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[TheCloser]

So XB1 about 3.6 million vs. 6 million PS4?

Ps4 is at minimum 6.4 with these numbers.

 

[cameron]

MS PR:

Xbox One top titles in the generation eight console game title list in the U.S. include: “NBA 2K14,” “Battlefield 4,” and “Thief,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” and “Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare.”
Xbox 360 top titles in the generation seven console game title list in the U.S. include: “NBA 2K14,” “Call of Duty: Ghosts,” “Fable Anniversary,” “Grand Theft Auto V,” “Minecraft,” “The LEGO Movie Videogame.”

No love for Thief on the 360?

 

[BigSpleenAttack]

This is why MS locked up the exclusive. They are betting all their money on Titanfall to keep them competitive until fall when they can price drop. Looking at this months numbers I think it'll work until they run into the Destiny/PS4 combo in September.

?? Ps4 will win every month, maybe even march......

 

[Mr Swine]

Is this the end of Donkey Kongon Wii U? It hasn't broke 200k if we count only Japan and USA. Will this game even make money for Nintendo?

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

It's hard to know what's going with PS4 in low stock.

 

[BlackJace]

Dark bomb 2 = bomb

You'll see

(I think this is one exception the hardcore would be ok making and buying on last gen)

The Dark Souls of Bombs?

 

[Immaculate]

My theory: Sony sent a lot of units to Japan.

:|

 

[Y2Kev]

Not bad at all for a 100 dollar more and less powerful console.

And smells like feet and causes leprosy.

Congratulations!

 

[oggob]

so 360+ONE = 258k+114k = 372k so rest of the market would be (372k/ 0.43) - 372k = 865.1k-372k= 493.1k

PS4: 258,000 / 0.9 = 286.7K
Wii U: Nearly 82.5K (+~25%)

So PS3+Wii would be 493.1k - 286.7k = 206.4k, correct? (I'm assuming handheld don't count for the "console" market)

You didn't take out the 82.5K of the Wii U in the final figure...

493.1k - 286.7k (PS4) - 82.5k (Wii U) = ~123.9k

Then

PS3 < ~85.3k (+ 286.7k (PS4)) = less than XBF
Wii < ~38.6k (the remainder)

 

[Leflus]

Solid sales for the Xbone considering the price and the bad PR. Dat Titanfall effect.

Makes you wonder how much it would have sold at 399$, though.

In any case, I'm glad that there's two healthy consoles on the market. The next few months should be very interesting now that games with real sales potential are beginning to pop up: Titanfall, Infamous, MGS, KSR, Watch Dogs.

Edit: Here's hoping that Mario Kart 8 can revitalize the Wii U as well.

 

[Chris1964]

Is this the end of Donkey Kongon Wii U? It hasn't broke 200k if we count only Japan and USA. Will this game even make money for Nintendo?

It's all about legs.

 

[Mrbob]

Retail software sales really have to stop going down so much.

Crazy hardware sales were up so much with software still down nearly 10%.

The problem with tracking software sales is the lack of digital data. 10 percent in retail means software sales are probably up when including digital.

?? Ps4 will win every month, maybe even march......

I think this is definitely possible. I'm just saying XB1 will be competitive in NPDs instead of being doubled up. Destiny is the tipping point where I can see PS4 starting to pull away in a bigger fashion.

 

[Nirolak]

No love for Thief on the 360?

Edit: Nevermind misread.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Germany still has bundles and my Canadian WOW friend said he bought a bundle in Canada. Why does it feel like the US are now getting screwed?

Maybe they had the attitude that the US was their strongest performance last gen and had the chance of getting early adopters without the need for a freebie.

 

[Spasm]

I was just re-reading that PR line. At first I thought it was unclear what they were referring to, but they do specify the "Xbox platform" and that it sold more than any other "platform." So you're probably right.

(I usually take platform to refer to a specific system)

BTW, both Nintendo and Sony have been doing this for years... The Nintendo family and PlayStation ecosystem (or do I have that backwards?). This is the first time MS has really had a family or ecosystem.

 

[Loudninja]

It's hard to know what's going with PS4 in low stock.

Right that why I am not sure how people can be sure whats goign to happen.

Feb was the worst the supply will get for the US.

 

[Edge_Maverick]

Lords of Shadow 2 bombed hard.

As expected.

Mercury Steam am cry.

 

[Pound_lb003]

Supply constraints were still about in February I guess (for PS4). I forget this doesn't reflect the current situation.

And yeah, Japanese launch. It's only recently Amazon got PS4 back in stock isn't it?

 

[idlewild_]

Ps4 is at minimum 6.4 with these numbers.

The 6m number for PS4 was up to March 2nd.

 

[Guymelef]

Ps4 is at minimum 6.4 with these numbers.

"6 million units sold as of March 2nd" should include February NPD estimate numbers.

 

[coldfoot]

Xbox Family.

Let's not forget this wonderful post from January:

Their new console is flopping
The resolution's dropping
The crushed blacks are a'popping
The Xbox family

 

[pompidu]

i was lucky to get a ps4 today.called/went to about 10 stores before finding one at target. gamestop just directs you online if you want to try to find one.

 

[pretty done]

Everything looked fine till I saw Thief and FFXIII-3 sold decently. This is why we get bad games from Square.

 

[jet1911]

Rapter.jpg

How can it be record breaking when the ps4 is breaking ahead?

---

Both did very well

Record breaking for the Xbox brand maybe?

 

[djblackice]

It's gonna be a long generation for PS4 fans, Xbox One just has no quit and will probably still be finding it affordable to buy more exclusives.

WTF is this?

 

[Mr Swine]

It's all about legs.

Will this game even have legs? :/ I'm afraid on what Smash and Kart 8 will perform on the Wii U

 

[Hero of Legend]

Time for my monthly NPD question:

Can you please post Sonic Lost World LTD on both Wii U and 3DS creamsugar?

Hey I'm a Nintendo Sonic nut, I like keeping track. Plus I'm a writer at SonicStadium so I can pass it along to them if it's posted.

 

[Tripon]

I'm pretty sure Namco already have a cross gen version of Dark Souls II.

Yeah, its called the PC version.

Edit: Any idea how the 3DS Feb numbers? It'll be noteworthy if the 3DS is the only platform to not improve from Jan. numbers. (Well, and the Vita too I suppose.)

 

[Chuck Norris]

is the ps4 still that supply constrained in the US? I've been comfortably able to get one for a while now.

sales all around look bad imo

Where do you live? New Zealand?

 

[FiggyCal]

Supply constraints were still about in February I guess (for PS4). I forget this doesn't reflect the current situation.

And yeah, Japanese launch. It's only recently Amazon got PS4 back in stock isn't it?

Yes. I'm surprised PS4 even sold this much.

 

[MavFan619]

Happy to see Xbox have a good February and most likely have another this month. As a PS4 owner mind you, the competition can only help both boxes.

 

[kmax]

lol, Castlefailia: Lords of Bombs 2 didn't even make the top 10.

 

[puffyshirt]

yeah I'm surprised to not see castlevania (or garden warfare) on there, especially compared to some of the titles that did make the list.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Will this game even have legs? :/ I'm afraid on what Smash and Kart 8 will perform on the Wii U

They'll perform as well a game can perform on a dead console.

 

[Nirolak]

Will this game even have legs? :/ I'm afraid on what Smash and Kart 8 will perform on the Wii U

It's kind of a running gag from Media Create.

 

[TomShoe]

I think they're finally doing the reverse of what they did before and making FF titles into new IPs instead of other series/teams into FF titles.

This has the benefit of less reliance on one brand's image and each brand can cater to its own audience.

Like if you liked FF12, then you've gotten no games like it from Square since 2006 whereas if it was an Ogre console game or whatever they could have made another title without fretting that it didn't fit the FF brand enough.

Bravely Default as a series picks up where SNES era (especially FF5) FF left off, and I feel they should continue diversifying in that manner with mainline FF doing whatever makes sense to sell 6+ million in the modern market.

Those are some very good points. Does mainline FF even have the potential to move 6+ million copies anymore? I was under the impression that FF as a franchise had been severely diminished. I used to love FF for the story and the battle system, but the last game I've ever finished was FFX-2, as I couldn't really establish a connection with any of the characters in sequels until BD.

 

[3rdamention]

My theory: Sony sent a lot of units to Japan.

Didn't they send something like 330,000 to Japan for the Launch? Those numbers come right out of the stock for the other regions. Also, if Amazon gives any hint, March has had the PS4 on sale more times, and longer periods, than any other month previous from my observations.


I think Sony will have lots of stock in the supply chain this month. Japan launch is over, they know Microsoft is banking on Titanfall, and Sony wants to give as many people a chance to get that PS4 in March, especially in North America to battle Microsoft. Throw in Infamous, and I think Sony may have a nice little blueprint for March.

 

[Black Republican]

If any fellow canadians are thinking of buying a PS4 or XB1 console.........you might wanna do it now since the prices are going to be 449.99 / 549.99 respectively :/

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=779810&page=7

 

[Guymelef]

lol, Castlefalia: Lords of Bombs 2 didn't even make the top 10.

We need creamsugar on this.

 

[TheCloser]

The 6m number for PS4 was up to March 2nd.

I could have sworn Sony announced 6.2 and not 6? Maybe I'm wrong. Whatever.

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

Free game packin doesn't hurt. Also Beta Titanfal.

I honestly expected Xbox to beat PS4 this month because of the supply constraint, Titanfall hype, and beta. Guess I was wrong. If Sony can win next month with huge supply and heaving Infamous advertising (real pushing better graphic power) kind of promotion.

It's over.

What's over? The Xbox one will cease to exist? The PS4 will win in sales while the Xbox one continues to sell well, meaning MS will close their doors forever?

As wrong as people were with their predictions, what's preventing them from being wrong more in the future?

 

[SykoTech]

Poor Wii U can't catch a break anywhere.

Nice to see strong sales for the PS4 and Xbone. And sales are sure to be strong this month too given the games coming out.

The "consoles are dead" crowd can always move the goalpost back to April, May, June though. I'm sure it'll work out eventually.

 

[Nirolak]

Those are some very good points. Does mainline FF even have the potential to move 6+ million copies anymore? I was under the impression that FF as a franchise had been severely diminished. I used to love FF for the story and the battle system, but the last game I've ever finished was FFX-2, as I couldn't really establish a connection with any of the characters in sequels until BD.

Well, FFXIII did ship 6.3 million units according to the last press release Square Enix sent out, and I think the Action RPG/open world direction of FFXV is correct, but the market gets tougher every year they sit on that one.

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

I see MS beating Sony in the U.S this year in LTD. If the xbox one is $400 before the holidays,i see MS winning the holidays and LTD.

Get 1 good month for XBO, lose your shit and get delusional.

Look, it did well folks, but let's not kid ourselves. NA is still PS4's to lose, if anything. We'll see by March where things really stand.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Meanwhile they passed on localizing a dinky little 3DS game and it did just as well as LR on a much smaller user base.

Square-Enix's business model is completely fucking nonsensical.

Their biggest success with FF recently has been the HD port of X which was the last time the series was an event (no offense to XII).

It has been for years. They really don't get it. When Eidos are holding the entire operation together, you know there's issues.

 

[Melchiah]

So, 741.2k consoles sold in total, excluding the PS3 (where are its numbers?). Not bad at all, considering all the doom & gloom of this mobile age.

 

[Saty]

Garden Warfare's performance doesn't look too hot either.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

We got XIV

Which is not satisfying to fans of XII's unique offerings.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Yeah, its called the PC version.

You should cry tears of blood once you see the PS4 and Xbone version lookig like the reveal gameplay and the PC just an upscaled PS3/360 version.

And I shall join you on those tears.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Dark bomb 2 = bomb

You'll see

(I think this is one exception the hardcore would be ok making and buying on last gen)

if that is the case you'd see all Third party devs pulling the brakes on last gen