NPD, PS4 2015 vs NSW 2018 (December added)

[Kai_Mao]

zorg1000 said:

I just thought it would be fun to compare the 2nd year of these two outstanding consoles.

 

Month	Sony Playstation 4	Nintendo Switch	Accumulative  Difference
January*	190k, Dying Light	270k	+80k Switch
February	340k, Evolve, The Order, Xenoverse	280k, Bayonetta 2	+20k Switch
March	330k, Battlefield, Bloodborne, MLB, FF Type-0
April	175k, Mortal Kombat X
May	155k, Witcher 3
June	370k, Arkham Knight, Elder Scrolls Online
July	220k, PGA 2016
August	210k, Madden, Until Dawn
September	355k, Metal Gear Solid, NBA, FIFA, Mad Max, Taken King
October	275k, Assassin's Creed, WWE, Uncharted Collection, $50 price cut
November	1540k, Call of Duty, Fallout, Battlefront, Need For Speed, $50 discount Black Friday
December	1580k, Rainbow Six, $50 discount for 2 weeks
Total	5740k

January*-4 week vs 5 week

Major releases are new games that charted in their debut month.

This will be pretty interesting. Looking back at this comparison, while the PS4 had really good games in 2015, it didn't really start peaking until 2016-17. And the games I selected in bold were considered disappointing either from a sales perspective and/or a critical perspective.

I think the strong third party support and the price cuts really did the PS4 well in 2015. We will see how things will fare for the Switch, considering we don't even know what will come out during the Fall and Holiday seasons besides Smash Bros., which is an exciting and nerve-wracking prospect. Plus, would Nintendo consider a price cut despite strong sales?