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[Himu]

I lol'd irl

[Trent Dole]

The Wii audience migrated to cell phone and Facebook games and did so several years ago now you dense fucks.

[pilonv1]

The Wii audience didn't even migrate to buying games on the console they already owned

[Cerveza mas fina]

Xbone is doing great in Europe

In Germany for example it has a game in the top 40

01   (02)   PS3   GRAN TURISMO 6   (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT)
02   (03)   PS3   FIFA 14   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03   (09)   PS4   FIFA 14   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
04   (05)   PS3   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
05   (06)   PS3   ASSASSIN'S CREED IV - BLACK FLAG   (UBISOFT)
06   (04)   PS3   GRAND THEFT AUTO V   (TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE)
07   (NE)   360   FABLE ANNIVERSARY   (MICROSOFT)
08   (07)   3DS   MARIO PARTY: ISLAND TOUR   (NINTENDO)
09   (01)   PS4   TOMB RAIDER - DEFINITIVE EDITION   (SQUARE ENIX)
10   (11)   WII   JUST DANCE 2014   (UBISOFT)
11   (12)   3DS   ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF   (NINTENDO)
12   (32)   PS4   BATTLEFIELD 4   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
13   (13)   3DS   MARIO KART 7   (NINTENDO)
14   (23)   PS4   ASSASSIN'S CREED IV - BLACK FLAG   (UBISOFT)
15   (15)   PC   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
16   (18)   PC   DIABLO III   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
17   (38)   PS4   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
18   (19)   360   MINECRAFT - XBOX 360 EDITION   (AK TRONIC)
19   (21)   360   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
20   (22)   3DS   POKÉMON Y   (NINTENDO)
21   (16)   WIU   SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD   (NINTENDO)
22   (14)   PS3   DIABLO III   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
23   (25)   3DS   NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2   (NINTENDO)
24   (29)   3DS   POKÉMON X   (NINTENDO)
25   (24)   PS3   NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
26   (28)   360   ASSASSIN'S CREED IV - BLACK FLAG   (UBISOFT)
27   (35)   PC   THE ELDER SCROLLS V - SKYRIM   (BETHESDA SOFTWORKS)
28   (17)   PS3   BATTLEFIELD 4   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
29   (27)   PS3   BEYOND: TWO SOULS   (SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT)
30   (26)   PC   BATTLEFIELD 4   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
31   (10)   PS3   DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF Z   (NAMCO BANDAI GAMES)
32   (46)   PS4   NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
33   (34)   PC   LANDWIRTSCHAFTS-SIMULATOR 2013   (ASTRAGON)
34   (33)   3DS   THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK BETWEEN WORLDS   (NINTENDO)
35   (20)   360   GRAND THEFT AUTO V   (TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE)
36   (40)   360   FIFA 14   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
37   (08)   XBO   TOMB RAIDER - DEFINITIVE EDITION   (SQUARE ENIX)

Meanwhile in Xboxland UK it squeezes a whole two games into the top 15

01   (NE)   360   FABLE: ANNIVERSARY   (MICROSOFT)
02   (02)   PS4   FIFA 14   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
03   (03)   360   MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION   (MICROSOFT)
04   (01)   PS4   TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION   (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)
05   (05)   360   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
06   (07)   PS4   KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL   (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
07   (20)   PS3   GRAND THEFT AUTO V   (TAKE 2)
08   (13)   PS3   GRAN TURISMO 6   (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
09   (16)   360   GRAND THEFT AUTO V   (TAKE 2)
10   (06)   PS4   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
11   (09)   PS4   BATTLEFIELD 4   (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
12   (11)   PS3   CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS   (ACTIVISION BLIZZARD)
13   (10)   XBO   FIFA 14   ELECTRONIC ARTS)
14   (12)   360   LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES   (WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE)
15   (04)   XBO   TOMB RAIDER: DEFINITIVE EDITION   (SQUARE ENIX EUROPE)

[MyNameIsMethodis]

when u consider that fifa is packed in with the bone its even more jilarious 

[Third]

No wonder the European Xbox boss has jumped out today 

[Himu]

when u consider that fifa is packed in with the bone its even more jilarious 

It is? Wow. Yeah, that's hilarious.

[Third]

Ps4 outsold the X1 2:1 last month in NA

[MCD]

Only double? What a disaster for Sony.

[Purple Filth]

more bullshit from both sides with this info

[MyNameIsMethodis]

[Phoenix Dark]

 

I don't even play videogames yet today's numbers make me feel a type of way. Fucking Sony tards get validated again.

[Himu]

I think you may have something against Sony, pd.

And I'm not impressed with either number.

[Trent Dole]

Bu bu but supply constraints you guys!

[Mupepe]

Xbone

[archie4208]

Seems like a good time to add some funds to your Steam account. 

[Mupepe]

Third and Methodis on suicide watch.

143k. Wow. Just wow. Xbone is truly dominating.

[pilonv1]

I find it amusing that there are people laughing at "Xbox*", considering how long Sony used "PlayStation family" for their PR to sound decent.

As Oscar sez, how important is being first in a rapidly declining industry?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

dont lum me in with npd sale distinguished mentally-challenged fellows i couldnt care less about sales results its all meaningless in the end anyways; no ones ever gone out of business for doing bad with the NPDs

[pilonv1]

Probably the first month where previous gen fell off a cliff. Probably also a good thing I can't see any numbers anymore, I'd start to feel sorry for some people.

[AdmiralViscen]

Bone under 150k, PS4 under 300k.  They're the top two platforms for the month.  PS4 barely edged out the PS3's first January.  Bone sold less than the GBA did in January 2007. 

Nobody's doing much winning here.

Ruh roh

[Shaka Khan]

January NPD Group figures released today revealed Xbox* sold the most games across all console platforms in January with 2.27 million units sold, making up 47 percent of software market share.

Is MS combining 360 and xbone SW numbers? I wonder if Sony ever did that.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

dont lum me in with npd sale distinguished mentally-challenged fellows i couldnt care less about sales results its all meaningless in the end anyways; no ones ever gone out of business for doing bad with the NPDs

except every game company that ever went out of business

good to see you back from your vacation!  did you get a tan?

more propganda spread by the man to ge tpeople to buy into NPDS is what I say; real sales figures come from mail order catalogs

[Bebpo]

Eh, Oscar don't forget PS4 is still pretty supply restrained.  With ample supply it'd be much higher than 300k.  PS4 has fairly good momentum going right now.  They just need to do some stuff to maintain it until fall.

[Himu]

Ps4 is supply constrained but less so compared to ps3, am I correct? And yet in Jan it did about the same as ps3s first npd month.

[Mupepe]

Is it? It's been available everywhere in my area since mid January.

[Rahxephon91]

All the game stops around here have "PS4 in Stock" signs. Anecdotal but there you go.

They never have signs for Xbone because it was never out of stock.

[pilonv1]

Eh, Oscar don't forget PS4 is still pretty supply restrained.  With ample supply it'd be much higher than 300k.  PS4 has fairly good momentum going right now.  They just need to do some stuff to maintain it until fall.

This implies that some of the sales aren't as a result of people rushing to buy it because they hear it is supply constrained. Nothing like artificial scarcity to increase demand.

[Bebpo]

I dunno, I don't look because it's not worth the time, but I see people posting availability searches from big areas all the time and it's still usually out of stock at most stores and the ones that do have them still are making a big deal when they have supply in.

Definitely not as low stock as Nov/Dec, but still a lot of people can't just walk into a store and impulse buy one yet.  Maybe Feb?

[headwalk]

man, what sony would do without microsoft.

mediocre specs vs. downright shitty specs. $400 almost cost price hardware vs. $500 hardware bloated by a dumb camera. introduction of online fees vs. trying to gape their whole userbase. bare minimum of media features vs. having to pay for gold to use netflix. no games vs. no games. colossal drop-off to crappy post christmas sales vs. an unholy depth charge of a sales implosion.

[Himu]

Yeah the stores here say ps4 in stock as well. But talk on the net is that it isn't meeting demand. Could be Sony slut fud though.

[archie4208]

PS4 is readily available at Amazon.

Supply constrained my butt.

[Bebpo]

It's also mid-Feb and this is the NPD from January.  Feb's NPD will be interesting to see if it levels off or maintains around 300k.

[AdmiralViscen]

Ps4 is supply constrained but less so compared to ps3, am I correct? And yet in Jan it did about the same as ps3s first npd month.

PS3 was easy to find in December, forget about January.

[Tasty]

With numbers like those, the Weeoo as a chance




























:'(

[Purple Filth]

PS4 is readily available at Amazon.

Supply constrained my butt.

It came back in stock about 2 days ago.

It's also mid-Feb and this is the NPD from January.  Feb's NPD will be interesting to see if it levels off or maintains around 300k.

Nah its still gonna have the stock excuse since it will be launching in Japan at the end of the month.

[Joe Molotov]

Wait for E3SpaceWorldSmashBrosMarioKartXBayonetta2Galaxy3.

[Human Snorenado]

[Tasty]

Nintendo reports that Wii U software sales increased by 16% over January of last year.

Momentum™.

Pokemon X and Y sold more than 125,000 combined units in the US in January, bringing their total sales to more than 3.25 million in the United States.

[Pringo]

Well Oscar's numbers are almost here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=100730243#post100730243

Originally Posted by creamsugar

fitu < 20K

Originally Posted by AniHawk

just guessing

3ds: 130k
ps3: 60k
360: 50k
wii u: 55k
wii: 25k
vita: 25k

something like that. the sales of all the others have to be more than the ps4 for sony to boast that it's the ps4 and ps3 outperforming everything else combined (unless by console they meant console and not handheld).

Too mach for all of them.

RIP console gaming.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

man, what sony would do without microsoft.

mediocre specs vs. downright shitty specs. $400 almost cost price hardware vs. $500 hardware bloated by a dumb camera. introduction of online fees vs. trying to gape their whole userbase. bare minimum of media features vs. having to pay for gold to use netflix. no games vs. no games. colossal drop-off to crappy post christmas sales vs. an unholy depth charge of a sales implosion.

Yeah the Xbone is a mindblowingly awful deal:

"Yes, let's release a console with weaker specs than our competitor, comes with a camera that nobody has given a shit about since 2011, and is $100 more than our competitor as well.  Sounds great!"

[Pringo]

270K < PS4 < 272K
140K < Xbox One < 142K
48K < Wii U < 50K

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=100737404#post100737404

[Purple Filth]

god dammit oscar why do you have to be right most of the time .

[Himu]

man, what sony would do without microsoft.

mediocre specs vs. downright shitty specs. $400 almost cost price hardware vs. $500 hardware bloated by a dumb camera. introduction of online fees vs. trying to gape their whole userbase. bare minimum of media features vs. having to pay for gold to use netflix. no games vs. no games. colossal drop-off to crappy post christmas sales vs. an unholy depth charge of a sales implosion.

Yeah the Xbone is a mindblowingly awful deal:

"Yes, let's release a console with weaker specs than our competitor, comes with a camera that nobody has given a shit about since 2011, and is $100 more than our competitor as well.  Sounds great!"

And yet you still bought one.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Who cares that the industry is changing, get over it already. There will always be games anyway and judging by the 5 games you guys finish a year there is a lifetime supply already.

EA must be crying themselves to sleep by now together with MS

[ToxicAdam]

I've said it before, but this isn't a battle over dollars. It's a battle over time.

There is only so much free time in a day for people and the space once reserved for playing console games is now being crowded out by other forms of entertainment.

Not all is lost, console gaming is like rap music. As long as there are 18-24 yr old dudes, it's going to be around in some form. The gaming console company that hyperfocuses on that idea and quits trying to be 'all things to all people' will survive.

[headwalk]

the thing i don't get about the supply constrained argument is that both manufacturers managed to push a million(ish) out in december to resupply the initial launch sell-outs.

did they look at these sales and think "woah, better cut down those factory orders. can't have those kids working overtime" and somehow manage to only push a quarter of those numbers out the next month?

[Great Rumbler]

the thing i don't get about the supply constrained argument is that both manufacturers managed to push a million(ish) out in december to resupply the initial launch sell-outs.

did they look at these sales and think "woah, better cut down those factory orders. can't have those kids working overtime" and somehow manage to only push a quarter of those numbers out the next month?

They could ship the initial stockpile of units in such a way that they arrive in several large waves [in order to avoid overloading retailers while maintaining a somewhat steady supply] over the course of the first two months or so, but in subsequent months they'd be constrained solely to what they could produce and deliver in that month. I have no idea if that's the case, though, but I still haven't seen a single PS4 at the local Best Buy [but they've still got a huge stack of Xbones that hasn't budged].

[AdmiralViscen]

Sony is stocking up for the Japanese launch too.

[ToxicAdam]

I believe the Sony 'supply constrained' argument though. I look on Ebay/Craigslist and you can find new consoles going for 10-20 percent above retail. Whereas the Xbox One listings are more in line with what you find with a typical new console (slightly less than retail).

[Fragamemnon]

Not all is lost, console gaming is like rap music. As long as there are 18-24 yr old dudes, it's going to be around in some form. The gaming console company that hyperfocuses on that idea and quits trying to be 'all things to all people' will survive.

Right, but the segment will be unable to support its 'everything AAA' lifestyle and it's ever-increasing need for more sales and more gamers. That model simply does not work without robust year-over-year market expansion. I don't know how consoles get from the diseased state to the post-AAA reality that the PC has already adopted without completely wrecking the major players in the process.

[Great Rumbler]

I don't know how consoles get from the diseased state to the post-AAA reality that the PC has already adopted without completely wrecking the major players in the process.

Probably it won't, just like back in 1983.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Oscar you know about sales, but its so tiring to have everyone saying consoles are dead every 10 seconds. This decline has been going om for years. Its boring.

Frag, im sure they will adapt somehow just like the pc did, think lots of games  be made by smaller teams and devs again. Smaller budgets maybe, but more nimble and flexible teams that will bring great games to us.

Technically we are at a point where making a decent looking game is not too hard with the tools available. Its that triple aaa look that will be reserved for a few games a year max. Just like im movies you only have a few blockbusters a year.

[Fifstar]

I've said it before, but this isn't a battle over dollars. It's a battle over time.

There is only so much free time in a day for people and the space once reserved for playing console games is now being crowded out by other forms of entertainment.

Pretty much. We're basically getting shat on with various forms of entertainment on the go or at home. Too much shit to watch on your streaming subscription, too many playlists on spotify, too many games in your steam list, too much blogs and websites to follow, too many new apps poping up everyday.

Seems like you either have to hit it out of the park a la GTA,CoD, Minecraft or cater to a specific niche with the according budget if you want to survive.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Shitting on MS is more relevant then your doom and gloom thats years old, maybe you shouldnt click on sales if you dont want to see it. We all heard your prediction about consoles years ago already bro. Xbone vs PS4 sales is the new topic.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Only thing that is petering out is the bone, ps4 is still sold out here. It sold like what, 3 million in the us in 3 months?

Im sure PS4 will still manage 70/100 million in its lifetime. Thats a great install base for games.

Have you entertained the option that this just might be a lopsided gen where Sony grabs 75% of the market?

[Human Snorenado]

Shorter Lager: I can't imagine a world without things I'm used to

[Cerveza mas fina]

Sounds like you are projecting again COG. Keep close to Oscars teet for your opinion du jour.

[Cerveza mas fina]

PS2 (January 2001) - 248K

PS3 (January 2007) - 244K

PS4 (January 2014) - 271K

[Cerveza mas fina]

January 2001 and 2007 were 5 week months btw and all pre the economic downturn.