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NPD Sales Results for November 2013 [Up3: Zelda, Pokemon, Mario, 3DS, Wii U]
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You need to learn about averages and PR spin.
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Enosh
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Quick Mustard
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Fixed:
Pretty much.
Why isnt Zelda U on this list?
1st Course
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Good luck with that 18m 3DS forecast Iwata.
No one said most of that stuff. The PS3 chalkboard was real. Most (all?) of the things on it were touted as difference-makers by posters that I recall. The Wii U chalkboard is made up as a rebuttal to the real PS3 chalkboard. Don't worry too much about the accuracy of it. (Edit: It was Pristine_Condition who made the GIF version, and he did post it later.) NPD threads were made for GIFs!
Shadowlink
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Another person who doesn't want 3D World selling despite not playing the game? SHOCKING!
theprodigy
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it's all a trap
2DS alone outsold PS4
j/k
2DS alone outsold PS4
j/k
lol this never gets old.
This is gut-bustingly heartbreaking.
I certainly wish NPD would be more detailed in the software breakdown, but Nintendo's gotta put on an hour and a half Wii U blowout direct if they want to change things around for Christmas.
Velcro Fly
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Will never understand how gamers can root on a company to fail.
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No.
Man, critical thinking is a rare commodity amongst videogame armchair analysts huh?
Hint: Think of all the factors leading up to this launch. One of which was the length of the generation. Think of the timing of the launch (holidays, black Friday etc)
Now, it doesn't mean the chicken littles were right either, but you can't call a long shot until things settle to the typically quite times of the year.
The Ouya, of course.
Interceptor
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Why would anyone celebrate for Knack?
TheLink117
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Wii Mini
Makes sense. The One has more of a casual audience. The PS3 started doing better with them very early in its life in Yurop.
SwiftDeath
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So if XB1 was fastest selling on average (PR spin)
Then with 16 days of PS4 sales and the highest sales per day being 101,000 or thereabouts
PS4 November sales must be less than 1616K which doesn't say much I suppose
Then with 16 days of PS4 sales and the highest sales per day being 101,000 or thereabouts
PS4 November sales must be less than 1616K which doesn't say much I suppose
cpp_is_king
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Who is Creamsugar? Does he have direct access to the data and just posts it in the thread?
Maximilian Kolbe
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http://news.xbox.com/2013/12/xbox-one-november-npd-announcement
Xbox has seen record-breaking sales with the recent announcement of Xbox One selling more than 2 million units through to consumers worldwide since its launch. November NPD Group figures released today revealed 909,132 Xbox One units were sold in the U.S.
It's not like MS doesn't give actual numbers in their PR
Fellow gaffers,
This is what is happening with regards to MS saying XBO was the fastest selling console in november: If you average 900k across 9 days (from the 22th of nov until the end of nov), you'll get an average of 100k per day, right? In comparison, averaging the amount of PS4 sold in november (lets say it was 1.2 M) requires more days because it was released earlier. So from the 15th of november until the end = 15 days. 1,200,000 / 15 = 800k.
Hope it helps
This is what is happening with regards to MS saying XBO was the fastest selling console in november: If you average 900k across 9 days (from the 22th of nov until the end of nov), you'll get an average of 100k per day, right? In comparison, averaging the amount of PS4 sold in november (lets say it was 1.2 M) requires more days because it was released earlier. So from the 15th of november until the end = 15 days. 1,200,000 / 15 = 800k.
Hope it helps
Sakura
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NPD tracks Canada as well, so I'm sure MS is privy to that information. We just don't get those numbers, these threads are just US NPD.
polyh3dron
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Wii U was so low that NPD decided sales were negligible.
shinra-bansho
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Hmm, just noticed the "best November hardware ever" bit.
I have November 2008 at around 5.45M (if others have other numbers please add or correct).
So far we have XB1, 3DS and 360 at a combined 2.32M.
So the remaining hardware has to make up at least 3.1M or so?
Maybe the Wii U did okay? (Okay as in 300K and not terribad 150K)
I have November 2008 at around 5.45M (if others have other numbers please add or correct).
So far we have XB1, 3DS and 360 at a combined 2.32M.
So the remaining hardware has to make up at least 3.1M or so?
Maybe the Wii U did okay? (Okay as in 300K and not terribad 150K)
Because he's Derrick01. Really the only explanation you should need.
IdreamofHIME
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It's sad because those are the best games available, hate COD, BF and FIFA..but truth is PS4 and XBONE launched with a weak exclusive lineup.
Hydrogen Bluebird
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Yeah man, I don't fucking understand. Daily sell rate means nothing if the PS4 outsold the XBO during the first day. Call it thre "highest daily sell rate" but I don't think saying it's the "fastest selling" is appropriate
The fuck.
Immaculate
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pretty much
Manmademan
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There's a small possibility the 3DS numbers don't include the 2DS.
in that case, 3DS + 2DS might have beaten sony for the month.
Dead Prince
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whatever makes xbox one sound good.
This got me laughing out loud. Poor Nintendo. C'mon price drop.
Something something about Mario being old and inferior to the bastion of creativity that is Knack.
FreedomFighter
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Just cause Mario isn't in the top 10 doesn't mean it did poorly, nor is it indicative of the Wii U totally tanking...
Let's wait for creamsugar to save us. I'm thinking the Wii U might've posted respectable numbers - relative to expectations, of course.
I hope...
Let's wait for creamsugar to save us. I'm thinking the Wii U might've posted respectable numbers - relative to expectations, of course.
Aquamarine
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Yes. Creamsugar is legit.
Take that, Ouya... and Saturn... and... uh... Jaguar.
If GAF goes down I'll know it's because the Wii U sold 2 mill.
BrokenIcarus
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Well those sales are all cumulative over all the different platforms so even if e.g. Killzone sells more than Battlefield 4 on PS4 it wouldn't show up because BF4 sales are added from all the 5 platforms.
Presumably.