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[Miles Quaritch]

What makes you think the PC and One versions aren't doing well?

I meant it as a hypothetical (wording isn't great. Apologies) I personally thing it's doing well, but with so many suggesting it's not selling well and that's the reason we don't have any numbers from EA/MS, you'd think they would want to advertise the hell out of the 360 version to help boost numbers.

 

[SmokyDave]

Hence why the I don’t quite see why ‘the highest selling hardware of 2013’ comes into it.

Because it sold more units of hardware last year than anything else. It has a huge pool of recent buyers to draw upon. It's not surprising that there are no Wii U titles in the charts, because there aren't that many of them out there. 3DS doesn't have that excuse. Plenty of people are buying them, but they're not motivated to buy any software for them afterwards.

That doesn't point to a happy and active userbase to me.

The 3DS software sales are not great at the best of times which we all know but then again Jan and Feb they were up YoY which seems to mean winning.

Selling less at retail than boxed PC games is 'winning'?

Nope.

 

[liger05]

Because it sold more units of hardware last year than anything else. It has a huge pool of recent buyers to draw upon. It's not surprising that there are no Wii U titles in the charts, because there aren't that many of them out there. 3DS doesn't have that excuse. Plenty of people are buying them, but they're not motivated to buy any software for them afterwards.

That doesn't point to a happy and active userbase to me.


Selling less at retail than boxed PC games is 'winning'?

Nope.

I'm not saying its winning at all. But I know you love that YoY growth.

Because it sold more units of hardware last year than anything else. It has a huge pool of recent buyers to draw upon. It's not surprising that there are no Wii U titles in the charts, because there aren't that many of them out there. 3DS doesn't have that excuse. Plenty of people are buying them, but they're not motivated to buy any software for them afterwards.

That doesn't point to a happy and active userbase to me.

None of which I am disputing and if Pokemon was sitting at #38 this week it wouldnt really make much difference to the overall picture would it.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Winning the digital battle.
Having a store that lets you stream video trailers must help. I'm just saying.

 

[SmokyDave]

I'm not saying its winning at all. But I know you love that YoY growth.

I'm all about growth. Wink wink.

Winning the digital battle.
Having a store that lets you stream video trailers must help. I'm just saying.

If the Japanese market is anything to go by, only the Vita regularly breaks 10% digital for titles. Most are 5% or below. I would think we're more receptive to digital here in the UK, but I doubt the 3DS is a disproportionate beneficiary.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

KSR has great debut? Did the previous KS games bomb or something?

It's not a great debut at all imo. I don't think the market is there for this game, if it wasn't for the fact there were no kinect games i'd have delayed it to Xmas.

I think it's surprising it charted in the top ten. I wasn't even expecting it to chart, or if it did, it would be in the low thirties.

Tenth isn't all that bad.

 

[metalslimer]

I don't think it's that big of news that there are no 3DS games in the top 40 considering how many games have been sitting near the cutoff point for sometime that it really was inevitable, so it's not like there has been some huge collapse. Now, if people have been trying to argue the 3DS is doing well in the UK it would be one thing, but the 3DS's mediocre at best software sales have been pretty well documented.

I do wonder though, how many times has their not been a single Nintendo product in the top 40?

 

[liger05]

Is there nothing which will make Nintendo try and do something with the 3DS software model.

I don’t see why they can’t get the older titles reduced in price for starters.

 

[velvet_nitemare]

For one week. No, not really.

If that changes and becomes a regular occurence then of course.

What do you imagine the sales at the bottom of the top 40 are? Has to be very low, yet no 3DS games. The platform clearly has problems selling software. Even Nintendo's games aren't evergreen anymore, they tended to stay in the charts for years.

They need to drop software prices across the board.

 

[Dragon]

Either Titanfall 360 sold crazy amounts or every other game did really badly. Considering the XBO version pushed only 27% of all Titanfall sales and is the second best selling software entry, I imagine Infamous is in a dire state.

Oh just positively awful state Infamous is in. I talked to it the other day and it was fucking really upset about this whole Titanfall thing. It was like, why the fuck are people buying TItanfall for a wall running mechanic? I can fly mofo!

I'd say having legs means selling well for longer than a few weeks.

Define well. We don't get actual numbers, the difference between 1 and 10 could be 10K for all we know.

 

[SaucyJack]

Wait until they get the Vita Football Manager bundle out.
There are many people who will pay exclusively for a portable FM machine, especially cross-save compatible with the PC version.

Yep, genuine system seller for Vita at last!

 

[SmokyDave]

I do wonder though, how many times has their not been a single Nintendo product in the top 40?

I've gone back a year so far and there's always at least a couple, I'm thinking it'll probably be some time pre-DS. I'm at work though, so it's taking a while to trawl through the charts.

Edit: I can't be arsed. GFK only goes back to 2007 and it's going to be further back than that. For the week ending 18th August 2007 (the oldest in the GFK archive), 25 of the top 40 (9 of the top 10) were Nintendo titles. How things have changed.

 

[michaelius]

Yep, genuine system seller for Vita at last!

#champion's league



I wonder if it will chart in Germany

 

[Chobel]

So who sold better this week? PS4 or Xbone?

 

[Prine]

Solid numbers for TF. MS should make the £349.99 bundle official.

 

[Phamit]

#champion's league



I wonder if it will chart in Germany

No, it is not available here in Germany

 

[TechnicPuppet]

Define well. We don't get actual numbers, the difference between 1 and 10 could be 10K for all we know.

My definition would be a game that sells well for months but you will have your own. The difference between 1 and 2 this week is 20k.

 

[Vashetti]

Nintendo has got to be concerned that 3DS has evidently fallen off a cliff.

 

[Moral Panic]

I've gone back a year so far and there's always at least a couple, I'm thinking it'll probably be some time pre-DS. I'm at work though, so it's taking a while to trawl through the charts.

Is this the first week that his is the case? When did Nintendo fall off in UK? Could be pretty newsworthy.

 

[Pain]

So who sold better this week? PS4 or Xbone?

Probably Xone. Lots of price promotions if I'm not mistaken.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Plenty of TF no Infamous.

Im reminded why I keep meaning to put you on my ignore list. Your agenda gets more obvious each week in each PAL thread.

 

[TechnicPuppet]

Im reminded why I keep meaning to put you on my ignore list. Your agenda gets more obvious each week in each PAL thread.

What are you talking about? What is my agenda?

 

[Slayven]

Not a single Nintendo title in the top 40, yet the 3DS was the highest selling hardware last year. Huh.


.

What are they doing with them all?

 

[Vashetti]

What are you talking about? What is my agenda?

Don't play dumb.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

So who sold better this week? PS4 or Xbone?

Tough one to call, but I think it might be the X1.

PS4 is without doubt still welling very well but the £349 X1 bundle stacks up pretty nicely against the standalone PS4.

Might be a different story if the I:SS was still available.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

What are you talking about? What is my agenda?

Read every statement you have said in PAL threads over the last few weeks.

They follow a interesting pattern and are often hilariously wrong.

But please, continue.

 

[Salex_]

What are you talking about? What is my agenda?

He probably means breaking the barriers of logic for the Xbox One and negativity leaps of faith towards the PS4. Every week there's a bunch of people trying to understand some of the crazy things you say. I don't think you're aware of the things you type.

 

[ultratruman]

Don't play dumb.

He is right though, ISS bundles sold out very quickly whereas TF bundles are still stacked high in stockrooms everywhere.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Tough one to call, but I think it might be the X1.

PS4 is without doubt still welling very well but the £349 X1 bundle stacks up pretty nicely against the standalone PS4.

Might be a different story if the I:SS was still available.

The pricedrop happened Thursday right?

X1 easily. However both console combined seem to have sold a small amount considering its the start of Easter holidays.

I'd expect bigger sales next week, with the X1 gaining a clear edge, especially if Amazon drop the forza bundle again.

 

[SmokyDave]

What are they doing with them all?

It's a little known fact that every house in England has a gap in the kitchen wall measuring 3.66 inches by 6.14 inches. In the winter months that useless gap lets in cold air, rain and snow, and in the summer months we have swarms of bees flying through them constantly. Some people tried filling the gap with Casio wristwatches, but they were too small. Others tried filling 'em with Moulinex blenders, but they were too large (even with the attachments removed). Then, Nintendo launched the 3DS XL. Now our kitchens are thoroughly weather-proofed.

That's why they don't bother to include a charger.

 

[Deleted member 125677]

It's a little known fact that every house in England has a gap in the kitchen wall measuring 3.66 inches by 6.14 inches. In the winter months that useless gap lets in cold air, rain and snow, and in the summer months we have swarms of bees flying through them constantly. Some people tried filling the gap with Casio wristwatches, but they were too small. Others tried filling 'em with Moulinex blenders, but they were too large (even with the attachments removed). Then, Nintendo launched the 3DS XL. Now our kitchens are thoroughly weather-proofed.

That's why they don't bother to include a charger.

/dead

I wish we could have a beer together sometime

 

[Prine]

Nintendo has got to be concerned that 3DS has evidently fallen off a cliff.

DS games are very expensive, thats the only thing i can think of.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

The pricedrop happened Thursday right?

X1 easily. However both console combined seem to have sold a small amount considering its the start of Easter holidays.

I'd expect bigger sales next week, with the X1 gaining a clear edge, especially if Amazon drop the forza bundle again.

Yeah, pretty sure it started Thursday with Amazon price matching it a day or so later.

And that's a very good point, I thought we'd see a much bigger Easter holidays boost. Seems Lego Hobbit and Minecraft are the only games to see a boost from the holidays. Next weeks charts will be interesting, especially if Sony manage to restock the I:SS bundle...

Is there any news on when there will be a restock? It usually mentions it on the page,but I can't seem to to find it anywhere.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HZBST7S/

 

[stryke]

Will be interesting to see how long MGS can linger on the individual formats list or any others eventually return. Last week there were 3 (PS4, XBO & PS3). Now we're down to only PS4.

 

[Principate]

He is right though, ISS bundles sold out very quickly whereas TF bundles are still stacked high in stockrooms everywhere.

The game itself isn't selling all that great in the UK right so, what precisely does that even mean?

Microsoft could have made far more Titanfall bundles than Sony infamous.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Will be interesting to see how long MGS can linger on the individual formats list or any others eventually return. Last week there were 3 (PS4, XBO & PS3). Now we're down to only PS4.

Price drop to £15 will result in a nice bump. Not sure if they'll do it, but it makes the most sense.

 

[Chobel]

How long will £349 X1 bundle continue being available?

 

[Addnan]

Yeah, pretty sure it started Thursday with Amazon price matching it a day or so later.

And that's a very good point, I thought we'd see a much bigger Easter holidays boost. Seems Lego Hobbit and Minecraft are the only games to see a boost from the holidays. Next weeks charts will be interesting, especially if Sony manage to restock the I:SS bundle...

Is there any news on when there will be a restock? It usually mentions it on the page,but I can't seem to to find it anywhere.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HZBST7S/

April 21st http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HZBST7S/

 

[metalslimer]

Is this the first week that his is the case? When did Nintendo fall off in UK? Could be pretty newsworthy.

Really it seems that the new generation of consoles just kind of took over especially since the 3DS game positions weren't really that high to begin with. The Wii U was also a gigantic failure right out of the gate in the UK selling less than Vita's opening week.

 

[Mr Moose]

Yeah, pretty sure it started Thursday with Amazon price matching it a day or so later.

And that's a very good point, I thought we'd see a much bigger Easter holidays boost. Seems Lego Hobbit and Minecraft are the only games to see a boost from the holidays. Next weeks charts will be interesting, especially if Sony manage to restock the I:SS bundle...

Is there any news on when there will be a restock? It usually mentions it on the page,but I can't seem to to find it anywhere.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HZBST7S/

Back-ordered. Due in stock April 21 -- order now to reserve yours

 

[Miles Quaritch]

How long will £349 X1 bundle continue being available?

Unknown at this point. I think it'll probably run its course by the end of this week though. Supermarkets often run promotions for only about a week...

April 21st http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HZBST7S/

Back-ordered. Due in stock April 21 -- order now to reserve yours

Thanks. That's later than I expected, thought they might some back in this week. Ah well...

 

[bobbytkc]

I'm going to say the same thing I said last week. I don't understand how Titanfall (XBO) is so high after seeing store charts.

None of the biggest retailers have it at the top of their sales charts, yet it stays up there on the Chart Track charts :/

Usually the two are in almost perfect alignment. Without fail....... Something seems off.

The game is basically free with a system.

 

[Vashetti]

Really it seems that the new generation of consoles just kind of took over especially since the 3DS game positions weren't really that high to begin with. The Wii U was also a gigantic failure right out of the gate in the UK selling less than Vita's opening week.

Yeah, it's insane after the domination of Wii and DS in the UK.

Nintendo is pretty much dead in the UK nowadays. What a crazy turnaround.

 

[Slayven]

It's a little known fact that every house in England has a gap in the kitchen wall measuring 3.66 inches by 6.14 inches. In the winter months that useless gap lets in cold air, rain and snow, and in the summer months we have swarms of bees flying through them constantly. Some people tried filling the gap with Casio wristwatches, but they were too small. Others tried filling 'em with Moulinex blenders, but they were too large (even with the attachments removed). Then, Nintendo launched the 3DS XL. Now our kitchens are thoroughly weather-proofed.

That's why they don't bother to include a charger.

#Dead

/dead

I wish we could have a beer together sometime

Smokey is modern day Benny Hill.

 

[SwiftDeath]

360 dominating this week. XB1 TF holding well, bundles are almost certainly helping. ISS dropped quite a bit. Next week's drop will be even more telling

The Titanfall split is also interesting but not too suprising considering 360's sales are going to be heavily front-loaded

 

[Riky]

Titanfall is doing great, deservedly so.

 

[ethomaz]

Titanfall bombed on 360k... ~30k vs ~120k week one comparison... terrible on a 8 million userbase.

The delay didn't help it... the hype died fast and the 360 version seems to be affected by that.

 

[Glorified G]

I'd say having legs means selling well for longer than a few weeks.

Were you making a prediction? Because right now in this specific PAL thread we're 4 weeks into SS release and it's still in the top ten.

 

[Rolf NB]

Kinect Sports Rivals launch cannibalized by Titanfall 360. Because ... oh, wait.

 

[Twister Flipper]

Italy:
01. inFAMOUS: Second Son (PS4, Sony)
02. FIFA 14 (PS3, EA)
03. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3, Rockstar)
04. Yoshi's New Island (3DS, Nintendo)
05. FIFA 14 (PS4, EA)
06. Gran Turismo 6 (PS3, Sony)
07. Just Dance 2014 (Wii, Ubisoft)
08. Call of Duty Ghosts (PS3, Activision)
09. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PS3, Ubisoft)
10. Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox 360, Rockstar)

http://multiplayer.it/notizie/13068...rile-in-testa-sempre-infamous-second-son.html