The Official NPD Monthly Sales Numbers Thread

[Tron Bonne]

Hence why I said there was a lot of other factors. The Xbone had a lot of things against it as well with a higher price tag and a toxic stigma due to previous marketing. So, no, I don't think BC would have mattered much even then.

Is there a concrete way to tell? Well, maybe not, but there's a lot of things to look at that you and infer it from. For instance, most games have sales that are front-loaded for the first month or so and then disappear from the charts. There's rarely times when you see older games on the charts outside a few key exceptions here and there such as Minecraft or a previous year's COD when a new COD is getting close.

The big telling sign will be to see what happens when the update comes. If Xbox One's sales soar and the sales of older 360 titles make the charts I can say that I might be wrong, but I highly doubt it will happen.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Hence why I said there was a lot of other factors. The Xbone had a lot of things against it as well with a higher price tag and a toxic stigma due to previous marketing. So, no, I don't think BC would have mattered much even then.

Is there a concrete way to tell? Well, maybe not, but there's a lot of things to look at that you and infer it from. For instance, most games have sales that are front-loaded for the first month or so and then disappear from the charts. There's rarely times when you see older games on the charts outside a few key exceptions here and there such as Minecraft or a previous year's COD when a new COD is getting close.

The big telling sign will be to see what happens when the update comes. If Xbox One's sales soar and the sales of older 360 titles make the charts I can say that I might be wrong, but I highly doubt it will happen.

i don't think 360 game sales would rise, I think a good amount of xbone owners also still have their 360s and the games on it, so there probably wouldn't be a way to tell.

there was a lot of frowns around xbone's e3 reveal, but BC could've worked in their favor I think. eventually they were able to turn things around and now things are not so bad.

 

[Tron Bonne]

i don't think 360 game sales would rise, I think a good amount of xbone owners also still have their 360s and the games on it, so there probably wouldn't be a way to tell.

there was a lot of frowns around xbone's e3 reveal, but BC could've worked in their favor I think. eventually they were able to turn things around and now things are not so bad.

Okay.

 

[X Knight]

I do think BC would have had more of a sales/adoption impact at the X1's launch than now.

that would have been a key distinguishing feature between the X1 and PS4.

 

[Tron Bonne]

The key distinguishing factors between the Bone and the PS4 would have been the same: $100 price difference and a terrible pre-release image on the Bone's part. BC wouldn't have helped MS there just like it didn't help Sony and the PS3 when it launched.

 

[zenith16]

PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Wii U, 3DS, PlayStation 4
Media Create Sales: 9/7/15 – 9/13/15
Published 7 hours ago. 58 comments.

Super Mario Maker debuts at 138,000 copies sold.

Super Mario Maker for Wii U opened its first week sales in Japan at 138,000 units, the latest Media Create sales numbers reveal.



The release of Super Mario Maker pushed Wii U sales an additional 10,000 units, topping PlayStation 4 as the highest-selling stationary console this week.


Also new this week, Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX debuted for 3DS at 59,000 sales.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer moved an additional 21,000 units, breaking one million units sold after less than two months on sale.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)

1. [Wii U] Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, 09/10/15) – 138,242 (New)
2. [3DS] Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX (Capcom, 09/10/15) – 59,456 (New)
3. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, 09/02/15) – 42,788 (336,440)
4. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix, 08/27/15) – 42,577 (734,116)
5. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Nintendo, 07/11/15) – 39,949 (1,490,292)
6. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, 09/02/15) – 22,639 (140,186)
7. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (Nintendo, 07/30/15) – 20,733 (1,010,621)
8. [Wii U] Splatoon (Nintendo, 05/28/15) – 17,490 (643,987)
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SCE, 03/19/15) – 7,379 (324,420)
10. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo, 06/11/15) – 7,079 (462,363)
11. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 4,923 (1,122,317)
12. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 2,948 (2,695,861)
13. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo, 11/08/12) – 2,875 (4,041,326)
14. [3DS] Famicom Remix: Best Choice (Nintendo, 08/27/15) – 2,835 (21,437)
15. [PS4] Dragon’s Dogma Online Limited Edition (Capcom, 08/27/15) – 2,726 (35,702)
16. [PSV] Infinite Stratos 2: Love and Purge (5pb., 09/03/15) – 2,094 (9,737)
17. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest (Nintendo, 06/25/15) – 1,910 (417,060)
18. [PSV] Taiko Drum Master: V Version (Bandai Namco, 07/09/15) – 1,818 (94,811)
19. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Best Price!) (Capcom, 07/30/15) – 1,781 (15,778)
20. [Wii U] Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo, 07/16/15) – 1,737 (70,619)

Hardware Sales (followed by last week’s sales)

1. New 3DS LL – 21,504 (26,976)
2. Wii U – 20,891 (10,232)
3. PlayStation 4 – 18,555 (54,494)
4. PlayStation Vita – 9,018 (11,099)
5. New 3DS – 4,214 (5,179)
6. PlayStation 3 – 2,628 (2,817)
7. 3DS – 1,275 (1,692)
8. 3DS LL – 836 (909)
9. PlayStation Vita TV – 462 (609)
10. Xbox One – 207 (180)

Thanks, 4Gamer.net.

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3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Wii U, Japan, Media Create Sales, Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX, Sales, Super Mario Maker

source: Gematsu

 

[Havok83]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10...abthid=5625732856816ed62100002b#disqus_thread

No official numbers but PS4 was #1 for September

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Software:

1.) NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2.) Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3) [Note: This is Madden's second month.]
3.) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360)
4.) FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
5.) Destiny: The Taken King (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
6.) Super Mario Maker (Wii U)
7.) Disney Infinity 3.0 (360, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
8.) Mad Max (PS4, Xbox One)
9.) NHL 16 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
10.) Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)

gaf

 

[Havok83]

NBA 2K16 being #1 is a shocker considering it came out on Sept 29 and MGSV was on the 1st

 

[zenith16]

Industry
September 2015 NPD: PS4 leads, Super Mario Maker sells 445,000
Published 2 hours ago. 45 comments.

NBA 2K16 leads software sales.

U.S. video game sales results for the month of September 2015 are in.
General Consumers spent $1.01 billion on software and hardware in September 2015, down nine percent from the $1.10 billion spent during the same period last year.





Hardware sales were down 27 percent from $431.2 million to $313.5 million.


Software sales dropped three percent from $480.6 million to $465.6 million.
“The majority of hardware platforms increased their sales from August 2015 to September 2015 when comparing sales on a per week basis,” said NPD analyst Liam Callahan. “All eighth generation consoles [which includes PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U] experienced double-digit growth when comparing sales on a per-week basis.”




Top ranking standalone software for the month include:

1. NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3) – “For 8th generation software, NBA 2K16 had the best launch month ever for any Sports game,” via @firstadopter
2. Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
3. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360)
4. FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
5. Destiny: The Taken King (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
6. Super Mario Maker (Wii U)
7. Disney Infinity 3.0 (360, Wii U, Xbox One, PS4, PS3)
8. Mad Max (PS4, Xbox One)
9. NHL 16 (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3)
10. Minecraft (360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4)

(These figures only come from new physical games and systems sold at retailers. The NPD Group does not track digital or used game sales.)
Sony
PlayStation 4 was the best selling console and lead software sales for the month of September.
“As we kick off the holiday season, we would like to take a moment to thank fans for making PlayStation 4 the best-selling console and #1 in software sales in September,” a Sony spokesperson told VentureBeat. “PlayStation 4 was the number one console for NBA 2K16, Madden NFL 16, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and FIFA 16. Including the highly successful limited edition console bundle, PS4 also led retail sales for Destiny: The Taken King.”
“It was also a very strong month for PlayStation Network with September being the highest grossing month in PlayStation Store history. From PlayStation exclusives like the recently launched Uncharted Collection to partnerships with Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Star Wars Battlefront, we are committed to our community and to making PlayStation the best place to play this holiday.”
Microsoft
“Xbox One continued to see strong momentum in September on the heels of Forza Motorsport 6 and EA Sports FIFA 16, with solid year-over-year growth in console sales and strong engagement on Xbox Live,” Xbox marketing corporate VP Mike Nichols said in a statement. “This holiday Xbox One owners will enjoy the greatest games lineup in the industry and in Xbox history, led by Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Fallout 4, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Star Wars Battlefront, and the ability to play Xbox 360 games. Xbox One owners will have all of this on the fastest, most social Xbox experience ever with advanced hardware such as the Xbox Elite Wireless controller. Xbox fans and first time console buyers can look forward to an epic holiday.”




Nintendo
Super Mario Maker for Wii U launched in the U.S. on September 11 and sold nearly 445,000 combined units in its first three weeks (September 11 to October 5), bringing the lifetime total to more than 500,000 combined units in the U.S. alone (September 11 to October 19).


For the full month of September, sales of Wii U hardware in the United States increased by nearly 110 percent over sales in August. (Based on this statement, Wii U sold 89,000 units in September.)


Through the first nine months of 2015, sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware have increased by nearly 25 percent over the same time frame in 2014. (based on this statement, 3DS sold 129,000 units in September.)


Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for the Nintendo 3DS system launched on September 25 and sold nearly 115,000 total units in its first week on the market.


Nintendo is preparing a number of titles for the holiday season, including:

• Chibi Robo! Zip Lash (3DS, October 9)
• Yoshi’s Woolly World (Wii U, October 16)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS, October 23)
• Yo-kai Watch (3DS, November 6)
• Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival (Wii U, November 11)
• Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (Wii U, November 20)
• Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (3DS, November 20)
• Xenoblade Chronicles X (Wii U, December 4)
• Devil’s Third (Wii U, December 11)

Thanks, VentureBeat.

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Industry, NPD, Sales

source: Gematsu

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

hopefully this is the last damn year of crossgen.

 

[Tron Bonne]

NBA 2K16 being #1 is a shocker considering it came out on Sept 29 and MGSV was on the 1st

The power of a Micheal Jordan themed Limited Edition

hopefully this is the last damn year of crossgen.

Persona 5 will be crossgen, Telltale games will probably be crossgen still, as will Skylanders, Infinity, Lego stuff and sports games. It'll still be a thing for at least next year.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Persona 5 will be crossgen, Telltale games will probably be crossgen still, as will Skylanders, Infinity, Lego stuff and sports games. It'll still be a thing for at least next year.

persona 5 was supposed to come out this year. but we'll see about the rest

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

 

[X Knight]

^^ that graph isn't really helpful without knowing what corresponds to which console.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

^^ that graph isn't really helpful without knowing what corresponds to which console.

well we know the Ps4 won. so it's the 48%

 

[X Knight]

well we know the Ps4 won. so it's the 48%

true. but just looking at the graph doesn't convey that. you'd have to read/know the info in posts above it.

but if those % are close to the truth, that's actually not that bad on the X1's part, at least for NA.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

true. but just looking at the graph doesn't convey that. you'd have to read/know the info in posts above it.

Well yeah, but this is the npd thread. I get how it's confusing though.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

wow, what a turn of events.

the first full month that xbone had its price cut, Ps4 outsold. now this was the first full month of Ps4's price cut, but xbone won.

Overall:

Hardware sales up 3% year over year.


Software:

1.) Halo 5: Guardians (XBO)
2.) NBA 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3) [Note: Second Month]
3.) Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (PS4, XBO)
4.) Madden NFL 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
5.) WWE 2K16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
6.) FIFA 16 (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
7.) Destiny: The Taken King (PS4, XBO, 360, PS3)
8.) Yoshi's Wooly World (NWU)
9.) Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4)
10.) Rock Band 4 (XBO, PS4)

Notes:
-"In an interesting note made by the NPD Group in its report, when ranking software on a SKU-basis, "NWU Super Mario Maker would rank in the top 10" for the month."


Hardware:

XB1: #1 platform, up 81% year over year. This works out to something around 300-305K.

Notes:
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Other Information:


http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11...aign=Blogroll&abthid=564528dba7358a925e00002e

 

[Havok83]

wow, what a turn of events.

the first full month that xbone had its price cut, Ps4 outsold. now this was the first full month of Ps4's price cut, but xbone won.

The PS4 hasnt had a full month of its price cut yet. That will be represented in the November NPD

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

The PS4 hasnt had a full month of its price cut yet. That will be represented in the November NPD

really? i thought Ps4 became 350 at some point in Sept. Oh well. But it's gonna be 300 on black friday

 

[Havok83]

Surprised Uncharted was so low on that list and that a Wii U title did better

really? i thought Ps4 became 350 at some point in Sept. Oh well. But it's gonna be 300 on black friday

Nope, the price dropped in Japan in Sept. The rest of the world got it in Oct

 

[X Knight]

figured MS had a shot of winning October with Halo 5 dropping.

they could also take Nov and Dec like last year.

however, with the PS4 price cut, I think it's going to be more competitive.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

courtesy of nirolak from gaf

Overall:

Overall retail sales were up 2% year over year.

Retail hardware sales were up 11% year over year.

Retail software sales were down 7% year over year.


Software:

1.) Call of Duty: Black Ops III - (Xbox One, PS4, 360, PS3, PC | Actvision Blizzard) - Higher than Advanced Warfare, highest selling game since 2013
2.) Fallout 4 (PS4, Xbox One, PC | Bethesda Softworks) - Up 70% versus Fallout: New Vegas and 9% versus Fallout 3, more comparable to Skyrim
3.) Star Wars: Battlefront (PS4, Xbox One, PC | Electronic Arts) - Up 21% versus The Force Unleashed, the previous best selling Star Wars game (it had a worldwide LTD of over 7 million copies)
4.) Madden NFL 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3 | Electronic Arts)
5.) NBA 2K16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3 | Take-Two)
6.) FIFA 16 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3 | Electronic Arts)
7.) Need For Speed (PS4, Xbox One | Electronic Arts)
8.) Halo 5: Guardians (Xbox One | Microsoft)
9.) Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (PS4, Xbox One, PC | Ubisoft)
10.) Just Dance 2016 (Wii, Wii U, 360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3 | Ubisoft)

Notes:
- “November 2015 was the best month for Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U software ever, exceeding the second-best month December 2014, by 34 percent,” said Callahan.
- “Call of Duty: Black Ops III was the top title in November 2015 with sales exceeding that of its predecessor, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare,” said Callahan.
- “Fallout 4 performed extremely well. Adjusting for days within the data month, this was the best Fallout launch in the history of the franchise having sold over 70 percent more units than Fallout: New Vegas and 9 percent more units than Fallout 3. In fact, Fallout 4’s launch is more comparable to Bethesda Softworks’ other successful launch of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.”
- “EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront had the best first month sales for any Star Wars game, exceeding Star Wars: Force Unleashed by 21 percent,” said Callahan.
- November was the biggest month ever for the PlayStation Store, and this year's Black Friday was the best Black Friday in PlayStation history.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is the best selling game since 2013


Hardware:

PS4: Best selling platform.
XB1: Best November ever, so upwards of 1.23 million

PS4 + XB1 + Wii U = Over 3 million per Aaron Greenburg

Notes:
- “November 2015 marked the best month ever in total unit sales when you combine Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, surpassing sales of December 2014 and November 2014,” said Callahan.
- “Within console hardware sales there were dramatic differences by console generation as eighth-generation consoles, [which includes Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U] sales rose by 22 percent in dollars and last generation sales dropped by 76 percent in dollars, which is sharper than the year-to-date decline of 57 percent,” said Callahan. “In November 2015, eighth-generation sales had 93 percent share of overall hardware sales, a 9 percentage point increase from last November.”
- “After 25 months, the combined sales for the PS4 and the XBO are 47 percent higher than the combined sales for 25 months of PS3 and Xbox 360 hardware sales,” said Callahan.

 

[X Knight]

wow! congrats to Sony!! that's a big win for the PS4, even though the X1 had a strong showing, too.