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[Mpl90]

Ah, Lego on 3DS was the third best selling SKU.

Many interesting multi shares in top 10. ...Even kind of random I'd say XD

 

[Moral Panic]

Quite different compared to UK charts where PS4 is completely dominating.

 

[Immaculate]

need nintendo pr nowwwwww

 

[Captain Smoker]

You have to take 1551k of XBO+360 out of 3372k.

Microsoft is absolutely no including handhelds, or else we have 550k left for everyone else.

You're right, totally forgot this.

@550.000... unless it's really that bad.

 

[Nirolak]

I clarified a statement in the OP.

Retail sales for December are up 2% year over year, but the full year is down 2%.

 

[GamerSoul]

This should be interesting

 

[BlackJace]

Man, the top 10 hardly changes.
Good for Lego Marvel though, I heard its a neat little game.

 

[liger05]

Man that 360 just keeps on trucking!!

 

[pokeystaples]

What do you mean? They both advertised everywhere.

EDIT: NBA2K14 needs to stop selling. Trash game.

Think he is talking about supply. Microsoft put a lot of consoles on the ground in NA.

 

[FlyStarJay]

looking at the software sales, it seems like XBO sold better than ps4 on the top games. MS are really working hard and people are getting the message, buying their system and games in USA. Can Sony ever take it?

I wonder if Sony spread themselves thin cause they werent brave enough to take on usa?

 

[Pie and Beans]

Now begins the long wait for dose leaky leak leakos. Always hits just as I'm like "fuck this, i'm off to bed".

 

[Kusagari]

Holy shit at Minecraft at #9 for the year.

That's not even counting digital. Think of that.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Good numbers for MS.

There shouldn't be any meltdowns over MS taking December(for next gen), anybody with a brain could see it coming...but this is neogaf.

 

[metalslimer]

So Sony sold out as was pretty much expected, although I thought there was the chance they could have gotten another million into the channel.

Great numbers for a launch system though. No one would have expected this many sold so fast.

 

[Melted77]

Good strategy on MS by keeping the XBO in stock. Also wow at Minecraft at #9 for 2013.

 

[narton]

What a depressing chart.

 

[Tsundere]

via CVG

So PS4 was very close to Xbox One in December despite the supply shortage.

 

[Stabby McSter]

wot Disney Infinity was a top 10 annual seller and Skylanders wasn't? I swear my eyes are deceiving me.

 

[Manmademan]

DOWN 2%!?

lots of games are moving to digital instead of retail. get used to seeing that headline.

 

[Riki]

I clarified a statement in the OP.

Retail sales for December are up 2% year over year, but the full year is down 2%.

Up only 2% despite so many new releases in big franchises and new hardware is a bit worrying.

 

[Tripon]

DOWN 2%!?

What happened to that post?

Console warring.

 

[kswiston]

Battlefield 4 really recovered after that disappointing launch.

 

[Kandinsky]

Hardware:

Xbox One: 908K [Best selling next-gen console]
Xbox 360: 643K [Best selling current-gen console]

Other Info:

It begins, Gaf on suicide watch lol.

 

[donny2112]

Dat Minecraft. #9 for the year in retail only, and it started as only available on XBLA. :lol

 

[SwiftDeath]

My predictions were so off this month

 

[Visualante2]

 

[Prine]

Well done MS!!! And they hold 6 of the top 10 games for December too.

Love this machine! And so does the US

 

[artist]

Waiting Wii U and Vita numbers.

Your're such a sick bro.

 

[Shinypogs]

So both the xbox one and the 360 sold about what they did last month, I'm not interested in them but that must be a good thing.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Microsoft doesn't acknowledge the existence of handhelds. So there's no use including them in any calc from their stats.

Software SKUs for Dec and 2013 total are sort of interesting, XBO has reversed the PS4's advantage from last month in several titles.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

I would like a top 10 list of next gen games only but one can dream.

 

[Celine]

I clarified a statement in the OP.

Retail sales for December are up 2% year over year, but the full year is down 2%.

And that's in a year with strong launches from two systems...

 

[flyinpiranha]

Think he is talking about supply. Microsoft put a lot of consoles on the ground in NA.

Ah, yeah. I saw them more than I saw PS4 for sure. That makes sense.

That $100 difference. I think it really affected things personally. I think it will going forward.

 

[Graphics Horse]

It makes sense that the XBOne would manage to move more units than the blink and its gone PS4 in December. Sony clearly went for a global strategy after they had managed to topple the MS domination in the US.

However, if Sony is not able to capitalize on the glut of XBOnes available in the US and dominate sales in January, then I think they are making a mistake in priorities. I don't necessarily expect that, but it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

From the charts, the Bone is winning in the military shooter/Madden box market too.

 

[Uno Venova]

Next gen software split should be interesting.

 

[durrrrrrrrrr]

I clarified a statement in the OP.

Retail sales for December are up 2% year over year, but the full year is down 2%.

2 new consoles and December is only up 2% from last December? what's going on?

 

[liger05]

Ah, Lego on 3DS was the third best selling SKU.

Many interesting multi shares in top 10. ...Even kind of random I'd say XD

Wii U version sold more than the Vita version. Those numbers must be low.

Good for the 3DS version!!

 

[RyudBoy]

XB1 seems to be outselling PS4 in the FPS department. On the flip side, PS4 is winning in the sports games category (except Madden).

720p don't matter to the casual.

 

[vilmer_]

Madden was the 3rd overall best selling game of the year?

Lawd Jesus.

 

[Kuro]

Well done MS!!! And they hold 6 of the top 10 games for December too.

Love this machine! And so does the US

You sure they didn't just combine 360+One software sales there?

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

DOWN 2%!?

I'm not sure if you're joking about the small %down number, but that also bummed me out really hard. New console launch and we're still down YoY?

):

Edit: Ok, OP clarified that retail in December is actually up 2%. That actually makes me feel a little better.

2 new consoles and December is only up 2% from last December? what's going on?

Digital.

 

[Pain]

Damn, XBO version of nearly all multiplats outsold their PS4 counterparts.

What good is it to have the best and cheapest console on the market if people can't buy it? Well done Microsoft, you just outsold the $100, more powerful/cheaper/hyped PS4. It's not small feat.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

I saw a lot of Xbox 360's at sub-$200 prices this holiday, well into December. I suspect that price point is driving the system more than any other factor.

via CVG

Questions remain: How small is the gap between the two? Can Sony start stuffing stores with PS4's now and make up that gap?

 

[pixlexic]

the top 4 games makes me sad on the inside

 

[-COOLIO-]

PS4 LTD > XB1 LTD

PS4 Nov: 1138k
XB1 Nov: 909k

Which means
679k < PS4 Dec < 909k

the 4.2 number was globally though, right? while npd is NA i believe.

 

[kurbaan]

What do you mean? They both advertised everywhere.

EDIT: NBA2K14 needs to stop selling. Trash game.

NA is MS main market. Yeah they market all over but their main focus is USA, most of their features are tailored for that and most of their stock has been sent to USA. Based on the WW numbers released recently.

 

[imtehman]

how MS still manages to sell that manyconsoles at 499 is amazing. Does 100 dollars really matter that much compared to the ps3's 599 fiasco? I

 

[Shaqiri1287]

I am sure MS and Sony are thrilled with how many consoles they sold. Nintendo must be happy with 3DS sales.

 

[fantomena]

And so does the US

Because it's made for Americans by Americans.

Only reason Xbone is selling better than PS4 now in US is because of the insane demand in EU and the upcoming Japan release.

 

[DaBoss]

I clarified a statement in the OP.

Retail sales for December are up 2% year over year, but the full year is down 2%.

It says retail sales for December are down 2% YoY in the OP.

lots of games are moving to digital instead of retail. get used to seeing that headline.

I thought it was talking about the month of December, but going up a measly 2% in December is disappointing.

Console warring.

Ahh, OK.