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[The Grim Reaper]

Splatoon's been promoted pretty well throughout June. Wouldn't be too far fetched to expect >136k for next month (legs withstanding). I say respectable start.

The first two days captures the Nintendo hardcore fanbase who are currently propping up the Wii U.

While Nintendo titles have legs, they tend to have a long tail. Repeating launch performance is unreasonable.

 

[darkside31337]

Quite good for a Wii U game. The bigger question is does it have legs?

Honestly considering it is a Wii U game it doesn't seem that great.

Wii U has seen a total of 3 new retail releases this year. I figured Nintendo being on the name and the fact there is literally nothing else would have pushed it even more. Still its not terrible and yeah it could have some good legs.

 

[Welfare]

PS4 152K

Wii U 42k

 

[Gotdatmoney]

Splatoon launch is tough because it was only 2 days of sale. I dont picture a game like this being exceptionally front loaded. But I think 136k is pretty solid for a start. If it gets over 200k for june I would say solid chance it can have legs.

 

[theprodigy]

But ZSaberLink told me Splatoon would give Wii U a MoM boost!

 

[thuway]

Damn, so the last month's win for Microsoft was essentially wiped out O_O?

 

[allan-bh]

Oh yes... our pie... thanks cream.

 

[Nanashrew]

Splatoon's been promoted pretty well throughout June. Wouldn't be too far fetched to expect near 136k for next month (legs withstanding). I say respectable start.

Aye. My friend went to see Jurassic World and was greeted by a full video about Splatoon and its features. It wasn't just some 30 second ad.

 

[ethomaz]

PS4 bombed too

 

[Imperfected]

214k now in Japan which puts it at 450k between the two. Factor in digital sales and other regions it has to be easily past 500k.

I don't know what the actual numbers for Splatoon are, but I'm relatively certain that 214k + 136k != 450k.

 

[Windforce]

Damn Sony, gotta push PS4 harder, this is getting out of hand.

 

[Boke1879]

PS4 152K

Wii U 42k

I expected as much. June will be interesting for me to see how well the PS4 performs with a good bundle.

 

[Welfare]

Gap between PS4 and XB1 is the exact same as last month, 13k.

 

[vinnygambini]

I can see max 50k NPD June... sorry.

So it is not that easily.

PS4 152K
XB1 139K
Wii U42.5K

Lord have mercy.

 

[Fat4all]

Damn, so the last month's win for Microsoft was essentially wiped out O_O?

Last month they were 13k ahead.

This month it looks like they are 13k behind.

Wow.

 

[allan-bh]

PS4 152K

Wii U 42k

Well... it's not Xbox One alone that had a bad month.

 

[1st Course]

PS4 152K
XB1 139K
Wii U42.5K

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

If we look at Pikmin 3's trajectory as a baseline, Splatoon will probably drop like ~60-65% between May and June.

If it doesn't hit 200K in June it will be just under 200K.

Bear in mind that Pikmin 3 had a full month of sales for its first month (it released August 4th), whereas Splatoon is only two days. And while some games can still do a lot of their business even in the first couple of days, Splatoon is a new IP and seems to be having good legs in Japan, at least.

I would think it should have a much smaller drop than Pikmin 3 for that reason.

 

[KillerSloth]

Poor numbers, save us Batman....Some of Ps4 sales though will be in june but still weak all around. PS4 needs a price drop this year.

 

[BuffetChamp]

No numbers eh? Must have been a close month then. Which is good for Sony/Microsoft. Don't wanna see any of them running away with this in America. A close race means good things. Wish Nintendo were doing better.

(Edit) Ahh I see the numbers now. Another close month then. Preseason football can be fun when its close like this, SuperBowl comes this Fall.

 

[allan-bh]

Pathetic hardware month for PS4 and Xbox One.

Wii U... no comments, except that Splatoon did nothing.

 

[hongcha]

Wii U selling ~10k a week in the USA is atrocious.

 

[stryke]

So weak.

 

[wachie]

PS4 bombed too

Yeah, I overestimated by a lot. I had 170K, 150K and 50K, thats a difference of whopping 37K without the DS.

 

[jayu26]

I knew I should have gone even lower with my predictions.

214k now in Japan which puts it at 450k between the two. Factor in digital sales and other regions it has to be easily past 500k.

Dude add that again.

 

[Gotdatmoney]

I can see max 50k NPD June... sorry.

So it is not that easily.

Kirby essentially doubled its first month at 50k or so. I dont see how Splatoon is limited to at best 50k. What are you basing that on?

 

[Obliterator]

Poor hardware results all around. Damn

 

[jjonez18]

PS4 bombed too

The infamous Summer blues. At least E3's right around the corner...

 

[C4Lukins]

I don't know what the actual numbers for Splatoon are, but I'm relatively certain that 214k + 136k != 450k.

Maybe they were including a couple of months of Wii U console sales in the equation?

 

[ethomaz]

Kirby essentially doubled its first month at 50k or so. I dont see how Splatoon is limited to at best 50k. What are you basing that on?

Previous NPD sales numbers

Day one game sales are pretty big.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Bear in mind that Pikmin 3 had a full month of sales for its first month (it released August 4th), whereas Splatoon is only two days. And while some games can still do a lot of their business even in the first couple of days, Splatoon is a new IP and seems to be having good legs in Japan, at least.

I would think it should have a much smaller drop than Pikmin 3 for that reason.

I believe that Splatoon (like Pikmin 3) is more attractive to the Wii U hardcore than an evergreen like Mario Kart 8, and is therefore more front-loaded.

But you're right---I may be over-relying on that assumption. I don't think we can directly compare the North American and Japanese markets in this unique situation.

 

[KingSnake]

"Pikmin's sales were lower, good"

lmao

Yeah, because this is what I said.

I don't know, maybe it's time to start laughing at your predictions first?

edited: I took out one of the links after further discussions

 

[jayu26]

Maybe they were including a couple of months of Wii U console sales in the equation?

Those are numbers for Splatoon.

 

[Welfare]

Some stats!

XBO MoM drop was 26%

YoY rise is 81%

Weekly average

April: 187k / 4 weeks = 46,750

May: 139k / 4 weeks = 34,750

PS4 MoM drop was 13%

YoY drop is 23%

Weekly average

April: 174k / 4 weeks = 43,500

May: 152k / 4 weeks = 38,000

Wii U MoM drop was 2%

YoY drop is 31%

Weekly average

April: 43k / 4 weeks = 10,750

May: 42k / 4 weeks = 10,500

 

[Boke1879]

Poor hardware results all around. Damn

It's kinda expected imo. Witcher isn't going to move consoles.

Next month again will be interesting to see how much the PS4 sells. They are essentially giving Batman away with the purchase of a PS4. That may get people to jump. How much it'll sell remains to be seen.

I still think PS4 gets a price drop later this year.

 

[Joeshabadoo]

June will certainly be the more telling month for spamoon

 

[theprodigy]

Yeah, because this is what I said.

I don't know, maybe it's time to start laughing at your predictions first?

And it did fuck all for hardware in the US, so...congrats?

Also you do realize other games continue to sell right...

 

[vinnygambini]

NOOTALPS amiibo cream?

And it did fuck all for hardware in the US, so...congrats?

I think he meant for this:

over 1.35 million worldwide for Splatoon? damn that's bold



Anyway, Splatoon did what it did. Tremendous success in Japan, followed by a moderate launch in NA. Let's see if June will keep up those numbers.

 

[Shauni]

I think people who seem to expecting a huge drop next month for Splatoon probably don't realize that it was released on the 29th, so I would actually think a good bulk of sales will end up bleeding over into next month.

 

[darkside31337]

Some stats!

Its kind of crazy that as bad as the PS4 is struggling right now... its still doing way better than both the XB1 and Wii U. Yeesh.

 

[allan-bh]

NOOTALPS amiibo cream?

That would be interesting. And Witcher 3 too.

 

[KillerSloth]

It's kinda expected imo. Witcher isn't going to move consoles.

Next month again will be interesting to see how much the PS4 sells. They are essentially giving Batman away with the purchase of a PS4. That may get people to jump. How much it'll sell remains to be seen.

I still think PS4 gets a price drop later this year.

That is obvious, they are lower YOY it is time for a drop sometime this fall. There are a lot of people who will not buy a console at 399.

 

[wachie]

Some stats!

XBO MoM drop was 26%

YoY rise is 81%

Weekly average

April: 187k / 4 weeks = 46,750

May: 139k / 4 weeks = 34,750

PS4 MoM drop was 13%

YoY drop is 23%

Weekly average

April: 174k / 4 weeks = 43,500

May: 152k / 4 weeks = 38,000

Wii U MoM drop was 2%

YoY drop is 31%

Weekly average

April: 43k / 4 weeks = 10,750

May: 42k / 4 weeks = 10,500

Those legs by the Wii U. *clap*

 

[Fox Mulder]

Wii U selling ~10k a week in the USA is atrocious.

I don't see how they can coast a year or more until the next console, or whatever follows the wiiu.

 

[Obliterator]

It's kinda expected imo. Witcher isn't going to move consoles.

Next month again will be interesting to see how much the PS4 sells. They are essentially giving Batman away with the purchase of a PS4. That may get people to jump. How much it'll sell remains to be seen.

I still think PS4 gets a price drop later this year.

Hardware sales all year are pretty weak. These consoles don't seem to be gaining all that much steam. We need price drops and important software ASAP or the market might stagnate quite a bit

 

[allan-bh]

I think people who seem to expecting a huge drop next month for Splatoon probably don't realize that it was released on the 29th, so I would actually think a good bulk of sales will end up bleeding over into next month.

Will drop 50% or more.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I think people who seem to expecting a huge drop next month for Splatoon probably don't realize that it was released on the 29th, so I would actually think a good bulk of sales will end up bleeding over into next month.

I realize that it only had two days of tracking. As aforementioned, I believe that it's a title that has limited appeal outside of the Nintendo hardcore in the North American market, who purchase the title on day-one.

 

[Final Verdict]

looks like i was overly optimistic this month with my predictions. About 36k over with the three console predictions combined.

Hopefully 3DS will be a bit more on point.

 

[KillerSloth]

I think people who seem to expecting a huge drop next month for Splatoon probably don't realize that it was released on the 29th, so I would actually think a good bulk of sales will end up bleeding over into next month.

Tha'ts not how it works....game sales are very front loaded. Most coming from the first 2 days.

 

[Jarmel]

lol at those Wii U sales numbers.