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NPD Sales Results for October 2015 [Up1: Xbox #1]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Oh boy, not again.
tattooed_dwarf
Member
Yeah, sales are down considerably but still I'm more interested how well Halo 5 keeps it playerbase, as we know 4 saw considerable stop and never came back. And I'm interested to see how much MS bundles Halo after LE bundle stops selling.
Japanmanx3
Member
Someone fill me in on Leeh.
theviolenthero
Member
One of the npd insiders said wait for the official npd insider (creamsugar) to confirm the numbers.
Are you aware you're in a sales thread?
Obliterator
Member
Yeah but is cream actually coming? I doubt he does tonight at this point. Its LATE
Stilton Disco
Member
Ok, just woke up, having gone to bed immediately after it was confirmed the XO won.
Are these numbers real???
If so, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?!?!?
That's insanely bad! So the XO only sold 300k? And H5 pretty much bombed (comparatively) with a bigger drop compared to H3 than even in the UK? What?!?
Was there some sorts of mass job losses across the US last month I didn't hear about ir something???
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
What's wrong with Halo 5 selling just under 1m in October, in one territory? Sounds pretty good to me. This is not the mid Noughties anymore, the Halo franchise is no longer top tier anymore and sits somewhere between Heavy Rain and TLOU in terms of sales clout.
NoPiece
Member
I think it shows even great IP gets tired, and unless you are investing in new game IP you are eventually going to run out of sales. We don't need more remakes or reboots or sequels, we need the Gears of War, the Demon's Souls, the Uncharted, the Mass Effect of this generation - the games that are fresh and show off something new with the hardware.
Castef
Banned
90% of the posts in this thread will come bundled with a digital joke.
theviolenthero
Member
It's over bro, he isn't coming. LOL.
I think console numbers are pretty much real, H5 seem uncertain.
Giriath_89
Member
Please no.
Obliterator
Member
Oh I agree. I think NPD_George did his thing and got to him.
tattooed_dwarf
Member
Are little bit under million bad for 5 days of sales? How well other Halos sold in first 5 days?
Obliterator
Member
It's terrible Halo 3 did 3.3 million in 5 days
tattooed_dwarf
Member
In 5 days? That's insane, especially for one country. First month I could see. Damn it was a juggernaut back then.
Bl@de
Member
Fallout 4 is at 1.5 million after 3 days. On PC only.
So under a million in 5 days for a franchise like Halo would be not that great.
Obliterator
Member
Yeah it launched on September 25th. Halo Reach and 4 also were at 3.3 million in their first NPD's and while they had more days to sell these huge AAA games are often very very front loaded.
For Halo to be sub 1 million is a disaster.
Sangetsu-II
Member
PM me the numbers please.
Have no idea but looks like something straight out of BO BO BO
King Beyond the wall
Member
Disappointed with the numbers for both consoles.
I had expected much better with the release of halo5 and the ps4 price cut
I had expected much better with the release of halo5 and the ps4 price cut
Just the idea if cream leaving us too is scary. If he really does, there will be no one to share the numbers anymore. Also, it seems like most of the usual Sales-Agers have left the thread.
Obliterator
Member
I'm half joking about ol NPD George
but Cream skipping the thread is a little bizarre. If he left that would be very very shitty. He's our last shot at actual NPD numbers
Yeah, if they advertise it, 500k may be possible. (not expecting it though)
Unlike some of Nintendo's other games (w101, STEAM, Kirby U, etc) this should be really easy to advertise and get the point across.
"Throw-down with your favorite pokemon"
I know, first we had to wait way longer than usual for PR, then VentureBeat was really late with their article, and the software top 10 came in late as well. Now cream hasn't shown up at all? Something seems very fishy about this NPD.
Especially on such a bizarre NPD where the PR was late and the software chart was also late. Everything is late this month. Oh well.
Edit: I guess I now see why so many publishers hold off until November to release games. Software sales this month look terrible. The only way to make a splash is to take your chances in November or to be the big fish in a little pond much earlier in the year (like WD and Arkham Knight). I mean, we all knew this was the case but I did think October and December were exceptions and that we ought to see more releases using these two months to avoid November.
Then there are the titles that must release before the end of the financial year, which makes February and March pretty stacked.
Obliterator
Member
Sangetsu-II
Member
MS doesn't want the numbers to be revealed xD
Honestly he hasnt been online, must be busy with some work ?
If he was online and then not posting then you can worry
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Game in its current state along with forge btb maps aren't doing it any favors.
It's a game with 30 percent multiplayer from its former self.so these numbers are looking fair to me.
panda-zebra
Member
*checks back to predictions thread, looks for a certain user's first post*
NPD_George is Pachter: confirmed.
Living The Greatest Games Lineup In The History Of Xbox dream.
NPD_George is Pachter: confirmed.
Living The Greatest Games Lineup In The History Of Xbox dream.
I'm somewhat serious, though. It seems like all those things coming out late along with the disappearance of creamsugar is mysterious. I don't mean to sound like a conspiracy theorist, but I wonder if it is somehow related.
SensibleSucker
Member
I'd be interested to see the relative attach rate compared to halo 3 That's they key for me. If there were 2 times the number of 360s around at its release any monthly sales figures for halo 5 that are 40% or above of those of the previous game are good bearing in mind the relatively poor start xbone had. I'd also need to see if either first months had anomalous 5 week launch months.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
slavesnyder
Member
Well, Halo bundle pre-sales did not make the cut.
And maybe Star Wars / COD pre-sales damaged PS4 numbers.
Also people held back their money for black friday.
So far there is no reason to panic (maybe for MS it is).
If November doesn't bring in the harvest big time this will be end of days though.
Halo below 1 mio. is nuts.
Tin foil hat time.
And maybe Star Wars / COD pre-sales damaged PS4 numbers.
Also people held back their money for black friday.
So far there is no reason to panic (maybe for MS it is).
If November doesn't bring in the harvest big time this will be end of days though.
Halo below 1 mio. is nuts.
Tin foil hat time.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
The prediction thread has more posts than the actual NPD thread......what a disappointment.
Obliterator
Member
That's a good slogan, but how can they possibly top it next year?
BossDarkseid
Member
Does MS have to panic because of Halo 5 selling poorly? Sub 1 mil for a former biggest entwrtainment launch in history franchise does seem bad.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
I thought xb1 was way above 360 sales.... Do people know what is going on with sales in this thread
If you ask me, I think it's because the hype train crashed so badly and killed most of the passengers. This was supposed to be a legendary thread!
Cereal Enthusiast
Banned
Courtesy of Oscar Lemaire:
https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/665061436465545216
Edit: should have said it earlier sorry, physical only, one week for Halo 5, two for Halo 3 and three for the others.
https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/665061436465545216
Edit: should have said it earlier sorry, physical only, one week for Halo 5, two for Halo 3 and three for the others.
Obliterator
Member
I'm not sure they are panicking, but I'm sure they are looking at how they handle the franchise and what their long term goals and the handling of it will be. You don't decrease this much and just say "Fuck it, its all good".
That's why I think they really might end up finally putting Halo on PC
Hydrargyrus
Member
O_O
My god
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Halo 5 is a better game than 4, just to show you how a huge train can pan out. Get me Bungie back though.