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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Microsoft Exec Explains Why They Don’t Post Xbox One NPD Numbers Often, Defends Lack of New IPs

tiffac on 08 September 2014



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ethomaz on 08 September 2014

“Summer is always slow, like pre-season. We tend to focus on holiday when it really counts!,”

I will remember that... even more after you posted every single month the NPD numbers last gen.



Rafie on 08 September 2014
ethomaz said:

“Summer is always slow, like pre-season. We tend to focus on holiday when it really counts!,”

I will remember that... even more after you posted every single month the NPD numbers last gen.


Right! That sounded crazy to me. Last gen they boasted about how many consecutive months they've won, but now we're spinning it to "those are slow months".



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Fusioncode on 08 September 2014

You're spinning me round and round Greenberg. Doesn't matter if you guys post the numbers, we see them every month abyways.



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DonFerrari on 08 September 2014

Well as everybody said, they wouldn't tell the truth anyway, so quite the useless question. Both of them...



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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DonFerrari on 08 September 2014
ethomaz said:

“Summer is always slow, like pre-season. We tend to focus on holiday when it really counts!,”

I will remember that... even more after you posted every single month the NPD numbers last gen.


Yes... since only Holiday matters why do they sell the console in other months? Just for the giggles of course.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

MoHasanie on 08 September 2014
coolguy said:
Even the kincet less xbone 1 did nothing to boost sales

Yeah it did. Sales more than doubled after the kinectless bundle was released. 



    

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DonFerrari on 08 September 2014
MoHasanie said:
coolguy said:
Even the kincet less xbone 1 did nothing to boost sales

Yeah it did. Sales more than doubled after the kinectless bundle was released. 


for the month prior to it, but comparing it to april it was stagnant for week by week (or 25% higher total month) and them dropped... yes not much in the end.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

MoHasanie on 08 September 2014
DonFerrari said:
MoHasanie said:
coolguy said:
Even the kincet less xbone 1 did nothing to boost sales

Yeah it did. Sales more than doubled after the kinectless bundle was released. 


for the month prior to it, but comparing it to april it was stagnant for week by week (or 25% higher total month) and them dropped... yes not much in the end.

That's true but he said that it did nothing to boost sales which is not true. The X1 would be selling pretty badly right now if there wasn't a price cut. 



    

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DonFerrari on 08 September 2014
MoHasanie said:
DonFerrari said:
MoHasanie said:

Yeah it did. Sales more than doubled after the kinectless bundle was released. 


for the month prior to it, but comparing it to april it was stagnant for week by week (or 25% higher total month) and them dropped... yes not much in the end.

That's true but he said that it did nothing to boost sales which is not true. The X1 would be selling pretty badly right now if there wasn't a price cut. 


Yes... we can't be sure how much it really boosted sales for X1 or how bad it would be without it... but yes, seeing how most of the sales nowadays is kinectless then I believe it really helped... now in need of great exclusives to make more effect.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."