Thanks Abdiel. So in your experience were those limited bundles additive to the sort of traffic you would normally see for the month or was it more that people who otherwise bought a PS4 opted for the limited edition SKU? Mainly did you see the UC4 SKU having a noticeable/meaningful impact on the sales for the month of May?
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May 2016 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes June 7th
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Thanks Abdiel. So in your experience were those limited bundles additive to the sort of traffic you would normally see for the month or was it more that people who otherwise bought a PS4 opted for the limited edition SKU? Mainly did you see the UC4 SKU having a noticeable/meaningful impact on the sales for the month of May?
KinofChaos
Banned
Seems UC is a bigger hardware mover then some say.
Bitch Pudding
Member
So, may I ask, based on your own assessment, does Uncharted 4 qualify as a "system seller"?
slavesnyder
Member
We'll see very soon.
And that's still a WTF prediction. Why should Wii U be up MOM in a worse month, and with nothing?
Also intereting how the avg. show XBO the same as last year.
Lol, some guys predicted 10K for the intere month.
Damn, all the genres I love seem to be dying
Thanks though
ps3ud0 8)
I know how you feel. I've been reduced to playing The Crew and whilst I devoured it and played it solidly for a month, it's clearly flawed. The arcade open world racer I really want is not going to happen as it won't sell and I'm sad.
Hell, the Gran Turismo game I want isn't happening because Yamauchi sees he way forward in GT Sport and not car collecting like the previous entries in the series. Even then, I doubt GT Sport will do gangbusters like the old GT games.
The single player games I like are getting dusted, I just hope Deus Ex does super well to keep experiences like that alive.
CosmicQueso
Member
Wow that PS4 number seems aggressive. Hope it's hit and exceeded, would imply great software sales for a May.
EDIT: reduced to playing The Crew? The Crew is great. I could only dream of being "reduced" to play good games like that.
EDIT: reduced to playing The Crew? The Crew is great. I could only dream of being "reduced" to play good games like that.
To all three:
The thing is, the hardware itself presented as preordered hardware with an established franchise, as a collectors item, special edition, that included the game as it is. It sold on top of usual purchasers, and there were also a few folks who traded in standard editions towards their new models as well.
The cod bundle continued to sell as always, but the u4 did well for itself. Would have done even better if it were the same price, but eh, it was a special item. It's limited.
Funny how the market changed. 213k in may for the market leader w/ a big game launched is "agressive".
Sales are much more concentrated on holidays these days...
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
When exactly has the market leader sold more than that in May?
There were 7 non-zero predictions lower than yours for Wii U.
KinofChaos
Banned
Correct me if I am wrong but hasn't this been the norm for April/May for a long time?
PS2
May-2001
May-2002
May-2003
May-2004
May-2005
May-2006
Wii
May-2007
May-2008
May-2009
May-2010
May-2011
360
May-2006
May-2011
Nothing since 2011. When allan-bh is talking about the consolidation of sales to the holidays at the expense of the rest of the year, this is what he's referring to.
KinofChaos
Banned
2 of the greatest selling systems of all-time...so sounds pretty normal then. 360 only did it twice and that sold what 50 mill lifetime in the US?
The market leaders. Annual distribution of sales in the market has clearly changed.
360 sold forever, so it's LTD number needs to be taken in context of its much longer life. Found it interesting that it did it in 2006 (right after launch) and not again until 5 years later in 2011 (Kinect resurgence). System really was a 2-humped seller.
KinofChaos
Banned
True but does it matter if the distribution has changed at the end of the day?
It does when we're talking about the change in expectations of a single month over the years.
Handhelds including:
GBA
May-2002
May-2003
May-2004
May-2005
DS
May-2007
May-2008
May-2009
May-2010
May-2011
...Yeah, even including handhelds 2011 was the last year with a console at >200K in May.
COINCIDENCE!? :0
360 sold under 45 million. ( probabily even under 44 million)
Katana_Strikes
Member
All quiet in here tonight. Guess E3 fever has taken over the forum
All quiet in here tonight. Guess E3 fever has taken over the forum
Since the E3 for Nintendo will be a shit this year, i'm still here.
PanicFreak
Member
So the PS4 is pretty much guaranteed to win. Uncharted 4 will dominate. The only question is: will we get a Cream sighting?
Katana_Strikes
Member
Software is defo more interesting this month. Is Uncharted bigger than Halo. How will Doom and Overwatch fare in comparison. Where will Battleborn (un)chart. Does QB have any legs and did Ratchet fall off or stay strong. Find out next time...
slavesnyder
Member
As we are dying from boredom I propose a collective bet:
Those who have a lower prediction result ranking than Edson Farley should wear a Bubsy avatar until next NPD.
Those who have a lower prediction result ranking than Edson Farley should wear a Bubsy avatar until next NPD.
I think the Kotaku article threads have stolen NPD's thunder. I know I'm spending my time there, at leastAll quiet in here tonight. Guess E3 fever has taken over the forum
Maybe this is all part of MS's plan. Just according to Keikaku.
Bitch Pudding
Member
Nintendo is taking a sabbatical until further notice, hope they come back fully recovered and ready to show who's boss.
There's that single Zelda thread about E3 and that's pretty much it. Everone's talking about MS new hardware and an IP which for some reason no one talked about in ages and suddenly is the next big thing.
There's that single Zelda thread about E3 and that's pretty much it. Everone's talking about MS new hardware and an IP which for some reason no one talked about in ages and suddenly is the next big thing.
spatenfloot
Member
I forgot this was NPD day.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I forgot all about this because of all the E3 craziness lol.
KinofChaos
Banned
Doesn't PR not come out until another hour?
Some sites/publications are getting it earlier, so they can write their articles.
piccio_ssl
Member
DomsPlaying
Member
MS PR
Sounds about right.
Still, reminds us how beast mode Minecraft is with that sales figure reiterated.
KinofChaos
Banned
Got ya.
MS PR
A statement about NPD that doesn't mention nothing about.
KinofChaos
Banned
Edson Farley needs new sources lol.
Bitch Pudding
Member
Even Tim Dog starts to admit defeat. Cats and dogs living together!
MS PR
I sometimes wonder what the point is to release these statements on NPD day when there's nothing NPD specific about them. They could give this kind of news anytime they want and it wouldn't make a difference.
MS PR
Gaming hours is such a tragic metric.
May didn't have price drop but price increase.
KinofChaos
Banned
Edson Farley did.
The Mad Draklor
Member
MS PR
Never thought Microsoft would go so far as to add a BC 360 game to NPD for Xbox One.