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NPD Sales Results for June 2014 [Up3: All Hardware (June/LTD), Top 10 Software SKUs]

prwxv3

Member
We don't know. It could be. Might not be.

Anecdotal evidence would suggest everyone on GAF is all buying Nintendo direct.

The reason why I wish we could get some leaked numbers is to know if this reaaaalllyyy fucking even matters or not. I doubt the general public knows this exists.

GAF is not representative of the market overall..
 

joecanada

Member
All someone needs to do is put one of those semicircular rulers up to graph and literally read the numbers giving you a ratio... I don't have one on me
 

Usobuko

Banned
Xbox One was 77k last month right?

If xbox one is really 197k, I think Microsoft would just go with more than 2.5x last month sales.
 
What baffles me from June NPD results is that Sony sold very few units of that cool PS4 controller with a screen they talked about for a couple of seconds during E3.
 
One issue we'll have with interpreting the pie chart is that you use the Wii U numbers given as basis for the total when historically they can be a little different and cause problems in that way
 

GamerJM

Banned
dunno how Wii U sales affect a 360/PS3/Wii comparison Aquamarine, but sure :p

Perhaps she, as someone with NPD info, is implying that the chart is actually Wii U/360/PS3?

m-night-shyamalan.jpg
 

benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
It's not though.

That doesn't matter. I'm not saying that is the reason it isn't selling better than it does. I think other factors such as initial price and thus the launched network effect are very important.

But Microsoft gambled against well understood principles of psychology.
 

mollipen

Member
The greenish-brown slice is surrounded by a red "shader" or whatever you may call it.

No, to be fair, each block does have an outline, and the one is a kind of deep red color. I'm pretty sure most people are talking about the main colors though.
 
My guess:

MK8 Wii U > Watch Dogs PS4 > UFC PS4 > Minecraft 360

It's the only way that PS4 statement makes sense.

PlayStation 4 was #1 for next generation software sales, with PS4 leading two of the top three titles.
 

Apathy

Member
I need a breakdown of how the PS4 is still selling this well. Does the mass market still think the Xbox is a DRM machine?

I don't even think it is that to be honest. Simply put, consumers hear one machine is more powerful than the other and you are paying the same price, why would they (unless they have a big love for a specific IP that can only be found on the xbox) go to the weaker console. Whether we like it or not as Gaffers, most people play 3r'd party games, they are the big ones that sell a lot more than console exclusives. People will play them on whatever machine they can, and if two competing machines are the same price but all the consumer knows is one is actually more powerful, in their mind they just go "why would I buy a weaker machine".
 
I'm confused wasn't this supposed to be the xbone's time to shine?


The price cut was to compete with the Sony. It's not going to all of a sudden beat Sony because or price parity. It will take numerous xbox games, continued improved messaging by MS, and time for the Xbox to be even or pass Sony.
 

Road

Member
Hmm I get like

PS4 -> 160 Degrees -> ~270k
XB1 -> 117 Degrees -> ~197K
WIU -> 83 Degrees -> 140k

Total 607k

Yeah, my rocket science nets me 266k and 196k.

Maybe we're all wrong (maybe it's the ouya, shield and vita), but it seems to be in that ball park.
 
So are the Nintendo numbers really good or just good for Wii U? It honestly seems low to me, especially in the month where Nintendo releases what has become their biggest IP. Hard to imagine Smash Bros or even Zelda doing more for the console than Mario Kart can. I guess it's all about sustainability. Will be interesting to see how it does the next couple of months.
 

donny2112

Member
The Mario Golf/Kirby thing was so strange. Mario Golf got the far bigger push, but Kirby dashed past it like it was nothing.

So what you're saying is that I should really enjoy the weekly tournaments in Mario Golf: World Tour as it's likely going to be the last Mario Golf title for a long, long time...

:(
 

tebunker

Banned
Yeah, my rocket science nets me 266k and 196k.

Maybe we're all wrong (maybe it's the ouya, shield and vita), but it seems to be in that ball park.

Except that MS said doubles, and 195 is still even closer to like 2.5 so they would round up...
 
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