No, it would be safe to assume that the XB1 version of The Division was in second place.
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NPD Sales Results for March 2016
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No, it would be safe to assume that the XB1 version of The Division was in second place.
Coulomb_Barrier
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I howled out laughing at that MS PR statement.
OrbitalBeard
Member
To be fair, when that thread was created, no one expected the game to launch in the state it did. Two months later, I still can't believe it.
slavesnyder
Member
Yes, that was a nasty little punch.
That would be this thread where people kept replying to the assertion that Mortal Kombat is more popular than Street Fighter in the US with "It's not!!!!": http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1177532
I think some people think SF5 came out this month.
It not charting really ins't a surprise.
Oh, so I suppose Sony PR didn't mention the YOY increase due to it being not as significant as the past few months. Vena's third hypotesis on the matter, then.
Boy Wander
Member
Are you twelve years old?
CosmicQueso
Member
LTD? Not quite. Almost.
Katana_Strikes
Member
It had better chance of charting in January and it wasn't even released then. Maybe it some sort of meme that we'll get every month where people seems shocked it's not there. Game bombed in its initial month. No chance it have made it this month.
OH Capcom...
After the disaster of the last Assassins Creed they've really hit form and done well.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Sure, it isn't good but if the sales were poor to begin with, why would they suddenly be okay/decent/good this month? It isn't surprising it didn't chart.
Jjjjjjjjjesus.
BOOM
The Mad Draklor
Member
Ouch... Capcom really done fucked up with SFV, haven't they?
A lot of people thought the "March Update" would save this game. A lot of people thought people would gradually grab the game in March considering there were some bugs.
It didn't.
Wow so Sony was up YOY huh? Funny they didn't mention it. Even if it wasn't as significant it's just another bullet point to add.
SFV did around 200K last month. No idea what its legs were this month, but if Pokken is close to SFV LTD and SFV had bad legs, Pokken should be a decent amount over 200K. Nice.
slavesnyder
Member
It's the delivery I always like the most...
OrbitalBeard
Member
I think a lot of SF fans (and Capcom) are in for a rude awakening come June.
Tired of that Pokken-SF comparison.
SF is a February game...
Last month:
Naruto>SFV
-God!!! SF V is a bomba!
-Naruto did well.
This month Naruto (February game) didn't charted.
Is Naruto a bomba now?
And of course, SFV is a bomba but comparing chart positions with a new game isn't fair.
SF is a February game...
Last month:
Naruto>SFV
-God!!! SF V is a bomba!
-Naruto did well.
This month Naruto (February game) didn't charted.
Is Naruto a bomba now?
And of course, SFV is a bomba but comparing chart positions with a new game isn't fair.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Wow. WOW.
I'm stunned to see two Wii U games in the top 10. I bought Twilight Princess (and regretted it...made me realize how bad the game actually was :/)
So Pokken opened to higher sales than SFV did in February?
NinjaCoachZ
Member
I don't think anyone is surprised that it's not charting. I think people are making these posts to emphasize just how badly Capcom botched the launch.
Holy shit, I can't make it past the first post which predicted 4 million.
Pokken almost outsold SFV's LTD in its opening month.
He saying SF5 sold better then Pokken so far but not by alot.
Pokken is close in its first month.
Welfare
Member
Capcom fucked up bad.
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
The Wolf amiibo is also sold separately. So I doubt the TWHD sales have anything to do with the amiibo.
JehutyRunner
Banned
God. Damn. GTA V has legs. Nearly three years on from its initial launch, it's still going. Genuinely impressive.
Software unit sales for 8th gen consoles increased 36 percent in March, offsetting the 7th gen decline of 55 percent.
This meant that overall console software unit sales increased 4 percent in March, with revenue up 10 percent compared to last March.
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/720749229522731010
This meant that overall console software unit sales increased 4 percent in March, with revenue up 10 percent compared to last March.
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/720749229522731010
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
A bit gutted about SFV's extreme drop; I'm guessing the backlash has definitely set in. Capcom is probably done with fighters for a while if not forever but they really should have waited until June to release it at retail. The game just wasn't ready from a content POV in February, plain and simple.
Welp, at least SNKP are back in the game. Legit excited to see their efforts. And Namco of course is always good. Hey maybe Sega will wake up and actually do a new Virtua Fighter xD. And of course Arcs and the KI team and NRS are still in it.
The genre'll be fine, but we aren't getting another SF this gen. Hell, I don't even see V's roster going too far beyond the promised 6 unless mods get crazy(er) and can do some stuff similar to Mugen (in terms of editing move properties, not just doing re-skins. Think Project M style modding). That'd put the PC version up there for sure.
I doubt it will get into Splatoon territory tho, let alone Smash. The more challenging the game, the less people'll want it (these days). Sucks for them I guess.
Welp, at least SNKP are back in the game. Legit excited to see their efforts. And Namco of course is always good. Hey maybe Sega will wake up and actually do a new Virtua Fighter xD. And of course Arcs and the KI team and NRS are still in it.
The genre'll be fine, but we aren't getting another SF this gen. Hell, I don't even see V's roster going too far beyond the promised 6 unless mods get crazy(er) and can do some stuff similar to Mugen (in terms of editing move properties, not just doing re-skins. Think Project M style modding). That'd put the PC version up there for sure.
At this rate Pokken should be able to outsell SFV within another month. If not by a huge margin, then a noticeable one.
I doubt it will get into Splatoon territory tho, let alone Smash. The more challenging the game, the less people'll want it (these days). Sucks for them I guess.
The game will have a good showing at EVO. People will tune in to watch it. But at this point they need to make a F2P version of the game to launch right alongside EVO.
I think they know that. They are saying Pokken had to launch stronger than SFV did considering LTD is close and SFV had March sales to add to that figure.
Only outside of the US. I think people really just wanted to play their favorite Zelda game again with some solid QOL improvements and looking a lot better than it ever did originally.
Primethius
Banned
Alot of people had some terrible expectations then.
brandonh83
Banned
With Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD doing relatively well, I am ready to drop some GREEN on Skyward Sword HD.
SuperLeviathan
Member
More to the point, what was the last major Wii U title to come out? Xenoblade X? That's quite a drought.
This is also kind of the last hurrah for the Wii U, unless Star Fox and Paper Mario do gangbusters.
Which kinda implies that Pokken debuted to higher sales since in 1 NPD is close to 2 NPDs of SFV.
And the other thread mentioned SFV having an horrible second month.
So...asked if the debut was higher for Pokken in that case.
