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NPD Sales Results for November 2013 [Up3: Zelda, Pokemon, Mario, 3DS, Wii U]
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mario_O
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And considering the money they spent making it, it definitely is a success.
Unprecedented relationship.
If a game is written above another game, it sold more.
If a game is written above a number, it sold more than that number. If it's written below the number, it sold less.
So Forza sold less than 200K, but more than Ryse. Both games sold more than 185k (each) though.
185k < Ryse < Forza < 200K
EDIT: I assume that '3D' is Super Mario 3D World, correct?
zeopower6
Member
for the lolz and so i could reuse this from the uk thread
Basically, that. lol.
Yeah he did mention that.
Why does this line of thought always get posted. People will buy what they want. "Casual gamers" aren't brain dead slobs who think well that ps4 I really want isn't available so I'll just get the other system!
Maybe the install base? inFamous isn't winning many "Most Anticipated Next Gen Game" awards.
Even I don't wish for that to happen.
Super Mario 3D world was one of the finest games I played in a while.
I even borrowed a WiiU to play the copy I bought
plutoknight
Member
Assuming 1.1m sold, that puts KZ's attach rate at....just shy of 20%.
Seems like Xbone owners are buying more of that consoles exclusives (then again, Forza and DR are pretty big heavy hitters)
A man can't live on Angry Birds Star Wars alone.
Chobel
Member
360 doing good means less people going Xbox one for it.
Kenshin001
Member
Killzone numbers seem kind of bad. Best selling exclusive but expected more given the number of PS4s sold.
Mario & Sonic at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics for Wii U.
nhlducks35
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Mario and Sonic
... I feel you bro. I feel you.
Didn't Lost World also flop horribly?
Home of the next Winter Olympics.
Let me clarify: just the Xbone SKU for TF. Even if PS4 is selling better. March is still more or less launch window where supply constraints still have an influence.
Ah, thanks.
Metallix87
Member
Exactly. People should want for it to succeed, because it's amazing. Saying you hoped a crap-to-mediocre game like Knack outsold it is just shameful.
Uno Venova
Banned
Good, some people were predicting a poor port just because Respawn wasn't the lead on the 360 version.
oh I will be there VJC. Until the bitter end, until the last drop of liquor can still be poured into a fucking glass, and I'm supposed to be a totaler
yes. I'll get the fifth right now
Given how many Wii Us are sold, that 3d world number is killing me compared to the SF which isn't as much as a let down.
KSF sold about the same as KZ2.
Forza is at this time sitting at 485k according to the leader boards. I wouldnt be surprised if it is over 500k counting the strange people who never connect online.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Why would Asia get 500K?
Sony really should have just waited until February for all of asia.
Those 500K units would have been much better in a competitive territory like the US, rather than one that is already going to be almost all Sony regardless of when they launch.
Thunder Monkey
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Then this prior generation that lasted longer than the generation before it saw marginal if not nonexistent growth. That would be bad. I hope that some of those 40 million(since I've been talking exclusively USA) are still planning on buying or that Sony and MS make up some of that difference. Otherwise the stories being told by investors will be "Home console market in freefall."
Where did I call anyone a name?
Pai Pai Master
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Mario & Sonic Olympics
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
KZ3 did about 280k in its first NPD month. I'd have to imagine they would think SF's sales were pretty good given the fact that it's Killzone which isn't exactly the biggest franchise.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
I hope it was just the WiiU that put Call of Duty Ghosts slightly over Battlefield 4.
To be honest I'm shocked. I thought at least in NA, third party sales would be pretty close because how one sided they were with the 360. This is very interesting indeed.
You right. Also 232k for Wii U is a little strange (but possible).
Well sure, but this list only counts copies sold in November (so the ones sold the first week the system was out), and only those in the US. We have almost two additional weeks of sales, and 12 other countries that are contributing to that total as well.
China's a new market for them. Important to get first foothold considering.
1.1 million.
Can't really use that as a lot of people have multiple profiles on their systems.
200k more than XB1
My take on the non-WiiU news:
XB1 did far better than I thought it would. Not because of the bad PR that only we know or care about, but because of the higher price. Moving that amount of consoles at 500 dollars and essentially selling out is very impressive.
Secondly, cancelling the launch of multiple countries to batten down the hatches in the US was a smart move. They're 200k behind Sony, but can catch them in December. If they hadn't cancelled those launches, maybe they never get near parity in their key market. That would be disastrous.
The 3rd party software splits aren't surprising, because as CreamSugar's posts show, XB1 had far more popular exclusives. ShadowFall was the only PS4 exclusive to sell on the level of Ryse, FM5 or DR3. Not surprising more PS4 owners turned to 3rd parties in the circumstances.
It's going to be a close race in the US, and considering the price difference that speaks volumes about MS's marketing abilities and the brand loyalty of 360 users. Considering what could have been, MS has to be a bit relieved.
As for the 3DS, what a disaster. I always thought the problem with the 3DS was the price of entry. But this thing was down to 99 dollars on black friday. Leading me to a new conclusion - it's the software price that's the problem. 45 dollars for a game is a hell of a lot more than 'free'.
The WiiU failing is a hell of an inconvenience for Nintendo. The 3DS potentially beginning to fail would be a portent of death. They need the 3DS to keep attracting young eyeballs, to keep their IPs relevant, to keep creating new Nintendo fans who'll pass the love of those games onto their kids in time etc etc. If the 3DS struggles, that won't happen.
They really are besieged on all sides at the moment.
XB1 did far better than I thought it would. Not because of the bad PR that only we know or care about, but because of the higher price. Moving that amount of consoles at 500 dollars and essentially selling out is very impressive.
Secondly, cancelling the launch of multiple countries to batten down the hatches in the US was a smart move. They're 200k behind Sony, but can catch them in December. If they hadn't cancelled those launches, maybe they never get near parity in their key market. That would be disastrous.
The 3rd party software splits aren't surprising, because as CreamSugar's posts show, XB1 had far more popular exclusives. ShadowFall was the only PS4 exclusive to sell on the level of Ryse, FM5 or DR3. Not surprising more PS4 owners turned to 3rd parties in the circumstances.
It's going to be a close race in the US, and considering the price difference that speaks volumes about MS's marketing abilities and the brand loyalty of 360 users. Considering what could have been, MS has to be a bit relieved.
As for the 3DS, what a disaster. I always thought the problem with the 3DS was the price of entry. But this thing was down to 99 dollars on black friday. Leading me to a new conclusion - it's the software price that's the problem. 45 dollars for a game is a hell of a lot more than 'free'.
The WiiU failing is a hell of an inconvenience for Nintendo. The 3DS potentially beginning to fail would be a portent of death. They need the 3DS to keep attracting young eyeballs, to keep their IPs relevant, to keep creating new Nintendo fans who'll pass the love of those games onto their kids in time etc etc. If the 3DS struggles, that won't happen.
They really are besieged on all sides at the moment.
Killzone! Hell yeah
So 1.1m
It sold 270k in the US in 2 weeks. Roughly 1 in 4 people who bought a PS4 in the US bought Killzone.
Codeblew
Member
LOL. Your math fails also. Where did I say 6.4 was the attach rate?
Read the 2nd line of my post where I said to assume the SAME attach rate. It is very simple math when you have a full ratio and a partial ratio to figure out the missing piece.
I am not saying I agree with the premise behind this (that the attach ratios are the SAME) but the math is correct.
Yes, you really do.