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NPD May 2018: State of Decay 2 #1 software, PS4 tops hardware charts
- Thread starter ZhugeEX
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I have a question :)
How does Switch's monthly software sales compare if you combine BOTH handheld and console monthly software sales of their previous platforms?
Seem like they should have released it around the holidays instead of shipping out enough to disappoint retailers and have boxes linger on their shelves for months. Makes you wonder how excited retailers will be to order more product.
Shpeshal Ed is an Xbox centric gamer. I'm pretty sure he was being sarcastic.
I'm sure it was ultimately unavoidable, but that Switch delay really hurt the conversation around the game.
YESSSSS FOR DETROIT!!!!
OMG I'm so happy I feel like dancing, well deserved... amazing great game and David Cage his heart and soul in it with QD.
Really happy :"-)
OMG I'm so happy I feel like dancing, well deserved... amazing great game and David Cage his heart and soul in it with QD.
Really happy :"-)
But who do you think, by and large, is playing Donkey Kong and Mario Kart? All these games that are primarily aimed at kids have to be bought by their parents - so why is labo so special?
My kids are not fussed about Fortnite, certainly not my four year old. I'd say the markets are unrelated - once you're old enough to be diving in on online shooters, then you're probably past the Labo time anyway.
I'm considering Labo later in the year as it isn't something you need to be on the release window to be on and that period of the year is perfect for being in the house and being creative. Also he'll be a smidgen older by then too and just in the right mind for the game.
If it doesn't it should.
Better than recent releases, but at one point AC was one of the biggest franchises in gaming, so tough to comp to some of those massive 360/PS3 releases.
Yeah. Not one person I spoke with about Labo thought it would chart in summer. Expectations around it on this forum are very out of line with market.
Retailers that sell toys know how the toy market works.
A shit ton better than the people expecting labo to be in an NPD chart for a year do certainly.
Donkey Kong and Mario Kart aren't products 'for children', lol.
They are all ages games.
DK and Mario Kart are games aimed at everyone, not just kids, unlike Labo. Big demographic difference here : Labo is also aiming those who don't usually play video games at all.
Labo had a very muted reception. It was obviously not aimed at the core gaming audience, but it also lacked the coolness factor to draw in the expanded audience. A product without any real focus.
The amount of 5 years olds with a switch and informed parents is not enough to sustain a market.
But that's just me.
Colour me surprised State of Decay 2 opened at #1. Honestly, going by buzz over the month I expected God of War #1, Detroit: Become Human #2 and State of Decay #3. Regardless, all three games have done incredibly well. On the hardware front impressed by the broken records for all three console manufacturers; PS4/Pro leading on overall hardware revenue and Neon Switch leading in single SKU seems to be the growing trend in recent months though. My mind has gone blank, are there any notable releases in June?
State of Decay must have legitimately sold a shitload of copies because it topped the charts as a $30 game.
Are people using GamePass as a demo service or something? Lol
Are people using GamePass as a demo service or something? Lol
I'm suspicious that the difference between Days Gone moving 3-5 million copies and Days Gone moving 10+ million copies would have been adding optional four player campaign co-op a la Dying Light, but I could certainly be wrong.
Mind, if the game is a 90+ rated title instead of an 80-85 like I'm expecting, I'd slot in a different set of two numbers.
Perhaps the amplification won't be as noticeable there, because those games would sell no matter what. And considering the alternative... Well, we're going to need a new roof.
Aww it means it didn't outsell BF, 2 and Brohood, while being a way more ambitious game.
Shame on Ubisoft for dragging the franchise to the ground with the annualization. And they didn't learn a bit.
One day AC will simply be one unsustainable as the games get bigger and bigger with the whole "Mainstream Witcher" take and it being SP only and annualized will make sales fall off a cliff in a few years. A shame.
I almost bought SOT cause of gamepass, I wouldn't have even considered it otherwise, it works.
May continues the trend of everyone having a great 2018. That upsets some people but it's true, all 3 platform holders are doing great.
SoD2 sales are pretty huge. And that's after a successful launch for Sea of Thieves as well. Really curious to see how Forza Horizon 4 is going to perform considering how beloved that series is and with 4 looking so good. Could be the biggest launch in franchise history with the added exposure Game Pass adds to the mix.
Overall this year from a financial standpoint for 1st party releases is looking very very good for MS, especially in comparison to their rather dismal 2017
SoD2 sales are pretty huge. And that's after a successful launch for Sea of Thieves as well. Really curious to see how Forza Horizon 4 is going to perform considering how beloved that series is and with 4 looking so good. Could be the biggest launch in franchise history with the added exposure Game Pass adds to the mix.
Overall this year from a financial standpoint for 1st party releases is looking very very good for MS, especially in comparison to their rather dismal 2017
Not sure what non-gaming parent is gonna buy their 4 year old a Switch + Labo for Christmas. Not seeing the market. If the parent is a gamer and Switch owner they most likely would have bought Labo for their kid already.
I'm not seeing where Labo skyrockets in Nov/Dec unless Nintendo does a massive push and a price drop.
About comparaison or Switch Versus WiiU Numbers for Donket Kong TF and Hyrule Wariors
It won't be a full picture comparaison, but it would help to make an idea to just compare Retail versions of both
Also, WiiU probably had a very small digital %, so any digital would be in Switch adventage.
It won't be a full picture comparaison, but it would help to make an idea to just compare Retail versions of both
Also, WiiU probably had a very small digital %, so any digital would be in Switch adventage.
I don't think that's off the table, but I'm giving Sony some benefit of the doubt based on recent performances.
No surprise. I rarely take people's expectations serious around here, especially when they don't know business and think they know everything.
Going on sales of games like Horizon and God of War, being single player should help Day's Gone sell well, as it's what a good chunk of core PS4 players seem to like.
I'll certainly be buying Day's Gone because it's not a multiplayer game.
It's not like we don't have a massive precedent of that with the entirety of the Wii era...
Perhaps I'm forgetting something/misunderstanding, but you don't have digital for the Wii U version either though, right?
