Was at like $5.
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Netherealm continues delivering. 4th #1 selling game in a row, each breaking a record since the acquisition by WB.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
It's so silly. I'd think an established 25 year old franchise could outsell a new IP, on a newly released console.
I doubt the Wii U sales are noteworthy.
Persona 5's performance is disappointing. It shows that despite having a very vocal and diehard fanbase, the franchise has problem absorbing new fans. People are always asking about why big RPGs have to be action-oriented. You can find your answer here by comparing Persona 5 and Nier Automata side by side. Turn-based games have an audience for sure, the problem is that the audience just doesn't grow. When your budget reaches a certain point, that audience is simply not big enough.
This argument makes zero sense. WIIU and Switch combined sold less than PS4.
This argument makes zero sense. WIIU and Switch combined sold less than PS4.
Zok310
Banned
Game launched in 2013. No idea how R* tops V.
Fates had the highest US debut in series history though. I think Echoes did respectably, all things considered.
MatPiscatella
Member
Rainbow 6: Siege is a best-in-class example of the Games as Service model. It will continue to sell.
Injustice had 4 SKUs...
Yep.
Injustice had 4 SKUs...
Yep.
J
Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
I mean Zelda Switch will outsell HZD if it hasn't already. Don't think that the Wii U version is actually pushing many units.
Cannon_Fodder
Member
P5 falling off the charts makes sense for a lot of reasons, one of which being that people aren't talking about it the same way they did P4; if anything, that same type of very positive word of mouth is focusing on Nier instead. And it shows in Nier's sales.
I would mention that the Nier:A Steam (PC) sku is doing quite well for itself before remembering that it might not be reflected in the rankings and that Atlus had a PS3 sku as well.
Wait..... so you're telling me that injustice, injustice ultimate and injustice deluxe were counted seperately? Lol 😂 that's gonna throw off my approxination
NintendosBooger
Member
P4G was always heralded as the best game for its console. Despite the Vita bombing, owners were aware of the game.
LightOfTruth
Member
Did Nintendo ever give an estimate as to when they will be addressing the supply issues? Kind of shocked that PS4 outsold Switch.
I thought it had 2. Now that makes sense.
MatPiscatella
Member
If you're doing a SKU ranking, then yes.
Don't feel bad, threw me off at first too.
I believe Bethesda said they are still committed to making more Dishonored after the stand alone DLC so that gives me some hope for Arkane to still stick around. Remember, Dishonored 2 came out in November so not charting doesn't mean nearly as much as here with such a lackluster month of releases. It is worrisome that Prey did worse than GTA V and Zelda this month, which means that the number 5 spot was a tiny number of sales for an AAA title.... With Zelda, pretty much everyone already bought it already who owned a Switch so it is mostly new Switch owners and Nintendo didn't make many Switches for May.... So hopefully Bethesda wasn't fibbing in saying they are dedicated to making more Dishonored since obviously they wont be making more Prey games.
Counting digital, should be 6.
Regular, Deluxe, Ultimate x 2 (PS4, XBO).
Though a good chunk were regulars, Ultimate been $100 (and selling quite well) helped too. Deluxe been digital only should fall in the usual under 30%.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Ah was wondering where this thread ways, feel like the report came out days ago
Depends if you think sub-50k is amazing at that chart level.
Tho In context of VR, having an attach of like 12% or so seems pretty good to me anyway
Depends if you think sub-50k is amazing at that chart level.
Tho In context of VR, having an attach of like 12% or so seems pretty good to me anyway
The ironic part is that you KNOW Persona 5 fell off because of their backwards ass streaming rules. Persona got so big specifically because of let's plays and such. Without that, the world of mouth would just not be there at all to make it a popular brand.
Nier A got tons of sales from word of mouth and the prebuilt fanbase of Yoko Taro helped a lot in getting the word out
Nier A got tons of sales from word of mouth and the prebuilt fanbase of Yoko Taro helped a lot in getting the word out
lwilliams3
Member
Since this issue is due to Nintendo (and basically everyone) underestimating the system's potential sales, that doesn't make sense. Nintendo didn't plan for the system to take off like this, and they was not going to put themselves in a situation like the Wii U in which they was screwed due to overestimating demand.
Yeah. Horizon is doing awesome on its own right. Kudos to Guerrilla Games.
Jawbreaker
Member
Obliterator
Member
Absolutely. It's performance has been so great it basically was a proof of concept for Ubisoft to feel confident in heavily pursuing their online centric / games as a service model
Digital sales are not counted for Mario Kart and they are for Injustice(for 2 systems) That could push Injustice over the edge
MatPiscatella
Member
Counting digital, should be 6.
Regular, Deluxe, Ultimate x 2 (PS4, XBO).
Though a good chunk were regulars, Ultimate been $100 (and selling quite well) helped too.
Sure... but the quote from Reggie was talking packaged.
I thought it was because of waifus, and husbandos.
Also, obligatory sent out to die. 🤣
Lmao!!
This should help put things in perspective.
Yea, that or just bring available at its normal price. Just being available period, lol.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Was just gifted a PSVR.
Guess I should look into this Farpoint game...
Guess I should look into this Farpoint game...
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Do keep in mind that Nier did have some digital sales throughout May.
But yeah, great to see it still charting.
But yeah, great to see it still charting.
MrCookiepants
Member
GTAV really needs to die. It's not healthy for the industry for one game to be hogging revenue for 4+ years.
Smaller games like Prey have enough trouble competing in the AAA market and then you have GTA indefinitely demanding 10% or whatever of all software business. It just need to end.
Those platforms combined have a lower userbase than PS4, and the Switch version alone is outselling Horizon anyway. Dumb excuse.
Smaller games like Prey have enough trouble competing in the AAA market and then you have GTA indefinitely demanding 10% or whatever of all software business. It just need to end.
Those platforms combined have a lower userbase than PS4, and the Switch version alone is outselling Horizon anyway. Dumb excuse.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Good luck finding the bundleWas just gifted a PSVR.
Guess I should look into this Farpoint game...
joe_zazen
Member
All I'm saying is that if P5 resonated with players like P4 did, it could have had legs.
No, but they're still holding fast to their 10 million units prediction for the fiscal year. At this point, it's safe to assume that they're going to be holding units for each of their big software releases that they've got coming for the rest of the year (Splatoon 2 in July, Pokken DX/maybe FEW? in September, Mario in October, whatever the hell it is that they're doing for November between Skyrim and Xenoblade 2), and maybe throwing some units out in August to help out Mario+Rabbids. Regularly weekly supply is probably not going to happen in 2017.
MasterSheen
Member
That's not something impossible, in fact that probably was the case. MK only had a couple of days last month.
It would be something like
Injustice 2 combined > MK8D May > Injustice 2 PS4 > Injustice 2 XBO > MK8D April
Well, Persona 5 takes a couple of hours to jump into the good stuff, and it's a ~100 hour long rpg that requires a lot of time management to get the full experience. Not port begging here, but i wonder how it would have fared if it was a PS4/Switch release instead of the PS3. P4G felt just right on the vita, portability would have helped such a time consuming game imo.
Keep in mind this is revenue chart, not numbers of copy sold chart.
Do you know if Injustice a strong performer? I know it should be past the last one just based on Mario Kart's last month sales, but I have no real basis for if it would be all the way up in the good range yet.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Why are people talking like P5 did bad all of a sudden?
Didn't it already outsell the living crap out of previous Persona games? While the legs aren't there, they can still hold onto the fact that they still sold more from a pure units standpoint already.
Do you honestly think that companies make a product without contracts in place for the materials? Nintendo only had materials set aside for their 10 million forecast with no backup. That's THEIR problem. It's not apples problem. It's not something that is "out of their hands".
And I hope, for their own sake, all those people got the aim controller
I don't think it did bad, but people seem to be surprised that a JRPG that isn't Pokemon is performing like a JRPG that isn't Pokemon. This seems like business as usual to me, but then I had absolutely no expectations for Persona to become the next Final Fantasy anytime soon.
Obliterator
Member
They probably aren't used to seeing how big JRPGs drop in their 2nd month for the most part
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Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
No one is saying that their contract just covers enough for 10m units, but no company is going to have a contract for 18m units of components when their estimate is 10m units.
Companies gradually increase their order of components they don't plan on being road blocked by higher bids from almost every electronic manufacturer.
This list continues to remind me that I need to buy Nier. Surprised Farpoint made top 20. The thirst for longer VR experiences is real on PS.
P5, like most JRPGs, are extremely frontloaded when it comes to sales. 95% of people who bought P5 bought it at release. The rest are people who have yet to get into the series, don't have the time/money to buy it at launch, or are waiting on a sale.
P5, like most JRPGs, are extremely frontloaded when it comes to sales. 95% of people who bought P5 bought it at release. The rest are people who have yet to get into the series, don't have the time/money to buy it at launch, or are waiting on a sale.
You and most of us in the NPD predictions thread did too.
I probably won't put them at winning anymore months until the end of the year.
Then watch the stock situation gets fixed. I'm tired of getting burned by Nintendo with my predictions!!! lol.