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WiiU - 65K



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Aura7541 said:
Looks like it's going to be PS4 winning January through October vs X1 winning November & December. I also doubt that Sony will let what happened last holiday season happen again.

I hope Sony responds with price cuts and bundles galore... They still probably lose regardless, but its a win for the customer.



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GribbleGrunger said:
Aura7541 said:
Looks like it's going to be PS4 winning January through October vs X1 winning November & December. I also doubt that Sony will let what happened last holiday season happen again.

I think MS will still win Nov/Dec but not by as much.

If Halo 5 releases in September as is currently being rumoured, they have a great chance at winning the last 4 months of the year if Sony don't play it right



celador said:

He's upset, isn't he?


So what he's saying is, the XB1 needs to be promotionally priced below the PS4 to have any chance of selling the same. Fair do's.



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GribbleGrunger said:
Aura7541 said:
Looks like it's going to be PS4 winning January through October vs X1 winning November & December. I also doubt that Sony will let what happened last holiday season happen again.

I think MS will still win Nov/Dec but not by as much.

Well, not letting what happened last holiday season doesn't necessarily mean winning Nov/Dec, but yes I agree



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From Nintendo:

Nintendo games and systems closed 2014 with strong momentum, and that has carried over into 2015. Some Nintendo highlights from the January NPD report include:

· Sales of Wii U hardware and software increased by nearly 30 percent and nearly 45 percent, respectively, over the same month last year.

· Super Smash Bros. for Wii U added more than 90,000 combined physical and digital units to bring its lifetime total to more than 1.4 million total units in the U.S.

· Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire sold more than 150,000 combined physical and digital units, bringing their combined lifetime total to more than 2.7 million total units in the United States alone.

· Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS sold more than 90,000 combined physical and digital units in its fifth month on the market, bringing its lifetime total to more than 2.1 million total units in the United States alone.


On Feb. 13, Nintendo will launch the New Nintendo 3DS XL system with four unique SKUs to choose from. The new system will launch alongside two highly anticipated titles: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Exactly one month later on March 13, portable gaming fans will be able to play Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.

In just a few days on Feb. 20, Wii U fans will get the chance to experience Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. A few months later in May, gamers will get the chance to play one of the more anticipated titles of the year in Splatoon.



roborad said:
Surprised to see Xbox one take a lead in software in those titles.


Well, it may have sell less this month, but people who already brought the system on the existing userbase not accounting for this NPD contributed in that department. Either that or Sony owners are holding off for games like Order; among others. I'd imagine this would change come Feb. though; considering the PS4 is getting ready to blit's the coming months with either exclusive games or games with exclusive marketing.



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Wii U up 30%. Still terrible numbers, but any improvement is welcome



Sh1nn said:
WiiU - 65K


Did January have an extra week? Apparantly it is up. 



 

Ps4 first as expected the gap will increase again



PS4 - over 100 millions let's say 120m
Xbox One - 70m
Wii U - 25m

Vita - 15m if it will not get Final Fantasy Kingdoms Heart and Monster Hunter 20m otherwise
3DS - 80m