Amazon U.S. November bestsellers and general Amazon-based discussion

[hudsoniscool]

pitzy272 said:

hudsoniscool said:

It's actually textbook  pr spin. They said the same thing the year before but ended up having the worst November  npd in years, down about 40% from 2015. If Microsoft would have came out and released a pr and said ' xb1x launch week was the best selling week for Xbox since xb1 launch' this would be pr spin no matter how true it is (is 100% true in the U.K.). Sonys statement makes it sound like it destroyed all the competition, without actually saying they did. 

 

For the record cord I have no problem with them saying it, good for them. And I still expect them to win npd but I believe it will be close.

I’m not saying you’re wrong, and I see where you’re coming from, but there are a few things being neglected in this argument, as I see it:

1. How often does Sony parade being #1? Surprisingly infrequently. Idk about other people, but I’ve been quite surprised at how often Sony takes the chance to mention that they are not only #1 globally, but also specifically in the US. When was the last time they gave a comment on NPD? On the other hand, MS in the past has won a single NPD after a long series of losses, but takes the opportunity to announce being the “#1 console in America”.

2. See the last part of #1. If MS would have won this month/Black Friday, there’s no way they wouldn’t have blasted this from the rooftops by now. Yet we’ve heard nothing from them (unless I missed something from today). 

3. Another possibility is that Sony and MS and Nintendo don’t actually know each other’s data yet. Not sure if that’s likely or not. 

Ur right Sony doesn't do it often. And I'm not even going to try to explain why I think Sonys statement may have been 'pr fluff'. I think Sonys doing fantastic and it's hard to get the opinion I have about it without people interpreting it as something anti-Sony, as that wasn't my intention in the first place. Sonys been killing it and I expect them to keep killing it.

 

as far as Microsoft releasing a pr if they win npd, yes I expect they would. But seeing as November isn't over it would be a bit confusing to the public if they announce a November 'win' while it isn't even December yet. I think if they did win it they will say something by next Monday, or Tuesday.