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NPD Sales Results for April 2015 [Up1: Xbox One #1]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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honestly I'm not sure how it is a great system.....hell outside of bloodborne I'm not even sure how ps4 is a great system right now. I didn't think infamous, killzone or little big planet had their best showings on ps4, and those weren't really my favorite series anyways. As for Microsoft, I thought both titanfall and sunset overdrive had weak showings
third parties and indies comin in hard, and I know Microsoft has halo 5 in the pipeline, but hoping for some first party surprises.
Looking forward to this E3, I'm excited for this gen but the start of it hasn't gripped me yet (outside of some wii u titles). I'm sure it will soon
I remember some YouTuber said Activision and Microsoft were in negotiations.
joke post? if anything XB1 selling this much even though it has had no big games for months is a win.
Right. Hence why I asked. I know its down YoY on the month.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Man disappointing to me that Bloodborne isn't top 10. It's such a good game.
I'm surprised Xbox won the month but congrats to MS and I think it's a good thing to keep the pressure on Sony. Time for a $350 PS4 and a $300 Xbox imo.
I'm surprised Xbox won the month but congrats to MS and I think it's a good thing to keep the pressure on Sony. Time for a $350 PS4 and a $300 Xbox imo.
Chobel
Member
Definitely joke post.
cboat?
I sadly think a lot of 'invested' people are far beyond their teens.
NullPointer
Member
23 pages in is there any consensus on what put the Xbox over the top?
I'm happy to see some competition but I can't figure the cause.
I'm happy to see some competition but I can't figure the cause.
See my post above. It's in the OP actually.
loaf of bread
Member
Thats what I assumed given their youtube channel because they have an AC banner on it
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2Y8dQb0S6DtpxNgAKoJKA?spfreload=10
Though maybe thats not indicative of them having marketing.
nah that was uncharted delay
Chris Metal
Member
I saw a couple of Halo 5 ads in the UK at the cinema before Age of Ultron... Not sure if US had same thing but that might of pushed a few extra sales.
Welfare
Member
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
Sorry, down YoY for the month for both Wii U & 3DS
March reports
3DS - up 80% YoY in 1st 3 months
Wii U - up 20% YoY in 1st 3 months
After April
3DS - up 65% YoY in 1st 4 months
Wii U - up 15% YoY in 1st 4 months
Where is that quote from? That's good to hear. Wonder what the rankings would look like for the SKU chart.
Herman Cain
Banned
We are waiting for Cream with charts for estimated close numbers.
But it shouldn't be too much different.
theprodigy
Member
Except for Persona 5, Godzilla, Dragon Quest Heroes, NMS, Grim Fandango, Hotline Miami 2, and almost all JRPGs being brought to the states, yeah, you're right.
loaf of bread
Member
Is rooting for a console/company really that different from rooting for a sports team in the grand scheme of things though? I never understood either but I can't really see much difference between the two. Its not like you get anything in return for rooting for a team/company in either case.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
That's cool. Also I complain about it but forget also that these numbers don't include digital, which is almost exclusively the way I've been buying this year.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Edit. Nvm.
Hey, that's my line.
Steverulez
Member
It was never going to be like a huge win, 13k sounds right to me, a small win but one never the less, I don't see how it can be spun negatively
Same.
I'm not sure why rooting for a console merits derision, as opposed to rooting for a sports team.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
I know deep down you know how I can.
Omotesando
Member
It's amazing how much brand loyalty Microsoft has built in this country in the 360 years. Where everywhere else is an assured dominion of PS4 over Xbox One, here the underdog can still hang with the top dog.
SO far the prevailing thoughts are that it was a combination of a weekly GameStop promotion offering $125 off an XB1 with trade in of a PS3 or 360 along with the initial sales boost that accompanied the MCC bundle's release. Those are really the only two sales drivers that occurred for XB1 in April outside of some retailer specific ACU bundles as far as anyone seems to know. Please do correct me if I am mistaken though.
Edit: Apparently there was also a BestBuy trade in discount
loaf of bread
Member
13 is an unlucky number. MS will fall and Phil Spencer will be crushed in the rubble.
Papacheeks
Banned
Duxxy3 also forgetting the Marketing deals Sony has with all the big tripple A games this year:
Batman Bundle
Battlefront Bundle
Metal Gear Solid V
Mad Max
Assassins Creed
That's alot of marketing for Third party games. On top of what they might announce at E3 for a special Uncharted HD Trilogy bundle.
How much is it down YoY on the month? I doubt its more than anything outside of statistical noise unless it did really well (for WiiU) last year. That said, the system is in a weird place now despite its stronger library, so it slowly slipping isn't surprising and when the MK8 month rolls around, it will really plummet.
The 3DS is more interesting to track right now because its interesting to see how well or not the N3DS will keep the baseline up, and as of so far its seemingly do its job as intended.
Not really.
If brand loyalty was a thing in NA, then the PS4 would be getting stomped by the XB1, akin to last gen.
Customers are fickle here in NA, or at least the USA.
DarkPhoenix
Neo Member
I was so surprised when I saw Major Nelson tweeting this, wasn't expecting it.
Nice to see X1 at #1 in a non-holiday month, let's see the next one and June.
Nice to see X1 at #1 in a non-holiday month, let's see the next one and June.
CrazedProfessional
Member
Today is a good day.
Xbox 360 sold way more than PS3 in US, so I assume a good amount of people see Xbox One as a natural choice.
Portugeezer
Member
How though?
Welfare
Member
Wii U YoY drop is 10%
Wii U MoM drop is 49%
March: 85k / 5 weeks = 17,000
April: 43k / 4 weeks = 10,750
Papacheeks
Banned
It won by 13k dude, not much of a win, and May they might have a chance since they are marketing The witcher 3 with XBox.
But Batman Bundles in June will kill it for sure.
Officerrob
Banned
Has someone locked-up Rainbow 6 yet? I'd consider that bigger than Mad Max
Congrats to Microsoft! This is good when neither console always dominate, because that leads to complacency. I rather both consoles go back and forth in leading sales, to strengthen the competition, which brings out the best in both companies. Now having said that, I predict the PS4 will mead in May console sales, mainly because of The Witcher 3 The Wild Hunt.
Sports teams is a logical reapplication of regional clan mentality. Except in the case of history's greatest monsters, the Patriots.
There isn't much XB1 footage out there, as opposed to the PS4.
Even all the reviews were of the PS4 version.
I wouldn't be surprised if TW3 sold more on the PS4.
Ah gotcha. Thanks!