Switch also had a new system launch. You know ps4 did sell 1 million in 24 hours when it launched.
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NPD October 2017: Shadow of War #1 SW, Nintendo Switch #1 HW
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Switch also had a new system launch. You know ps4 did sell 1 million in 24 hours when it launched.
I really, really hope WolfII sells well on Switch
Bruh that was a holiday launch
I said it's a big drop and its no wonder Activision isn't talking about the game any longer. Them commenting about it a month ago as they are releasing the PC version doesn't nullify my comment.
I didn't comment on PC sales because we are in an NPD thread and BattleNet sales aren't tracked. I'm simply commenting on Destiny 2 being more front-loaded than the debut.
Destiny is the best selling game in 2017, it's not a bomb by any means but it's second month is underwhelming compared to it's predecessor. All I said is that if numbers are bad we will see good deals for Destiny 2 on Black Friday.
You are bringing up bombas and seem to have a prosecution complex about a game, which by all accounts has generated a massive amount of revenue. The question around Destiny 2 has always been whether long term it will be more successful than the debut not the immediate revenue it generates from it's launch. Activision and Bungie have a 10 year plan so they need to keep the playerbase growing and a lot will depend on the reception of future content.
You mean like UK? GTS first week was 80-90k, forza first week was 30k.
I think GT is not as pupolar in US as in the rest of the world.
Yea i'm sure thats what caused it! it already had 1 million preorders way before launch. it couldn't be just pent up demand.
There are other circumstantial evidence to support these two games bombed, though. Today is the first day of Xbox digital store Black Friday Sale. And Wolf 2 and Evil within 2 are all priced at 30 dollars. That's a huge price drop compared with Shadow of War, which has zero discount.
Most games wouldnt need more than 1 day to sell more than the sequel of The Evil Within. I would have thought Wolfeinstein 2 (a well reviewed FPS game with a great marketing campaign) would be one of those games too. Seems like it is not, which is really worrying.
Prepare yourself for the microtransaction based Wolfenstein 3. If there is one...
It outsold GT Sport. How's that not a big accomplishment for the franchise?
You should follow the conversation... it was about 'this' happening in other countries with similar ratios. The problem is there is no such countries.
Let me get this straight, you're saying the holiday had NO effect and pretending you're the rational one? Ok.
Wow Forza 7 charted, that's so awesome, especially over Gran Turismo. I'm actually having a good time with Forza after it's initial bland start.
If a publisher budgets accordingly, you can see success with a racing game in the US. I dont think MS ever go overboard with any of thier budgets for Forza.
You misunderstand me.
I meant it in the sense that "at least Forza made it to the top 10", when I didn't expect ANY Microsoft exclusive to make it to the top that month.
I'm expecting GTS sale on PlayStation Store during Black Friday week, or maybe at 12 Deals of Christmas.
Yeah, i think GT never had strong ground in US to begin with. In EU thats a different story. But we cant deny that GTS has lost alot of ground to other racers. Either Kaz gets the boot or Sony gives him a bigger dev team to work with.
No it must be good, there was a gap of ~160k in September.
Jan 2017
PS4: 210,665
XB1: 157,545
Feb
PS4: 398,407
XB1: 215,418
Mar:
NSW: 910,545
PS4: 396,726
XB1: 243,514
Apr
NSW: 280,897
PS4: 206,297
XB1: 109,950
May:
PS4: 187,182
NSW: 165,038
XB1: 109,130
June:
PS4: 381,196
NSW: 215,582
XB1: 153,389
July
NSW: ~222k
PS4: ~217k
XB1: ~120k
Aug:
NSW: ~215k
PS4: ~190k
XB1: ~116k
Sept:
NSW: ~320k
PS4: ~300k
XB1: ~180k
Jan-Sept
PS4: 2,487,473
NSW: 2,329,062
XB1: 1,404,946
Are they? I thought the gap was still fairly sizeable in the UK. Like 2:1 still.
There's a line specifically about racing games in the OP. Goodness.
Yeah but that doesn't mean it sold a lot. I mean, I'm sure publishers know that racing games don't sell in the US by now so they probably don't have high expectations.
And it #9 when it came out
and it also dropped out of October month too.
You can literally say that about any game.
They are not commenting now because they already did when the sales happened. it's November 16th, we get the data now but they already talked about it when it was relevant... for them. The point is that because Battle.net sales are not tracked, you don't know how big the drop is in the first place.
Stating the obvious about legs and new content being important has nothing to do with your initial wrong statement about Activision being quiet that caused me to reply your post.
And what exactly does that have to do with what I said? Racing games are selling nowhere near to what they use to during the PS2/early PS3 era.
And of course it's going to "double in sales", Sony didn't release a racing game last year. Goodness.
Ubisoft already came out and said Assassins is doing well and is onpace to outsell Syndicate which is a plus. Glad it charted so high. Hopefully Wolfenstein isnt too far down on that list, it's sad both that and Evil Within haven't lit the charts on fire.
I suppose being #1 comes with some bragging rights, but these result will likely be a fairly big drop from Shadow of Mordor. The previous game had only 1 week worth of sales counted (not 3 weeks), digital sales weren't included, and it had the PS360 versions coming in Nov. to pad sales.
Ohh it was a larger difference than I though. Switch stock shortage didnt really help in June. Thanks for the numbers!
When something sales out in 24 hours at launch, it's not really because of the holidays. ps4 had way more hype for it then switch, and switch managed almost a million in it's first month, and it was sold out. Is it really that hard to believe ps4 could have did a million in 24 hours in march, especially since it already had 1 million preorders 4 months before launch. we'll agree to disagree then.
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MatPiscatella now that the month of October has seen a normalized demand without supply issues are you sticking to your forecast of 5M Switch sold in 2017 ? Or at least is it making you more/less confident about your forecast ?
It feels like being anti Trump has become comercial poison in the US.
I am still picking up Wolfstein once it releases on Switch though.
I am still picking up Wolfstein once it releases on Switch though.
FE Warriors charting is awesome, I wonder how much it sold. Whats more impressive is that it came out on the 20th, so it probably sold a ton.
Not what I was looking for, the fortress stuff was super shallow and left much to be desired.
Same. Personally for me, I wanted to like it, and it is a good game. The only problem? I played this same exact game years ago with SoM - which made me bored with it in the end.
Not what I was looking for, the fortress stuff was super shallow and left much to be desired.
Okay, I feel like I missed a lot. I already know that SMO was a huge seller but is a shame that it isn't at the top spot this month
Same for Fire Emblem Warriors, was expecting more from it.
Good for Switch though, hope the momentum keeps going.
Same for Fire Emblem Warriors, was expecting more from it.
Good for Switch though, hope the momentum keeps going.
Disagree, i think Galaxy has greater freedom in movement. About the later point, sure thats fine, i was apathetic towards it though, it didn't resonate with me (and by sales, others too) like Odyssey, i hope they never go back and continue in the same vein as Mario 64, Sunshine, Odyssey.
Freefalling since GT5.
It doesn't help they keep doing idiotic decisions (GT6 for the PS3 after the PS4 launch, now GTS)
No.
Combined installbase of Ps4 and Xbox One is 7.5 million as of July 2017 in the UK.
2:1 would be 5 million Ps4 and only 2.5 million Xbox One.
My estimate is 1.35:1 for the UK.
The US ratio is roughly 1.15:1
http://www.polyphony.co.jp/products/
Alright let me break it down for you
Comparing sales numbers as a measure of demand for two products that both sold out is pointless. At most, you can say the floor for PS4 demand was higher because they had the stock to allow for it to be higher.
Which brings me to the point that launching in the holiday mattered because Sony had the stock to capitalize on the shopping season. Companies want large amounts of stock during the holidays because they know they can move the product. Nintendo *only sold about a million in the first month because that's all the stock they had. They can't feasibly make Switches on demand, and they have to stockpile some of the product for the holiday season. You can only sell the product you actually have.
This if developers and publishers can better understand this the anger towards micro transaction would lessen heavily in the long term. Will keep a close eye on EA going forward to see how the battlefront 2 controversy effects future EA products.
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