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[NinjaCoachZ]

Need for Speed outdid Tomb Raider. God damn.

 

[Boke1879]

Seriously. Over 1.5 million for PS4 is insane and they are dominating the software as well. Damn.

 

[jackdoe]

Not sure why this is a surprise

PS4 had the bundle (not counted towards NPD) and MS was giving away free copies during the launch week with console purchases (which would be counted towards NPD). I'm guessing people picked up BO3 over BF that week.

 

[jmaine_ph]

So Tomb Raider really is the new Uncharted. Kaz you prophet.

 

[Zeouterlimits]

(Retail) software sales down 7%, huh.

(and yes, youch Tomb Raider, youch)

 

[iSnakeTk]

bo3 selling better on Xbox, had Playstation marketing.
F3 selling better on Ps4, had Xbox Marketing.

Am I missing something ?

 

[Aceofspades]

All the doom talk from october seem stupid now, and HOLY COW at PS4 higher than 1.5m!

 

[Dominator]

Not that my GameStop store is a barometer for its failures but I haven't sold a single copy of Tomb Raider since the day after it came out. I was there almost all day Black Friday and didn't sell a single copy. I know it wasn't on sale but that still usually pushes some copies just because of what day it was.

Really a shame, I didn't enjoy the game at first but it really grew on me and it's one of my favorites of the year.

 

[iceblade997]

Poor Tomb Raider... Really really hope this doesn't impact the sequel...

 

[Bruno MB]

I didn't expect to see Just Dance again.

Rise of the Tomb Raider apparently flopped, but it could actually have sold well (which it didn't) and still miss to chart inside the all formats top 10.

Going by other years, the top 10 cut off must be >500,000.

 

[Bunta]

Please. This is my burden to bear.

I doubted the PS4.

Wait, what's the story behind this?

 

[SolarPowered]

RIP Tomb Raider

 

[phanphare]

There was a normal bundle w/out the limited edition.

oh good haha

 

[Ray Down]

Fall of the Tomb Raider.

 

[twinturbo2]

"Fall off the charts" raider.

Game still comnig to PC?

Next spring.

 

[ps3ud0]

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Xbox One, PS4)
Fallout 4 (PS4, XBOX One)

^^ that's... odd.

Kudoz to Sony.

Bundling impact no doubt - BF is the real odd one

ps3ud0 8)

 

[Elandyll]

/prays for an apparition from Mulcair_NPD (and pie charts)

 

[Kralamoonard]

Battlefront PS4 > Xbox One, holy shit.

Not sure why this is a surprise

PS4 had Battlefront bundles.

Just to add, because software sales from bundles aren't counted in NPD's top 10 selling software of the month.

So a game like Destiny (made up figures) can sell a million copies from bundles alone on PS4, (where the bulk of the sales can come from) and an additional 500,000 from retail discs, but the XBO version of Destiny can still rank higher on NPD because it sold 600,000 from retail discs despite the fact the PS4 version actually sold 1.5 million in total, 900,000 units higher. It's just that 1 million from the bundles weren't counted, and only the 500,000 were.

 

[KillerMan91]

Just Dance Wii the best selling SKU for the game... in 2015.

Wonder how close it was to be best selling game on Nintendo platforms this month...

 

[Jigorath]

bo3 selling better on Xbox, had Playstation marketing.
F3 selling better on Ps4, had Xbox Marketing.

Am I missing something ?

Bundles.

 

[Trago]

Damn, was sure Fallout would top out at number one. Congrats to CoD I guess.

 

[Bitch Pudding]

Bundles for both of them.

Good point.

 

[Officerrob]

Battlefront PS4 > Xbox One, holy shit.

How exactly is that the least bit surprising?

 

[Ōkami]

With Steam sales it's very likely that Fallout 4 was the best selling game on the US for the whole month.

 

[Mr Moose]

Rise of the Bomb Raider.

 

[rokkerkory]

So sad for TR, one of the best games of the year.

 

[WordsintheWater]

Poor Tomb Raider, one of the best games this year and exclusivity kills it

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

People was expecting Rise of the Tomb Raider to chart? Releasing the same month as Fallout 4, BLOPS 3 and Battlefront? And in just one platform? Ok...

 

[Nameless]

As a PS4 owner I'd shove a Forza disc in there before NFS..it's 2015 people

 

[Theorry]

Need for Speed outdid Tomb Raider. God damn.

3 platforms against one really. What do you think.

 

[Obliterator]

(Retail) software sales down 7%, huh.

(and yes, youch Tomb Raider, youch)

Considering the escalation of hardware it really can only mean one thing.

I really do believe digital software is ramping up big time

 

[GeoramA]

Tomb Raider, lol. The Uncharted 4 sales comparisons will be fun.

 

[Donthizz#]

Need for Speed outdid Tomb Raider. God damn.

Just dance outdid TR.

 

[udivision]

Wii U is halfway to GameCube numbers!
Good thing it won't be replaced anytime soon!

 

[N.Domixis]

Looks like ps4 will remain #1 in NA for the foreseeable future.

 

[WickedLaharl]

No TR.. Fuck sake SE.

Ftfy

Hope their poor choice doesn't kill the franchise.

 

[Jumeira]

Would like to see individual chart, not sure of NPD do that?

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

Long tail, dude, long tail. It'll be fine on X1. .

AAA games not Nintendo usually have their opening bursts and then fall quick and hard, except in very rare cases like GTA5, Skyrim and most likely Fallout 4.

Just face it; ROTR is DOA. The franchise is finished. New reboot, PS4 console-exclusive incoming for 2017 practically confirmed.

 

[MrDaravon]

Super curious to see how close the BO3 sales numbers were and if the PS4 bundles for it tipped the scales. If it was still close either way with the bundles that's surprising. Fallout 4 selling more on PS4 isn't super shocking, even though Xbox has the marketing deal for it I saw virtually no ads for it.

In other news I REALLY hope SE got their monies worth out of the Tomb Raider deal, because Jesus Christ. Releasing that the same day as Fallout 4 and right after Battlefront, Halo and CoD is maybe the worst release date planning I have seen ever. Like holy shit what the fuck were they thinking?

 

[Primethius]

Wait, what's the story behind this?

Just a simple bet that I lost.

 

[Elginer]

Poor Lara. I bet Square-Enix is kicking themselves in the fucking pants.

 

[Silent Chief]

Not even in top 20 if I read Queso's post well.

Should be the end of those kind of exclusive deals. Keep it down to timed DLC in the future.

 

[etta]

Congratulations to PS4, solid numbers.
Maybe this will get Microsoft to rethink their "season" and how they line up their titles. Sending ROTR out to die like they did with Sunset Overdrive last year.

 

[Bgamer90]

Need for Speed outdid Tomb Raider. God damn.

Yeah, that's crazy.

Edit: And Assassin's Creed too for that matter.

 

[wachie]

How exactly is that the least bit surprising?

Read up.

 

[Kysen]

Some dude on twitter said releasing TR on the same day as F4 was fine.

 

[Bunta]

Just a simple bet that I lost.

Ah, okay.

 

[CadetMahoney]

Next spring.

Thanks I look forward to it then.

 

[massoluk]

LOL, didn't expect Just Dance Wii to enter the chart there. Just Dance Wii made it, Tomb Raider did not.

 

[funkystudent]

I feel super sorry for crystal dynamics.

A great game screwed over by a console maker needed to tick a box to compete against a game that didn't even come out this year.