That's impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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NPD Sales Results for June 2015 [Up2: Batman, Splatoon]
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That's impressive. Thanks for sharing.
Parents will buy what their kids ask them to buy.
Mr Moose
Member
I don't think parents give a shit about backwards compatibility, as a non-parent, I didn't when I bought my 40GB non-backward compatible PS3. Kids want what their friends have.
I meant for each platform individually and 360 in particular so we could know the lowest number of the PS4 sku because I'm assuming the 360 version of AC held the title up to this point
Dead Prince
Banned
I don't think they'll price drop. Just have awesome bundles instead
I kind of feel that the November and December sales last year go against this. The Xbox One was in a worse PR spot back then in comparison to now.
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Still seems to be a popular question in retail.
ok, 290k is REALLY impressive for Splatoon in may. I hope the word keeps spreading as to just how amazing this game is.
Calamari41
41 > 38
stay fresh out there yall
Holy shit.
Callie & Marie... Calamari...
I just now got that for the first time.
Smiles and Cries
Member
Well you seem to always think the platform in first place has bad sales ;-).
This is your Greenberg spin. He did mention the Batman/PS4 connection.
https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/621820362502737924
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Holy shit, 290k is much better than I expected. More than doubled May sales.
Hahaha
Which is why remakes are doing so bad
But no, it's not really about nostalgia -- it's more about value/bang for your buck; Parents still ask the "Can this play the old games?" question in stores because they don't want the money they spent in the past to be "wasted".
Fair point but remasters have new "buzzwords" for marketing
... Good point there don't think about that.I just can't get my head around it :/... I think I need to live in that kind of environment first.
An old game is an old game. A remake is a remake. "You could play old games" isn't going to do much for them.Which is why remakes are doing so bad
But no, it's not really about nostalgia -- it's more about value/bang for your buck; Parents still ask the "Can this play the old games?" question in stores because they don't want the money they spent in the past to be "wasted".
Silent Chief
Member
So, it sold more in June than in May? That's pretty good.
Dyson Industries
Banned
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
It looks like that Batman split is likely to be 65%(PS4)/35%(XB1) or more.
Welfare
Member
That's a really good % increase.
How were they disappointing? The game was on sale for all of two days for the reporting period.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
What?
It was only out for, like, 2 days in May.
Something like 137k or so, makes sense seeing as it was released so late with only 2 days of tracking
Edit: 136k, so close
Jawmuncher
Member
Look at all that DINOSAUR money. I mean granted its on every system imaginable but still. Hope I see more dinosaur games. It being third is the real news.
Dyson Industries
Banned
doublepost
Tallshortman
Member
We were the #1 selling console between the hours of 2AM and 6AM on Sunday, June 20th.
Still, after seeing japanese launch sales I was expecting more.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
He did not just say, "number one console the week of E3..."
Man this fucking guy stays delivering.
165,000 - 136,000 = 29,000 digital copies in the first two days
Parents aren't the only people buying game consoles.
Cereal Enthusiast
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Imperfected
Member
I think most people are just happy/satisfied to see that it's selling well enough (relative to other franchises on the console) to most likely be picked up as a standard part of Nintendo's "generational" franchise line-up. There aren't really any dreams of a massive Wii-U turn around, anymore, it's just about salvaging the most good out of a relatively depressed development cycle as Nintendo can.
On the whole, if Nintendo manages to launch a new perpetual IP even in the midst of the Wii-U catastrophe, that's pretty good. Particularly since it's looking like the "Wii"(/Mii)-brand games aren't likely to survive to become perennial franchises, and will need to be replaced.
You think 10 year olds care about resolution? My brother plays his 360 on a 768p TV and his 360 wasn't even set right, it was set to 480p until I saw it. Unless you meant something else?
The Last One
Member
He just said "We sold more in the E3 week then everything went back to normal after that" lol
Guess I'm showing my age? That's how it was for me as a kid in the PS1 and early PS2 days. A couple of my coworkers with young kids have a 360 with Kinect in their living room.
Silent Chief
Member
Black Friday would be a good time to drop.
Week of E3 LMAO.