Hmm.
I have to think that somehow, someway the handle makes the GameCube the most steal-able console.
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NPD Sales Results for November 2014 [Up3: NPD Data Error, AC:U #5]
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I have to think that somehow, someway the handle makes the GameCube the most steal-able console.
Checking out for the night, thanks to cream for keeping these threads wild and fun as hell.
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Facebook really? you never had a nexopia, hi5, myspace account?
gotstrangepowers
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RedAssedApe
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lol...great first impression.
It's NPD thread so i bet everyone meant in the US. MS does have a hard time selling the console outside of US and UK.
What can they really say besides they're dominating Worldwide.
Did Microsoft release PR last month? or the months before that?
They only like tweeting when they're first apparently.
A Human Becoming
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I don't think they make statements anymore.
You do not have a contraversial opinion there about us still wanting the best end user experience. But competition tends to perpetuate a better end game.
For example, without MS, would Sony have built such a powerful machine in order to compete? Would their online infrastructure be anywhere close to where it is if Nintendo was there only competitor?
Would we have trophys, and achievements. Would avatars exist without Mii's? Would indie games be thriving on consoles without XBLA?
There is no way to tell, but we cannot dismiss the innovations of the big three and assume that the massive feature sets of each console would currently exist without competition.
ProvenDeadly
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Only when they win.
ProvenDeadly
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Yah, they basically just said "the xbox one continues to outsell 360, we doubled last months sales..." Etc.
He said the gap was 7-10k. Really was 400k. The trick comments are jokes.
that's not going to happen. sony has said theyre stuck at their price because they cant afford to go lower, their financial situation doesn't allow it. they only way they'll be able to maintain profit margins is if they announce a cheaper redesign which I think is a year too soon for.
Nintendo fucked up by not dropping the price. $50-$100 off just for black Friday weekend would have doubled their sales number at least.
EDIT: is xbox one now market leader in the US?
TetraGenesis
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Whoa, JLeack got perma-banned? For what? Good riddance.
We had one at PSX
Aporia in a nutshell. The only thing we know is that we don't know.
Dreams-Visions
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Grate to MS and to Nintendo for the bis Smash sales.
Me three. Smash is legit but MK8 just felt like such a massive disappointment. I'm not even sure why. I played each cup through once and haven't touched it since. I found myself completely apathetic with 3D world as well. As it is Smash and Pikmin are the only games I've played with any regularity on the system. Kinda regretting my purchase at this point.
They couldn't say that because october didn't double september sales. They actually didn't release anything iirc.
They doubled one week of sales, not the month.
I think its definitely right that Nintendo skews older than their competitors, and I think they have done that for a long time (even during their most kiddy/casual years during the Wii), however, calling them "nostalgic gamers" makes it sound like it is some irrational feeling and all about reliving that youth - when in fact their games have the highest quality and the most quality-conscious consumers might be a just as good description.
Anyways, congrats to MS, glad to see they get sales out of their efforts. Very sorry to see how terrible the Wii U is selling though
The autofellatio in this post is almost palpable, and it disgusts me.
HORRORSHØW
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RedAssedApe
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being himself probably? lol
You mean being able to buy a product 30%+ cheaper due to competition is not a good thing for a consumer? I'd say the last year was a prime example how we as consumers can Profit from competition. Lower Prices for the same products.
RespectThySole
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Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Microsoft can keep this momentum up. Scream Rider and Fable Legends will be GOTY and keep them afloat and ahead until Q4 2015 where the exclusives can reign.
I actually don't mind Microsoft's tactic of only focusing on Q4 and forgetting the other 9 months. I think it makes sense if a bit cynical. It isn't helping the gamer as much as Johnny Casual. I just wish they'd actually do it in a way that made them money. Competition and different tactics is healthy but not while it's just buying your way in with daddy's money. Also, every console sold is a sale for Assassin's Creed Unity which is a bad thing that we all can agree on.
I actually don't mind Microsoft's tactic of only focusing on Q4 and forgetting the other 9 months. I think it makes sense if a bit cynical. It isn't helping the gamer as much as Johnny Casual. I just wish they'd actually do it in a way that made them money. Competition and different tactics is healthy but not while it's just buying your way in with daddy's money. Also, every console sold is a sale for Assassin's Creed Unity which is a bad thing that we all can agree on.
TetraGenesis
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Well I figured that was the gist of it. Hahahahaha.
I agree. Also, too many people think that competition equals sales parity when it's really not.
There's never been a generation where sales are equal between consoles at all (except for 360 & PS3), & this generation will be no different.
Are people really serious with this sony price drop stuff. Sony is absolutely dominating worldwide,I'm certain they've surpassed their 1st year goals. They had no reason what so ever to drop prices to win November. From the numbers we have they still sold over 800k.
ProvenDeadly
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I feel like this was overlooked, but Xbox also outsold PS4 in the UK. I don't know if that is newsworthy but...
BoboBrazil
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Well if you are still in your return period you could return it. That's what I plan on doing if I can't sell it. It kind of sucks because I bought a bunch of games and controllers without playing it, so now I have a bunch of unopened stuff that I went around to different stores trying to get that I have to return if I don't sell it.
It states this right in the OP.
hotnheavyload
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Treading on eggshells in threads like these, geez, haha.
Mass Effect
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So Cboat was wrong... PS4 got beaten handily. That's more of what I expected.
"The PlayStation 4 was the best selling Sony product during November"
ProvenDeadly
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I understand. But everyone's talking about US sales, while UK hasn't been mentioned. I haven't followed the sales over there, so I don't know if this is new.
The playstation family sold 3 times more than wiiu in the month of november.
So some 1.5M for Unity...is that about right?
Really eager to hear some numbers from Ubi what Unity + Rogue did compared to Black Flag.
Also Unity outselling Rogue by a huge margin should bode well for less cross gen soon.
Microsoft mentioned it in their press release so it was definitely noted.
RedAssedApe
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npd is us only. sony is still winning by a pretty good margin worldwide
TechnicPuppet
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Didn't Sony lose money on every PS3 for ages and still lower the price?
US only.
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