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[Nirolak]

Overall:

Overall retail sales were down 5% year over year.

Hardware is down by 23% year over year.

Retail software is up (tba)% year over year.


Software:

1.) Dying Light (PS4, Xbox One, PC; Warner Bros.)
2.) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Xbox One ,PS4, 360, PS3, PC; Activision Blizzard)
3.) Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3; Take-Two Interactive)
4.) Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4; Microsoft)
5.) NBA 2K15 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC; Take-Two Interactive)
6.) Super Smash Bros. (Wii U, 3DS; Nintendo)
7.) Far Cry 4 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC; Ubisoft)
8.) Madden NFL 15 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3; Electronic Arts)
9.) Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3; Activision Blizzard)
10.) FIFA 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, Wii, Vita, 3DS; Electronic Arts)

Notes:
-“In January 2015, Dying Light had the highest first month of sales for new IP in the survival-horror genre, exceeding the previous record, The Evil Within, which launched in October 2014,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan.
-Smash Wii U - 90K, 1.4 million LTD (digital + retail)
-Smash 3DS - 90K, 2.1 million LTD (digital + retail)
-Pokemon ORAS - 150K, 2.7 million LTD (digital + retail)
-Wii U software is up nearly 45% year over year.
-The Xbox One had more game sales per console than any other platform.


Hardware:

PS4: #1 spot
Xbox One: Best January ever, so more than 140K
Wii U: Up nearly 30% year over year => a bit under ~63.7K


Other Information:

Sony Note:

”PlayStation 4 was the top selling console in January, it and remains the cumulative leader in the U.S., according to NPD data,” an SCEA spokesperson told GamesBeat. “Since launch in November 2013, 18.5 million PS4 units and 81.8 million software units have been sold through to consumers worldwide.”

http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/12/january-2015-npd-ps4-wins/

Nintendo Note:

From Nintendo:

Nintendo games and systems closed 2014 with strong momentum, and that has carried over into 2015. Some Nintendo highlights from the January NPD report include:

· Sales of Wii U hardware and software increased by nearly 30 percent and nearly 45 percent, respectively, over the same month last year.

· Super Smash Bros. for Wii U added more than 90,000 combined physical and digital units to bring its lifetime total to more than 1.4 million total units in the U.S.

· Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire sold more than 150,000 combined physical and digital units, bringing their combined lifetime total to more than 2.7 million total units in the United States alone.

· Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sold more than 90,000 combined physical and digital units in its fifth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total to more than 2.1 million total units in the United States alone.

On Feb. 13, Nintendo will launch the New Nintendo 3DS XL system with four unique SKUs to choose from. The new system will launch alongside two highly anticipated titles: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Exactly one month later on March 13, portable gaming fans will be able to play Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

In just a few days on Feb. 20, Wii U fans will get the chance to experience Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. A few months later in May, gamers will get the chance to play one of the more anticipated titles of the year in Splatoon.

*Data regarding physical sales of games are from the NPD Group. Data regarding digital downloads of games and combined physical/digital life-to-date numbers are from Nintendo’s internal sales figures. All numbers, unless otherwise stated, are specific to the United States only.

Microsoft Temp Note:

“After closing a record-breaking holiday, 2015 is off to a great start,” Xbox marketing corporate vice president Mike Nichols siad. “With record January sales for Xbox One and more game sales per console than any other platform.”

http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/12/january-2015-npd-ps4-wins/

 

[AstuteClass]

Dat Sony

 

[Bog]

Damn.

 

[Jigolo]

Wow PS4 wins even with XBO price drop

 

[prateeko]

Damn.

Basically. Impressive

 

[Mpl90]

What was The Evil Within debut? Around 300,000+, right?

 

[jmdajr]

I'm early.

 

[Aquamarine]

great news for dying light <3

 

[Acquiescence]

Oh daaaamn, the PS4 back on top.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Good for Dying Light!

 

[Dawg]

Wow, wasn't there a bunch of people convinced Dying Light would be a huge bomba?

 

[1st Course]

Hardware is down.

"While software sales were up hardware was down big time from $239.6 million to $185.5 million."

 

[Stimpack]

Wow. Good going, Sony.

 

[Schryver]

Grats to all

 

[Rymuth]

Dat momentum of the sleeping dragon

 

[funkystudent]

XB1 is moving software pretty well

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Things are back to normal.

 

[krypt0nian]

The King has the momentum as expected.

 

[Occam]

Good going, PS4.

 

[ironcreed]

Back to business as usual on the hardware front, I see. Congrats to Dying Light on the software side. Well deserved.

 

[GeoramA]

Well deserved for Dying Light. Congrats Techland!

 

[Mpl90]

Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Warner Bros. Interactive’s zombie-survival game Dying Light pushed total game sales to $625.7 million in January. That’s down 5 percent from $662.1 million in 2014. While software sales were up hardware was down big time from $239.6 million to $185.5 million. This is a reversal of the 2014 trend that saw hardware up nearly every month while game sales lagged behind. It is likely switching around now as the hardware market is settling into place.

Mmmmh...

 

[HolyCheck]

chug along little smash bros! chug!

 

[TIMtationX]

Holiday 2014 is over obviously. It was fun while it lasted though right?

 

[Toki767]

November NPDs should be interesting.

 

[Illusive_Juan]

Haven't given Dying Light a passing glance, but glad to see it sold well. I'll check it out one day.

I wonder how much PS4 beat XBO in sales this month

 

[Deadly Joker]

Honesty surprised that the PS4 won despite the Xbox price cut. Good job Sony.

 

[Voke]

Good for Dying Light, having a lot of fun with it.

 

[allan-bh]

Amazing for Dying Light.

 

[entremet]

Destiny putting in that work.

 

[Schryver]

Dying light is survival horror? Did I miss something lol

 

[FordGTGuy]

Xbox One holding strong in those top 10 sales numbers.

 

[Mass Effect]

3.) Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
9.) Destiny (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3; Activision Blizzard)

Wait, what? That's kind of surprising.

 

[bigkrev]

I know it's probably an 8 copies sold vs 7 copies sold kind of thing, but I'm amused that FIFA on Vita beat FIFA on 3DS

 

[xaszatm]

That hardware and software thing is a little worrying.

 

[mr stroke]

$299 Xbone incoming

 

[CozMick]

New PlayStation 4 owners preparing for the order and bloodborne In regards to software sales.

Microsoft must really be in panic mode now, surely they can't afford another cut? And would it even work?

 

[astrogamer]

That is pretty damn impressive for Dying Light. That's like at least 400k

 

[Derpyduck]

Interesting that Xbox leads on so many games.

 

[Hidden One]

 

[Jawbreaker]

I think most people expected the PS4 to come out on top in January. Not very surprising. I see the XBO is leading the PS4 in retail software sales for the majority of top-10 titles.

 

[bananafactory]

From the predictions thread

=\

how long was the price increase? a week?

 

[DR2K]

I'd buy an X1 if the next bundle offered to pay down my student loans.

 

[inner-G]

I wonder how GTA sales compare on the new systems if you count the PS4 pack-ins

 

[loaf of bread]

In January 2015, Dying Light had the highest first month of sales for new IP in the survival-horror genre, exceeding the previous record, The Evil Within, which launched in October 2014,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan.

Dying Light is survival horror? I wouldn't consider it that.

 

[vinnygambini]

Need dat Wii U data to see up or down yoy

Congrats to Dying Light!

 

[Majmun]

$299 Xbone incoming

wouldn't surprise me

 

[RoKKeR]

Impressive for Dying Light.

Minecraft still amazes me.

 

[Mpl90]

Games that sold better on PS4 than Xbox One

Dying Light
Far Cry 4
FIFA 15

Games that sold better on Xbox One than PS4

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
NBA 2K15
Madden NFL 15
Destiny

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Dying light is survival horror? Did I miss something lol

It's kind of scary at night.