GCD2: Games Chart Discussion

[wakka]

I think this is probably to be expected at this point. There have been zero hardware revisions, no drop in prices (in fact a rise in prices) since launch, and plenty of stock in the supply chain for a while now - therefore eliminating any pent-up demand.

Sony have plenty of latitude to boost sales in the future with price drops and/or slim revisions if they so choose.

There is also the matter of an 18% rise in first party software sales and, even more importantly, a 25% uptick in PS+ revenue. The latter is really mostly gravy so I think that, to me, makes the PlayStation business look like it is in a very strong place indeed.

[Neon Ignition]

I'll be curious whether that slows next quarter too, given that Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade likely bouyed results but things are quieter this Q

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Updated Totals:

01 - Nintendo Switch - 143.42m
02 - PlayStation 5 - 61.00m
03 - Xbox Series S/X - 26.00m

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"Black Myth: Wukong" Sells 10M In 3 Days - Dark Horizons

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/investor-who-risked-it-all-on-wukong-scores-another-sales-win

A littlr over a week later Black Myth: Wukong passes 18m sales

Now imagine the sales if it was a live service hero shooter!

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[fishbowlhead]

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A littlr over a week later Black Myth: Wukong passes 18m sales

Now imagine the sales if it was a live service hero shooter!

I’m really really surprised at these numbers, was this mostly in China? As the game itself looks like a solid 6/10, certainly not 18m global blockbuster smash hit.

[Neon Ignition]

Still waiting for set figures but I've seens speculation that 80% of sales come from China. Potentially very popular there or maybe the CCP are pulling a Lister and buying them all themselves to make it number 1

[wakka]

I don't think they need to resort to that. They'll have put their thumb on their scale, definitely - promotion in China has been wall-to-wall from what I understand, including 'organic'/'earned' promotion through the media rather than simply direct advertising. I've no doubt that the government will have made sure that happens because this is a soft power play for them.

But I also personally would guess the sales are probably real. The addressable market of PC players in China is massive and it's not like they're overloaded with official releases of this kind of single player AAA game due to government restrictions.

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/aldora-intelligence-ps5-61-7m-xbs-28-3m-shipments-end-of-june-2024.3005/

01 - Nintendo Switch - 143.42m
02 - PlayStation 5 - 61.70m
03 - Xbox Series S/X - 28.30m

PS5 seems to be on course to end this generation slightly behind PS4's total
XSX is tracking to end this generation knocking on the door of 40m or below

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PS3 confirmed to have ended its run at 88.159m units

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https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html

Nintendo revises forcast Switch sales for the year down by 1m, I reckon though that the figure still heavily suggests Feb/Mar reveal for Switch 2 as the negative impact on that projection would be huge if it were revealed imminently.


01 - Nintendo Switch - 146.04m
02 - PlayStation 5 - 61.70m
03 - Xbox Series S/X - 28.30m

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has hit 64.27m units

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingom has passed 21.04m

Whilst The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has sold 2.58m since launch, along with Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door HD with 1.94m and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD with 1.57m

[fishbowlhead]

That’s at least 60m Switch’s without a copy of MK8, Nintendos slipping these days.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Nintendo still trying to hold out for the all-time console sales record.