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NPD Sales Results for February 2014 [Up2: PS4/XB1/Wii U/360 Hardware, BD/Poke/DK]

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USC-fan

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Gintoki313

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Ridley327 said:
I think it's a bit of both. LEGO Marvel Superheroes was a big seller this past holiday season, and even LEGO City Undercover did well on the systems it released on.

At our store, we can't keep the new game in stock to save our lives.
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Sounds good. The more Lego games that sell, the more Lego games they make. It seems with every new Lego game that comes out, they improve it in some way. Lego Batman made the first open world Lego game, and Lego Marvel made the map larger.
 
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maxcriden

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Nirolak said:
The uptake on the PS4 and XB1 is generally healthy, especially considering their price point and time of year. Individually they're not exactly the Wii in its prime, but they're also splitting the exact same market. March should show us how they respond to a higher profile software post-launch.

The Wii U is showing that it will respond to software, but it's in such a deep pit that it's questionable if they can ever actually get out of it. Mario Kart is coming in May, but it's not helpful that there's nothing notable releasing until then.

The 360 is doing okay for something that's been fully replaced, but it's dying off fast.

Bravely Default is doing above expectations, especially when compared to other games of that nature on the 3DS. It means the odds are good of the sequel coming out.

We don't have things like the 3DS, Vita, or PS3 yet.
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This is exactly what I was looking to find out. Thank you Nirolak!
 
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Frayne Daddy

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ZehDon said:
If your referring to the 180s post-reveal, I'm not going to applaud them. They reversed their policies because the pre-order numbers were tracking well below their lowest estimates, not because they suddenly realised they were doing something wrong. Turning around the situation simply involved "Don't fuck the industry and its customers". Their reward for that is better sales. They don't get kudos for not making bad business decisions.

As for the sales situation, I think the Xbone is punching above its weight this month, and will do so again next month, largely in part due to Titanfall and the marketing dollars spent on it. And that's great news for Microsoft, because they've spent a fortune making sure Titanfall does exactly that. If it doesn't turn things around and bring the Xbone out in front of the PS4 in the US, Microsoft have a serious problem.
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MS doesn't have a serious problem. They are still massively outselling where the 360 was at this time. They are making good money. 1st or 2nd they are making good money right now.
 
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atomsk

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Busaiku

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Nirolak said:
Bravely Default is doing above expectations, especially when compared to other games of that nature on the 3DS. It means the odds are good of the sequel coming out.
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What games of its nature are doing poorly?
Pretty much all the RPGs on 3DS are doing really well.
 
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Dunlop

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James Sawyer Ford said:
There's kudos to Microsoft, but also skepticism that this will be a long-lasting trend. Sales were disappointing in January, and Microsoft has shelled out huge sums of money to secure Titanfall as an exclusive, not to mention the marketing budget for the game.

If Xbox One does well in February and March, but then goes back to disappointing sales for the rest of the year, that's not much of a victory. Similar to how MGS4 spurred PS3 sales for a few months and then it was back to 360 outselling the PS3 reliably.

In the Xbox One's case, similar to the PS3's situation, it won't be any single game that boosts sales long term. A price cut coupled with numerous exclusives is the ticket, and they're not there yet.
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Yes but as it stands they had a great month that pretty much was beyond most of our expectations. Anything could happen to either system, look how the PS3 turned things around. Why people want this lopsided Sony victory is beyond me

Hopefully this spooks Sony and they get off their ass and give me my DLNA :p
 
prag16

prag16

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USC-fan said:
Bestbuy is still sold out but the shortage does look like its getting better.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/playsta...le/pcmcat296300050017.c?id=pcmcat296300050017

Wonder if Infamous will drive sales enough for it to continue to sell out. Then you have The Show launch after that. But really not many games coming out until summer it seems.
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It's sold out online at best buy, and they won't let you order for store pickup either. However at least in my area, every store has had them for the last couple weeks (says "IN STORE ONLY" on the site). Two days ago in my nearest store they had eight or nine of them stacked there. The same day Target had none. Probably still some supply inconsistencies, but definitely seems to be getting better.
 
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Maninthemirror

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thoughts?

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/...surge-in-xbox-one-sales/?partner=yahoofinance

Another compelling theory, expressed by several people in my Twitter feed, is that game shoppers may finally be getting fed up with the ongoing scarcity of the PlayStation 4. The new Sony system is difficult to find on store shelves, with retailers quickly burning through new supplies of the console as they get them. In a statement on Thursday, Guy Longworth, senior vice president of PlayStation brand marketing, used the term “severe inventory constraints” to describe how hard it is to find the system in stores.

Xbox Ones, in contrast, seem to be more plentiful. Clearly, many people who want a PlayStation 4 are going to wait until they can buy one. But if you’re not a ferocious Sony partisan, that Xbox One you can get immediately might be looking pretty attractive.
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chemicals

chemicals

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Green Yoshi said:
I will never understand why Minecraft is so popular on consoles. ;-)
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yeah my daughter has been giving me lip for almost 2 years now about switching from xb360 to pc minecraft. I just dont play games on my pc. My pc is used for recording music and that is about it.
 
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Tripon

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miDnIghtEr20C said:
Oh.. it's still supply constrained. Come down to Huntington Beach cali/costa mesa. There have been a bunch at the Targets here.
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Just to note: LA/LB is the largest ports on the U.S. Probable reason why Socal in general is being refreshed constantly is that we're closest to supply coming in from the ports. Other regions availability will obviously vary.
 
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Chuck Norris

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Boomstick (Coffee Crazy) said:
Damn them XBone numbers. That is pretty crazy. I have a feeling that March will be the one for Microsoft

I am still baffled with how Sony continues to sell so much despite having like almost nothing on their new console. I'm pretty sure the PS4 will be the most successful console this generation by far. Regardless, I have the feeling that you may see massive sales from console exclusives in the future, but significantly fewer console purchases attached to those sales. Sony has a crazy hype machine going, and I think a lot of people are buying into it early, while few are waiting.

That Wii U... honestly its better than I thought. 87k isn't so bad, but its nowhere near what needs to be done to save the Wii U. Unfortunately, I think the two things that are really going to boost Wii U sales in the coming years are Zelda U and the new Smash. Yes I know people are getting excited for Mario Kart 8, but don't be surprised if it is a letdown. While many hardcore people are into the series, I don't foresee a lot of non-owners buying the game immediately. I want Nintendo to do well, but March is likely going to be quite the rough month. A solid review of the new Mario Kart and a stellar E3 this summer could do wonders for sales in the coming year.

Pretty happy that Bravely Default is doing much better than expected. I would like to think that its success would remove Squenix's head from its ass, but the success of LR as well casts doubt on that happening.

Overall, a pretty decent month.
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Which exclusives exactly are driving Xbox One sales these past two months? I don't see any charting
 
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miDnIghtEr20C

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N.Domixis said:
and yet a supply constrained console beat it in a region where xbox dominated last gen.
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Oh so you're saying people are settling on an X1 since there's no PS4's? Guess Sony should of made more or maybe not released in so many continents at once? Wouldn't people just still wait for the PS4 and not buy an X1?

Looks like people want Xbox Ones. It happens.
 
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Bowler

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I honestly have no idea how ps4 has sold 280+. One major market and one minor market, Syracuse and watertown NY, and there hasn't been a ps4 in the wild consistently at all.
 
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Kenshin001

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hawk2025 said:
Ok, so what do you call "the gap" in March, by your logic? "Negative gap"? "Hypothetical negative gap"?

The dynamics are important, but your analysis of the data should take into account both stock (LTD) and flow, not just the flow.
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Originally I said XBone is closing the gap on a monthly basis. If Xbone sales surpass PS4 it will extend the monthly gap going forward. That could happen if Titanfall pushes sales and demand for the PS4 starts to wane. There seems to be heightened interest in Xbone. Could be a blip, I don't know.
 
Melchiah

Melchiah

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Kenshin001 said:
It's software that is pushing XBone sales. I think XBone is closing the gap because of hype about Titanfall and Titanfall will push XBone into first place. Compelling software is not the driving force behind PS4 selling well. Does that make sense?
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Well, from my point of view it is the driving force, as it's hands down the best launch games-wise that I've experienced, when compared to the PS2 and PS3. I got two good retail games, and three good smaller ones (for free). The previous launches had only one or two games appealing to my taste released before March. Five good games in three months is pretty good for me, as I generally buy a game in every two months (Last year: 5 PS3 games, 2 DLCs, and 1 smaller title).

Opinions, different preferences, and all that.
 
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famousmortimer

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Tripon said:
I'm a believer in metrics as anyone (especially in baseball where the game is so easy to measure) but.... really on Infamous?

I'd like to see what the metrics are measuring before I'd believe that.
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Youtube views. Twitter mentions. Preorders.


Second Son https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHzh96ehv4A&list=PLol_ykYs3OQ6BFpbAz7hnq9JhUZ0UZLbm Published mar 7. 4.7 mil views


To find anything even close on titanfall's youtube you have to go back to october. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caiIamHIzBY&list=PLaeNmk1THKrX8a79WXuL4x2BH_VlzON5V 2.3 mil views. Their E3 video is just over 3 mil. Their "official gameplay launch trailer" which is a week old... 194k.






People give a fuck about inFamous. I'm not speaking about quality in the slightest. I have and absolutely love titanfall. See:

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I'm just saying, and the person who clued me into this is very much with microsoft, but don't sleep on infamous. Titanfall is dominating the media but infamous is dominating things where the consumer makes the choice (like youtube, twitter, etc) and not editors.
 
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