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The lack of financial backing was probably the biggest thing restricting them.
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Sonic Mania Plus, Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2 definitely.
I'm curious about Overcooked 2. I never played the first, but since it's couch co-op and really is best played with others, the sequel's online features are encouraging.
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46 minutes ago, mikechorney said:
What exactly would I correct him on?
Heavy Rain didn't se;ll well. Charted #10 in February 2010 with 220k of sales. 20% better is 260k.
That it was a successful launch. Nowhere have I seen anyone from NPD or any sales insider say this was a disaster; every piece of information suggests a successful launch.
Heavy Rain sold well. It didn't have to sell like God of War 3 to be profitable, nor was 220k its max. Their games aren't being backed because they're sales disasters.
EDIT: @mikechorney To be honest, I'm probably overcompensating just because you said bomb. It's not a bomb by any means, but when I say successful, I mean it's profitable. It's not blowing up the world either (though it didn't need to, I guess). So "pretty darn good" would probably be a bit too in the other direction as well. Probably more like a decent launch.
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47 minutes ago, mikechorney said:
Charting number 3 in May is not the same as charting number 3 in almost any other month of they year. 260k is a disaster launch for a AAA first party game. (Quantic Dreams games just don't sell.)
No.
This is a strong release by all metrics. By all means, tweet NPD about their errors.
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2 minutes ago, mikechorney said:
Not charting would have been cataclysmic. If it is true to Matt's comments at 20% higher than Heavy Rain, it only sold about 260k....
It's a one-system game that charted number 3 and is the studio's fastest-selling game, outpacing their previous fastest-selling game. I've not seen one sales analyst who would possibly say this bombed by any stretch of the imagination.
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9 minutes ago, finaljedi said:
But they vote, they manage to rally around candidates and causes, as shitty as they may be and then vote them in to office. The Democrats have a much harder time lately finding someone their people can get behind and their message is just "do you see the shit Trump is doing?", which doesn't seem to be enough.
Democrats have been turning out significantly more than Republicans since January of last year.
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13 minutes ago, AndyD said:
I want to play again but waiting to see if they do a new game +
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2 hours ago, mikechorney said:
May is a very low month for software sales in general (due to lack of new releases). (76% of April, 45% of March, 21% of December).
Based on its sales to date alone, it would be hard to see God of War falling out of the U.S. Top 10 for sales this year.
Additional thoughts:
1) Detroit: Become Human at #3 -- looks like a "bomb". Particularly with the marketing push they've given it.
Detroit is outpacing their previous games. Bombing would have been not charting, but number 3 after six days last month? Pretty darn good.
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Just now, HGLatinBoy said:
I stand by what I said. I cant imagine anyone ever saying "The Last Jedi is my favorite Star Wars movie
and its also my favorite movie of all time"Yes, that would be a strange bubble. I don't have to imagine people saying that.
You're just wrong on this one, sorry dude.
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4 minutes ago, Ricofoley said:
I imagine this will be roughly as impactful as the National Review's big "AGAINST TRUMP" issue
It's less about the impact (Unless moderates rebel as they did in Kansas. Unfortunately, they did during a huge Republican year) and more about the fact that George Will left the Republican Party. I figured he'd die a Republican.
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2 hours ago, HGLatinBoy said:
Also, who the fuck saw the Last Jedi and fucking loved it? NO ONE.
Some of you live in strange bubbles.
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52 minutes ago, Dodger said:
So for MS new games on Games Pass, I'm assuming those just getting the games on Games Pass don't count as a sale as it's not directly generating revenue? Like MS isn't just going to dominate NPD every time it releases a game because it got a million or whatever Games Pass downloads on top of it sales right?
Nope, they're separate. This is physical/digital sales of a $30 game topping the revenue chart.
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So a few observations:
- State of Decay 2 ranked number 1 despite being $30 (this is ranked in dollar sales).
- Zombie fatigue? OLOLOLOL
- God of War holding at number 2 is incredible. Other big Sony exclusives such as Uncharted 4, Horizon, Gran Turismo, Infamous, Killzone, all of them, did not have those kind of legs into month 2. There's a real chance God of War is in the Top 10 for the year.
- The PS4 Pro/God of War bundle did very well.
- MLB The Show's holding strong.
- Hardware is up overall as the PS4/XBO continue to sell well, and the Switch has helped hardware sales as a whole since last year. This is Nintendo's best May since 2011 with the Wii.
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https://venturebeat.com/2018/06/21/may-npd-2018-state-of-decays-second-act-chews-its-way-to-the-top/
Total: $685 million (up 13% from $607 million in May 2017)
Hardware: $186 million (up 26% from $147 million)
PC and console software: $274 million (down 4% from $285 million)
Accessories: $225 million (up 30% from $174 million)
May 2018 spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards grew 13 percent when compared to a year ago, to $685 million. Growth in Hardware and Accessories & Game Cards offset a slight decline in Software.Year-to-date spending across video game Hardware, Software, Accessories and Game Cards is up 15 percent when compared to the same period a year ago, to $4.9 billion. Growth has occurred across all categories of spending.
SOFTWARE
Best Sellers drive growth: Year to date, software spending is up 7 percent versus year ago, to $2.2 billion. Far Cry 5, God of War, and Monster Hunter: World are the year's best-selling titles.
State of Decay 2 tops the chart: State of Decay 2 was May's best-selling game, as launch month sales nearly doubled that of the previous entry in the franchise, State of Decay.
God of War holds strong: God of War was May's second best-selling title, and now ranks in the same position in year to date sales, trailing only Ubisoft's Far Cry 5.
Detroit opens higher than Heavy Rain: Detroit: Become Human was the third best-selling game of the month. Launch month sales of Detroit: Become Human represent a record high for developer Quantic Dream, with sales growth of over 20 percent when compared to its previous launch month best-seller, Heavy Rain.
Switch Software sees strong growth: Nintendo Switch software sales in May generated growth of 90 percent when compared to a year ago, delivering the highest software revenues for any Nintendo platform in May since the Nintendo Wii in May 2011. Please note that The NPD Group does not currently track digital sales on Nintendo platforms.
Sony was the months top publisher: Sony was May's top-selling software publisher, driven by God of War and Detroit: Become Human. Ubisoft remains the top revenue generating publisher year to date, while Activision Blizzard holds the lead revenue position over the 12 month period ending May.
HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES
Hardware spending up for the year: For the 2018 year-to-date period, hardware spending has increased 15 percent to $1.3 billion. Spending gains for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Plug N Play devices such as the SNES Classic have driven growth.
Best May since 2011: Hardware unit sales in May 2018 reached the highest total for a May since May 2011, while May 2018 dollar sales reached the highest May total since May 2014.
Big 3 break records: Sony's PlayStation 4, Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo Switch all achieved all-time unit sales highs for a May month. Previous highs were May 2016 for PlayStation 4, May 2015 for Xbox One, and May 2017 for Switch.
PS4 is the months best seller: Sony's PlayStation 4 was the best-selling console hardware platform in May, and remains the best-selling console hardware platform year to date.
Switch has a top selling SKU: The Nintendo Switch 32GB w/Neon Red/Blue JoyCon was the month's best-selling hardware SKU in both unit and dollar sales.
Accessories Roundup: Sales of Headsets/Headphones more than doubled in May 2018 when compared to a year ago. Year to date, Headsets/Headphones spending has increased 83 percent. The Xbox One Ear Force Recon 50x Gaming Headset from Turtle Beach was the best-selling Headset/Headphone in May, while the company's Xbox One Ear Force Stealth 600 Wireless Headset is the best-selling Headset/Headphone for 2018 year to date.
Gamepad spending grew 16 percent in May versus a year ago, with year to date spending growth of 22 percent. The PS4 DualShock 4 Wireless Controller Black is the best-selling Gamepad in both May and 2018 year to date.
RANKINGS
Physical and Full Game Digital for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel, ranked on dollar sales- State of Decay 2
- God of War 2018
- Detroit: Become Human
- Far Cry 5
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze*
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Hyrule Warriors Definitive Ed*
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- Mario Kart 8*
- NBA 2K18
- MLB 18: The Show
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Super Mario Odyssey*
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild*
- FIFA 18^
- Overwatch^
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
- Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Monster Hunter: World
* Digital sales not included
^ PC digital sales not includedXbox One
- State of Decay 2
- Far Cry 5
- Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Overwatch
- Sea Of Thieves
- NBA 2K18
- FIFA 18
PS4
- God of War 2018
- Detroit: Become Human
- Far Cry 5
- MLB 18: The Show
- Grand Theft Auto V
- FIFA 18
- NBA 2K18
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Overwatch
Switch
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Hyrule Warriors Definitive Ed
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Splatoon 2
- Kirby Star Allies
- Labo Toy-Con 01 Variety Kit
- Mario & Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Year to Date
- Far Cry 5
- God of War 2018
- Monster Hunter: World
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Dragon Ball: Fighterz
- Grand Theft Auto V
- NBA 2K18
- MLB 18: The Show
- Mario Kart 8*
- Playerunknown's Battlegrounds^
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Wait, they didn't have the rights?!?!?!?!
That's... huh.
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Seriously, though, can we talk about the short? Because at first, I didn't know what the hell was happening.
But once it came full circle, it was seriously one of the most endearing endings to one of their shorts I've seen.
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1 minute ago, StephenO1683 said:
Also what the hell is happening to me?
lmfao
That gets revealed later, and it becomes more important later as well. For now, avoid that little corner.
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1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said:
You just couldn't wait for New Game Plus to be released, huh?
Nah, man. I wanted to try a higher difficulty and work my way up.
2 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said:It's a great game, but I don't understand replaying it so soon. Too much else to play out there.
There are always a lot of games to play. I get the urge to replay games right after beating them after I've gotten used to the gameplay loop. I do it for many games I enjoy that are replayable (The Last Guardian I love, but it's not one to be replayed immediately after) and aren't extremely long (The Witcher 3 is great but I'm not replaying that right after beating it
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39 minutes ago, Jason said:
Like for reals all I did was hit quote and then post.
Well, now it works.
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40 minutes ago, Jason said:
It's lowercase.
:p
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