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[Jachaos]

Good going Splatoon! Between this, its 200k+ sales in Japan, its high chart placements in EU and its pre-order numbers on par with Mario Kart 8 in Canada... I think it's fair to say it's a big new IP and we'll see more of it.

Which I'm very happy with. Looove that game. My household has 58 hours on it in just two weeks and we still can't put it down.

 

[Boke1879]

Wonder if Sony will give a total update at E3. I think its likely. I also wonder if they'll mention this month's NPDs or maybe the past year since E3. All but 3 of the months went to Sony, right? November, December, and April were won by XBOX.

I'd save that announcement for the Paris games even they'll be at.

 

[NateDrake]

Wii contraction is no longer a factor. The market lost that crowd years ago. Sales of both PS4 and X1 stateside are well up on their predecessors.

You can't do a direct comparison. X360 had stock issues following launch. PS3 sold like a rock. PS4 and X1 have had available stock without issue, for the most part.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Nintendo "underperforming" would be a charitable description

If anything nintendo going back to normal.
Where there home console sold worst than the last one before it.

 

[eFKac]

Surprised to see The Witcher PS4 SKU on top, what an incredible debut for the franchise on this platform!

Also great to see MLB hanging on!

Splatoon with only 3 days huh? So I guess it should keep it's top 5 position next month? June is rather quiet apart from Batman.

 

[mclem]

inb4 games become Splatoon Clones

Actually, I am wondering if there's a few FPSes out there now taking notice enough to start experimenting and prototyping modes that mimic the territorial aspects of Splatoon.

 

[SRTtoZ]

I'd say Project Cars probably sold a lot more in EU which is why it didn't chart.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

No it's not. Population wise is the only reason Wii u sometimes is higher HW sales wise, the equality has Japan ahead, and Software is atrocious in NA/.

Also your first sentence is completely dumb because I said it was doing well in japan so how can you make a statement of "Some people can't accept the fact?" Especially since not only I said it did well in a country outside this one, but also you have no numbers/

Yes, it really is. Wii U is absolutely a healthier platform in North America than it is in Japan. Wii U's numbers aren't "sometimes" higher in NA...they're always higher. Every single month. By a significant amount, even. Are you aware that consoles are on life support in Japan?

North America is Wii U's strongest market by far and this really isn't debatable. Of course, "strongest" isn't saying much in this case, but it's still true.

 

[zelas]

I assumed Splatoon would chart below the Witcher, but below all those older titles too? In a month where retail software was down 25% and after they gave it such a huge marketing push? Nintendo's "Mario Kart presale" PR comparison just confuses me even more now.

 

[Aceofspades]

299$ PS4 will do crazy numbers!

 

[Toki767]

Surprised to see The Witcher PS4 SKU on top, what an incredible debut for the franchise on this platform!

Also great to see MLB hanging on!

Splatoon with only 3 days huh? So I guess it should keep it's top 5 position next month? June is rather quiet apart from Batman.

Why would The Witcher 3 on PS4 being on top be surprising?

There are more PS4s out there and RPGs tend to sell better on PlayStation.

 

[Mpl90]

NPD analyst quotes via GamesBeat!

“The decline in May 2015 is attributed to poor comparisons to a strong release slate in May 2014, specifically the launches of Mario Kart 8 and Watch Dogs,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said. “Collectively, May 2015 launches sold 55 percent less dollars than May 2014 launches, however, catalog games outside of the launch month sold 3 percent more dollar volume compared to catalog games in May 2014.”

“Despite poor comparisons to May 2014 releases, eighth generation consoles software unit sales rose 8 percent in May 2015 and also gained 15 percentage points in overall software unit share to total 54 percent,”

“The Witcher III: Wild Hunt was the number one game this month and also had the best-selling first month unit sales within the role-playing super genre for eighth generation consoles,” said Callahan. said Callahan.

“Year-to-date, hardware unit sales are stable with a slight 1 percent decrease from the same time period last year,” said Callahan. “Eighth-generation unit sales are stable, with seventh generation down 45 percent, and portable hardware sales up 41 percent.”

The last part is interesting, since it specifically mentions unit sales, and not sales with no specifications (which can mean revenue). Math experts, I summon ye!

EDIT: Wait, year-to-date means first 5 months or May only, just to clarify.

 

[The Ninth Life]

Sheeeeeeeeit

PS4 version of Advanced Warfare outselling both the Xbox One and 360 versions. Not sure if outsold them combined though.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

I assumed Splatoon would chart below the Witcher, but below all those older titles too? In a month where retail software was down 25% and after they gave it such a huge marketing push? Nintendo's "Mario Kart presale" PR comparison just confuses me even more now.

Splatoon had 5 days

 

[ivysaur12]

I assumed Splatoon would chart below the Witcher, but below all those older titles too? In a month where retail software was down 25% and after they gave it such a huge marketing push? Nintendo's "Mario Kart presale" PR comparison just confuses me even more now.

You realize only four days of sales are counted on this, right?

 

[NateDrake]

I assumed Splatoon would chart below the Witcher, but below all those older titles too? In a month where retail software was down 25% and after they gave it such a huge marketing push? Nintendo's "Mario Kart presale" PR comparison just confuses me even more now.

Mario Kart comparison was for Canada. This is only US NPD.

You realize only four days of sales are counted on this, right?

Two days.

 

[Chezzymann]

Actually, I am wondering if there's a few FPSes out there just experimenting and prototyping modes that mimic the territorial aspects of Splatoon.

There are, there was one xbox arcade game that was terrible and never released and some idiots thought nintendo stole the idea from them.

 

[ZSaberLink]

Not much of a mark for Splatoon, it's number 5 with 3 days on the market. I believe we have seen where it will stand. Still not bad, but a contrast compared to Japan. Then again, Wii U is still alive over there.

Wait what? The Wii U is completely dead in Japan until the past couple weeks, where it's doing better than the miserable sales of everyone else.


Congrats to Splatoon though! #5 puts it easily over 100K based on the other entries, perhaps closer to 200K?

 

[Geg]

Surprised Nintendo hasn't released anything. I want those Splatoon numbers!

I assumed Splatoon would chart below the Witcher, but below all those older titles too? In a month where retail software was down 25% and after they gave it such a huge marketing push? Nintendo's "Mario Kart presale" PR comparison just confuses me even more now.

Only two days though.

 

[frankie_baby]

Splatoon had 5 days

2 days

 

[BriGuy]

Well my predictions were dead wrong. I kind of expected a repeat of last month, with Xbone eking out a win but neither console moving huge numbers.

And what happened with Microsoft's marketing of Witcher 3? I don't recall seeing a single advertisement for it here in the states.

 

[KingSnake]

Splatoon had 5 days

You realize only four days of sales are counted on this, right?

2 days. Two.

 

[ZhugeEX]

The last part is interesting, since it specifically mentions unit sales, and not sales with no specifications (which can mean revenue). Math experts, I summon ye!

More than 4 million hardware units sold between January - May 2015

This includes PS4, XOne, Wii U, PS3, X360, Wii, Vita, 3DS, PSP & DS & other consoles.

 

[phanphare]

Splatoon had 5 days

2

 

[KratosEnergyDrink]

Splatoon with only 3 days huh? So I guess it should keep it's top 5 position next month? June is rather quiet apart from Batman.

In fact only two days. Released on 29th.

 

[Savitar]

Witcher III baby, it's all good news.

 

[Chobel]

NPD analyst quotes via GamesBeat!

“The decline in May 2015 is attributed to poor comparisons to a strong release slate in May 2014, specifically the launches of Mario Kart 8 and Watch Dogs,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said. “Collectively, May 2015 launches sold 55 percent less dollars than May 2014 launches, however, catalog games outside of the launch month sold 3 percent more dollar volume compared to catalog games in May 2014.”

“Despite poor comparisons to May 2014 releases, eighth generation consoles software unit sales rose 8 percent in May 2015 and also gained 15 percentage points in overall software unit share to total 54 percent,”

“The Witcher III: Wild Hunt was the number one game this month and also had the best-selling first month unit sales within the role-playing super genre for eighth generation consoles,” said Callahan. said Callahan.

“Year-to-date, hardware unit sales are stable with a slight 1 percent decrease from the same time period last year,” said Callahan. “Eighth-generation unit sales are stable, with seventh generation down 45 percent, and portable hardware sales up 41 percent.”

Thanks!

So TW3 first month was higher than DA:I first month = 660K I think.

 

[idlewild_]

29, 30, 31

I was gonna post the same thing. I'm not sure how this 2 or 3 days thing is confusing so many people.

Reporting period ended on the 30th, I am also not sure how it is confusing so many people...

 

[slyfox]

NPD analyst quotes via GamesBeat!

“The decline in May 2015 is attributed to poor comparisons to a strong release slate in May 2014, specifically the launches of Mario Kart 8 and Watch Dogs,” NPD analyst Liam Callahan said. “Collectively, May 2015 launches sold 55 percent less dollars than May 2014 launches, however, catalog games outside of the launch month sold 3 percent more dollar volume compared to catalog games in May 2014.”

“Despite poor comparisons to May 2014 releases, eighth generation consoles software unit sales rose 8 percent in May 2015 and also gained 15 percentage points in overall software unit share to total 54 percent,”

Can someone extrapolate the PS4 numbers using this bolded quote?
Edit: Forgot about the Wii U

 

[Bruno MB]

Current gen consoles sales are not very good right now on US. Combined user base is because record launch and algo this ignore Wii.

Why not compare combined 360/PS3/Wii with XBO/PS4/Wii U ?

Some arguments justifying low hardware sales based on the cumulative hardware totals for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are higher than previous generation at the same point in their lifecycles reminds me of those early 3DS vs NDS comparisons. And omitting Nintendo Wii has never made sense to me.

 

[EventHorizon]

Looks like it is 3rd party software that moves the PS4. When the big hitters come out the PS4 sells. Without that the lower price of the XB1 pushed it ahead.

 

[Toki767]

Well my predictions were dead wrong. I kind of expected a repeat of last month, with Xbone eking out a win but neither console moving huge numbers.

And what happened with Microsoft's marketing of Witcher 3? I don't recall seeing a single advertisement for it here in the states.

I'm hopeful it means, more than anything, that people are getting way smarter about advertising partnerships.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

PS4 victory!

Bring on the morpheus

 

[ivysaur12]

2

Even more impressive then!

 

[Welfare]

The last part is interesting, since it specifically mentions unit sales, and not sales with no specifications (which can mean revenue). Math experts, I summon ye!

EDIT: Wait, year-to-date means first 5 months or May only, just to clarify.

IDK but ~200k remaining between PS4 and Wii U?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

inb4 games become Splatoon Clones

too late https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-q-1uzVGuE

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

I only came for Splatoon. Good let this beautiful franchise grow

 

[KingSnake]

NPD analyst quotes via GamesBeat!

“Year-to-date, hardware unit sales are stable with a slight 1 percent decrease from the same time period last year,” said Callahan. “Eighth-generation unit sales are stable, with seventh generation down 45 percent, and portable hardware sales up 41 percent.”

So, handhelds up 41% YTD 2015 vs Jan-May 2014. Yey Vita, right? Lol

And XBO+PS4+WII U(?) Jan-May 2015 ~ Jan-May 2014.

 

[Grakl]

2 days

two days

TWO DAYS

 

[RealityPales]

The Witcher PS4 beating out XBO is interesting given the marketing arrangement that latter had in place.

Fascinating that run-of-the-mill FPS games, even with a marketing deal in place with PS4, win on XBO. As for everything else, not so much.

 

[ZhugeEX]

IDK but ~200k remaining between PS4 and Wii U?

No mate.

It means all hardware. Not just next gen hardware.

4 million+ units sold between Jan - May 2015.

 

[vinnygambini]

2 days

two days

TWO DAYS

10 days

 

[KennyLinder]

I wonder if Sony will announce 25m consoles during E3? Might not be quite there yet.

 

[Jomjom]

Wow PS4 version of almost every game (except Minecraft) outsold the XBone counterpart. I don't think I've seen that happen before. Usually at least some game like a sports or FPS game sells better on Xbone.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

The Witcher PS4 beating out XBO is interesting given the marketing arrangement that latter had in place.

Fascinating that run-of-the-mill FPS games, even with a marketing deal in place with PS4, win on XBO. As for everything else, not so much.

I think absolutely every single review being played on ps4 put the final nail in the coffin.

 

[Scottish Sin]

So happy to see Witcher up there. The game is amazing.

 

[Mass Effect]

Yes, but that doesn't explain the accompanying hardware decline. Year 2.5 of a console life cycle generally sees YOY gains, not declines.

Because of 7th gen consoles maybe? I'm betting that's the biggest contributor to the decline.

 

[Raist]

Can someone extrapolate the PS4 numbers using this bolded quote?

Not reall since we don't know about WiiU either.

May 2014 was 330k for Gen8. Assuming the same number, that leaves 191k for PS4+WiiU.

edit: nevermind it's YTD.

 

[SRTtoZ]

The Witcher PS4 beating out XBO is interesting given the marketing arrangement that latter had in place.

Fascinating that run-of-the-mill FPS games, even with a marketing deal in place with PS4, win on XBO. As for everything else, not so much.

2 different demographics. If TW3 was an FPS I do believe it would have beat out PS4 in the US.

 

[Sakura]

Splatoon 5th. But I wonder what that actually means in sales numbers. Can't imagine the games it beat are still selling high numbers every month.

Yes, it really is. Wii U is absolutely a healthier platform in North America than it is in Japan. Wii U's numbers aren't "sometimes" higher in NA...they're always higher. Every single month. By a significant amount, even. Are you aware that consoles are on life support in Japan?

North America is Wii U's strongest market by far and this really isn't debatable. Of course, "strongest" isn't saying much in this case, but it's still true.

The USA has about 2.5 times the population of Japan. The Wii U has sold 2.3 million units in Japan. If the Wii U in the US had equal sales per capita as Japan, that would mean it would be at 5.75 million units in the USA, which I doubt it has. And you are saying the Wii U is a lot healthier in the US than Japan, not even just equal? I don't buy that.