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[marc^o^]

I can't really see Wii Sports Club having any sort of impact either seeing as it doesn't seem like Nintendo is putting any real power behind it like they did with MK8.

Who knows though...maybe it can surprise us if Nintendo is clever with the game's marketing campaign and it catches on through word of mouth...
:/

Spoiler

Unlikely, but a girl can dream right?

No chance. But the good news is, people will buy a Wii U for Mario Kart 8. The bundle still exists, doesn't it?

 

[jkh33]

So a Minecraft Vita Bundle needs to happen pronto.

 

[Nirolak]

Seriously guys Queso knows what he's talking about. If he says it doubled in NPD as well, it did.

 

[Lefein]

Happiest NPD result ever.
PS4 on top. WiiU likely being neck and neck with XBone which means the XBone is getting blown out by the WiiU worldwide.

This is all I ever asked for. Especially since it's a price cut month for the BoneBox.

 

[idlewild_]

Maybe not since it comes out on July 29. Should definitely lead August though.

D3 and Madden are out in August, so that seems unlikely.

 

[FDC1]

So we won't get a concrete number on the PS4 sales aside from it being number one, right?

We never have official numbers for Sony hardwares, we're waiting some "hints" from leakers

 

[Maintenance]

Using this gif shows the pain of last gen.

Don't be salty now. This is going to be a long generation for some people

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

Tomodachi = Life

I thought Vita was life? What do those Vita #s look like anyhow?

 

[allan-bh]

Do we have any idea yet whether the Wii U outsold the Xbox One?

Wii U not outsold Xbox One.

 

[A_Gorilla]

People really thought the X1 was going to out sell the PS4 even with a gimped console sku? Lol.

That really the best you can do Mid?

 

[FiggyCal]

Where's all the doom and gloom coming from then? It's not a massive difference

One console always has to win, that's how it works

The doom and gloom comes from the fact that the Xbox One doesn't do nearly as well worldwide as the PS4.

 

[Aquamarine]

Do we have any idea yet whether the Wii U outsold the Xbox One?

Surprised at how high the Wii U sales are this month, nice to see the system have some positive news even if it doesn't hold up.

We need creamsugar to provide us with his cryptic number riddles....

We know already that Xbox One > Wii U.

 

[Mooreberg]

If the price drop didn't do it, I expect we'll see some good Xbox One bundles this fall. NPD isn't exactly the source of surprises these days.

 

[delta25]

so much for the console industry dying, when Nintendo is pulling in the numbers you just know things are looking good for the future as a console gamer.

 

[Bgamer90]

Do we have any idea yet whether the Wii U outsold the Xbox One?

It didn't. Wii U is 140K. Xbox One is at least above 154K.

 

[Ajax35]

The importance of a company selling more software on their platforms than competitors isn't reaching too far.

Lumping together their superlative last-gen platform with their struggling current-gen platform is a huge reach.

 

[Toki767]

Where's all the doom and gloom coming from then? It's not a massive difference

One console always has to win, that's how it works

The sales gap is widening, not narrowing.

 

[aspiegamer]

MK8 was almost surely the highest software SKU, then. I hope.
Fantastic! The Luigi Death Stare drives sales... is what we can say anecdotally with zero actual evidence. There's also no way to quantify this, but maybe there's a weird "nostalgia bump" for Nintendo? A new console MK instantly triggers fond memories of playing the others. When their numbers were so dead every month it's not hard to find something that's a "bump", I figure.

We know already that Xbox One > Wii U.

Well you're no fun at all!

 

[SwiftDeath]

Where's all the doom and gloom coming from then? It's not a massive difference

One console always has to win, that's how it works

360 sold around 41.5M of its WW total of 83.7M in the US

PS3 only sold around 26M of its WW total of ~84M in the US

US is a far far more important market to MS than to Sony historically

 

[Mr Swine]

Is it possible that Wii U HW sales may decrease by 50% this month or will it stabilize above 125k thanks to Mario Kart 8?

 

[Takao]

Tomodachi = Life

no tomodachi is french for compadre

Is it possible that Wii U HW sales may decrease by 50% this month or will it stabilize above 125k thanks to Mario Kart 8?

swine pls

 

[Road]

Wii over 100k?!! 140k to be precise!!

This is huuuuuuuuuuuuge. First time ever it's over 100k outside Nov-Dec. First time ever Wii U beats the GameCube (monthly).

This is cause for celebration. Where's that gif of Nintendo guys in squids?

Wii U is hitting its stride.

 

[BananaSprinkles]

Where's all the doom and gloom coming from then? It's not a massive difference

One console always has to win, that's how it works

I'd imagine it's because the US (and the UK) are the only markets where the XBone is even remotely competitive and it's not winning either?

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Cream pls

 

[GeoramA]

So a Minecraft Vita Bundle needs to happen pronto.

SCEA's trying to distance themselves from the Vita, not breathe life into it.

 

[Quadraphonic]

Do we have any idea yet whether the Wii U outsold the Xbox One?

Surprised at how high the Wii U sales are this month, nice to see the system have some positive news even if it doesn't hold up.

We need creamsugar to provide us with his cryptic number riddles....

I think we estimated the Xbox (At doubling) at around 144k based on estimates last month. And if the Wii U is at 140k... then damn close. But not sure now since that wasn't readily posted by now.

 

[bequietdrive]

Wow, 140k for Wii U is great. Will be interesting to see if Nintendo announce worldwide sales figures soon.

 

[manual4]

Do we have any idea yet whether the Wii U outsold the Xbox One?

Surprised at how high the Wii U sales are this month, nice to see the system have some positive news even if it doesn't hold up.

We need creamsugar to provide us with his cryptic number riddles....

xbox was atleast 155K, so no

 

[KingSnake]

Nintendo's problem for the next six months is two-fold:

1) Does anything they're releasing have the potential to bring in players that would not already own the system the way Mario Kart did?

2) Does the 3DS hurt the Wii U by offering cheaper alternatives to a lot of the same experiences?

(The answers are no and yes, respectively, if you're curious.)

Now, the silver lining for them here is that they still might do okay. Even if they're not massively increasing the install base (guessing ~60k is the new average until November), if they're getting Wii U owners to finally buy software and pick up what they're releasing this fall, it's a good thing for them. Keep in mind, when I say it's a good thing, I mean it's an extremely relative good thing, but it's a good thing all the same.

They have to take this lesson to heart and come out in 2015 with a steady stream of games to keep people interested. Don't just crowd the latter half of the year as if it's the only part that matters.

The answer to 2 should be clearly given by SSB 4.

 

[Chobel]

Get back to me when Sony wins over 2 years in a row straight of NPD numbers.

Hell, I'm just glad Sony is announcing NPD numbers now, and that the Sony fan is excited for NPD numbers these days as well!

 

[yayaba]

Is the US market that important to Nintendo? Looking at the Media Create charts, it seems like Nintendo dominates in Japan (3DS at least) or is the Wii U just losing so much money across the board that it drags the rest of the company down.

 

[TomShoe]

These threads are boring until someone leaks.

 

[Aquamarine]

Wii over 100k?!! 140k to be precise!!

This is huuuuuuuuuuuuge. First time ever it's over 100k outside Nov-Dec. First time ever Wii U beats the GameCube (monthly).

This is cause for celebration. Where's that gif of Nintendo guys in squids?

Wii U is hitting its stride.

That's right!

GameCube (June 2003) - 123K

Wii U (June 2014) - 140K


Oh wow...that is special.

 

[Raist]

Where's all the doom and gloom coming from then? It's not a massive difference

One console always has to win, that's how it works

Because:
1. It's a +20% difference already
2. The gap has been steadily increasing since launch
3. One of MS's biggest 2014 exclusive, numerous temporary price drops, and Kinect removal and price parity have done sweet fuck all to prevent 2.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

3ds's audience seems fairly dedicated to new releases with big marketing pushes (smt iv, fire emblem, bravely default), unless it's mario golf.

The Mario Golf/Kirby thing was so strange. Mario Golf got the far bigger push, but Kirby dashed past it like it was nothing.

 

[InsuRn]

Very happy to see the Wii U that high. Let's hope it won't drop that low before Smash Bros. Wii U.

 

[Toki767]

Get back to me when Sony wins over 2 years in a row straight of NPD numbers.

Hell, I'm just glad Sony is announcing NPD numbers now, and that the Sony fan is excited for NPD numbers these days as well!

But they aren't announcing NPD numbers.

 

[Square2015]

The top 10 chart for the past year just makes me feel real sad. Did we have NPD back in like 2001 or around there? I'd like to go back and see how different the landscape looked.

Here's *JULY* 2001:

1	PS2	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec	 $50 	Sony		573,296	NEW
2	GBA	Super Mario Advance	 $30 	Nintendo	138,604 / 517,721
3	PS2	NBA Street	 	 $51 	EA		124,594	/ 275,756
4	PS2	NCAA Football 2002	 $52 	EA		121,216	NEW
5	GBA	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 $40 	Activision	72,840	/ 233,513
6	DC	Sonic Adventure 2	 $41 	Sega		71,259	/ 186,112
7	PSX	Final Fantasy Chronicles $41 	Square EA	71,180	/ 125,720
8	PS2	Twisted Metal: Black	 $51 	Sony		69,806	/ 242,394
9	PSX	Gran Turismo 2	 	 $21 	Sony	  	58,349	/ 2,362,667
10	N64	Mario Party 3	 	 $50 	Nintendo	53,654	/ 315,914

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

Nintendo's problem for the next six months is two-fold:

1) Does anything they're releasing have the potential to bring in players that would not already own the system the way Mario Kart did?

2) Does the 3DS hurt the Wii U by offering cheaper alternatives to a lot of the same experiences?

(The answers are no and yes, respectively, if you're curious.)

Now, the silver lining for them here is that they still might do okay. Even if they're not massively increasing the install base (guessing ~60k is the new average until November), if they're getting Wii U owners to finally buy software and pick up what they're releasing this fall, it's a good thing for them. Keep in mind, when I say it's a good thing, I mean it's an extremely relative good thing, but it's a good thing all the same.

They have to take this lesson to heart and come out in 2015 with a steady stream of games to keep people interested. Don't just crowd the latter half of the year as if it's the only part that matters.

I gotta say yes to 2. I bought a 3DS and mario kart, 3d land are right there and on the cheap with smash bros on the horizon. In addition to what has to be the single greatest year for games on a single system in the last decade, 2013, number 2 is definite reality.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Is it possible that Wii U HW sales may decrease by 50% this month or will it stabilize above 125k thanks to Mario Kart 8?

If hardware stabilizes at 125k this console is saved period. Or basically, its gonna fall flat on its face.

 

[evolution]

Get back to me when Sony wins over 2 years in a row straight of NPD numbers.

Hell, I'm just glad Sony is announcing NPD numbers now, and that the Sony fan is excited for NPD numbers these days as well!

Sony didn't announce any numbers

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

It didn't. Wii U is 140K. Xbox One is at least above 154K.

Weren't those "estimates" based upon SINCE JUNE 9th, and not using NPD figures but some weird Microsoft internal tracking?

 

[A_Gorilla]

So I take this will finally shut up everyone who was inferring that people would buy the XB1 over the PS4 if they were the same price?

 

[FDC1]

So PS4 > 200k?, PS4 > 250k?

Well, June is a 5 week month, PS4 did 50k a week for the last 2 months so we can expect it to be around 250k this month. But It's just speculation at this point.

 

[Yawnier]

360 sold around 41.5M of its WW total of 83.7M in the US

PS3 only sold around 26M of its WW total of ~84M in the US

US is a far far more important market to MS than to Sony historically

Yep, MS don't have as much of Europe or Japan to fall back on if they lose marketshare in the US and NA.

 

[jelly]

Don Mattrick, 2008.

"History has shown us that
the first company to reach 10 million in console sales wins the generation
battle."

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Where's all the doom and gloom coming from then? It's not a massive difference

One console always has to win, that's how it works

That's in one region. Microsoft's strongest region last gen. Worldwide it is much less rosy.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Get back to me when Sony wins over 2 years in a row straight of NPD numbers.

Hell, I'm just glad Sony is announcing NPD numbers now, and that the Sony fan is excited for NPD numbers these days as well!

Chobel why do dis?

 

[Sarobi]

I'm not surprised by the results.

 

[Ryuuga]

Man I thought for sure all those "I just bought a Wii U" threads translated into sales.