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Forums - Sales - April 2015 NPD Thread! XBO #1: 187k, PS4: 174k, 3DS: 116k, Wii U: 42k

thismeintiel on 14 May 2015
RolStoppable said:
theprof00 said:
Wow, really surprising. I wonder what it means.
Just theorizing here but we have
~200k ps4 Jan
~330k ps4 Feb
~330k ps4 Mar
~175k ps4 April?

Is there a shortage somewhere? That's almost half of last month. How many consoles were preordered for Batman?

Last year there was also a steep decline from March to April and the PS4 went on to have many sub-200k months. So it's neither shortages nor Batman.

Xbox One did better this April than in last year's April and it's pretty clear that the two consoles work as substitutes for each other. Xbox going up means PlayStation goes down.

Don't you think you should wait til June's numbers before coming to that conclusion?  I mean if they had opened up the pre-orders 6+months ago, you'd probably be right.  But considering that it was only a mere two months from launch, I have no doubt many decided to pre-order the Batman bundle and wait, instead of buying a PS4 in April.



 

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Wonktonodi on 14 May 2015
Ryng_Tolu said:
Wonktonodi said:

Three words

Mario kart Wii

Mario Kart Wii is coming in May... (in the US)


April



Keybladewielder on 14 May 2015

Nice to see Xenoblade 3D doing decently



Ryng on 14 May 2015
Wonktonodi said:
Ryng_Tolu said:

Mario Kart Wii is coming in May... (in the US)


April

WOOPS!

My bad. Still beasting numbers. :P



Wonktonodi on 14 May 2015
Ryng_Tolu said:
Wonktonodi said:


April

WOOPS!

My bad. Still beasting numbers. :P


without a doubt, but not out of nowhere, when good pupular games release systems sell. Though the wii was crazy it's first few years regarless



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FloatingWaffles on 14 May 2015
Boosted said:
FloatingWaffles said:


Of course all sides do it. But it's more abundant with Sony fans this generation because of how the PS4 is selling. It would be the same thing for Xbox fans or Nitnendo fans if their console was selling the best. It still doesn't change the fact the amount of downplay that arrives whenever the Xbox One wins something. I do believe there genuinely are people out there that refuse to accept the Xbox One will ever legitimately win anything, even if there is proof.

Just reading the first comment I responded to was a perfect example of downplay. It's the same reason why I as a Sony fan tend not to associate myself with other Sony fans this generation, because I do not like the way some of them are acting, but I do understand that it's like that on all sides anyway. 

Maybe some see the big picture, what does a win by 10k mean when a month or two later they will lose by 200k ?  What does a holidays win mean when you lose the whole year over all.

Its kin to nba fans celebrating their team winning the first quoter yet getting blow own by the end 120 to 70 .  

I see your point and it makes sense, but wouldn't you rather be glad your team won anything than nothing at all? Even if some people see this as a tiny victory for Xbox, then why do people feel the need to downplay it so much. At least let the Xbox fans enjoy their "tiny win". 



OttoniBastos on 14 May 2015

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teigaga on 14 May 2015

I already said many times that I think X1s momentum and year on year growth won't be visible til april/may because it wasn't til then that sales hit the rocks, Q1 sales were solid and the price cut wasn't in response that but instead abysmal summer sales.... but even I am shocked.

Not by the X1's numbers, simply by the fact that PS4 didn't out do it by 30-50k :o

Are those PS4 numbers down YOY?



Boosted on 14 May 2015
FloatingWaffles said:
Boosted said:

Maybe some see the big picture, what does a win by 10k mean when a month or two later they will lose by 200k ?  What does a holidays win mean when you lose the whole year over all.

Its kin to nba fans celebrating their team winning the first quoter yet getting blow own by the end 120 to 70 .  

I see your point and it makes sense, but wouldn't you rather be glad your team won anything than nothing at all? Even if some people see this as a tiny victory for Xbox, then why do people feel the need to downplay it so much. At least let the Xbox fans enjoy their "tiny win". 

No because its not a win.  I played hockey and fought in muay thai.  Maybe im to old school for todays let all be friends and happy and pretand we didnt lose and not even keep score but in my day such crap did not exist.  Its a win or its not.

To win is to achive victory, xbox is still down in US so that is why i see no win.  Thast just me.  Win would be xbox passing PS4 in sales even in a single market, a meaningless win but that would be a legitamate win.

Either or, my earlier point still stands.   Some see the big picture.  



DerNebel on 14 May 2015

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