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NPD December 2018 Results

Polygonal_Sprite

Gold Member
Unbelievable Switch numbers! If someone had said pre launch it would outsell PS4 and XB1 combined in any single NPD month, you would have been laughed at.

So, software matters. Who could imagine that?

Yeah PS4 and XB1 had the biggest game of the year - RDR 2 aswell as the latest Assassin's Creed, Battlefield and Call of Duty (all of which Switch didn't have).
 

Fake

Member
Yeah PS4 and XB1 had the biggest game of the year - RDR 2 aswell as the latest Assassin's Creed, Battlefield and Call of Duty (all of which Switch didn't have).
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ethomaz

Banned
New leak thanks to csheep.

Hardware stuff aside did anyone post physical retail numbers? Apologies if repeat:

Smash Ultimate - 3,592,000
COD Black Ops 4 - 1647000
RDR2 - 1,435,000
 

Fake

Member
Venturebeat-
Software sell hardwares
This was a strong year for console exclusives, which can help drive up system sales.
-Switch had Super Smash Bros. Ultimate come out on December 7, and it sold 3 million copies in the U.S. in its first three days.
-PlayStation 4 had major exclusives this year with God of War and Marvel’s Spider-Man, both critical and financial hits.
 
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Not really. It was on sale for 199 most of the month while the ps4 was 299. It sold 120k more than the ps4 despite being 100 dollars cheaper.
excuses excuses excuses. can't someone just appreciate some good sales for a change without the typical ps4 bull shit comparison? gets really old.
 

StreetsofBeige

Gold Member
Wow. Xbox beat PS4. And when combining Nov + Dec, both systems sold about the same units.

SSB selling 3.5 million?!?! Wow.

Switch = 1. Other = 0.76
Switch = 1.77 million. So Other = about 1.3 million???
What systems are in Other? It's not 3DS as it has it's own ratio
 

ethomaz

Banned
Wow. Xbox beat PS4. And when combining Nov + Dec, both systems sold about the same units.

SSB selling 3.5 million?!?! Wow.

Switch = 1. Other = 0.76
Switch = 1.77 million. So Other = about 1.3 million???
What systems are in Other? It's not 3DS as it has it's own ratio
Nintendo Classic, PS Classic, Ouya, etc etc etc.

PS1 Classic released on Dec 3... so the first full month.
 
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Gud Lawd, Nintendo manages to take 40% of the top 20 most profitable software slots, and dominate holiday console sales, without having any of the massive, phat multiplats released in 2018.

And fully fledged Pokemon is yet to come...
 

KingT731

Member
Meaning Switch outselling those two consoles combined, off two Q4 exclusives is mighty impressive. Especially after WiiU when lots of people doubted Nintendo's first party pulling power.
Is it truly though?? 2 consoles moving into their 6th years on the market and the Switch with 2 massive exclusives(Pokemon & Smash) while the big games on the PS4/XB1 came out 3-4 months before.
 

Fake

Member
Meaning Switch outselling those two consoles combined, off two Q4 exclusives is mighty impressive. Especially after WiiU when lots of people doubted Nintendo's first party pulling power.
Still trying to understand your post BTW. In case you don't get my post I was talking about NS strong sales (software matters).
 

Bolivar687

Banned
I didn't think Switch's success was sustainable without multiplatform titles but damn did they demolish that narrative.

Monster year for Nintendo.
 

blackjon24

Member
congrats on the switch beating up two old geezers one year away from retirement...lol

In all seriousness good job on the switch but I don't think the line up this year was anything to write home about.
 

Mattyp

Gold Member
excuses excuses excuses. can't someone just appreciate some good sales for a change without the typical ps4 bull shit comparison? gets really old.

I couldn't give a shit about NPD results, but last month we had countless people saying wait until December the PS4 will out sell the One again, the only reason the Xbox got close is because they ran out of Spiderman bundles! OHH BUT THEY WHERE CHEAPER IT DOES NOT COUNT.

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meirl

Banned
How are the switches sales comparing to the corresponding PS4/XB1 Sales during the same console lifetime?
 

Evilms

Banned
Code:
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Month| PS4 | NSW | XB1 |
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| JAN | 255k| 270k| 235k|
| FEB | 365k| 280k| 311k|
| MAR | 355k| 308k| 299k|
| APR | 325k| 171k| 134k|
| MAY | 225k| 165k| 144k|
| JUN | 375k| 325k| 240k|
| JUL | 185k| 263k| 152k|
| AUG | 230k| 203k| 162k|
| SEP | 424k| 259k| 176k|
| OCT | 342k| 255k| 212k|
| NOV |1478k|1356k|1342k|
| DEC | 800k|1770k| 920k|
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| YTD |5360k|5634k|4327k|
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 

Fake

Member
Code:
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Month| PS4 | NSW | XB1 |
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| JAN | 255k| 270k| 235k|
| FEB | 365k| 280k| 311k|
| MAR | 355k| 308k| 299k|
| APR | 325k| 171k| 134k|
| MAY | 225k| 165k| 144k|
| JUN | 375k| 325k| 240k|
| JUL | 185k| 263k| 152k|
| AUG | 230k| 203k| 162k|
| SEP | 424k| 259k| 176k|
| OCT | 342k| 255k| 212k|
| NOV |1478k|1356k|1342k|
| DEC | 800k|1770k| 920k|
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| YTD |5360k|5634k|4327k|
+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Nintendo Switch indeed did a great job in nov/dec. Exclusives sell.
 
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ethomaz

Banned
I wouldn’t call Xbox sales impressive compared to, well, Xbox... no chance the one will surpass the 360 at this rate.
No console this gen will probably reach 40 million in US.

360 is already ahead XB1 launch aligned in US and WW.
 
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