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[waitwhat42]

Bloodborne at #2!!!

Sony really knocked it out of the park with this game. Bravo. From the (leaked) reveal, to the smart delay to avoid the packed holiday release schedule, to the hype building and marketing efforts before release.

The game is a masterpiece and a damn hit.

 

[IndoAssassin]

Xbox One was still selling for $499 with Titanfall release last year so isn't it obvious that revenue will be down?

 

[GnawtyDog]

1 million IIRC

It did that in 9 days - not in a month.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/10/infamous-second-son-sales-surpass-1-million/

Bloodborne is in a similar situation.

Sold over 1 million in 11 days:

March 24 - April 5th. - 11 days.

http://gematsu.com/2015/04/bloodborne-sales-top-one-million-worldwide

Edit: 11.

 

[Xbro]

Now we just need amiibo numbers




Wait what

If the list wasn't combined SKUs, Majora's Mask would have made it on there.

 

[GorillaJu]

I expect Bloodborne sold 350k or there abouts. If it sold 1m worldwide in 10 days, and NA generally accounts for about 40% of worldwide game sales, I think in 5 days, 350k is reasonable.

 

[Welfare]

Bloodborne > 272k

Please.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Lot of unsold copies out there tho...

Didn't DBZ XV ship 1.5 million in its first month as well......its got 50k extra sold in JP (comparing to Type 0) and debuted at 200k+ NPD iirc....doesn't seem to much of a difference unless Type 0 did really low numbers.

 

[Lys Skygge]

Fucking Bloodborne haha! Incredible game and its success is well deserved

 

[Hip Hop]

Aqua left Gaf bruh

Wait, again? What happened?

EDIT: Just read it.

 

[Takao]

gonna be a funny time if x|x-2 HD had a better debut on vita than type-0 hd on xb1 in the us
i don't think that's impossible

 

[nib95]

NPD feds on her back.

Damn. That's awful. She will be missed

Hopefully she's ok job security wise though (it does appear as though her job is in-tact based on her last post). Would be much worse if her career was affected because of this. Wish her the very best of luck.

 

[Mory Dunz]

If the list wasn't combined SKUs, Majora's Mask would have made it on there.

Yeah, I meant I was surprised haha.

 

[Nirolak]

How much did Second Son sell?

 

[Silent Chief]

So how many copies did infamous sell first month?

Software sales are down but PS4/Xbox One sales are up.
What sold well last March is Titanfall 360.

 

[Dysun]

Yeah, BF:Hardline has more PS3 players than 360, and more PS4 than XB1

PC user base is depressing considering where Battlefield made its bones. I'll blame it on the fact that it's not made by DICE

 

[Xbro]

I wish we got the % of owners who got MK8 DLC

If we are going to get it, it will most likely be after the second set comes out.

 

[IAmRandom31]

I don't think it is really, XB's demographic seems to loveshooters a bit more than the PS4 crowd.

exactly

and what else were they going to buy in March?

PS4 owners had MLB / Bloodborne / Battlefield / Helldivers / Axiom Verge and a range of titles to use their money on

Xbox One had Ori and Battlefield

MLB and Bloodborne both charged high for retail exclusives.

Anyone else surprised DBZ didn't chart despite the 2.5 million sales mention?

 

[allan-bh]

Please.

There's still hope for you.

 

[Boke1879]

I don't think it is really, XB's demographic seems to loveshooters a bit more than the PS4 crowd.

Not to sound condescending but if you're X1 only gamer. Hardline was the biggest release right? Outside of Borderlands.

My money was spread thin for Type-0 and Bloodborne. Hardline just didn't make the cut for me.

 

[ethomaz]

Is this 360 2006 + PS3 2007? Cause if so, XB1+PS4 = > 684k

Interesting.

684 - 275 = 409k

Fits my prediction perfectly.

 

[Chobel]

Unfortunaty that doesn't work.

It says over 50%. It could be much higher than 50%. Using that 50% number exactly we have around ~100k additional PS4+XB1 sales missing for March 2015.

So not exactly a great indicator to use.

Also last month I swear the number was different.

Damn! What about 51%?

 

[AwShucks]

Type-O did fine for what it is, but I'd expect more considering the FFXV demo.

You've got to wonder how much harm Lightning and her shitty series did to the franchise.

A lot, but the $60 price tag also played a part. Had it released at $40 I would have purchased it.

 

[tearsintherain]

Nintendo is the only one that releases digital+physical numbers, the others are all just physical, right? Or are all the numbers now both combined? I assume also PC isn't on the list, since Pillars of Eternity and Skylines seemed to do really well in march.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I admit that I was not sure some time ago that Bloodborne would outsell Type-0... I was very wrong.

Final Fantasy brand is not the same anymore.

To give you an idea, an FF game with a packed in demo for an upcoming major FF title did Bravely Default numbers with 2 platforms to work with.

That FF name might have been run through the mud one too many times.

 

[NateDrake]

How much did Second Son sell?

I thought it did something like 450k in Mar 2014 NPD thread. But BF:H and BB didn't make up for TF and Second Son, so Mar 2015 is 6% down compared to 2014.

 

[On Demand]

Lot of unsold copies out there tho...

If it didn't do that well, and most of the sales on are PS4, then the XB1 version must sold really bad then. According to chartzzzzzz PS4 sales tripled XB1's. And that's only the first week in the U.S.

 

[Kagari]

gonna be a funny time if x|x-2 HD had a better debut on vita than type-0 hd on xb1 in the us
i don't think that's impossible

I can see it.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Nintendo saw growth on both of their systems, so MS/Sony or one of the two crashed - meaning MS saw low sales since last yr had Titanfall.

Xbone probably had the biggest drop because of the Titanfall factor but I'm guessing the PS4 also saw a drop, as well as the continual decline of the PS3 and 360.

Anyway, congrats From and Sony. Time for the people predicting that it wouldn't sell over 300k to eat some crow.

Oh and Nirolak, I noticed a small mistake in the OP that confused me for a second. You've listed Mario Party 10 as Mario Party 9 in the notes.

 

[allan-bh]

How much did Second Son sell?

461k

 

[Kane1345]

Happy to see Bloodborne #2. Fantastic game!

 

[Daemul]

Where the fuck is The Order?

 

[Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule]

Infamous 3 first month was around 500k

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

I thought it did something like 450k in Mar 2014 NPD thread. But BF:H and BB didn't make up for TF and Second Son, so Mar 2015 is 6% down compared to 2014.

461k

272K <<< Bloodborne <<< 461K

If that's the case

 

[Faustek]

Nvm

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

How much did Second Son sell?

<500k debut

 

[vinnygambini]

Where the fuck is The Order?

where it belongs.

 

[Nirolak]

I thought it did something like 450k in Mar 2014 NPD thread. But BF:H and BB didn't make up for TF and Second Son, so Mar 2015 is 6% down compared to 2014.

461k

So 272K < x < 461K

Hmm, kind of a wide range. I wouldn't be surprised if it was at the lower end of that given what it is, but it's hard to say.

 

[BeforeU]

Where the fuck is The Order?

It barely made it in the list on month it was released on. Were you really expecting that to be in next month list?

 

[ethomaz]

272K >>> Bloodborne <<< 461K

If that's the case

It did better than MP... so > 290k.

Or MP have digital included?

 

[FATALITY]

Where the fuck is The Order?

february NPD

 

[allan-bh]

Where the fuck is The Order?

Dead

 

[N.Domixis]

<500k debut

if we round that up, its 1 million which is amazing.

 

[jmaine_ph]

I would guess BB did 320k

 

[Nirolak]

It did better than MP... so > 290k.

That includes digital, so we can't be sure.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

To give you an idea, an FF game with a packed in demo for an upcoming major FF title did Bravely Default numbers with 2 platforms to work with.

That FF name might have been run through the mud one too many times.

XV is probably going to be their last chance to really salvage Final Fantasy as a powerhouse selling brand. As it stands now, firing the name onto everything just makes people wary, which is probably what happened with Type-0 as it's not a numbered game.

 

[PanicFreak]

Where the fuck is The Order?

1884

;P

 

[NateDrake]

It did better than MP... so > 290k.

No. 290k includes digital sales. NPD doesn't count digital in their charts.

 

[IAmRandom31]

All we need is Battlefield Hardline figures to fill in the gap

 

[arevin01]

source?

Charted 9th in Feb. Uncharted in Mar. 5 years development time for AAA game. Yep you get the picture.

 

[Xbro]

It did better than MP... so > 290k.

Or MP have digital included?

272K seems to be more accurate. Because, yes, MP had digital included.