It really is crazy how good it's doing, I don't even think TLoU was selling like this initially.
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NPD June 2018 : PS4 Top Selling Current Gen HW, NES #1, PS4, Xbox, Switch Up YoY
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Surprises:
- Tennis Aces - I mean... no digital and still #1, best selling game in genre ever. Ain't too shabby.
- NES Classic at #1 in Units - What a world.
- God of War - Never would have expected a single-player, non complete open world game be this strong for this long
- Hardware - Up massively, while software's been flat. Hi Fortnite. Promotions in June were great too, especially Days of Play
- Portable - HW up YoY is a big surprise as well
- Tennis Aces - I mean... no digital and still #1, best selling game in genre ever. Ain't too shabby.
- NES Classic at #1 in Units - What a world.
- God of War - Never would have expected a single-player, non complete open world game be this strong for this long
- Hardware - Up massively, while software's been flat. Hi Fortnite. Promotions in June were great too, especially Days of Play
- Portable - HW up YoY is a big surprise as well
Everything about Switch and Nintendo in 2018 makes it seem like they haven't been trying to push more hardware. This should've been the year where they made a statement and continued to top charts.
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My observations:
- God of War's legs are fucking amazing. It's basically behaving like a Nintendo game at this point
- GTA5 continues to be a beast
- What the fuck at Mario Tennis, that was amazing. Although I guess 1.4 million in eight days basically all but ensured that
- The legs on Mario and Zelda are amazing
- PS4 sales are fan-fucking-tastic; Switch and Xbox One growth is heartening to see
- I'm giggling so hard at NES topping the charts
This bit is tripping me up: "Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console and remains the top platform year-to-date."
I didn't know if they were separating the different PS4 SKUs like they did in the previous months with NES Classic just being one SKU.
Reading this:
Makes me thing it was the PS4, but I am also kinda confused.
Edit. Clarified by Mat:
It's great to see the industry doing so well...and throwing up some interesting surprises too.
This is the most confusing set of sentences ever.
You see "Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console" and then "Nintendo also sold the most consoles with its NES Classic"
I'm guessing it means that the PS4+PS4 Pro combined is #1 while the NES Classic outsold both of them separately on a SKU basis? Or does it mean that the PS4/Pro contributed to the largest software spend for hardware?
Sony is going to take a hit in revenue for July considering the PS4 Pro is having shortages for some odd reason.
I'm almost not really shocked the NES Classic was #1 in terms of units, they were going to sell 100% of whatever the shipped.
I'm almost not really shocked the NES Classic was #1 in terms of units, they were going to sell 100% of whatever the shipped.
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Just so I am clear, Switch isn't counted here, right? I assume the growth was all led by 3DS, then?
I believe that might just be referring to the current gen crop? I may be wrong.
Thought Xbox might take the month given great deals during E3. Still, near double is a very nice increase.
Might edit this out but not seeing where it says PS4 is up YoY, just the other 2?
Edit: I guess this sentence. Not ironclad wording that PS4 is up IMO, but likely
Basically hinges on that "also".
Might edit this out but not seeing where it says PS4 is up YoY, just the other 2?
Edit: I guess this sentence. Not ironclad wording that PS4 is up IMO, but likely
Basically hinges on that "also".
Sounds like another killer month for everyone. Really impressed with God of War and Detroit. Also, feel like MLB is one of Sony's secret big successes. Always good sales and reviews, even if it doesn't get much talk on here.
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PS4 generated more revenue (since it's more expensive), NES sold the most units. It's not complicated lol
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Awesome, thank you!
So wow, 3DS drove portable hardware growth in its eighth year on the market. That's amazing. No wonder Nintendo doesn't want to retire it yet.
Very good performance for the Xbox brand. 2018 will be the highest year for the platform this generation
I see Matt's clarification. Really confusing wording but I suppose that's what PR is meant to be.
I wonder how much of the NES Classic sales can be attributed to scalpers trying to stock up for a projected supply drought come the holidays?
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At the very least this demonstrates that Xbox has a market and brand cachet in the US. It's something for Microsoft to build from going into the next generation.
Anyone able to say if Crash sold more on Switch or Xbox One? Any percentage split would be appreciated.
What is TLOU still doing there
Holy fuck Part II is going to do some insane numbers isn't it?
