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Switch was the best-selling product online over Thanksgiving
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Reverse Giraffe
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Wow. That's amazing.
Even with $199 ps4s
Even with $199 ps4s
Xenobureido
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When will we get November NPD sales numbers? Really excited to observe the Switch' development in the West. In Japan it's more of a 'how high can it go?', while western marketspace is a real battlefield.
PSVR selling well is also a nice surprise. Still waiting on that VR-exclusive SAO-game, Bandai Namco ...
2025 would be 8 years from now, so ... ヽ(*´∀｀
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PSVR selling well is also a nice surprise. Still waiting on that VR-exclusive SAO-game, Bandai Namco ...
2025 would be 8 years from now, so ... ヽ(*´∀｀
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sublimit
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richman555
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The good news is consoles are selling like hotcakes.
This widens the audience for game makers and should improve system support.
This widens the audience for game makers and should improve system support.
LordRaptor
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potentially next thursday, of course there is no guarantee that we ever actually do.
entremet
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When will we get November NPD sales numbers? Really excited to observe the Switch' development in the West. In Japan it's more of a 'how high can it go?', while western marketspace is a real battlefield.
PSVR selling well is also a nice surprise. Still waiting on that VR-exclusive SAO-game, Bandai Namco ...
2025 would be 8 years from now, so ... ヽ(*´∀｀
Doesn't NPD miss Walmart? That's a huge thing to miss if you want an accurate picture.
Spauldingxx
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Its good to have different consoles as top selling. It makes the market healthier. I really hope Xbox One X had great sales, as well as PSVR. Keep innovation thriving.
GregLombardi
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Switchs value proposition is excellent, as is PS4s but for a different audience. But If two consoles or even three can see very robust sales regularly in the US, that is very good for the industry. Hope it keeps up this way.
sublimit
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It's also interesting to notice that the Switch is a console that is focused more on single player games rather than online-only,games as a service types of games. Which proves wrong all those who say that interest in single player games is declining.
Bolivar687
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Ain't nobody shopping online no more.
Unknown?
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Yeah so of course this is the case then. PS4 was sold out during BF-Cyber Monday online. I mean you expect me to believe PSVR outsold PS4 during this period? Only online or where the console was unavailable.
SlavetodaBOX
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Z..
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My beef ain't solely with the switch being #1, but also the fact that the X1 made the list, too. If this us US/NA only, it makes perfect sense, otherwise this is extremely hard to believe.
My guess is that most gamers already have a PS4/Xone, very few would find it worthy to upgrade to PS4 Pro/XOneX, so they got the Switch.
Also, many people use Black Friday for Christmas shopping, so, what's the best console for kids and that was designed to be better shared? Nintendo Switch.
Also, many people use Black Friday for Christmas shopping, so, what's the best console for kids and that was designed to be better shared? Nintendo Switch.
Rndom Grenadez
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Horsemama1956
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Almost bought the kids a Switch but thankfully they changed their lists and asked for a One S. Really didn't want to pay $100 for contollers.
Z..
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Should be on the title. Why oh why is this always a problem with US only threads? Every single time...
Reverse Giraffe
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I wouldnt really say bomba. The PS4 has sold extremely well. I didnt get one because I already have one... but it still has to be somewhat disappointing for Sony.
Rndom Grenadez
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None of the controllers costs $100 though.
LordRaptor
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...what, because of all those other countries in the world that celebrate a holiday called "thanksgiving"?
Like, that should be a pretty clear indicator as to what region is being discussed, as much as a new story about the NFL is probably talking about America
If the topic was "Record sales during Golden Week" I wouldn't be going "WTF? Why don't you specify that Golden Week being a Japan Only thing is talking about Japan????"
Z..
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The "Thanksgiving" handle could be and frequently IS used as an umbrella to reffer to the whole late November/Black Friday sales period in general regardless of territory, I have often encountered such headlines in UK press as well as the 3 other EU countries where I have lived. They are significantly more common than you seem to think, it's not nearly as obvious as you believe.
Your analogy is fallacious by default, especially so since you chose Golden Week as an example when the term "Golden Week" has been steadily overtaken by the Chinese celebration rathern than the JP one as far as relevance on an international level goes. Of course, this does not apply inside the videogame world but it's a very weird choice when you could easily have used much better examples such as Bastille Day sales.
I understand what you mean, of course, but the language used is highly ambiguous and "best-selling product online" is a very easily misunderstandable term without the appropriate caveats for contextualization.
Edit : see post #28 for confirmation that your logic was flawed.
Unknown?
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They sold out of their entire online allotment before the data in this article was tracked. The only disappointment from them, Im sure, is they underestimated how well they actually would sell.
Xenobureido
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I immediately understood 'thanksgiving' as 'in the USA'. But maybe that's just me.
LordRaptor
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No it isn't.
If you see reports about "Thanksgiving sales" in the UK press, it is referring to Sales in America.
If you see reports about sales in other territories "In the thanksgiving period" it is in US media contextualising that for their audience.
I guarantee you that when the PAL charts come out tomorrow, they will not be referring to "thanksgiving" anywhere in them, because they are a European based reporting organisation, and referring to European sales figures.
Likewise in the context of videogame sales, "Golden Week" is always referring to Japanese sales during Japanese Golden Week.
This isn't like "Topic title: Free game on PSN!" (US only) thanks a fucking bunch not specifying Us only OP.
RastaMentality
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Product? How can that be?
Unless they mean gaming product
Unless they mean gaming product
iHaunter
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Most people probably already have the PS4 since it came out before the Switch.
It's not that surprising. Everyone I know already has the PS4.
Rndom Grenadez
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They mean product. It beat out Chromecast, Roku, PJMask and Hatchimals amongst others.
Didn't know what thread to post this in so I'll just use this one; Just bought a Nintendo Switch and would like to know if I should expect a Christmas Holiday sale on say... Zelda perhaps? Does Nintendo usually do E-shop sale during this time or should I just get it full price right now?
TheSpaceBetween
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Didn't know what thread to post this in so I'll just use this one; Just bought a Nintendo Switch and would like to know if I should expect a Christmas Holiday sale on say... Zelda perhaps? Does Nintendo usually do E-shop sale during this time or should I just get it full price right now?
Very unlikely they'll drop the price anytime soon.
Z..
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Yes, it is.
Am I doing this right? This how arguing works, right? You can just say "no" when someone tells you their personal experience of something is different (which has now been corroborated by another EU poster, who just so happens to be the OP) and you immediately win the argument, correct?
Don't know why I'm bothering, to be honest, it's not like this is going anywhere or is relevant to the topic at hand, anyway...
LordRaptor
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FalsettoVibe
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To be honest, the "Thanks Giving" holiday is actually a pre-christian holiday to offer thanks for the harvest that is believed to have begun in England.
It is still practiced in parts of Europe, Asia and America. Although the dates aren't always the same the generally do happen around the same time of the year in many of the places although not all of them.
Although it is certainly fair to expect an article such as this to be about the American version, I don't think that it's an issue for people to point out that they would have appreciated confirmation in the title or in the original post, even if it wasn't required for you.
zackmorris
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The only other console to make an appearance in the top five during the period was the PlayStation VR at number four on November 22.
PS VR? Thats pretty shocking.
The PS4 is four years old, the market for potential buyers is so much smaller than it would be for the Switch which is less than a year old. Kind of misleading comparison.
PS VR? Thats pretty shocking.
The PS4 is four years old, the market for potential buyers is so much smaller than it would be for the Switch which is less than a year old. Kind of misleading comparison.
Gray Matter
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I bought one.
I almost regret buying it tho
I almost regret buying it tho
I'm more surprised they had the stock to make that happen. The Skyrim bundle was selling out in the stores near me the day the deal started.
Unknown?
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Because PSVR was selling less than the PS4. It didnt sell out ONLINE(which is what this data is, not retail) as quickly. By Thursday online stock of $199 PS4s were drying up and by Friday it was sold out at every online retail outlet. Thats why PSVR in this data is higher. PSVR certainly didnt sell as much as PS4.
This data doesnt count the full week. This data starts after the PS4 sold out.