StrongBlackVine
Banned
Chart positions without numbers don't tell the entire story. Aren't the UK numbers pretty low outside of the top 3 or 4 games? I don't remember the first week sales being that good.
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Chart positions without numbers don't tell the entire story. Aren't the UK numbers pretty low outside of the top 3 or 4 games? I don't remember the first week sales being that good.
Because that doesn't typically make a difference for hardcore games. Now with two days, and a normal month following, you may be able to hope for the month following to equal the first 2 days (hardcore games are just so frontloaded this gen). However since the second month this time is November, it'll be up no matter what. Just a question of how much of that is any inherent legs or just holiday tide raising all ships.
Thanks!
So why are people upset about Titanfall 2 sales, if this was counting TWO DAYS?
Realize it's only two days, but TF2 is probably my game of the year so I want it to murder everything else on the chart regardless. I want good things to sell well.
wesleyshark
Banned
Glad to see Skyrim in there. Bought it digitally on xbone and that's all I've played since it came out lol. Prior to that I was still picking Destiny clean.
Okay, Skyrim having the same time is valid but Skyrim is a beast and does not need word of mouth or anything so you'd figure the sales would be insane for such a monster.
Titanfall 2 for many is a surprise hit and with the early sales I would not be surprised seing it way higher in November than it was in this NPD.
Let's hope for the best - the game deserves it
Titanfall 2 for many is a surprise hit and with the early sales I would not be surprised seing it way higher in November than it was in this NPD.
Let's hope for the best - the game deserves it
brickarts295
Member
Skyrim still killing it after 5 years. Got my TF2 copy, still haven't played it because I need to lower my backlog but at least I did my part.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Genuinely considering selling off my copy of BF1 to get a copy of TF2. I feel bad for that dev team.
Yes. As it was released on the 28th of October.
Both Gears 4 and BF1 had early access editions that were being sold on the 7th and 18th of October Respectively
Yep. Thanks! So that's ...
1. XB1 - ~327K
2. PS4 (assuming PS4 > 3DS, which is by no means a certainty, but should be a good probability)
3. 3DS >= 123K
4. WIU
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So why are people upset about Titanfall 2 sales, if this was counting TWO DAYS?
I mean...you can look at how it's already on sale on Xbox Live for $36 (digital is notorious for not going on sale as fast as retail) as a pretty good indication of poor sales.
That the Black Friday price for it in physical stores. It's also Battlefield 1's Black Friday price in most stores.
gundamkyoukai
Member
What would you call solid work .
Unless i miss some numbers .
Yes it come in at number 3 but without numbers it hard to tell what that means .
Or you can be happy that you're getting an awesome game for such a small price two weeks after release
Battlefield 1 is on sale also and is doing pretty well, so I don't think it's a strong indicator this month.
Either way, I hope it sells better this (whole) month.
That is likely to change now Digital is a big thing,
We know that they make more money on digital and retail stock has already been sold in.
Undercut retail AFTER you've already sold launch allocation to retail = profit
excaliburps
Press - MP1st.com
No one?
It is, hence why the OP has been updated with that comparison that TF2 sales aren't apples:apples (someone should really spell that out for some people, no).
You mean the tweet that came from the official Titanfall Twitter that's handled by EA PR and not Respawn? http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/11/05/infinite-warfare-vs-titanfall-2-twitter-jabs/
I think most people on GAF read just the thread title, check the first few sentences and base everything there. Seriously, the OP has been updated and most people act like they can't read it, haven't read it, or ignoring it. xD
Obliterator
Member
We know for a fact its in a better position in the US than the UK due to ranking. Skyrim in the UK outsold Gears numbers in its first week or close to it. Where in NA Gears is still several spots above it. We can clearly see Gears is performing better in NA comparatively than it did in the UK
I still think Gears 4 is down in NA by franchise norms. I don't expect it to be at Gears 3 numbers, or maybe even Gears 2 numbers. But it had to have performed decently due to the games it charted over while not having digital counted
Diprosalic
Banned
7th in uk and 5th in germany must be like a few copies.
LordBaztion
Member
Well done Coalición.
Also Nice to see TF2 charting, I Will get mine with the Xbox digital sale.
Also Nice to see TF2 charting, I Will get mine with the Xbox digital sale.
Bruno MB
Member
October was a strong month sales wise with titles such as Battlefield 1, FIFA 17, Mafia III, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Gears of War 4 dominating the top spots.
In the UK Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Edition had a similar debut to last year game on Xbox One. It is true that it is having worse legs, but that is because one was released in mid October while the other in November and had Black Friday + holiday sales push.
RightChandMan
Member
Really hope titanfall 2 has legs!
DriftingSpirit
Member
Good to see the UC4 bundle doing well.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Monster Hunter still slaying the charts I see.
Capcom better have MHXX ready for Switch launch. 🐷
Capcom better have MHXX ready for Switch launch. 🐷
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
No they didn't
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Woah! XB1 outsold the PS4 by over 200k?
Yeah, and Wii U sold 0 units.
That's for 3DS. We don't know PS4 sales. We just know that 3DS did over 123K or more, and assuming PS4 sold more than 3DS, then PS4 is between 123K and 327K.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
What I want to know is, how does anyone know this: "Play early, digital bundles are all working very well. Raising digital shares and average pricing compared to physical. You're going to see much more of these tactics in the future." when Microsoft isn't sharing their digital data? Aren't they the only one to have done this with Gears 4 and Horizon 3? Or did NBA do it?
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Oooh I thought PS4/3DS meant that both were around that number.
Welfare
Member
That is just the low end. PS4 is anywhere between Xbox One and 3DS.
EA stated this last month. It will only continue to grow and some games even open higher than that because 30% is just the average.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
I mean, some people have been saying XB1 digital titles would be around that for their recent 1st party games, if not higher, due to rising digital ties AND play anywhere... and the general sentiment seems to be people laughing them off... so I guess it's good to see.
MatPiscatella
Member
Publishers participating in the digital leader panel provide their STEAM data. Only STEAM PC data is counted, so there are some other digital distribution platforms not counted.
chromatic9
Member
Without numbers and this weird ranking Gears could be well down just like it was in the UK.
Quantum Break sold poorly in the US and UK, so did ROTTR in US and UK, Halo 5 down hugely in the US and UK. Rainbow Siege is more of an anomaly. I was able to predict QB and ROTTR US sales off UK sales.
The latest to perfectly comply again is Titanfall 2, 9th spot US is usually 50-150k.
The main point is Gears was well down to previous Gears titles in the UK and it could very well be in the US. Gears should be No 1 or 2 against another mega seller. Halo 5 opened up much lower than previous titles both sides of the pond.
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So why are people upset about Titanfall 2 sales, if this was counting TWO DAYS?
Titanfall and Skyrim remaster released on the same day. Ponder on that for a bit.
travisbickle
Member
Skyrim is a huge franchise. Sure it's a remaster, but that didn't stop GTA V sales on PS4/Xbox One.
I understand that Skyrim is huge but it's a remaster of a 5 year old game. Also, Titanfall is not exactly a third rate franchise. I understand it is not Skyrim but it should have sold better which is the gripe most people have.
The game is great. I have enjoyed my time with it and I look forward to playing it for months to come.
WickedLaharl
Member
Absolutely fantastic to see Titanfall 2 that low.
dragonflys545
Member
Wtf...
Primethius
Banned
DQB seems like it would be in the 45-50k range.