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[Panda Rin]

So what is 140K considered for the Wii U? Bad? Mediocre? Decent?

It's great considering it only had MK8 to boost its sales. Nothing else noteworthy came out in June.

PS4 probably won't be dethroned at this point. MK8 and price drop from Microsoft couldn't bring it down.

 

[RPGamer92]

But there are still 6 months left before MS declares 2014 as complete desaster, right right ?

They'll probably wait to see if the Master Chief Collection will do anything.

 

[alr1ght]

Ian Sherr
@iansherr
More confusing, the data released yesterday by Xbox isn't #NPD, it was internal sales surveys. So we can't even compare "more than doubled"

^ what does this mean?

Data they collected themselves. It was most likely slightly higher than NPD's data. Easier to spin.

 

[Riki]

How long before Mario Kart 8 hits 1.2 million in the US alone?

 

[March of the Crabs]

Wait, is it possible the Wii U outsold Xbox One? Sounds like maybe

I guess it's possible but I think Nintendo would have mentioned it I their press release.

 

[Dragonborn]

.....lol

So does that mean MS was creatively bending the truth?

 

[vpance]

Ian Sherr
@iansherr
More confusing, the data released yesterday by Xbox isn't #NPD, it was internal sales surveys. So we can't even compare "more than doubled"

^ what does this mean?

More than doubling was embellished?

 

[cebri.one]

Arrrggg the good old days when NPD made HW numbers public.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

WiiU did well.....relatively speaking of course.

I wonder if its possible for XB1 to be last now with that tweet.

 

[Phades]

My god and PS4 still hasn't got 1st party heavy-hitters, when they'll come it will be blood for everyone else.

"If you could make God bleed, people would cease to believe in Him. There will be blood in the water, the sharks will come. All I have to do is sit back and watch as the world consumes you. "

ivan vanko.gif

Could replace sharks with gaf probably and not change much in this context.

 

[CosmicQueso]

More than doubling was embellished?

No. Not at all actually.

 

[Steverulez]

I predict more xbox one software bundles in the near future.

They already said they were going to do them so thats not a particularly far out prediction unfortunately

 

[Nipo]

Do they usually use "breaking news" or are they just making fun of Microsoft?

Stay classy.

It is literally news that broke within the past three hours. They're using the term better than CNN does.

 

[Aquamarine]

So what is 140K considered for the Wii U? Bad? Mediocre? Decent?

It's the residual effect from the MK8 launch.

Really, it all depends on how well Nintendo can sustain that number.

If it dips right back into the Wii U's usual territory in the coming months...

 

[driver116]

Ian Sherr
@iansherr
More confusing, the data released yesterday by Xbox isn't #NPD, it was internal sales surveys. So we can't even compare "more than doubled"

^ what does this mean?

They pulled the numbers out their ass.

 

[ascii42]

Because that mattered so much for the NES, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and practically every handheld to date?

PS1 and PS2 enjoyed SEGA flubbing up as well as launching over a year in advance of the more powerful systems. Nintendo handhelds have generally been a lot cheaper than rivals. Xbox One was unfortunate to have to launch alongside its more powerful and cheaper rival.

 

[giancarlo123x]

I miss the days of having numbers. Where are the leaks?

 

[AkelisRain]

Anyone have an update version of that? I think Titanfall and price cut are safely off the list.

Maybe Sunset Overdrive

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Because that mattered so much for the NES, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and practically every handheld to date?

Those consoles didn't exist in a time where multiplatform was law.

 

[Carl]

Dat Xbox Family

 

[GhaleonEB]

It's not when the hardware has been proved inferior since launch.

Right, that's certainly part of it. The Kinect unbundling is something that was pretty far down the list of things to try, and they hit it pretty early on. A real price cut is not really much further down the list of options, which I can't imagine is appealing this early in the cycle.

 

[Skilletor]

Surprised that people are surprised the price cut didn't matter. During Titanfall's launch, there were tons of deals online and in stores that are better than the standard price now.

 

[balohna]

I guess it's possible but I think Nintendo would have mentioned it I their press release.

How could they phrase it? Like "Wii U was the second best selling console"? Doesn't sound too hot, and seems kind of beta to be bragging about not being last.

 

[GeoramA]

This isn't even fun anymore.

Yep, same with multi-platform comparisons. Just hopeless at this point. Things are going very well for one company and really, really shitty for the other.

 

[sörine]

175k? I've been waiting for this.

 

[Nirolak]

So what is 140K considered for the Wii U? Bad? Mediocre? Decent?

Well it's inarguably better than it was.

It's not like skyrocketingly high, but it's at least a moderate performer.

 

[Foshy]

This is knocking on Brazil v Germany at this rate

Number of months in which PS4 outsold XB1 - 7 (nov '13, jan-jun '14)
Number of months in which XB1 outsold PS4 - 1 (dec '13)

 

[Lynn616]

How often do you browse GAF?

People (more than one) were saying Double down on Kinect, Kinect Sports Rivals, Halo TV series would help the X1 outsell the PS4?

why doesn't funny haha meme work

PS3 chalkboard was funny because it was true that a lot believed those things would help the PS3 outsell the 360.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Wait, is it possible the Wii U outsold Xbox One? Sounds like maybe

could be :O
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Also

the roots are heavily planted... The US is PS territory again

 

[TTOOLL]

Because that mattered so much for the NES, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and practically every handheld to date?

times have changed my friend...a lot. All this resolution, frame rate and textures talk is much stronger now. I'm talking about his generation, not those you mentioned. Why do you think multiplats sell better on PS4?

 

[phanphare]

Doubt it, as fall approaches and all the big multiplats hit XB1 will probably grow and Wii U shrink.

yeah those multiplats that sell better on x360 and PS4....

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

PS1 and PS2 enjoyed SEGA flubbing up as well as launching over a year in advance of the more powerful systems. Nintendo handhelds have generally been a lot cheaper than rivals.

I wasn't even considering Sega for those comparisons. My point was that hardware prowess has rarely been anything close to a key factor.

 

[LordBaztion]

The gap cant be reduced if the PS4 sold more in June... unless you mean the gap in May compared to the gap in June?

the may gap between PS4 and X1 wouldn't be a good reference since may was particulary terrible for MS. Maybe how much the gap has changed since april or other month were there was similar condition at $400 vs $500.

 

[Sendou]

175k? I've been waiting for this.

That tag tho.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

.....lol

The joys of accounting.

 

[IAmRandom31]

I'm confused how could a company that sales a product need internal surveys to see how many they sold?

They don't have receipts? Retailer restock reports? Sales data? Receipts?

 

[Yawnier]

I would say decent, considering its totals previously.

If 140K is confirmed, it´s for sure a recovery. I now expect great things from Q4 sales.

off of life support for the time being. unfortunately this will probably be its best non-holiday month ever. i fully expect it to be below 60k again next month.

So decent then? Yay!

 

[MilesTeg]

Great for MK8. Too bad Nintendo is lacking software to sustain momentum.

 

[Pennywise]

So does that mean MS was creatively bending the truth?

Over the past month, we’ve seen a strong spike in interest in our Xbox One console options, including the new $399 offering, and the amazing lineup of games announced during E3. Since the new Xbox One offering launched on June 9th, we’ve seen sales of Xbox One more than double* in the US, compared to sales in May, and solid growth in Xbox 360 sales.

*- Internal data based on retail calendar and sold through numbers

http://news.xbox.com/2014/07/xbox-one-xbox-one-sales-more-than-double-in-june?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Now I'm really curious about the real numbers.

 

[Biker19]

Watch Dogs 360 being selling more than Xbone is pretty big.

Yeah, that's BIG news right there.

 

[ambientmystic]

Wii U at ~140k this month is the highest monthly number ever recorded for the console since December 2013 (which was ~480k) lol.

The console has never recorded triple digits since, until this month.

So this is most definitely a recovery of sorts.

 

[DNAbro]

I wonder what PS4 is at world wide.

 

[FDC1]

So what is 140K considered for the Wii U? Bad? Mediocre? Decent?

It's quite good, better than what a lot of us tought in the prediction thread. Not a game changer, but quite good.

 

[joecanada]

Get more exclusives out that helps segregate the console from the PS4, which I imagine people see as the better console to play multiplatform games on due to resolutionFPS-gate.

Once the exclusives start coming it will start doing better. Look at Mario Kart.

this is true , but I still think xbox is going to need to be somewhat cheaper than ps4 in order to compete strongly...
Also yes, look at mariokart, but don't look at WiiU.... however either or both could still pick up momentum and end up okay.
I wouldn't cross "price drop" off the chalkboard for xbox yet, as they could sell more consoles for a while, but if PS4 kills them all summer with destiny, then yes price drop should be erased.

 

[mightynine]

They'll probably wait to see if the Master Chief Collection will do anything.

I feel like MCC will sell very well, but it's going to be to existing customers and not move that many consoles.

Maybe if there's a MCC pack-in SKU for the holidays (which wouldn't surprise me).

 

[CosmicQueso]

Surprised that people are surprised the price cut didn't matter. During Titanfall's launch, there were tons of deals online and in stores that are better than the standard price now.

Actually a pretty good point. Average price doesn't suggest that a vast majority of Xbox One units were the new, cheaper version.

 

[Chobel]

So XBO > 3DS = ~150K, It looks XBO really did double May NPD.

 

[Elija2]

Likewise, three of the most anticipated games of the year are coming exclusively to Nintendo 3DS in 2014: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Oct. 3) and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (Nov. 21).

Oh come on, the Pokemon titles don't count as separate games.

 

[redblack85]

Vita numbers?

 

[1st Course]

wow Tomodachi did great.