GCD2: Games Chart Discussion

[wakka]

To be honest it sounds really fun playing it online the way that you have. I never tried that component as at the time I had 2Mb internet and it just wouldn't work properly.

RE: the part you are talking about in the single player, I remember that. It's a questline with Lester where it's possible to max out your cash by buying specific shares before each murder he tells you to commit. You need to follow a guide to do it correctly.

To be honest it isn't important at all. I screwed it up totally, and still made billions later gambling on the BAWSAQ (the online, randomised stock market which isn't tied to any particular missions).

Man, that was fun. I remember checking my BAWSAQ investments at work on my phone - was nothing I could do if my portfolio was crashing as they could only be managed from the PS3

What a fun game. Maybe they'll make another one...some day...

Definitely £12 well spent, even though I know it upsets:
A. People who hate casual CoD/FIFA/GTA people
B. People who want GTA6, but know it won't happen unit we stop giving R* money

I am B. but definitely not A. (except I don't play Fifa as I'm not into sports at all)

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.darkhorizons.com/ps5-leads-console-early-sales-race/

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread/244461/global-hardware-feb-28-mar-6-ps5-sales-top-6-million/

New update for console sales racing:

01 - PlayStation 4 - 115.15m
02 - Switch - 80.79m
03 - Xbox One - 49.9m
04 - PlayStation 5 - 6.08m
05 - Xbox Series S/X - 3.94m

[Neon Ignition]

https://twitter.com/xMBGx/status/1377692960406581262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1377692960406581262%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=

01 - PlayStation 4 - 115.15m
02 - Switch - 80.79m
03 - Xbox One - 49.9m
04 - PlayStation 5 - 6.50m
05 - Xbox Series S/X - 3.94m

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-09-playstation-5-enjoys-second-biggest-month-so-far-uk-monthly-boxed-sales

Despite stock proving near impossible to get hold of the PlayStation 5 was the UKs highest selling system for the second month in a row. XSX came in second with the Switch in third though Nintendo's handheld is selling more this year than last year so a win all round.

[Neon Ignition]

In the US, Spider-Man: Miles Morales has outsold The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima's lifetime sales

https://www.pcgamer.com/hitman-3-sold-300-better-than-hitman-2/

Good news for IO as well as it emerges that Hitman 3 has outsold Hitman 2 by a whopping 300%

And I very rarely link to Era but as the source this time is the site itself:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/npd-march-2021-monster-hunter-rise-2-outriders-3-crash-4-back-at-15-switch-1-hw-in-both-units-and-revenue-ps5-fastest-selling-console.411024/

Apparently in the US first quarter the Switch was once again the highest selling console whilst the PlayStation 5 is now the countries fastest selling console of all time both in terms of units sold and dollars spent

Mario Kart 8 is also now the US's highest selling racing game ever.

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/sony-fy2020-results-ps5-7-8m-ltd-ps4-5-8m-115-9m-ltd-best-year-ever-for-playstation-3-23b-profits-43-5-yoy-330m-games-sold.416886/

Hardware update thanks to Sony

01 - PlayStation 4 - 115.90m
02 - Switch - 80.79m
03 - Xbox One - 49.9m
04 - PlayStation 5 - 7.80m
05 - Xbox Series S/X - 3.94m

[Cassius_Smoke]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/son...s-sold.416886/
Hardware update thanks to Sony

01 - PlayStation 4 - 115.90m
02 - Switch - 80.79m
03 - Xbox One - 49.9m
04 - PlayStation 5 - 7.80m
05 - Xbox Series S/X - 3.94m

The Sega dreamcast and Saturn sold around 10 million. The PS5 has almost reached that in 6 months and WITH limited supply.

[Neon Ignition]

Which makes my eyes roll even harder when it comes to the last fortnight or so's glut of Youtuber vids of people going 'I'm worried about Sony'

Keep baiting those clicks guys, it'll only get called out down the line

[Neon Ignition]

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Despite how it appears I assume this means shipments are picking up

[Neon Ignition]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-fy-earnings-release-data-from-march-2017-to-present-for-switch.205806/

Nintendo's latest FY results are in and Nintendo Switch has passed 20m units sold in Japan.

The systems top selling first party games lifetime sales now stand at:

01 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (35.39m)
02 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons (32.63m)
03 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (23.84m)
04 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (22.8m)
05 - Pokemon Sword/Shield (21.10m)
06 - Super Mario Odyssey (20.83m)
07 - Super Mario Party (14.79m)
08 - Pokemon: Let's Go (13.28m)
09 - Splatoon 2 (12.21m)
10 - New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe (10.44m)
11 - Ring Fit Adventure (10.11m)
12 - Luigi's Mansion 3 (9.59m)
13 - Super Mario 3D All-Stars (9.01m)
14 - Super Mario Maker 2 (7.15m)
15 - Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (5.59m)
16 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (5.49m)
17 - Clubhouse Games (3.14m)
18 - Paper Mario: The Origami King (3.12m)
19 - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (3.7m)
20 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe (2.03m)
21 - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (1.52m)
22 - Mario Kart: Home Circuit (1.27m)

The companies operating profit for the year is the highest ever achieved by a console maker.

Updated lifetime sales for the system also:

01 - PlayStation 4 - 115.90m
02 - Switch - 84.60m
03 - Xbox One - 49.9m
04 - PlayStation 5 - 7.80m
05 - Xbox Series S/X - 3.94m

Nintendo sold 28.83m units in the last 12 months and expects another strong year ahead and in the year after with a slight decline in unit sales year on year. None the less in the coming 24 months Nintendo expects to sell just over another 50m units for when the system completes its sixth year on the market which would rest it at that point on 135m. The systems sales rate currently almost exactly matches that of the Wii meaning Nintendo should achieve it's aims as long as it doesn't lose focus as it did with the motion controlled console. Their only hardware to outperform the Switch currently is the Nintendo DS.

[Cassius_Smoke]

The SeriesX/S must have sold more then 3.9 million. They sold out of the seriesX and seriesS are still shifting.

[DeathAdder]

It's such a pity we've lost the posts from around October 2016 to February 2017. Would have been fun reading all the posts proclaiming that the Switch was DOA.

[Neon Ignition]

A lot of the XSX figures will be down to how shady MS is about disclosing them. All the chatter so far seems to be that the system is selling in line with what the XBO did and that supply constraints are hitting them harder than Sony too so it'll be hard to get a clear picture of demand till supply eases up

[wakka]

Incredible figures for the Switch. 16 million more and it will have topped the Wii.

[fishbowlhead]

The SeriesX/S must have sold more then 3.9 million. They sold out of the seriesX and seriesS are still shifting.

This is combined figures as well. Would be i interested to see what SeriesX has done alone.