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NPD Sales Results for September 2014 [Up1: Smash/HW/MK8, Destiny stats, 3DS HW]
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I'm sure all the JRPG developers are going to run out and put their games on a system which is selling 5-10k units per week in Japan.
Even if console gaming is dead in Japan, Japanese 3rd party publishers aren't going to ignore the 11+ million install base that PS4 has outside of the Japan region.
shinra-bansho
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Destiny did fantastically.
Considering comments about digital sales and the new systems, I imagine it could have tipped the 3M mark when combined with retail.
(There seems to have been a lot of negative sentiment on here regarding the title I'm guessing this won't sit well with a lot of people.)
Considering comments about digital sales and the new systems, I imagine it could have tipped the 3M mark when combined with retail.
(There seems to have been a lot of negative sentiment on here regarding the title I'm guessing this won't sit well with a lot of people.)
Word of mouth is even more potent now given how significant a role social media plays in our lives now.
BMO = GOAT
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~550k. Is it too much you think?
Duxxy3
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Along with the last chapter of the hobbit. Indirect advertising.
edit: This may sound stupid, but there is a precedent.
Long long ago when GT3 came out, it was released around the same time as when the fast and furious exploded, and interest in import cars was huge. Not directly related, but it sure as hell boosted interest in driving.
Mass Effect
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Yeah, no. This isn't going to happen. FH2 will be lucky to hit 500K LTD worldwide by the end of the year.
You serious? Word of mouth can be a huge factor, especially when over the internet. It just doesn't mean a "did you hear?..." passing around town or something.
How do you think the Souls series got popular?
orthodoxy1095
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What exactly is the relevance of MediaCreate? The fact that there aren't console JRPGs on the charts? Why is that shocking? There's a lull in big releases right now as the Japanese market retools for the next gen.
Why exactly do you think it's selling so low? Because there's nothing on it that the Japanese market wants. The devs will move over there once they finish up any remaining PS3 titles.
They'll be lucky to get 55K.
It is a real thing, it just doesn't have effects that are as far reaching as they were in like, the days of the SNES or whatever. But I mean, a lot of this gen's biggest hits (Wii Sports, Minecraft, Call of Duty), clearly owe a lot to word of mouth.
Regardless I think BMO's Forza Horizon 2 prediction is ridiculous and doesn't really make much sense. It's the kind of game that's frontloaded in its first week and I don't see how it could possibly maintain week-per-week consistency.
BMO = GOAT
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Damn, for two consoles and just 55k?
shinobi602
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Has the Wii U hit triple digits monthly yet? I don't recall their August numbers.
El-Pistolero
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That is horrible...Either there is no market for arcade racers in the US, or MS dropped the ball in its marketing of the game. Forza Horizon 2 deserved a better fate. On the bright side, it will sell much better in Europe.
Aquamarine
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Nope.
Their August numbers were the following:
(numbers are in email tags, quote to see, no chartz lurkers allowed)
ilikecandy
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It hasn't hit triple digits since June. And before that, December of last year.
A bit.
soundscream
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World wide maybe, NPD no way. Its currently ~460,000+ and has been growing 100k a week since launch so 700,000 ww LTD in a month is reasonable, but no way in North America alone.
Mass Effect
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June. It did like 150K I think?
190K for Hyrule Warriors?!
That seems pretty awesome to me
It is!
This bodes well for Dragon Quest: Heroes here in NA when it launches next year.
it sold 70k in 3 days of tracking in the UK. So your saying with black friday deals, which its most likely going to get, and unofficial bundles, FH2 can't sell 300k in 3 months?
Aquamarine
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No.
Correct answer:
(numbers are in email tags, quote to see, no chartz lurkers allowed)
shinobi602
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Damn...I guess only Smash Bros. can change those fortunes.
I don't get why you keep bringing up this two console thing. Horizon wasn't a timed exclusive for the Xbox One like Titanfall or something.
BMO = GOAT
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Xbox one and xbox 360.
shinra-bansho
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Yes. Emphatically.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Thank you Aqua.
Hopefully the high digital adoption rate also translates into their DLC sales next month.
It had a surprisingly decent December last year so maybe. With some luck it could crack 500k considering sales have been higher than last year in most months.
I don't consider things said over the internet "word of mouth".
If a friend tells me about a game on Facebook it's so easy to just copy and search if I even care enough to do so (I would not listen to anything 95% of the people on my facebook has to say about a game).
theprodigy
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June 2014 (140k), then nothing until you go back to December 2013
.....when was the last time Vita hit triple digits, December 2012?
SwiftDeath
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Eh I guess you're not familiar with the sales curve for most AAA games [or games in general]? Sure as its niche and a racer it'll likely have better legs but not like that. Not at all like that
First week of sales will still likely contribute to at least 30% - 50% of its overall sales in the region. I think FH2 would be lucky to sell another 100k in October and severely doubt they'd sell near that much
I know. Read my post again. You keep saying "two consoles," but that doesn't change the fact that the odds that the game's sales would remain consistent week per week are extremely low given how frontloaded they probably are.
The first week is by far the biggest in terms of sales.
I'd be more optimistic than that though, I think another 100k could be possible for the full month.
Mass Effect
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Wait, how do we know this? Leaderboards?
Well, maybe it can. I keep forgetting it's on 360 too. Don't think it will make it above that on Xbox One alone though.
OH.. good times when Vita sold 245k and people called a bomba.
I agree with this. I think it will be close ~275k total after Oct (120k - Sept, 155k - Oct).
It'll be much lower than that since it'll only have had 4 days of reporting.
soundscream
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Yes, there is a ranked speed camera that to have to pass to play the game.
I have been looking at it every once in a while. Launch week ~49k, and its been jumping up by about 100k a week. Last week it was ~320,000 and as of yesterday it was at 460,000+. Now you have to take into account renting and used, but I don't think that # would be more than 60k.
JetBlackPanda
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So what were the Destiny numbers with bundles? I can't find it, sorry.
Aquamarine
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Here they are:
(numbers are in email tags, quote to see, no chartz lurkers allowed)
Aqua answered you
BMO = GOAT
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Ah okay in understand what you mean. Trying to be really optimistic towards the future of racers.
You are correct about me and the familiarity of sales curve
.Didn't realize that PS3 also had Destiny bundle.
Hyperactivity
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Might even get to Vita level sales, 10-20k per week then
Aquamarine
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Yep, check the OP of the predictions thread where I made the list of new software / hardware releases.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=906254
I love how Chartz just takes GAF leaks and parrots them over there without sourcing anyone on GAF.
Like when Creamsugar says "XYZ = 42K"
they're like:
"XYZ = 42K"
...almost immediately...like they're watching this thread constantly or something.
If they're so intent on taking stuff revealed and talked about on GAF...why don't they just discuss it here? Why make a thread using entirely GAF information when you could be on GAF doing it?
I just don't get it.
Soccer4life
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Titanfall number is WW, Destiny is just NA.
So X1 Destiny > Titanfall
EDIT: Seems like I was wrong.
Thanks for correction!
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