside Smash and Pokemon do they have after Odyssey?
I guess Animal Crossing but that's more affecting Japanese sales.
Now you are being ridiculous. It should be already at 4 million with all nad suply, Splatoon next month should easily move another million and Odyssey hype alone will make it fly of the shelves this holiday. It might not even beat 3DS. But it will definitelly outsell Wii U and GC.
LOL
Can anyone actually point to a real case where a new console sold out continuously for its first few months and ended up being a failure?
ronaldthump
Member
I would love a shooter game in a forest environment with fantasty creatures you can shoot with guns.
Bioshocker
Member
The PS3 also got at big price drop.
Wii U sold out that much during launch.
Edit: I was wrong. Memory is a hell of a thing.
Supermanisdead
Member
Yeah, because they never tried to sell the game beyond their base. Reviewers and fans did the marketing for this game and it only went so far lmao, especially when Atlus themselves were hindering it.
No it didn't.
AyraSutoraifu
Member
I would believe so.
This Thursday evening a colleague will bring his PS4Pro + PSVR to work to demonstrate some games. Only played some short demo's so i'm excited to play (next to the spareribs).
The perfect Dark
Banned
No, it didn't
I'm pretty sure it did. But then I can also be misremembering.
Trying to find sources for it and I'm not finding any specifics except various forum-posts.
My bad.
Wii U had negative shopments after launch in europe. Even with th suply problems the Switch is outselling it launch aligned. I would not be surprised if Switch already outsold its LTD in some countries.
Nah, if you go back you can see I edited and clarified that I did misremember. I was way off since I cant find anything to support that claim.
And there's only one man who can stop him.
Knack will outsell Mario in September. You heard it here first.
McMoneyman
Member
A lot of new console owners buy GTA 5 with it apparently. Like not as a bundle, just as a seperate game.
Theslammer
Member
The best thing about it: so many people were so sure consoles were dying. Then when they were selling like hotcakes at the beginning of this gen, those people were saying it was simply demand for a new console. Now the PS4/XBO collectively are outselling their predecessors and the Switch is selling well, I've seen so few just admit they were wrong, wrong, wrong.
I think you forgot " /s"