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NPD Sales Results for November 2014 [Up3: NPD Data Error, AC:U #5]
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The Shogun
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It makes no sense and I see that line of thought all the time. Number 1 and number 2 can both have profitable healthy life cycles.
I simply do not understand this obsessions unless you are number one in the console space your entire division is a failure. Its entirely possible to not win a generation and still have a healthy console.
Well than can say "PS4 had a great month making it fastest selling console of all time"
TheSlySoul
Member
I called Xbox One winning November go me!
funkystudent
Member
Best Selling console on Black Friday seems like the way I would go. Toss in the old Cumulative leader line somewhere as well.
I simply can't see XB1 nearing that 80 million LTD without dominating NA and possible UK like they did last gen.
Sony is simply too strong in both those markets this time around for that to happen again.
Scully Scully Scoo
Member
so the wiiu still selling like shit lmao. what they need to do is at least release a bundle without the damn tablet and instead with pro controller so it knocks the price down + redesign the ui to make it work.
most people are not going to pay that much for a secondary console + ridiculous ninty game prices that never drop
most people are not going to pay that much for a secondary console + ridiculous ninty game prices that never drop
7DollarHagane
Banned
You focus on if you improved over last year, and improved over last generation at this time. Or just bring out the cheerleaders and talk about how everything is awesome, because everyone knows it is.
Dragonborn
Member
The PS4 is. The X1 too but only because of a front loaded launch and early 360 supply issues.
MS has lost NA, they will have a massive contraction in install base here. They've also lost the UK and the console is practically dead everywhere else.
I'll tell my uncle that works at nintendo to port smash to ps4, but only if you call your uncle at sony to port their games to pc so we can play them at 60fps. Isn't port begging fun?
I don't think this generation will be that long, and I don't think any of these consoles outsell their predecessors totals
Winning post.
-PlayStation 4's streak is over. Xbox One was the best-selling console in the US in November. - Collin Moriarty.
https://twitter.com/notaxation/status/543183827267366913
Starting to think the New 3DS isn't going to come out in the USA
not the way MS supports their consoles in the long haul. 360 was an outlier due to the price parity between the 2 consoles. MS should linger around 60+million. I predict Sony will break 100+million this gen. Especially with their focus on Playstation being their moneymaker.
Codeblew
Member
WiiU is not that close :/
But how much did it cost them, financially, to replicate that success? Sony got almost the same numbers and still kept the price the same...
No. It sold north of 1.1 million last November.
from predictions thread
Haha, great gif!
Irrelevant anecdote time: I know two persons who bought an Xbox One during November, that's more than the usual zero persons. So that's something. Things are getting better for MS, even here in Germany.
Has the XB1 been outselling the 360 thus far? I know that had been true previously.
LookAtMeGo
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The PS4 has been breaking sales records left and right so far hasn't it? Topping sales for even 1 month is no small task. MS deserves this victory. Way to be aggressive MS! Even if the lead aint that big, still... F.
Plug their Holiday bundles. Say that the PS4 is currently outselling the PS3 by ??% at the same point in its life span. Plug the 20th Anniversary?
Impeccable
Member
Who are you kidding, I have seen some of your old tricks in the past few weeks, just less frequent! Lol
In the USA. Worldwide is a different matter. It would be great but I'm skeptical XB1 can surpass 85 million sold worldwide. PS4 is the console selling well worldwide. XB1 seems to be struggling outside of the USA and UK.
Steverulez
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He's currently about 20 minutes away from me (he is in Reading, I'm pretty close), its 12.30am now, I suspect he just decided not to get involved, the time different isn't really a factor. First info came through at 11.20pm~
Either they've been told to keep quiet or they decided whatever victory they got wasn't worth shouting about
You're right. Seeing all those downs had me feeling down. XB1 + Wii U being up yoy wouldn't be enough to counteract down PS4, 3DS, 360, PS3, Wii and Vita.
jhmtehgamr20xx
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While I question the "worldwide" part now I agree with everything else. It'll be a solid second in US and UK and that'll be enough to get to about 45-55 million over the gen.
I don't see it outselling 360's WW though, not at this rate.
Chezzymann
Member
That seems likely. Why else would MS do that?
Chobel
Member
No. Not even in US.
Don't forget those $50 gift cards that were subsidized. They lost a fuckton to attain sales parity with Sony.. if what Cboat posted is accurate.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
At this point they're going to stand pat until the next console.
I do think there has to be careful consideration made to the type of slashing of their profit margin they required to even barely edge out PS4. Was the increase in unit sales for November NPD year-over-year sufficiently large enough to make the venture worth it relative to the diminished profit they made on the effort?
I'm in tears.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
It's been much more front loaded than the 360 was. They've done graphs on this, it's not as rosy as it sounds.
Stone Ocean
Member
The problem is what they did in order to sell this much might gimp them moving forward.
The X1 was a success already, these aggressive deals were not necessary. They wanted the big numbers and it might hit them back instead.
Too expensive
Psycho_Mantis
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Vroadstar
Member
For real? wow
Neuromancer
Member
Wow. I wonder if the price cuts were worth it for the short term PR bump.
juicyfruitas
Member
With both consoles selling about a million each in November a 10k difference is a teensy-tiny rounding error.
For all intents and purposes both consoles are tied (november).
This is a best case scenario for your garden variety gaffer as it means the console market is healthy, development across the board will increase and the drama is as juicy as it gets with such an unexpected twist.
For all intents and purposes both consoles are tied (november).
This is a best case scenario for your garden variety gaffer as it means the console market is healthy, development across the board will increase and the drama is as juicy as it gets with such an unexpected twist.
vpance
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Xbone is not coming anywhere near 80 mil. I'd say 50 tops.
alexandros
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Congratulations EA and Bioware on creating a magnificent PC-focused Rpg franchise and then driving it into the ground with dumbed down A for Awesome crap.
