ArchedThunder
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Duh, everyone knows that Splatoon will revive the Wii U and make it sell 30 million units this year.
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NPD Sales Results for March 2015 [Up1: Nintendo numbers, PS4 placing]
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Duh, everyone knows that Splatoon will revive the Wii U and make it sell 30 million units this year.
Ah, here we go... another bet!
What are you willing to wager, Welfare?
[Edit] Eat your hat?
Welfare
Member
Ah, here we go... another bet!
What are you willing to wager, Welfare?
[Edit] Eat your hat?
I don't own a hat
Avatar bets are the best.
Isn't the PS4 with The Last of Us Remastered Voucher basically the standard PS4 now?
Yes, it is. Now is back on stock with Amazon's price.
I don't own a hat
Avatar bets are the best.
Not that I particularly care one way or another who does takes the month, but I do enjoy the spectacle.
Shall we have an avatar bet? Xbox wins = you choose mine, PS4 wins = I choose yours, WiiU wins we both get banned?
To make it interesting, let's just say that once the bet is made, we can't back out, even if price drops/bundles/megatons are announced?
So wait, they are offering two PS4 versions one TLOU and one without for the same price? Isn't this a bit unfair for someone who doesn't know, or doesn't look into it. :/
True but (at least as of right now), I think the Xbox One will get October due to Halo 5 and a possibly solid number of PS4 owners getting an Xbox One that month for the game; Similar to what we saw last gen with the PS3 and MGS4 (PS3 won that month).
That would be amazing.
Welfare
Member
Sure.
Halo did help the 360 go over even the Wii, and with it being right next to the holidays, sales should be big.
theprodigy
Member
I love how Wii U is so far behind you guys are just throwing "Wii U wins" as a double lose condition for your bets now :lol
Yes, I am serrious.
It would be a consumer friendly approach to at least prompt a warning message.Do you think bloodborne will stay in the chart next month too. I don't see lot of competition in April but it will be difficult because it's on single platform. But I think there is a 30% chance that it may appear in April NPD chart. It has shown good legs in UK and German charts
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Every gaffer buy a WiiU so this can happen.
Vallen Valiant
Banned
Yes, I am serrious.
A store has no obligation to give you the best price for their goods. Yes, it is best for customer service to make you happy, but it isn't a requirement. Hunting for a bargain had always been the customer's own responsibility.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Loser should get a more severe punishment......loser wears a Knack avatar.
Dargor
Member
Hows that even a punishment? Wearing the GOTG's avatar is an honor lol.
Yes, I am serrious.
At best buy the standard ones still included last of us when that bundle came out. They just included the code on the receipt.
Dargor
Member
My thoughts exactly. Sony has truly turned the ship around. People are even entertaining the possibility of PS4 winning first place in a Halo month.
That's huge imho.
Depends on the price of the consoles at that time. $299 bundle with Halo 5 would be a sure-fire win.
Chobel
Member
HAHAHA! Love it.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
I wonder if Sony is trying to counter it with something big.
slavesnyder
Member
... and a confession of weakness.
You have your biggest IP which costs a fortune in development and not only give it away for free from the start, but you lower the price of the console at the same time. just sad.
Exactly. Stakeholders will be delighted.
Welfare
Member
Price cut to $299 in October? Possible.
Chobel
Member
They didn't care last holiday when MS went all crazy with the deals, so I doubt they'll care this holiday.
Driveclub PS Plus edition.
Primethius
Banned
Oh god, I can't tell Chobel and Welfare apart anymore at a glance. Dark theme ain't helping.
Sangetsu-II
Member
Ok, sounds fun. Hopefully we remember when it comes time.
Hope to hell Blanquito and Welfare don't get banned if WiiU comes out of nowhere. Very interesting bet.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
I guess it depends on whether or not Sony decide to rain on their parade with a price cut. Probably too early for a slim model, but a price cut? Not so much.
Haha very true
Welfare
Member
BlackBuzzard
Banned
I think if you get that tag its better to just commit account suicide and start over as a junior.
Dragonborn
Member
Just like with TF month, I think October is going to be a similar surprise. The only way the X1 wins is if it's significantly cheaper. If all that happens in Oct. Is Halo 5 rel easing then I don't see Xbox winning easily
slavesnyder
Member
Don't know if they were happy or didn't care when the gaming devision went all in in order to win two months to put a lovely smile on Phil's face. Maybe there were already some teeth grinding in others.
Now, with half a year as second place to come and then winning the holiday season by slaughtering even more profits might be a reason for PR to party, but not for accountancy.
Chobel
Member
It's easy, Welfare has the fat crow.
Primethius
Banned
I like your tag.
I'm not so sure. Halo 5 is a different beast then TF and despite it releasing late in the month, the X1 should take that month because of people buying the console in anticipation of H5 leading up to its release. Maybe not by a big margin, but it should win the month.
Assuming Sony doesn't drop the price of course.
Sangetsu-II
Member
Hey guys if Sony announces The Last Guardian and a $299 price drop bundle in the same month as Halo 5, who will win?
Choose wisely.
Choose wisely.
Welfare
Member
$299 PS4 > Halo 5
That's easy, I WIN...and everyone else waiting for The Last Guardian.
Chobel
Member
You don't believe that, right?
New IP vs. first current gen entry in a long running popular franchise, though I do agree that it isn't as popular as it previously was. Either way I don't think $500 + a new IP is comparable to $350 (or less) + Halo 5.
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Possible. Would definitely make things tighter.
Welfare
Member
If the PS4 is $299 and Xbox One is only $349 with Halo 5, I think the PS4 might take the W.
However, I guess it does matter when they do a price cut.
Since November, the Xbox One has consistently been selling for a lower price. I'm not seeing a scenario where the PS4 would be $50 cheaper. Sony doesn't need it to be cheaper in order to sell, and Microsoft wouldn't let them have that sort of price advantage for very long. And I doubt Halo 5 would get bundled before next winter, same as MCC.
I keep thinking of E3, but in 2009 Sony didn't do anything with the price and then dropped it by $100 in the fall. Maybe that will be the approach again. PS4 is selling better at $399 than PS3 ever did, and Arkham Knight is as good a game as any to help move systems in the summer. Whatever the prices are in the fall, I think it will once again be a $50 difference in Microsoft's favor, with some sort of bundling.
I keep thinking of E3, but in 2009 Sony didn't do anything with the price and then dropped it by $100 in the fall. Maybe that will be the approach again. PS4 is selling better at $399 than PS3 ever did, and Arkham Knight is as good a game as any to help move systems in the summer. Whatever the prices are in the fall, I think it will once again be a $50 difference in Microsoft's favor, with some sort of bundling.