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NPD January 2019: KH3, RE2 and NSMBUD top the charts, Switch best selling console
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Does NPD track Steam digital sales as well? Curious if it would impact the RE2 vs. KH3 numbers.
Is it just me or is Pokemon usually still charting come January? How is let's go doing?
Really happy to see BOTW still charting. One of the best games I've ever played.
Really happy to see BOTW still charting. One of the best games I've ever played.
Holy *** these Xbox sales are awfully low. Isn't that supposed to be Microsoft's biggest market ?
Man big AAA publisher seem like a good time to bring heavy hitter to switch ... 2019 is supposed to be the year... right guys?
awesome. How was the split between ps4 and x1 versions of the game?
Curious to see if Switch sales can sustain growth given the lack of new releases in February and March.
NSMBU was a launch title for Wii U, and the re-release is 30% higher for Switch. Obviously you can see how little hype Wii U had, and how popular Switch is on the market.
I mean there are more consoles on the market for Switch, but still, it's notable that a brand new Mario on a brand new system which launched in November sold worse than a re-release in January.
NSMBU was a launch title for Wii U, and the re-release is 30% higher for Switch. Obviously you can see how little hype Wii U had, and how popular Switch is on the market.
I mean there are more consoles on the market for Switch, but still, it's notable that a brand new Mario on a brand new system which launched in November sold worse than a re-release in January.
Why? Still sticking with the lame idea that rpg's and Japanese games don't sell on Xbox? Or is the idea that Kingdom is a Sony frwnchise? Neither is true.
Congrats to KH! Very fun game despite a few issues. Wasnt worth waiting from highschool for, but nothing would have been
Speaking relatively, both are pretty true though, if you look globally. This is an NPD number in the first place.
But then you'd expect such a thing considering PS4's installbase and Sony's more global branding associated with these types of games
Speaking relatively, both are pretty true though, if you look globally. This is an NPD number in the first place.
But then you'd expect such a thing considering PS4's installbase and Sony's more global branding associated with these types of games
Well, then out-spin it. What's wrong then? But this part isn't wrong, though : "Rankings for each platform doesn't mean game sold well on that platform" And the thing is that split is huge in PS4 favor, isn't it?
I would say the fact that it's the like 13th game in a series that has had 0 previous games on the platform.
And you can't blame anyone if they have either of those beliefs about RPG's on xbox.
They do have Yoshi coming in March. The biggest test will be after that because there will no first party games at retail until Mario Maker.
Yeah and Yoshi isn't exactly the one of Nintendo's big selling franchises.
MK11 does release in April as a notable third party title.
Second half of the year seems to be pretty set for Nintendo, with MM2, Fire Emblem, Astral Chain, and supposedly Animal Crossing and Pokemon, along with maybe some other titles.
First half is starting off well given the momentum of Smash and the release of NSMBUD, but yeah, there really isn't anything big until June.
What happened to xbox one sales ? Usually it's pretty close to ps4.
Compared to January 2018 (estimated):
Switch up 5%
PS4 down 23 %
Xbox One down 57%.
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I hope AC7 is selling well enough to be a success for Namco. Who knows with how long it has been in development.
And NSMBU selling so well at $60 is kinda disgusting I gotta say. :P Nintendo literally printing money with this shit.
And NSMBU selling so well at $60 is kinda disgusting I gotta say. :P Nintendo literally printing money with this shit.
Classic case of the Era bubble at play. So many people here predicted that RE2 would easily outsell KH3.
I agree. They will wait for sales to dry up and then say well momentum isn't there anymore.
WTF why?
Is there an issue with God of War?
Nintendo first party games have much greater legs than Sony of MS first party games. This has been known for years
Except for the surprise secret release of Metroid Prime Trilogy ;-)
Also, people keep talking about Nintendo game legs. Look at GTA V. What the heck? Did he OG legs gangster Brain Training even continue charting this long? BUY BRITISH!
The story can be nonsense and the game can sell well. In fact, Kingdom Hearts is famously good at having trash writing and being popular. It should shock nobody that it's selling well.
We don't really sure if it sold well. Being 80% up in revenue in comparison to AC 6 doesn't mean much, since AC 6 was 360 exclusive.
Precisely.
Betting against KH for it's dumb plot is like betting against Dragon Ball for it's dumb plot
Has any Tales game ever charted higher than #12? I don't recall. Glad to see Vesperia, regardless.
BOTW still pulling in numbers is insane. (And well-deserved!)
BOTW still pulling in numbers is insane. (And well-deserved!)
Smash should get there in the not distant future. Odyssey has a shot as well, will probably get there eventually.
Of course it they are. Very Japanese games that launched on both PS3 and 360 when they were very close in installed base consistently sold better on PS3. Hell, FFXIII launched when 360 was clearly ahead and sold way more on PS3.
In a more recent comparison the new trailer for Bloodstained got uploaded at the same time in all big three's YouTube channels and yesterday on Xbox it had 12k views while in PlayStation's it was at 75k (and Nintendo at 155k but I think that has a lot to do that it was first shown on the Nintendo Direct).
Thanks! Can you tell us something comparing the RE2 launch month with RE7?
Thanks! Would cross-gen games not get combined for this list? MK8/D is ahead of Smash I would imagine and BOTW probably in line with Odyssey.
Well, that's not a platform exclusive then. That would be cheating.
Sure the top 10 per console looks similar but I'd be surprised if the split was smaller than 80-20 in favor of PS4 for KH3.
