Didn't Microsoft have that FIFA deal in Europe? Money well spent?
Nope, they gave away Fifa for free and it did nothing. They gave away TF for free and it did nothing. They cut the price on the bundles with free TF and that did nothing.
Well the LTD of Wii U in France is 340k as of June 2014 which is comparable to the same time frame for these german LTDs
http://www.challenges.fr/high-tech/...-reussi-un-hold-up-a-l-e3-de-los-angeles.html
XB1 technically has done better sales in France then Germany so far as we know.
126k versus 100k in the same timeframe
PS4 did about the same in both territories.
Assuming for some reason that France sales behavior for 2014 mirrored Germany's then
PS4 2014 YTD would be 278k
PS4 LTD would be 518k
XB1 2014 YTD would be 88k
XB1 LTD would be 214k
So there's a good chance in France it goes something like PS4 >= 500k > Wii U = 340k > XB1 > 200k
Just conjecture of course
I thought it tacked on another 20k in June and 340k was through May? Which is actually fairly impressive considering its baseline.
(I mean if Wii U didn't even pull 60k through the first half of 2014, then lol)
It [MK8] sold 115,000 games in France in two weeks, for an installed base of 340,000 Wii U.
Here in belgium it's france. Closer by for most. In Holland it's germany thoughAnd at least here in Finland Germany is the source for all imported Xbones. Would not surprise me if this is true for most of other tier two countries too.
Well the LTD of Wii U in France is 340k as of June 2014 which is comparable to the same time frame for these german LTDs
http://www.challenges.fr/high-tech/...-reussi-un-hold-up-a-l-e3-de-los-angeles.html
XB1 technically has done better sales in France then Germany so far as we know.
126k versus 100k in the same timeframe
PS4 did about the same in both territories.
Assuming for some reason that France sales behavior for 2014 mirrored Germany's then
PS4 2014 YTD would be 278k
PS4 LTD would be 518k
XB1 2014 YTD would be 88k
XB1 LTD would be 214k
So there's a good chance in France it goes something like PS4 >= 500k > Wii U = 340k > XB1 > 200k
Just conjecture of course
It's a pretty long stretch to assume that since French and German 2013 PS4 sales were pretty much the same, that their 2014 sales would as well. One was under shortages, so was entirely dependent on how many units Sony allocated to the country. The other wasn't.
Almost 3.2:1???
Is this indicative of most EU countries?...
Almost 3.2:1???
Is this indicative of most EU countries?...
Didn't Microsoft have that FIFA deal in Europe? Money well spent?
Yes it's a large assumption but I doubt the ordering is off. It's possible the Wii U is in first if PS4 sales in France careened downward compared to Germany but I don't think that's the most likely scenario
Dont really understand why MS is focusing on Japan (at least based on what they've said) when what they really need to do is take care of their problems in Europe. Any of those European countries will sell easily 5x what Japan will give them on a weekly basis, since I dont think anyone in their right mind doubts that we'll be seeing xbone media create numbers at 200-300 units a week before 12 months have passed. And its not like they need to release in Japan at all to secure Japanese third party support. Any of the JP third parties releasing on the xbone will be targeting the west, not their backyard.
der durst ist echt
No, the latest Wii U figure I have is 160,000 as of September 2013.
Code:[B]LTD for other systems (as of September 2013)[/B] Nintendo DS - 7,500,000 PlayStation 2 - 5,900,000 Wii - 4,600,000 PlayStation 3 - Now 4,200,000 (+300,000 in the last 9 months) Xbox 360 - 2,400,000 (OP has it at ~2,100,000 because the report says PS3 sold twice as many systems as Xbox 360) PlayStation Portable - 2,000,000 Nintendo 3DS - 1,600,000 PlayStation Vita - 200,000 Wii U - 160,000
People are holding out hopes for Gamescom? Really?
E3 did nothing to change purchasing trends, and it's ten times as big of a deal than Gamescom still, even in Germany.
Gamescom is a huge show for hands-on stuff and the general public to try out unreleased games, but megaton announcements are just not part of the show.
Sorry but you need to get more Xfriends.
In tier 2 countries it's probably way over 10:1. The September launch will be another silent disaster for Microsoft.Almost 3.2:1???
Is this indicative of most EU countries?...
How many of those Xbones were imported by people in Tier 2 countries. For that matter would Tier 2 folks have imported their Xboned from Germany or someplace else?
Do you think HALO MCC or Sunset Overdrive will change something with these numbers ?
Do you think HALO MCC or Sunset Overdrive will change something with these numbers ?
Just thinking that Sony´s big exklusives are basically all coming in 2015.
Maybe now MS could get back some of its market share the rest of 2014.
Do you think HALO MCC or Sunset Overdrive will change something with these numbers ?
Just thinking that Sony´s big exklusives are basically all coming in 2015.
Maybe now MS could get back some of its market share the rest of 2014.
Extremely unlikely I'd say. SSO is a new IP on a console with limited demand so I'd expect next to nothing from that.Do you think HALO MCC or Sunset Overdrive will change something with these numbers ?
Just thinking that Sony´s big exklusives are basically all coming in 2015.
Maybe now MS could get back some of its market share the rest of 2014.
Do you think HALO MCC or Sunset Overdrive will change something with these numbers ?
Just thinking that Sony´s big exklusives are basically all coming in 2015.
Maybe now MS could get back some of its market share the rest of 2014.
Yes it's a large assumption but I doubt the ordering is off. It's possible the Wii U is in first if PS4 sales in France careened downward compared to Germany but I don't think that's the most likely scenario
I wish we knew why EA (and to a lesser extent Activision) is doubling down and basically jumping in bed with MS. They and other third parties can see where this is going - the EA Vault and all the CoD exclusive maps in the world can't right a 2:1 sales gap world wide. And despite the price drop and the new SKU - the gap actually seems to be growing. I'm not saying they should abandon the Xbox One, but what incentive is there for them to give MS exclusive anything unless the money is right (which I doubt).
Oh well, the world wonders.
With Germany being PC-focused, this also shows hot little significance there is in MS keeping Xbox exclusives away from PC to get those gamers buy the console.
I'll never forget walking into a store during Christmas and seeing that pile of lonely Xbox Ones surrounded by people who were looking for a PS4.
You'll see. Fifa 15 exclusive, COD exclusive, MGS5 exclusive.
Microsoft knows it's make or break time and they won't quit.
With Germany being PC-focused, this also shows hot little significance there is in MS keeping Xbox exclusives away from PC to get those gamers buy the console.
MGSV exclusive will never happen.
A Japanese game exclusive on a console that doesn't sell in Japan?
Funny thing is, the external power brick and inefficient internal hardware layout were a huge point against the xbox one for me. So I guess in a way that may be true.Being UK I am always in awe of the good taste in engineering when visiting Germany.
Lets face it, the Ps4 is probably one of the best engineered and optimised console designs to-date in terms of hardware and design choices......
Software is subjective.
Probably no way for MS to turn this around