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Watch Dogs PS4 is beasting, exactly 3 times more than Watch Dogs One !



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

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Mario Kart 8 wow! I did NOT expect 38k in one week (especially not 4 weeks out). This is one example where the Nintendo Direct WORKED (including for me as I just pre ordered/bought Mk8 from Best Buy last night).



Zekkyou said:
Still surprised by the TESO sales (assuming these are correct). The X1 isn't a particularly MMO friendly system :/

I suppose TES is more associated with Xbox than PS, as well as the PS4 already having quite a few (arguably better) MMO's available.

well Elder Scrolls III was an Xbox exclusive, Elder Scrolls IV was released a year earlier on Xbox and Elder Scrolls V performed and sold better on Xbox, it must just have a bigger dedicated fanbase on Xbox compared to Playstation.



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Watch Dogs will be big. No doubts about it.



kowenicki said:
Prepare for the reality that will be disappointment on all of the games releasing in the next 4 weeks....


 

Do you mean gameplay wise and low Meta scores?

 

 

Because Watchdogs seems to going for 1.5 million launch worldwide and 2 million within 2 weeks.   Good numbers for a new IP that isnt being given away for free

 



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Hedra42 said:
Mario Kart 8 was 17k previous week, so that's a big jump - and it's the highest number of pre-orders in one week on the list. The Direct and bundles seem to be working. The 17k of last week was a big jump on the week before also - can't place if there was a specific reason for that?


Yeah, I noticed that as well.  The Mario Kart Direct and all the positive buzz from the game media posting previews definitely seems to be making a difference. 



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Wow, MLB: The Show jumped to over 100K for its final week. I think PS4 will get a small boost from that game, 5-10K perhaps. Rather impressed really considering PS3 version has been out a month already. Looks like PS4 version will outsell PS3 version in its first week. Shows how much of the core audience moves to the new gen so quickly. Seems like 20% of the gamers buy 80% of the games.



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MLB will help to keep the sales around 150k



Predictions for end of 2014 HW sales:

 PS4: 17m   XB1: 10m    WiiU: 10m   Vita: 10m

 

zumnupy10 said:
Watch Dogs will be big. No doubts about it.


already at 750k pre-orders in the usa alone. 37k this week, 21k from the PS4 version alone. if watch dogs continues to have the exact same pre-orders for the next 3 weeks it will pretty much double titanfall pre-orders (XB1) and be more than 2.5 times the pre-orders of infamous. i know VGC pre-order numbers arent accurate but if they give any indication of how preorders are, then this will easily be the biggest opening of the year and crush any previous release so far this year. 



binary solo said:
Wow, MLB: The Show jumped to over 100K for its final week. I think PS4 will get a small boost from that game, 5-10K perhaps. Rather impressed really considering PS3 version has been out a month already. Looks like PS4 version will outsell PS3 version in its first week. Shows how much of the core audience moves to the new gen so quickly. Seems like 20% of the gamers buy 80% of the games.



Not to mention that it is the only MLB title available on next gen platforms and all PS4 version pre-orders at Gamestop (Online and in-store) came with $20 of in-game currency.



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