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NPD Sales Results for December 2013 [Up2: Xbox One/360 HW, 3DS top system of year]

cakely

Member
So I guess having units in the stores doesn't mean failure after all. MS leading in all multiplatform software sales except for PS4 with Fifa, damn!

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If you look closely at the NPD quote, it says "Xbox One held six of the top ten spots on the new generation console games list". It then lists those six games.

It doesn't list the other four slots, which could easily be four PS4 versions of those same games, and they could actually be higher on the chart than the Xbox One versions.

In other words: We Need More Data.
 

Pociask

Member
Probably did well in single platform sales, but NPD bundles everything together. Very rare to see a non-multiplatform game sneak into the top 10.

Yes. And DS games did do that rare feat. Hence my kind of surprise at lack of any must get 3DS game, like Kart DS and NSMB DS used to be.
 

AzaK

Member
Where does everyone extrapolate that data?

Cream didn't give any numbers and Nintendo doesn't have any PR out yet.

It was in the OP.

Depends. Is 130k less than the Gamecube's 2nd December "flailing"? Is 1.4 million less than the Gamecube's equivalent LTD (especially when it's only sold 2 million) "flailing"?

It's worse than the Gamecube and falling behind fast. I think most people would say that's pretty bad.

Well we have to be a little kind and talk relatively right. We can't expect a complete-shit to massive blow out sort of increase.
 

RELIGHT

Banned
So I guess they want WW sales as well as US sales. They want it all! But seriously some folks are acting as if it's the end of the world.
 

allan-bh

Member
Personally, I'm just glad the guy exists. Not having numbers makes the debate super-shitty.

Yes, is really nice to know numbers.

Let's not forgot Aquamarine which has contributed in recent months. This people are the reason of the NPD threads remain interesting.
 
Aaron Greenberg ‏@aarongreenberg 1m
Some good #NPD SW facts: #XboxOne YTD 2013: 4.8M retail games vs. 4.2M for PS4. COD & BF4 both sold better on #XboxOne.
 

Krisprolls

Banned
well they probably wasted a whole month making banderas gifs for this thread...

...and they can still use them since PS4 is still on top overall in the US, like everywhere else in the world.

4.2 million worldwide vs 3 million is already a big gap, I think Sony is pretty happy now. It should only grow from now with the PS4 in high demand everywhere and the XBO sitting on shelves.
 

Griss

Member
Maybe someone's beaten me to the punch but here's a coloured table of the last 5 years of top 10 games:

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Depressing.

Nintendo had 7 games chart in the first two years, then absolutely none since then.
And yes, that is one depressing chart.
 

Chobel

Member
Aaron Greenberg ‏@aarongreenberg 1m
Some good #NPD SW facts: #XboxOne YTD 2013: 4.8M retail games vs. 4.2M for PS4. COD & BF4 both sold better on #XboxOne.

Shots Fired, a bold move from Aaron Greenberg.

I think it's unprofessional from him, but hey, war is war.
 
I find it interesting that in December the majority of PS4's sales were collectively larger in EU and other countries than the USA.

Once PS4 gets its stock figured out, I expect PS4 to start pulling away and widening that gap.
 

RobbieNick

Junior Member
WiiU wasn't great as usual. I'm really happy for AC4: Black Flag outselling GTA 5 in December. Looks like delaying Watch Dogs was a very good move.
 

Skilletor

Member
The top games doesn't have a cumulative total, does it? So if the XB1 versions of multiplats sold more, wouldn't that stand to reason since more people bought XB1's in December than PS4?
 

kswiston

Member
Nintendo had 7 games chart in the first two years, then absolutely none since then.
And yes, that is one depressing chart.

2009 was still individual SKUs. If it was combined like it was in 2010 to present, some of those Nintendo titles would have been bumped off for AssCreed and Madden.
 

Sadist

Member
Aaron Greenberg ‏@aarongreenberg 1m
Some good #NPD SW facts: #XboxOne YTD 2013: 4.8M retail games vs. 4.2M for PS4. COD & BF4 both sold better on #XboxOne.
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This thread is all about Jack-faces now folks. Let the third party wooing from the platformholders begin.
 
Surprised.

Was hoping there would be clear incentive for MS to drop the price. Perhaps things will change this winter/spring.

Imagine how well it'll sell once they actually do drop the price. MS is in a good position right now. I'd imagine Titanfall will lead to consistent sales through the spring/early summer. I wonder what their holiday 2014 plans are.
 
Shots Fired, a bold move from Aaron Greenberg.

That both COD and BF4 sold better is interesting and I think it will be an important statistic. Both games have content coming to Xbox before the PlayStation, so it would be a bad look if the PS4 had the larger audience. I wonder if this also influenced EA's decision for Titanfall?

But then, what are people buying on PS4? Killzone and Knack? o_o
 
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