Oh wow, do you have inside info on NPD numbers? Just want to make sure, since these numbers are a veritable gold mine if so.
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Aaron Greenberg: "Switch the best selling console in December, Xbox One outsold PS4" (USA)
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How's that weird? They've more or less said as such since launch.
Actually speechless, lol.
Edit, sorry - didnt realise that user had been banned. Well done mods.
staying silent? They talk about every great month and we have a thread go to the dumpster each time, before this it was the Xbox One X selling out. They obviously care about selling hardware saying they don't is just ridiculous, just because they share and push monthly users mean they dont care about selling hardware? lol
That's not weird, both play the same library's. Wii U was an exclusive platform, you couldn't play Wii U games on the Wii, so it's a new generation.
I mean, sure, it can be anything to you, but to reality, it's gen 9. Wii U was Nintendo's gen 8 hardware.
Sure they can, the WiiU died an early death and the Gamecube did as well. It takes more than just important IP's to compete.
No comment about how the Xbox did?
It doesn't really contradict anything. I think you're reading way too much into this.
Since it's early and I have no coffee, the numbers correlate with the colored names in that respective order? Closer to 1.0 the better?
Thanks, sorry for doubting you, but this is the first time I've ever seen a post like this pop up. Thanks a lot for the numbers, I think we can learn a lot from them!
Xbox One X is in the Xbox One family of devices therefore its considered Gen8 just like the Xbox One S.
pretty much same goes for the PS4 Pro.
Trying to stay on topic. I'm curious on the overall numbers and how close all three were. I'm wondering when/if Sony will go down for $199. They wanting another revision before or go with the current slim config? At the same time I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft goes in first at $199. Nintendo currently doesn't need a price drop. Maybe next fall $50 if sales tamper a bit
It's a ratio compared to Switch. If the number is higher than 1, then that system sold more than Switch, and below one means it sold less than Switch. The difference between the systems is the factor shown for the other system: for example, PS4 sold 2.88 times as many units of software in fiscal year 2018 as Switch, hence the number 2.88 under PS4 in that category.
That's been more noise and presumption than actual statements of record.
PR speak always makes me laugh. Got to find the way that makes us look good even when we are second overall. I do agree that switch is gen 9 vs xbo being gen 8 but when you need to add clarifications like that, why don't you just say we were the best selling console with an X in the name. You can cherry pick your way to the result and Xbox is really good at that. Still did give the overall info being asked if switch > Xbox > PS4.
No one at Microsoft ever considered the One X as a new generation. This was always only pushed by a few hopeful era users and constantly denied. Blaming Microsoft for something they never promised is Crazy.
The numbers are listed in the same order as name of the consoles.
the higher the better, I just used Switch as the baseline of 1.00, so if Xbox One is 0.91 that means it's sold 91% of the volume of the Switch
He's speaking to a fanbase. That fanbase likely doesn't care about the Switch one way or the other--hell, most probably own one. They care about Sony.
It's not "cherrypicking," IMO, it's simply catering to those within your base.
One thing I want to say is this.
Earlier this generation i thought that value added bundles would become really important and drive a lot of sales early on. This did indeed happen and my thinking was that this meant that consoles like PS4 and XB1 would build up a large audience earlier on and that lower pricing wouldn't be as important later in the gen.
I was wrong about that. $199 and $189 deals for the PS4 and XB1 did really well over the holiday period and it shows that <$200 is still a mass market price point. I think we'll see some good sales numbers in 2018 when prices are sub $200 again.
Earlier this generation i thought that value added bundles would become really important and drive a lot of sales early on. This did indeed happen and my thinking was that this meant that consoles like PS4 and XB1 would build up a large audience earlier on and that lower pricing wouldn't be as important later in the gen.
I was wrong about that. $199 and $189 deals for the PS4 and XB1 did really well over the holiday period and it shows that <$200 is still a mass market price point. I think we'll see some good sales numbers in 2018 when prices are sub $200 again.
Because that limits it to one console while describing it by generation give you 3 possible choices.
In other words one gives no valuable information and the other tells you what is the best selling system in the generation. Its not hard to see why you would go by generation...
Where are they pushing?
I've not seen anything even vaguely said about it in like 18 months
Good. Now, could you please announce some damn show like you did in the past with X01, X02 and so on. And announce some f-word-ing games?
Er
Why would Aaron Greenberg, head of Xbox marketing, not use his social media platform to make a statement on the market data he just received from NPD Group?
This has to be the first time they in their own tweets credit someone who did better than themselves? Great month for Xbox One, apparently, which is good news.
This is pretty straightforward, but not the one before. Many people were trying to desipher what it meant.
??? That's exactly what share means. If you have a pie and you split it, the part you get is your share. Going by the shares they've had in the past the only way they had their best share is if they ignore Switch sales, which is a way of spinning.
...They have 3 AAA titles already announced for the year with probably 2 more along with smaller titles like Ori 2 which will probably release this year and you cant wait until E3? chill my dude.
PUBG has 3 million players in 19 days (until year end 2017) and Sea of Thieves is out in ~2 months. State of Decay will be coming soon thereafter and all indications point towards Forza Horizon 4 in the fall.
They've got some momentum.
Nintendo actually starts on Gen 1 and skips over Gen 2, they had a line of consoles called Color TV Game, so Switch would be their 8th generation of consoles that connect to a TV.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_TV-Game
...but it is still a Gen 9 console.
Wouldn't this mean the NSW sales curve will be shorter since it will hit 200 relatively quickly given its starting price?
NoStaminaNintendo strikes again.
That NSW SW ratio is pathetic. I suppose it can't be helped given that NSW basically has no real software outside Ninty stuff for this year. I don't expect this situation to change much though.
That NSW:XBONE:PS4 Decmber ratio is alot more skewed than I thought. The sub 200 price thing really is a factor in mass market adoption.
Unfortunately console warriors have an especially sad form of brain damage..
But I agree, all three thriving is very good for this industry we love.
the switch is in an odd place as i don't really think of it as a console. Its more like a 3ds in my opinion. As I look at it as a portable gaming device. So comparing it to a ps4 and xbox doesn't quite seem right.
WATCH OUT FOR DICE KING'S HANDS AT THE START OF THE FIGHT.
It functions as a console, and I guess I don't understand the harm in including it in sales comparisons. Even in terms of the software, publishers are putting out a lot of the same multi-platform titles.
Well it's being used as a console on my TV because I never take it out of the dock so you are wrong.
What happened to our new year's resolution to not be so cynical about electronic toy box sales, ERA?