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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
BeElite on 18 April 2014
celador said:
I wonder if Sony are kind of surprised they won NPD this month. A lot of people, myself included, assumed they had got wind that X1 had beaten them this month so they announced the 7 million sold the day before.

Either they knew the result and wanted a double blow to MS or they genuinely thought they were second


One two punch.

They want devs and publishers on their side.  Thus they drive the point home that PS4 is selling better everywhere, PS4 is the place to release on no matter where your from what audience you want to sale to in any part of the world. 



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maverick40 on 18 April 2014

And there we go. Concrete proof that titian fall isn't the second coming of Christ for the Xbox one. The ps4 won march npd comfortably so where does Xbox one go now? More dramatic bundles?



DerNebel on 18 April 2014

Collection of all the info we got from this NPD courtesy of NeoGaf:

Hardware

PS4: 371k

Xbone: 311k

3DS: 159k

360: 111K

Wii U: 70k

PS3: 67K

Wii: 28k

Vita: ~10k

PSP: 5k

Software

TitanFall> 1 million (X1 version/ no PC)

Infamous: Second Son ّ<500k

South Park: SoT< 440k, 360 55%

Dark Souls 2<350k PS3 ~51%

MGSV: GZ =278k, PS4 ~ 54%, XBO ~ 20% (both combined 204k), PS3 ~ 19%

FFXHD - 260k (208k PS3, 52k Vita)

Yoshi's New Island <160k

GTA V ~150K

Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze - 84K (highest selling Wii U game this month)

Total PS4 software = 6.78M

Total XBO software = 7.48M



jlmurph2 on 18 April 2014
DerNebel said:

Collection of all the info we got from this NPD courtesy of NeoGaf:

Hardware

PS4: 371k

Xbone: 311k

3DS: 159k

360: 111K

Wii U: 70k

PS3: 67K

Wii: 28k

Vita: ~10k

PSP: 5k

Software

TitanFall> 1 million (X1 version/ no PC)

Infamous: Second Son ّ<500k

South Park: SoT< 440k, 360 55%

Dark Souls 2<350k PS3 ~51%

MGSV: GZ =278k, PS4 ~ 54%, XBO ~ 20% (both combined 204k), PS3 ~ 19%

FFXHD - 260k (208k PS3, 52k Vita)

Yoshi's New Island <160k

GTA V ~150K

Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze - 84K (highest selling Wii U game this month)

Total PS4 software = 6.78M

Total XBO software = 7.48M


Good summary, OP should copy



bigjon on 18 April 2014

It seems clear that NDP under tracker XB1 in Jan which then made VGC look like they overtracked, overtract XB1 in Feb which made VGC look even worse, then was possible back on track for March.

Fact is while NDP numbers are accurate over a 2-3 month span they are not too good month to month, the way they adjust is by basically taking the current total- what they were tracking = current month.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

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bigjon on 18 April 2014
MANUELF said:
bigjon said:
Look I am a PS4/WiiU guy, but Sony fanboys in 2007-08 sounded a lot like XB1 fanboy do now. Back then it was Folklore will save it(seriously people said this), Lair will be a killer app(Would prove Six axis better than WiiMote), PS Home will sell millions, Haze will kill Halo (CoD was still only on 4), LBP Planet will take all the casuals from the Wii.... and on and on. PS3 finished strong, but it would have been dead if not for it being for BluRay, best specs, and great 1st party support, but Sony fans now all admit 07-08 were dark days, they only had Uncharted 1 to sooth their souls.


I remember the 2008 days here (goddam I have been on this site over 6 years, also hi! we joined the same day) I still laugh when I remember the Wii doubling the PS3 and X360 sales combined each month and everyone saying it was a fad and that it didnt matter (The April 2008 NPD was especially hilarious) and that games like Haze would be system sellers ah those were the days


yep remember you from back in the day. this is actually my second account. I got banned for being an asshole on my old account and started anew (damn Montanahatchet hit me with a 3 month ban or something like that). My original account got back to Jan 07 I think. I used to lurk here back I think as far back as Cmas 06. I think the PS3 and Wii launch caused me to google sales and I found this place.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

jlmurph2 on 18 April 2014
bigjon said:
It seems clear that NDP under tracker XB1 in Jan which then made VGC look like they overtracked, overtract XB1 in Feb which made VGC look even worse, then was possible back on track for March.

Fact is while NDP numbers are accurate over a 2-3 month span they are not too good month to month, the way they adjust is by basically taking the current total- what they were tracking = current month.


That would explain why Feb. was so high before the Titanfall bundles even released



bigjon on 18 April 2014
Hankoney said:
jlmurph2 said:

I see you trying to put Titanfall on the pedastal of a 22 year old established 1st party IP that's coming out 1 year and 6 months after a console's release, which it is far from. We knew Titanfall would sell great, but it was never a savior this early in a console's life.

Oh and since when does Vita = PS4 in any situation??

The way i look at it, Titanfall was never supposed to be a "savior". From its introduction, it was supposed to be a cherry on top of the North American market domination, as everyone expected XOne to carry over 360's momentum into next-gen and maintain market share.

And then came the fumbles and stumbles, and in just a few months the outlook changed, and at that time Titanfall got downgraded to "savior".

And that is the most troubling - every single game to follow will just be considered a "savior", comparable to WiiU. Living on the promise of a turnaround every time a new exclusive's release date nears.

It should not be that way. MS needs to make serious efforts in order to turnaround XOne's numbers and gain marketshare on the strenght of its hardware first, and then in the second place rely on possible saviors. Whether it's through price-cuts, unbundling Kinect, or vastly improving it's offering of non-gaming possibilities.

I agree with this theory. MS Thought it had NA in the Bag originally TF was supposed to be a kick in the nuts, not a savior.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

bigjon on 18 April 2014
jlmurph2 said:
bigjon said:
It seems clear that NDP under tracker XB1 in Jan which then made VGC look like they overtracked, overtract XB1 in Feb which made VGC look even worse, then was possible back on track for March.

Fact is while NDP numbers are accurate over a 2-3 month span they are not too good month to month, the way they adjust is by basically taking the current total- what they were tracking = current month.


That would explain why Feb. was so high before the Titanfall bundles even released

exactly, I am not a MS guy, but work with several people who would be maintream gamers and were pretty into TF. There is no doupt that TF gave XB1 a nice bump, but I think it is time to doupt if it will have any long term affect.



End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)

Wii- 72 million   3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases

360- 37 million   Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak

PS3- 29 million  Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut

bananaking21 on 18 April 2014
BenVTrigger said:

In terms of vs the PS4? Yes that is probably true 

But in terms of units May actually might be better as Watch Dogs is gonna have a solid launch on the One. 


looking at VGC pre-order numbers Watch Dogs has around 645K pre-orders in the USA. im prett sure the delay hurt Watch Dogs in terms of sales, but do you think it can still surprise us and actually be a big seller?  i personally feel the general consciousness right now is watch dogs just wont be that big, but pre-order numbers are good. mostly likely at this rate it will end with 800k~850k pre orders in the USA alone (according to VGC). how do you think it will perform?

 

also, do you think it will push PS4+XB1 sales?