Wait, huh? I thought it wasn't the best selling game on XBO.
Titanfall is the #2 best selling Xbox One game of all time in the US.
It's #1 in March.
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NPD Sales Results for March 2014 [Up4: FFX/X-2 HD]
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Titanfall is the #2 best selling Xbox One game of all time in the US.
It's #1 in March.
5 million taken on it's own is pretty good, but 1.1 million shipped worldwide in 2014 is pretty bad.
Aquamarine
Member
There can still be good articles that come out of Polygon. Just because an editor is making a fool of himself on Twitter doesn't mean the site has no merit.
Thankfully I never predicted TF to bolster XBO numbers. I couldn't understand how people felt like the 1st iteration of this game was going to do any system any major favors anyway. Now TF 2 on the other hand? If it ends up being the beast of a game I expect it to be, then you may see hardware move. By that time though, the market leader will most definitely have solidified their place.
Note: Think Call of Duty, and GTA for that matter. The first iterations of both games didn't make anybody go hog wild for any particular console.
Note: Think Call of Duty, and GTA for that matter. The first iterations of both games didn't make anybody go hog wild for any particular console.
ChoklitCow
Member
I'm still just kind of in awe. I don't know of any non-fanboy that expected this outcome. Hell, even I purchased a Xbox One in March thanks to the Microsoft Store error, and I didn't even want Titanfall.
And while I generally don't try and contribute to the Polygon hate, they seem to enjoy lobbing free material then get upset when they are considered a moving target. Still sad Owen Good ended up there, as he was one of my faves. It shouldn't matter, but the cloud created by who you affiliate with can overshadow your accomplishments in any field. At least there is still twitter.
And while I generally don't try and contribute to the Polygon hate, they seem to enjoy lobbing free material then get upset when they are considered a moving target. Still sad Owen Good ended up there, as he was one of my faves. It shouldn't matter, but the cloud created by who you affiliate with can overshadow your accomplishments in any field. At least there is still twitter.
DryvBy
Member
I need to never break from GAF. That's hilarious. Ben is probably too hipster to have a paid-for email to sign up here anyway.
I believe Gies owes a user money here. He stopped posted after people called him out on it, IIRC. No idea if he's banned.
Super Stardust
Member
Its likely mostly xbox one, how many people with a PC are gonna buy the physical version of titanfall
Yea what happened to that
Ol No Bones
Banned
I really don't get it to be honest. With all the deals and great games to play already on XB1 I thought there would be more demand. They must have really soured gamers at that reveal. This is a very important E3 and they need to take a loss on these and undercut the PS4 price kinectless or otherwise. I think the XB1 is gonna be fine overall. So far its a better console for me. Could change at any moment though. I really can't wait for E3.
Forensic Scene
Member
Happy for SuckerPunch!
Probably $399. That is kind of why I am holding out. That and for the possibility of a white one.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
Why does he use "thing" before 1 and 2? Wonderland ref? He'd save some space in his tweet by cutting them out.
Kuchera + Aegies
I've probably murdered more brain cells than those two jokers have combined.
Note: murder means drink copious amounts of alcoholic beverages
Actually it was. Many times over. The press drooled about it. You had places like Giantbomb cover it with more than five hours of coverage amongst three different videos. Let's not be disingenuous here.
Wait, huh? I thought it wasn't the best selling game on XBO.
It is the #2 best seller on Bone for the lifetime of the box. #1 for this month. Xbox One SKU for Titanfall was the best selling game this month.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Nothing stops the PS4 train. SO happy for Sony. Glad I went with that system over XBone.
However, I wouldn't say X-Bone is doing HORRIBLY or anything. 5 million vs. 7 million is not that huge a difference and the XB1 is still doing much better than the 360 did in the same time frame and that was considered a huge success. It's like saying XB1 is doing really good, but PS4 is doing really, REALLY good so XB1 is automatically a failure? (Although, all those price drops and sales last week stunk of desperation).Not only that, but thier new IP was the #1 seller this month without the 360 version even out yet.
I don't wanna sound like I'm defending MS (I have ZERO intentions of buying an XB1 anytime soon), but I don't think they're doing horribly.
Can;t wait for Titanfall 2 on PS4. ;-)
However, I wouldn't say X-Bone is doing HORRIBLY or anything. 5 million vs. 7 million is not that huge a difference and the XB1 is still doing much better than the 360 did in the same time frame and that was considered a huge success. It's like saying XB1 is doing really good, but PS4 is doing really, REALLY good so XB1 is automatically a failure? (Although, all those price drops and sales last week stunk of desperation).Not only that, but thier new IP was the #1 seller this month without the 360 version even out yet.
I don't wanna sound like I'm defending MS (I have ZERO intentions of buying an XB1 anytime soon), but I don't think they're doing horribly.
Can;t wait for Titanfall 2 on PS4. ;-)
Also the small matter of a lost $10 bet.
LilWayneSuckz
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So at this time in 2008 when the PS3 needed saving and along came MGS4: 405,000 PS3s were sold compared to 219,000 Xbox 360s.
http://egm.1up.com/news/june-npd-mgs4-dominates-nintendo
I'm pretty shocked that with all the marketing hype. and "2nd coming of Jesus" the gaming press were heaping on the game after E3 2013 that the console wasn't able to outsell the PS4.
As a reaction to this,I'm sure Microsoft will drop the price of the Kinect bundle and seriously consider a Kinectless sku
http://egm.1up.com/news/june-npd-mgs4-dominates-nintendo
I'm pretty shocked that with all the marketing hype. and "2nd coming of Jesus" the gaming press were heaping on the game after E3 2013 that the console wasn't able to outsell the PS4.
As a reaction to this,I'm sure Microsoft will drop the price of the Kinect bundle and seriously consider a Kinectless sku
DryvBy
Member
"Have you seen Titanfall?"
That was a legit answer for things. So maybe not directly marketed but it was marketed as JC Part 2.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Editor of Polygon and he is having a meltdown. The editor.
I can't believe it.
I think it's the lurkers. Most of the posters here are pretty mature, I mean look at the view count on threads like these, it's insane when you think about it.
Chuck Norris
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That fake account is coming off as salty and bitter nowGrimløck;108571692 said:
He's not wrong.
yeah, but you can tell, he loves the attention. He relishes it.
Nah as a user in that thread pointed out..he worded it to say 'xbox' ..not Xbox one. Basically he trolled everyone while taking a dig at the xbox family nonsense at the same time
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Grimløck;108571692 said:
I like this guy. I like him a lot.
Wow, huge congrats to Sony, I cannot believe they pulled through with 60k (!) units ahead of X1, even with Titanfall, Titanfall bundles, and all those unofficial price drops. Heck, even the official $50 off on the MS store ones!
Crazy. Where does MS go from here to get back first place? I don't know if they can, but they are sitting pretty healthy so far. All is well in the game industry.
Crazy. Where does MS go from here to get back first place? I don't know if they can, but they are sitting pretty healthy so far. All is well in the game industry.
metalslimer
Member
What are "better games"? Titanfall has pretty much been pushed since it's reveal as the big "exclusive" to get a One over PS4. I'm also of the mind that don't think MS's position needs salvaging since the Xbone is doing pretty well.
Quote
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First I watched the Polygon guys talk about how the NPD numbers were beneath them, yet here they are talking about it.
I really did want to like that site while it was being constructed, I even listened to the Besties weekly, but damn do they have some weirdos running that ship.
They can make fun of GAF users all they want, but I haven't seen it working out of them much.
I really did want to like that site while it was being constructed, I even listened to the Besties weekly, but damn do they have some weirdos running that ship.
They can make fun of GAF users all they want, but I haven't seen it working out of them much.
Lion Heart
Banned
PS3 sold over 100k more with the MGS4 bundle and it was more expensive and it wasn't packed in.
Randolph Freelander
Member
I can't tell you what Microsoft is thinking internally, but as much as I find these results unsurprising, I also find them unalarming.
Microsoft's problem is price, and it's going to take more significant moves on that price front if they want to get back to consistent sales parity with the PS4. I think they'll be fine with games, though naturally it wouldn't hurt to have several good titles come along and build some momentum, but on the games that matter, they'll be fine. They'll have all the multiplatforms that the audience craves, they'll have a handful of exclusives that can draw additional people in. They might suffer a bit on variety, but they'll trade that off with some superior titles in other genres.
That said, it's not as if the Xbox One is performing poorly, at least not in the US. It's doing quite well. The problem is more of perception locally, as obviously PS4 is doing tremendously well. And as long as Sony keeps the price advantage in these first couple of years, it will keep outperforming Microsoft, and then even if later on Microsoft achieves parity, the die will already be cast, inertia will win out, and Sony will continue to outsell the Xbox One.
If Microsoft wants to come to parity in sales, they need to first achieve price parity, do it quickly, and that likely means removing Kinect from the box. If they're not willing to do that, these results will continue, and maybe they're fine with that.
Microsoft's problem is price, and it's going to take more significant moves on that price front if they want to get back to consistent sales parity with the PS4. I think they'll be fine with games, though naturally it wouldn't hurt to have several good titles come along and build some momentum, but on the games that matter, they'll be fine. They'll have all the multiplatforms that the audience craves, they'll have a handful of exclusives that can draw additional people in. They might suffer a bit on variety, but they'll trade that off with some superior titles in other genres.
That said, it's not as if the Xbox One is performing poorly, at least not in the US. It's doing quite well. The problem is more of perception locally, as obviously PS4 is doing tremendously well. And as long as Sony keeps the price advantage in these first couple of years, it will keep outperforming Microsoft, and then even if later on Microsoft achieves parity, the die will already be cast, inertia will win out, and Sony will continue to outsell the Xbox One.
If Microsoft wants to come to parity in sales, they need to first achieve price parity, do it quickly, and that likely means removing Kinect from the box. If they're not willing to do that, these results will continue, and maybe they're fine with that.
Why? He's a satirical account. You probably like Colbert too!
SenjutsuSage
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Conspiracy accusations are nothing but a strawman argument. When MS and Nintendo deliver their own financial reports they do not combine DS + 3DS, Wii + Wii U, or 360 + Xbox One. They sort all this stuff out. Being suspicious of combined numbers isn't paranoia, it's common sense.
We have to remember that Sony has expertly used sales data as PR tool since the PS2 era. This is a well known fact. And why shouldn't they? Sales number do effect consumer confidence.
I suppose there's some truth there, but we have to draw a very fine line on giving too much weight to the belief that sales affect consumer confidence. Seeing a bunch of people go nuts over Iphones, for example, certainly didn't make me want one more, nor did it convince me that it was a bigger deal than I thought it was, and the same was true for the wii's amazing early success. I didn't want a Wii till Xenoblade and Last Story.
It may be true for some hardcore gamers that follow sites like GAF and other places, but I've never been somehow more or less confident in buying a game based product because others were, or were not, doing so. I suppose if you associate sales directly with word of mouth then perhaps I can see it, but the problem there is that even games which have sold next to nothing tend to enjoy impressive word of mouth post release. Take those Naruto game releases, for example, especially the initial ubisoft releases for the 360. I didn't care who agreed or didn't agree with me about those games, I loved them. They were right up my alley, so I bought them based on that fact alone. Same exact logic also applies for why I stood in line for a 360 in the first place. I did so primarily because of Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, and everybody is aware that they didn't exactly set the sales world on fire.
So, saying sales affect consumer confidence, though it's certainly capable of being true in some instances, has serious caveats, And lastly, the Xbox One is, by all reasonable measures, outpacing the sales of the very successful Xbox 360, and yet people are taking from this a strange doomsday scenario in which Microsoft will sell the "struggling" Xbox business to Kennedy Fried Chicken or something. A bit more extreme than what some have suggested from time to time, but you get the idea haha.
CMojicaAce
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Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Stop spreading false information man. It's 5 million shipped vs 7 million sold through. Xbone I'd estimate is between 4-4.5 million.
Doesn't he have a meltdown and subsequently attack GAF like every month or so? He's gotten a bit boring now.
From MS PR:
The march is on toward the launch of Titanfall and the Xbox One team is incredibly excited. Heralded as the most addictive game ever, the most important game in years, and the next generation of gaming, soon you will be able to experience how life is better with a Titan.
Standard quotes, right?
n00bsauce87
Member
Out of the shocks, you were the first logical post I've seen skimming through this thread.
If XBO TitanFall < Infamous SS then it is bad times ahead
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Principate
Saint Titanfall
That's the point....
But these include unofficial price cuts that happened during the month. And it still got outsold.
To be fair, everybody used that fucking song at E3. I believe Gerstmann predicted that and called it lame before it even happened, too.
badcrumble
Member
Does this mean that the XB1 is likely to crater in April?
That's not why he stopped posting, this is:
But yeah, he owes that guy money, too.
What is the #1 Xbox One Game of all time in US?