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NPD Sales Results for August 2014 [Up4: PS4 #1, XB1 last week sales 2x last Jul week]

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JaggedSac

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RoKKeR said:
Wait, what. You can't be serious?
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Absolutely. How much of an effect do you think Halo 5 will have? The beta?

stryke said:
Better sales or sales parity just for the sake of competition is not how competition works.
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Absolutely. A losing MS is an interesting MS, at least in terms of gaming. They have been pumping out updates(although I am sure this was the plan all along), adding some great functionality and probably some stuff they wouldn't have added(mkv) if it were not for them wanting to get any and all possible good will. But then you get some questionable things like the Mojang purchase(if rumors are true) and the Tomb Raider timed exclusive stuff. It is also possible that Phantom Dust wouldn't be getting made since that is completely and utterly fan service. Next up is Rare forced into working on their old IP.
 
BeforeU

BeforeU

Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
juicyfruitas said:
C'mon people - if the xb1 version of madden outsold the ps4's across all channels (physical, bundled, digital) Aaron Greenberg would be making this point known to anyone with a pulse.

Instead we're getting more PR obfuscation.
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Amd how would they know how much it sold on PS4 digitally? Are they god? Or you want them to assume it sold more on Xbox. Only EA can answer that.
 
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Bunta

Fujiwara Tofu Shop
creamsugar said:
Vita < 6k
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Ty4on

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30K difference between PS4 and XB1? That is surprisingly low.

150K and 180K adds up to 330K which is just under 72% higher than last gen (vague "sales are up more than 70% statement for next gen" statement).
 
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Mory Dunz

Member
John Harker said:
People know I'm not talking about a competitive marketplace meaning "console wars" right? I don't care who sells more than who, as long as people are confident in their products and continue to investment in them... Giving consumers more choice, options, and often, better deals. It's happening every quarter in various sectors of the industry. It's a good time. 700k hardware units different and only 30k gap this month, along with only a 1mm software sale differential is nothing going to knock anyone out... Cmon. They are going to continue to hammer the market.

Then again, this is day 0 of an NPD thread so maybe I'll come back in a day or so haha.
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Eh, feels like Day 2 1/2 tbh.

Not too much craziness going on. Zero meltdowns. And the usual suspects are posting.

EDIT:
missed the 30K remark.
Is that good or bad for Xbox? It did have Madden....
 
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Effect

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I really would like to know what the hell is going on in Nintendo of America. For Mario Kart 8 to not be in the top 10 should be making them panic like nothing before and it's all of their own doing. Nintendo still has been horrible when it comes to advertising the Wii U in general and it's games. The E3 showing as well as live streams and directs have been good but actual outside and TV marketing still needs to be done and it's like they don't agree. Where are the general ads about the system itself and the games already out for it on TV? On prime time channels and a wide range of channels. Not simply kids channels where they themselves do not have the buying power. Put ads there but not exclusively!!!! Where are the bill boards and posters on buses and trains? Where are the web ads on twitch and youtube (those seem to have stopped)?

I hate being a Nintendo fan sometimes. I want the system to do well so I continue to get games from Nintendo. Yet I still feel Nintendo themselves don't care to do what is required to see their own damn product sell and sell consistently. I fear for Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, and even Smash Bros. Three weeks until the US launch and I've seen no TV ads for that game or the bundles in an attempt to build interest instead of just relying on the brand itself. That's going to be a mistake I think to take for granted that they don't have to push the game via traditional means.

I would love to buy a PS4 as well but nothing interest me at the moment to justify the purchase and I don't want another FPS that is trying to disguise itself as something else. O
 
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SwiftDeath

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Ugh my predictions are doneso

Effect said:
I really would like to know what the hell is going on in Nintendo of America. For Mario Kart 8 to not be in the top 10 should be making them panic like nothing before and it's all of their own doing. Nintendo still has been horrible when it comes to advertising the Wii U in general and it's games. Where are the general ads about the system itself and the games already out for it on TV? On prime time channels and a wide range of channels. Not simply kids channels where they themselves do not have the buying power. Put ads there but not exclusively!!!! Where are the bill boards and posters on buses and trains? Where are the web ads on twitch and youtube?

I hate being a Nintendo fan sometimes. I want the system to do well so I continue to get games from Nintendo. Yet I still feel Nintendo themselves don't care to do what is required to see their own damn product. I fear for Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, and even Smash Bros. Three weeks until the US launch and I've seen no ads for that game or the bundles.

I would love to buy a PS4 as well but nothing interest me at the moment to justify the purchase and I don't want another FPS that is trying to disguise itself as something else.
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Conservative approach. Nintendo is trying to get through the Wii U generation without bleeding too much money. Advertising in all those areas would cost a lot and I'm not certain they would make their money back
 
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ReturnOfTheRAT

Member
Ninja Scooter said:
After the Madden numbers and Sony getting the Destiny audience would it be shocking for CoD PS4 to outsell CoD Bone?
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Only is people are going to continue to say that their "friends" only have Xbox Live.

Edit:

The closeness is fine. Why buy plain old PS4 when you can get a white Destiny bundle and save $10 bucks.
 
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Mory Dunz

Member
Effect said:
I really would like to know what the hell is going on in Nintendo of America. For Mario Kart 8 to not be in the top 10 should be making them panic like nothing before and it's all of their own doing. Nintendo still has been horrible when it comes to advertising the Wii U in general and it's games. Where are the general ads about the system itself and the games already out for it on TV? On prime time channels and a wide range of channels. Not simply kids channels where they themselves do not have the buying power. Put ads there but not exclusively!!!! Where are the bill boards and posters on buses and trains? Where are the web ads on twitch and youtube?

I hate being a Nintendo fan sometimes. I want the system to do well so I continue to get games from Nintendo. Yet I still feel Nintendo themselves don't care to do what is required to see their own damn product. I fear for Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2, and even Smash Bros. Three weeks until the US launch and I've seen no ads for that game or the bundles.

I would love to buy a PS4 as well but nothing interest me at the moment to justify the purchase and I don't want another FPS that is trying to disguise itself as something else.
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Thanks for saying how I feel so I can just quote it.
 
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ViciousDS

Banned
CoG said:
Destiny bundle build up
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This went into best buy Tuesday morning by god there was a line registering that white ps4 bundle.....I know it sold very well. I would say almost half a mil for next months npd....I saw 15 go out at 10 in the morning opening. I could imagine how many were sold at gamestop.
 
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Ty4on

Member
Ashes said:
is the vita being sold at cost? If not, it should be.
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Costs aren't as simple as that. Sales for individual components can swing and it may be better to ship those Vita's (for a profit) in Japan or Europe.

I'm pretty sure Sony is making money off the Vita at the end of the day though. Have no idea if the HW is profitable.
 
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