Pretty... pretty... pretty good.
Would that not be like 4 times as much as 3 did, and more than even Halo managed at its height ?
Bruh come on bruh. Bruh.
3 million lifetime would be more realistic in NA, probably slightly lowballing.
Unless you meant worldwide in which case I can see 3 million shipped first week.
outside of Japan, it's been above Xeno consistently.I didn't expect Far Cry 5 to do this well. Congrats to Ubisoft.
Also, apparently Skyrim is selling better than Nintendo's own Xenoblade Chronicles 2, so 3rd parties can definitely achieve success on the switch.
it is Skyrim though.I didn't expect Far Cry 5 to do this well. Congrats to Ubisoft.
Also, apparently Skyrim is selling better than Nintendo's own Xenoblade Chronicles 2, so 3rd parties can definitely achieve success on the switch.
Why is it hilarious? I mean you laughed at someone as well for buying an Xbox One X for Red Dead Redemption. I believe Sea of Thieves on this list is based on sales, not Game Pass.
Yes 3 million total for April (just my own guess), I keep forgetting this is NPD and not the entire world. Still very impressive.
No it's not? What are you talking about? Xbox and Windows are completely different. That's like saying the PS4 and the Vita are the same, they're not.
While optimistic and imo not likely for first month, games do much better on PS4. Almost all of Sony's titles have sold more even when the install base was smaller. Even 3rd parties flourish on the system.Really? That seems very optimistic considering the best-selling one, God of War 3, only hit 5 million lifetime.
Give me a break. To say that Sea of Thieves' sales are so good they're "unheard of" is silly and....inaccurate. It's the 8th best seller of this year, let alone considering the rest of the generation. We can surmise that it's having a good start. That's about it. I don't think it will maintain a very high spot next month after the initial wave of hype wears off, and the negativity surrounding lack of content and reviews sets in.
Also, you misread the post to begin with. I'm fully aware this list doesn't include Game Pass. He was saying that if you add Game Pass downloads ontop of its number 2 placement on this list, its success is unheard of.
And I absolutely stand by thinking it's silly to buy an Xbox One X to play Red Dead Redemption. That's not to say there aren't other good reasons to buy one.
Don't forget two important factorsReally? That seems very optimistic considering the best-selling one, God of War 3, only hit 5 million lifetime.
To me, It's all relative.
You should go dig up a thread that has people list what they think will be the biggest flop of 2018.
See how many times SoT was mentioned.
For it to be the 8th best selling game well not being available on the largest platform and at the some time selling an unknown number of subscriptions to its brand new service is really incredible. GRanted it's a bit hyperbolic to say this success is unheard of but this has to be seen as a massive success for everyone involve
If you have numbers for last year's MLB, than it's higher than that. I mean, do you really expect an exact number in an NPD thread?
Ya I don't get why it is all by revenue when on the NPD website they write "NPD's expert industry analysis and advisory services help retailers and manufacturers identify market trends to make smarter business decisions.
Wouldn't a retailer or manufacturer want much more details than just revenue for example the breakdown of Console SKU's.
Used to, eh? How were you banished.I used to have access to full NPD reports and they indeed include all these details and tons more. It is quite frankly insane how much data they have..
Based on the ambigious OP wording... So PS4 is best-selling "console" but neon Switch is best-selling "hardware." I guess NPD doesn't consider Switch a console.
That will definitely make Mat prediction true. Switch NPS4 family is the best selling hardware but model wise Neon Switch sold the most looking at individual skus
Huh Switch didn't top the hardware sales? That's pretty disappointing for a new hardware, I though it's gonna top every quiet months this year.
We actually had hardware leaked week ago for those wondering
PS4: 354k
Switch: 308k
XBO: 299k
Fortnite is doing work.
It's driving hardware.
And look at the accessories and game card notes I included... Fortnite is why headset sales are DOUBLE what they were a year ago. And game card spending is up biiiiiig.
Fortnite is doing a lot of this.
I am too.
I know I'm late to the party here, but that is written very poorly. Sounds like NPD needs to invest in some good quality corporate communications people.Full hardware notes. This should help.
Hardware
Hardware spending in March 2018 declined 32 percent when compared to a year ago, to $331 million.
For the 2018 year to date period, hardware spending has increased 13 percent to $925 million, driven by growth in Xbox One spending. This is the highest year to date total achieved since 2014.
Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console hardware platform in March, and remains the best-selling console hardware platform year to date.
The Nintendo Switch 32GB with Neon Red/Blue Joy-Con is the best-selling hardware item of both March as well as 2018 year to date.
Do you expect Crazy Justice to be able to compete with Fortnite and PUBG?
I know I'm late to the party here, but that is written very poorly. Sounds like NPD needs to invest in some good quality corporate communications people.
yoooo
Nice, huge success all around for Switch' big titles!
Is this the golden era of NPD numbers?
It seems that all the three competitors are killing it
While optimistic and imo not likely for first month, games do much better on PS4. Almost all of Sony's titles have sold more even when the install base was smaller. Even 3rd parties flourish on the system.
Don't forget two important factors
Much bigger install base at time of release
Is a better game. (Hides but is true)
We actually had hardware leaked week ago for those wondering
PS4: 354k
Switch: 308k
XBO: 299k
Is this the golden era of NPD numbers?
It seems that all the three competitors are killing it
The thing is, every month has something like that for both consoles bros (advantage of having a proper 3rd party support) so it's hard for Switch to top if that's the case. I'm just disappointed Switch isn't topping since it's relatively new but then again PS4 is probably a juggernaut at this point.I wouldn't call it a quite month when FAR CRY 5 is the best selling software title of the year with only 4 days worth of sales lol.
If that game didn't release Switch probably would have took the month. Just wqit until the latter half of the year when all the Switch games release.
Sea of thieves did really well considering it was on game pass
Game pass is brand new and I don't think we have heard anything about how it's doing so far. It's not surprising that it would not have an huge impact on sales yet as it will take some time to build up subscribers (assuming it even takes off at all)
PS4 is selling amazing at 299 and 399.
Imagine if they drop the base to 199.
Great all around for all the console manufacturers
What happened to the switch sales drying up that some seemed were sure to happen due to no big hitters being released early 2018?
Hardware sales seem to be doing just fine.