Obliterator
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Yeah the improvement YoY for the Xbox is worth noting. Going from 115k to 187k is a pretty nice jump. Granted its much cheaper now, but still a notable improvement.
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NPD Sales Results for April 2015 [Up1: Xbox One #1]
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Yeah the improvement YoY for the Xbox is worth noting. Going from 115k to 187k is a pretty nice jump. Granted its much cheaper now, but still a notable improvement.
joecanada
Member
Lol 8/10
rokkerkory
Member
Fan bots for ya
Welfare
Member
It's also above the Original Xbox and 360 during their respective second April.
pixelation
Member
Microsoft would be losing more money on the XB division.
You know I gotta say I'm pleasantly surprised at the lack of Junior FUD so far. Bish is a man of his word.
pixelation
Member
Heh, not really... pretty insignificant gap, as hollow a victory as they come.
Where's the original? I'd like to see it.
Obliterator
Member
Really? It outpaced the 360s second April? That's a pretty good sign for them. To be honest the Xbone is having a pretty solid performance in NA. It should finish lifetime with a pretty nice install base.
The major issue they are going to run into with matching or coming close to 360 numbers is the rest of the world. They are just getting obliterated in nearly every market.
Welfare
Member
Lol it's a victory. Stop trying to spin this as a "hollow" victory.
Steve Youngblood
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rokkerkory
Member
We need ted wells on this
pixelation
Member
To me it is, doesn't change much in the big picture. But i'm sure that Microsoft and their loyal fan base are pleased. I think i need to make something clear before you guys start hurling tomatoes at me and that is that i do not own any of the current gen consoles so please don't paint me as a fan boy because i am not.
I honestly don't see much of a cause for celebration when the gap is this small.
Obliterator
Member
Yeah CosmicQueso noted it earlier in the thread. Combined Xbone + PS4 second April is identical to 2nd PS3 + 360 second April.
Crazy. What are the odds?
Because some of us enjoy following the industry?
Primethius
Banned
Welp, pack it up boys. NA's sales outcome has been foretold.
All of this has happened before, and all of it will happen again. Look to last generation to see the shape of things to come.
PoweredByHentai
Member
Junior FUD such as?
Welfare
Member
When he said that I didn't pay attention to it all the way, but that's freaky.
Chobel
Member
LOL! The post in the YTMND link is a little different than Amir0x comment. Why?
Obliterator
Member
Yeah it really is. I mean its the exact same number they come out to. Weird to say the least
Check the prediction thread & last month's NPD.
Such as the ravings of TheodorPEWD, ScientificReason, MalitikSabu & co in the last NPD Results thread. Thank God that's over with.
Primethius
Banned
Stick around for any of the bigger months, where the threads run longer. Interesting times all around.
Edit: ^ And that too. Still trying to forget that stuff.
Are you, by any chance, an expert on japanese culture?
PoweredByHentai
Member
And no one here thought that Hermain Cain also fit the bill?
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Doh. Yep, well, you know what I meantNext month it'll look even sexier. I'm sure we will see a PR line about sales being double that of last year.
77k is such a rut, and 115k was in April, not May
Yep, and there were heavy promotions, but still, the consoles are getting into more people's hands, so I disagree with the "pitiful" sales comments.
Not to mention all the earlier talk of PS4 needing a price cut...it's like I was passing through crazy town for a little bit there, but order has been restored!
Obliterator
Member
Doh. Yep, well, you know what I meant
Yep, and there were heavy promotions, but still, the consoles are getting into more people's hands, so I disagree with the "pitiful" sales comments.
Not to mention all the earlier talk of PS4 needing a price cut...it's like I was passing through crazy town for a little bit there, but order has been restored!
PS4 still needs a price cut honestly. Its down YoY and still at its launch price.
Nice split for MKX. Pretty nice advantage. I expected bigger split for DKS2. In UK was not so big either.
LOL @ 12-13k Xbone's advantage.
He's not nearly as obnoxious. But he tows the line occasionally bumping inactive sales threads with (now surprisingly accurate) Voodoo Magic predictions. He hasn't flown completely off the handle yet though.
OT: Is there a reason NPD switched to rankings by title as opposed to SKU? Rankings by title seems inherently skewed towards multiplatform releases and doesnt really paint the clearest picture for sales.
Also this
Price cut is happening. The timing and the total amount might not be known at this point but it is definitely coming. It is overdue at this point. Personally I lean towards $100 price cut at Paris Games Week mainly due to Sony's historical precedent of $100 price cuts and the suspicious timing of the PGW conference (day and date with the release of Halo 5).
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
Any chance we could get a split on Smash sales (aka b/w 3DS & Wii U)?
Welfare
Member
Good god no.
Haven't they been slowly offering less data for years now? I believe they used to offer the rankings by SKU, but they stopped. No idea why.
LOL! But no!
Yea I know they used to provide rankings by SKU I was just wondering if they ever gave a reason behind switching it up to by title. Seems much less useful/informative to me.
Ok so now that it appears the masses are sated and have moved on from this thread lets talk potential trends going into May NPD. Now so far the main reasons I have heard for the unexpected increase in XB1 demand were the GameStop and BB trade in deals along with the release of the MCC bundle. Neither of these strike me as something that would continue momentum into May. Are there any other possible causes I'm unaware of for the spike in sales?
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I dont know about Witcher 3 marketing deal thing. Cant say Microsoft will be a clear winner because of that. The whole marketing is weird when it comes to this game. I found and saw more witcher videos on Playstation channel on Youtube than Xbox. Every one reviewed it on PS4. The only place I saw it was being marketed as Xbox One game was during conan show. That too was a PC version.
I wouldn't call this a marketing deal at all.
I wouldn't call this a marketing deal at all.
ethomaz
Banned
The PS4 version was ahead in development I guess... that is why you saw more videos and the reviews from this version.
Same happened with others games at launch... even with MS market deal CoD was ready first for PS4... so more videos.
gundamkyoukai
Member
okay that is crazy
It has exclusive content in the bone collectors ed
Confirmed: PS4 is the new 360
Chobel
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Amazon newest PS4 bundle: PS4 + TLOU Remastered + The Order 1886 CE for $399.99
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00XLY5A4S/15-24-20/
(Via Wario64)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00XLY5A4S/15-24-20/
(Via Wario64)
OuterLimits
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I wasn't expecting Microsoft to win the month. I doubt many people were. So the victory seems rather impressive regardless of the margin. Especially since Sony seems to have all the momentum and some good games recently released.
I own a PS4 and so far the X1 doesn't really interest me. Although I expect Microsoft to have a good holiday and a good bundle deal may tempt me to get one this year.
Obliterator
Member
Damn good deal. And I hate to say it, but boy is that a bad sign that they have not only leftover The Order CEs but also that to get rid of them they are bundling them.
That game bombed man. Sucks for RAD
I would have said a Witcher 3 Xbox One bundle, but that's obviously not happening (at least not anytime soon).
I wouldn't be surprised if the Xbox One either wins or stays close to the PS4 sales wise in May, but I think PS4 will pull ahead a bit in April with the Batman bundle.