SaysWho? Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Headlines: 1. Hardware spending declined 17% year-to-year, the first decline since February 2020. Year-to-date spending increased 25% compared to a year ago, however, to $1.6 billion. 2. June 2020 spending on Accessories and Game Cards reached $417 million, increasing 29 percent when compared to a year ago. Year-to-date spending has increased 15 percent, to $2.0 billion. Both dollar sales totals represent all-time highs. 3. New dollar sales records for a June month were set across a number of Accessories categories including Gamepads, Headsets/Headphones, Steering Wheels and Controller Enhancements. 4. The Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller was the best-selling Accessory of June and 2020 year-to-date (dollar sales). 5. NPD says HW down YoY likely due to combo of stockouts/reopening. Ring Fit Advenutre's huge jump just from having stock. Hello P4G, it's been a while, good to see you again. TLOU2 month 1 exceeded my expectations. 6. The Last of Us Part II was a monster of a game. It's already the 3rd best-selling game of 2020, it generated the highest launch month dollar sales of any 2020 title, and it's the 2nd biggest launch for a Sony published game in history (Marvel's Spider-Man is #1). From NPD: "Quick note on time in market... The Last of Us: Part II did have fewer days in market in its launch month than Marvel's Spider-Man. The Last of Us: Part II launched Jun 19th with tracking through Jul 4th. Marvel's Spider-Man launched Sep 7th with tracking through Oct 6th." Top 20 Best-Selling Games: 1. The Last of Us: Part II 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons 4. Grand Theft Auto V 5. Mortal Kombat 11 6. Red Dead Redemption II 7. Ring Fit Adventure 8. NBA 2K20 9. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe 10: Minecraft Dungeons 11. Super Smash Bros Ultimate 12. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege 13. Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition 14. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 15. Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order 16. Borderlands 3 17. Need for Speed: Heat 18. P4G: Persona 4 Golden 19. Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom: Rehydrated 20. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey 2020's Best-Selling Games So Far: 1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3. The Last of Us: Part II 4. Final Fantasy VII: Remake 5. Grand Theft Auto V 6. NBA 2K20 7. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot 8. MLB: The Show 20 9. Resident Evil 3 10. Madden NFL 20 Best-Selling Games for Last 12 Months Ending June 20: 1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. NBA 2K20 3. Madden NFL 20 4. Borderlands 3 5. Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order 6. Grand Theft Auto V 7. Animal Crossing: New Horizons 8. The Last of Us: Part II 9. FIFA 20 10. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe For platforms: Switch: 1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2. Ring Fit Adventure 3. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe 4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 6. XenoBlade Chronicles: Definitive Edition 7. Just Dance 2020 8. Pokemon: Sword 9. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 10. The Outer Worlds Playstation 4: 1. The Last of Us: Part II 2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Grand Theft Auto V 4. Mortal Kombat 11 5. Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition 6. MLB: The Show 20 7. NBA 2K20 8. Marvel's Spider-Man 9. Red Dead Redemption II 10. Final Fantasy VII: Remake Xbox One: 1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Grand Theft Auto V 3. Mortal Kombat 11 4. Minecraft Dungeons 5. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege 7. Call of Duty: Black Ops II 8. Minecraft: Xbox One Edition 9. Forza Horizon 4 10. NBA 2K20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Amazing Ring fit is so high given that most people say they can't even find it, And my god how in the hell does GTA V keep selling? Doesn't everyone already have a copy or two or three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just now, EternallDarkness said: Amazing Ring fit is so high given that most people say they can't even find it, And my god how in the hell does GTA V keep selling? Doesn't everyone already have a copy or two or three? Everyone has 5 copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I don't own GTA V at all, in any way, shape, or form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 "Go woke, go broke" was an actual thing?! 3 hours ago, SaysWho? said: Everyone has 5 copies. I have three... 360, X1X and PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 12 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: "Go woke, go broke" was an actual thing?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I never see anybody in my friends list playing GTA5. I don’t understand it remaining on the chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, EternallDarkness said: Amazing Ring fit is so high given that most people say they can't even find it, And my god how in the hell does GTA V keep selling? Doesn't everyone already have a copy or two or three? I've mentioned this before but I believe buying a new copy of the game gives you the currency for GTA Online and it's cheaper to buy the game for the currency than to actually buy the currency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 31 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: But... none of those things "Went broke" except for Terminator possibly which Ironically enough, "Went woke" 30 years ago. Fanboys are idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: But... none of those things "Went broke" except for Terminator possibly which Ironically enough, "Went woke" 30 years ago. Fanboys are idiots. Yes, but in their defense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: I don't own GTA V at all, in any way, shape, or form. I just realized that I don’t own it either. I played through it, but via a Game Fly rental back when it came out on 360. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 2 hours ago, skillzdadirecta said: But... none of those things "Went broke" except for Terminator possibly which Ironically enough, "Went woke" 30 years ago. Fanboys are idiots. Yeah I don't even know if fanboy is the right word... just, people? The Last of Us 2 is funny because it pisses off people who hate "wokeness" and also the most "woke" people at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Terminator didn't fail because of "wokeness" it fails because it refuses to move past the formula of the second movie and keeps remaking the same movie over and over again. And the most recent one wasn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, skillzdadirecta said: Terminator didn't fail because of "wokeness" it fails because it refuses to move past the formula of the second movie and keeps remaking the same movie over and over again. And the most recent one wasn't that bad. They live in a bubble where things they dislike aren't watched or consumed much, so when they hear all the late night shows they dislike saw big ratings boosts, or newspapers they dislike get a bump in subscribers, or games/shows/movies they like earn tons of money, they'll pull their muscles doing mental gymnastics to convince themselves that these things are actually failing. When something does do poorly, they credit themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 3 hours ago, TheLeon said: I just realized that I don’t own it either. I played through it, but via a Game Fly rental back when it came out on 360. it blows my mind when I think damn that game came out last gen...and you know there is going to be a series X and P5 version released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 37 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: They live in a bubble where things they dislike aren't watched or consumed much, so when they hear all the late night shows they dislike saw big ratings boosts, or newspapers they dislike get a bump in subscribers, or games/shows/movies they like earn tons of money, they'll pull their muscles doing mental gymnastics to convince themselves that these things are actually failing. When something does do poorly, they credit themselves. BINGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 40 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: it blows my mind when I think damn that game came out last gen...and you know there is going to be a series X and P5 version released. it’s already announced :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 The Last of Us 2 could've been nothing more than a fingerless Ellie Guitar Hero simulator and it still would've sold a bajillion copies. As far as the "Get Woke, Go Broke" philosophy goes, my take on it is that the reason these things fail is because they put "getting woke" above all else, including the things that make a movie actually good. A decent example would be the latest Charlie's Angels movie. The series has always been about "girl power." It literally didn't need to be changed. (Also yes sexuality played a big part of it but they owned it and used it to their advantage). it should've been an easy win, but they were so worried about their message that they forgot to make a good movie (or sign actresses that people actually gave a shit about). The Last of Us 2, regardless of how you feel about the characters or story, still looks like was a good game. I can't comment on it much because even though I know the spoilers, I never had much interest in it. It looked like a constant downer of a game and it just didn't appeal to me. It was a struggle for me to even get through the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 2 hours ago, stepee said: it’s already announced :P Yeah I thought it had been but wasn't 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, EternallDarkness said: Yeah I thought it had been but wasn't 100% It was the first game shown on the PS5 show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternallDarkness Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Just now, Keyser_Soze said: It was the first game shown on the PS5 show didn't watch the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 1 hour ago, EternallDarkness said: didn't watch the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 9:54 PM, EternallDarkness said: Yeah I thought it had been but wasn't 100% I know they're milking the hell out of V, but a next gen GTA6 with many more interior places would be really cool. That's a big part of what has me excited for Cyberpunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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