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NPD Sales Results for January 2014 [Up3: PS4/XB1 #1/#2 best selling; Poke/SM3DW/ALBW]
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Chobel
Member
My guess 600k-700k
It wasn't that good at the beginning of 2013, either. Weekly sales are down for around 17%.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
That assumes zero shipments since the end of December. Which I'm certain is not the case. There are probably over a million Bones shitting on shelves and in warehouses globally.
ShockingAlberto
Member
They have an extremely weak Q1, no doubt. They used most of their big guns in 2013 and 2014 mostly feels like leftovers so far.
Hard to even see where they'd go now with game releases. In terms of traditional handheld moneymakers, there's very few big games that they could push in the west that they haven't already.
Both numbers are damn low. Now we're talking about bit noise level differences. A local promo by a single store chain can easily account for the difference.
shinra-bansho
Member
But this is post-bargain SKU and post-Pokemon.
I think jvm noted in an article the diminishing impact of releasing any further revisions as well...
What have they got left to shore up sales?
Graphics Horse
Member
Next big guns are Smash Bros (not sure how that will go down on a handheld in the west)
Majora's Mask 3D (worst kept secret)
and Pokemon Z.
Not much to draw in a new crowd.
1st Course
Member
You think it's possible that MS might record negative shipment next Q? I admit I don't understand these things as well as I'd like.
I'm quite looking forward to Disney Magical Castle, especially if it's really 29.99 as suggested by Amazon. It could help the console doing on par with 2013 in April, at least (which, given how weekly sales are less than 20% down, doesn't mean that much, but still)
...And, of course, Bravely Default, still the best selling game on Amazon, still higher than Titanfall and which is seemingly destroying Lighting Returns. When I'll post my Amazon comparisons later today, you'll see.
iamshadowlark
Banned
You don't really make a substantial case.
Graphics Horse
Member
Nintendo's negative shipment was them buying back the 8gb basic model from retailers. MS is not going to do that whatever happens.
No I doubt it. The weather didn't start to get bad until February per use.
PS4 to the penthouse
XB1 to the drawing board
3DS ..... just wow and not in a good sense
PS3, WiiU, 360 to the dog house
zomgbbqftw
Banned
At the current rate of sell through the retail channel will keep around 1.5-1.7m units available in stock on a global basis. No need for returns just yet. However, once the channel is saturated there will be a sharp slow down in shipments unless sales pick up (which I don't see as particularly likely).
I know, but it's also after what happened in December, when numbers were worse than 2012, even if, probably, not by that much...and it's reflected in weekly sales. I thought January could see a lower decline compared to other years due to December sales being limited by next gen, but it didn't happen (so wrong :lol ), because, despite one of them going all down, what's left of that + PS4 still captured enough people's money compared to the handheld. PS4 will continue doing that in the next months for sure, One in March when Titanfall comes (if it'll do as well as it's hyped).
I'm quite surprised there are still no news for a Ruby / Sapphire remake, that would make for a great Holiday 2014 release, and then next year Pokémon X2 / Y2.
Chobel
Member
Yeah, you're right. I almost forgot that, MS aren't going to stop producing and shipping the bones.
I'm expecting Pokemon to skip this year.
Graphics Horse
Member
I tried to tell them.
But honestly, Xbox 360 dropping like that is a real shock. I guess the primary shooterbox market is migrating fast.
It sold less than PS3 and...Wii U.
...Wii U.
That's shocking.
Yeah, I know the difference is in the 1,000 units ballpark...but still, shocking.
shinra-bansho
Member
I really don't think the primary audiences for the PS4/XB1 and the 3DS really overlap that well, such that their launch is what's driving the decline in the 3DS.
I know it will probably upset people to say this but in Western markets I think the primary target for handhelds is children, and I think what's driving the loss of that audience is mobile.
Yep PS3 & 360 sales are going to get real low very very quickly
I would say its shocking that that the idea that an 7/8 year old platform being outsold by the Wii U is seen as a surprise. The Wii U should be blitzing the PS3 and 360 easily and the fact it isnt says more about that platform than the 360.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
It is, and the one saving grace so far is that COD sold more on the Bone than PS4 despite the disparity in hardware sales. The Xbox brand is still very strong with shooter players, so that's something in their favour at least.
February usually sees an uptick in sales, and March will be better than Jan and Feb for sure. They can easily sell 500k+ in US this Q (J:140, F:160, M:220) bringing them to 3.3 - 3.5m WW without Europe which is probably 200k~
They won't be shipping negative units.
Doesn't the Xbox get the DLC first? Assuming not much changes I'm curious to see if that's enough to keep Xbox CoD over PS4 CoD.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Seems the Xbox brand has taken a huge battering for 360 sales to have just dropped off a cliff. They may well have poisoned that well from now on.
Nintendo is in deep shit not just because WiiU is failing as it ever was, but now 3DS sales are dropping when their ultra cheap SKU is out there along with all the big guns of software. Oh and Wii Fit U totally failing paints an incredibly raised eyebrow on the bowing/praying man that is QOL.
Oh and hurrah at the predictable who's who on 'console industry is dying'.
Nintendo is in deep shit not just because WiiU is failing as it ever was, but now 3DS sales are dropping when their ultra cheap SKU is out there along with all the big guns of software. Oh and Wii Fit U totally failing paints an incredibly raised eyebrow on the bowing/praying man that is QOL.
Oh and hurrah at the predictable who's who on 'console industry is dying'.
The world seems to be sonyland.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
What was the big Xbox 360 holiday exclusive title? Oh right, it didn't have any. What's on the horizon? Fable Anniversary, Project Spark and the recently launched World of Tanks? I don't know, I'm not really that surprised.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
It really depends on what Sony's plans for PS3 are. If they give it the final rumoured cost reduction and push it out to developing markets then there is still life in the old dog. If they don't bother then it's unlikely to overtake the Wii at this rate.
I think they will go with the first option, push a 60GB flash version out for the global equivalent price of $149 this Xmas and ramp up the casual titles like Singstar and Wonder Book for it with one final redesign.
The sales of those consoles combined with the software sales means that it's time for a price drop on both of the systems.
100% agree.
Anyway, has there ever been a drop this low in console sales for a January in comparison to the December before it? I know things go down a lot after Xmas season bit this just seems really huge to me.
There's definitely a split. Some 360 owners are getting the Xbox One for the exclusive content not on the PS4.
Some 360 owners are getting a PS4 though since they only care about multiplats and the PS4 is the cheaper box to play them.
GoofsterStud
Member
So is it time yet for the chalkboard?
Welp:
Does anyone have a screenshot of when Microsoft's title said Xbox One game sales outsold all others?
The people buying PS3's and 360's today (and the last 2 years) are not the same as those buying PS4's and XB1's.
Plus....ya know....they all look and run better on PS4. That was just as big of a deal to me as the cheaper price.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Xbox Family..... Deary me.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Please understand, we have solved the software drought and now third parties will come to Wii U. Enjoy DK soon, Mario Kart three months later and maybe another title toward the end of the year.
Why are people concerned about 360's number? The system is ancient.
I'm starting to think that Apple are better off not taking gaming seriously. They're making out like bandits as it is. The 'traditional' sector doesn't look able to support the current entrants, let alone a new one.Damn at all those numbers.
Meanwhile the iPad sells how much
Jk....sort of. If Apple took gaming seriously...
I bet they're keeping a close eye on Amazon though.
Anyone think Iwata and Reggie looked at the Wii U Fit sales and are wondering 'what happened?'
I heard FIFA was exactly the same on both
But to be honest, I think things would mostly be the same even if the PS4 didn't have an advantage for multiplats due to cheaper price + releasing at the same time as the competition.
1st Course
Member
Anyone know how much Wii Fit (the wii game) did in its first month?
Iwata seems to know what to expect from the Wii U by now.
That'll cause a big stink with retailers.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Translation:
PS4: Doing well
XB1: Worrisome
3DS: Dying
PS3: Dead
WiiU: Dead
360: Dead
Vita: Funeral was held years ago move on
PS4 cannot save the industry by itself. Whats the 1% figure people are throwing around? If thats true then things are not looking bad at all but quite good considering the big money pubs are making with DLC.