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[NateDrake]

I dont understand what this means? Is this some kind of spin that makes SO chart without charting?

If NPD was the Top 10 selling games - as in they could list CoD 5 times in the Top 10 instead of just once - Sunset would have ranked #9.

Before people start thinking #9 is some amazing placement, Hyrule Warriors was ranked #11 on the muliplatform list last month and sold around 170k.

 

[Ethelwulf]

there are quite a few ways.

Like how? This is an honest question. Boundling GTA?

 

[Nirolak]

Sounds like they all did pretty bad.

I feel on the whole we continue to see the importance of third parties rise versus what the first parties are able to put out.

Obviously there are exceptions like Smash, but third parties are releasing the vast majority of major hits and console selling titles these days.

 

[krioto]

I expect DC sold mostly digital, as it was much cheaper than the retail version

 

[bananafactory]

Surprising. I expected DC to sell extremely well. Guess middling reviews and the online issues dealt it a fatal blow.

I don't know anyone who bought DC physically.

 

[stryke]

Surprising. I expected DC to sell extremely well. Guess middling reviews and the online issues dealt it a fatal blow.

What possible reasons would lead you to believe DC would sell well?

 

[Gbpackers31]

I really hope Evolution don't get shut down because of Drive Club. Even though DC has its problems and the poor sales seem deserved, I really enjoyed the Motorstorm series last gen and wish they would continue on that.

 

[harSon]

He's upset and bitter the game wasn't the disaster he claimed it was prior to release.

So of course he's taking pleasure in it not selling well.

It's well documented that JC has no soul

 

[freefornow]

Is the 28% decline in physical software sales being offset by digital uptake??
Or has there been a decrease in "output" for consumers to buy?
Has this sort of decline been seen at other Gen transitions? Eg: Gen 6> Gen 7?

 

[old manatee]

Glad to see the Evil Within so high.

 

[vinnygambini]

Is Wii U up yoy?

I think it did like over 50k last year in October.

 

[Syrus]

I dont understand what this means? Is this some kind of spin that makes SO chart without charting?

It means it was 9 best selling individual game. The top 10 count all 4 platform sales of a game combined

 

[Insane Metal]

SO didn't chart?? O.O

9th with SKU... god damn. Bombed.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

???

In the US?, what the hell are you smoking dude.


more likely the online issues killed whatever small chance it had

Figured it would do at least reasonably well. First big exclusive in some time and it had a decent marketing push.

 

[akashhhhh]

While it's crazy to think Smash Wii U will hit #1, I think you're underestimating the Smash 3DS numbers. It's #2 this month, but it doesn't account for the 705K sold in the first 2 days (570K of which were retail copies) because those counted under September's sales.

Worth mentioning that Smash 3DS and Wii U sales should be combined next month. Could chart very high.

 

[MasterSheen]

Wow I completely forgot about NPD. Go Smash

 

[MaulerX]

Digital numbers? Surely not higher than the copies sold at retail.
Bundled? I'm talking about sold, not "gifted for free if you buy the console for 349$".

Nice way to sidestep the question. You made it sound as if we had concrete sales numbers. We don't. That's all.

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

NBA2K15 being 1 is sad. Shit barely works and is riddled with micro trans. Congrats gamers you'll get the same shit next year.

 

[QaaQer]

Wow. That studio is absolutely done. A year delay, an absolute fucking disaster launch, and poor sales as the cherry on the shit sundae. RIP Evolution Studios.

I thought so too, but we do not know the whole story. Given the size of the team, I have to wonder if Sony's penny pinching meant not enough resources/expertise.

 

[Miles X]

SO didn't chart?? O.O

9th with SKU... god damn. Bombed.

Could easily have achieved 250k+ at 9th place, why is that a bomb?

 

[The Llama]

And Europeans like their racing games more than Americans.

This is so true.

 

[CozMick]

Sony + Grand Theft Auto V will win November.

 

[theprodigy]

Aw come on, MK8 was 2nd place on May and only 2 or 3 days of data were taken since it released at the very end of May. Smash U will do well and it will chart high

MK8 went up against Watch Dogs and a bunch of nothing, Smash goes up against CoD, AC:Unity, GTA V, and more (even Pokemon!)

edit: well if it is actually combined with the 3DS version it will definitely show up, I dunno about that however...

 

[shinra-bansho]

Aw come on, MK8 was 2nd place on May and only 2 or 3 days of data were taken since it released at the very end of May. Smash U will do well and it will chart high

There are a lot of titles releasing in the same tracking period, on more and more active platforms.

2 Assassin's Creeds, Lego Batman, Call of Duty, Halo MCC, Far Cry, GTA, Dragon Age, Pokemon (which I think are counted as separate SKUs from memory). That in itself is probably enough to fill the top ten all formats.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

May isn't November

Don't do this.

Smash will do very well. But don't start comparing to the CoDs and ACs.

Why??

If it was the Wii era it would be fair game. Brawl did 2.7 million first month. But for WiiU, it would be lucky to do 2.7 million LTD in US.

 

[TraBuch]

Is Evolution done?

 

[Diprosalic]

Aw come on, MK8 was 2nd place on May and only 2 or 3 days of data were taken since it released at the very end of May. Smash U will do well and it will chart high

please, just charting while only be on one platform (the least successful of all the consoles) will be a huge achievement. charting high won't matter if it sells well.

 

[Tom Penny]

Going by sales it looks like everyone is waiting for the holiday price drops.

 

[MMaRsu]

I really hope Evolution don't get shut down because of Drive Club. Even though DC has its problems and the poor sales seem deserved, I really enjoyed the Motorstorm series last gen and wish they would continue on that.

Driveclub is also a pretty great game.

 

[Mpl90]

Is Wii U up yoy?

I think it did like over 50k last year in October.

How much did WiiU sell last October? Don't remember now (outside of...you know...being an horrific number).

 

[allan-bh]

Could easily have achieved 250k+ at 9th place, why is that a bomb?

I think is more like ~150k, with for 5 days and without bundle is not exactly bomba.

 

[Nirolak]

There are a lot of titles releasing in the same tracking period, on more and more active platforms.

2 Assassin's Creeds, Lego Batman, Call of Duty, Halo MCC, Far Cry, GTA, Dragon Age.

A lot of sports games hold well into the November season as well, especially Madden and NBA.

 

[DangerMouse]

I'm not so sure.

PS4 with TLoU and GTAV would move a shit load.

Yeah, I think so too (plus the multi's for even more game sales), they need to make enough of these.

 

[benny_a]

there are quite a few ways.

But the execs at SCE have enough understanding of their social responsibility to not release The Last Guardian this month.

 

[stryke]

Figured it would do at least reasonably well. First big exclusive in some time and it had a decent marketing push.

It didn't even get a bundle.

 

[Michael F. Assbender]

Sony + Grand Theft Auto V will win November.

Possible, but I find it hard to believe that a remaster is going to drive sales that much, particularly with the massive price cuts coming from MS.

 

[RPGamer92]

I also wonder how the TEW will do this month. A lot of big games come out but on the other hand, a lot of places will discount it to $25 this Black Friday.

 

[KooopaKid]

Is the 28% decline in physical software sales being offset by digital uptake??
Or has there been a decrease in "output" for consumers to buy?
Has this sort of decline been seen at other Gen transitions? Eg: Gen 6> Gen 7?

My guess is no for your first question.
No idea for the others. Interested in knowing too.
That 28% drop can't be good.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Sony + Grand Theft Auto V will win November.

Definitely a possibility but I'm still thinking XB1 will just edge it.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

You guys were expecting DC to chart? In the US? With a cheaper digital copy available? Not to mention all the online issues.

DC had NPD bomb written all over it.

 

[John Harker]

???

In the US?, what the hell are you smoking dude.


more likely the online issues killed whatever small chance it had

I said awhile back it wasn't tracking that well anyway ::shrug::

It's a new IP in a small genre. It was never going to 'do well' in the bloated sense of expectations consumers have now in 'what does well.'

I'm sure it was going to do fine.
It's issues however, we'll see how it works out longterm.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Told ya that



Sunset wasnt charting





PS4 was winning.


Thanks for the hint MS. Also thanks for making November a lock for Sony due to how atrocious MCC has been

 

[Diprosalic]

Like how? This is an honest question. Boundling GTA?

for starters, yeah.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Worth mentioning that Smash 3DS and Wii U sales should be combined next month. Could chart very high.

Oh yeah....forgot about this.
Hm, still don't see it surpassing the usual suspects.

 

[TheSlySoul]

Could easily have achieved 250k+ at 9th place, why is that a bomb?

My guesses...
250k retail, 150k digital and 10k bundled.
Honestly close to 500k does not sound like a bomb for a new IP.
I am betting 300k-500k with all copies counted.

 

[Ambition]

As a PS4 owner i really don't know why they keep selling, PSN sucks and they have no exclusives at all at the moment and I can't really see that many on the horizon either right now

Ehhh..?

 

[Version 3.0]

Just not the same without Aquamarine.

 

[CozMick]

Is Evolution done?

No. They survived Motorstorm Apocalypse, they will survive this.

 

[Whipped Spartan]

If NPD was the Top 10 selling games - as in they could list CoD 5 times in the Top 10 instead of just once - Sunset would have ranked #9.

That was the old way. Used to be so good. This way is kind of misleading. People think evil within sold good but hypothetically it could have sold 400,000 combined.

 

[John Bender]

Nice way to sidestep the question. You made it sound as if we had concrete sales numbers. We don't. That's all.

Well, we know it's #9 (if you count games by SKU). Which is meh-worthy, imho.