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[KillerMan91]

Yeah. Before celebrating ranking of Splatoon I really want to know the absolute numbers. Seems to be rather dead month aside from Witcher.

 

[Toki767]

I'm fairly sure The Witcher 3 hit 1 million+ but I doubt the individual SKUs went too far over 500K.

 

[GreyOcelot]

This. The annual "consoles are doomed" stuff is tiresome. People must not remember PS3 sales the first two years.

aren't npd numbers only retail units too? i'm sure digital sales on consoles are way up year over year and over last gen

 

[NMFried]

So happy to see Splatoon up there. Great stuff.

 

[ascii42]

Well, it's a console exclusive baseball game that has been a top 10 selling game in the US for 2 straight months... It's a pretty niche game, and an exclusive to boot...


You think their sales expectations were higher?

3 straight months.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

No. Its really not. Its an alright performance. Not bad by any means, certainly not impressive

lol it's absolutely impressive. It's a new IP with a single SKU on a "dead" platform that was on the market for two days. Spin it all you want, it's an impressive debut.

 

[vinnygambini]

Sounds more like 100k+ than 200k for Splatoon. Decent but I was expecting more after japanese launch.

I think north of 150k would be acceptable.

 

[Kar]

Wait until actual numbers are released before making claims.
The same thing happened last month with the XB1 "beating" the PS4 then later we see that it was a marginal difference in sales.

What was the difference? How much in numbers?

 

[Kouriozan]

It's looking like it was only two, actually.

That's even more impressive.
For a new IP, on a "dead" console 0_0

 

[LegendofLex]

The numbers going to get smaller and smaller as more people buy stuff on DD also .

Yes, but that doesn't explain the accompanying hardware decline. Year 2.5 of a console life cycle generally sees YOY gains, not declines.

 

[Crono27]

Nit bad splatoon for 2/3 days worth of sales

 

[Kriken]

Wtf...

I'm thinking Splatoon will get to 375K or 500K

Maybe 500k WW, apparently first weekend sales were about half of MK8, which sold 1.2 million in its first weekend

 

[NotLiquid]

According to the head of Nintendo Canada, Splatoon's pre-order numbers almost matched Mario Kart 8 and that first weekend sales were roughly half of MK8. According to them, they consider this an "extraordinary" result.
http://www.gamnesia.com/news/nintendo-says-splatoons-sales-are-extraordinary#.VXoRH_mqp9Z

Our presale numbers were amazing, close to Mario Kart 8 numbers a year ago, which is amazing because Mario Kart is an established franchise. Splatoon’s challenge is that a few months ago, nobody had ever heard of it.

I love that as a dad it’s something I can play with my seven-year-old. It’s a complete revolution on what a shooter can be.

We’re looking at first weekend sales of about half of where Mario Kart 8 was. Given that Mario Kart 8 was one of the best-selling games last year, that’s extraordinary for a brand new IP like this. — Pierre-Paul Trepanier

Not sure this is new-thread worthy but this should give us some insight over how well the game did.

 

[phanphare]

No. Its really not. Its an alright performance. Not bad by any means, certainly not impressive

lol

 

[JobenNC]

So... what happened with XB1 last month? I don't remember any big releases.

 

[Josh5890]

Yep. Mario Kart 8 was also huge. And Wolfenstein was very popular. The software decrease isn't all that surprising, Geralt ain't a miracle worker.

Pretty much. May didn't have many big game releases this year. There may have even been a B2G1 sale last May. I know it's been a while since any retailer has thrown u sone of those beauties.

 

[AdanVC]

lol it's absolutely impressive. It's a new IP with a single SKU on a "dead" platform that was on the market for two days. Spin it all you want, it's an impressive debut.

This!

 

[Richie]

Come on Ninty, give us a press release!

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Hate to rain on the parade, but software down 25%?? What happened? ):

Edit: Oh, was Watch Dogs really that massive?

 

[KratosEnergyDrink]

Somewhat surprised at all the hype for Splatoon finishing 5th in a slow month. Its not really all that impressive.

That being said game will do solid enough for what it is

Do you know on which day of May Splatoon was released? It's very impressive:

"But May’s biggest surprise is probably Nintendo’s Wii U exclusive Splatoon. The colorful shooter did not debut until May 28, which means it only had three days of sales on this chart. Despite that, it was able to come in at No. 5 overall. This is impressive for a new intellectual property that is not widely available on all systems."

http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/11/m...le-sales-as-the-witcher-iii-has-strong-debut/

 

[Toki767]

So... what happened with XB1 last month? I don't remember any big releases.

GameStop trade-in deal.

 

[ascii42]

What was the difference? How much in numbers?

~187k vs ~174k

 

[Joeshabadoo]

Nope.

well I hope that a Nintendo of America PR will talk physical + digital numbers to the tune of a decently impressive figure

 

[Chezzymann]

Sounds more like 100k+ than 200k for Splatoon. Decent but I was expecting more after japanese launch.

Its only 2 days. Isnt the japanese numbers for a whole week?

 

[Mister Megative]

Yes, but that doesn't explain the accompanying hardware decline. Year 2.5 of a console life cycle generally sees YOY gains, not declines.

Only this isn't year 2.5. It's almost year 1.5

 

[Obliterator]

lol it's absolutely impressive. It's a new, single SKU IP on a "dead" platform that was on the market for two days. Spin it all you want, it's an impressive debut.

Im not spinning anything. Its a solid performance. Its sales in Japan are impressive.

Its more than likely under 200k. Thats now considered impressive in NA NPD?

 

[Save 'N Quit]

I really did not expect to see Splatoon on the list this month.

Much less ranking in the Top 5.

 

[vinnygambini]

Y'all need to stop with the days of tracking for Splatoon, click the link!

But May’s biggest surprise is probably Nintendo’s Wii U exclusive Splatoon. The colorful shooter did not debut until May 28, which means it only had three days of sales on this chart.

Edit: Though it released on May 29th - mixed up with Japan's release me thinks.

 

[DToneli]

So... what happened with XB1 last month? I don't remember any big releases.

Some Gamestop trade-in deal I guess

 

[allan-bh]

So, Nintendo made earlier PR about 3DS to be silent about NPD?

 

[marc^o^]

Dp

 

[KingSnake]

Im not spinning anything. Its a solid performance. Its sales in Japan are impressive.

Its more than likely under 200k. Thats now considered impressive in NA NPD?

For 2 days? I think so.

 

[NateDrake]

Do you know on which day of May Splatoon was released? It's very impressive:

"But May’s biggest surprise is probably Nintendo’s Wii U exclusive Splatoon. The colorful shooter did not debut until May 28, which means it only had three days of sales on this chart. Despite that, it was able to come in at No. 5 overall. This is impressive for a new intellectual property that is not widely available on all systems."

http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/11/m...le-sales-as-the-witcher-iii-has-strong-debut/

What that quote is also wrong. It was May 29 and 2 days of tracking.

 

[Kar]

~187k vs ~174k

Thanks.

 

[theviolenthero]

What was the difference? How much in numbers?

It ended up being a tiny amount.

 

[LegendofLex]

Only this isn't year 2.5. It's almost year 1.5

You're right, but that was an across-the-board miscalculation--year 1.5 is also supposed to see YOY growth. See last gen:

May 2007
Wii - 338,000
PS3 - 82,000
360 - 155,000

May 2008
Wii - 675,000
PS3 - 208,000
360 - 186,000

Either we're seeing less demand as the generation goes on, or we're seeing a major negative valuation trend that's hurting overall revenues. Neither of those is a good sign.

 

[Boke1879]

Hate to rain on the parade, but software down 25%?? What happened? ):

Look at what was released last May.

Like someone said earlier. People really need perspective on this stuff.

I think people truly believe when software is down they think no one is buying games. That's not true. Sometimes you're just not going to match what was sold a year ago. Especially when it was a huge month with Watch Dogs and MK8.

 

[CosmicQueso]

No. Its really not. Its an alright performance. Not bad by any means, certainly not impressive

It absolutely is impressive.

Its more than likely under 200k. Thats now considered impressive in NA NPD?

Not saying that number is or isn't the right range... but yes, for that platform, for a new IP, that amount can be considered impressive. And it's US NPD, not NA.

Ouch

I think most people thought I was kidding.

So. Pcars is less than 90k.... I dont think so.

lol

Anyone saying Splatoon flopped or showed impressive results are bias one way or the other.

lol again.

 

[Ty4on]

So... what happened with XB1 last month? I don't remember any big releases.

Trade in deal at Gamestop. Gamestop themselves said that two thirds of the XB1 YoY increase was due to them.

 

[allan-bh]

Isnt the japanese numbers for a whole week?

4 days.

 

[KingSnake]

Y'all need to stop with the days of tracking for Splatoon, click the link!

Yeah, but it launched on 29th, so they're wrong.

 

[labaronx]

Mlb 15 the show showing some legs at 9. Goes to show how well a working online can do wonders for the most part

 

[Einbroch]

Anyone saying Splatoon flopped or showed impressive results are bias one way or the other.

It's a slow month, but that doesn't mean it flopped. It's number five, but that doesn't mean it sold a lot.

We need to wait and see numbers.

 

[Ōkami]

Its only 2 days. Isnt the japanese numbers for a whole week?

Japan was 4 days.

 

[arevin01]

Splatoon was still outsold by older releases in MKX and GTA. Numbers could still be bomba.

 

[KillerMan91]

So, Nintendo made earlier PR about 3DS to be silent about NPD?

I wonder if 3DS already dived under last years numbers. Would explain the silence.

 

[KratosEnergyDrink]

Sounds more like 100k+ than 200k for Splatoon. Decent but I was expecting more after japanese launch.

Splatoon has relatively high digital sales in Japan.

 

[Kriken]

and wasn't MK8 released that month as well?

Yes to both, and considering Watch_Dogs shipped 8 million and MK8 shipped 1.2, it doesn't surprise me software sales would be down

Edit: Got my month wrong, thought the 8 million number was released in June, not July

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Im not spinning anything. Its a solid performance. Its sales in Japan are impressive.

Its more than likely under 200k. Thats now considered impressive in NA NPD?

For a new IP on Wii U? Uh, yes.

 

[nobodyshero]

Wow, AWESOME for Splatoon! Very surprising.