This. As much as I enjoy taking a dump on Polygon, they are correct. Verge, however, is not.
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NPD Sales Results for March 2014 [Up4: FFX/X-2 HD]
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This. As much as I enjoy taking a dump on Polygon, they are correct. Verge, however, is not.
RealityPales
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I'll have mine , thank you very much
That makes two of us sir!
Methamatics101
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Personally I laughed at the completely different interpretations of the same news posted almost at the same time by different people.
Edit: Not really different interpretation. More like different ways of expressing the same thing.
Microsoft has shipped 5 million XB1's directly to consumers!
mmmm, yeah, but even with that I'd kind of hope that there's some growth with new consoles out and stuff, especially since the last few years have been a major decline over industry trends. Out of curiosity do we have numbers for March 2007.
Cow Goes Moo
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I thought it was funny that the verge tweet was almost like a reply
to polgyon's tweet, since I've read they're like sister sites
Chuck Norris
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You have a very childish view of the world. Sony and Microsoft alike have investors and are that requires them to legally be honest and truthful about their financial situation. They can't just lie about what they are selling or there will be serious implications on share values
KoopaTheCasual
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Don't know about everyone else, but I'm mainly laughing at the Verge headline. I'm not on the Polygon hate parade.
Hawk269
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lmao...I wanted to reply to that post, but could not come up with anything that would not get me banned.
Joe_Incognito
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Does anyone think they'll make 10 million by E3?
Quadraphonic
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People would have bought the PS4 without it. Every console sells out instantly.
I am legitimately shocked that PS4 outsold the One. When I clicked on this thread that was the last thing I thought I would see.
The PS4 is just straight up beasting. It's hard to tell how good the One is really selling because of the "sold to retailers" number, but it doesn't seem to be doing badly, just compared to PS4 it seems to be struggling.
I just want to see what Microsoft do next. They really did seem to put all their eggs into the Titanfall basket, and it will be really interesting to see their next move. I can definitely now see them doing a Kinect less SKU, which could get them under the PS4 price.
The PS4 is just straight up beasting. It's hard to tell how good the One is really selling because of the "sold to retailers" number, but it doesn't seem to be doing badly, just compared to PS4 it seems to be struggling.
I just want to see what Microsoft do next. They really did seem to put all their eggs into the Titanfall basket, and it will be really interesting to see their next move. I can definitely now see them doing a Kinect less SKU, which could get them under the PS4 price.
But Noah hasn't won shit.
lol, ZING!
JinjoUnchained
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But Noah hasn't won shit.
Not to derail the thread, but Noah won back to back NCAA championships. His father won the French Open back in 1983.
I didn't understand that use of the picture either :lol
ultratruman
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But guys, the Xbox One is more expensive so it made more money, right?
That's how it works, right?
That's how it works, right?
Americanmushroom
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I dont know for the others but i was commenting on the verge's tweet..
everyday math
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Cool371k PS4 sales
Huggers
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Polygon should be smart enough to realise the term 'sold in' is utter nonsense. The phrase they were looking for was 'shipped to retailers'
Senor Kami
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Id say they did not fuck up much this month, they secured what seemed like a big exclusive, they hyped the every living hell out of Titanfall. Say what you want, but that game was almost as hyped as GTA5 and that thing sold through the roof
..but the game did not seem to resonate with mainstream consumers, it barely caused a bump at all. It made existing XB1 users care, as evident by topping the chart, but as far as bringing new people, it has no pull.
I wont call the game a flop just yet, but how it was marketed and talked about and what the end result ended up being, there is a gigantic chasm between the two.
Maninthemirror
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Major Nelson's shocked tweet
March #NPD's are out http://t.co/IyswqJ0vse
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/456933579683930112
I think he just wanted it out of the way and move on
March #NPD's are out http://t.co/IyswqJ0vse
https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/456933579683930112
I think he just wanted it out of the way and move on
hmm, was wondering what would be the response once Gies got a gander at these numbers..........
sorry.
NoPiece
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Also, it is 78% increase in dollars, not units. Because the average price of the new consoles is around double what they were a year ago, 78% increase in dollars still means fewer consoles sold YoY.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
NPD is like a fart in the wind?
gigantor21
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That's more worrying to me than PS4 winning.
Part of the reason I expected MS to win is that I figured that the Titanfall bundles would help spur a big increase compared to February--a bigger increase than 60k, at least, especially when comparing a 5-week period to February's 4. The breathless media hype, the top billing at Gamestop and on Amazon, the bundles, the ads...none of it had much of an impact in the end.
April and May are going to be a bloodbath. MS has a lot to answer for at E3 this year--and unlike with the always-online BS, there's no switch they can hit this time.
Worldwide I don't think any US console will have a chance (Japan is too big) for a while, unless Korea & China become big console markets.
I'm somewhat surprised, but then again, everyone expected the Wii to forever and ever dominate the US market last generation. I think it ultimately outsold the X360, but X360 won a couple of years in a row over it. I would probably caution far more patience in the "who will sell the most in the USA" victory laps / defeat drinking for a while now.
Hell, if Sony or MS snapped up something like, NFL Sunday Ticket and put it as an exclusive on their console, that could swing the sales completely one way. I suspect it will come down to the next two years' worth of games.
Remember, Games > All when it comes to what wins a console generation. (I exempt the NFL from this, because the NFL currently crushes everything in existence in the USA).
My bet is still that PC ends up winning this generation and being the dominant gaming machine. The similarity of the console designs to PC architecture as well as PCs probably getting many of the "exclusives" (see: Titanfall) + having their own exclusives makes me believe that PCs will sneak ahead. Kinect being a killer app might have made sense once upon a time, but the explosion of development costs & expectations for gaming have put a severe crunch on making great Kinect required advances in gaming.
Also, had the rare opportunity to meet both Spencer and Satya in the last couple of months (personally, not professionally). Both seem to be fantastic choices for what they are doing - they both are passionate folks.
I'm somewhat surprised, but then again, everyone expected the Wii to forever and ever dominate the US market last generation. I think it ultimately outsold the X360, but X360 won a couple of years in a row over it. I would probably caution far more patience in the "who will sell the most in the USA" victory laps / defeat drinking for a while now.
Hell, if Sony or MS snapped up something like, NFL Sunday Ticket and put it as an exclusive on their console, that could swing the sales completely one way. I suspect it will come down to the next two years' worth of games.
Remember, Games > All when it comes to what wins a console generation. (I exempt the NFL from this, because the NFL currently crushes everything in existence in the USA).
My bet is still that PC ends up winning this generation and being the dominant gaming machine. The similarity of the console designs to PC architecture as well as PCs probably getting many of the "exclusives" (see: Titanfall) + having their own exclusives makes me believe that PCs will sneak ahead. Kinect being a killer app might have made sense once upon a time, but the explosion of development costs & expectations for gaming have put a severe crunch on making great Kinect required advances in gaming.
Also, had the rare opportunity to meet both Spencer and Satya in the last couple of months (personally, not professionally). Both seem to be fantastic choices for what they are doing - they both are passionate folks.
If e3 is in June no, but they will be at 16 million + by the end of the year.
Aquamarine
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He LITERALLY does not know what he's talking about.