Calamari41
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I remember somebody lecturing everyone in the last thread, certain that Splatoon would be lucky to sell 30k or something this month.
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NPD Sales Results for June 2015 [Up2: Batman, Splatoon]
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Because it's new IP exclusive to Wii U.
Last month people were swearing up and down it wouldn't chart in June and that there was no way it'd outsell May.
On one hand, it's a hell of a light month for big releases, with PGA Tour being the only remotely major one (and even then...), flanked by the God of War 3 remaster and Godzilla.
On the other hand, it's July, which stopped being a significant month for hardware when NCAA Football died.
It's astounding!
No, just a round 123k., but could be significant off (like more than 10k).
NBA has a longer season, and most of the NFL's is during a more crowded time of year.
Makes sense. Sony weren't bundling games with PS4s last year since it was still new whereas Microsoft already started bundling.
Obliterator
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WB has been a powerhouse publisher this year
AgentP
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Sort of as unlikely as the XB1 getting 300k huh?
All Xbox One and almost all PS4 are bundles now.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
That would be a poor argument. I would think they would bundle it even if it isn't the limited edition.
Destiny is hot choice though unfortunately(an expansion shouldn't get a bundle over a new game).
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
wow, well it kinda makes sense. Last year was first summer for both consoles. It was the HOT thing. Now its not a new thing anymore, they need to discount it, bundle it etc.
I am still surprised how expensive the PS4 is here in Canada.
as for NDP results, its as expected. Though xbox one number is definitely higher than I imagined. Makes PS4 even higher.
No surprise there: there isn't a single Xbox One or Wii U that doesn't come with at least one game right now (even the Kinect bundle comes with Dance Central), and naked PS4s seem to be difficult to come by these days, with TLOU and Batman bundles being the bulk of what's out on the shelves.
uh... why?
At this point Destiny is the bigger franchise, and they probably only want to do one bundle a month.
130-135K based on the % increase.
krypt0nian
Banned
Warner Bros and SONY eating everyone's dinner.
CosmicQueso
Member
For Konami to stop a video game bundle from happening they would first have to care about video games.
400K for June would be incredible. Sony would of said something about it.
Sony doesn't share any number.
They never say how much they sell. Even during Destiny's release.
I wish I could lose like that. That many millions of dollars in a month, such failures.
1st Course
Member
Appear to be a trend across the industry. Chart-track made a similar comment recently:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/is-bundling-killing-software-sales/0145562
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Baroquemantic
Member
I'm really not getting why some think backwards compatibility will make much of a difference in terms of sales. It'll barely be a blip on the radar. People will be buying XB1s for CoD, Battlefront, AC and other big third party titles this holiday. Not to play some old ass games.
Anyway, I don't think PS4 sold 400k this month. Probably around 380k.
Anyway, I don't think PS4 sold 400k this month. Probably around 380k.
At least it has a bundle in the EU and who knows. They could easily do a pack in bundle.
Mr Moose
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Help me, Ubi-Soft Kenobi, you're my only hope.
I hope so, I enjoyed Black Flag, I cancelled my pre-order when I heard about the parity crap with Unity.
Some people think that only first place means good sales.
Grimgrillz
Banned
Hold up wait a minute! You mean to tell me that PS4 sold more Arkham knight copies when XB was giving away a free copy with every purchase.
The Ricky Bobby school of thought.
The Xbox did really good, but the other console, the one that sold more than it, did rather poorly.
Yeah, I don't get it either.
hodayathink
Member
The #12 game in November is more than likely going to outsell the #2 game in June in any year. That's why.
Silent Chief
Member
In a perfect universe. In real life only a fraction of their library is compatible on the 360.
I think a lot of the sales are actually coming from parents who happily buy the cheapest console. See how XB1 leads with Minecraft and Lego Jurassic park?
Hold up wait a minute! You mean to tell me that PS4 sold more Arkham knight copies when XB was giving away a free copy with every purchase.
Free copy was a choice of any retail game.
SweetTeddie
Member
Makes sense, but wouldn't the people who want the Destiny expansion already own a PS4? At least MGSV is a new game.
I can't see it because of this I mean something along the lines has to be there right? -
I don't see nostalgia being a big seller to the mass market.
Someone is comparing November and June sales from the last ten years right now. You know that, right?
For some reason I'm reminded of the 2010 World Cup when the US tied with England. Everyone treated it as if the US had scored some major upset...
but they would have said how much of an increase they sold compared to last June, right?
there is no doubt the intention was to mitigate the batman ps4 bundle just like they did during destiny.
To be fair they did it the week of release so they obviously expected everyone to get Batman but they couldn't outright say they were giving away Batman because that would break marketing agreements.