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NPD Sales Results for November 2015 [Up3: Combined Hardware For PS4 + XB1 + Wii U]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Lmaoo... Wow.... Someone had to do it. Hahahahahahahaa!
So he doesn't actually know then? You said he knew first hand the exact amounts, but i digress.
1.2 million physical units in US in 4 weeks (I assume) added to a few hundred thousand digital, as MS said it was the best selling digital game ever, plus WW sales, even if you only add a few hundred thousand is near 2.5 million. Assuming 1.2m is correct.
Welfare
Member
Maybe if this were 2003.
Ever since the 2008 Recession, November/Black Friday has taken sales from December. December is really only higher than November because of the extra week now.
Don't expect a massive increase of sales in December.
He knows a lot more than you do.
cartographer
Member
His post even mentions digital....
Doubtful.
Primethius
Banned
It's at 1.3 million physical units in the US across October and November. So from launch day to November 28th.
Source is people in this thread with access to NPD data.
gundamkyoukai
Member
For main line games yes .
There is no way it catching up to the others .
EDIT unless MS bundle it to hell and back which might not be a bad move in next few months .
Yeah. If you add the UK numbers to the US stuff we know it's only around like what, 1.8 or so
Glorified G
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gundamkyoukai
Member
About 20 million if i remember right .
Old Gimlet Eyes
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The mods here wouldn't let people post false info, queso is legit bra.
I was thinking the same thing, lol
cartographer
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John Wick
Member
The developer has close relationships with Microsoft and its been hinted at that they bought the deal to Square Enix. They definitely had some part in it. So it is their fault. Karma is a bitch!
John Wick
Member
But what happens if the developer played some part???
Interesting to see they're a lot closer than I'd expected. Anecdotally, my entire circle is PS4 and PC users. I wonder if it's a regional thing within the US.
CosmicQueso
Member
I agree with you. That guy's an idiot. Don't believe anything on the Internet. I'm with you, brother. Probably some kind of Sony plant.
igordennis
Member
Cosmic can you clarify this for me? I think he is on to something here.
Edit: ah there it is, i'm exposed.
No need for the sarcasm. I'd like to actually know, digital vs physical and whether it's 1 week or 4 weeks.
John Wick
Member
The simple reason why it's screwed was the exclusivity deal and the shenanigans behind it. They locked out their biggest fan base. Also the PC. I hope CD are happy with their decision
NoHeDidn't
Member
NOT SO FAST! If we do the calculations Xbox one won.
At first it seems the PS4 won with 1300 consoles sold to Xbox ones 500 and Wii U's 15:
BUT then you realize Xbox one won. Why? Simple, because the Xbox one's
Bases of Installment is HIGHER! Of the 1300 PS4's only 10 are actively using them, for the Wii U's 15, only 3 are playing, but all 500 Xbox ones sold are being played:
See? Bases of Installments or BOI® is the right measure for the winner.
I like that you trademarked Bases of Installments.
Beer Monkey
Member
I can't really see a ton of people switching platforms in January when the DLC drops on PS4. Likewise, I think the deal when it was on Xbox it did a hell of a lot more for retaining the player base than getting people to change their whole home gaming platform.
Here is a silly example but it's true.
Most real badasses don't say much at all, they don't go around with chest all puffed up...you can provoke them over and over until finally SNAP. lol This is true and it reminds me of Sony's classy style, which i like.
On Topic - Numbers are amazing. SO much for console gaming is dead
Saw the NDP Mulcair guy talk about CoD/SW/Fallout numbers but didn't see any hard Halo info.
CosmicQueso
Member
You're right. I apologize.
If The Notorious NDP didn't post it, you shouldn't trust it. Good rule for these threads.
Primethius
Banned
We have numbers from last month (935k with bundles). Then Cosmic was kind enough to provide numbers for this month (without bundles).
Edit: Can someone refresh my mind on the breakdown of UC Collection numbers that we got last month?
I'm just skimming thread to see if he posted any Halo info. How the hell did it fall this badly from 4?
4 was also released at a time where the 360 base was massive.
edit: massive in comparison to the xbo at the moment.
Old Gimlet Eyes
Member
Reach, 343, halo 4 and mcc is the answer to that question. Even though Halo 5 is the best since 3, a lot of damage has been done to the franchise/fan base over the last few years. I am a huge, huge halo 5 and I struggled to buy 5. I am glad that I did though, the multiplayer is great.
Primethius
Banned
I'm not sure if that made a big difference or not. The Halo games solid pretty consistent numbers indicating a relatively dedicated fanbase. 4's numbers cannot only be ascribed to the userbase.
opticalmace
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CosmicQueso
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Well if the drop off is indeed as steep as some have suggested, that's the big question. Is the MP just out of style now? Did the campaign length or style keep some away? Did some other franchise or genre take away the classic halo fans? Did a bunch of the halo audience just phase out from gaming? Probably a number of these things, but something that has to get figured out. That is, if the drop off was indeed that steep.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Well... If it's any consolation, it's the #5 selling XB1 game on that platform this month... That's... Something...
Also it's a really really good game
As someone who's been a fan since CE, which I played on release when I was in the third grade, I can only list my personal problems with Halo 5, for which there are many.
- A boring, short, uneventful campaign
- Half-baked squad mechanics, made worse with brain-dead friendly AI
- Non-comprehensible story, filled with poor dialog and flat voice work
- Esports focused MP
- Broken ranking system (I ended up in Diamond, now I keep getting matched up against MLG clans)
- Small amount of maps, all of which are visually boring
- Worse graphics than its predecessor
- Warzone is garbage
Of course, these are only my personal gripes, but I definitely see why this one is failing.
Of all the gaming franchises I have virtually no personal experience with, Halo is the one I most wish to see succeed. A space opera shooter? The "space opera" part makes me want it to do well. I've tracked its history a little bit, but only ever had the chance to play through the first game, way back in 2002, and I rather loved it. I was also 14 and extremely impressionable; I don't know how I'd receive it today, now that the world has blessed me with Mass Effect games, that I may live out with Star Trek fantasies a little bit.
So it is that I have virtually no actual connection with Halo, but to see it fall so far is pretty disappointing.
It's interesting how relative everything is, though. Dragon Age: Inquisition, a favorite of mine from 2014, launched in November with... what was it? 685k? And that wasn't half bad, I suppose. But Halo, man. Halo was king of the world. And it was still at least a well-dressed baron through 4. Then 5 drops and suddenly it's just a common aristocrat.
Feels weird.
So it is that I have virtually no actual connection with Halo, but to see it fall so far is pretty disappointing.
It's interesting how relative everything is, though. Dragon Age: Inquisition, a favorite of mine from 2014, launched in November with... what was it? 685k? And that wasn't half bad, I suppose. But Halo, man. Halo was king of the world. And it was still at least a well-dressed baron through 4. Then 5 drops and suddenly it's just a common aristocrat.
Feels weird.
343 has not done a good job maintaining the Halo brand since Bungie moved on. MCC was a disaster, and a lot of people consider Halo 4 a disappointment. A lot of the fanbase probably moved on to Destiny.
It's pretty hard to kill something as long standing as Tomb Raider, especially when the last few games were good if you weren't expecting a classic TR game. Square Enix might have to spend some time regrouping, but I'm sure the PC version will sell fine (with discounts), and some of the PS4 audience would return for a third game in 2-3 years.
At worst, they just killed the momentum they had going with the reboot.
At worst, they just killed the momentum they had going with the reboot.
I love ff7. But seriously I'm fucking suprise at my psn news feed with all these people playing the game. Like I thought everyone and their mother and their mothers mother have played ff7...
I'm derailing this thread to say that your avatar is awesome. 32167, 32167, 32167, 32167...
Beautiful Ninja
Member
They did. They are just playing it again. And they'll play it again-er when the remake comes out.
We did. But we're all playing it again, and so are our mothers, and our mothers' mothers.
(Serious answer: a ton of people who were, like, Xbox fans 'til recently, or are just too plain young for VII, are catching the fever that the remake announcement created.)
I was not planning on getting it at all, but I'm very happy I did. It's so much better than playing the PS1 classics version.
igordennis
Member
Thats kinda really fucking bad though. In the AAA environment where the stakes are higher than ever and the dev cycle is 3 years. This sets them back a LOT.