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Game sales to dip 20% in January on current-gen weakness - Wedbush

Wedbush is expecting hardware sales of 350,000 Xbox One units and 375,000 PS4 units in their third month of release, with the Wii U bringing up the rear at just 60,000 units (although that would still represent a five percent increase year-over-year).

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NYC_Gamer3721d ago

" Wii U bringing up the rear at just 60,000 units"

I really hope those low numbers aren't legit for the sake of Nintendo

TheEnigma3133721d ago

They are legit unfortunately.

xHeavYx3721d ago

Since "next-gen" consoles are already here, shouldn't we call those "current gen"? Shouldn't the PS3 and 360 be previous gen?

gaffyh3721d ago

@xHeavyx - This is why you should go buy gen numbers, 7th Gen = PS3, 360, 8th Gen = PS4, XB1
7.5 Gen = Wii U.

:p, sorry just had to.

VENOMACR12273721d ago

If Nintendo would go back to making an actual gaming machine, not Wii U or having to throw your hands around like your having a seizure, I think they would do well. N64, Gamecube, all did well and I enjoyed a lot of their games. But walk into GameStop, look at the used Wii games, and proceed to laugh. Get back to Mario, Zelda, DK, Metroid, all the originals.

I just don't think next gen has a place for Nintendo right now. It's MS and Sony territory right now (not counting handhelds).

WrAiTh Sp3cTr33721d ago

Nintendo will be alright they have 85 billion dollars to work with.

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ThePope3721d ago

Their struggling pretty hard. This reminds me of the Sega Saturn, when the PS1 launched.

Eonjay3721d ago

I honestly want to know if people think Donkey Kong is going to change this.

Loadedklip3721d ago

Since DK is 2D ... I doubt it will have that "MUST HAVE" feel to it for a lot of gamers. It's more of a game you get once you already have the system ... not a game you get a system for.

mydyingparadiselost3721d ago

Donkey Kong will not change this, nor will any other single game save for MAYBE SSB or Mario Kart. But Donkey Kong, Bayo, X, the previously mentioned games, some hopefully on the horizon Direct announcements and some decent indie support all together will hopefully at least help.

N4g_null3721d ago

I think it is the collection of games that will do it.

GordonKnight3720d ago

I don't think it's a system seller, but a must if you're a Wii U onwer.

Mario Kart 8 & Smash Bros are the console seller. I think if they opened up the VC library with N64 & GC games that would help a lot.

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ozstar3721d ago

"Current Gen Weakness"

Not "Wii U weakness".

Just to clarify that your quote is out of context crap as per usual.

Btw, if the PS4 and XBone were really successful, shouldn't they have taken up the slack from the drop in last gen console sales since Jan. 2013?

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Batnut003721d ago

Well January has been a bit of a slow month. Waiting to see how mid-feb to March look.

OrangePowerz3721d ago (Edited 3721d ago )

So Pachter makes his "predictions" based on NPD numbers he already got. Not hard to predict something if you have already a piece of paper that states the numbers.

January was very week with basically Tomb Raider being the only big release.

PS4 is supply constrained, but not the other next gen console.

Anon19743721d ago (Edited 3721d ago )

Whenever I read "Wedbush" now I instantly think "What's Pacther spouting off about this time?"

Seriously, that joker is doing nothing for their brand. I'm sure they have fine investment analysts working there but there's no doubt in my mind that their reputation has to have suffered overall within the investment community with Pacther's seemingly endless rantings. At some point you have to weigh the publicity they receive from this guy's babbling versus the damage it does to the reputation of the competent analysts you have working for you that do their jobs without making hit mongering statements meant to stir up controversy.

Loadedklip3721d ago

Disagree ... you are taking about Wedbush ... so clearly Pachter got them in your mind.

Anon19743721d ago

Sure there's some brand recognition there, but not in a good context. It's like saying "That Toyota commercial made you think of that terrible Toyota you once owned." The fact that the mere mention of "Wedbush" makes me think of an arrogant, out of touch attention monger isn't a good thing for the company, in my opinion. I'm retired from the brokerage industry now..but if I was still managing portfolios for my clients, the fact that I think of Pacther whenever a Wedbush-Morgan analyst report were to hit my desk isn't a good thing for the company or the value I would place on their research reports based on my negative opinion of that windbag.

Eonjay3721d ago

"This Thursday, The NPD Group will release its January 2014 video games sales report, which Wedbush Securities anticipates will reveal..."

So no they don't have it yet. They are predicting this Thursdays numbers. But this is good. I want to see just how accurate their predictions are.

OrangePowerz3721d ago

NPD will officially release the numbers on Thursday or to be more precise they will say who got first, second and third place since ypu have to pay now a fortune to get the actual numbers. I doubt a financial analyst company gets them on the same day they release them in general.

WeAreLegion3721d ago

I don't think those numbers are correct. The Wii U sold over 40,000 in one week and I doubt the numbers for the other two are that low, either.

kingdip903721d ago

Wait until people in the US start getting their tax refunds... hardware sales will jump up considerably

Eldyraen3721d ago

I've known a lot of people that do this.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC4h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC2h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer3h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6023h ago(Edited 3h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya1h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde1h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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Unicorn Overlord is a tactical RPG masterpiece

Vanillaware's tactical role-playing game Unicorn Overlord is a beautiful mix of old mechanics and new-age graphics, with over 65 unique recruitable characters and a rich storyline.

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jznrpg3h ago

I have the game and downloaded it going to start it tonight and play it on the Portal.

NotoriousWhiz1h ago

Enjoy. This game is so much fun and so addictive.

jznrpg6m ago

I heard great things and I am a fan of most Vanillaware games so I’m looking forward to it. Waiting for my kids to fall asleep and I’m good to go

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil9h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx1h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro8h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B6h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21836h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh6h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia5h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins6h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal5h ago

The first game was the best imo.