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NPD Sales Results for October 2014 [Up3: All of Nintendo's 3DS million sellers]
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Really? With the delays and all the bad press around it and the obvious lack of interest?
The real surprise is SO bombing.
I think DriveClub is pretty clear evidence of how word of mouth can have an impact on a game in a negative way. The overwhelming majority of the conversation about the game was how it wasn't working, and that tends to stick.
forgeforsaken
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It's its second month on NPD, it came in 5th for Sept. Seems to be doing alright.
I assumed it would be. I could be wrong.
jeffyjaixx
Member
So no numbers this month? 
Sylvrfonic
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CosmicQueso, I just want you to know I appreciate what you did there.
I don't think that DriveClub had a shot with the anticipation of a PS+ version. I was looking forward to this game but I didn't buy it for a long time hoping to see the free version.
SO probably did really well for a single platform, new IP. I bet MS is pretty happy with it's performance.
Sony seems to be conceding November and possibly December. I think MS has an amazing line up to take the holiday in the US.
if you could just pack away the raging hard-on you have for closing Evolution, you'd realise that the the game is being fixed, online is stabilising, and the racing/driving/environments are excellent.
John Bender
Banned
Why would you expect that?
lol6
Last year october releses had several sellers
1. Grand Theft Auto V (360, PS3) - 1.1 million
2. Pokémon X (3DS) - 1.7 million combined with Pokemon Y
3. Pokémon Y (3DS) - See Pokemon X
4. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PC)
Welfare
Member
I like to be sneaky tho
Cornbread78
Member
Nothing unexpected here, but next month, circle 12/11 for a bloodbath!
It's pretty well confirmed issues are game code based: I.e. The fault lies with Evolution. Sony delayed game and allowed more time to develop it so struggling to fathom where you'd get the idea they cut resources.
inb4 gearbox actually tries to do a good game and copies everything Destiny has in the best way possible.
It's better than last year, but yeah, those aren't good numbers.
Im very conflicted about if November NPD is going to be interesting at all. For November NPD I expect SO to not chart, MCC to be in the 2-4 chart position with smash bros next to it(either above or below MCC), and GTA V in the 1st position.
Edit: I also expect Pokemon to be there and LBP to be around 6-8 position so that's 2 exclusives for Nintendo, 1 for Microsoft and 1 for sony
Edit: I also expect Pokemon to be there and LBP to be around 6-8 position so that's 2 exclusives for Nintendo, 1 for Microsoft and 1 for sony
Hmm. I got 67. 68k seems more accurate, I didn't keep track of decimals.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
Likewise. Really good arcade racer, regardless of the online problems.
Florida_Man_5000
Member
SO is a great game, and we can all see in this thread the disappointment. Word of mouth is strong. Perfect stocking stuffer! Where's the save SO thread, dabgnummit? arghhhhh....
SolarPowered
Member
Wow
I caught up to the 5th page a minute ago and I just remembered Alien Isolation. Sega and Gearbox finished the brand for now. Goddamn Colonial Marines was super effective against sales.
I caught up to the 5th page a minute ago and I just remembered Alien Isolation. Sega and Gearbox finished the brand for now. Goddamn Colonial Marines was super effective against sales.
There is nothing wrong with you. The game had A LOT of performance issues at launch and it still does depending on the platform. Doesn't stop it from being interesting and worth playing.
How exactly did you come up with that number?
Quoted for next month ;-)
Neither is surprising.
Last month Smash sold 705K, 570K of which were retail.
rocketskates
Member
Second month in a row and I'm still surprised people don't get this yet.
Bundles aren't included in NPD. PS4 Destiny bundles, while most likely sold a lot and are still continuing to sell, won't show up in these sales results. So yes, you'll see the 360 or xbone chart higher.
Its also why SO didn't chart higher, I'm sure people bought the bundle, which yet again, won't show in the NPD.
Neuromancer
Member
I'm legit shook by TEW at #3. And I thought Xbox One had an actual shot at #1 in October with the $50 price cut. My world is upside down.
Kenshin001
Member
They shouldn't be having to update the game 5 or 6 times. It was a really poorly handled launch. They didn't even have the PS+ version to stimulate sales.
Probably.
biglittleps
Member
Thanks
wait, what was the price in October? I thought it was just SO bundle.
If Sony was smart, they'd bring back Liverpool.
I wonder how much digital is affecting the charts. I'm more interested in digital sales than I am in physical now. I wish we could see those details.
I'd say it's more like DriveClub replaced MotorStorm. FireSprite was formed by ex-Studio Liverpool members so they could make a new Wipeout game at some point.
John Bender
Banned
Oh, so they have fixed some of the issues with their ... what... 10th patch in the last 4 weeks? Nice job, Evo Studios!
Sony were smart by closing them. Liverpool's output was horrible.
(check how big the studio was and take a look at their output)
shinra-bansho
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I think Nintendo's numbers are combined digital and retail, so it should be 500K second month (digital and retail). Which only somewhat helps with discerning the rest of the all-formats chart - if the split held then it would be around 400K retail I suppose.
Just a guess, NBA having 4 skus, all which could have done well, Smash doing 500k, Evil Within PS4 likely being the bulk of the sales, and the Sunset Overdrive bundles not counting.
Even 200k isn't half bad though.
Which means #3 and lower sold less than 500k this month - we don't know the digital split of Smash 3DS for Oct.
Aye, a week - two at most post launch. It's failed and the sales show that.
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