I thought we will talk in the prediction one :D
On GAF they have the prediction thread and then open up a results thread right when the numbers start coming in.
At least IMO, I think that works better than just having one thread.
Ohhhhhh I just realized that it is the first NPD didn't have all weeks up on the site... what happened?
we can just average out the month in weeks and subtract one. That's the closest we'll get
Ohhhhhh I just realized that it is the first NPD didn't have all weeks up on the site... what happened?
http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/11/august-2014-npd-madden-sells-better-on-ps4-than-xbox-one/ (http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/11/august-2014-npd-madden-sells-better-on-ps4-than-xbox-one/)
August 2014 NPD: Madden sells better on PS4 than Xbox One
Consumers rushing out to adopt new hardware once again leaves them spending less on new software.
Gamers spent $561.3 million on new physical hardware and software at U.S. retailers last month, according to industry intelligence firm The NPD Group. That's up 8 percent from $521.1 million in August 2013. Like the past several months, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 accounted for most of the growth as software sales were down from last year.
"Overall new physical retail sales increased by 8 percent in August 2014 over August 2013," NPD analyst Liam Callahan said. "The month followed a similar pattern of prior months with explosive hardware growth driven by eighth-generation consoles offsetting declines in software."
Spending on game hardware reached $196.2 million. That's up a massive 116 percent compared to the same period in 2013. Spending on software, however, was down 21 percent to $231.6 million from $293.4 million in August 2013.
As always, it's important to keep in mind that the NPD's results do not reflect the entire industry. It only tracks new physical games sold at U.S. retailers. That means these figures don't include mobile games or anything sold on Steam. Instead, the NPD numbers provide a snapshot of trends in a much bigger industry.
With that in mind, let's get into the best-selling games.
Software
1. Madden NFL 15 (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3)
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (PS4, Xbox One, 360, PS3, PC)
3. Minecraft (360, PS3)
4. The Last of Us (PS4, PS3)
5. Call of Duty: Ghosts (360, Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC, Wii U)
6. Lego Marvel Super Heroes (360, PS3, Wii U, PS4, 3DS, DS, Xbox One, Vita, PC)
7. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One)
8. Watch Dogs (PS4, 360, PS3, Xbox One, PC)
9. Battlefield 4 (360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
10. The Lego Movie Videogame (360, 3DS, PS3, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, Vita)
Unsurprisingly, Madden topped the charts. Analysts were predicting earlier this week that the football game would perform well and even give a boost to the Xbox One since Microsoft was selling a bundle. Madden may have done that, but it still sold better on the PlayStation 4 (as you can see in the rankings in the brackets by each game). Action role-playing game Diablo III, which finally debuted on the new-gen consoles, also sold better on PS4.
It's worth pointing out that the PlayStation 4 versions outsold their Xbox One counterparts for every game on the top-10 list except for Call of Duty: Ghosts. With Sony dominating the marketing for Destiny, that's likely going to happen with that shooter in September as well. Microsoft may really start panicking if the next Call of Duty, a series that historically performed much better on Xbox One and Xbox 360, sells better on PS4.
The rest of the list looks a lot like July's NPD report. Minecraft, the block-building phenomenon, is still hovering near the top of the chart. This is after the physical 360 version finished 2013 as the ninth best-selling new game at U.S. retailers.
Hardware
The NPD Group doesn't share the hardware numbers with the public. We've asked Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo for more information about how they performed last month, and we'll update this story with any new data.
Earlier this week, analysts for investment firm Wedbush Morgan predicted that Sony sold around 175,000 PS4s at U.S. retailers, while Microsoft was right behind it with 150,000 Xbox Ones sold.
What's clear is that new-gen consoles are still selling incredibly well.
"When lining up sales of PS4 and Xbox One after ten months on the market," said Callahan. "The combined PS4 and Xbox One hardware sales are greater by over 70 percent compared to their predecessors."
Basically, in English, the NPD is finding that the PS4 and Xbox One are selling 70 percent faster than the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Below are the PlayStation highlights from the August NPD report:
· PlayStation 4 was #1 in hardware sales for the eighth consecutive month and remains the cumulative leader for next generation game consoles.
· PlayStation led the month for next generation software with Madden NFL 15 for PS4 taking the #1 spot for overall software sales.
· Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition and Madden NFL 15 had their strongest sales on PS4 and were the biggest third party releases of the month.
· The Last of Us Remastered continues to have strong momentum on PS4; it was the top selling first-party title in August.
· For the third consecutive month, PlayStation was #1 in combined home console hardware sales (PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3).
Xbox One sales are on a positive trajectory, nearly doubling sales in August in the U.S. compared to July due in part to strong demand for the Xbox One Madden NFL 15'bundle. The holiday season is upon us we're looking forward to bringing the best value bundles, incredible offers like the 'Buy a Console Get a Game Free' promotion running now and more great games as we gear up for the launches of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, Destiny, Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare."
I'll wait to see if it's shipped. 280k xb1 + 360 would be really hard to beat ps4+3
Xbox One: Correction the previous statement here was for a doubling of software revenues.
bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha. How would that confusion be made?
Ohhhhhh it was corrected.
bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha. How would that confusion be made?
rofl "doubled hardware!! .... oops sorry i mean software.." I love microsoft
I can confirm that even if you include the bundled version of Madden, it still sold better on PS4.
Breaking update: PS4 is the #1 top-selling US console in August, 8 months in a row. Thanks for your support! 💙
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 11, 2014
Breaking update: PS4 is the #1 top-selling US console in August, 8 months in a row. Thanks for your support! 💙
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 11, 2014
rofl any updates? the vgc thread has "wiiu really low"
MK8 not even in the top 10. Oh, boy. Looks like it doesn't have the legs VGC is saying it has
No updates.
They have that in the title just cause.
New games on multiple systems. On a per SKU basis, MK could still be in the top 5. We just don't know yet.
Yes, but Madden has always been relatively stronger on PS and now PS4 has a bigger userbase too.
No, it's stronger on XBOX?
Naturally would assume people were waiting for the destiny bundle. Since the destiny bundle kept rising in the amazon bestsellers for the past month or so? I think september will shock a lot of people with how much ps4 sold in US. I hope!
When you get final numbers etho, I'll add them to the OP.
These are the final estimations based in Creamsugar.
PS4 ~ 190k
XB1 ~ 160k
WIU ~ 60k
360 ~ 50k
PS3 ~ 27k
Wii ~ 13k
But it was confirmed that even with the bundles the PS4-sales were the highest.
So Madden PS4 and X1 should be really close with the bundle. I don't think the percentages above include the bundle
insert ea sucks gif
Software
Madden NFL 15
PS4 (35%)
XB1 (27%)
360 (22%)
PS3 (16%)
Sales: > 1.1 million
Diablo III
PS4 (39%)
XB1 (28%)
360 (19%)
PS3 (14%)
Sales: < 400k
Photobucket is finally working!
It's worth noting that total hardware is much higher this gen, though. Here's a software units graph for maybe a more apples to apples comparison.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/donny2112/Sales%20Numbers/US_SW_201408.png)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/donny2112/Sales%20Numbers/PS360vsPS4XB1_201408.png)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f64/donny2112/Sales%20Numbers/LastGenx2vsCurrentGen_201408.png)