speculawyer
Member
So is it time yet for the chalkboard?
The sad part is that you can't even come up with a good list of things to put up on that chalkboard. Well I guess you can add Gears of War sequel. And . . . well I don't know what else.
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NPD Sales Results for January 2014 [Up3: PS4/XB1 #1/#2 best selling; Poke/SM3DW/ALBW]
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The sad part is that you can't even come up with a good list of things to put up on that chalkboard. Well I guess you can add Gears of War sequel. And . . . well I don't know what else.
Thank you Aqua
I'd rather they wait until 2015/2016 than get a rushed device this year.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Beautiful.
cr_blah_blah
Member
The monthly shift in narrative and complete lack of perspective is my favorite NPD pastime.
7DollarHagane
Banned
I am really sick of the people here who are eager to proclaim doom and despair about the games industry.
please, let us know what console's first January has blown away 300k, making this January just awful?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Finally the Luigi game he deserves.
gundamkyoukai
Member
i don't think people should worry about ps4 just yet after Sony sort out there supply problems we will get a better picture of the market .
Still they launch in so many countries it could take a while for that to happen .
Still they launch in so many countries it could take a while for that to happen .
Whipped Spartan
Member
No one is talking about it but TR must have sold terrible. 10 overall behind all those old releases in a month it was the only new realse on both PS4 and XBO during a drought. Maybe it should be $30 after all.
Right, I mean the ideal scenario would be one that could do /both/ 2014 and not be rushed but I don't think that's happening so going with the later date is better.
I knew that this was coming.
That's why I told everyone that the real test was coming after both Black Friday & Christmas were over for both Xbox One & PS4 & to not get excited over holiday sales, though PS4 was supply constrained.
So is it time yet for the chalkboard?
The chalkboard only works if you have a bunch of people saying those things will save the X1.
SwiftDeath
Member
That was kind of my point. Also I tried following the Wii U chalkboard as I meant it more as a parody then anything. For instance Mattrick wasn't really fired. He resigned. But goes with firing iwata
pieatorium
Member
wii and im pretty sure thats the only one
michaelius
Banned
It's not impossible
PS4 >2* Xbone
Xbone >3DS
=> PS4 > Xbone +3DS + x
So as long as PS3 +x > Wii + Wii U
it can happen
I wonder if they included Vita in other platorms
Adam_Roman
Member
PS3 and 360's first January, both were under 250k. Sales being up from last generation at least on one system when neither really have any must-have titles yet seems pretty good to me.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...industry-down-in-first-month-of-new-year.aspx
Yay
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Good news for Nintendo fans. 3DS and Wii U software sales were up 6 percent and 26 percent when normalized for a four-week month.
Yay
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Chuck Norris
Banned
Are those the most successful periods though? How about when DS, PS2, Wii or 360 were at their peak sales?
Graphics Horse
Member
You could have a pre-crossed off Black Tusk New IP.
enanogrande
Member
The fact that PS4 was still hard to find this month gives me hope that it would have sold better, but that is a low cumulative number for both. Then again, I don't think we've had a time comparable to this one recently; those posting numbers from the 1st months of PS3 & 360 have to remember they launched a year apart at wildly different price points, and even then the Wii was absurdly low priced and obliterated everything. We'll have to see a couple of more months of sales, couple with no more constrained supply, to have a clearer picture on th health of the market as a whole.
wat
It's more 360 he's forgetting, or else I could see it be possible. It must include 360 but not 3DS/handhelds.
Also, PS4 2:1 over Xone is a pretty good smack down. Return of the king indeed.
3rdamention
Member
Well, you know the PS4 is coming out in Japan this month right? Do you think Sony is going to be able to keep up the same number of shipments to all their current territories, while planning a big stock for the Japan release?
They are going to need to put aside several hundred thousand units for the Japan launch, and they aren't going to start making the Japan launch stock this weekend.
Being more powerful, the PS4 will forever have the "better" software, especially ports. X360 had the "better" software for most part of last gen. It's only when developers made the PS3 the lead platform did it started to change.
pieatorium
Member
you're forgetting 360
CassidyIzABeast
Member
Good.
BrokenIcarus
Member
Yeah, I think most people that are suggesting that are forgetting that Sony didn't have a lot of stock to sell.
Once Supply and demand is normal, you can start reading into sales data.
Probably won't be untill march though. http://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/consoles/ps4/
TR was released at the very end of January.
I sang it in my head to the Adams family theme song and it made me chuckle a little.
the idea of a dedicated handheld that is $170+ and has $40+ games was never a successful one. sony kinda did it for a couple of years in the us and nintendo kinda did it in the us for a couple of years, but i think the audience is pretty small.
in japan, it's nearing ps2 numbers, or psp numbers if you will. there's probably a fanbase out there for far more inexpensive hardware/software. they moved away from what made the game boy line successful and i think they should return to that if they plan on keeping a dedicated handheld line profitable.
given the plans for more ease of development between console and handheld teams, it doesn't seem to be the case.
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
The sony one just says "Mark Cerny has saved the PS4".
I'm expecting a price drop for every model that will get the 2DS down to $100 and we might get a few older games dropped to $20.
Many thanks! Sorry I kinda misread that too.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Pretty sure both the PS2 and the Wii blew 300k easy. It's less so that this January is awful, and more so that PS4 is performing pretty well, while the XB1 is flubbing hard. So the combined next-gen number doesn't look too hot.
Edit: I've been corrected about the PS2, thanks guys.
Killroyskbg
Member
Watching the movie right as off now and then this thread pops up so had to post my gif.=P
Uhh. PS4 is still selling out. The key takeaway is that one console has supply that exceeds demand and the other has demand that exceeds supply.
One console doing shit numbers due to supply constraints isn't as bad as a console doing shit numbers due to low demand.
AHA-Lambda
Member
But it sold faster!
Except the Wii made up the difference. There is no difference maker right now. Looks like will have the PS4 on top by mile but maket is going to have big time contraction.