| Aquamarine said: Hi guys, I have some sales data that I'll share with you. But here's the thing....if you're going to share it anywhere (like the OP, on Twitter, on NeoGAF) please mention that it came from Aquamarine. It depresses me when people just take the data and repost it without giving me any credit. I have a very busy schedule and life and I'm not going to bother to share data if all sharing data does is depress me. I get flashbacks to how horribly I was treated by NeoGAF moderation and...it's tough. This data, as always, is courtesy of The NPD Group, and my contact and friend at The NPD Group (no, not the FUCKING CEO) who is so gracious to allow me to continue to share data even though he was treated like shit on NeoGAF by the moderators. First up, console hardware numbers. These hardware numbers are sanctioned for release by my contact: PS4 Hardware: February 2016 NPD: 404,900 March 2016 NPD: 330,100 (+0.1% from last March) April 2016 NPD: 174,800 (+0.1% from last April) May 2016 NPD: 207,300 (+35.8% from last May)
XBO Hardware: February 2016 NPD: 248,200 March 2016 NPD: 241,500 (+5.5% from last March) April 2016 NPD: 167,600 (-10.3% from last April) May 2016 NPD: 107,100 (-23.3% from last May)
WIU Hardware: February 2016 NPD: 69,400 March 2016 NPD: 66,200 (-19.8% from last March) April 2016 NPD: 32,300 (-24.8% from last April) May 2016 NPD: 25,300 (-40.7% from last May)
360 Hardware: February 2016 NPD: 33,500 March 2016 NPD: 24,200 (-50.7% from last March) April 2016 NPD: 12,500 (-50.6% from last April) May 2016 NPD: 11,900 (-53.5% from last May)
PS3 Hardware: February 2016 NPD: 3,700 March 2016 NPD: 2,100 (-96.0% from last March) April 2016 NPD: 3,700 (-86.8% from last April) May 2016 NPD: 10,700 (-44.5% from last May) |
| Aquamarine said: Software Publisher $ Marketshares:
Total Software: $241.9 million ($204.7 million last May) (+18.2% from last May)
Sony: 25.61% marketshare (+505.5% from last May) Activision Blizzard: 14.96% marketshare (+124.4% from last May) Nintendo: 8.92% marketshare (-28.9% from last May) Take 2 Interactive: 7.69% marketshare (+0.4% from last May) Electronic Arts: 5.23% marketshare (-20.1% from last May) Ubisoft: 4.55% marketshare (+32.1% from last May) = These 6 publishers comprise 66.96% of the May 2016 software market |
Come on Ryng_Tolu, if you're going to quote me on NeoGAF please say "From Aquamarine on Gamrconnect / VG Chartz."
Do not just say "Software is up."
May 2016 Combined SKUs excluding bundles:
1. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4) : 879K including bundles (<70K bundles)
2. Doom (PS4 > XBO > PC) : 521K (Doom 3 sold 387K)
3. Overwatch (PS4 > XBO > PC) : 361K for consoles, 50-100K for retail PC (Diablo 3 sold 550K at launch in Sept. 2013)
4. Battleborn (PS4 > XBO > PC): 125K-175K range
5. Grand Theft Auto V (PS4 > XBO > 360 > PS3 > PC) : 110K (GTA V sold 164K last May)
6. Minecraft (PS4 > XBO > 360 > PS3)
7. NBA 2K16 (PS4 > XBO > 360 > PS3) : 96K (NBA 2K15 sold 92.1K last May)
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (XBO > PS4 > 360 > PS3 > PC) : 84K (>204K including bundle units)
9. MLB 16: The Show (PS4 > PS3)
10. Dark Souls III (PS4 > XBO) : ~80K
1) If there is no ~ then it's the precise number, don't add one when you quote this data
2) ~ are sales which are roughly in line with the real number
3) < and > are approximate ranges because I can't give a precise number
4) If you share this data anywhere please mention that you got it from Aquamarine and say where you got it from, thank you
5) Remember, Overwatch digital shares are HUGE
