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[TheJollyCorner]

Good to hear. Game was fantastic- flaws & all.

 

[MatPiscatella]

Any interesting info you can give that we can't already infer from the PR/data we have?

Sure.

Average pricing for software is pretty strong, despite the discounting everyone is talking about.

HW pricing was weak. So although HW units were pretty good, unit sales didn't increase at a level where it could offset the drop in pricing.

3DS continues to do exceptionally well despite its age. Pokemon certainly helps.

Hot take - Nintendo would be able to sell more NES Classics.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

What is it Ignis?

What?

....

 

[Castef]

Sure.

Average pricing for software is pretty strong, despite the discounting everyone is talking about.

HW pricing was weak. So although HW units were pretty good, unit sales didn't increase at a level where it could offset the drop in pricing.

3DS continues to do exceptionally well despite its age. Pokemon certainly helps.

Something about PSVR? (and thanks for the information!)

 

[Curufinwe]

PS4 is the lead platform. Can't give %.

If it's more than 75% PS4, don't reply to this post.

 

[dramatis]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

 

[Loris146]

Wow, really?! Well I doubt it only did 300k on Xbox. That'd be a HUGE difference but it is possible. PS4 doing most of the work. I'd guess 70/30 though to be more conservative.

XIII split was like 63% Ps3 37 % Xbox 360 more or less.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Congrats!

 

[Curufinwe]

Good to hear. Game was fantastic- flaws & all.

I enjoyed the game a lot. But it also made me very sad.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

Hi, welcome to NPD, you must be new here.

 

[cheesekao]

Sure.

Average pricing for software is pretty strong, despite the discounting everyone is talking about.

HW pricing was weak. So although HW units were pretty good, unit sales didn't increase at a level where it could offset the drop in pricing.

3DS continues to do exceptionally well despite its age. Pokemon certainly helps.

Hot take - Nintendo would be able to sell more NES Classics.

Cool. The average price is thing is good to know.

 

[Toki767]

Sure.

Average pricing for software is pretty strong, despite the discounting everyone is talking about.

HW pricing was weak. So although HW units were pretty good, unit sales didn't increase at a level where it could offset the drop in pricing.

3DS continues to do exceptionally well despite its age. Pokemon certainly helps.

Hot take - Nintendo would be able to sell more NES Classics.

I saw they sold 14% more NES Classics than November. Which would put it at around 225K.

Add that 196K from November and they still haven't shipped 500K NES Classics to the US.

That's Nintendo for you I guess.

 

[wmlk]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

what is npd

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Loved the game, even if the end feels a bit rushed and the story rough around the edges.

 

[ReaperXL7]

I loved it, I also really enjoyed brotherhood but haven't had a chance to watch Kingsglaive yet. I'm glad it did well for SE as it gives them a pretty great baseline for future entries hopefully not bogged down by a lot of the issues that plagued XV.

 

[Koozek]

LOL

 

[gundamkyoukai]

XIII split was like 63% Ps3 37 % Xbox 360 more or less.

Yeah but it should be a bit more since the user base are more even now IMO.
So 70\30 should be possible.

 

[notaskwid]

Eh. Pretty mediocre game. Sales seem about right considering how much money they invested in marketing and promotional material.



I mean, taste is subjective, but either you have a narrow sampling of the generation or you are a crazy fanboy.

I could accept it as someone's game of the year, but game of the generation??

Please, get over yourself.

 

[enigmatic_alex44]

I am low key happy the game did well because the budget for the next FF will be that much better as a result.

Really hoping they manage to make another truly great Final Fantasy in the future that also isn't compromised by poor management, that stands up there with the best of the best (with a great story, art, characters, music etc.) like Final Fantasy 6, 8 and 10.

 

[Holundrian]

I loved it, I also really enjoyed brotherhood but haven't had a chance to watch Kingsglaive yet. I'm glad it did well for SE as it gives them a pretty great baseline for future entries hopefully not bogged down by a lot of the issues that plagued XV.

If they make XVI a game mostly about learning lessons from XV I expect it to be pretty fantastic. I worry if they want to reinvent the entire wheel again.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Eh. Pretty mediocre game. Sales seem about right considering how much money they invested in marketing and promotional material.



I mean, taste is subjective, but either you have a narrow sampling of the generation or you are a crazy fanboy.

I could accept it as someone's game of the year, but game of the generation??

You people lol. Its a game it sold well stop it

 

[kswiston]

Hi, welcome to NPD, you must be new here.

Final fantasy XV has the advantage of not having early Japanese sales steal DOZENS of its NPD sales.

 

[The Emperor]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

This is USA only sales.

 

[Loris146]

Yeah but it should be a bit more since the user base are more even now IMO.
So 70\30 should be possible.

Yeah maybe even more.

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[Dargor]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

Not trying to dogpile, but you do know that NPD are just USA numbers right? Meaning that a worldwide launch is irrelevant.

 

[Keyouta]

Glad it did well after what happened with XIII, wonder where Square will take XVI.

 

[Holundrian]

I could accept it as someone's game of the year, but game of the generation??

Accept it the world has spoken BvS the theater cut is also the movie of the decade.

 

[Toth]

And so the crows will go extinct.

Thank goodness. Fantastic game and a great FF.

 

[Ray Down]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

This is US only....good to know you tried to shit post though.

 

[Deku Tree]

Deserved. It was a great game.

 

[Castef]

Hi, welcome to NPD, you must be new here.

what is npd

This is USA only sales.

Not trying to dogpile, but you do know that NPD are just USA numbers right? Meaning that a worldwide launch is irrelevant.

Dramatis.

 

[KillerMan91]

Console SW was down about 12%

Was decline again because of top 3?

 

[The Emperor]

Dramatis.

 

[JayEH]

Eh. Pretty mediocre game. Sales seem about right considering how much money they invested in marketing and promotional material.



I mean, taste is subjective, but either you have a narrow sampling of the generation or you are a crazy fanboy.

I could accept it as someone's game of the year, but game of the generation??

why even come in here to post something like this. you just look silly.

 

[PshycoNinja]

The platform did not hold back FFXV in Japan .
FFXIII sold 900k more on a smaller PS3 user base .
Japan just don't like the game as much as the rest of the world .

Also mainline FF save from mobile for now .

I don't know how or why people keep saying this, but it is untrue.

FFXIII released when there was 4M+ PS3s.
FFXV released when there was 3.6M~3.7M PS4s.

 

[Koozek]

As expected of the first to launch simultaneously worldwide, which means this is basically not even a star to stick on the game lol

NPD, how does it work.

 

[Styles]

One step closer to getting the FFXVI we deserve.

 

[lightskintwin]

It probably isn't... Anyway great for XV, hope it continues to do well!

Avatar bet?

Hello. I'm not seeing Square running to port the PC version to Xbox one yet.

PC version? We're talking about the remake.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Certainly undeserved but I'd love to see the format split. Sounds like the PS4 version did very well but how well over the Xbox version is the real question.

Lol no it's not, PS4 was always going to sell way more than the XB1

 

[The Mad Draklor]

Avatar bet?

PC version? We're talking about the remake.

He meant the PC version of the remake, not the PC version of the remaster.

 

[Hexxen-Panda]

As many complaints that I have with this particular title, I'm glad that the series still has some life and hope in it.

I would probably do the sidequests and endgame stuff at a later date when all the patches and stuff have been released.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

I don't know how or why people keep saying this, but it is untrue.

FFXIII released when there was 4M+ PS3s.
FFXV released when there was 3.6M~3.7M PS4s.

Thanks for the info must have read\remember wrong .
Still the drop in sales has to be more than a user base numbers.
Even more so if we talking LTD numbers.

 

[Wagram]

I'm not sure anyone thinks that though.

Colin and Greg were theorizing it would sell pretty close to FFXV. That was pretty hilarious.

 

[Koozek]

Colin and Greg were theorizing it would sell pretty close to FFXV. That was pretty hilarious.

Wat, no way. Sure they weren't just talking about Japan?

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Lol no it's not, PS4 was always going to sell way more than the XB1

Of course but it's the gap that everyone wants to see for real.

 

[Asd202]

Colin and Greg were theorizing it would sell pretty close to FFXV. That was pretty hilarious.

Who?

 

[The Mad Draklor]

Colin and Greg were theorizing it would sell pretty close to FFXV. That was pretty hilarious.

As much as I would love for that to happen because Persona is awesome, no fuckin way Persona 5 is going to sell close to FFXV.

 

[notaskwid]

Avatar bet?



PC version? We're talking about the remake.

I know what the bet is. I'm just saying Square had plenty of time to announce a PC FFVII port to Xbox after this 'great' sales.
They have the 30th Aniversary event on the 31st, we'll see if anything gets announced for Xbox (like FFXII HD)

 

[Ray Down]

Colin and Greg were theorizing it would sell pretty close to FFXV. That was pretty hilarious.

God how out of touch are those 2 nowadays?