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[Conduit]

Depends. A PS4 + Bloodborne + TLOU + The Order for $349 can do a lot of damage.

Maybe Batman + MGS V PS4 bundle for 350$?

 

[ethomaz]

Go go Wii U.

 

[ZhugeEX]

Wii U around ~85k according to my math.

Closer to 80k I'd say.

 

[Majmun]

Maybe Batman + MGS V PS4 bundle for 350$?

Now that's better for that period.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Maybe Batman + MGS V PS4 bundle for 350$?

3 old games vs a new game which happen to be one of the biggest games of year? Halo 5 will win easily.

i can see this with like bloodborne added or a new game

 

[DieH@rd]

20% boost of 2014 WiiU sales.... that's not much.

 

[Welfare]

Wii U first 3 months 2015 > Wii U first 3 months 2014 by 20+%

Yeah I fucked up. I got 85k.

2014: 201k * 1.21 = 243k

2015 first 2 months = 158k

85k

 

[shinobi602]

20% boost for 2014 WiiU sales.... that's not much.

That's even better than I expected.

 

[allan-bh]

Closer to 80k.

I have 202k for jan-march 2014 and 158k for jan-feb 2015.

202k+ 20%= 242k

 

[sturgboski]

i never get tired of the masterful pR

Lest we forget: this is preseason.

I love the 45% XBL statistic. I mean, I have to imagine there been at least a 50% increase in total Xbox Ones in North America since last March so sort of weird statistic to throw out. And Twitch minutes. Ha. I wish they did something about number of roller coaster rides in Screamride like the silly game statistics they gave around launch when Sony starting winning every month.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Eh... Sony would need to be quite dumb to let MS run away with the holiday season again... but you're probably right.

I doubt it will really matter. Sony will win in the worldwide scene and as long as they remain competitive during the holidays, the US loses of a month or so are hardly worth quibbling over.

That said, a $299 PS4 would probably not lose at all, regardless of Halo.

 

[N.Domixis]

hoping for a 100k gap.

 

[NateDrake]

20% boost for 2014 WiiU sales.... that's not much.

The fact Wii U is seeing growth in early 2015 with no major releases (Kirby?) is a good sign.

 

[privitsan02]

That's even better than I expected.

I'm surprised the Wii U is getting any increases at all.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

I agree. They are too well-behaving. A little teasing would be nice. The Mayor would surely do this. Come on, Boyes (or whoever takes care of this).

Honor and shame are part of Japanese culture. I'm an expert.

 

[Mpl90]

The fact Wii U is seeing growth in early 2015 with no major releases (Kirby?) is a good sign.

Mario Party 10 released in March, though.

 

[Bgamer90]

First three months of 2014 = ~201K

January + February 2015 = ~158K

241.2 - 158 = 83.2

Looks like the Wii U did a little bit over 83K for March.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

The fact Wii U is seeing growth in early 2015 with no major releases (Kirby?) is a good sign.

Mario Party

https://twitter.com/GameXplain/status/588826820360871936

 

[theprodigy]

The fact Wii U is seeing growth in early 2015 with no major releases (Kirby?) is a good sign.

it has residual Smash/MK8 effects

of course, residual effects will be nothing when it has to face the real thing starting from May

(also Mario Party)

 

[Into]

If these trends for Wii U continue....eeeeehhhhh

 

[Delusibeta]

PS4 will lose october for sure

Considering the turd that was the Master Chief Collection, I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[chadskin]

3 old games vs a new game which happen to be one of the biggest games of year? Halo 5 will win easily.

Halo 5 has the "disadvantage" of releasing on October 27th, though, so it just counts for a couple of days towards the October NPD. And I'm not quite sure just how much pull Halo has in 2015 anymore, especially now that it doesn't have the benefit of being on the best-selling system this gen.

But a MGSV, Batman, Bloodborne PS4 bundle would probably be more appropriate for the holidays, yeah.

 

[NateDrake]

Mario Party 10 released in March, though.

True. Point is: any growth is good for Wii U. It may not be lighting the charts on fire but it's steady and going up slowly.

The New Nintendo 3DS XL system continues to inject growth into Nintendo’s hand-held business, and the momentum created for Wii U in 2014 has carried over into 2015. Take these two elements, add in fun, exclusive titles starring some of the biggest names in gaming, and overall sales of Nintendo hardware systems so far in 2015 have increased by nearly 60 percent over sales during the same time frame in 2014.

Other Nintendo sales highlights include:

Nintendo 3DS

Total hardware sales in 2015 have increased by nearly 80 percent over sales during the first three months of 2014.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D added more than 184,000 total units in its second month, bringing lifetime sales to more than 730,000 total units.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS added more than 110,000 total units in its sixth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total to 2.4 million units.

Wii U

Total hardware sales in 2015 have increased by more than 20 percent over sales during the first three months of 2014.
Mario Party 10 launched on March 20 and sold nearly 290,000 total units in its first two weeks.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Mario Kart 8 continue to sell well in their respective fifth and 11th months on the market, bringing their lifetime totals to nearly 1.6 million total units and more than 1.9 million total units, respectively.

 

[BlackJace]

Wii U with the rise.
That's actually kind of crazy, I'd expected it to wane as time went on.

 

[allan-bh]

Wii U YoY is up again. When this streak will end?

 

[Rymuth]

Go Go Wii U!

 

[phanphare]

I'm surprised the Wii U is getting any increases at all.

agreed, especially since nothing has really released this year. there was kirby and.............kirby and..............kirby and..............

Spoiler

kirby and smokin' the reefer

Mario Party

https://twitter.com/GameXplain/status/588826820360871936

I forgot this game existed lol

whoops

 

[Bgamer90]

Halo 5 has the "disadvantage" of releasing on October 27th, though, so it just counts for a couple of days towards the October NPD. And I'm not quite sure just how much pull Halo has in 2015 anymore, especially now that it doesn't have the benefit of being on the most popular system this gen.

I would say that it works both ways as I could see a decent number of PS4 owners getting an Xbox One for Halo 5. #ItShouldBeInteresting

 

[Delusibeta]

Mario Party

https://twitter.com/GameXplain/status/588826820360871936

290k for Mario Party? Is that a worldwide figure or a US-only figure?

 

[Welfare]

True. Point is: any growth is good for Wii U. It may not be lighting the charts on fire but it's steady and going up slowly.

3DS would be 263k from what I have.

Holy shit am I spot on for 3DS?

Fuck yes. Bring on Bloodborne!

 

[N.Domixis]

When is the main thread going up?

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Wii U YoY is up again. When this streak will end?

Brock lesnar should give them a visit

 

[NateDrake]

290k for Mario Party? Is that a worldwide figure or a US-only figure?

US-only.

 

[Delusibeta]

When is the main thread going up?

When the top ten is released, which should be in about ten minutes' time.

US-only.

Either there is a major upset about to happen or multiple people are getting a new avatar tonight.

 

[Chobel]

[3DS] 270K [~263K] [or ~275K?]
[PS4] 310K
[WIU] 100K [~85K]
[XB1] 255K

Not a bad start

 

[Loris146]

When is the main thread going up?

About 7 minutes

 

[Xenus]

When is the main thread going up?

usually in about 6 minutes

 

[ZhugeEX]

3DS would be 263k from what I have.

I've got <275k

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

290k for Mario Party? Is that a worldwide figure or a US-only figure?

NPD so US

 

[shinobi602]

Is it really late today or...? Where's all the stats?

 

[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]

Mario Party 10 launched on March 20 and sold nearly 290,000 total units in its first two weeks.

Nice numbers!

 

[allan-bh]

Mario Party 10 did better than Mario Party 9 first month. (Don't know if MP 9 was sold in less days).

 

[Dinjooh]

When is the main thread going up?

Right about 4 minutes

 

[Welfare]

nvm

 

[FunkyPajamas]

When is the main thread going up?

Usually about 1 hour from now. 7:30 PM EDT I think.

Right about 4 minutes

Oh, nice! Was way off on that one.

 

[Chris1]

Twitch...? Wow lmao. I really wonder what was going through Mike Nichols' head when he wrote that. No way he wrote that with a straight face.

 

[NateDrake]

Usually about 1 hour from now. 7:30 PM EDT I think.

630 PM EDT

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Is it really late today or...? Where's all the stats?

NPD stuff usually happens at 11.30pm for me, so 5 mins left

 

[N.Domixis]

When is the main thread going up?

In about 3-4 mins.

 

[PhatSaqs]

hoping for a 100k gap.

I smell a double up. Hoping for both.