celador said: The Order at #7 & #44. Not too bad, still getting outsold by MM though. Doesn't appear to be a hardware boost in effect for the game, which is disappointing. It is a new IP, but I had hoped it would have had a greater impact already. Maybe Bloodborne and Battlefield next month will do more |
My guess is 20% WoW boost. I don't think Bloodborne will have much effect. PC fans of the Souls games will resist before deciding to get PS4 just for this game. No doubt even though they think it will get great reviews they will also be holing off and waiting to see if it is all that as well. There aren't enough Xbox fans of the Sould series to really matter. So that just leaves the PS3 fans of the Souls series who will give the PS4 a modest boost, but even that fanbase is low enough not to really cause a big lift. The first PS4 exclusive that will really cause a huge lift IMO (like >100% WoW) will be Uncharted.
On Amazon at least adding all 3 The Order skus together could well mean it's beating MM. Though because Amazon is unreliable as a software indicator I think MM is likely to be ahead of The Order in the NPD top 10.
I agree with others who say Amazon will be wrong in predicting the NPD winner this month, but it will still be right in predicting which is ahead out of PS4 and Xb one. I've already stated that I think Amazon is not good with handhelds and that really it can only be relied on, so far, to predict the home console hardware positions. If Wii U was more competetive it might not have even been any good at that, given they aren't official Nintendo sellers. If Xb one drops low enough and Wii U somehow has a big month (mid year price cut maybe?) then it's possible NPD will get 2 and 3 wrong. But it seems PS4 will remain constant and I don't see Wii U beating PS4 in any month. But Wii U could be an exception to the rule. In a month where Wii U rules Amazon will predict the home console winner wrongly. But when it's only between PS4 and Xb one then Amazon will (until proven otherwise) predict NPD correctly.
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