Syphon Filter
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ghost sold worse than BO2 actually.
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NPD Sales Results for February 2014 [Up2: PS4/XB1/Wii U/360 Hardware, BD/Poke/DK]
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Agree on Infamous but disagree on the bolded. It's still EA. You think EA would not have made a shitton of Marketing/Ads/PR without MS???
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Do you know how DK diud digitally vs retail?
George Claw M.D.
Member
Well, Titanfall is not being marketed just by Microsoft. It's a combination of both EA and Microsoft. That's why the marketing campaign is so huge, bigger than any single game I can think of. So, take the current marketing and subtract Microsoft's contribution from it and you have whatever marketing money is left from EA. Like I said, it would be going up against the likes of COD and BF, two multiplat FPS, with one being from EA. BF4's marketing was big but no where near Titanfall's.
No one knows, Nintendo didn't give any percentage. Given it's been tracked for a week + digital sales seem to be far lower than 3DS for retail release, I suppose 120k were sold at retail...
I feel special knowing I'm one of the few people in the world who played and finished that game.
I somewhat feel bad for not buying any of these yet. I'll probably buy one as soon as I'm done with DKCTF.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Almost hit the nail on the head
theprodigy
Member
Prototype Viktor
Member
PS4 did better than people thought, Aquamarine had people in the prediction thread thinking the PS4 wasn't even going to sell 200k along with the Xbone
I expected xbox to do well feb and march due to titan fall, since the deals are great. Those who were waiting to get the xbox till price cut, has great reasons to buy it. PS4 did ok, I periodically check my area in SF, and it's been mostly sold out so we'll see if infamous or mgs will bump that as well. I"m curious of the worldwide number
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I think the new Infamous title will be the best selling in the series, only because the ps4 is starving for a new exclusive title. And with that said, it will rival Titanfall pretty well. Both are new games people want to play on their new consoles.
Great! Between this and BD, I'm quite hopeful for MH4U, unless Nintendo really screws up things early next year.
However, US is seeing a similar trend to Japan: 3DS software sales are improving compared to last year (in January 6%, this month 25%, which is definitely more significant). Hardware is down, but not way down like in Japan, the decrease is faaaaar more limited.
bigboss370
Member
LOL IGN:
Looks like someone corrected Mitch Dyer work. Correction, they only corrected it on the front page or when you click on the article. It still has the original title before you click on it in the Xbox One section but it's no longer on the front page and PS4 section. The same guy that said you can't tell the difference between 720 and 1080p unless you have a 60 inch TV or bigger.
Also:
Microsoft to be 'Direct and Honest' With Fans (IGN)
I'm sorry, but IGN is looking more biased everyday.
Mithch Dyer, again!? are you fucking kidding me....
justsomeguy
Member
Surprisingly good figures for Xbox. Reckon MS will be relieved (but not necessarily pleased) at those
Or you're reading way to much fucking into it.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
I hope these XB1 numbers will finally cease the endless litany of "XB1 in trouble" reports we keep seeing in the gaming media.
Why would they even bother doing a spin like this:
Microsoft said:
With the numbers being a virtual tie? So you've got 43% of the market? So does the other guy.
justsomeguy
Member
Posts like this are amusing and frustrating in equal measure. There's a third option you know - people want the Xbox One as they are more enticed by its overall lineup. It's almost like you have an inherent bias.
Aaaand there it is!
On that I agree entirely
justsomeguy
Member
One of the things i'm grateful for in life is that I cant think like a PR person. PR gotta PR.
This is the market they need to run away with, not break even in. NPD sales health for a MS console should be domination over their competitor since their worldwide marketshare outside of the US is usually so much lower.
Breaking even in the NPD is a win for Sony after the marketshare numbers of last gen in NA when you consider that Sony still sold 80 million worldwide after losing big time in NA.
Yes i'm sure this month of trailing the number one slightly less will end all the hardware troubles, poor sales in Europe, lack of news about tier x countries and horrible pr.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
To be fair, yes you are right.
However, it seems like the media is treating XB1 like Wii U lately.
Its ridiculous.
bigboss370
Member
was there more than one? links?
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Lol awesome gif.
Let me join the fun just because I have been using Topsy recently.
http://topsy.com/analytics?q1=infamous&q2=titanfall&via=Topsy
http://topsy.com/s?q=infamous&window=m
http://topsy.com/s?q=titanfall&window=m
Try Infamous Second Son
PSP did 243k in the same point in its lifecycle. 3DS might not even reach PSP numbers. I think Nintendo should be very wary about the handheld market
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
They are only slightly behind at $100 more expensive and a tonne of early mistakes. They will be fine in NA, the price cut will help in UK. Time to start launching in more counties.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
It probably still wouldn't be comparable to what they have now. Microsoft is positioning Titanfall as the one game to get to their entire existing and potential user base, and they've been doing that since E3, even to detriment to their own releases. Besides, when a game (especially a new IP) launches as a platform exclusive (or even semi-exclusive, like in this case), you have the whole of the platform's fan base rallying behind it, and the other consoles' fans rallying against it, making it a hot topic of conversation and creating a lot of exposure. Publishers are well aware of that.
Japan launch, and at least a week lost production in the china factories due to Chinese New Year, both of hose would have hit February stock availability.
I'm surprised Sony had this many to supply at all.
March should be much better - amazon restocking regularly seems to point to Sony both supporting infamous launch and heading off a titanfall spike
subtract 10k and you won't be far off.
The issue seems to be for many if the XB1 isn't leading PS4 its doomed and failing. The PS3 had the same issue for a long time (although arguably the case was stronger against PS3 for a fair while).
Clearly in US the XB1 is selling solidly enough and is finding its audience. The PS4 is also selling solidly and a little ahead and that seems to be triggering the usual over-reaction.
At this point only one console is clearly in trouble in US and that's the Wii U - the PS4 and XB1 have both sold okay in US and the signs are they will continue to do so provided games and services continue to flow to each (which they will of course).
If there is a reason to be concerned for XB1 it is from the worldwide perspective only, centered around Europe at this point with obvious concern for how it fares in Japan.
PS4 seems solid everywhere and remains challenged by supply - with the possible exception of Japan although I personally think it's doing as well as any console could at the moment given it's library at this point combined with the local market conditions.
Nightengale
Member
Brand association and exclusive timed DLC.
If co-marketing (aka waste of money) wasn't effective, neither Microsoft or Sony would had paid for it.
Why would they? Sony will probably announce 7M+ shipped for their quarterly report to annouce 2M above expectations.
MS will probably announce some 5M shipped, which clearly shows how much they are trailing behind with that not even showing the real difference.
And being outsold by factor 2 or 3 worldwide in 2014 doesn't really help.
The Abominable Snowman
Member
Wait, is there confirmation that 360 > PS3 > Wii U? Damn:/
GoofsterStud
Member
Let me join the fun just because I have been using Topsy recently.
http://topsy.com/analytics?q1=infamous&q2=titanfall&via=Topsy
http://topsy.com/s?q=infamous&window=m
http://topsy.com/s?q=titanfall&window=m
Wow.... Even with that being the case, the ps4 is still trending higher... Quite the accomplishment.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
Microsoft is definitely benefiting from PS4 shortages. However, the whole situation also means that they can hold off from making any significant moves (like dropping the price, especially in Europe, and launching in other countries) until Sony resolves those issues. In the mean time, they're riding those higher margins for all they're worth.
Yes and Yes.
That's really not much different than any other month in NA right? PS3 just isn't America's game system of choice. And Wii-U is on life support with graphics that barely set it apart from those other systems without the cheap and hugely extensive library that would appeal to those people just now buying last gen consoles.
AdventureRacing
Member
I disagree here. In the US i think the xbone looks to be fine but in Europe they are in trouble despite the PS4 supply issues. If they don't change something Sony will completely dominate that market.
Sales rose in february, maybe Vita sold something like 25k-30k for example.
It would be nice if someone who has access to NPD data speak in.
The would be crazy/great.
I am expecting an increase next month due to both console having big games for this month but I think the Xbox One will outsell the PS4 in the NPD by just a little bit. I'm thinking they will both be over 300K.
Prototype Viktor
Member
I expected xbox to do well feb and march due to titan fall, since the deals are great. Those who were waiting to get the xbox till price cut, has great reasons to buy it. PS4 did ok, I periodically check my area in SF, and it's been mostly sold out so we'll see if infamous or mgs will bump that as well. I"m curious of the worldwide number
PS4 WW is 6.0x mill + maybe 100k from Japan + ??? US + ?? EU + ?? Pacific/Asia
US selling 70k a week using Feb, EU is what 40-60% of US numbers
/FuzzyMath
WW numbers are at 6.4 million ;p i dunno why am i even up at 3:30 am in the first place
shinra-bansho
Member
The times they are a changin'.
*3DS and PSV, may be slightly under-representative.
Code:
[B]Feb-07 [/B] % total HW
Sony HC 420 23.3
Microsoft HC 230 12.7
Nintendo HC 360 19.9
Sony HH 175 9.7
Nintendo HH 620 34.3
Total 1805
HC % total HW 56.0
[B]Feb-14[/B] % total HW
Sony HC 370 35.6
Microsoft HC 370 35.6
Nintendo HC 120 11.5
HH* 180 17.3
Total 1040
HC % total HW 82.7