LordBaztion
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Besides Smash, all those games are on all platforms, having both ACs mixed equals the metric.
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Top 10 Grossing Retail Games of 2014, Ubisoft notes half were open world
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Leafhopper
Banned
Oh I am aware. Just that I am amazed with it's staying power.
To add to this:
1. Activision Blizzard
2. EA
3. Take-Two
4. Activision Blizzard
5. Ubisoft
6. Ubisoft
7. Ubisoft
8. Nintendo
9. EA
10. EA
The retail industry pretty much revolves around four third party publishers these days.
DrROBschiz
Member
Yes
But Mass Market doesnt care man. And you have to figure these are people that just play games without thinking much about games as an industry
They might only pick up a controller to entertain themselves in bursts etc...
I feel like GAF should have this all separated in their heads by now. It bothers me but at the same time I am grateful for all the grass roots efforts that have popped up to give us the gaming variety that corporate game makers cannot fulfill.
LegalEagleMike
Member
Smash on 3ds was such a great idea. Both my nephews who typically spent most of their time playing games on their phones have become addicted to Smash and even started branching out to other titles on the 3ds that they probably never would have tried.
Yep,
Nintendo FY15 numbers, so not entirely comparable to this thread, but shows the 3DS/WiiU ratio:
Super Smash Bros 3DS LTD: 6.75 million
Super Smash Bros Wii U LTD: 3.65 million
Mario Kart 8 LTD: 5.11 million
TheSlySoul
Member
The market seems to buy mediocre stuff if you hype it enough.
Transformers 4 did well in the box office.
To be fair, if Nintendo can combine the Smash Bros. games as one SKU then I think Ubisoft has a case.
What I mean is if they mix two different games just becauae they're both AC then have FIFA games mixed in as well, or if they make 2 FIFA games as separate entries then might as well separate the 2 AC games too.
Looking back to the list, I can't believe FIFA 14 was able to make it alongside FIFA 15. Ugh.
Games one can easily guess will be on the 2016 list, regardless of actual quality (in no particular order):
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2. Assassin's Creed Syndicate
3. Madden NFL 16
4. FIFA 16
5. Star Wars: Battlefront
6. Metal Gear Solid V
7. Batman: Arkham Knight
8. Halo 5: Guardians
Games one can easily guess will be on the 2016 list, regardless of actual quality (in no particular order):
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2. Assassin's Creed Syndicate
3. Madden NFL 16
4. FIFA 16
5. Star Wars: Battlefront
6. Metal Gear Solid V
7. Batman: Arkham Knight
8. Halo 5: Guardians
Leafhopper
Banned
What first party games sell like mad outside of like I dunno Pokemon (New generation games not remakes) anymore?
Oh yeah surely but, maybe behind Madden.
EDIT: I only just realized FIFA 14 and 15 are on this list. What the hell?
Appreciate it. Does Smash Bros 4 include handheld version as well? I think the other list didn't include handhelds.
Wasn't Sony the first one to do this?
That is incredibly stupid when no other games are combined though, yes.
theprodigy
Member
you're not serious, right
a game that shipped less than 5 million in 2014 isn't making that list
CosmicQueso
Member
Destiny is in no way shape or form an open world game, something which I am very grateful for mind you. Ubisoft pls go.
Also, two FIFA's?! OMFG! This series get's worse every year and people are still buying it. Konami really need to not fuck up anymore and try and get PES back to the top.
Also, two FIFA's?! OMFG! This series get's worse every year and people are still buying it. Konami really need to not fuck up anymore and try and get PES back to the top.
cod's blips are like other games sales targets. It's still massive.
Nice, that puts things into perspective even more.
Not like one should really expect different nowadays; the uber-budget video game industry is what it is. Seeing such a lack of diversity is never pleasant, though.
Leafhopper
Banned
I would play a GTA Musou game.
It has been, it's just that it sold so much at the height of it's glory that it's going to take a while before it drops down to normal game sale levels.
Industrialist
Member
Horseshit.
FIFA 15 is a perfectly fine and playable game. There might be one or two "off" things but to say that it's a "bug fest" is to be overreacting massively.
Now I want a FIFA Musou.
Welfare
Member
They are using NPD and GFK data.
Insane Metal
Member
It's sad to see that basically ALL of those games are more of the same.
It lists (value) so being handheld priced titles takes a lot off the sales revenue.
There are certainly other publishers trying to get there, but hey, the top 10 lists what it lists!It has been. That's how big the peak of the COD craze was.
MMaRsu
Banned
Just shows people either dont care or dont know about pes15.
Fifa15 is garbage compared to 14.
Why not, it's their yearly franchise. All they care is how much did this years ac sell? Makes sense to me. Although the numbers for the split between last gen and current gen would be interesting.
Other franchises also include releases on all systems. IMHO comparing cod numbers on all systems to ac unity numbers makes less sense then comparing it to the combined ac versions. It's not optimal, though
CosmicQueso
Member
Dem Top 10 Elitists!
Crazy to think that just a few years ago the top 10 was dominated by FPS... now it's Open World. What comes next?
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Not including microtransaction?
FIFA 15 should definitely blow everything out of the water with FUT.
FIFA 15 should definitely blow everything out of the water with FUT.
MrS
Banned
What did you expect? In terms of audience and fans, football is the most popular sport around. I just wish EA would spend some of that cash on improving FIFA and creating intelligent AI.
I bought two copies of FIFA 14 in 2014. It's all my fault. I'm sorry.
Welfare
Member
Slowly, everything will turn into an MMO.
Because they're two entirely different games with different development studios and budgets that just happened to be released on the same day. This list is looking at the top-selling retail games, not franchises.
And if they're just putting together everything under the same tent, then why not combine FIFA sales?
It's a sad time.
Welfare
Member
Damn you Udraw!
Yes.
Combining them as one game because they were released on the same day would be like saying Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime are the same game from a sales perspective because they released on the same day and both have Metroid in the title.
Welfare
Member
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Destiny is not open world, Ubisoft.
Alex_Mexico
Member
This is why Konami, Sega and the rest of japanese publishers are weaker than ever. Out of those top 10 only one is japanese and its from Nintendo. The rest? With exception of GTA it's the same every goddamn year: a slew of EA, Ubisoft and Activision titles always. Most of them from annual franchises.
This industry somehow teached a bunch of people to buy the same 5 games every fucking year so they don't have to buy anything else the rest of the year.
And you wonder why there's no Breath of Fire VI, Suikoden IV, Contra 5 or Klonoa 3 on consoles.
EDIT: also, I always knew FIFA was more popular than Madden simply because Fútbol makes American Football pale in comparison in popularity in the world but I didn't know it was this big. I assume this is worldwide? Or is it just US sales? Could the US really have Fifa sell more than Madden so much that two FIFAs are in the top 10!?
This industry somehow teached a bunch of people to buy the same 5 games every fucking year so they don't have to buy anything else the rest of the year.
And you wonder why there's no Breath of Fire VI, Suikoden IV, Contra 5 or Klonoa 3 on consoles.
EDIT: also, I always knew FIFA was more popular than Madden simply because Fútbol makes American Football pale in comparison in popularity in the world but I didn't know it was this big. I assume this is worldwide? Or is it just US sales? Could the US really have Fifa sell more than Madden so much that two FIFAs are in the top 10!?