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7-10k dif

Just for November? O_O

 

[DryvBy]

7-10k dif

Egad. ElTorro, we need a new gif.

 

[Usobuko]

Ubisoft game bombed?

Individual pokemon sales is higher than Assassin Creed / Far Cry 4, that can't be good.

 

[Altered Juice]

7-10k dif

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH kill em!

 

[jony_m]

Sony sold those 7k-10k during PSX alone

 

[IAmRandom31]

7-10k dif

Impossible .....

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

7-10k dif

oh wow

PS4 was so close.

 

[Averon]

7-10k dif

No wonder MS didn't release PR early. Only a 10k difference--AT BEST--is embarrassing after all those price drops and bundling.

 

[GeoramA]

The 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 selling out in minutes (not tracked by NPD) essentially negates the XBO "victory" of 7-10k.

rofl

 

[bananafactory]

"Cumulative PS4 & Xbox One sales are now almost 80 percent higher than the combined total of PS3 and Xbox 360 sales after 13 months..." -NPD

Using 75% as the minimum increase and 80% as the maximum.

PS4 + Xbox One ranges from 1.79 million to 2.09 million.

7-10k difference means

PS4 - 890 000 - 1 040 000

XB1 - 900 000 - 1 050 000

Damn close

 

[Stilton Disco]

Well I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed, but MS really wanted November, so congrats to them.

The really question is how big of a victory it was, and whether it's sustainable both in closing the gap and selling at such a loss into the new year and beyond.

Nintendo overall seems good, but just a 10% increase in WiiU sales over last year? That's terrible. Both Mario Kart and Smash are out, that's their 2 biggest franchises, alongside the surprisingly great Amiibo sales, and it still barely shifted the needle.

 

[crazyprac]

Omg 7-10 k? Lmaooooooo putting another batch of popcorn. Butter this time

 

[mrklaw]

7-10k dif

If true then I wonder if they did have to combo UK + US to make the numbers work? Did MS beat Sony with US only numbers?

 

[Orayn]

To me, the XB1's relatively small margin of victory speaks to how high the PS4's baseline sales are.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

7-10k dif

$329 and two free AAA games for a 10k lead.

That is an expensive piece of PR.

Sony absolutely vindicated in their decision not to reduce prices for BF. There was clearly no need to panic.

 

[Vashetti]

7-10k dif

 

[RealityPales]

Even if the difference is ~10K, good on Microsoft for doing what was needed to stay competitive in the US.

 

[Faustek]

7-10k dif

........ok my earlier statement about it being costly.

Hope it was worth it.

 

[TomShoe]

This thread already has posts trying to call this a failure from MS? Despite winning November and its best month ever? Get real

Presenting meltdown candidate #1.

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

It...it wasn't worth it, MS. It just wasn't worth it. Damn.

 

[ShinAmano]

Holy shit if 10k difference is true.. MS is selling it at a massive loss with enormous bundles and it still barely beats a full price PS4? I don't even known what they're going to do after the holiday season. If they revert back to full price they're going to fall irreversibly behind (if they haven't' already), possibly even to the point of getting shafted on multiplatform performance more than they already are for some games.

Full price? got mine with GTA5 and LOU for $399.

 

[Isotope]

Overall sales of Nintendo 3DS software in November increased by more than 40 percent over the same month in 2013, thanks in part to three huge games:

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: The next great Pokémon adventures for Nintendo 3DS launched on Nov. 21 and have already sold nearly 1.5 million combined physical and digital units in the U.S. alone.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: The best-selling individual portable game in the U.S. so far in 2014, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS has sold more than 1.5 million physical and digital units in the U.S. since it launched on Oct. 3.
November was also a strong month for Nintendo on the console side, as sales of Wii U hardware and software increased by more than 10 percent and more than 90 percent, respectively, over the same period in 2013. In fact, the week of Nov. 23 was the biggest single week of Wii U hardware sales since the system launched in November 2012. Other Wii U highlights for the month include:

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has sold nearly 710,000 combined units since launching on Nov. 21. With a current Metacritic score of 92, the latest iteration in Nintendo’s venerable fighting franchise is one of the best-reviewed games in the current generation of systems.
Nov. 21 also saw the arrival of amiibo, Nintendo’s new platform where gaming’s most recognizable characters can be used in different ways in many compatible games. Sales of amiibo are approximately equal to sales of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U so far, while Link, Mario and Pikachu (in that order) have been the best-selling figures to date.
“This is a ringing endorsement from families and fans that Nintendo has the best variety, the best value and the best gaming experiences for sale this holiday season,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We’re extremely confident in our holiday proposition and look forward to closing this year strong and starting 2015 with a full head of steam.”

Just a few days ago on Dec. 5, Wii U fans got the one-two punch of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the intrepid explorer’s first stand-alone adventure, and NES Remix Pack, which combines previous digital-only games NES Remix and NES Remix 2 in one convenient physical package. More great games are coming for Nintendo systems in the first part of 2015, including Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse for Wii U, and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. for Nintendo 3DS.

Nintendo PR via Nintendo Everything

 

[QaaQer]

LMAOOOO. If only Sony had more GTAV bundels .

or 20th anniversary editions.

 

[Jeels]

Closing that gap!

Lol 10K, this generation is over.

 

[JumpJeff84]

Hopefully Dragon Age sold real well digitally.

I can see that- people buying it digitally because they knew it would be a game they'd wanna keep for a long time. I bought it digitally.

Regardless, I'm sure it'll have long legs. So far it's won one GOTY award- more to come I imagine.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

7-10k dif

Welp. Hope it was worth it MS.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

7-10k dif

My prediction of 1k difference wasn't too far off

 

[Discomurf]

lol - perfect.

 

[orochi91]

Considering consumer response, and the PS4's comparative much higher price all month, this is insane. That means it takes that sort of price and deals to just BARELY best PS4. That's...wow.

I don't know what else Microsoft can possibly do then. They went as balls deep as they could.

I suppose this is why Sony was confident in that $399 price point.

They've got nothing to be worried about if this is the best MS can muster in NA.

 

[shinra-bansho]

Given the size of the market etc. etc. even with NPD's massive coverage... this probably amounts to a statistical tie?

 

[Atlas157]

Congrats Microsoft.

I'm pro Sony but I gotta admit they did good last month with great deals.

 

[Asd202]

no.fucking.way. And is this between US and UK or worldwide or just one territory?

That's genuinely shocking. Then no i think December NPD might be Sony's anyway

WW obviously Sony won bigger than 7-10k. Xbone deals were US/UK only.

 

[Vitafit]

10k Dif while throwing out all you have against someone not doing anything at all till the last minute?Holy crap

 

[DarthWalden]

If only Sony could somehow sell 7-10k more to really spoil Microsoft's party.

 

[hemo memo]

7-10k dif

Here you are

 

[StoopKid]

This thread already has posts trying to call this a failure from MS? Despite winning November and its best month ever? Get real

dude it was $70 cheaper and came with 3 games.

Thats a failure.

 

[Deadly Joker]

No way 100k. Gap will be at least similar to the September Destiny gap between PS4 and XBO, me thinks. And that may be underestimating it imo.

And no, the gap will not come close to being closed in November.

Microsoft won November NPD, this is a fact. Mr. Boyes knows.

The question is will we find out by how much?

I'm predicting BIG.

 

[Kazerei]

LOL at Alpha Sapphire > Omega Ruby. Should've just called it Beta Ruby.

 

[SDCowboy]

So there's only a 10K difference? If that's true, that's almost nothing.

 

[Fox_Mulder]

A wild crazy buttocks on a train appears.

 

[BeforeU]

7-10k difference would definitely be worrisome at Redmond.

 

[vesvci]

Come to think of it, the 7-10k difference is not surprising. Everytime I went to Target or Best Buy I would see a PS4 being purchased. wow just wow.

 

[Tigress]

GTA V really surpassed my expectations. Didn't think a year-old re-release could do so well against such competition

I did. So much hype for it. And so many people who already bought it willing to go again. I mean, wasn't it the best selling game period before it re released. And now it could grab some new people as well as get a percentage of the large amount of people who already bought it buying it again.

I dunno, it really doesn't surprise me at all. In fact I kinda expected it to be number 1 so I probably over expected for it .

 

[Donos]

lol how Buttocks crashed this party.

 

[CoG]

Dat 7 - 10k dent. Wow. That's within the range of statistical error.

 

[Trevelyon]

USA #1!!

PS4 or XB1? The waters have been muddied by MS PR.

 

[Resident_UA]

Lol, if only made those 20th anniversary consoles available few days earlier, they would have closed the gap

 

[bud23]

7-10k dif

b bu but....

 

[NHale]

ACU bombed?

Bundled with Xbox One in the US so that probably brought the software chart down because a lot of people bought the bundle which doesn't count for NPD.

The real news on software front is no Dragon Age: Inquisition. No bundles so no excuses. I guess that's what happens when you forget to market a game aggressively after a disappointing game in the franchise.

 

[Patapwn]

Jomjom

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