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NPD October 2017: Shadow of War #1 SW, Nintendo Switch #1 HW
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What? It's already sold out in all of those places? They won't restock for the black friday?
My guess is that's exactly what's happening... stores are holding stock for BF.
Either that or Sony dropped the ball.
Abdiel said Best Buy was holding stock for Black Friday, but he's not sure about others like Amazon, Gamestop etc.
I doubt PS4 is having supply issues greater than that of the Switch.
I think Abdiel has already confirmed stock is being reserved for Friday.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was also the case at Amazon, though they don't have a need for "doorbuster deals".
Retailers hold back stock for Black Friday every year. Most stores will have hundreds of each console.
I was just joking really. No doubt Sony will have a shitload of stock saved up.
Yup. That 200 Xbox s is making me go into impulsive buy territory.
Would love to play some Halo and whatnot with my cousin. And I need a blu-ray player.
Would love to play some Halo and whatnot with my cousin. And I need a blu-ray player.
Hot damn. Clapbacks all around especially on Sony and Switch fans.
Today is Black Friday, for all intents and purposes. I kinda doubt that retailers are just sitting on or holding back inventory just so they can try and sell it tomorrow.
Considering that less than 1.5-2 million PSVR headsets have been sold Worldwide, it's pretty much impossible for Skyrim VR to make it into the Top 10.
It seems you are trying too hard
[edit: reading the rest of the thread I guess enough people have taken you to task enough :P Strike my comment]
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Most retailers like Best Buy, GameStop, Wal-Mart, etc. are holding back stock for in store sales, which is why you're not seeing a lot of hardware online at the moment.
Super Mario Odyssey (#3) just overtook the 50$ PSN code in the Amazon yearly chart.
This generation, not a single game finished above the 50$ PSN code.
This generation, not a single game finished above the 50$ PSN code.
- 1TB PlayStation 4 with Horizon Zero Dawn, Overwatch Game of the Year Edition and a $50 Gift Card for $249.99
- 1TB PlayStation 4 Knack 2, Everybody's Golf and a $50 Gift Card for $239.99
- 1TB PlayStation 4 with Call of Duty: WWII and a $50 Gift Card for $249.99
Mario is performing absurdly well. The legs are great.
Trying too hard in what way? Stock seems to be fine at the moment. does it bother that i checked or something?
Watch Xbox One X be the biggest toy this holiday. I think many people are underestimating them. Switch having stock ware problems and PS4 having negative PR via Star Wars BF2 pretty much confirms. Yall's favs tried. It's time to accept Microsoft as the only gaming console with something to say.
Amazon prices have went back up to pre-sale prices. Damn.
Looks like X1S is the #2 top seller for the last hour? And PS4 #4 ?
Looks like X1S is the #2 top seller for the last hour? And PS4 #4 ?
I almost believed you there for a second before the fake woodgrain shine of my Atari Flashback 8 Gold took me out of your ruse and into the light into the true holiday winner.
(I have to assume the X will have strong sales, even if PS4 is selling Cheap and Switch is the hot new tech, premium pricing for power does entice people)
Your response to me was fine. Note that my post wasn't based solely on current stock levels. It was based on the fact that a $299 Switch is selling at a level high enough for retailers to temporarily pull the plug on shipping in a timely manner (likely to ensure stock for brick and mortar stores this weekend) and this leads me to believe that, based on Nintendo's inability to supply as much stock as Sony and MS this season (this is an assumption on my part and may prove false), the hardware is likely going to become somewhat challenging to locate as we get deeper into the holidays. But we'll see. I believe it was mentioned in another thread that NCL may airlift Switch consoles to the west again before the year is over, so they may be able to keep up with demand.
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You are right, I completely forgot about Apple probably selling more phones/tablets than any of the gaming consoles. Phones/Tablets offer more value than either. #AppleWins
I've seen a lot of people reselling these $200 models already trying to make a small profit when they sell out and/or stop selling at that price.
So there is that dynamic going on here too.
I know we have insiders here with their own specific info...but FWIW, GameStop is really pushing the narrative that the Switch and Xbox will be the big sellers this holiday.
For some reason they aren't mentioning the ps4 so much. Wonder why they feel this way.
I know the Switch, PS4, and X1X are the Systems most are watching closely, but I'm really curious how the 3DS will hold up this holiday as it's likely the last major holiday season for it. Next year it won't have a Pokémon title and I'm guessing no major titles so it will be interesting to me to see what Nintendo can squeeze out of it this year.
I don't think the goal by Sony is to sell as many ps4's as they can at $199...otherwise they would make that price permanent.
I could be wrong, but I'm sure Sony had a finite number of systems they were willing to let be bought at that price this November...no?
You can literally get an Xbox 360 for $0 at gamestop right now.
Just did a quick stock check at my Canadian wal mart. Deals are not on par, but the slim ps4 was gone. Still had 2 pros and one nhl bundle. Couldn't see Xbox because staff were blocking it. They had 63 switches left across the different versions.
PS4 is ahead even comparing production shipment (PS2) vs shipment to retail (PS4).
Online will be sold out for while... they are holding stock to sell at stores tomorrow (this morning to be fair).
Well, saying that the Switch will sell 800k while ps4 will sell 1.7 million....saying Target's have 100+ Switch boxes lying around unsold...it's trying too hard.
As has been said, you click on sites that supposedly have "in stock" they say you can buy the Switch and pick it up in December (wait till next shipment?)....if you look at instocknow, it shows how often these places are going out of stock and then re supplying.
Look, it's ok if you are biased, I get it!...but your posts were getting increasingly blind to how much Switch demand there IS out there.
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Who is pushing this narrative? I literally only see people saying that the PS4 is selling a lot.
Yea, I wonder why GameStop was trying to paint the Switch/Xbox great holiday selling narrative to their investors then
Yeah GameStop attaching gift cards to all the bundles screams the opposite.
Articles like this from two days ago:
https://www.google.com/amp/comicboo...xbox-one-x-big-sellers-black-friday-gamestop/
EDIT: Nvm, saw it.
Well I don't think they were wrong, Switch was going to be out of stock, but I don't think they expected the PS4 to do so well lol.
They're also going to say this since they're new consoles, so them selling is going to make sense.
It's the same for every console though, just check yourself at best buy and walmart.
Just because i have switch at 870k, and PS4 at 1.7 million, i'm biased? it's just a prediction, calm down.
It's the two consoles that launched this year. It doesn't mean that the PS4 and the One S will sell less
Why do you keep using the term "narrative"?
Switch and One X are the new boxes this year, so Switch will be up huge compared to Wii U last year, and Xbox One should be up pretty big year on year because of One X. PS4 could end up being the best selling platform, but spend might not even be up when compared to last year.
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