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NPD Sales Results for October 2015 [Up1: Xbox #1]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Their answer will be to keep making halo games, as it's still making a ton of money.
And they'll try to make the next one better than H5
Courtesy of Oscar Lemaire:
https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/665061436465545216
Edit: should have said it earlier sorry, physical only, one week for Halo 5, two for Halo 3 and three for the others.
Damn below 1 mill for realz...looking like 800k range. My god.
Amazon doesn't track consoles bought digitally, that's why.
Aceofspades
Banned
There was a seperate thread for UK Halo sales, that what caused posters losing their shit. Not everyone browse NPD threads.
Next-gen emulation.
Yer, I imagine the NDC/Halo would be quite a bit higher if they were taken into account. I know amazon isn't the most reliable source but for the month of October the NDC bundle actually outsold the physical game.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015-10/videogames?tag=viglink20241-20#1
Edit: Halo was bundled heavily right?
Neogaf isn't one person. If you want to compare pick individual post out and reading this thread I see more "excluding bundle sales" rather the anything about digital(that is a serious at least).
The amount of people being delighted with the results is way less then thoes saying it's a problem.
Also
Surprised they didn't use USA cumulative leader instead.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
I doubt Halo 5 will end up having a lower attach rate that Titanfall, but if so then damn.
I wonder if Gears 4 will end up doing better than Halo 5. Gears was never as big as Halo, but it also seems to have a lot more goodwill with fans atm.
Surely people can't be basing Halo 5 selling poorly on just the physical copies? Digital downloads are much more prominent now than at any stage in the past due to infrastructure and peoples download speeds increasing massively since Halo 4. I was on 10mb back in 2012 and downloading a large game would have been out of the question. I'm now on 200mb so this is not an issue for me now and I tend to buy all my games digitally.
You cannot compare past selling numbers with present as it's not like for like. Unless digital numbers are provided then I guess it's all silly just saying Halo 5 sold very poorly based just on physical copies.
Just my thoughts and I know many of you will disagree but hey ho.
You cannot compare past selling numbers with present as it's not like for like. Unless digital numbers are provided then I guess it's all silly just saying Halo 5 sold very poorly based just on physical copies.
Just my thoughts and I know many of you will disagree but hey ho.
Aceofspades
Banned
Numbers are not Halo great at all, in fact they are super bad.
Katana_Strikes
Member
1st NPD (in ages?) without Cream?
It only had 5 days of tracking. Halo 4 had 4 weeks. This isn't the Halo 3 days anymore. Looking at WW, it did around 3 million FW if you include digital (which now accounts to about 1/3 of all game sales now).
hydrophilic attack
Member
It's just not fair. Why Halo? They release the best game of the franchise in years. Solid 60 fps. Amazing multiplayer. Servers running like clockwork. And yet people want casual lol sprint KILLSTREAK CoD. They want to play with laser swords like 5 year olds, even though the servers won't work for months.
Fuck Activision for ruining the taste of gamers across the World. Fuck EA for crowding out actually good games with their millions of marketing and licensing deals. Fuck gamers for their horrible taste, and fuck MS for fucking up the XBO launch, thus ruining the greatest franchise in gaming history.
Fuck Activision for ruining the taste of gamers across the World. Fuck EA for crowding out actually good games with their millions of marketing and licensing deals. Fuck gamers for their horrible taste, and fuck MS for fucking up the XBO launch, thus ruining the greatest franchise in gaming history.
Dude. Digital will be equal to around 20-30% of sales. No more.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
I think this shows us something. Publishers need to be going to new franchises and trying to create their go to games a little less often.
We need some franchises to obviously stay around but creed, uncharted need long term to definite breaks. Naughty dog needs to gout in a new game or a revival.
After driveclub and apocalypse, even needs to bring back ms1 and 2.
Halo needs a revert back to what made it great, it's been a while since halo 3.
God of war needs a big change up in its design imo, rpg elements deeper exploration. Atleast a new setting or something.
If these titles do well with their changes then a 2 year later sequel can happen.
If not, time for new ips and new game designs.
Microsoft made a mistake buying gears in my opinion. Was better off creating a new big series.
I think they should sink money into a deus ex style perfect dark and give it to a developer such as the wolfienstein devs.
Create a new and unique multiplayer experience with objectives and offices, buildings and really ignore anything cod or titanfall does.
Publishers have to take more chances and actually be creative imo. We were tired of Gen 7 we don't need more of it. Thank god for some of these developers creating a few things that break the mold, but it's time to get away from this " a game needs this to sell"
Hell no, we just need something unique and fun.
What was mario 64 copying?
Exactly
We need some franchises to obviously stay around but creed, uncharted need long term to definite breaks. Naughty dog needs to gout in a new game or a revival.
After driveclub and apocalypse, even needs to bring back ms1 and 2.
Halo needs a revert back to what made it great, it's been a while since halo 3.
God of war needs a big change up in its design imo, rpg elements deeper exploration. Atleast a new setting or something.
If these titles do well with their changes then a 2 year later sequel can happen.
If not, time for new ips and new game designs.
Microsoft made a mistake buying gears in my opinion. Was better off creating a new big series.
I think they should sink money into a deus ex style perfect dark and give it to a developer such as the wolfienstein devs.
Create a new and unique multiplayer experience with objectives and offices, buildings and really ignore anything cod or titanfall does.
Publishers have to take more chances and actually be creative imo. We were tired of Gen 7 we don't need more of it. Thank god for some of these developers creating a few things that break the mold, but it's time to get away from this " a game needs this to sell"
Hell no, we just need something unique and fun.
What was mario 64 copying?
Exactly
ShockingAlberto
Member
Do you need some water
Well digitally, Halo 5 did around 1 million week one WW, so it clearly had alot of attraction for the digital crowd.
No, it didn't.
What? Halo is irrelevant outside the US/UK, & it did 1.1 million in those two markets. Where did you get the 3 million from?
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Why does this read like a PR statement?
gundamkyoukai
Member
I mean that is not really that surprising .
Can you even buy a X1 or PS4 that don't have a bundle .
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Last u seen halo has lol sprint, lol clamber and jetpacks. Also has maps that aren't very halo like. I tried telling people that old halo fans ain't digging it.. But whatever. Just kept spooning me the halo is good food. It still ain't damn halo.
Halo 5 did 1 million digitally!!!! That makes it 2.1 million. Maybe 3 million is a bit high, but 2.5 million certainly seems in range.
I think it's a parody post.
Wut? It's around the 800k-850k range physical there. Add 150k for the UK and you got 1mill. Add 200k digital (20%) = 1.2 mill. Say add 120k bundles (generous) - 1.32 mill. Add 200k additional worldwide (LatAM, rest of Europe, Japa - very generous) = 1.52 mill at most on the generous side worldwide first week.
EGOMON
Member
1st NPD (in ages?) without Cream?
We have angered the gods, for all have sinned and they forsaken us
Such a lust for pies
Where did you get 1 million digitally? It probably did 200k at best (based on the usual 20% of sales being digital).
Where did you get that idea?
Halo 5 lifetime will beat Titanfall on XB1, the legs will be longer.
But that's should be a given. Is not. And that's terrible.
Before the UK chart, i thought this was impossible, i was expected Halo 5 > Titanfall XB1 by 2:1 or more.
So, yeah... poor sales from this Halo. I hope Gears will do better, but it looks like those recently XB1 exclusives are not selling good, look at Forza too.
Dude, stop.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
Expecting breakfast pies, got green columns. Not impressed. Not impressed at all.
And holy hell those Halo numbers. Does it have legs in December? Is it THE game to get for xmas? Anyone?
And holy hell those Halo numbers. Does it have legs in December? Is it THE game to get for xmas? Anyone?
Source?? There has been no DD numbers revealed so far iirc.
gundamkyoukai
Member
I am not certain if you are serious ?
When UC4 comes out it will be 4 years since the last one and ND already bring out a new IP .
"It was the best-selling digital game ever in the Xbox Store for an opening week"
Minecraft was the previous top dog (digitally), it did 1 million week 1. Source: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...USD400-million-in-software-and-hardware-sales
(read paragraph 2)
[Citation needed]
That's week 1, Minecraft isn't a front-loaded franchise, it sells decently for a long period of time, you're really reaching here.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Based on the author I doubt it.
This sounds like denial.
Oh and "Bingo!" where's the chart?
Lmao. Hydro your killing me.
It use to make them 500 million from game sales alone
If there is a Halo 6
It's going to have split screen, it will be 30fps and it will have a every 4 minute Spartan ability in game ala other hero shooters
This is what happens when you cater to the hardcore instead of the casual and potential new users.
Controls inspired by "pro's "
Lore you have to purchase outside of the base game
False advertising with Locke vs Chief commercials
Prometheans on every stage like a damn plague, please for the love of God go back to the covenant and Flood
panda-zebra
Member
Dash_Riprock
Member
CoD just came out, BF comes out next week. What do you think?
Minecraft sold 400k on the first day (digital): http://www.forbes.com/sites/danieln...es-minecraft-on-xbox-360-breaks-sales-record/
So now cater to the casuals. Seriously, Halo needs to make two game mods. One that fits casuals, and another that fits competitive players. Its clear either one will bitch if they don't, so they should try to do it.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Uncharted has yet to be good imo
I'm not saying uc4 will do badly and u hope they really do cut way back on the scripted things. I can't replay uc games at all. I mean I don't even want the ps4 versions for free. They are so damn tedious. So yeah, I'll hold off until I see what they do with it.. But u already see too much watching. These kind of games need more interaction or more exploring. I can handle a until dawn more cause I know what they are getting at. But, for us, nah man give me more actual physical and destruction. When I climb out of a man hole and have to watch a small scripted even if.him closing it. It's just annoying in game that is part shooter.
fallen_dawn
Member
Sorry, where was the actual 1 million/Minecraft week 1 digital sales number? I can't find it in that article.
I suggest you read that article.
Dash_Riprock
Member
Casuals won't bitch. They just won't buy.