postcyberpunk
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Just saw a commercial for 2ds at $99. Are 2ds and 3ds sales counted the same?
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NPD Sales Results for April 2014 [Up2: XB1/360 hardware, PS4 #1/XB1 #2 best selling]
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Aquamarine
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Ehhh...I'm just going to keep it deleted. Really sorry for misleading people. I won't do those kind of calculations again.
We already know this:
Titanfall was 865K last month.
So Titanfall *should* be around 560K, but my heart is pounding from that stupid tie ratio thing so I don't really want to say anything.
Narpas Sword0
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It's posts like these that make me realize that I should ignore most of the posts in these topics.
BananaSprinkles
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Are you legitimately asking or is this post sarcastic? I can't tell.
fallen_dawn
Member
Well, if Xbox One moved 115k, and PS4 moved 200k, that's just about 174% over. Sure, not quite double, but it's close(ish).
Graphics Horse
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edit: Wii U's numbers are its first year so Nov '12 - Apr '13.
Where do these come from, do they show the official numbers?
prag16
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I think those are official. It shows launch aligned first six months for each console I believe. EDIT: Okay maybe not QUITE official. But looks to be close.
Do you have Wii U LTD software? (that won't involve making any calculations, yeah?
)Aquamarine
Member
Well PS4 sold 200K and that chart says PS4 sold more than 200K so...
Graphics Horse
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Aquamarine
Member
I think those are official. It shows launch aligned first six months for each console I believe. EDIT: Okay maybe not QUITE official. But looks to be close.
Do you have Wii U LTD software? (that won't involve making any calculations, yeah?
DONT MAKE FUN OF ME JUST BECAUSE I MESS UP SOMETIMES GUYZ I APOLOGIZED AND DELETED THE POST ALREADY GOD
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Kidding ;-)
Exactly why I'm asking
Looking at the page number it is on I'm guessing he was relying on the "double x1 numbers" being parroted before what cream revealed later.
Aquamarine
Member
Can't believe GTA V has sold through 10.5 million units in the USA.
Its numbers are ridiculous and it continues to sell close to 100K units every month reliably, even as we're getting into the slow season.
When Rockstar announces GTA V for PS4 / Xbox One that number is going to balloon even higher.
Its numbers are ridiculous and it continues to sell close to 100K units every month reliably, even as we're getting into the slow season.
When Rockstar announces GTA V for PS4 / Xbox One that number is going to balloon even higher.
560k is 360 only or combined with Xbox One?
Impressive, but I believe will not surpass the best selling CoD on 360/PS3.
Amentallica
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edit: Wii U's numbers are its first year so Nov '12 - Apr '13.
I like this. I would just make the Wii U's bars white.
Graphics Horse
Member
Do you think GTAV+expansions+multiplayer spending could account for the ~$600m Take Two expect R* to bring in world wide for the next year or will it take something new?
Yeah maybe so.
Who's said the Wii U number was a good result?
Aquamarine said:
That's an improvement this month. How much Did Black Ops 2 sell May-December?
RealityPales
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There were absolutely no worthwhile next-gen launches during the month of April, yet people are already citing doom and gloom for Xbox One and PS4?
I just don't get it...
Sure, 115K isn't all that good. But 200K for PS4 seems reasonable for an abysmal month of games... Let's see what Watch Dogs does for both - particularly the PS4 - in May / June.
(Assuming review scores are good. Call me crazy, but I'm expecting a Metacritic in the 70's)
Once we get out of this cross-gen funk and developers start to build games from the ground up on XBO and PS4, then things should get interesting. Give us a next-gen only CoD or GTA and things should blow up.
I just don't get it...
Sure, 115K isn't all that good. But 200K for PS4 seems reasonable for an abysmal month of games... Let's see what Watch Dogs does for both - particularly the PS4 - in May / June.
(Assuming review scores are good. Call me crazy, but I'm expecting a Metacritic in the 70's)
Once we get out of this cross-gen funk and developers start to build games from the ground up on XBO and PS4, then things should get interesting. Give us a next-gen only CoD or GTA and things should blow up.
I think the opposite actually: GTAV sales in the US continue to be unimpressive.
It has already outsold any given COD worldwide by a good margin, but it doesn't compare to the shooter peak in America: 8~9 million in one month, 14~15 million total.
Let's see how the next-gen releases perform.
Dr. Feel Good
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Anyone have a leak summary??
1st Course
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So GTA V already one of the best selling games of all time in US. Already outsold GTA:SA LTD too.
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Interfectum
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Because math?
Ol No Bones
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I gotta say. I didn't expect the XB1 to do so poorly. Wow. I'm just surprised people aren't buying it. I have been more pleased with the XB1 launch titles than just about any console I can think of. Its just crazy to me that shelves are still full of them and it can't just be price.
90-95% would be close, math speaking......
BananaSprinkles
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ScepticMatt
Member
Nah.
"1.73x" is closer to "50% more" than it is to "double"
It was described as "almost double" originally. Why the poster didn't describe it as "almost 50% more" you have to ask them.
ethomaz
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20 is "almost double" of 11? I think so.
It's not a bad game IMO but it isn't a good one either. It's pretty generic but that COD feel still makes it my go-to multiplayer game.
Petrae
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Exorbitant pricing has a lot to do with it, though. When you're the most expensive platform on the market, you're going to get passed over quite a bit.
Narrowing the price gap (with Kinect about to go away) with the market leader might help, but more games will be needed to turn the tide. I think MS understands this, because games are (allegedly) the focus for its press event in Los Angeles in a few weeks.
AndrewDean84xX
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Sony must not be pleased with their hardware sales, despite being #1.
Aquamarine
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It's a slow month overall, a four week reporting period and PS4 was by far the best selling console.
I think their fantastic relative performance is enough to satisfy them for this month.
Out of top 10 because it's exclusive to one platform.
Out of all next-gen software inFamous Second Son (not 2) sold the most units, so it still did very well.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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Will it? GTAV's over 32 million right? That's insane in its own right. But it seems most people who've played it have already done so. Don't know if the game is double-dip friendly, the content would roughly be the same.
I could say the same for TLOU but it's more narrative-driven and would probably benefit from the extra power more than GTA5 (plus way less people have played that).
They continue to lead by a mile, I'm sure they're more than happy.
AndrewDean84xX
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And that's understandable. I was just curious.
ethomaz
Banned
If Sony news about MLB: The Show are some hint the sales already increased in early May plus Watch Dogs in the last NPD week...
Well I can see a good increase for PS4.
Thanks! If 3DS is between 360 and XB1, will get the ordering bonus for predictions, then.
it was a down month all around not to mention lack of major releases. If May ends up rough they might start to get worried.. but one month does not a trend make.
Wolfenstein and Watch Dogs could potentially breathe some life into sales.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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What news about MLB?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
3DS ;-;
I wonder if Yusef Medhi understands how poor an argument he made.
They would have to convince the owners of that data (Valve + some other guys) to share that data to have it be as meaningfully accurate as their retail data. As-is, they're surveying thousands of gamers directly to see their purchases and trying to extrapolate a larger picture from that (I think). It's inherently much less accurate, but they're at least trying.
Yes, it did. Dat word of mouth.
anexanhume
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Yeah this is kind of a unique scenario where the top two in demand consoles launched within a week of each other and were able to satisfy launch demand faster than any other generation. If I'm MS I'm not concerned about absolutes. I'm concerned about relative performance and the strength of my exclusives and software features compared to the competition. They've already equalized price and are now reaching for software features parity. Now come the GAEMZ. This is why I think this year will be the best e3 in recent memory.
What word of mouth?