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NPD - PS4 was the top selling console of December 2016

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Banjo-Kazooie

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Mister Megative said:
Posting those numbers again. Bold.

I personally detest Jez Corden a great deal, so I wouldn't weep to see him get hit with a cease and desist from NPD.
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Your other post right above you informed a user of the Pro numbers. Hope they cease and decist your Neogaf posting abilities!

See? Can really be shooting the messengers :p
 
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FATALITY

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Before ps4 pro release
" Sony is done, slim isn't a compelling product, pro won't do nothing"

After PS4pro release Sony has the best npd ever.

"That doesn't look good for pro. Ps4 barely beat xbox (ignoring all the xbox fire sales)

Lol
 
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Elios83

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http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...are-battlefield-1-lead-2016-us-game-sales-npd

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The NPD Group and the Entertainment Software Association both released reports on last year's sales in the US games business today. While overall game software grew six percent from $23.2 billion to $24.5 billion, the total consumer spend, including revenues from all hardware, software, peripherals, and in-game purchases, came in at $30.4 billion, only slightly better than last year's $30.2 billion.

"Growth in entertainment software consumer spend was seen across the mobile, PC, virtual reality, subscription, portable and digital console segments," said Mat Piscatella, industry analyst, The NPD Group. "Consumers have more options to purchase and enjoy entertainment software than ever before, while developers have more and easier ways of delivering that content. No matter the delivery platform, entertainment software has never been more engaging, diverse or accessible."

While there was softness in the AAA games market, a big factor in 2016's somewhat flat growth came from the hardware side, as consoles did not generate big spending. "2016 was a tough year for hardware spending," acknowledged NPD analyst Sam Naji. "The category was down 24 percent as unit spending and the average retail price for consoles declined compared to 2015. On a positive note Nintendo did shift an additional 4 percent of 3DS systems thanks to the heightened demand for Pokemon."

He added, "Total hardware spending for 2016 reached $3.7B, a decline of 24 percent versus 2015. Unfortunately the release of the Xbox One S and the PlayStation 4 Pro did not generate dollar spending growth. Although the combined ARP for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 systems decreased by 15 percent, consumers bought 7 percent fewer units."

The hardware trend continued throughout December too, as total sales slipped 20% to $994.9 million. "The PlayStation 4 was the top-selling hardware system in the month and the PlayStation 4 Slim System 500GB Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Bundle was the month's top seller, driving 1.2m units of consumer sales. The PlayStation 4 Pro accounted for 18 percent of total PlayStation 4 units sold in the November-December period," noted Naji, adding, "Year-on-year there was a 10 percent increase in the number of Xbox One systems sold during December 2016."

On the software side, total sales of console and portable titles (including digital formats) slipped 12% in December to $1.19 billion, while total PC game sales (including digital) dropped 13% to $45.8 million. The big winners in software were Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Final Fantasy XV and Battlefield 1.


"Although a Call of Duty has now topped the December sales chart for the ninth consecutive year, Final Fantasy XV was the best selling game for the PS4 during the month," said Naji. "Final Fantasy XV was the second best-selling title for December 2016... Final Fantasy XV experienced the best console launch month in the history of the franchise selling 19 percent more new physical units than Final Fantasy XIII in its launch month and 54% more in total dollar revenue including digital full game sales."

As for EA's World War I-themed shooter, Battlefield 1 actually enjoyed 10% higher dollar spending than last year's Star Wars Battlefront. And of course, in the portable realm, Pokemon: Sun and Moon reigned supreme. "Pokémon Sun and Moon sales have now combined to exceed 4.21 million units life-to-date, best for the franchise since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl combined to sell 4.25 million units in 2007," Naji added.

Accessories felt the pinch in 2016 as well, dropping six percent, and 21% (excluding game cards) in December. Naji pointed out that this was "driven by a 50 percent decline in Interactive Gaming Toys." He continued, "The Interactive Gaming Toys segment consumer spend reached $59 million in December, half the volume achieved a year ago. Total 2016 consumer spend for the segment fell 41 percent to $294 million. The only brand to achieve year-on-year growth was LEGO Dimensions, originally launched in September 2015."
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RoKKeR

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Pretty impressive for BF1 to come in at #2 for the year. BF4 charted at #4 behind GTA, CoD, and Madden in 2013.

And yeah, that's pretty wild about FFXV sneaking in at #10. Must have done really well.
 
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Die Squirrel Die

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Anyone railing against the westernisation and open-worldifying of Final Fantasy is probably going to be in for a rough time with the series going forward.
 
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RoKKeR

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Nice to see FH3 up there for XB1, even during the holiday month. I think it's safe to say that game performed quite well.

(notice the lack of Gears 4)
 
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Gurish

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Damn FF is doing amazing numbers, overall top 10 for the year, very impressive for a JRPG that came out near the end of it :O
 
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Elios83

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RoKKeR said:
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Nice to see FH3 up there for XB1, even during the holiday month. I think it's safe to say that game performed quite well.

(notice the lack of Gears 4)
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Notice the lack of FFXV on Xbox chart yikes.
Must have done incredibly well on PS4.

Edit: sorry I misread, it's number 3, so it still did well!
 
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TheMissingLink

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Accessories felt the pinch in 2016 as well, dropping six percent, and 21% (excluding game cards) in December. Naji pointed out that this was "driven by a 50 percent decline in Interactive Gaming Toys." He continued, "The Interactive Gaming Toys segment consumer spend reached $59 million in December, half the volume achieved a year ago. Total 2016 consumer spend for the segment fell 41 percent to $294 million. The only brand to achieve year-on-year growth was LEGO Dimensions, originally launched in September 2015."

Interesting tidbit from the article. LEGO Dimensions, eh?
 
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SneakersSO

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RoKKeR said:
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Nice to see FH3 up there for XB1, even during the holiday month. I think it's safe to say that game performed quite well.

(notice the lack of Gears 4)
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Wait, this can't be real - FFXV outsold Gears 4 in December on an Xbox platform? What fucking world are we living in.
 
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Yabberwocky

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Congrats to FFXV, that's absolutely fantastic. TLG actually made the top ten for PS4 in Dec, happy tear. Nice to see WD2 and TF2 showing up for both XB1 and PS4.
 
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hanspampel

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FelipeMGM said:
So the Pro accounted for 18 percent of total PS4 sales during Nov-Dec

Wonder what expectations Sony had for it.
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is that in the article?

Ps4 total sales were 2,668k
Ps4 Pro 480k


edit:
December Ps4 sales breakdown
Total: 1,568k
Ps4 Slim: 1,200k
Ps4 Pro: 238k
Ps4: 130k
 
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Hawkens

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RoKKeR said:
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Nice to see FH3 up there for XB1, even during the holiday month. I think it's safe to say that game performed quite well.

(notice the lack of Gears 4)
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Hmm

Last year Fifa sold 629k in December.
For the full year PS4 accounted for 40% of sales.

So 629,000*.4=~250,000 for The Last Guardian? Should be noted that digital would increase Fifa sales, and The Last Guardian would not be counting digital.

So the Last Guardian probably sold ~300,000
 
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Jarod McChicken

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FFXV best launch for the series + top 10 for 2016 is fantastic.

And TLG in the PS4 top 10 is great too, you did good Murica, seriously. No Dead Rising 4 on the Xbox One top 10 though.
 
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Loris146

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Final Fantasy XV experienced the best console launch month in the history of the franchise selling 19 percent more new physical units than Final Fantasy XIII in its launch month and 54% more in total dollar revenue including digital full game sales.
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FF XIII sold 1.321 ML in March 2010. So FF XV sold 1.572 ML retail ?
 
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