Jarod McChicken
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Did we ever get Star Ocean 5 numbers?
Nope, if Cosmic or Aqua can whisper the LTD for this one, I'm interested too o/
Did we ever get Star Ocean 5 numbers?
I guess the S was also developed to end this discount rallye. Xbox One is in a downward spiral of discounts and the S appeared as a reset.I guess we will see but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we see some $199 Original Xbox One deals to try and completely get rid of them by early 2017. I could definitely see the500 GB Xbox One S at $249 during late November/December.
Holy shit, hardware sales were pretty bad all around in July.
I guess we will see but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if we see some $199 Original Xbox One deals to try and completely get rid of them by early 2017. I could definitely see the500 GB Xbox One S at $249 during late November/December.
I guess the S was also developed to end this discount rallye. Xbox One is in a downward spiral of discounts and the S appeared as a reset.
So when we are discussing the S getting there where the original is now in such a short time, this does not seem healthy.
I guess I asked that before but unfortunately got no opinions:
What do you think:
Is the XboxS overall cheaper to produce than the original one?
That runs counter to every slim release every previous generation.
A slim usually is introduced at a mass market price and stays that way for a reasonably long time. If the One S has to do the same drastic discounting the OG XBO has had to do last Hoildays, something isn't right.
I would think so. I haven't seen an S in person but it doesn't seem as high in build quality as the original Xbox One.
Interesting, thanks.The manufacturing cost of the one s is $324 US for the 2TB, the Day 1 Xbox one is $396 without Kinect, but of course these are both estimates, I got the $396 from taking $75 from the manufacturing price of $471 with Kinect
And yes you haven't seen it in person, the build quality of the one S is pretty solid, it's small but also extremely dense in weight
Vita to outsell the WiiU in AugustWaiting for the August thread, i may as well post the Amazon August chart here:
#9 / XBO S: 2TB
#13 / N3DS XL black
#21 / PS4: COD BO III bundle
#28 / N3DS XL Red
#46 / PS4
#91 / PSVita
#95 / XBO: holidays bundle
#99 / PS4: Uncharted 4 bundle
I don't see how a $50 off sale during the Holiday season is that drastic. Sony did it with the PS4 and it's definitely not as drastic as what we are seeing with original Xbox One model bundles with multiple free recently released games. Previous generations didn't have so many bundles with free games so this generation as a whole has already went against what was considered the norm in previous gens in my opinion.
This could be a real problem. There could be a lot unsold.Not to mention that there will still be plenty of OG models lurking around for people who just want a bargain.
Maybe Nintendo wants to trumpet physical+digital MHG sales, so they're waiting for the physical+digital report to correctly position MHG sales for the month. Then they can brag on 3DS HW sales with Pokemon game increases, at the same time. Omega Ruby entered the Top 20 on the 3DS All-Time download chart, so there's definitely some uptick in 3DS Pokemon game sales. Went from outside of the Top 20 to #19 in a week. That may not be a big deal (19-21 may be really close in units), but it's unexpected for an old game to jump at least 2 rankings in a week this late in the system's life without some kind of accompanying sale.
I don't think NPD reports on eshop sales at all. Just PSN, XBL, and Steam.
Vita to outsell the WiiU in August
That's not quite right. Last I read, NPD requests digital software data from the publishers themselves and some have refused to give them numbers like Sony and Bethesda. They don't have direct access to PSN/XBL numbers.I don't think NPD reports on eshop sales at all. Just PSN, XBL, and Steam. I'm still of the opinion that Nintendo PR fainted at having good news for once.
I don't think NPD reports on eshop sales at all. Just PSN, XBL, and Steam. I'm still of the opinion that Nintendo PR fainted at having good news for once.
This sounds reasonable, maybe I'd say 700-800k.What are people thinking NMS is going to open at in the NPD given the UK numbers we have?
I'm thinking personally it's going to land in the 600-700k range. I'd be shocked with less then 500k.
What are people thinking NMS is going to open at in the NPD given the UK numbers we have?
I'm thinking personally it's going to land in the 600-700k range. I'd be shocked with less then 500k.
Do we have any sort of info/rumors besides the UK numbers?
Only the Steam numbers, which are currently above 700k.
Japan charts should be out later today but I don't think the game has actually released there, but I'm not sure.
Oh wow nice.
I've still only played a couple of hours so can't comment much but would be nice if the sales were strong. For NPD I wonder due to it being a game that the 'Murica audience tends to overlook if the sales will match your expectations.
I've been really busy and traveling the last few weeks, does anyone in the US comment if there was a big marketing push?
I'm just trying to frame your guess of at least 500K against UC4 which undersells in USA compared to Europe and RoTW and it had a big marketing campaign in the States
Ratchet and Clank also didn't do that well did it? It had a huge marketing as well as $40. And these two (UC and ratchet) are known IPs
Ratchet did pretty well and had good second month drop off. It charted at #2 in the NPD (behind Dark Souls III) and was the highest debut for the entire series in NA.
My reasoning for the 500k at least but 600-700k most likely is based off a couple of assumptions:
- It has slightly worse legs then other standard AAA titles but not by a lot (I know it's not a typical AAA title)
- That the UK sales translate to US sales as they do in most other titles
I actually haven't looked how it was marketed in the states, my guess was based largely on other titles in the UK that opened to >100k or about and how they did in the US. Unfortunately, there was a lot of variation in my data due to the release timing of certain titles (a game in November vs a game in August) and of course a host of other factors (new IP, different from established genres of games that sell).
I know Ratchet was #2 but the sales were about ~250k weren't they? Hope you're correct that way we see games like this more but we will see. I can see 500k but would be (nicely) surprised if it does 700.
I'm not sure if we ever got an exact value for R&C, I just know that it was the highest selling in the series (so >207.5k). I suppose depending on your barometer, it could be a success or a failure.
I think, given that it's the best selling in the series, it was a success.
Just for clarification, I'm not saying RandC was a success or failure, that goes beyond raw NPD numbers sold. Just like showing in the top 10 of NPD esp in a slow month needs to be taken in context
Just gauging it vs a prediction of NMS debut month in terms of numbers sold
Right, the slow month point is very valid.
For comparisons, lets look at R&C and NMS (UK & US).
R&C opened to 38k in the UK. That translated to about >207.5k in the U.S.
Alternatively, UC4 opened to 192k in the UK and did about 879k in the US. But that's a series that doesn't skew as much to the US as it does the ROTW.
Given these numbers and a whole bunch others (but aren't really as relevant due to month/genre, e.g. BF: Hardline opened to 100k in UK but did a million in U.S, but that was a shooter and in March), I feel pretty confident in saying at least 500k.
Less then that or close to that would be either: extremely poor legs or the title didn't mesh with US audiences (I'd be inclined to go with the former most likely).
Less then that or close to that would be either: extremely poor legs or the title didn't mesh with US audiences (I'd be inclined to go with the former most likely).
NMS should be easy over 500K in 3 weeks in USA.
Will enough people buy the slim then?If Sony drops the price of the base PS4 to $300 at the PlayStation Meeting, Microsoft should drop the price of the base Xbox One to $200 and just clear them out as quickly as possible while leaving the 500GB Slim at $300.
If Sony drops the price of the base PS4 to $300 at the PlayStation Meeting, Microsoft should drop the price of the base Xbox One to $200 and just clear them out as quickly as possible while leaving the 500GB Slim at $300.
Why a delay?New thread won't be tomorrow. More like Monday.
New thread won't be tomorrow. More like Monday.
New thread won't be tomorrow. More like Monday.
New thread won't be tomorrow. More like Monday.
The Nintendo 3DS family of systems sold nearly 80 percent more units this July compared to the same time period a year ago, and finished as the overall best-selling video game system in July.
On the software side, Capcom’s Monster Hunter Generations emerged as the best-selling game for any system.
July sales of the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire games for Nintendo 3DS were over 80 percent higher than July 2015. The games launched in November 2014.
July sales of the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games for Nintendo 3DS were almost 200 percent higher than a year ago. The games launched in October 2013 and finished No. 16 and No. 22 on July’s best-sellers list, respectively.
Games playable on Nintendo systems claimed five of the top 11 spots on the July best-sellers list. These include Monster Hunter Generations from Capcom at No. 1, Minecraft: Wii U Edition from Microsoft at No. 6, Pokémon Omega Ruby at No. 8, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire at No. 10 and Kirby: Planet Robobot at No. 11.
The Nintendo 2DS system has crossed the 2 million lifetime sales mark in the U.S.
Nintendo's PR
Holy shit Pokémon.
Nintendo's PR