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NPD Sales Results for September 2014 [Up1: Smash/HW/MK8, Destiny stats, 3DS HW]

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xxracerxx

Don't worry, I'll vouch for them.
The Llama said:
Yeah, I know. Still surprised because of the disparity in the userbase excluding the Destiny bundle.
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The difference in userbase concerning the NPD is not that big. Factor in the world and it sure is, but that doesn't matter for NPD.
 
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Conduit

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Well, i think it's a compensation : EA Sports games sold more on PS4, Destiny standalone on Xbone. Interesting, no Forza Horizon 2 in TOP 10.
 
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SneakySneaks

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SDCowboy said:
Looking forward to what MS says, if anything.
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They sold more copies of Destiny than the ps4.
not including bundles

Or, that the Xbox family is making great progress in sales and the free game campaign was successful. That they have a white X1 coming in the SO bundle, don't forgot COD.
 
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Crash Station

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CosmicQueso said:
Why do that to yourself.

Enjoy the game. Be happy it was released. Just, just... let it go.
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Oh, however it sells won't change the fact it's my GOTY. I'm just curious to know so we can find out if there's any hope for DR: AE.

Besides, I know NIS America doesn't need a lot to be satisfied. The first sold like 20k physical (or less, I forget) in its first month and they were totally happy with that.
 
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John Bender

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Psycho_Mantis said:
If that was meant to be a wall of shame you could of done better :p
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AniHawk

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really great month for ps4. seriously i think it beat the 360+halo 3 in 2007.

smash bros. did fairly well. it only increased last month's sales a minimal amount. sales are still disappointing.

wii u did decent for the month. it didn't decline month over month and isn't too far down year over year when there was the price drop + wind waker hd bundle too. hyrule warriors was a lot more successful than i had thought.
 
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Noobcraft

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What happened to Madden 15 Xbox one? I wouldn't be surprised if FH2 had tons of digital sales with the awesome demo they put out pre launch but I can't believe it didn't chart.
 
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XBP

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hydrophilic attack said:
This is a sad day for America.

I watched the TGS streams, I know what Playstation is all about. All of you Playstation lovers with your loli obsession and your anime avatars, if you love Japan so much, why don't you just move there? It saddens me that Americans would choose to associate with that rather than the sturdy, rugged, masculine, patriotic The One. Yet, throughout these sad times that we live in, I have still kept alive a lingering flame of hope that the great American values will endure, and Pacther’s predictions this week helped kindle that flame. But if these news are true, I may have to finally abandon that hope.

If these news are true, that is. Anyone else think it’s suspicious how NPD starts hiding console numbers, so that we are left at the mercy of the console manufacturers to provide us with what information they will, and suddenly Playstation starts doing better than Xbox? No one else finds it suspicious how the well-informed and knowledgeable video games analyst Pachter, who usually makes predictions with great accuracy, after consulting his vast retail contact network, predicts that The One will come out ahead, yet when we get “official” numbers, suddenly PS4 has sold more? It’s not like this is the first time that Sony is caught with juking the stats. Esteemed video games sales expert ioi recently revealed how Sony was lying at Gamescom with their 10 million consoles sold number. You may think Sony wouldn’t go that far, but they have lied to us before. They lied to us about the Driveclub PS Plus version and they lied to us about the power of their systems. One lie leads to another and once you have gotten into the habit of lying, it is very hard to stop.

But I guess this is to be expected. People who want to harm America always have a propensity to believe in made-up numbers. Look at how North Korean citizens swallow lies from their own leaders. Or closer to home, look at how liberals are gulping down the Obama administration’s lies. Look at how they are cooking the books on Obamacare and job reports. 250000 new jobs added in September? Hah, where I live, in real rural America, most people have given up looking. 250000 new jobs, my ass. Plus, under President Romney, we would have had at least 400000 new jobs. Or look at how they lie about inflation as an excuse to print money, debasing the dollar further. President Reagan (may he rest in peace) is turning in his grave. Inflation below target? Tell that to my local grocery store and gas station! These Washington types, always coming at you with their fancy numbers and their facts and their smug grins, thinking they know better than you. (And don't get me started on those IRS bullies. Federal income tax is theft and, even worse, unconstitutional, and I'm not paying to help finance a government I never voted for. So they can take their tax return forms and their court summons and shove them up somewhere. Don't bother coming back here!) And throughout all this, the mainstream media keeps cheering the administration on, helping them pull the wool over Americans’ eyes. This is very similar to the gaming media, incidentally, with their strong Sony bias. Kotaku is far too close to Sony. Always has been.

Maybe it’s time we started unskewing the NPD results. Even though they started shilling for Sony only relatively recently, I have always felt that their numbers are suspect. They don’t track sales from online stores, where more and more customers are taking their business these days. Also, it is well-known that they don’t take digital download sales into account. Who knows how many console sales they miss that way?
 
Still, I am always the optimist. I have hopes for the future. It looks like people are finally starting to see through the Democrats’ lies. If polls are to be believed, we will put a patriotic majority back in the Senate in November. If it can happen there, we can get the powers for good back into power in the video game business at the same time, with the arrival of Halo: The Master Chief Collection and, most importantly, the monthly OS updates. Until then, God bless you all, and don’t forget to vote in November!
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UberTag

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Destiny XBO > Destiny PS4 isn't really worth talking about.
We have no intel on bundled PS4 copies of Destiny or digital copies of Destiny on either platform.
It's meaningless information.

Might as well look at a bright, sunny Alaska sky in the middle of February and figure it must be warm outside.
This is the equivalent of doing that.
 
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alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
Re: Destiny

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2014/1...st-month-in-playstation-store-history/112357/

Sony Announces That September 2014 Was the Biggest Month in PlayStation Store History

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that September 2014 marked the biggest month ever for PlayStation Store revenue in the Americas, led by the launch of Destiny from Activision and Bungie. Destiny broke PlayStation Network sales records across several categories, taking the top spot for pre-orders, day one sales, and week one sales. One month after the game’s launch, engagement among PlayStation fans continues to soar, as Destiny is the most-played title on PS4 with 125 million hours of gameplay. According to Activision internal estimates, the PS4 system is the #1 platform worldwide for Destiny based on units sold through as of October 4, 2014.“September 2014 was a record-breaking month for PlayStation’s digital business, thanks in large part to the success of Destiny,” said Eric Lempel, vice president of Sony Network Entertainment International.

“Last month’s PlayStation Store revenue increased nearly 90 percent compared with Sept. 2013. Working closely with Activision and Bungie, we wanted to make the launch of Destiny a special experience for PlayStation fans. We’re thrilled to see this high engagement from PS4 and PS3 owners.”

In addition, the PS4 sold more copies of every EA Sports game released last month than any other system and was the largest console for Destiny.
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jackdoe

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Haha. I wonder if MS will brag that Destiny "sold" the most on the Xbox One. That's pretty much the same thing as a girl scout bragging that she sold the most cookies after her parents bought a good percentage of them.
 
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Vyrance

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Ethelwulf said:
Ok, but unexpected anyway don't you think?
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Nah. Could get free Destiny with Xbone purchase, so since that wasn't a "usual" bundle, it counted in the sale number, while the actual PS4 bundle ones do not count in that sale number.

I think on these types of games you can usually assume game sales will be close anyway.
 
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