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[spazchicken]

How are people still buying GTAV? Even the HD reprint is pretty old by now.

 

[Calm waterfall]

No, it sold 1138k.

Thanks.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Those are ok numbers for horizon. I just don't understand why Sony exclusives can't hit a million in NA. Last gen gow3 was the only Sony game that sold over a million in its first month. Uncharted 3 topped out at 700k and tlou was at 950k iirc.

Those are respectable numbers for a single sku game but MS AAA exclusives like halo sold over 3 million until halo 5 bombed and sold just over a million copies. Gears last gen used to sell 2 million in NA alone.

I thought with Sony being in the lead this gen that trend would shift in Sony's favor but none of their big exclusives have managed to hit a million in first month sales so far.

Good to see nier and MLB sell well but man horizon was supposed to be Sony's biggest game of the year. I remember watching adverts for it late last year.

UC4 most liking did a million but it did not have DD numbers .
Still only GOW or TLOUP2 can do a million first month for upcoming Sony games in the USA.
And with Sony not giving out DD info they might but we only get package sales from them.

 

[Hero]

No it is not an error. Currently Switch is the No. 2 debut platform since our records (1995) beating the XBO.

Damn, that might tilt some people.

 

[Welfare]

Wait that was revenue. Damn it.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Those are ok numbers for horizon. I just don't understand why Sony exclusives can't hit a million in NA. Last gen gow3 was the only Sony game that sold over a million in its first month. Uncharted 3 topped out at 700k and tlou was at 950k iirc.

Those are respectable numbers for a single sku game but MS AAA exclusives like halo sold over 3 million until halo 5 bombed and sold just over a million copies. Gears last gen used to sell 2 million in NA alone.

I thought with Sony being in the lead this gen that trend would shift in Sony's favor but none of their big exclusives have managed to hit a million in first month sales so far.

Good to see nier and MLB sell well but man horizon was supposed to be Sony's biggest game of the year. I remember watching adverts for it late last year.

lol

 

[Achtung Englander]

yeah, that what I was thinking

But is that 900k NPD gave is for Zelda Switch only or includes Wii U too?

Switch only

 

[get2sammyb]

There's a lot of revisionist history on Horizon from a handful of posters in here. These were the expectations from many prior to launch: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=230650433&postcount=1091

 

[Instro]

What does NPD(U.S. only) have to do with worldwide sales? Also NPD does not include digital for Sony exclusives. There is no conflict here.

NPD includes Canada doesn't it(and Mexico?)? Anyway, it just seems like it would have had to do significantly better outside of NA and Japan to hit that sales mark.

I'm sure it's all legit, its just interesting to see the performance disparity.

 

[Achtung Englander]

Any comments about Bomberman's performance?

Only retail units recorded

 

[wapplew]

Those are ok numbers for horizon. I just don't understand why Sony exclusives can't hit a million in NA. Last gen gow3 was the only Sony game that sold over a million in its first month. Uncharted 3 topped out at 700k and tlou was at 950k iirc.

Those are respectable numbers for a single sku game but MS AAA exclusives like halo sold over 3 million until halo 5 bombed and sold just over a million copies. Gears last gen used to sell 2 million in NA alone.

I thought with Sony being in the lead this gen that trend would shift in Sony's favor but none of their big exclusives have managed to hit a million in first month sales so far.

Good to see nier and MLB sell well but man horizon was supposed to be Sony's biggest game of the year. I remember watching adverts for it late last year.

NA doesn't like PS as much I guess. Don't know why we declared a failure base on NA numbers when we have WW numbers weeks ago.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

There's a lot of revisionist history on Horizon from a handful of posters in here. These were the expectations from many prior to launch: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1329702

Well, Scalebound didn't sell much, all right.

Spoiler

 

[Fdkn]

NPD includes Canada doesn't it(and Mexico?)? Anyway, it just seems like it would have had to do significantly better outside of NA and Japan to hit that sales mark.

this thread is US only, and newsflash, the world is bigger than the US.

 

[Purest 78]

I wonder where Horizon would have landed if Digital was included.

 

[KillerMan91]

Damn, that might tilt some people.

Maybe if people don't understand how launches work.I mean obviously great debut for switch and all but comparing launch months of successful consoles is pretty hard as every single of them was supply constrained. Especially in the past. Something like Wii would had sold over 2 million units during launch month if it had supply.

 

[Dabanton]

How are people still buying GTAV? Even the HD reprint is pretty old by now.

GTA Online. I play it nearly every single day and see consistent ranks of players below level 13 so they must get tons of new players each week.

Plus R* provides an obscene amount of free content and cosmetic stuff.

 

[DecoReturns]

I wonder where Horizon would have landed if Digital was included.

Probably 3rd. Or still 4th.

Don't think it would beat Zelda or Ghost

 

[Hero of Legend]

Surely but Bomberman is also a good fit for Switch target audience:
Cherished legacy franchise + local multiplayer.

And demographic; family cartoony franchise is a match made in heaven on Nintendo systems, AND Nintendo's had ties to the IP before.

They apparently published Bomberman 64 and Hero (and as shown both are the top selling entries after 1995), and had a 1st-party crossover with Wario Blast featuring Bomberman.

Would not surprise me if folks see Bomberman as an unofficial Nintendo IP, or even mistake him as being one and wonder "why is the Konami logo there?".

 

[Nanashrew]

There's a lot of revisionist history on Horizon from a handful of posters in here. These were the expectations from many prior to launch: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1329702

In fairness a lot of people thought it wouldn't be that good because of the studio working on it and based from that it wouldn't perform well. I feel quite a few feel happy to be wrong.

 

[Purest 78]

Probably 3rd. Or still 4th.

Don't think it would beat Zelda or Ghost

Yeah I'm thinking the same.

 

[TheXbox]

GTAV has no chill. Get the fuck outta the top ten, jesus.

 

[Nirolak]

I wonder where Horizon would have landed if Digital was included.

Being generous, we could estimate digital at 30% based on various publisher statements.

648 * 1.3 = 842.4K, so plausibly still in fourth place. Zelda is above 900K with Switch physical alone, so Mass Effect is the only game it might overtake, but that's kind of a big question mark. Mass Effect is also excluding PC digital, which wouldn't be something to sneeze at.

 

[AmyS]

The real story here is how GTA V continues to sell after all this time.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

NPD includes Canada doesn't it(and Mexico?)? Anyway, it just seems like it would have had to do significantly better outside of NA and Japan to hit that sales mark.

This thread is US only .
Sony games normally do much better WW comapre to US only.
Unless we talking about something like GOW where it fairly even .

 

[Hero of Legend]

Only retail units recorded

What about copies sold in terms of numbers? Any comments or is that a no-go?

 

[Achtung Englander]

NPD adjust numbers all the time, and 3 years later they probably have more accurate data.

thank you. You deserve a chocolate. We do our best to make sure we get as accurate picture as possible of retail numbers

 

[Pie and Beans]

Seems like Sony NA needs to change up its marketing somehow. I would have expected higher for Horizon, and I imagine the boardrooms did too.

"You failed to sell a million of THAT?"

 

[Theswweet]

I wonder what Bomberman's WW sales numbers are? Between Japan and the US it's probably above 200k. I wonder where it's gonna end up? Either way, Konami has got to be happy about it.

 

[Prompto]

Good news all around

 

[MasterForm]

The real story here is how GTA V continues to sell after all this time.

Just imagine if Red Dead Redemption is able to achieve even half of its success.

 

[Plum]

GTAV has no chill. Get the fuck outta the top ten, jesus.

Spoiler

Well, at least until GTAVI or maybe RDR2

 

[LordKano]

Just imagine if Red Dead Redemption is able to achieve even half of it's success.

Even a quarter would already be huge.

 

[whatever6352]

Well, Scalebound didn't sell much, all right.

Spoiler

This made me chuckle and sad at the same time.

 

[bomma_man]

How are people still buying GTAV? Even the HD reprint is pretty old by now.

The real story here is how GTA V continues to sell after all this time.

It's the first game everyone buys with their new PS4/XBO. It's the Wii Play of this gen.

 

[Mega]

Fucking unreal to see a bomberman game not only on shelves in 2017, but also charting.

Has to be the eye-catching cover art and the fact it was the "other" launch game to get besides Zelda or 1-2 Switch... because the game itself isn't that great and feels janky at 30fps. I'm hoping this means an all-around better sequel.

 

[ThisOne]

Seems like Sony NA needs to change up its marketing somehow. I would have expected higher for Horizon, and I imagine the boardrooms did too.

"You failed to sell a million of THAT?"

🙄

 

[Blanquito]

That's nice that we'll start seeing MS digital reflected in the charts.

 

[Toni]

PS4 was the biggest launch at 1.1M units.

Xbox One is #3 now as it was 909K but now has been adjusted somewhere below 906K.

PS4 was higher than that. It was 1.2 million.

Edit* Maybe even 1.4 million.

 

[Primethius]

Horizon is 648k?

I think that's roughly in line with what most would expect.

Unless people were thinking it was going outsell UC4...

 

[Instro]

This thread is US only .
Sony games normally do much better WW comapre to US only.
Unless we talking about something like GOW where it fairly even .

Oh I'm not sure why I thought NPD was NA total rather than just US.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Being generous, we could estimate digital at 30% based on various publisher statements.

648 * 1.3 = 842.4K, so plausibly still in fourth place. Zelda is above 900K with Switch physical alone, so Mass Effect is the only game it might overtake, but that's kind of a big question mark. Mass Effect is also excluding PC digital, which wouldn't be something to sneeze at.

Is charted not revenue base ?
Even with DD i don't see HZD beating ME .
Plus like you said it don't have EA DD sales.

 

[Geg]

The fuck is Nier doing there?

Damn, congrats to Platinum/Taro. What I expected to be Platinum's biggest bomba ended up being one of their most successful games.

Uh I can understand not expecting Nier Automata to sell well but how did you expect it to bomb worse than W101 lol

For real though, super happy to see it in the #9 spot.

 

[Ecliptor]

Was this posted?

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/44531/nintendo-sales-panic-march-2017-us-npd-group-results

Switch Pro Controller = Best selling controller.

Amiibo 56% YoY thanks to Zelda Amiibo.

Nintendo charts

Switch

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
1-2 Switch
Super Bomberman R (Konami)
Just Dance 2017 (Ubisoft)
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ (Nicalis)
Skylanders Imaginators (Activision)

3DS

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Super Mario Maker
Poochy and Yoshi's Woolly World
Mario Sports Superstars
Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (XSEED)
Super Smash Bros
Mario Kart 7
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
New Super Mario Bros 2

Wii U

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Super Smash Bros
Minecraft (Microsoft)
Paper Mario: Color Splash
Pokkén Tournament
New Super Mario U + Luigi U
Super Mario Maker
Yoshi's Woolly World
Splatoon

 

[Achtung Englander]

I am logging off in 15 mins

any last questions

remember I cannot contractually supply you with numbers

 

[MasterForm]

Even a quarter would already be huge.

Very true. I have high hopes for that game.

 

[Welfare]

PS4 was higher than that. It was 1.2 million.

In the original reported leaks, PS4 sold 1,138,000 in November 2013. That has most likely changed since Xbox One went down.

 

[frankie_baby]

Oh I'm not sure why I thought NPD was NA total rather than just US.

We used to get canadian charts and figures, like 10 years ago

 

[Celine]

And demographic; family cartoony franchise is a match made in heaven on Nintendo systems, AND Nintendo's had ties to the IP before.

They apparently published Bomberman 64 and Hero (and as shown both are the top selling entries after 1995), and had a 1st-party crossover with Wario Blast featuring Bomberman.

Would not surprise me if folks see Bomberman as an unofficial Nintendo IP, or even mistake him as being one and wonder "why is the Konami logo there?".

What's funny is that Nintendo is developing a game which is essentially a Bomberman clone/variation (Project Mekuru).

 

[Exploratory]

So glad for the Ghost Recon team much deserved. Most underrated game I've played probably ever.

 

[Dabanton]

Just imagine if Red Dead Redemption is able to achieve even half of it's success.

We could have two R* games taking up long term accommodation in the NPD threads