Lol at certain users surprised at KH 2.8's position in the charts.
One who knows nothing can understand nothing. -Ansem SoD
It's $60.
One who knows nothing can understand nothing. -Ansem SoD
It's $60.
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NPD Sales Results For January 2017 (We also have platform charts)
Mr_Antimatter
Member
No Gravity Rush? Sony really needed to put more marketing behind that game. I get the feeling SCEA sent it out to die.
Unknown?
Member
He's talking about the 1.5/2.5 collection which is $50.
Gravity Rush is anything but soulless.
brickarts295
Member
Damn Tales ranked?!
I knew Yakuza 0 was a long shot but GR2 not ranking is pretty depressing.
They didn't even ranked on PSN T_T
I knew Yakuza 0 was a long shot but GR2 not ranking is pretty depressing.
They didn't even ranked on PSN T_T
Neuromancer
Member
I did my part. =(
But I imagine Sony had realistic expectations for that game here in NA. There is a finite number of Playstation owners who would take a chance on a cartoony looking 3D action game with an unusual hook and a majority female cast.
Opticability
Banned
I can only speak for myself but that demo they put out completely turned me off from ever touching the game. While I played it I thought "There's no way this moves any units."
polyh3dron
Banned
GTA V still at number 3...
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Seeing NMBU+NSLU on the Wii U chart made me suddenly realize that Nintendo hasn't announced a New Super Mario Bros. title for the Switch. It'll be five years since the last NSMB title come this November...I wonder when that'll come down the pipeline.
We got Super Mario Maker though. I'm not sure what they'll do going forward.
tattooed_dwarf
Member
PlayStation 4 was the best-selling hardware (in units sold) during January 2017.
What does bolded mean? As in revenue PS4 wasn't maybe probably kinda best selling?
What does bolded mean? As in revenue PS4 wasn't maybe probably kinda best selling?
MatPiscatella
Member
Eh, more like I'm not privy to those strategic decisions or backing, so not really appropriate for me to call it a strategy as I don't know if the release slate was intentional or more a result of other factors.
Now, if you ask me if focusing only (mainly) on Q4 is necessary/appropriate in 2017? No, I don't think it is. There are now enough examples of products having success with releases across all quarters that a heavy emphasis in the holiday quarter is a legacy assumption. Also, the stuff about pre-season and all that? Yeah, not a fan.
PS4 was #1 in both units and revenues. The "in units sold" was a clarifying statement from the release (the particular section was speaking to units specifically).
I really like Gravity Rush, but if I define a "soulless sequel" as a sequel that is just more of the same from the first one without any new ideas....I'd have a hard time arguing against that for Gravity Rush 2.
The sequel is very similar to the first one and has the same issues IMO
Even if we used your subjective definition, it did have new ideas, so...
Whatever issues people may have with the game, it being soulless should not be one of them. Hell there's people that said that the game's charm and what not is what helped them to overlook some of the game's flaws.
I guess I'm trying to thread a needle here, but I like gravity rush so this will be my last post on the matter. Specially using Gravity Rush 2 as some shining example of the opposite of a "soulless sequel" is problematic imo
lol, are you calling Gravity Rush 2 "soulless"?
I mean no one used the words "shining example", or some other form of hyperbole. They pretty much just said it's not soulless and left it at that.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I'm not even going to get into this nonsense.
Do you know how Big the gap was between Xbox One and PS4? How much higher was the revenue and Units sold?
onemanasylum
Banned
I miss the days I used to lurk here for NPD threads and Cream/Aqua would save the day. The secrecy over numbers seems stupid to me.
tattooed_dwarf
Member
Thanks!
Pretty much everyone on GAF told me not to expect much for this game for like months before the game actually came out, so I for sure didn't. Obviously still stings a little though lol
blame space
Banned
I'm just glad this guy's on the right console
Nah. It was never going to do amazing considering they barely even advertised it. Just a shame to see a good game pass under the radar due to that.
Spending money on marketing a game like this would be a waste of money. The game is viable because of its small budget (compared to games like uncharted and horizon). Sony had realistic expectations for it.
And it's not a soulless sequal lol. So much love and passion was put into that game.
This, I know people want the series to be bigger but more market can only do so much to a niche series.
I can't say much about the game itself since I haven't bother to start it and got other games I rather finish doing stuff in. (Puzzle dungeon in XV, extra bosses in DQ8 & Yugioh PSN game)
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Great for Resident Evil 7.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
Gravity Rush 2 probably would have benefitted from:
1: not releasing a demo right beside the much more visually and gameplay engaging Nier Automata demo.
2: not releasing a demo, period.
I don't know anyone from my group of friends that liked it or gave it a warmer reception than Meh.
1: not releasing a demo right beside the much more visually and gameplay engaging Nier Automata demo.
2: not releasing a demo, period.
I don't know anyone from my group of friends that liked it or gave it a warmer reception than Meh.
And one would wonder if it would still sell well if they put it on the next gen too.
Liabe Brave
Member
Can you tell us whether the ASP for PS4 has been up since the Pro released, or in this month at least? Interested if the premium-SKU approach is at least partially stabilizing revenue in a lowered sales period.
And how about Xbox One ASP? It's been both lower and higher than PS4 previously, what's it like now?
Mass_Pincup
Banned
Oh Gravity Rush 2 bombed just like the first one and Tearaway Unfolded?
hanspampel
Banned
Can't agree more
March 2016 was 248k for Xbox One
March 2014 was 341k for Xbox One
March 2017 will be between that for sure
June 2016 was 212k for Xbox One
June 2015 was 297k for Xbox One
June 2017 will probably be between that
every other month until July should be possible, too
Xbox One should have its best H1 sales this year and surpass 1.3 million units slightly
Ps4 top H1 sales were 1.58 million and Xbox will definitely not match that number
It's a hard pull to swallow I know. I don't think Sony is going to stop making games like GR2 or TLG either. The leadership there likes to produce these games.
nextgeneration
Member
Is this industry really growing? I ask that because anytime I look at any of these NPD threads, sales are always down. It's rarely ever up.
DC1
Member
This is simply not true, even when taking your definition of 'soulless' into account. The game is not without its issues, but to call it soulless and lacking of any new ideas is doing the sequel a massive disservice.
B1gg_Randall
Member
This 😫
Primethius
Banned
Might have snuck into the top 10 for PS4 but that's largely due to the bar being low than sales being decent. No way on the combined top 10.
chromatic9
Member
Cram as much soul into GR2 as possible, it ain't going to make the top 10 cut off point.