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NPD January 2021: CoD #1, Valhalla #2, Miles Morales #3 ; Switch #1 HW in units, PS5 #1 in revenue both breaking decade old records

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ArmGunar

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Lelouch0612 said:
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So Miles outsold Avengers and FF7R US LTD this month

In June 2020, this was the top best selling PS4 exclusives LTD
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. Horizon Zero Dawn
  4. TLOU Part II
  5. FF7R
In July 2020, it changed to this (but nothing about the 4/5th place)
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. TLOU Part II
  4. Horizon or FF7R
  5. Horizon or FF7R
So if Miles outsold FF7R, then the new top best selling PS4/PS5 exclusives should be :
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. TLOU Part II
  4. Ghost
  5. Miles
  6. Horizon or FF7R
  7. Horizon or FF7R
 
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Couscous

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ArmGunar said:
So Miles outsold Avengers and FF7R US LTD this month

In June 2020, this was the top best selling PS4 exclusives LTD
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. Horizon Zero Dawn
  4. TLOU Part II
  5. FF7R
In July 2020, it changed to this (but nothing about the 4/5th place)
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. TLOU Part II
  4. Horizon ZD or FF7R
  5. Horizon ZD or FF7
So if Miles outsold FF7R, then the new top best selling PS4/PS5 exclusives should be :
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. TLOU Part II
  4. Miles
  5. Horizon ZD or FF7R
  6. Horizon ZD or FF7R
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Aren't you forgetting Ghost of Tsushima? It's above Miles Morales in the chart.
 
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Lelouch0612

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ArmGunar said:
So Miles outsold Avengers and FF7R US LTD this month

In June 2020, this was the top best selling PS4 exclusives LTD
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. Horizon Zero Dawn
  4. TLOU Part II
  5. FF7R
In July 2020, it changed to this (but nothing about the 4/5th place)
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. TLOU Part II
  4. Horizon ZD or FF7R
  5. Horizon ZD or FF7
So if Miles outsold FF7R, then the new top best selling PS4/PS5 exclusives should be :
  1. Spider-Man
  2. God of War
  3. TLOU Part II
  4. Miles
  5. Horizon ZD or FF7R
  6. Horizon ZD or FF7R
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Ghost is above FF7R too
 

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Zedark said:
381k < Switch <465k
233k < PS5 < 424k

Those are the ballparks we have right now.
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Ok that's interesting. If the switch average is $275 per unit, and the PS5 is $480 per unit, and going 1k above and below the numbers for each to make the range, such as 382k and 464K for switch, and 234k and 423k for PS5.

Switch is around 105.05M to 127.6M in revenue, not exact of course.

And the PS5 is around 112.32M to 203.04M in revenue, again not exact.

While the month of January is 323M in total.

At the low end for both, it is 105.63M remaining. I don't know the average unit sales for Xbox Series so I can't try to guesstimate what it is. :(

But that said, I don't really think that higher ends are possible at once for both of the mentioned., would leave XBox with having sold almost nothing. If Switch sold around 464k, PS5 sold 266.6k. Assuming it is 128M in revenue, which is for rounded purposes (being greater than 127.6M).

so using the switch I think as a basis, the PS5 did not do close to 424K, but did anywhere between 233K to 266K, and switch did between 381k to 407k, assuming 112M in revenue for the switch. So, around 266kPS5 and 464k for switch at the higher number, and 381k to 407k Switch and ~233K(a bit over) PS5 at the lower marker.

Not sure if it is accurate or not, but I may have done it right. Based on the data.


If Xbox is average 400 per unit sold and at the lower end (381k-407k and 233k respectively), they sold ~207k units. If they are averaging 350 per unit sold, then the number should be around the 237k ballpark, and if it is averaging 450 per unit sold, it is around 184K sold for January. I'm going to assume it is average at 400.

So, guessing here of course, and taking factors like stock issues into account,

NS is around 381k to 407k

PS5 is around 233k

and XBox Series is around 207K

Give or take variance there's a bit more but I got tired lol, but I could also be very wrong in all of this
 
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Damn Nintendo keeps rolling and Sony getting some stock out. I happily did my part with a gamestop bundle.
 

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LostCauseUnite! said:
Ok that's interesting. If the switch average is $275 per unit, and the PS5 is $480 per unit, and going 1k above and below the numbers for each to make the range, such as 382k and 464K for switch, and 234k and 423k for PS5.

Switch is around 105.05M to 127.6M in revenue, not exact of course.

And the PS5 is around 112.32M to 203.04M in revenue, again not exact.

While the month of January is 323M in total.

At the low end for both, it is 105.63M remaining. I don't know the average unit sales for Xbox Series so I can't try to guesstimate what it is. :(

But that said, I don't really think that higher ends are possible at once for both of the mentioned., would leave XBox with having sold almost nothing. If Switch sold around 464k, PS5 sold 266.6k. Assuming it is 128M in revenue, which is for rounded purposes (being greater than 127.6M).

so using the switch I think as a basis, the PS5 did not do close to 424K, but did anywhere between 233K to 266K, and switch did between 381k to 407k, assuming 112M in revenue for the switch. So, around 266kPS5 and 464k for switch at the higher number, and 381k to 407k Switch and ~233K(a bit over) PS5 at the lower marker.

Not sure if it is accurate or not, but I may have done it right. Based on the data.


If Xbox is average 400 per unit sold and at the lower end (381k-407k and 233k respectively), they sold ~207k units. If they are averaging 350 per unit sold, then the number should be around the 237k ballpark, and if it is averaging 450 per unit sold, it is around 184K sold for January. I'm going to assume it is average at 400.

So, guessing here of course, and taking factors like stock issues into account,

NS is around 381k to 407k

PS5 is around 233k

and XBox Series is around 207K

Give or take variance there's a bit more but I got tired lol, but I could also be very wrong in all of this
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Don't forget PS4 and XBO are also included in that total hardware revenue figure.
 

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m051293 said:
Don't forget PS4 and XBO are also included in that total hardware revenue figure.
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Oh right, I don't know how much those did though. And I also just saw the post-edit so it skews it differently for the numbers. PS5 has a higher range than I thought

186 is the newer revealed variance which extends below the 233k

But even then, it would need to be reworked entirely
 
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I'm glad Ass Creed Valhalla and Immortals are doing well. I'm not surprised to see Watch Dogs Legion fall off the top 20 and I have a mixed reaction to it. I don't want the franchise to die but I def don't want anything like Legion again.
 
Goldenh

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Nintendo software gates are opening starting today so it will be interesting to see how well the Switch sells in H1.

Seeing how it's up in the US and Japan for January is a good sign. Think 2021 really can have a fight with 2020. It will get a small lead before AC and could comeback at it since there was major stock issues during several months of last year.
 

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AViewtifulMind said:
Regardless, the general point would be that both Switch and PS5 are closer to their respective lower bound rather than on the higher end. Your comment only reinforces that.
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Yup, it highlights it more.

Hm, if the previous month sales trends and previous years sales trends for both HD twins, they probably didn't contribute more than their successors did in numbers

despite everything
 

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The lack of any xbox mention is weird, I would have thought that if it beat XB1 Jan 2014 it'd have been mentioned, but we really can't assume that's the case.

Hopefully we get some juicy leaks.
 
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Sony sure did find a gem of a new IP in Ghost. SO happy for Sucker Punch. Really curious to see how Horizon FW does in the future.
 
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I'm shocked there was enough PS5's out in the wild to sell that much. Finding them seems to come down being online at the right time and having the stars aligned so you don't get timed out.
 
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I was wondering how XBox managed to come out ahead in the UK when the Series was having even more production issues than the PS5. Looks like the answer was that Sony shipped everything to the US.

Also I can't believe the Wii held the dollar sales record for so long with a $250 price tag. WTF?
 
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I'm gonna be that guy:

Cold War is SO good and SO well supported. New maps, new modes constantly.

You love to see it.
 
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Scrawnton said:
It will be crazy to see how Switch hardware does with the Mario system in February and the MHR system in March and whatever lies beyond.
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February will be up yoy by good amount. March will be way down. Last March is when Covid effect and Animal Crossing hit and Switch sold over 1 million units in US (all time record for March).
 
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Puroresu_kid said:
What was the general consensus when ring fit was revealed? Flop or did people believe this would work?
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reading the reveal thread, there was a curious interest. I guess Wii Fit's success stamped down any kneejerk negative reactions
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Ring Fit Adventure revealed for Nintendo Switch (the "new experience"). Fitness adventure RPG, use workouts to battle and explore, launches October 18

It's an adventure game called Ring Fit Adventure You move and attack through exercise Mod Edit: Added press release https://ringfitadventure.nintendo.com/
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storres said:
March is going to be down, the question is, how much can MHR hold down?
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While it will definitely sell well and probably move some hw too (especially in japan) I don't see it being that big system seller because it targets the core gaming audience that is already on the platform (as Switch is mature platform). For example I don't remember MH:W giving that big boost to PS4/XBO sales in west despite the big sales of the game itself.
 

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While it will definitely sell well and probably move some hw too (especially in japan) I don't see it being that big system seller because it targets the core gaming audience that is already on the platform (as Switch is mature platform). For example I don't remember MH:W giving that big boost to PS4/XBO sales in west despite the big sales of the game itself.
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The MHR console can come out as well.
 
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Well, that's a healthy market.

Very impressed with Valhalla, Miles Morales, Ring Fit and Fenyx. Glad to see Mortal Kombat still hanging in there after almost 2 years.
 
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Ps5 and Switch are beasts. Sony and amd really need to find a way to fix the supply situation though.
 
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The Switch is ridiculous. At this rate it really will challenge the PS2 for the sales crown.
 
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Record breaking January for Switch is unsurprising but still good to see. Wonder how the HD twins are comparing to their predecessors.

Also, maybe I haven't been paying enough attention the past 2 months, but seeing the "PlayStation and Xbox platforms" charts is weird. I see the logic but it's still a strange change to me.
 

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PS5 sold more than I expected. Wish one of those sales would have been to me, but oh well.

It's rather unfortunate next-gen launches slowed down Switch momentum huh....teeheehee
 
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26 months in a row, for Nintendo Switch, is very impressive. I imagine that it'll secure #27 (February) with the Red and Blue NS and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. And I think it will take #28 (March) thanks to Monster Hunter Rise.

Eventually...PS5 and Xbox Series X supply will improve and big titles will come out, ending the streak, but if Nintendo Switch makes it to 29 or 30 months, that's going to be a very hard record to beat.
 
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All those poor xbox players buying Cyberpunk 2077 because they saw some pc gameplay only to play the most disappointing game ever made.
 
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