March 2015 NPD Thread! PS4, XBO, Wii U, 3DS, Bloodborne up

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Aura7541 said:

super6646 said:

But this isn't the 90s with the Genesis! It's not going to sell 100k extra systems in NA in 1 month. Alot of people where waiting for Bloodborne, and that came pout. Why would I buy a PS4 JUST because of Mortal Kombat. I know its still popular, but you gotta keep it real! So tell me, how will it move systems? Do you know anyone waiting for THIS game just to get a PS4?

You really don't get it, do you?

The Mortal Kombat series is a very popular fighting series. MKIX sold 1 million according to April 2011 NPD and the PS3 version outsold the 360 version despite the immense userbase disparity.

There are still a lot of Americans who have not jumped into the current gen and there are bunch of fighter fans amongst those consumers. Mortal Kombat X is the first mainstream fighter to come out this gen. Tekken 7, Street Fighter V, and the eventual Soul Calibur VI have quite a ways to go before they are out.

There's also the "My friend has this. I want one, too" mentality. Because Sony has marketing rights to MKX and the fact that the PS4 has a larger userbase, the game is guaranteed to sell more on the PS4. Friends of PS4 version owners who don't have a PS4 will have a compelling reason to get one of their own: to be able to play with their friends. Consequently, the PS4 will have better word-of-mouth.

Eh...Don't bother.