| Shadow1980 said: Well, for some reason I can't put images in my posts. So here's here's the link to the image for my updated monthly graph, which assumes the ~840k estimate for the PS4 and the ~1240k estimate for the XBO: http://i.imgur.com/jIZIiOw.png The XBO got the biggest boost from a price cut ever. Of course, this was also a price cut that occurred during the holidays. Still, this is a sobering NPD that reveals just how fickle the U.S. market is. XBO wins mainly through a price cut, showing how important pricing is for Americans. Price always trumps quality in in the U.S. of A (of course YMMV on the relative quality of each system; I personally think the XBO leaves much to be desired). Of course, even pricing won't save your system if it doesn't have COD, GTA, etc., on it. The Wii U deserves far more love than it gets, and despite having a great library of quality games that actually work, it gets ignored because it doesn't have the big AAA games. Gamers piss me off sometimes. Of course, these results are objectively good for the industry as a whole. The XBO had the best second November (first Nov. of the first full year) of any system ever, and the PS4 is not trailing too far behind where the Wii and PS2 were in their second November. If the numbers above are correct, combined sales of the PS4, XBO, and Wii U for November were about 2,325,000, thus making it the best early November of any generation. Combined PS2, GC, and Xbox sales were about 2,304,000 in November 2001 and 2,254,000 in November 2002, while combined Wii, 360, & PS3 sales were 2,217,000 in November 2007. Overall, the U.S. market as a whole remains very healthy. |
Really nice graph. It really shows how big of a boost the XBO truly got.
