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Miyamotoo on 19 October 2017
Pinkie_pie said:
Miyamotoo said:

Yes, killing it, it won't 5 months from 7 months from launch, how you call that!? PS4 outsold Switch only 2 months from Switch launch with fact that Switch was heavily supply constrained until late August and September, and we talking about best PS4 year until now.

Switch outsold ps4 the last 3 months by a total of 50k? Ps4 outsold switch by almost 200k in june. The month of june is what you can call killing it

I dont talk about one month sales, I talking about fact that won 5 months from 7 months from launch, with fact that Switch was heavily supply contained in past months and with point we talking about  best PS4 year until now while 1st Switch year.



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JRPGfan on 19 October 2017
Zekkyou said:
Muchel said:
So the age of Ps4 is done?
Next month will be Switch again and November will be Xbox One. December is also unlikely for Ps4 to win.

Q1 will be Switch or Xbox, too when Switch and Xbox One X hopefully meet demand.

Finally some competition for the sales leader

It's never really been the "age of PS4" in the US. It was the most consistent winner, but overall its lead has never been that big (it's only about 14% ahead of the X1, and that after a pretty weak year for the X1).

It might be like 20m PS4s to 17m Xb1 in the USA... and while its a clear win, its not a brutal beat down or anything.

However I just cant see the Xbox takeing back the sales lead... that 3m gap is probably never going to do anything other than grow.

(with the exception of next months xbox one x release)



DonFerrari on 19 October 2017
PEEPer0nni said:
DAXFM said:
Nintendo Switch will win the generation

Without RDR2 and 90% of other multiplatform games? I seriously don't see what Nintendo could do till the new Pokemon game to not let the hype to die out. Wii and DS created a completely new target audience. That's not the case with the Switch.

Perhaps considering Switch is alone on the gen... because I don't think Switch will really go to sell over 120M to beat PS4.

Miyamotoo said:
Pinkie_pie said:

Switch outsold ps4 the last 3 months by a total of 50k? Ps4 outsold switch by almost 200k in june. The month of june is what you can call killing it

I dont talk about one month sales, I talking about fact that won 5 months from 7 months from launch, with fact that Switch was heavily supply contained in past months and with point we talking about  best PS4 year until now while 1st Switch year.

So marginal wins even if consecutive constitues a killing? Ok. New way to see it.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

PAOerfulone on 19 October 2017
PEEPer0nni said:
DAXFM said:
Nintendo Switch will win the generation

Without RDR2 and 90% of other multiplatform games? I seriously don't see what Nintendo could do till the new Pokemon game to not let the hype to die out. Wii and DS created a completely new target audience. That's not the case with the Switch.

Animal Crossing (New Leaf outsold X/Y in Japan). Fire Emblem. Smash Bros. 4 Deluxe. Kirby. Yoshi. Whatever other smaller scale 1st party titles they come out with. Any additional 3rd party games (Dragon Quest XI, Project Octopath Travler, just to name a few) that come over to Switch along with the many ones they have now. 

And part of what sold people on the Wii and DS was the tech/ hardware at the time. The Switch, while the concept isn't new, the execution is the best it has been and the sales reflect that. 

At this particular stage, the hardware is selling itself, all Nintendo has to do is keep the steady stream of 1st party titles and 3rd party titles flowing and they won't even need Pokemon for a long while.




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PAOerfulone on 19 October 2017
DonFerrari said:
PEEPer0nni said:

Without RDR2 and 90% of other multiplatform games? I seriously don't see what Nintendo could do till the new Pokemon game to not let the hype to die out. Wii and DS created a completely new target audience. That's not the case with the Switch.

Perhaps considering Switch is alone on the gen... because I don't think Switch will really go to sell over 120M to beat PS4.

Miyamotoo said:

I dont talk about one month sales, I talking about fact that won 5 months from 7 months from launch, with fact that Switch was heavily supply contained in past months and with point we talking about  best PS4 year until now while 1st Switch year.

So marginal wins even if consecutive constitues a killing? Ok. New way to see it.

Just wait until the October NPD results come in and I'm sure you'll be satisfied.



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JRPGfan on 19 October 2017
DAXFM said:
Nintendo Switch will win the generation

Its still needs to close a 18m gap in the USA, to catch up to the PS4. Thats no easy task.

PS4 still looks to be on track to sell 120-130m lifetime, so Switch will need to do really well if its going to win the generation.



gentii on 19 October 2017

Simple to say " The King is Return "




Nautilus on 19 October 2017

Thats good news for Nintendo.And with October looking like the Switch will sell even better, it seems that Nintendo is going with guns blazing into the holidays.

One thing should be noted though.Rabbids is at number 7, and thats its first month of tracking.This should indicate that VGC is actually not far off the number and seems that either it sold much better digitally, or the game underperformed in the US(but compensated in Europe).



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newwil7l on 19 October 2017
Pinkie_pie said:
Miyamotoo said:

Yes, killing it, it won't 5 months from 7 months from launch, how you call that!? PS4 outsold Switch only 2 months from Switch launch with fact that Switch was heavily supply constrained until late August and September, and we talking about best PS4 year until now.

Switch outsold ps4 the last 3 months by a total of 50k? Ps4 outsold switch by almost 200k in june. The month of june is what you can call killing it

This is the PS4's peak year...see the difference? 



Louie on 19 October 2017
PEEPer0nni said:
Rab said:

Well Sony is starting to sell games for the Switch

But 3rd party games sell badly on the switch.

They do? That's news to me. We have like one new thread per week with news that some Indie multiplatform title sold best on the Switch. Why would Switch owners buy Indie games but not big ones? We should wait until November to talk about this. Then Skyrim, Doom, L.A. Noire and Resident Evil will release on the Switch.