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NPD Sales Results for August 2015 [PS4 #1 HW/SW, 7M Amiibos LTD, 600K LTD Splatoon]
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BuffetChamp
Banned
Wasnt Gears release near the end of the month? Not fucking bad at all. Should chart well for September too.
CosmicQueso
Member
Dedicated handheld gaming continues to disappear into the ether
September will be a much bigger win for Sony, I assume this month is relevantly close compared to what is going to happen in September...
sub....80k?
Alebrije
Member
On wallmart's $5.00 blu Ray movies bin
Trogdor1123
Member
clearly a joke...
Yeah, it's going to be a tough month. I mean, I'm not even a fan of the game since I haven't played it but its apparent success caught me off-guard and it seems like it's getting very popular, so it'd be nice if it became a series for those who enjoy the game.
MrCunningham
Member
Minecraft is eternally stuck in the top 10.
SRTtoZ
Member
Speaking of Magnum Opus, I hope MM charts well next month.
freefornow
Member
Need to know numbers before we can call it a success.
Xbox best chance is October to win a month.
I assume PS4 wins next month as well. MGSV and Destiny Bundle should help it do strongly.
After October though everything is interesting.
Sony can do some amazing things in November. They can do some amazing bundles with AC, COD the Battlefront bundle will do amazing for them when it releases without any price drop.
MS can do some good things as well. Should get interesting in November.
I assume PS4 wins next month as well. MGSV and Destiny Bundle should help it do strongly.
After October though everything is interesting.
Sony can do some amazing things in November. They can do some amazing bundles with AC, COD the Battlefront bundle will do amazing for them when it releases without any price drop.
MS can do some good things as well. Should get interesting in November.
Kralamoonard
Member
Wait, I thought Until Dawn released on the 25th August in the U.S.? Wouldn't that mean it had 6 days of tracking rather than 4?
EDIT: 7 days even - 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
Welfare
Member
Jarod McChicken
Member
Until Dawn is also a full priced game. That it managed to be one rank behind Rare Replay (full month + 30$) is very very good.
Kralamoonard
Member
What about the 30th and 31st of August?
Almost forgot; that's a really good point there.
I would have bought it day one if it hadn't released at a time when I was getting ready for another flood of time stealing open-world games. As things stand, I'll likely wait until Black Friday even though I'm very interested and have heard nothing but good things.
Trogdor1123
Member
If MS goes balls to the walls again with a ANOTHER price cut and bundles games as well they will certainly do very well. I don't see them running out to do that this year though considering they don't gain any momentum and lose it during the rest of the year.
Last month around 17% of sales was digital... if this month is the same, Splatoon sold some like 10,000 digital or so.
Did you read the bolded part clearly? Btw. game is selling well WW. Game didn't bombed surely.
Until Dawn did good for being so niche in a limited amount of time, but Gears of War must've launched really strong since they released on the same day. Wonder how many Gears Bundles sold...
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
So what's up with not giving until dawn its props because its a slow month and minecraft is number 2? Who cares it made it!! Hopefully it has legs
CosmicQueso
Member
Yeah! Dude totally forgot how many days are in a month!
Agreed. It's now self-fulfilling prophecy. Not enough SW to build an installed base, no enough installed base to drive SW production.
It's dedicated handheld's main problem in 2015, could very well be Console's main problem in the next gen.
I think the problem is a lack of software. Since the New 3DS launch in February with Majora's Mask and Monster Hunter, there hasn't been a single significant game for the system that could drive sales. The closest was Xenoblade 3D in April, but that was a port of an already niche game. Things aren't looking good, but I wouldn't panic unless Happy Home Designer and Triforce Heroes fail to do anything at all.
Your answer is in the OP of the prediction thread
Trogdor1123
Member
I believe those are the extra 12 days of christmas so they don't count. You know, wrestling day and ummm, extra day day.
The Mad Draklor
Member
That is a really good point. In addition, Gears Ultimate is $40.
PeterLegend
Member
XBONE GOING BALLS DEEP IN OCTOBER GUAR4NTEED BOYSSS
Kralamoonard
Member
Ah, just saw, gotcha.
Shit! I knew I shouldn't have skipped that maths lesson back in kindergarten!
30s and 31s are for September.
DannyDanger
Member
Didnt expect Until Dawn to chart...
very cool
very cool
DarthWalden
Banned
Wouldnt that price point work against Rare Replay in that more people would opt to pick it up digitally... just a thought...
Would you say October will be Interesting?
Nice to see a great but niche game like Until Dawn charting even with just 4 days of tracking and excluding digital copies which for this kind of game might represent a good share of the total units sold.
Hardware sales are really not surprising, PS4 continued to lead but the sum of individually small factors like limited promotions, Gears remaster release, Madden bundle, helped the XB1 to keep the gap close for the month.
Next month with MGSV and Destiny bundles PS4 will enjoy a substantial lead over X1 (100k+).
Hardware sales are really not surprising, PS4 continued to lead but the sum of individually small factors like limited promotions, Gears remaster release, Madden bundle, helped the XB1 to keep the gap close for the month.
Next month with MGSV and Destiny bundles PS4 will enjoy a substantial lead over X1 (100k+).
theprodigy
Member
define "anything", because 3DS is clearly going to continue to be down YoY from here on out
Agreed. January - October is only the pre-season.