December 2015 NPD Thread; PS4 1582k, XB1 1376k, WiiU 463k

[ZhugeEX]

~$5.2b - Video Games Software (New physical sales) ~$2.5b - Video Games Software (Full game DL + DLC) USA CY2015 Console+Portable software

— ZhugeEX (@ZhugeEX) January 15, 2016

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

~$5.2b - Video Games Software (New physical sales) ~$2.5b - Video Games Software (Full game DL + DLC) USA CY2015 Console+Portable software

— ZhugeEX (@ZhugeEX) January 15, 2016

Digital climbing.

[Max King of the Wild]

What's funny is that the 360 version sold more MOM while the XB1 version remained flat.

We also need to take into account that Tomb Raider was being sold for $40 in December, which definitely prevented sales from tanking.

I also think that shows xb1 version didn't cross a million alone too...

Digital climbing.

It's plus DLC and portable... Doubt it's climbing faster than we expected already Actually... That's only 32%... I think it's exactly where we thought it was

[ethomaz]

Digital climbing.

They included portable and others digital content.

We need to see the same metric for 2014 to see if it increased.

[kitler53]

What's funny is that the 360 version sold more MOM while the XB1 version remained flat.

We also need to take into account that Tomb Raider was being sold for $40 in December, which definitely prevented sales from tanking.

low NPD numbers only go to prove that digital sales are much higher than expected and that halo 5 is a massive success!

[Mmm_fish_tacos]

low NPD numbers only go to prove that digital sales are much higher than expected and that halo 5 is a massive success!

90 percent digital confirmed.

[kitler53]

90 percent digital confirmed.

pretty much.

we know tomb raider sold AT LEAST 1 million on xbox one.  since NPD says only 170k of those sold at retails that the other 830k had to be digital a which is 83% of the market.  now that may seem shockingly high given other sources break down of retail vs digital revenues but i think we all know that xbox owners are at rich tech enthusiasts that are quick to adopt new technology while ps4 owners are all babies.  and that 83% is an absolute minimum,.. if tomb raider sold 3 million (and we have no evidence to prove it didn't) then xbox digital marketshare would be 94% and halo would therefore be a 20 million seller already.

[Cute Pikachu]

Guys XCX beat TR in launch month sales. Think about that, a niche rpg only some wii u owners own vs. A marketed triple A exclusive.
That was on a much bigger install base..
Idk if that's bad for Laramie or great for cross.

[ethomaz]

Quoting my previous post so I don't have to repeat disclaimers.

The #2 selling title of the December 2015 NPD Report was Electronic Arts's "Star Wars: Battlefront." This is Electronic Arts's highest-selling title of December, and it's also the 4th-highest selling of 2015 behind Call of Duty, Madden NFL 16, and Fallout 4.

Battlefield 4 U.S. Physical Retail Sellthrough (last major holiday shooter release by Electronic Arts)

October 2013 NPD Report: 836K units
November 2013 NPD Report: 1.5 million units
December 2013 NPD Report: 1.36 million units

Star Wars: Battlefront U.S. Physical Retail Sellthrough

November 2015 NPD Report: 2.10 million units (including bundles)
December 2015 NPD Report: 2.58 million units (including bundles)

[ethomaz]

Fallout 4

Below 1.6 million, but higher than 1.3 million.

[ethomaz]

Here is the Top 10 chart for December:



Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Star Wars Battlefront 2015, Fallout 4, Madden NFL 16, and NBA 2K16 all sold above 1 million copies in December (excluding bundles).

The numbers start to taper off with Rainbow Six: Siege at 808K units, and the Top 10 ends with FIFA 16 at 629K.




Sales of the "Star Wars Battlefront" bundle were brisk, as were sales for the "Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection" bundles and "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" bundles.

This month the "Star Wars Battlefront" bundle was the most popular PlayStation 4 bundle. Sales of the standalone software SKU "Star Wars Battlefront" were below 2 million, a testament to the power of bundles to bring Star Wars Battlefront sales up to 2.58 million.

On the Xbox side of things, the "Gears of War: Ultimate Edition" bundle was also very popular.

Over 580k SW bundles sold AMAZING.

[Legend]

Any news on Halo Etho?

[ethomaz]

Any news on Halo Etho?

Nope.

Well less than 600k.

[ethomaz]

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition sold well above 800K when including bundle units.

It was the most popular Xbox One hardware SKU by far.

Sony Corp's "Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection" also did very well.

Bundle sales were below that of Star Wars: Battlefront, but not significantly.


Remember, console sales nowadays are pretty much all bundles. So the good majority of the 1582K PlayStation 4 consoles sold were in some form of bundles.

This month, the Star Wars Battlefront and Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection bundles were incredibly cheap at $299 from December 6th through December 19th, so those two were very popular.

[ethomaz]

Looks like Xbox One GoW bundle sold more than PS4 SW bundle.

Makes sense because Gears bundle was the unique $299 from MS side while Sony had Uncharted and SW bundles at $299.