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December 2018 NPD Results: Switch highest selling console of 2018 by units and revenue, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate top selling game of December
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Impressive Switch numbers. PS 5 keeps trucking.
But is anyone else kind of shocked Xbox hardware is up YoY? Game Pass must be working because I really don't see another reason, and I say that as a diehard Xbox fan.
But is anyone else kind of shocked Xbox hardware is up YoY? Game Pass must be working because I really don't see another reason, and I say that as a diehard Xbox fan.
Despite being a little lower than expectations, those HW numbers are still nuts! I have no doubt that Switch is hitting the Target and best selling console in december since 2010!? W O W.
Nevermind SW, just.. insane.
Glad to see the industry being this healthy, and 2019 might just top last year with the known line-up so far.
Nevermind SW, just.. insane.
Glad to see the industry being this healthy, and 2019 might just top last year with the known line-up so far.
Sony conviently only counted the year 2018 till october, but thats how Sony is.
Its in the video, very small text at the end. I think there was a thread about this little stunt. Sony seems to like such marketing spins.
Guess the real best selling console is still up in the air then. I can't really remember the last time they made a blatant spin like this so I can't really agree with them liking to spin things. We got a lot of solid numbers from them over the past few years.
Because nobody knows how much consoles Nintendo sold last quarter WW.
Even now, after NPD and MC results, It's still unclear who sold more in 2018 WW. But we will know that in one week from now.
Fantastic result for the Switch, happy it's doing so well - it means the third parties can't really afford to ignore it.
Did find it interesting that it appeared Mario Party sold more than Pokémon though. Then I realised each version of Pokémon was being counted. Do we have sales numbers to figure out what they would be combined? I imagine it would be second only to smash
Did find it interesting that it appeared Mario Party sold more than Pokémon though. Then I realised each version of Pokémon was being counted. Do we have sales numbers to figure out what they would be combined? I imagine it would be second only to smash
You should have seen the press releases from the 2006-2010 era -- lots of spin every month, from counting units shipped instead of sold, or touting record sales of the "<X> family" of consoles, etc.
Usually ZhugeEX or Phantom thief I believe. I've never put one together.
Fortnite has been pushing units for PS4/XB1 a ton in H1 of the year.
What's really crazy here is that SSBU managed to crack the top 5 of best selling 2018 games despite launching in December and despite having nondigital, on top of Spiderman to crown all of that. Madness.
Unless Sony sold at lot more than the Switch in the UK and Germany, the Switch will be ahead worldwide since the Switch stomped the PS4 in Japan by nearly 2 million units and beat it in France. Meaning Nintendo 'won' three out of the five biggest console markets. Sony between all its remaining markets would have to sell over 2 million to make up for the lost of the US, Japan, and France.
How does Pokémon's performance thus far compare with past entries in the franchise?
I am aware of them doing that in the past and that was a pretty bad showing. However, I was more specifically referring to recent times. Sorry if I didn't make that clear enough.
Still not sure about this. I mean Sony sold more than 5.6 million units WW during the holiday season (11/19/2018 – 12/31/2018 ~ 6 weeks), and "till October" they were "the best-selling video game console in 2018".
I'll better wait for Nintendo Q3 results.
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Also, don't underestimate smaller markets. For example, just Russia gives PS4 about +250K lead over XB and Switch combined in 2018 in that market.
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I think one thing to consider is that compared to last year, the top 10 is filled by 2 years worth of big evergreen titles. MK8D, Splatoon 2, SMO and BOTW claim their place with probably millions of units sold. Then Smash obviously takes a place, as well as Super Mario Party, and Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee. That leaves only 2 spots for games that aren't huge multi-million sellers. Competition for those spots are Kirby,DKTF, Mario Tennis Aces, Octopath Traveler and Diablo 3 I think. Octopath as JRPG selling about 1.5M (estimated) would see no more than 800k units sold in the US I think,and Diablo 3 launched only in November, so it had less time than other Nintendo evergreen titles to garner sales. In the end, I don't think those titles stood a chance simply due to the sales potential of those Nintendo franchises.But Octopath isn't on there. Other titles I expected included: Diablo 3, Crash Bandicoot, Monster Hunter,
It's not like that means OT or Diablo 3 sold badly: OT reached 1 million within 3 weeks or so. And I doubt Diablo 3,despite it not having any official comment,did badly, considering Benji had said at some point that he was very impressed by Diablo 3's Switch sales.
PS4 sold ~10 million outside those countries (US, Japan, France) and outsold Switch in UK by 300k so it still up in the air. But is going to be really close.
I need to ask a question because maybe I'm missing something.
Does something cataclysmic happen if Nintendo doesn't hit 20 million? I see this brought up so much so I assume it's a huge deal. Like, does the world end if they don't hit 20 million? Is Nintendo finally going to go 3rd party?
Can someone clue me in?
Does something cataclysmic happen if Nintendo doesn't hit 20 million? I see this brought up so much so I assume it's a huge deal. Like, does the world end if they don't hit 20 million? Is Nintendo finally going to go 3rd party?
Can someone clue me in?
It's a target they set themselves. There's been a lot of chatter about whether or not they'll hit it. 90% of the conversation is just people interested. But then there's a small proportion of console warriors from both sides desperate to get the people who predicted wrong to 'eat crow'.
lol, never underestimate [certain] third parties ability to ignore nintendo platforms
Like Nintendo over 3 milling in the US alone during that time period. And the majority of Nintendo's sells always comes form the holidays compared to other game companies.
US is already not that interesting, since we know data for the whole 2018 and difference between NSW and PS4 is pretty small.
Plus see my edit.
300k really doesn't make for the over 1.8 they lost in Japan and the Switch in the US more or less negates the UK numbers. We also don't know how much Nintneod sells in other ares since they don't give those numbers.
The different is about the same as how much the PS4 beat the Switch in the UK. That and again, they would have to sell a lot in the smaller markets to make up for losing Japan as badly as they did.
I can't think of any publisher ignoring the system other than EA to be honest.
Indies are carrying The switch right now. Idk if switch needs that AAA support right now when
a) bestsellers on the system are 1st party
b) indies are filling in the gaps because of lack of AAA 3rd party
c) it's still selling like hotcakes although it's expected since it's the new thing..
a) bestsellers on the system are 1st party
b) indies are filling in the gaps because of lack of AAA 3rd party
c) it's still selling like hotcakes although it's expected since it's the new thing..
It was just mentioned in the Finnish morning news, that 2018 was the most succesful year for gaming in the US.
Whilst it's expected it still sold more than PS4 has ever done in December. Not sure many were expecting that even if it is the "new" (2 year old) thing.
AAA support isn't really a big deal outside of certain key games. GTA for example. I do think though that they are currently missing a lot of support that traditionally came to their handhelds, particularly from Japan, that still hasn't shown up. Like even mainstays such as Ace Attorney, Layton, Etrian Odyssey etc., haven't really been heard from so far, and certainly the system has no new Monster Hunter which was a huge boon for the 3DS in Japan.
You think?
Idk. I've always thought a portable console should be selling more than a home console...esp in this day and age..people now expect the game to be where they wanna be, not the game to dictate where they should be. I've always thought the Switch is catering to both handheld and home console market that's why it isn't a surprise to me that it sold more...also heavy hitters for switch comes out December...and ps4 sells during the fall... idk
Nah I think if you said to folks before it launched that Switch would have the highest monthly unit sales since the Wii a lot of people would have openly mocked you. It's a pretty great turnaround. Also not wanting to take anything away from ps4 which is still selling incredibly. I think it just goes to show how healthy the industry currently is.
I don't think ERA (GAF at the time) saw it that way.
Hell, a large chunk of people still seem to act as if the portability is a buzzword gimmick or a transient novelty at most.
Eh....yes and no. Yes because kids today have more options and no because there's still market for tactile handheld ..
But the thing about mobile is that its market is way bigger than handheld..it's in the billions - an order of magnitude than a handheld. The handheld ceiling was the Gameboy/DS approximately which was 100+ million.
So yes, mobile ate that marketshare butttt mobile can also be the gateway to handheld. Also, Switch is technically the successor of 3DS/DS line. Makes sense it sells, really.
That was so naive, though. I mean, by and large, portability is such a huge plus in this day and age. Some watch Netflix on their tablets in bed vs on their 55" tv in the living room....
As a kid, imagine ifyou can just sneak in your gaming under your pillow... people didn't see that coming?
Damn you americans is hungry for console gaming 😂🤣 Record after record broken in that market. So glad to see gaming industry is going well, lets hope they spend more money on developing games, because you obvisoubly got the cash(or credit)
maybe not completely ignoring it, but not giving it the attention that would make sense for a leading platform.
Huge month for the Switch and even if Nintendo will miss their 20 million target, they will make enough money due to high software sales and stil strng mini consoles. I mean, the NES Mini is the 2nd best SKU only behind the best selling Switch version.
Donkey Kong selling good makes me also happy. Such a great game and heavily overlooked due to the Wii U being the Wii U.
Donkey Kong selling good makes me also happy. Such a great game and heavily overlooked due to the Wii U being the Wii U.
It's funny how the console and it's launch year line-up was underestimated in 2017. Glad I turned out right, only questionable comment was Japanese support which is still not at the level you'd expect for a device with the success of the Switch.