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[Bsigg12]

Halo MCC does't has a bundle.

Well, there was the Walmart Black Friday bundle with it but I'm not sure how that would be kept in this data.

 

[Trey]

GTAV 2 million not even counting the bundle? Just, damn. Unstoppable series.

 

[vin-buc]

Rubbing one out quickly or a long, slow, lotion-filled session? The answer is clear.

OMG - this analogy is extreme LOL.

 

[GamerJM]

Woah at Sonic Boom numbers...

I wonder if it's a sign of how informed consumers (especially on Nintendo platforms) are or how bad Sonic's brand is.

 

[gamechanger87]

hedgehog bomba U ~ 25k, the other platform is lower.
Q ~ 48k
R* > 1.1M, PS4 ~ 53%
U < 700k, PS4 ~ 54%

I believe an earlier post said that the ACU bundle was slightly less than the Ps4 sales. Thus the game did around 1.5M including bundles which aren't captured in that number posted above.

 

[Faustek]

no. p4g's month one sales were 34k.

Oh, so it really well later on or did it not make "Sony Plat" in a year?

 

[AniHawk]

Might as well "waste" the 3rd game they had to do.

thought they were done. mario & sonic, sonic lost world, and sonic boom.

 

[Amir0x]

I already see her.

oops you're right, hurray! Didn't notice the new avatar on her

 

[vinnygambini]

really not that bad for a 3ds rpg from atlus. only smt iv did better.

That really ain't half bad + SMT IV had the advantage of the FE:A 30$ eshop promo to build up the audience for the eventual release of FE X SMT on Wii U.

I'd say that's pretty good, all things considered.

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

Again no reason at all.

This NPD says otherwise.

 

[SwiftDeath]

honestly SwiftDeath I think you and me should offer ourselves to Sony strategic software planning initiatives, we could probably do a better job than the team there currently at deciding how to market games and when to release them

Sounds good to me. You can be damn sure there would be actual gameplay shown in every trailer. One of my pet peeves, not specific to Sony but in general.

Me and Aqua will be on the opposite side for Nintendo

Amir0x & SwiftDeath vs. Aquamarine & Vinnygambini

It's on!

 

[Chezzymann]

I guess for Microsoft regaining lost mindshare is more important at the moment than making a profit

 

[daxter325]

Few thoughts:

I'm not a big fan of WRPGs but after seeing this thread and the numerous recommendations for Dragon Age, I'm gonna have to support Bioware on this one.

Shame Sunset Overdrive didn't make October or November's list. Hopefully new X1 owners will take heed and buy the game it's my most favorite new IP this year

So I guess EA's CFO Blake Jorgensen was right about Xbox closing the sales gap.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-catching-up-quickly-to-ps4-ea-exec-says/1100-6423675/

 

[AniHawk]

Oh, so it really well later on or did it not make "Sony Plat" in a year?

p4 did crazy good on ps2 (over 300k). p4g did about 100k on the vita at retail as of about a year ago.

 

[Guymelef]

XB1 AC Unity figures will be at least 1m+

PS4 tho ... looking at less than 400k.

*Almost fake sales as Knack in Japan.

 

[orochi91]

As a business: Sony definitely makes more sense. As a consumer MS is good because the holy shit good deals. On black friday it was like $300 with 4 games right?

Yea, the sticker shock was too much during the holidays for consumers.

People associate those days with huge discounts and etc.

From a business perspective, Sony probably has profit levels they need to hit no matter what the competition is up to.

Sony likely has a lot riding on the PS division.

Rubbing one out quickly or a long, slow, lotion-filled session? The answer is clear.

As a student I ain't got time for long hauls. The answer is clear indeed

 

[Lemondish]

So which method do you all prefer?

MS: Going ham during the holidays = bulk of the year's sales

Sony: Steady rate throughout the year = possibly maintain lead for the year

I'm not sure, though I'll be expecting this type of response from MS whenever they fall far enough behind, so I personally prefer the first.

 

[EmmaWatsonButt]

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Dayum. Guess Unity did extremely well for themselves this month

 

[Nightengale]

This NPD says otherwise.

From a competition standpoint.

Looking at historical November sales for NPD, PS4 sales are up there among the stronger ones.

 

[theprodigy]

*Almost fake sales as Knack in Japan.

whoa now, almost 100% of Knack's sales over there were from bundles

 

[GamerJM]

thought they were done. mario & sonic, sonic lost world, and sonic boom.

I think he meant that as in Sega went "Well, might as well waste the last title we have to do and rush it out the door," in regards to Sonic Boom.

 

[10k]

7-10k dif

So what you're saying is, Xbox One beat PS4 by the length of my penis? That's uh......that's not much.

 

[Welfare]

thought they were done. mario & sonic, sonic lost world, and sonic boom.

That's what I said. The third game "Boom" was just to finish the deal.

 

[C4Lukins]

It's more than possible. Not everyone buys gifts in Nov

Nah not possible. 300K to 400K at best MS wins by. My prediction is 150 to 250 win for MS. outside of a couple of one day sales for MS in December, specifically at MS stores, I doubt they can eat that much into the PS4 lead.

 

[malfcn]

(Average discount)(sales units) / (average regular price) mean anything?

 

[Americanmushroom]

SO is there official numbers or are we just speculating?

 

[TI82]

Sony likely has a lot riding on the PS division.

100%, I believe they have said that Playstation is their best performing division. Which is really crazy when they used to be market leaders in TVs, movies, etc. Playstation and Life Insurance are their two best divisions iirc

 

[CadetMahoney]

Xbox wins by 400k to 500k.

400+k?

I'm am shocked and speechless.

 

[AniHawk]

I think he meant that as in Sega went "Well, might as well waste the last title we have to do and rush it out the door," in regards to Sonic Boom.

That's what I said. The third game "Boom" was just to finish the deal.

ah, gotcha.

 

[beast786]

Help on now knees. Any idea by how much xb1?

 

[jackdoe]

I believe an earlier post said that the ACU bundle was slightly less than the Ps4 sales. Thus the game did around 1.5M including bundles which aren't captured in that number posted above.

And this would definitely explain why Ubi is actually trying to fix the game and giving away free DLC and games.

I have to wonder about AC Rogue sales as well.

 

[PhatSaqs]

I guess for Microsoft regaining lost mindshare is more important at the moment than making a profit

They tried making a profit at 499…

 

[Faustek]

p4 did crazy good on ps2 (over 300k). p4g did about 100k on the vita at retail as of about a year ago.

Ah I thought it was Vita only. My bad my bad.

 

[Amir0x]

This NPD says otherwise.

It's not that simple. PS4 still did really good numbers at $399.99. It's a conscious trade-off; they have higher profit margins but less units, and still retain overall lead in US by 750-800k (I think XBO is going to gap PS4 in December by 250k, reducing that further to around 500-550k gap in US). Whereas this is a gaining period for XBO, massive surge, but at a hit to their profit margin on a per unit basis. They sold enough to offset the profit margin decrease, and gained back some lost marketshare in US. For Microsoft the strategy was brilliantly successful.

But due to PS4 still doing well, it means potentially PS4 can maintain its higher price point for a longer period of time and still have a very big strategic impact when it also drops to $349.99, gaining back some of the territory it lost in November.

Sales trajectories are a loooong game, it's never so simple. I see the way both Microsoft and Sony are aligning themselves strategically, and it is super fascinating. For example Sony has a very stacked first six months of 2015, and a stellar holiday season for 2015 if nothing slips. So if they do combine that lineup with their own price drop, they too could have a quite amazing bounce.

So it's very interesting times ahead if you're into sales analysis.

 

[allan-bh]

Sonic is officially dead or is just a Wii U/3DS problem?

 

[BuggeryBugz]

Do people know the numbers from other countries this month or are they just assuming that the same didn't happen and PS4 sold better?

 

[cakely]

How come when people thought I was way off with my xbox wins by 400k to 500k prediction my posts got called out. But now that it turns out to have been pretty accurate nobody points it out?

Weren't you saying, just today, that the Xbox One was going to make up half the NA lead this month? that would be a 600k prediction.

 

[Syrus]

So what is. Guess of ps4 and X1 hardware totals.

 

[Syphon Filter]

1. It's not a "new" game

2. It was broken for most of November. Bad talk spreads.

3. Halo 4 broke Halo sales records. And that was with a bad Halo game.

Halo 4 still sold less than Halo 3 despite a biger install based to work with. Initially it sold more due to the installed base but then word got out and it did not sell more than Halo 3. Also Halo 5 will be just as terrible as Halo 4 .

 

[Bold One]

7-10k difference?! wut?


Why was CBOAT banned?

 

[Raist]

Sonic is officially dead or is just a Wii U/3DS problem?

It's been dead for a while.

 

[Digital-Hero]

Verge says 1.2 million for Xbox One console sales.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/11/7379315/xbox-one-outsells-the-ps4-in-november

 

[Officerrob]

Time for Sony to put LBP out to pasture.

People seriously need to buy Dragon Age

 

[vinnygambini]

It's not that simple. PS4 still did really good numbers at $399.99. It's a conscious trade-off; they have higher profit margins but less units, and still retain overall lead in US by 750-800k )I think XBO is going to gap PS4 in December by 250k, reducing that further to around 500-550k gap in US). Whereas this is a gaining period for XBO, massive surge, but at a hit to their profit margin on a per unit basis. They sold enough to offset the profit margin decrease, and gained back some lost marketshare in US. For Microsoft the strategy was brilliantly successful.

But due to PS4 still doing well, it means potentially PS4 can maintain its higher price point for a longer period of time and still have a very big strategic impact when it also drops to $349.99, gaining back some of the territory it lost in November.

Sales trajectories are a loooong game, it's never so simple. I see the way both Microsoft and Sony are aligning themselves strategically, and it is super fascinating. For example Sony has a very stacked first six months of 2015, and a stellar holiday season for 2015 if nothing slips. So if they do combine that lineup with a price drop, they too could have a quite amazing bounce.

So it's very interesting times ahead if you're into sales analysis.

So you saying there's a chance for a Wii U comeback amirite?

Spoiler

I'm pulling your leg

Sonic is officially dead or is just a Wii U/3DS problem?

SEGA mis-managed the property big time. It's dead, regardless of the platform.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Did we get numbers yet or what?

 

[Jomjom]

Weren't you saying, just today, that the Xbox One was going to make up half the NA lead this month? that would be a 600k prediction.

If you go back and look at my post I said about half and then followed it by saying 400-500k.

I didn't know how much exactly ps4 was ahead exactly I just knew it was about a million.

I'm just a bit irked that there were some "Jomjom where you at now?" "Post if you're OK" type posts right after the cboat post.

 

[A Human Becoming]

GTAV remaster sales are crazy. 1.1 million include the PS4 bundle?


Ignore if already done, thread moves too fast.

13 npd months:

Wii: 6.03
PS4: 5.63
XBO: 4.91
PS2: 4.42


GTAV remaster sales are crazy. 1.1 million include the PS4 bundle?

These are about the numbers I have (Difference of 20k for PS4 and 12k for Xbone). What is your LTD for Wii U? I'm trying to match the white pie chart creamsugar posted.

 

[Crayolan]

hedgehog bomba U ~ 25k, the other platform is lower.
Q ~ 48k
R* > 1.1M, PS4 ~ 53%
U < 700k, PS4 ~ 54%

LOL

Also isn't 700k kinda bad for AC? (assuming U is referring to ACU...)

 

[Cidd]

Time for Sony to put LBP out to pasture.

People seriously need to buy Dragon Age

I agree with both statements.

 

[TI82]

Sonic is officially dead or is just a Wii U/3DS problem?

It's a "we made one of the worst Sonic games ever which is sayin somethin" problem. Generations sold pretty well from what I remember.