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[LordOcidax]

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social)

Anyways, don't usually post stuff about weekly rankings, but Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was the #2 best-selling video game for week ending Dec 14th in US dollar sales, trailing only Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Astro Bot went from #11 the week prior to 7th for the week (same week as TGAs).

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[kevboard]

that's pretty good for a Gamepass game I'd say

 

[nial]

I wonder why TC didn't include the Astro Bot part when both the original post and the ERA thread did.
Edit: Mods now included it before anyone replies.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

fake numbers

 

[LordOcidax]

I wonder why TC didn't include the Astro Bot part when both the original post and the ERA thread did.

That information is right there

 

[nial]

That information is right there

You know what I meant, dawg.

 

[LectureMaster]

Good, the market should reward good games with good profits.

Gonna buy when it's on PS5 and platinum it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

You know what I meant, dawg.

It looks like a mod was quick to fix the title.

 

[LordOcidax]

You know what I meant, dawg.

 

[XXL]

What other games released that week?

Because I don't think there were any other significant releases.

 

[nial]

It looks like a mod was quick to fix the title.

GAF mods doing their good work.

 

[onQ123]

Did anything else release that week that would have had a chance of being above it?

Weird

 

[Zacfoldor]

I'm glad for the devs but I also don't think it sold that many static copies.

However, to be fair to my Xbot bros, I believe they did already reup for a sequel, so it is not 100% impossible this sold slightly better than we anticipated.

 

[XXL]

Did anything else release that week that would have had a chance of being above it?

Weird

This is what I'm saying. I also don't remember Matt ever saying anything about weekly sales of titles, maybe I'm wrong,
but that's usually a UK and JP thing.

 

[GHG]

If he doesn't usually do it, then why is he doing this?

At whose request?

 

[LordOcidax]

This is what I'm saying. I also don't remember Matt ever saying anything about weekly sales of titles, maybe I'm wrong,
but that's usually a UK and JP thing.

“Anyways, don't usually post stuff about weekly rankings” Matt.

 

[XXL]

“Anyways, don't usually post stuff about weekly rankings” Matt.

I see that now, not sure how I missed that. Lol.

This is kind of strange. NGL.

 

[nial]

This is what I'm saying. I also don't remember Matt ever saying anything about weekly sales of titles, maybe I'm wrong,
but that's usually a UK and JP thing.

If he doesn't usually do it, then why is he doing this?

At whose request?

He did it before regarding Astro Bot, I wouldn't really think bad of Mat here.

Mat Piscatella - In US Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro DualSense was the best-selling accessory

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) Don't usually talk weeklies but wanted to add some context to the UK reporting from last week. Across both physical & digital, Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit sales in the US for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro Bot DualSense was the...

www.neogaf.com

 

[XXL]

He did it before regarding Astro Bot, I wouldn't really think bad of Mat here.

Mat Piscatella - In US Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro DualSense was the best-selling accessory

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) Don't usually talk weeklies but wanted to add some context to the UK reporting from last week. Across both physical & digital, Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit sales in the US for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro Bot DualSense was the...

www.neogaf.com

Ok thanks. I just don't remember him ever doing this before.

 

[ManaByte]

He did it before regarding Astro Bot

 

[GHG]

He did it before regarding Astro Bot, I wouldn't really think bad of Mat here.

Mat Piscatella - In US Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro DualSense was the best-selling accessory

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) Don't usually talk weeklies but wanted to add some context to the UK reporting from last week. Across both physical & digital, Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit sales in the US for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro Bot DualSense was the...

www.neogaf.com

Oh it's like that then is it?

"I don't usually do this" - said the woman on a one night stand.

Spoiler

You are her 100th one night stand in 12 months

 

[N0S]

 

[mckmas8808]

Did anything else release that week that would have had a chance of being above it?

Weird

It's super weird that he post about only one game (a game that he said he loves to death) for it's first week numbers. He never does this for any other game.

 

[mckmas8808]

He did it before regarding Astro Bot, I wouldn't really think bad of Mat here.

Mat Piscatella - In US Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro DualSense was the best-selling accessory

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) Don't usually talk weeklies but wanted to add some context to the UK reporting from last week. Across both physical & digital, Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit sales in the US for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro Bot DualSense was the...

www.neogaf.com

Then and even now.......the data doesn't tell us much. Why not at least give us the game's "monthly" ranking so far......instead of a "weekly ranking"?

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Hey ps fans!! Can we stop seeing a conspiracy everywhere, let's not act like some Xbox fans over here who don't need to be named.

Anyways, great job by Indy and it's good to see astrobot climbing the ranks which is excellent ( especially since Astrobot is my personal goty).

I feel that Bethesda will suprise people going forward and might end up being Xbox's best purchase. The talent is there, it's just that they have made some weird decisions the last few years.

 

[Topher]

Deserved. Really good game.

 

[mckmas8808]

Hey ps fans!! Can we stop seeing a conspiracy everywhere, let's not act like some Xbox fans over here who don't need to be named.

Anyways, great job by Indy and it's good to see astrobot climbing the ranks which is excellent ( especially since Astrobot is my personal goty).

I feel that Bethesda will suprise people going forward and might end up being Xbox's best purchase. The talent is there, it's just that they have made some weird decisions the last few years.

I think most are trying to understand why he releases weekly totals for one game at random. It doesn't tell us anything. The same goes for when he did it for Astrobot in September.

 

[LordOcidax]

Mat acting like if he doesn’t know what he is doing A guy that born in this forum.

 

[TBiddy]

B-b-but... game pass is ruining sales you guys.

 

[nial]

Then and even now.......the data doesn't tell us much. Why not at least give us the game's "monthly" ranking so far......instead of a "weekly ranking"?

That will be just two weeks instead of one, at that point you may as well just wait for the December NPD results (which I don't think will be that positive for the game, anyway).

 

[mckmas8808]

That will be just two weeks instead of one, at that point you may as well just wait for the December NPD results (which I don't think will be that positive for the game, anyway).

Hence my point. What's the point of posting about 1 week sales, without the context of the other 9 games that week? At least Famitsu gives out weekly numbers for the top 30 games. Just doing it for one game means nothing. There's no context.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

I think most are trying to understand why he releases weekly totals for one game at random. It doesn't tell us anything. The same goes for when he did it for Astrobot in September.

I get that but I was aiming more at GHG, who is usually a pretty good poster( rational, gives facts and logic, doesn't fanboy) and some others who did cast doubt as to why this particular title was chosen. Personally I believe, just like the case with astrobot, Mat saw Chris dingz's popularity with his weekly uk chart posts and thought of doing something similar. Posting about popular titles and especially ones whose performance gamers are looking forward to, does drive engagement and interest in his data.

Mat acting like if he doesn’t know what he is doing A guy that born in this forum.

True but at the same time people do have a habit of ignoring words, meaning and context when they are on social media.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[nial]

Then and even now.......the data doesn't tell us much. Why not at least give us the game's "monthly" ranking so far......instead of a "weekly ranking"?

He just wants to, I think you're reading too much over a single post on BlueSky.

 

[LordOcidax]

True but at the same time people do have a habit of ignoring words, meaning and context when they are on social media.

Agree, but he knows that too.

 

[mckmas8808]

He just wants to, I think you're reading too much over a single post on BlueSky.

I'm not reading too much into it. I personally think he did it because he loves the game and is using this as good marketing for a game he likes. I support that. I just wish he did it more for games he doesn't play personally. I'm always pro-"more data".

 

[Darsxx82]

He did it before regarding Astro Bot, I wouldn't really think bad of Mat here.

Mat Piscatella - In US Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro DualSense was the best-selling accessory

Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) Don't usually talk weeklies but wanted to add some context to the UK reporting from last week. Across both physical & digital, Astro Bot ranked 2nd in unit sales in the US for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro Bot DualSense was the...

www.neogaf.com

You Know....

 

[adamsapple]

You Know....

bUt aT WhOsE rEqUeSt ?

 

[ReBurn]

Deserved. Really good game.

Agree. I thought I wouldn't like it because it's first person but I'm really enjoying it. FPS games give me motion sickness so I usually avoid all first person games. It's been pretty engrossing.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

He did it before regarding Astro Bot

AT WHOSE REQUEST

 

[Topher]

Agree. I thought I wouldn't like it because it's first person but I'm really enjoying it. FPS games give me motion sickness so I usually avoid all first person games. It's been pretty engrossing.

Still don't care for the combat, but the stealth was better than I expected and the tombs, puzzles were pretty cool. That makes sense though as this is Indiana Jones and not Robocop.

 

[ManaByte]

AT WHOSE REQUEST

 

[Mr Moose]

Launch week? What about the second week? Hopefully the good WoM has helped it there.

 

[Mattyp]

More players than Astrobot already, impressive.

 

[phant0m]

Indiana Jones is a legit great game. It has a few issues, but Troy killed it and they a fantastic job capturing the feeling of the original trilogy.

 

[Mr Moose]

More players than Astrobot already, impressive.

Probably, but that's not what this says at all.

 

[Topher]

More players than Astrobot already, impressive.

This is dollars, not players, and just for a single week, not over all. Astro Bot reached number 2 in sales in its launch week as well. No way to really compare the two directly at this point.

 

[nial]

When I look at Xbox fans agreeing with me:

 

[adamsapple]

When I look at Xbox fans agreeing with me:

 

[PontiusFeeb]

Good to see Astrobot getting more sales. Maybe the Game Awards are good for something after all.