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August 2015 NPD (U.S. Hardware) Predictions - Closes September 8th
- Thread starter donny2112
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Yes, sold 160k in august 2014, so 26% is 201.6k
CosmicQueso
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Aug packaged SW SKU count is down -25% vs last August. Devs haven't gotten the memo.
RedAssedApe
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until dawn was out for one week. kind of depends on what the actual sales were if you want to say either of them under performed.
Trust me. I'm a PhD
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If true, then my numbers are waaaaaaaaaaaaaay offㅠㅠ Too optimistic it seems...
Heh.
Cornbread78
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Kinda surprised Until Dawn isn't higher with so many college kids buying it on their way back to school. The volume appeared much higher than Gears, lol.
theprodigy
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Minecraft being #2 suggests that being in the charts doesn't guarantee you good numbers.
Mister Megative
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X1 sales are up 26% from Aug 2014
With all the effort they put into this month, I can't see any statistic as positive for them, if they didn't take this month than what do you expect is going to happen in September? it's going to be a massacre.
Gears is a strong IP.
I think gears and replay were out longer than Until Dawn, not to mention they were probably stocked better as well.
Damn. I had it at 205k then changed it after looking at other's predictions to 215k.
Interesting point in that venturebeat article: children's games always do seem to do better on Xbox than PS4 despite the user base discrepancy.
When I'm in retail stores, it does seem to be young children who own Xbox Ones and young adults or adults who are looking at PS4 games.
I wonder why. Parents buying the cheaper console for the little ones?
When I'm in retail stores, it does seem to be young children who own Xbox Ones and young adults or adults who are looking at PS4 games.
I wonder why. Parents buying the cheaper console for the little ones?
And game didn't have any marketing and still entered in TOP 10. That's a success!
FinalStageBoss
Banned
Black ops combo pack?
It's the gen that grew up with 360.
illmatic22
Banned
I really don't get how people thought the Xbone would sell more than PS4. Madden Bundle wasn't enough last year either.
Cornbread78
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Oh, no doubt. Initial shipments sold out for Until Dawn really quick too.
Agreed, i predicted 215,000 and then change to 225,000... :-/
StrongBlackVine
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It was only out for a week and it is a niche game. It's a success.
Kralamoonard
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People have to remember Until Dawn wasn't out for a long time in August, so it's still good that it managed to chart.
Problem is, I feel like many people who watched it aren't buying it. I know the reverse could be said, but all my friends who have a PS4 have watched YouTuber's playing it, and don't feel inclined or the need to buy and play it. I know it can encourage some people to do the opposite, so idk.
Problem is, I feel like many people who watched it aren't buying it. I know the reverse could be said, but all my friends who have a PS4 have watched YouTuber's playing it, and don't feel inclined or the need to buy and play it. I know it can encourage some people to do the opposite, so idk.
The Mad Draklor
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Considering that it's trending a lot on YouTube, Until Dawn might have some legs.
Ravage_Hydra
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No way that's my Prediction for the XBO wow right on the money
Gears and Until Dawn both released on Aug. 25.
RedAssedApe
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most of the college kids i know are pc gamers. if i lived in a dorm i would never bring my console. lotta shady fucks around lol
also...what does back to school have to do with buying games? if anything back to school means buying less games no?
Hmm... does that mean even younger kids will have PS4s this gen? As that's the dominant console this generation so would this gen be the one that grew up with the PS4?
CosmicQueso
Member
Nah, they'll get new iPads and Apple TVs
I think people have addressed this question a few time now but anyhow, X1 had a TV deal, Rare Replay, Gears and Madden. So, it was not totally outrageous to think all these factors would tip the scale in its favor.
I saw that pewdiepew guy was averaging abot 2-3 million views on his until dawn video playthroughs
We all knew that last year when they had a bundle too.
HeWhoWalks
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eerik9000
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People keep saying that SCEA is not promoting it in the US, so that's the result. SCEE on the other hand is supporting it and it is selling well in Europe.
Cornbread78
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most of the college kids i know are pc gamers. if i lived in a dorm i would never bring my console. lotta shady fucks around lol
also...what does back to school have to do with buying games? if anything back to school means buying less games no?
Talked to a lot of folks that bought it along with Madden for school (college kids)
The Mad Draklor
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I remember Abdiel saying that Until Dawn was undershipped in his district. Not sure if that's true across the entire country and other retailers, though...