DriftingSpirit
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I was speaking from a worldwide perspective. Yes, this is NPD but that wasn't the point of the post I quoted.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2016 [Up1: Fire Emblem]
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OrbitalBeard
Member
I mean, Nintendo called the GB Pokemon games "timeless" in their PR. I doubt that's literally the case, as it wouldn't surprise me if no one is interested in the GB Pokemon titles in 50 or 100 years.
It's PR puffery man. All companies do it. I'm not seeing a problem with MS's "unmatched lineup" comment at all.
bitbydeath
Member
Won't hear of any new games from them until at least PGW anyways.
Yep. welcome to the club. Its an awful feeling aint it?
Your post doesn't make any sense. If I had to guess, it probably didn't sell well due to bad word of mouth, and that was 99.9% related to the content. Anyone who has a problem with this being a bit more casual friendly probably already bought it anyway.
Yeah that's what I meant I guess, but damn it did 4.9 million and was a bomb? How much did it cost to develop that turd?
Hmm I thought this already happen lol.
I think when a franchise makes it to 20 years, and is still selling like hotcakes, you can call it timeless. The word just means time has not diminished it's enjoyment. I don't have a huge problem with MS' statement now that it was explained to me that it's technically true depending on how you look at it. That's what bugs me though. I want to read words and not have to look for hidden meanings in them.
Welfare
Member
ONly when you dont consider the fact that the New 3DS launched this month last year and thus the 3DS was understandably down a whopping 58%. But hey dont let proper context get in the way of your concern.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Guys, is Pokken(In the dying Wii U) going to sell more than SFV ? that would be even more crazy .
DriftingSpirit
Member
We should make a thread about it if it does.
hodayathink
Member
Proabably. Especially if we're talking worldwide (that game is going to do much better in Japan than SFV did).
OrbitalBeard
Member
Of course it's fine to call Pokemon "timeless". That's my point. It's also completely fine to call the XB1's lineup "unmatched", because not only is it technically true, you're also reading a PR puff piece. Companies are always going to paint themselves in the best light. Any reasonable person is going to come into a PR piece with that expectation.
(not trying to call you unreasonable, just making a point)
It honestly wouldn't surprise me all that much at this point.
Coffee Dog
Banned
It seems like it might. Pokemon is a huge series, and the game is very accessible with a lot of likeable and popular characters.
Primethius
Banned
Cream, please bless us with some Digimon numbers. It's the only thing I've ever wanted.
See:
See:
Welfare
Member
If we added digital downloads+PC to every game that is tracked in NPD, SFV wouldn't even chart.
PlayStation 4 continues to see strong year-over-year growth and it won't stop here, the gap will be even wider with all the exclusives that are coming on PS4 and the fact that Microsoft don't even know what they're doing with the Xbox brand...
I hope Microsoft won't stop believing in the Xbox Brand and change their mind about the evolutive console stuff...
I hope Microsoft won't stop believing in the Xbox Brand and change their mind about the evolutive console stuff...
A retail version of the PC SKU wasn't going to move the needle much at all.
Did it? Sometimes I get a bit discombobulated by all the spin. Hard to keep track.
Then you should avoid reading MS PR or you'll have a bad time. Its honestly half the fun of NPD day.
sometimes i think some people are just hoping for the videogame industry to go under, which doesnt make any sense considering that videogames are their hobbie.
HAH! Oh yea I remember that now. Although I would say that one is on a whole other level of spin compared to the lists in the thread. Its straight up masterful.
Undoubtedly yes. Don't ever underestimate Pokemon. It will be your undoing.
Edit: Ooops doouble post. Thread moving slower than I realized.
joecanada
Member
Playstation is doing what they always do. There's nothing out of the ordinary here
Japanmanx3
Member
Much wow at these SFV stats. I'm sure it'll have legs though.
^^^^^^^^^^
THIS! PLease!
That is such a massive range its basically worthless. We need to narrow it down more.
Its a sickness. Have pity on them for they know not what they do.
Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule
Member
Another PS4 exclusive, another bomba.
Awwwwww
Space Cheese did say that the PS4 Feb 2016 is <120% PS4 Feb 2015. So that would put PS4 at less than 410k
Dont see any PS4 exclusives in that list.
lazyproblems
Member
Sad that PvZGW2 didn't chart, but glad to see that Fire Emblem did well.
I'm sorry we deal with facts in NPD not wishes. There are plenty of PS4 exclusives that have sold well. So if your done spouting bullshit perhaps you can try contributing instead.
Bear Force One
Banned
creamsugar
Member
LTD gap:
1540
6396
1540
6396
Welfare
Member
Gap this month is 157k
All that means to me is that Sony takes risk instead of always going with a sure thing. So let them have their "bombas".
410-250 ish? Holy cow
Poimandres
Member
Yeah, it sounds like he actually wants them to reconsider that stance though which is just insane. Unless he's just talking about the same thing we are (complete edition, no fragmentation)
The only numbers that matter. Probably doing some Cyber Sleuthing as we speak to get us that info.