tbh it'd be hard to not foresee good numbers for nsmbu considering...it's nsmb and on switch now
I didnt say that the game wont sell. Im just saying that I dont think it will move as much hardware as some guys here think it will.
But again, I hope Im wrong.
Hey guys! I heard consoles are dead, tell your friends. Crazy, huh?
Happily dying since 1977 (with the exception on 1983 of course, when they almost did actually die).
Mat, what consequences do you expect from this insanely packed Q4 ?
Will consummers be more undecided before buying a game Day One and will wait for BF ? Are publishers going to be very pice-aggressive to gain visibility ?
Overall, is this historical Q4 going to be packed with underperformers (too much games catering to the same audience) ?
Consequences? I expect sales to be up significantly YoY and multiple games to set sales records. More games = more sales. The market has proven again and again that it's not zero sum, and the more big games are released the more overall money is spent.
There will be winners and losers, as there are always winners and losers.
I think your misreading why price is being brought up. It's in relation to Nintendo's forecast for the Switch. Benji and others mentioned they're not confident in Nintendo hitting their target without a price drop.
That already is the abbreviated form.
The full title is NSMBU+NSLU(DX)
Day 1 also means less now than it ever has when it comes to game performance. A great or bad launch doesn't guarantee similar success over the life of product anymore.
Day 1 also means less now than it ever has when it comes to game performance. A great or bad launch doesn't guarantee similar success over the life of product anymore.
Good, glad to see the monthly NPD game sales ranking fetish a thing of the past.
Why ?
Selling bad in your first month is still not good even more so depending on the type of game.
Yes you can recover but you still making less revenue\profit .
I mean, common sense says doing poor initially is not a good thing. All Matt is saying is that a bad showing at the start doesn't necessarily speak to how a game will perform over time - it could get worse or better. Who knows.
Either way, you very obviously want to start good rather than bad.
I cant comment on individual title performance prior to data release, and I don't know how any of the current PR statements were derived.
However, I'm not particularly concerned when it comes to the number of releases this year. Quality, marketing support and consumer response per individual title will more likely determine success or disappointment.
Day 1 also means less now than it ever has when it comes to game performance. A great or bad launch doesn't guarantee similar success over the life of product anymore.
So all sales data this time of year is quite noisy with a small sample too. Makes it impossible to point the finger at precise reasons for performance in a strong majority of cases.
Yeah, wasn't it a partial report this week and then a full report next week? Or something like that?
Yeah, wasn't it a partial report this week and then a full report next week? Or something like that?
Ah, you're right. I forgot about that.We only get some data from partial report (hardware and physical sw) if someone leaks it as it's not public.
Right.. as usual:
Switch: 1
3DS: 0.31
PS4: 1.63
XBox: 0.68
Other: 1
YoY:
Switch: -16%
3DS: -49%
PS4: +42%
XBox: -3%
Other: -59%
Software side (physical only), Spiderman came out as the top selling software by a mile, followed by NBA 2K19 and Super Mario Party.
Yep 2K is a huge game, if Spidey crushed it, that's huge numbers.Spider-Man crushing NBA 2K19 looks like a giga-massive performance, boi.
I don't exactly have accurate numbers for last year, but I believe that puts the PS4 at 425-430k.
Thank you for providing the data that really matters.Right.. as usual:
Switch: 1
3DS: 0.31
PS4: 1.63
XBox: 0.68
Other: 1
YoY:
Switch: -16%
3DS: -49%
PS4: +42%
XBox: -3%
Other: -59%
Software side (physical only), Spiderman came out as the top selling software by a mile, followed by NBA 2K19 and Super Mario Party.
The real MVP.Right.. as usual:
Switch: 1
3DS: 0.31
PS4: 1.63
XBox: 0.68
Other: 1
YoY:
Switch: -16%
3DS: -49%
PS4: +42%
XBox: -3%
Other: -59%
Software side (physical only), Spiderman came out as the top selling software by a mile, followed by NBA 2K19 and Super Mario Party.
Also worth nothing Mario Party is above TR for physical with only 2 days counted, I guess TR did really bad.
SMP being above multiplatform games like Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed and FIFA is impressive.
Also worth nothing Mario Party is above TR for physical with only 2 days counted, I guess TR did really bad.
It released the same day as SMP : October 5th. The track period ends October 6th.
Heck, AC even had additionnal days with the Deluxe editions.
PS4 yayRight.. as usual:
Switch: 1
3DS: 0.31
PS4: 1.63
XBox: 0.68
Other: 1
YoY:
Switch: -16%
3DS: -49%
PS4: +42%
XBox: -3%
Other: -59%
Software side (physical only), Spiderman came out as the top selling software by a mile, followed by NBA 2K19 and Super Mario Party.
Are digital numbers included for Assassins Creed?It released the same day as SMP : October 5th. The track period ends October 6th.
Heck, AC even had additionnal days with the Deluxe editions.