DarkLordMalik
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A real shame though, as I doubt we will see him again =/I dont think he returned since Detective GAF went too far
A real shame though, as I doubt we will see him again =/I dont think he returned since Detective GAF went too far
Considering how they priced their Halo bundle, Microsoft are very relaxed at the moment.
I'm still waiting for Microsoft to get desperate and make some crazy last minute promotions. Seems unlikely though.
A real shame though, as I doubt we will see him again =/
It was Mob GafI dont think he returned since Detective GAF went too far
Yep, they were definitely going too far asking for the sales of multiple sales at once and even Google searching "NPD George". I would probably leave too if someone actually tried to stalk me on Google. Hopefully he makes a surprise return in November.I don't understand this. We wanted another person with access to NPD contribute numbers and as soon as someone does people on here decide it is good idea to try to "out" them.
Considering his username had the group name and a first name, I'm not surprised. It was a simple google search away, if the google search was correct, it probably isn't that he doesn't want to come back, moreso he's really busy and doesn't have enough time for "console wars".I don't understand this. We wanted another person with access to NPD contribute numbers and as soon as someone does people on here decide it is good idea to try to "out" them.
Not sure which part of my post the "as well" applies to but Assassin's Creed won't have multi-year legs because it's an annualized franchise and I don't think you can attribute movement to lower active hardware owners given that previous installments on the same hardware have done better and it's multiplatform.
Maybe I should have said Killzone:SF instead of AC. I don't see why Halo 5 will have legs when it is just another shooter now, esp. one without a sticky multiplayer base.
Halo will definitely have better legs than Killzone, KZ sold 2.1 million in its first month & a half, I don't it think sold much more than 900k since then, so 3 million is probably the maximum that game sold. Halo will probably sell at least 500k on NPD in the next two months & maybe 700k WW, with heavy bundling next year I can see it reach 5-6 million LTD.
I don't know why people are discounting Assassin's Creed WW either, the series always did "okay" on NPD but ends up doing phenomenal numbers everywhere else, & we've learned before that trends in the US don't necessarily translate to EU or RotW, the only other market that matches US trends is the UK.
It won't sell 10 million anytime soon, but I can see it doing 7 million.
Guys, guys. I've kept checking Amazon best sellers over the last several days. The PS4 SKUs are way ahead of the XB1's. Currently there are FOUR above the best-placed Xbone SKU.
So what I'm really saying is this: if there's anyone that believes Xbox is going to take November NPD, you're in for a shock. I'd wager the PS4 is going to make up the October gap in sales between it and XB1 at least 5X over. Unless something radically changes.
Those PS4 COD and Battlefront bundles are just selling great.
55 pages and no cream?
Why do we keep thinking he's gone? Surely the expectation wasn't that he was just gonna supply us with every single number was it? Thats naive at the least. He got his name changed and a new avatar. He'll probably be back next month to trickle the most interesting NPD bits just like he did this month.So GAF actually chased away an insider? Has this happened before?
Twice, I think. Aqua (before her final farewell) requested a few month self-ban when a few Gaffers piled on her.So GAF actually chased away an insider? Has this happened before?
Selling 3 million first month like AC 3 did is not "okay".
Guys, guys. I've kept checking Amazon best sellers over the last several days. The PS4 SKUs are way ahead of the XB1's. Currently there are FOUR above the best-placed Xbone SKU.
So what I'm really saying is this: if there's anyone that believes Xbox is going to take November NPD, you're in for a shock. I'd wager the PS4 is going to make up the October gap in sales between it and XB1 at least 5X over. Unless something radically changes.
Those PS4 COD and Battlefront bundles are just selling great.
So GAF actually chased away an insider? Has this happened before?
Why do we keep thinking he's gone? Surely the expectation wasn't that he was just gonna supply us with every single number was it? Thats naive at the least. He got his name changed and a new avatar. He'll probably be back next month to trickle the most interesting NPD bits just like he did this month.
problem was it was still like a 45% drop from its predecessor, making the ps2 irrelevant in discussions about sales.
Even with the huge by mistakes sony and the 45% drop ps3 still competed and sold great. Comparing the wii sales is pointless to me cause, it follows no trend, it sold cause of the motion control fad, that now irrelevant, all those franchises that sold amazing on wii are now on wiiu in beautiful HD looking 10x better yet they can't even push the wiiu over 11 million. Reason is that audience is not what kept console gaming going for all these generations, they don't care about the nextgen hardware or graphics, they just,wanted to play some games with motion controls. It's not like playstation where all sony has to do is release a console with a generation leap in graphics at a reasonable price and it's guaranteed to sell.
this is the easy way out. no critical analysis of why things were popular or why they aren't any longer, and what the video game industry looks like in a bigger picture. psp was like the real popular place for console-like games and graphics on a handheld. i guess that was a fad too huh. just disappeared into the ether. at least the ps4's doing well because that's really what matters this gen.
He was probably smart and just bounced before GAF can ruin yet another good thing. You guys (the ones responsible for chasing off George) really need to learn how to respect people's personal identitiesI think the bigger question is, what happened to creamsugar?
Dude is just legitimately gone.
I think the bigger question is, what happened to creamsugar?
Dude is just legitimately gone.
Bit like in October on Amazon best sellers PS4 UC bundle was 19th, Halo bundle 25th, followed by TLoU and Destiny bundles at 49th and 59th respectively. Gears bundle was 77. So PS4 should have won, but it still didn't. Amazon is good indicator and has been correct in past, but isn't still the whole picture.Yay for analysis on 6% of the gaming market clearly indicating exact trends of the whole US market. </sarcasm> Just like Best Buy basically doesn't sell Wii Us (like 2% of Wii Us are sold there?) despite being a significant seller of PS4s & XB1s percentage wise, Amazon may easily have its biases.
...says a person posting on a message board about video games on the weekend.Get a life
Did we get updated Forza 6 numbers? I know it wasn't doing too hot.
Bit like in October on Amazon best sellers PS4 UC bundle was 19th, Halo bundle 25th, followed by TLoU and Destiny bundles at 49th and 59th respectively. Gears bundle was 77. So PS4 should have won, but it still didn't. Amazon is good indicator and has been correct in past, but isn't still the whole picture.
Twice, I think. Aqua (before her final farewell) requested a few month self-ban when a few Gaffers piled on her.
I think GopherD suffered a similar fate.
It's definitely, and unfortunately, not uncommon.
Quick question: are we allowed to reference software sales figures from this thread in OTs and other threads related to the software?
I understand we can't make a new thread but what about discussing these figures in existing threads? Is it still off limits?
some people will choose not to believe the numbers.
I don't see why not.Quick question: are we allowed to reference software sales figures from this thread in OTs and other threads related to the software?
I understand we can't make a new thread but what about discussing these figures in existing threads? Is it still off limits?
I think the bigger question is, what happened to creamsugar?
Dude is just legitimately gone.
I don't see why not.
whats the NPD LTD of bone and ps4.
The PS4 outselling the XB1 by 5x this month is wishful thinking. But there are better ways to show that you disagree.
PS4 = 9,332,000
XB1 = 8,462,000
Ah maybe he did read it like that, I thought the guy said make up the difference 5x over - so what, 27k*5= 135kgap (that's the way I read it at least, not selling 5:1)
How good are these numbers? Anything in NPD_George's bar chart that allows going back and tightening things up? I asked pages back but it was lost in the fun and games.
PS4 = 9,332,000
XB1 = 8,462,000
PS4 = 9,332,000
XB1 = 8,462,000
So PS4 will break 10M this november. Nice!
How long did it take 360 to hit 10M on NPD? I know Microsoft had that "first to 10M post", even though they only beat the Wii by a month or two (although I guess they were right in that they "won" in the US).
Looks like PS4 will easily get there in its 25th month. Xbox One will likely have to wait until December.
It's disgusting behavior. If you can't appreciate the good things that come your way, you don't deserve them at all. It's that simple, really.After NPD George's appearance, there were people in here saying they didn't need cream anymore. Thankless bunch of...
So I wouldn't blame him if he said screw this.
As for NPD George. I don't think she/he/they left. George said "he" wouldn't be posting regularly. I think George will be back again. I'd bet surely by the next prediction thread if not sooner.