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[Louis Cyphre]

Nintendo has shown they can be very profitable with mainly exclusives and I don't expect them to ever again come out with comparable hardware at the same time as PlayStation and Xbox.

Is Battlefront II seriously a best seller?
Wasn't it affected by all the negative news and such?

Haven't you realized the game forums and the mainstream out there don't often see eye to eye? If you were in a bubble and just listened to gamers who post on forums JRPG's would be selling near the top every month and the rest would be single player titles.

 

[woigemok]

Here is the rest of July's NPD chart:

The Best-Selling Games of 2018 So Far
Far Cry 5
God of War (2018)
Monster Hunter: World
Call of Duty: WWII
Grand Theft Auto V
Dragon Ball Fighterz
Mario Kart 8*
NBA 2K18
MLB 18: The Show
Super Mario Odyssey

The Best-Selling Games Over Past 12 Months
Call of Duty: WWII
NBA 2K18
Destiny 2**
Madden NFL 18
Super Mario Odyssey
Far Cry 5
Star Wars: Battlefront II**
Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Grand Theft Auto V
God of War 2018

Heavy front loaded sales compare to Zelda BOTW( over 1 year ) MK8D( over 1 year) and SMO( over 10months)
SMO, BOTW, and MK8D without digital already outsold GOW this month easily.

 

[SonGoku]

Heavy front loaded sales compare to Zelda BOTW( over 1 year ) MK8D( over 1 year) and SMO( over 10months)
SMO, BOTW, and MK8D without digital already outsold GOW this month easily.

Well... tbf those are evergreen Nintendo titles expected to sell throughout the gen, every switch owner would have bought at least one of those

The fact that gow sold as much as it did its a huugee accomplishment

 

[woigemok]

Well... tbf those are evergreen Nintendo titles expected to sell throughout the gen, every switch owner would have bought at least one of those

The fact that gow sold as much as it did its a huugee accomplishment

Which are more impressive 10Million copies on 20Million install base or 5-10Million copies on 80Million install base?

And some delusional fanboys are thinking spiderman PS4 will outsell Smash Ultimate because of youtube views and according to Benji(Market insider) Smash is expected to be the biggest opener in the history of Nintendo home console = over 3M in the first month in the US without digital data.

 

[SonGoku]

Which are more impressive 10Million copies on 20Million install base or 5-10Million copies on 80Million install base?

And some delusional fanboys are thinking spiderman PS4 will outsell Smash Ultimate because of youtube views and according to Benji(Market insider) Smash is expected to be the biggest opener in the history of Nintendo home console = over 3M in the first month in the US without digital data.

hey those Nintendo franchises are behemoths
gow doesnt compare, its still impressive and a huge accomplishment that it sold as much as it did

 

[Iaterain]

Which are more impressive 10Million copies on 20Million install base or 5-10Million copies on 80Million install base?

People bought a new Nintendo console for Mario and Zelda? Insane! Impressive!! Unexpected!!!
Honestly, that is the reason why nintendo thought that they can sell the cardboard for 70$ and 80$...

 

[Sakura Doritos]

Bought 3 games on the Switch in July and Dead Cells yesterday. Man my Switch has become the new hero of the day. Damn those GoW legs.

 

[thelastword]

GOW, DETROIT and MLB THE SHOW just keep on selling.......GOW will get a push for August as it was on sale. GTA is just a phenomenon......Crash and Crew 2 continue to do very well. They said Crash was never good, it's was all nostalgia, why is it still selling then, all over the world...

All MS first party titles seems to have disappeared from the chart. I remember Phil Spencer saying gamepass is boosting retail/digital sales. How wrong was he, this is exactly what I predicted with gamepass and if soon, you pay (one)1 fee for Live, Gamepass etc.....you will see less MS games on the NPD. Notwithstanding, there was no reason to buy these games at retail when you could have 3 months of gamepass for $9.99.....

Next month should be a more interesting month to see how things are tracking for all parties. As this month (August), you could...

Save $300 On An Xbox One X With New GameStop Deal

"So what hardware do you need to surrender? Well, you have some options. If you trade-in a PlayStation 4 Pro you'll receive $300. Meanwhile, a PlayStation 4, Xbox One S, and Nintendo Switch will net you $250. And lastly, an OG Xbox One will get you $200.


The limited time offer ends in 11 days on August 28, so if you're looking to make the jump to the world's most powerful console and have some dusty hardware getting no use, now is a great time to do it."
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https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/08/17/xbox-one-x-sale-trade-in-gamestop/



So we will see, if folk got in on those and traded in PRO's at $300, PS4, XBONES, Nintendo Switch at $250 and even XBOX ONE for $200 on the low end towards an XBONEX.....I was told $500 was value for the money, so it's pretty strange that Gamestop is going through all these hoops to sell XBONEX...and it's not even black friday or the holidays yet....What deals are there in store for the most powerful console then? Can't wait....

So yes, by the looks of it, XBONEX is looking likely to outsell Nintendo Switch and PS4 in August. I mean, why would anyone pass on this deal....