ConfusedGamer
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Are NBA Live series sales always this low?
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NPD Sales Results for September 2015 [Up2: Nintendo Numbers]
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theprodigy
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actually, forget about trying to extrapolate the gap, there's far too many rounding differences built in over time for it to work
In what universe ?
The Miku game and Senran Kagura on 3ds right?
About time Japanese companies broaden their platforms/regions horizons to cope with declining sales in the West. PC, China or just anything at this point.
Since NBA 2K11 and the NBA Elite debacle? Pretty much.
I'm positive that this is the lowest for the series ever though.
Edit: The negativity from player faces (with even some NBA journalists and players calling NBA Live 16 out for how poor they were) didn't help either.
No there was that one year where it only sold 5 to 10 copies.
Obliterator
Member
Yeah getting an accurate number for hardware this month seems really damn difficult
We dont have a hard number for any of the 3
wait, with Horizon, there is a Forza game every year?
zeopower6
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Scary just how differently they performed with the same release date. Just how much time is accounted for, anyway? Even scarier is how much was sold in such a short amount of time...
jmaine_ph
Member
Lawd have mercy.
LOL at your post
Multiple platform owners probably bought elsewhere.
I bought on PS4 due to it just felt weird not playing it on a PS platform. I'm weird I know, but I doubt I'm the only one who is like that. Also, for me, the DS4 is much better suited for this game than the XB1 controller.
Well if we are correct about the gap being 810k then that would mean a gap increase of 52k this month. Sooooo if if a gap of 8.29% on the chart is = 52k then that would mean
WiiU = 76k
XB1 = 250k
PS4 = 302k
What Live 8.3? Just stop the basketball EA and bring back FightNight.
Hey they both outsold NBA Live at least. I'm sure that NBA license cost more than the localization of both of those games combined.
creamsugar
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pes ~ 15K
fifa < 650k
4: 45%, 1: 33%
fifa < 650k
4: 45%, 1: 33%
So 2K16 sold 13,153 times more than Live 16? Ouch!
Ok, now this one isn't even funny, it's just sad. PES is the better game.
ConfusedGamer
Member
I am surprised EA are continuing this franchise when usually even a million is low for them.
Obliterator
Member
Well there is another crazy gap for you folks
jmaine_ph
Member
Jeez. Didn't PES review better?
Not only that but I doubt both 3DS games shipped as many copies as live. Bargain bins will be full this holiday.
100% agree.
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I would be completely shocked if we see an NBA Live 17.
And yet Konami are going to continue with PES as their AAA development. What?!?
Sort of implies that in the US marketing >>>>>>>>>>>>>> reviews.
Metacritic.
PES16 - 88
FIFA16 - 82
It's the potential it brings if EA managed to snatch the top dog spot.
And it's probably the one of the easiest revenue streams like the other sports franchises under EA belt if they overcome this current hurdle.
zeopower6
Member
Isn't that just about the case anywhere? Reviews/word of mouth only really help franchises that lack any kind of marketing push.
GravityInsanity
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Sorry, I'm not from earth!
Only possible way to fit all the numbers we got (LTD gap, 550k Ps4+XB1 and the pie chart) is:
Wii U 75k
PS4 300k
XB1 248k
Seems like Nintendo used a PR rounding in its percentage statement.
If we use Wii U 85k we get PS4 340K and XB1 281K but that doesn't fit all the rest.
theprodigy
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implying that the split is any better in Europe
Doctor_Thomas
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PES is a much cheaper game to produce than MGS. No engine costs either, since it's FOX.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Brand Recognition is king. here the only soccer people know is FIFA.
gundamkyoukai
Member
We might be looking at the market saying that only one IP for each sport can survive.
Now i know pes sells better in EU but even there the numbers not that great .
Obliterator
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Have to agree. Not a poor performance for Xbone considering the competition
creamsugar
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d4dan 24
daeudg 10
daeudg 10
hodayathink
Member
Nah, it's just that racing games aren't very popular in the US anymore. It's been years since one charted that wasn't Mario Kart, and it'll probably take Gran Turismo to change that (and even that's not a guarantee).
The split is far better in Europe. PES still sold relatively well there, and consistently charted. 15K is just abysmal.
travisbickle
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Tearaway?
That's true but they can't be making money on PES either with those paltry numbers. I guess PES possibly loses less money than MGS though...?
We're talking about America too though. EA's marketing and branding is over the top and soccer games just started getting pretty popular here.
tattooed_dwarf
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Wow if gap is only 52k on September with MGSV and Destiny TTK ties to PS4. I was expecting much bigger fap in favor for PS4.