[NSW] 1435k
[PS5] 890k
[XBS] 1000k
[PS5] 890k
[XBS] 1000k
Only if they set a record. We didn't get PR last year because it was down from 2019.Are we expecting BF/CM PR from Nintendo on Thu/Fri? We've gotten numbers out of them in 18/19 but not last year.
Only if they set a record. We didn't get PR last year because it was down from 2019.
I mean it makes sense. It sucks for those hunting during the previous months, but people buying outside the holiday season are far more likely to buy after the holiday season than most of the people buying as giftsso we had scarce supply for months just that console manufacturers could throw millions of consoles at once onto shelves.
if they really just held back for that, it's stupid.
Q2 and Q3 are always the biggest manufacturing quarters too so they simply also have more consoles to ship.so we had scarce supply for months just that console manufacturers could throw millions of consoles at once onto shelves.
if they really just held back for that, it's stupid.
thanks for the info, but i think it's difficult to make that a rule.Q2 and Q3 are always the biggest manufacturing quarters too so they simply also have more consoles to ship.
Sony used to report production shipments (so units leaving factory) in the past
Here is peak PS1 production shipments (FY1998):
Q1: 4.5 million
Q2: 5.82 million
Q3: 7.56 million
Q4: 3.72 million
=21.6 million
Here for PS2 (FY2002)
Q1: 4.59 million
Q2: 8.29 million
Q3: 8.03 million
Q4: 1.61 million
=22.52 million
and that's why it does not make sense. why not selling early and catching as many people as possible right away? if I sell you a Playstation in september, you might not buy an xbox on black friday, but instead a new TV, a segway or 20 pounds of pork loin because you already have console. new consoles are so rare, that there was almost no good black friday special deal for them anyway.I mean it makes sense. It sucks for those hunting during the previous months, but people buying outside the holiday season are far more likely to buy after the holiday season than most of the people buying as gifts
@Xbro made a good point. Let's say that during the 3 first quarters of the year you have an untapped demand from mostly enthousiast players.and that's why it does not make sense. why not selling early and catching as many people as possible right away? if I sell you a Playstation in september, you might not buy an xbox on black friday, but instead a new TV, a segway or 20 pounds of pork loin because you already have console. new consoles are so rare, that there was almost no good black friday special deal for them anyway.
you also not only keep a customer uncaught for months (and potentially lost to the competition), you also miss out on potential subscriptions, software etc. sales.
so, if they did not have any goods earlier, it's fine. but if they held back consoles on purpose, only to sacrifice them on the altar of shopping frenzy it's stupid.
thats so unsatisfying omg, kinda wish theyd just go all out one november to complete the 12/12 lolYes. Switch managed to take June this year which was the only other month PS4 had.
November is unique in that Xbox and PS did massive price cuts for Black Friday which is what elevates them in November so much. Nintendo on the other hand just bundles Mario Kart and as such they have a much different ratio between November and December.
thats so unsatisfying omg, kinda wish theyd just go all out one november to complete the 12/12 lol
Biggest November of all time is Wii, November 2008, 2.04 million.What’s the best sales for every month? Like of all time, that would be interesting. I wonder if NSW has half of the 12, maybe not
I think it is impossible. Even last year when Nintendo managed to beat Wii's peak year WW with around 28m units sold, they only sold 1.4m and 2.0m in Nov/Dec.Biggest November of all time is Wii, November 2008, 2.04 million.
Biggest December of all time is still Wii, December 2009, 3.81 million.
Nintendo was a sales monster that couldn't be stopped back then. Peak fad, lightning in a bottle without much direct competition, and supply was able to meet demand harmoniously. I wonder if we will ever reach those heights again.
I actually feel that if Nintendo had had enough supply for Wii in 2008 those records would be even higher. In 2009 before the price cut Wii had already slowed down somewhat before holidays. In 2008 it was still constantly sold out even with huge non holiday months. I also think that November record is still beatable. PS4 got reasonably close in 2017 and that was with them supplying limited amount of PS4s for that $199 deal.Biggest November of all time is Wii, November 2008, 2.04 million.
Biggest December of all time is still Wii, December 2009, 3.81 million.
Nintendo was a sales monster that couldn't be stopped back then. Peak fad, lightning in a bottle without much direct competition, and supply was able to meet demand harmoniously. I wonder if we will ever reach those heights again.
If and only if Nintendo can secure enough units in 2022 and have a price cut (deal or permanent), we could see them break 2M in November.
So many people have already bought the Switch though that as time goes on, less and less people will buy it. I feel like 2020 was the last reasonable chance until the next Nintendo console to have broken the Wii's November and December record. Switch Q1 2021 was insane because of unfulfilled demand from the holidays.
Eh I estimate that 4 weeks to have been ~1.7M still. December 2017 was pretty weak for PS4.The November record seems so much more achievable. A year in which Thanksgiving/BF fall in week 3 and CM slips into Nov like 2018 would create the right conditions, then we just need a mid-cycle console with the right BF/CM price promotion. PS4 2017 last 3 weeks of Nov + first week of Dec must have been pretty close.
November is all about deals. There's no doubt that if the Switch had a true price cut to 199$ for BF and enough stock, it would have cleared 2m.
The PS4 went very high when Sony got aggressive with the 199$ PS4 and the 199$ PS4 + Spider-Mand bundle the following year.
Welcome!Got approved just in time haha
[NSW] 1324K
[XBS] 899K
[PS5] 865K