MisterR
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Looks like D2 was huge digitally
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Looks like D2 was huge digitally
I think if Nintendo drops a direct in early November taking about VC (timing is right with GCN controllers now working) and some 2018 software, they can easily build the hype to hit 2mil over Black Friday.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Not 4.4, but Wii did sell over 3 million in December 2009 just in NA.
They did a big number, cant remember the amount...
KillerMan91
Member
Wii's best selling month in US was December 2009 when it sold 3.81 million units. And no. Switch is not going to touch those numbers. Probably nothing will ever. While Switch is doing great to me it feels people really don't remember the phenomenon Wii was.
Polygonal_Sprite
Member
Ah I wasn't far off
Those were insane numbers!Please note I didn't say Switch would sell anything close to those numbers lol but I think if they heavily advertise and get Odyssey demo stations in enough stores then 2 million for November would be realistic.
Having a back catalogue of exclusive games as strong as they do for a system only eight months old will also help a ton in terms of value proposition and potential bundles. A $399 black Friday bundle with Odyssey, ARMS and MK8 Deluxe for instance would be a good one for families.
Switch and PS4 must be really close in sales considering the blurb. I had predicted a near 100k victory for switch this month considering the increased stock and the unlimited pent up demand. October should be a more pronounced victory for switch though with Mario and Sony saving all their bundles for November.
That's my big takeaway too. Numbers like these are great for the health of the industry.
Minecraft still clinging on to the top 20 even with the change to revenue. Must still be moving decent units.
TRUE ORDER
Member
Impressed with Infinite, thought it would do worse.
It's funny to think that just a few years ago much of the industry thought consoles were dead... I'm glad they were wrong.
Mr. Poolman
Member
Illustrate me, Destiny 2 had a drop after Destiny 1, yes or not?
That was my weekend too and how I even noticed GAF was down.
*NPD is out, need to see GAF hot takes...*
BAD GATEWAY ERROR.
Good results for Rabbids and Metroid, would love to see specific figures including digital though. Pokken seems to be underperforming here compared to what it was pulling in Japan.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I really want to see more JRPGS hit the top ten. I'm not sure what can be done to make them more prominent again but I would like to see them reenter the mainstream.
TwistedFreeze
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It seems like it did but it's still huge
Johannsson
Member
infinite doing better than I thought!
#sorrynotsorry
Member
I'm not sure anything can be done, unfortunately, though that is perhaps a discussion for an entirely separate thread. JRPGs as you know them will likely never re-enter the mass market. Luckily, I do not believe they need to.
KawabataSan
Member
Seems to be. There is a huge Sales discord going on atm.
Looks like all the good posters are going to be there. even matt from npd joined
schleprock
Banned
I believe her.
anothertech
Member
No. Only at retail. D2 digitally+retail blew 1 out of the water along with every other title in 2017.
hemo memo
Gold Member
And in terms of revenue?
A small question do we know if the regular 2DS is on its way out? Noticed that I could not find it in the regular stores in Sweden and that the price on Amazon.co.uk has gone up. How much has 2DS sold so far in the USA?
About the total sales, found a link too this site from a Swedish site. Have no idea if the numbers is trustworthy but they claim that they have the actual sales numbers for Switch and PS4 since the launch of Switch.
https://www.statista.com/chart/11561/us-video-game-hardware-sales/
No they cannot, because nothing indicates that Nintendo can ship 2 millions just to USA for November.
About the total sales, found a link too this site from a Swedish site. Have no idea if the numbers is trustworthy but they claim that they have the actual sales numbers for Switch and PS4 since the launch of Switch.
https://www.statista.com/chart/11561/us-video-game-hardware-sales/
No they cannot, because nothing indicates that Nintendo can ship 2 millions just to USA for November.
Hoho for breakfast
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Sir we do not use that word. 3 posts over 12 hours? The mod must be a little busy.
Crazyorloco
Member
5. Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle**
This is probably the biggest news. Especially since unlike the other games it is not found on other platforms...and is only including physical sales.
This is probably the biggest news. Especially since unlike the other games it is not found on other platforms...and is only including physical sales.
Me and my friends (18) all bought it digitally compared to 4 buying digitally for destiny1
One idiot represents all of gaf?
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Probably not. Mods are likely overloaded with assorted shitposts, so some shit gets through.
If this is the new state of discourse on GAF, I can't imagine many people sticking around for long.
SmartWaffles
Member
It outsold D1 in the US, retail+digital combined.
Cygnus X-1
Member
Wow at the Super Nintendo - rocking even after 25 years. Can't say I'm not pleased
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Yeah I wanted someone to use the info to show roughly how much Destiny 2 sold and it still hasn't happened. Sigh.
I'm not sure if this says more to Mario and Ubisoft for having (what I like to think) a very successful launch for Kingdom Battle, or if people felt so underwhelmed by MvC:I from the get go that it got outsold by Rabbids. Either way though, it is good to see that neither game didn't get outsold by GTA 5.
Question now though is that do we look at October's or November's NPD sales for what's coming out this Friday? It is likely that Mario will outsell everyone, but it will be neat to see where Origins lands.
yankeehater
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I am just so happy we are still getting these threads. Can't wait to see how the Xbox one x does when it comes out.
Shazz_rulez19
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YASSSSSSSSSSSS PS4, now onto november with the bundles, Nintendo has oct on lockdown i believe and sony has november. I dont see microsoft making a statement until holiday season.
TRUE ORDER
Member
I would say that Infinite did quite decently on the sales part, after all the buzz and somewhat bad promotion/style/roster, etc.
I think with enough mario odyssey marketing Nintendo could take November as well and the switch is still a somewhat hot item.
Filthy Casual
Member
CAnt believe ghost recon did that well.
The build up to MvC:I was completely underwhelming (and it doesn't help that people are still feeling rather ticked about the new characters being locked behind the paywalls). Hopefully, we'll see if Infinite can rise to higher things overtime, but for now, at least it was a more decent start than alot of people thought it was going to be.
ChronotriggerJM
Member
So SNES > Switch > PS4?
The experts are gone so thread discussions suffer.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
These threads have been slow for a while, and slow since npd stopped released information
Don't lie. NPD threads the last few months have been explosive since the Switch became ahead in sales. The actual sales posters have left gaf that's why it's slow.
...no.
Check the page counts. NPD have been slow for months, since leaks stopped.
MC threads are consistently longer and come out every week. Which was unheard of,
NPD hasn't broken 30 pages in forever. It used to be break 100.
March 2017 (Switch release month) was the most recent to break 30, at 35 pages. MC week 38 was 35 lol...