Sentences with phrase «despite console sales»

They took this curious action despite console sales numbers being the traditional metric for success in the gaming industry.

Not exact matches

Despite this drop in average number of games being sold for each system, the sales results for the latest consoles remain very strong eight months after launch.

Switch sales numbers are well above other consoles right now, despite the lack of games.

13th December, 2017 — Despite launching in March, a month not usually reserved for home console launches, and with the busy holiday shopping season still in full swing, 10 million Nintendo Switch consoles have been sold to consumers around the world since launch, according to Nintendo's internal sales figures.

Consequently, total hardware sales during January aren't far from the 34,000 figure despite the console being the only «next - gen console» on the market.

The absence of the largest third party games publisher and the impending release of Sony's Playstation 2 console eventually doomed the Dreamcast despite its initially strong sales.

This week the console managed to garner less than 6k sales, with the PlayStation 4 claiming top spot for home consoles, despite having a much lower performance itself.

Despite the Switch's annual success, PlayStation 4 was the top - selling console for the month of February, while the 55 percent increase in hardware spending year - over-year can be attributed to the Switch and Xbox One, meaning PlayStation 4's February 2018 sales remained consistent with its February 2017 sales.

«Sorry but trends show that, aside from Virtual Boy and Wii which were exceptions, Nintendo's consoles are selling less and less» Way to downplay the Wii and virtually ignore software sales / attach rates of many of Nintendo's games on their systems despite sales of the units themselves.

@NewMonday Regurgitate NeoGaf rhetoric all you want but the fact is, Halo 5 allowed the Xbox One to beat the PS4 despite the latter console's price cut which many proclaimed would cause Sony to dominate in sales.

And saying capcom isn't running themselves into the ground is like saying you don't need oxygen... a straight lie Capcom continues to release monster hunter on nintendo consoles despite lackluster sales in comparison to the psp versions, or making a ps4 / xbone version instead releasing it on wii u, where it just isn't the same.

As you can see, despite having had more days on the market during its first week than all its predecessors, the Xbox One managed to sell under half of the second worst performing home console in recorded history, the Xbox 360, and under one third of the sales of the PS3, which didn't have a stellar launch as well.

Despite this drop in average number of games being sold for each system, the sales results for the latest consoles remain very strong eight months after launch.

Despite a massive drop in sales for the market which saw a decline of 23 % for the month, next gen consoles managed to stay relatively in single digit...

But even the casual audience on these consoles started to move on, and despite record breaking sales of PS4 and Xbox One early on, the majority of these sales have been to core gamers who have gamed on consoles for years.

Despite the new technical advancements of the console, only hardcore fans bought the console on day 1 and sales were abysmal for the first year with heavy competition from Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii and even Sony's own PlayStation 2.

HOME CONSOLE SOFTWARE — Despite declining hardware sales, the Wii U has seen a slight uptick in software sales during FY2015 with total software shipments up 12 % from 24.4 million unit shipments in FY2014 to 27.36 million unit shipments this year.

Despite getting rid of the Kinect and dropping the price of the Xbox One, Microsoft are still behind Sony when it comes to console sales.

Despite the Wii U's boost in sales last year Ubisoft still have not decided to release to game and it's last game, Watchdogs sank without a trace on the console.

Despite the high price, the console's PAL region launch was a resounding success, selling more than 185,000 units in the UK alone, selling out of all stock nationwide in the UK within three hours of launch, more than doubling the previous first - day sales record of 87,000 units set by the Nintendo DS.

Whilst the first game in the series sold in over 7.5 million, the second game titled Final Fantasy XIII - 2 has failed to exceed more than 4 million unit sales and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has sold in even less despite the expanding console install base.

Hardware sales are forecasted to be down this year despite an increase in 8th gen home console unit sales.

The Wii has definitely struggled more — despite being the top selling console, and despite consistently placing several games in the Top 10 Monthly sales numbers, it rarely leads the overall software sales, lagging behind the XBOX360 — in part due to the hardcore attachment to the XBOX360.

For the field that Square Enix defines «HD Games» (which is basically equivalent to console games) a decrease in the number of released blockbuster titles caused a decline in overall sales year - on - year, despite the launch of Dragon Quest XI for PS4 and 3DS and Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age for PS4.

For a very long time up till the Wii, and despite record sales from Playstation 2, the percentage that marked households with video - game consoles was 31 % ever since the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Despite the launch of two new consoles final yr, PC dominated a lot of the dialog in 2017 because of the exceptional success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which launched in Early Access in March and proceeded to shatter participant and gross sales information all through the rest of the yr.

Despite the brisk sales for next - generation consoles, publishers aren't forgetting about their loyal PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fanbases.

Keith Stuart: Research firm Strategy Analytics sees a good year for Sony's new PS Vita handheld console, despite slow sales in Japan

Despite the console seeing a number of well - received exclusive titles, like Super Mario Maker and Splatoon, those releases have only offered a slight boost, rather than the sought - after surge in console sales.

Nintendo has issued a press release, taking credit for the growth of the US console industry - despite falling sales.