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Forums - Sales - NPD March 2014 Thread - PS4 #1 (371k), Xbox One 311k, 360 111k, WiiU ~70k, Vita close to 4 digits. Titanfall tops software

 

Did the NPD results surprise you?

Yes 379 53.23%
 
No 308 43.26%
 
Total:687
sully1311 on 17 April 2014
DélioPT said:
xenogears1234 said:
DélioPT said:
I don`t know why so many people are calling XB1 doomed.
It`s a 500$ console with less hype than PS4 but it still sold 311K. It`s selling above the 360.
Just because PS4 is outselling it doesn`t mean XB1 isn`t doing really well, because it is. Wish Wii U could pull half those numbers.


You have to understand the reason people think the xbone is doomed is cause america is what traditonally was the equalizer vs sony's total global sales although that too was only true in the beganning of the last console war, and if sony wins or even competes to a draw this gen in the us that means over time a ww slaughter cause of sony's massive lead in europe/japan.


I think that right from the start it was obvious that PS4 was going to put one heck of a fight in the US. And given the hype before it was only natural for it to start above the XB1.
People are also very quick to forget what history has taught us. In 2007/8 people already claimed PS3 to be dead last and Wii to overcome everyone with ease. Look how things turned out.

We are 6 months into this cycle and people are already calling XB1 doomed. Even in the States, it`s too early to see how things will pan out.
With XB1 doing so well at 500$, it`s got a great future ahead of it.
And let`s not forget, MS is in a better condition to decrease the price gap and keep it competitive.

It's not really $500 anymore though is it. It's $450 with a free game.



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Barenziah on 17 April 2014

why are we bringing up the 70 countries in the NPD thread,it is the USA thread,home territory,if the Xbox division of microsoft were able to support their online service in more than 13 countries at launch then i'm assuming they would have,so as to sell more consoles

surprised titanfall didn't push the console win but both consoles selling well,what happened to that bloke saying consoles were dying off after the nintendo Wii in the USA,gone quiet lately

360 doing well with titanfall,be nice to know what it sold and infamous did a steady job



  

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Yakuzaice on 17 April 2014
g911turbo said:

Divide by the number of days in the month and use a daily rate. 28 is 4 weeks but 31 is less than 5 weeks.  Yes Titanfall helped.  But MS needs a more agressive / permanent price cut.

NPD months don't align directly with calendar months.  February was four full weeks.  March was five full weeks.



Dark_Feanor on 17 April 2014

Why Sony disclaim their WW total sales numbers but not NPDs? They make the VGChartz work easier in one point and harder on another (the reverse is the same for Microsoft).

But looking on the numbers, how PS4 atached rate could that lower for a cheaper hardware?



DélioPT on 17 April 2014
sully1311 said:
DélioPT said:
xenogears1234 said:
DélioPT said:
I don`t know why so many people are calling XB1 doomed.
It`s a 500$ console with less hype than PS4 but it still sold 311K. It`s selling above the 360.
Just because PS4 is outselling it doesn`t mean XB1 isn`t doing really well, because it is. Wish Wii U could pull half those numbers.


You have to understand the reason people think the xbone is doomed is cause america is what traditonally was the equalizer vs sony's total global sales although that too was only true in the beganning of the last console war, and if sony wins or even competes to a draw this gen in the us that means over time a ww slaughter cause of sony's massive lead in europe/japan.


I think that right from the start it was obvious that PS4 was going to put one heck of a fight in the US. And given the hype before it was only natural for it to start above the XB1.
People are also very quick to forget what history has taught us. In 2007/8 people already claimed PS3 to be dead last and Wii to overcome everyone with ease. Look how things turned out.

We are 6 months into this cycle and people are already calling XB1 doomed. Even in the States, it`s too early to see how things will pan out.
With XB1 doing so well at 500$, it`s got a great future ahead of it.
And let`s not forget, MS is in a better condition to decrease the price gap and keep it competitive.

It's not really $500 anymore though is it. It's $450 with a free game.


I was told that in a recent post.
I remember reading something but i thought it was in the UK.



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xenogears1234 on 17 April 2014
DélioPT said:
xenogears1234 said:
DélioPT said:
I don`t know why so many people are calling XB1 doomed.
It`s a 500$ console with less hype than PS4 but it still sold 311K. It`s selling above the 360.
Just because PS4 is outselling it doesn`t mean XB1 isn`t doing really well, because it is. Wish Wii U could pull half those numbers.


You have to understand the reason people think the xbone is doomed is cause america is what traditonally was the equalizer vs sony's total global sales although that too was only true in the beganning of the last console war, and if sony wins or even competes to a draw this gen in the us that means over time a ww slaughter cause of sony's massive lead in europe/japan.


I think that right from the start it was obvious that PS4 was going to put one heck of a fight in the US. And given the hype before it was only natural for it to start above the XB1.
People are also very quick to forget what history has taught us. In 2007/8 people already claimed PS3 to be dead last and Wii to overcome everyone with ease. Look how things turned out.

We are 6 months into this cycle and people are already calling XB1 doomed. Even in the States, it`s too early to see how things will pan out.
With XB1 doing so well at 500$, it`s got a great future ahead of it.
And let`s not forget, MS is in a better condition to decrease the price gap and keep it competitive.


Microsoft is not sony they dont have the track record  with studios/indy support in terms of titles.  Nor do they have the fanbase built up to take this kind of a hit like sony did last gen and recover from it.  Also sony could justify the price of the ps3 cause of blu ray, microsoft can not do the same cause of kinect, and trust me if sony launched the ps3 and was losing head to head to the 360 in europe and japan the way xbox is losing america sony fans would have been rightfully just as panicked.



EB1994 on 17 April 2014

Holy smokes PS4>X1 in March...When MS has they're biggest exclusive out. Hot damn.



DélioPT on 17 April 2014
xenogears1234 said:
DélioPT said:


I think that right from the start it was obvious that PS4 was going to put one heck of a fight in the US. And given the hype before it was only natural for it to start above the XB1.
People are also very quick to forget what history has taught us. In 2007/8 people already claimed PS3 to be dead last and Wii to overcome everyone with ease. Look how things turned out.

We are 6 months into this cycle and people are already calling XB1 doomed. Even in the States, it`s too early to see how things will pan out.
With XB1 doing so well at 500$, it`s got a great future ahead of it.
And let`s not forget, MS is in a better condition to decrease the price gap and keep it competitive.


Microsoft is not sony they dont have the track record  with studios/indy support in terms of titles.  Nor do they have the fanbase built up to take this kind of a hit like sony did last gen and recover from it.  Also sony could justify the price of the ps3 cause of blu ray, microsoft can not do the same cause of kinect, and trust me if sony launched the ps3 and was losing head to head to the 360 in europe and japan the way xbox is losing america sony fans would have been rightfully just as panicked.

The first MS fans had to endure the success of PS2, so it`s nothing new to them.
I´m not sure if MS can or cannot justify the price tag. From a manufacturing point of view, the price might be just about right. From a commercial point of view the only reason i`d say no, is because the basic premise of Kinect was already sold on XB360. From the angle, the new Kinect isn`t enough reason ot buy a 500$ console.
It`s a tough call. Personally, i never believed the new Kinect would make the same impact.

The thing is XB360 wasn`t doing that well in Europe as XB1 is doing, now, in the US. They are on par, but up there in sales numbers, not down there.
That`s why i don`t understand the doom comments. I understand that MS might be worried that it will be a tougher fight they originally thought, but there`s no reason to panic. Selling 311K is more than healthy for the Xbox business in the US.



thismeintiel on 17 April 2014
manny10032 said:
DélioPT said:
I don`t know why so many people are calling XB1 doomed.
It`s a 500$ console with less hype than PS4 but it still sold 311K. It`s selling above the 360.
Just because PS4 is outselling it doesn`t mean XB1 isn`t doing really well, because it is. Wish Wii U could pull half those numbers.


When you have "The Game of The Generation" bundled with the console, that number is well under what was expected. 

Plus, it's not like the One was $500 for the entire sales period.  It was actually $450 for about half of it.  So yea, price has nothing to do with this, since the PS4 plus game is $10 more than the One.  $70 more if you want to throw in the camera, not that I think that's necessary.



 

DerNebel on 17 April 2014

To get this whole X1 doom thread of the tracks a little, look at this:

Wii's first NPD March (5 weeks as well): 259 000

That makes the whole thing look a whole lot better doesn't it?

And just for shits and giggles the PS2s first NPD March: 547 000