This is even more bizarre.
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PS4 fastest-selling console in UK history, outsells Wii U LTD in UK [250K PS4 in 48h]
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This is even more bizarre.
thewhitehawk
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Because they are much closer in genre and target audience.
Fair enough. Yes on GiantBomb's Quicklook it looked mighty challenging.
It's definitely not for me then, I really dislike that style of gameplay as I said.
You could remove UK from the title and anyone could have guess the region.
Didn't the X1 outsell the Wii U as well over there? this certainly means trouble for Nintendo in Europe but globally is another story, if the previous record was held by the PSP you know what kind of market they have over there.
Didn't the X1 outsell the Wii U as well over there? this certainly means trouble for Nintendo in Europe but globally is another story, if the previous record was held by the PSP you know what kind of market they have over there.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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... FUCK! Thanks!
freezamite
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Sorry but I couldn't disagree more. I've played tons of hours with Demon's souls, which aspect of it's core gameplay wasn't possible on the past generation of consoles may I ask?
Yep, X1 outsold it as well. On the game side of things, wonderful titles like Just Dance 2014 absolutely crushed 3D World.
FairXchange
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He also said that Ryse was better than SM3DW, you can safely ignore him.
shinra-bansho
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There's a thread about this because there's news about this.
There was a thread about French sales the other day. The Wii U has sold 175K through mid-November. So not faring any better than the UK.
German sales were posted in the PAL charts thread a while back. 160K through end of September. So not faring any better than the UK.
If sufficient quantity has been supplied to France and Germany then in all likelihood the PS4 has outsold the Wii U in those countries in a single weekend as well, which isn't in the grand scheme that spectacular since the latter's sales are horrible.
No offence, but did you have a point? If it's fair for Knack, it's fair for Wii Sports, and I certainly don't consider Wii Sports sales figures that include bundled titles to be comparable to those of a standalone game.
zomgbbqftw
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Knack could have done with more platforming sections IMO. The brawler side was fine, easy to get to grips with, and on hard mode it does require a decent amount of skill and timing. Otherwise it does just feel like running through a corridor and repeating the same combination of hits and dodges depending on the enemy. Having more platforming could have made it into a top tier game.
I enjoy it for what it is, but I do think it could have been better with good level design and platforming. The brawling mechanics are fine for me though, reminiscent of PS1 titles.
Playstation exclusive owners will buy it in droves. Even more so now that Titanfall is an Xbox exclusive. Activision/Bungie will take advantage of that and these last Sony exclusivity deals are just a sign of that. And this early advantage of PS4 in terms of next generation consoles sales will further increase its adoption/sales.
DidntKnowJack
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Ok then, Lego Marvel Super Heroes. That beat it by an even wider margin than Knack.
freenudemacusers
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Laugh it up now, but just wait until bayonetta 2 and X.
But we can say the same thing about Titanfall- remember MW2?
But seriously, Destiny is going to be the larger game release, period. Activision won't let anything other than CoD be bigger than this game next year. Titanfall may have greater sales on the Xbox platform, but the PS4 edition of Destiny will be huge- don't discount it.
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what nonsense.
there's so many reasons why wiiU is bombing. market confusion on the brand. tablets. mobile gaming, wii fatigue, droughts, expensive last genny tech
the demand for PS4 shows that gamers want tech and they are happy to leave last gen behind.
I couldn't post for months but oh, all the threads about xboxone and ps4 bombing because wiiU showed gaming is dead... well.
I don't know if those people really exist - everyone had both consoles last gen.
Likely so, if it Destiny is good. Which I suspect it might not be.
zomgbbqftw
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Halo Reach was a contractual turnaround. Bungie made it to satisfy pre-existing contractual obligations to Microsoft. It is clear that they didn't give a shit about it.
They will sell even less here in the UK. I think they will struggle breaking the top ten
OverturePT
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Knack sold more than 3D World. I have nothing in common with this industry anymore.
I'll be laughing twice as hard if it means picking up these games with a Wii-U in a 99 firesale.
Seriously bro, those two games have less mainstream appeal than anything out there. Great games? Possibly. System sellers? Heh.
(Yes I know you were probably sarcastic)
Red Blaster
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has anyone checked if noobsaur is okay
Why you would think this, I have no clue.
What's this supposed to mean? That they will magically save the WiiU? Or that we will be sad when they fail? I won't be sad, games that release on hardware with no instal base fail. It is what it is.
I want to believe...
The difference is that MW2 was a phenomenal game kinda fucked up by the luck of the draw (it being the big game out when JTAG happened)
If it is good. You get that, right? You agree it has to actually be good, which may well not happening seeing as bad/broken Reach was. If Bungie couldn't pump out a standard shooter what makes you think they can do this MMO hybrid thing?
Andrex would be proud
You are way underestimating the size of the playstation exclusive audience. There's no way to know for certain and I won't go into anecdotal or personal experience, but I can be sure that not everyone had both consoles.
SwiftDeath
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What on earth are you getting at? That is simply not factually accurate by any sense of logic
I have faith in bungie. It will be good.
This strikes me as pretty clearly false. The level of care that went into Reach is as high as Halo 3, if not higher given that they totally overhauled major aspects of the game engine for the first time since Halo 2.
deputyspade
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Read his post history. He was pretty cringe worthy in that "xbox may have won black Friday" thread on Saturday.
Neff
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I agree. The industry has gotten too big and too expensive, and it needs to scale back. The problem is, Sony and MS platforms trade in premium products, so they can't do this. Instead, developers are going to ramp up DLC/F2P/microtransactions to offset rising costs and used game losses. It's just not going to work in the long run. The bubble may burst.
oy, this place is going to get ugly once bayonetta 2 launches
Magic Mushroom
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Funny. It's probably my favorite current gen Halo and miles better than 4.
As for X and Bayo 2, no they probably won't make a dent in the charts, but they're gonna be tremendous games. If only more people would have an eye for quality.
Good money on it selling worse than W101. I predict a 50 page thread at least.
cyberheater
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If Mario 3D World can't shift software and consoles then what chance does Bayonetta 2 and X have?
I'm not cheering for Nintendo fall and I personally do think they are needed in the industry. But if they fall (I don't believe they will, they just readjust their business) it's from their own missteps and faults. A sustainable gaming marketplace doesn't need Nintendo, Microsoft or Sony. PC as an open platform is the backbone that sustains the whole industry.
Kazuma Kiryu
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None, but at least we can keep that chalkboard going.
I don't think that is possible. It will sell better then W101 but it will not even get close to Bayonetta 1 sales. Will buy day one though.
Simple: Stuff like Bayonetta is offensive to a large chunk of the Nintendo audience.
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