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NPD Sales Results for November 2015 [Up3: Combined Hardware For PS4 + XB1 + Wii U]
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Futurematic
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Movie studios do so all the time. But yeah, the games industry is immature and clinging to outdated models of marketing and PR.
Heck people enjoy watching TV more when it has been spoiled for them I wonder if there's a lesson for games in there.
CosmicQueso
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No. That is currently the highest month 1 digital split. It's a very impressive number.
-Pyromaniac-
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COD selling more on Xbox is completely expected. Just like how last gen a game like Final Fantasy sold more on PS3 despite the base difference. It's where the majority of that audience is. But that definitely doesn't mean Sony's partnership didn't do its job. I honestly can't imagine what the gap would be if activision stayed with MS for the marketing/DLC deal. The massive gap from the past was 100% closed by sony acquiring the rights for it.
Also it's nice to see Mulcair found work after the election.
Also it's nice to see Mulcair found work after the election.
Here are the numbers from ZhugeEX regarding Halo 5.
Note he made an update that Halo 3's 3.3 was actually first two weeks (but I'm just posting about Halo 5 #'s we all know its a massive decline already)
So week 1 in October Halo 5 did 1.3 million w/ retail, bundles and digital.
I could see Halo 5 being close to 2 million in the US end of November.
Note he made an update that Halo 3's 3.3 was actually first two weeks (but I'm just posting about Halo 5 #'s we all know its a massive decline already)
So week 1 in October Halo 5 did 1.3 million w/ retail, bundles and digital.
I could see Halo 5 being close to 2 million in the US end of November.
Wow, battlefront sold a lot of bundles! Almost 400K
Sony will wreck it in december
I'd like to note that people who think Battlefront is bombing seem off target, especially given that EA's target is 13 million units by March 2016, and Fallout 4 shipped 12 million units day one and is barely ahead of it.
Interesting. So if Star Wars PS4 bundles accounted for 375K sales and COD PS4 bundles were around 280K, that puts the Uncharted PS4 bundle at around 880K.
Do you mind sharing the SKU breakdown for Xbox One bundles?
I think it's surprising given the huge split in user base and exclusive marketing deal with Sony.
Wish I wouldn't have fallen for the marketing deal, then I'd be playing with my sweet elite controller instead of the ds4.
It is impressive indeed. A fair bit above the average for splits, but obviously not at the range some predicted....
Any number for Halo 5 this month, and Ltd so for in the US?
Edit: Just saw your Ltd edit above.
Even for Destiny: The Taken King?
That would appear to have super tanked if it has a ratio that low.
I guess that's not a $60 game so it's a bit different.
cartoon_soldier
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Halo 5 numbers please?
It will never be higher than 20% they said, low to mid 30's were ridiculous they said.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I guess I just don't see the the surprise. The Xbox audience IS the call of duty audience. It's their bread and better. For a ton of Xbox gamers it's why they bought an xbox.
The fact that Sony closed the gap as much as they did is crazy to me.
90% they said.....
I thought PS4 has largely stolen away the Xbox audience
Guess that explains the gap closing.
Only official stuff goes in there.
It never is with "unofficial" data.
I seem to remember a shitload of people saying 20-30% was the norm.
panda-zebra
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because they're not official, they're leaks (all hail the nefarious NDP!)
CosmicQueso
Member
Well, that's different... that's a GOTY/Expansion. That did have a higher digital split. I was talking specifically new releases.
Yea movie studios will straight up admit why they are moving a date. I don't think I've ever seen a video game publisher do the same. If someone has an example it would be news to me
Yup. A $299 bundle for two weeks should do very well.
I thought PS4 has largely stolen away the Xbox audience
Guess that explains the gap closing.
The gap just widened by 240K...
Unless you mean the sales split for COD. Which I don't think we know yet right?
cartographer
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Wow, that's more BF bundles than I would have thought. Going to be interesting to see how much staying power it has, but it looks like it should hit EA's expectations.
Never said that, I simply used my mates as a trend as to more people were buying digital as they all used to buy physical. I said numerous times in the same and subsequent threads that I believed it would be 30-40. People just ran with the 9:1 thing. Not surprising though, it was funny.
Most predictions were actually for 20-30%. Yours went from above 50%, to 90%, even 900% (which obviously was a typo as it's mathematically impossible).
That makes sense.
DannyDanger
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From brilliant minds that brought you "Preseason"
Xbox is "not just for christmas" anymore
Xbox is "not just for christmas" anymore
To be fair, Halo 5 is probably not at 30% digital anymore.
I think people think 13 million sell in by March is too much. I do think the game will sell over 10 million plus lifetime sales though. Especially with this new promotion with ps4.
From brilliant minds that brought you "Preseason"
Xbox is "not just for christmas" anymore
Everybody knows if you want life, you get a vita.
ConfusedGamer
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Worldwide vs US only numbers for consoles.
US vs WW.
CosmicQueso
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Declines over time, yes. Excluding H5 and TKK, month 1 dig split looks like is averaging somewhere around 15-20% for the top 10 right now but is growing. H5 dig split is an upside outlier.
Good bump. I guess so. Haven't seemed to. No idea.
panda-zebra
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From brilliant minds that brought you "Preseason"
Xbox is "not just for christmas" anymore
Ummm... give a dog a bone?
"A dog is for life, not just for xmas", all about the responsibility required throughout the year and the rest of its life... maybe this means Uncle Phil and co. are going to care more for their bone during pre-season.
Luckydog
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This was a real thing? Someone seriously predicted 50-90% digital for Halo 5?
Steam US = 900k
Xbox One US = <1.25 + 20% Digital (min)
PS4 = >1.25 + 20% Digital (min)
Yea it'll be close, 2.1 million in November. Guess it comes down to how well it'll sell in December. With the Battlefront bundle being $299 I'd imagine they'll get a nice boost from that. Did we get UK numbers for November or just first week for it?
The "Fuck sake MS" wasn't about the exclusivity, it was more about the lack of advertising/mass bundling. The release date didn't help either but mass advertisement or bundling could have helped offset that a tiny bit. I still can't believe it wasn't bundled to the high heavens like AC last year.. just completely baffles me.
If it was multi it probably would have charted but regardless I still think it would have sold poorly if it was sent out to die like it was. It's just a shame, it really is one of the best games this year and MS sent it out to die for no reason. The game deserves to be played.
So do you have access to digital splits for games? I'm curious how well PSN/Xbox Store sales do. Sony and Microsoft have been getting pretty good with digital discounts, but I wonder if they make a dent when it comes to overall sales like they do on PC.
No I didn't. I went with 50% to begin with, then lowered that after seeing the financial report from EA. I thought it would of been higher LTD. I never thought it'd outsell physical. I was joking when I said that digital outsold physical by 900%.
Agree with that as well, I kept on stating that I thought the higher perecentage was for launch week, the week of numbers which the thread was made for.
It's also true that Fallout 4 (which had a fantastic first month, especially when you include PC sales) probably saw a massive overshipment at day one, I don't know how much I'd consider that as an example to follow (even if, again, sales to customers are fantastic, way more than most of us was expecting).
Battlefront is doing a bit less than what I was expecting: I thought it could be around 2.2-2.4 millions without bundles being considered. But, again, this is a game that should receive a pretty good push this month, thanks to The Force Awakens, thus it's way too soon to say its sales are "disappointing" compared to the forecasted target (without considering it, those are big sales as well, and the bundle sold very well too).
As I remember you started by saying that people were "mad if they didn't think digital isn't drastically outselling physical"