Video Game Sales Thread

[Xevross]

probably 40k for jp
and 60k for NA and EU
so 180-200k week after Imo

Well don't forget that 180k - 200k was probably its baseline before the order boost, with the boost from the order still lasting and the new DQ H boost I'd guess it'll be at least 220k still

[Dr. Pezus]

Dec. 28, 2013: 4.2 million
Mar. 2, 2014: 6 million

Difference: 1.8 million (64 days)

Jan. 4, 2015: 18.5 million
Mar. 1, 2015: 20.2 million

Difference: 1.7 million (56 days)

So it has matched last year's start even with the huge Japan launch. Great, this suggests it'll have a nicely higher baseline this year

Also tells us that a price cut now would be mad

[DerNebel]

From GAF.

"Just announced by SCE Australia that the PS4 has a 60% marketshare."

Worldwide or in Australia?

[Dr. Pezus]

Also, last year included the Japan launch (320k+), but this year had normal weeks from Jan-Feb (~15k average --> ~120k sold). So a 200k deficit right there. Must mean it's up in other parts of the world.

[kitler53]

Yeah, probably about 250k the order week, perhaps a bit more. Drop off would've been small due to DQ H Japan boost the following week. Not long until we find out exactly how big that boost was.

i guess i meant boost to Feb NPD.

250 for the week WW sounds about right to me too.

[Legend]

Also tells us that a price cut now would be mad

Second years are supposed to be much better than firsts. A price cut only when sales go down is the wrong way to look at it.

[kitler53]

Also, last year included the Japan launch (320k+), but this year had normal weeks from Jan-Feb (~15k average --> ~120k sold). So a 200k deficit right there. Must mean it's up in other parts of the world.

were there other small markets that it hadn't launched in prior to japan's launch.  i thought parts of asia-pacific were later launches too.

...would be up by default.

[ethomaz]

Worldwide or in Australia?

Australia... NPD.

http://mmgn.com/ps4/news--playstation-4-was-the-best-selling-console-of

[Xevross]

Also, last year included the Japan launch (320k+), but this year had normal weeks from Jan-Feb (~15k average --> ~120k sold). So a 200k deficit right there. Must mean it's up in other parts of the world.

Yeah but as kitler said a some of that will be due to new markets. I think PS4 will be down YOY in US as well. PS4 being up in Europe seems a safe bet.

[Xevross]

Actually, thinking about it now, if XB1 has a lot on the shelves then PS4 may well have 50% market share now

[Dr. Pezus]

were there other small markets that it hadn't launched in prior to japan's launch.  i thought parts of asia-pacific were later launches too.

...would be up by default.

Japan was one of the last, really. At least of the major regions. Japan is down despite having like 1-2 weeks last year vs. ~9 this year.

[Dr. Pezus]

Second years are supposed to be much better than firsts. A price cut only when sales go down is the wrong way to look at it.

Yeah, it will be much better when they cut the price when it needs a price cut (in September). Cutting it now wouldn't do much. Look at XB1's price cuts last year and tell me which one was most effective

[Dr. Pezus]

WiiU ~9m
XB1 ~11-12m

I think PS4 is still about 0.5m from getting 50% marketshare but it's very close!!

Looking at VGChartz I see PS4 selling <50k per week in Europe but 60-70k in NA...makes no sense at all. Europe should be higher than NA for sure. It's a beast here

[Cute Pikachu]

WiiU ~9m
XB1 ~11-12m

I think PS4 is still about 0.5m from getting 50% marketshare but it's very close!!

Looking at VGChartz I see PS4 selling <50k per week in Europe but 60-70k in NA...makes no sense at all. Europe should be higher than NA for sure. It's a beast here

it is gonna be like 500k undertracked there when all is said and done XD

[Legend]

WiiU ~9m
XB1 ~11-12m

I think PS4 is still about 0.5m from getting 50% marketshare but it's very close!!

Looking at VGChartz I see PS4 selling <50k per week in Europe but 60-70k in NA...makes no sense at all. Europe should be higher than NA for sure. It's a beast here

Bloodborne will push it over 50% for sure.

Yeah, it will be much better when they cut the price when it needs a price cut (in September). Cutting it now wouldn't do much. Look at XB1's price cuts last year and tell me which one was most effective

The ones when it had already started to build up momentum, not the price cuts trying to turn that momentum back into the positive.