While all of you are enjoying your turkey, I will do another month comparison of the NPD sales. Here we have both September and October of 2014 software sales
First for September:
At number 11: Hyrule Warriors by Nintendo for the Wii U. I stand with Ganondorf
At number 10: Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls by ActivisionBlizzard for the PS4, Xbone, 360, PS3 and PC. No one can stop Death
At number 09: Disney Infinity 2.0 by Disney Interactive for the 360, PS3, Wii U, PS4 and XBone. PC version now available on Steam
At number 08: The Sims 4 by EA for the PC. Now with 20% more uncut features
At number 07: Minecraft by Mojang and 4J Studios for the 360 and PS3. Now owned by Microsoft
At number 06: NHL 2015 by EA for the PS4, XBone, 360 and PS3. Where's Wayne Gretezky when you need him?
At number 05: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor by Warner Bros Interactive for the XBone, PS4 and PC. Gollum loves the precious
At number 04: Super Smash Bros by Nintendo for the 3DS. Wait. How did that get up there?
At number 03: FIFA 15 by EA for the PS4, XBone, 360, PS3, Wii, PSVita and 3DS. Wait, how did a Wii title make it onto the Top3?
At number 02: Madden NFL 2015 by EA for the 360, PS3, XBone, and PS4. Boy it's been awhile since we had some serious competition
And at Number 01: Destiny by ActivisionBlizzard for the XBone, PS4, 360 and PS3. World of Warcraft this ain't.
And yet, despite the free game deal, the XBone could cut it above the Playstation 4 that month. What was really surprising was that Super Smash Bros made it onto the list and it managed to outsell games liek Disney Infinity 2.0 and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Who knows what Nintendo has in stall for this year.
Now let's take alook at October's sales
At number 10: Minecraft by Mojang for the 360, PS3 and PS4. An Xbone version is due out soon.
At number 09: Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor by Warner Bros Interactive for the PS4, XBone and PC. Keep your eyes peeled for the final chapter of the Hobbit due out on December 17th
At number 08: Madden NFL 2015 by EA for the 360, PS3, XBone and PS4. That's a long drop
At number 07: FIFA 15 by EA for the PS4, XBone, 360, PS3, Wii, PS Vita and 3DS. How there isn't a Wii U version, but a Wii version is beyond me.
At number 06: Skylanders: Trap Team by ActivisionBlizzard for the 360, PS3, XBone, PS4, Wii, Wii U, 3DS and Mobile platforms. Kaos Rises again
At number 05: Destiny by ActivisionBlizzard for the 360, PS3, XBone and PS4. I still can't believe they're doing a Destiny 2
At number 04: Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel by Gearbox software and 2K Games for the 360, PS3 and PC. Who needs a Next-Gen system just to play this game?
At number 03: The Evil within by Bethesda Software for the 360, PS3, Xbone, PS4 and PC. Hey what happened to Alien Isolation?
At number 02: Super Smash Bros by Nintendo for the 3DS. How well will the Wii U version do?
And at number 1: NBA 2K15 by EA for the PS4, XBone, 360, PS3 and PC. And why Madden doesn't show up on the PC is beyond me.
Other than Alien Isolation, Sunset Overdrive didn't even make the Top 10 this time around.
Interesting, while Hardware was up 59% YoY, Software sales are down 28%.
Black Friday is around the corner. Will Microsoft be able to claim the feast? Or will Sony make them a turkey? Stay tuned.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Jim Sterling goes independent
One year ago, Jim Sterling made his move from Destructoid to Escapist Magazine, which already housed the Jimquisition videos, along with Movie Defense Force and his little collaboration with Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw.
But now it is with a heavy heart that Jim Sterling is no longer with Escapist Magazine, and instead has become independent. Greg Tito, Editor-In-Chief at Escapist, has this to say
Jim Sterling began posting videos on The Escapist back in April 2011. The first few Jimquisitions were a bit unpolished, shall we say, in the technical department. But once Jim got a new microphone, his voice got a lot stronger and his shows only got better. The Escapist proudly hosted Jim's op-ed videos on the gaming industry for more than three years and 210 episodes. Last year, I was extremely happy to ask him to join the editorial team as Reviews Editor. Jim's professionalism was only outmatched by his surprisingly tender heart - despite his persona, Jim is really just a big teddy bear of a person. He was a fixture at the Escapist Expo, worked with the other contributors on tons of collaborations and everyone here considers him a part of the family.
It is with a heavy heart, then, that I announce Jim Sterling's departure from The Escapist. Jimquisition, Movie Defense Force and Uncivil War will no longer be published here. There will also no longer be any game reviews written by Jim Sterling at The Escapist.
I'm happy to say that even though Jim's work will no longer be presented at The Escapist, it is by no means going away. He has set up an amazing Patreon which will allow him to continue writing reviews and making Jimquisition videos through the direct support of his readers. Jim will only be beholden to you, the consumers, and I think that's awesome. On behalf of everyone here at The Escapist, I wish him all the best and I sincerely hope you head to Jim's Patreon to check it out. I know I will be going there to watch his videos every week.
Jim Sterling will now have his Jimquisition videos at here And if you want, you can donate to his cause right Here
Good luck to you Jim, and may we all Thank God for you.
Works Cited: Escapist Magazine
But now it is with a heavy heart that Jim Sterling is no longer with Escapist Magazine, and instead has become independent. Greg Tito, Editor-In-Chief at Escapist, has this to say
Jim Sterling began posting videos on The Escapist back in April 2011. The first few Jimquisitions were a bit unpolished, shall we say, in the technical department. But once Jim got a new microphone, his voice got a lot stronger and his shows only got better. The Escapist proudly hosted Jim's op-ed videos on the gaming industry for more than three years and 210 episodes. Last year, I was extremely happy to ask him to join the editorial team as Reviews Editor. Jim's professionalism was only outmatched by his surprisingly tender heart - despite his persona, Jim is really just a big teddy bear of a person. He was a fixture at the Escapist Expo, worked with the other contributors on tons of collaborations and everyone here considers him a part of the family.
It is with a heavy heart, then, that I announce Jim Sterling's departure from The Escapist. Jimquisition, Movie Defense Force and Uncivil War will no longer be published here. There will also no longer be any game reviews written by Jim Sterling at The Escapist.
I'm happy to say that even though Jim's work will no longer be presented at The Escapist, it is by no means going away. He has set up an amazing Patreon which will allow him to continue writing reviews and making Jimquisition videos through the direct support of his readers. Jim will only be beholden to you, the consumers, and I think that's awesome. On behalf of everyone here at The Escapist, I wish him all the best and I sincerely hope you head to Jim's Patreon to check it out. I know I will be going there to watch his videos every week.
Jim Sterling will now have his Jimquisition videos at here And if you want, you can donate to his cause right Here
Good luck to you Jim, and may we all Thank God for you.
Works Cited: Escapist Magazine
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