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NPD Sep 2018: Spider-Man has largest launch in PlayStation exclusive history, PS4 best selling HW
- Thread starter ZhugeEX
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Good to know. SE really need to change release date of some games.
edit: Excuse me ZhugeEX , you already edited that Xbox sales part after your post?
It does say they are proud of the continued partnership so I doubt they'd say that if this was the last year.
Where should Sony drive the sales to especially in the Gen you mentioned?
The PS2 went on to sell 150+ Million Units while the Xbox fought with the Gamecube in the 20 Million Range.
The same is happening in this Gen.
Its the clear dominator in this Gen - Even at that price it is completely outselling the X1 since the beginning of the Gen when MS started to drop the price insanely low especially in Europe.
Sony would be stupid to let money from individual units on the table just to push some "sales statistic" they are clearly dominating anyway no matter how low the competition drops.
Price and Power aren't a deciding factor anymore in this Gen - Its the brand and mindshare.
At the numbers...
Its good to see Fifa is growing in NA.
It shows that the sport itself got more interest from the people over the past years and shows steady growth.
Finally Fifa is showing significant growth over there too.
This is what happens when you take a popular IP AND make a great game with it.
It's amazing how many games only got one of those parts of the equation correct.
It's amazing how many games only got one of those parts of the equation correct.
Good on Spider-Man, totally deserved it.
While I didn't have fun with DQXI 100% of the time, I'm glad it charted; spent 80 hours on it and played it to its conclusion for a reason
On the Nintendo side of things, Mario Party doing that well with so few days is impressive, as is Monster Hunter actually charting. DBFZ though... man...
While I didn't have fun with DQXI 100% of the time, I'm glad it charted; spent 80 hours on it and played it to its conclusion for a reason
On the Nintendo side of things, Mario Party doing that well with so few days is impressive, as is Monster Hunter actually charting. DBFZ though... man...
So last year the two racing giants went head to head and Microsoft cane out on top. This year is a different story, which is why Microsoft is on a buying spree trying to diversify its lineup. If Forza is really taking a break for 2019 next year's NPD will be interesting.
Also, Nintendo just taking a breather, I just hope talk of a new Switch revision doesn't dampen sales during the non-holiday months.
Also, Nintendo just taking a breather, I just hope talk of a new Switch revision doesn't dampen sales during the non-holiday months.
Would need to pay for the entire game upfront plus a little extra, would pay off in the end even if people like the game less or slightly less
Some insiders here said its tracking for enormous numbers already with preorders alone tho :p
not sure what that link proves, where does it say is a month?
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You know who said the same dumb PR statement? MS when they had the deal....You read to much into PR talk....We get it you got a Sony tat but ease up and maybe you would make more sense.
I am holding out hope that all these sales figures amount to MM11 getting much needed Protoman, Bass ( and hopefully roll too) DLC. It hasn't sold crazy high numbers, but it is doing great for a MM game and considering its budget, it should be enough for Capcom to greenlight any DLC waiting in the wings.
I imagine they aren't far out of the top 10. For reference 2K never made the top 10 last year either. Xenoverse 2 was 7 and Fifa was 8.
Mario Kart, Splatoon and Zelda were all in the top 10 for Switch. Odyssey came out the next month and hasn't left the top 10 since. Pokken, Arms and Rabbids have been replaced by Tennis Aces, DK and Mario Party. I would think that it's possible these titles did okay and just got pushed outta the top 10 by the every greens. Mega Man 11, Monster Hunter and Crash still made the list which to me implies that their is probably a chunk of newer releases just below them.
Everything you said is totally correct, and I agree, biggest sports game launch, multi platform, simply ridiculous. BUT, American Football is still the most popular sport in America. ;)
Nah, it's also a common practice to keep surplus stock for these sort of things. Which is why holiday rushes aren't hindered by months long shortages because there's a build up of stock behind the scenes.
Amazing for Spider-Man, extremely happy with my purchase and I'll be jumping on the dlc once they are all out. The wait for the sequel is gonna be crazy.
I totally agree with you. No need to drop the price if you are on top and will continue to sell regardless. This is about maximising profits at the end of the day, and even just a few years ago Sony was in a pretty shaky state that they have managed to turn around.
That said, it is important to note that Microsoft certainly were not well priced at the start of this gen. They had the "less powerful but more expensive" stigma for the first 6 months, and dropped the price to match the PS4 in most regions (removing Kinect).
The consequence of lowering prices or having more competitive bundles for Sony would clearly be more sales... but not necessarily greater profits when all is said and done.
I'm actually really proud of the X. Going from the OG Xbox One to the X is night and day. It's one of the best consoles ever made in my opinion.
Seems like a matter of time, tho. NBA 2K beating Madden year after year, NBA on social media, NBA in pop-culture...seems like the NFL is going to lose that dominance in a generation.
Yeah Super Mario Party is great. Played it at an event at a local cafe a couple of weeks ago.
Football is the most popular sport in America actually.
Basketball is second. Your point still stands though.
Football is the most popular sport in America actually.
Basketball is second. Your point still stands though.
Spiderman probably could have sold 20 million first week if they released a demo that was only swinging
None of us have any proof. But I don't see any reason why Sony would stop the relation with Activision. It's been a huge success to them. If PS5 comes out and sells crazy amounts I think they will continue it. Only time will tell.
Crash Bandicoot
Destiny
Cod Marketing
Have all been system sellers.
Wow spidey crushed. I'm really glad dragon quest charted. Hope it did well in SE's eyes. The game is really great
And yet they didnt chart on Switch? Wtf? What a weird audience.
Yeah, this stat is another doozy. The power of a high quality Spider-Man game that is exclusive but still.
Spider-Man must be at 8million right now. And 2K is being discounted for $40 at target.
NBA2K is the highest selling sports title and had the marketing rights with Sony since the start of this gen. That all ended this year as they moved to MS...Why? When 2K is a huge game that trumps any sports game in terms of popularity and marketing with players and celebrities. MS owns it now because they paid for it and MS has the money to trump any move Sony does
The reason Sony is getting these deals is because Phil does not want to spend the money when he knows the xbox version will not outsell the ps4 version of the game. But things are tightening a bit more and Phil can now go after certain games
He is going after NBA and got it, he went after BF5 and got it and I strongly feel that COD will go back to where it started to gain its popularity next year. That is just my opinion based on COD making no bundle for ps4 as it has always and the DLC is now just a week and not a month...Things that never happen before...
Mario Party is gonna be big this holiday. All the people on my campus are talking about it as a must have for the Switch(and I know at least 40 switch owners on campus cause it's popular as fuck).
Benji said it should probably be around 8M shipped, so it should be, maybe, 6-7M sold through WW for now.
But Sony owns the rights to spiderman... So I'd assume its either playstation or nothing
For those thinking Sony wont have a call of duty bundle, they didnt have one for Infinite Warfare till after the holidays.
https://blog.us.playstation.com/201...inite-warfare-ps4-bundle-launching-next-week/
https://blog.us.playstation.com/201...inite-warfare-ps4-bundle-launching-next-week/
Someone did did mention that Sony didn't have a cod bundle last year until after the holidays.
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https://www.resetera.com/threads/se...ons-closes-tuesday-october-16th.73103/page-17
Nah, movie rights didn't have anything to do with how the game came to be.
Happy for Tomb Raider. The fake narrative the game bombed was overblown. Not suprising here though.
Thanks! 425k? Goddamn, Switch is chugging a long and Xbox looks bad compared to the headlines.