PS4 and Switch Sales Revitalizing Console Market According to Koei Tecmo; NiOh Keeps Selling Well

Koei Tecmo sees the console market revitalized by the sales of Nintendo Switch and PS4, while NiOh keeps performing well.

[UCForce]

Nioh is also my favorite along side with Horizon Zero Dawn.

[XanderZane]

Both are great games indeed. The console market was revitalized last gen, so all it did was carry over to this gen. Total consoles sales are around 95+ million right now. It's obviously doing a bit better then last generation.

[deafdani]

I think it's still a bit too soon to say that this generation is performing better than last.

Last gen, Nintendo sold 100 million consoles, and Sony and Microsoft around 85 million each (although we have to accound for some of these sales being due to the RROD and YLOD fiascos, but still, that's a lot of consoles sold).

270 million consoles last gen... vs. 110 million so far this gen (PS4 + Xbox One + Wii U). It got so bad, that Nintendo had to put out Wii U's sucessor a bit earlier than usual, and the Switch is STILL considered part of this gen. It's weird.

All in all, we're almost 4 years into the current generation (5 if you count Wii U), and the total of consoles sold is still very far behind that of last gen. About 160 million short, in fact.

Definitely too soon to say that this gen is doing better than last. Last gen was insane in terms of sales numbers overall, especially if you consider that last gen also sold more than 150 million DS units and more than 80 million PSPs... and this gen, Vita is barely 16 million and 3DS around 65 million...

[MVGeneral]

Deafdani.
Most of the Wii's 100 million were casuals and mom and pops /grandpas and ma's. They didn't buy games that weren't Nintendo made. So it really didn't make a difference because they didn't drive game sales all that much.
The new crowd actually buys games. Even the 60million ps4. Check vgchartz the most sold games of all time are ps4 launches.

[badz149]

the PS4 single handedly carry this whole gen much like the PS2 did during the 6th Gen. the Wii U is a failure while the Xbone is slowly falling behind the 360 in terms of sales in the same period. last gen can't be replicated again if you count handhelds because if the 3DS is struggling to achieve PSP numbers, nothing else can do anything to revitalize that segment of the market. mobile is taking over and it looks to continue that way.

[XanderZane]

@deafdani
The Switch is 9th gen. It has nothing to do with the Wii or Wii U. (Wii was 7th gen, Wii U was 8th gen).
Yes, I forgot the OG Wii was last gen. I was only adding the Wii U sales (with is this gen). So you're right. This gen is behind last gen in sales. Still kind of proves my point that last gen we already had huge sales and a lot of that carried over to this gen.

@MVGeneral
The Nintendo Wii had not only more hardware sales, but also more software sales then the XBox 360 and PS3 last gen. So yes, it did drive software sales through the roof. Mario Kart (Wii) sold over 35 million copies. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess sold over 7 million. If that's not driving sales, I don't know what it. Last gen gamers bought way more games then this gen so far. They have a long ways to go.

[AmUnRa]

Yes but the biggest part of that sold consolemarket is in the hands of Sony.
So yeah Sony is doing better with the PS4 as with the PS3.

And Microsoft is doing worse with the Xbox One than they did with the Xbox360😉

[XanderZane]

@AmUnRa
The Wii U is doing even worse then the Wii. For some reason you failed to mention that though. lol!!
Obviously... just another fanboy troll. SPAM. Your bridge is over there.

[ModiJi]

Glad to knoe NiOh is still selling great. Good job PS4 owners for supporting this game. Bring on NiOh 2.

[Phill-Spencer]

Agreed. Nioh is still my goty so far!

[XiNatsuDragnel]

PS4XSwitch greatness

[Shadowsteal]

Hope the X is for Xbox :)

[Segata]

Japan X means Cross. So whenever you see a title of a game with X in the title it means cross with the exception of games like FFX. X is also cancel. Xbox One in Japan is just Crossboxcancel One.

[MegamanXXX]

The One X is not going to do anything for gaming or the console market imo

[RAM0N]

nioh is good just started replaying it again.

[Istolla]

Breath of the Wild is my favorite game of all time. I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn now and it's beautiful but I wish the physics was as good as BotW though.

[badz149]

so...you prefer cartoon physics?

[The 10th Rider]

I mean, I think his complaint is a bit stupid as the physics are a big part of Breath of the Wild and they're obviously not a huge part of the gameplay of Horizon Zero Dawn, so the comparison is unnecessary and pointless. It's like saying the shooting mechanics are better in Call of Duty than in Metroid or something.

But besides that, what the heck is "cartoon physics" supposed to mean?

[Istolla]

I prefer if my character jumps in water there be an actual splash.

[badz149]

what I meant by cartoon physics is physics that look like they make sense but unrealistic. it's like preferring NFS driving mechanics to GT for example

[EddieNX]

Cartoon physics? BOTW has amazing physics, better than most games and certainly way better than Horizon. Zelda is clearly a much better game. Next you will be saying Knack is better than Mario 😆😆😆

[badz149]

@EddieNX

that's rich coming from someone who said Mario Kart 8 is better than any racing game this gen.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Yeah wait til you see these two videos then.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

So much for setting grass or plants on fire and it not burning.

[EddieNX]

Badz Mario kart 8 is the best racing game this gen, the best racing sim is Forza 6 so far, neither of which are on your precious PS4. Go and get past 5000 vr on MK8 an come back to me

[remixx116]

@otaku

Ok now lets make a video comparing their combat, voice acting, story, music and bosses.

Of course you don't wanna see your precious game lose that fight.

Also @Eddie, you claim those 2 games aren't on ps4, we'll what about the myriad of games that aren't on your precious switch. horizon, persona 5, nier, nioh, uncharted, the last guardian etc etc have all scored amazingly.

You people need to get the bias outta your ads and just admit both have great games.

[The 10th Rider]

@badz149,

Breath of the Wild has about as realistic of a physics system as you're going to get in an open-world adventure game. You're asking if Istolla would prefer those "cartoon physics" . . . So you would prefer physics that perfectly mimic real-life instead of physics that support the gameplay in the best way possible? It's a game, not a simulation. Some racing games are different because they are a simulation. You'd be hard pressed to find ANY adventure game that is aims to be a simulation.

[Silly gameAr]

@EddieNX

Ok, I enjoyed Breath of the Wild too, but I'm tired of people overrating this game. It's not the greatest game of all time, and honestly it's not the best Zelda game that I've played. That's only my opinion, but stop with this bs please.

[Segata]

HZD on this Sony fansite is god so disagreeing with anything other than that will get the boos here. Don't worry about it. You're right the Physics are phenomenal in BotW. It's what allows the player so much freedom in creativity unlike any other game we have seen in years let alone this gen.

[jznrpg]

NioH is dope . I was skeptical at first but they made a great game

[joab777]

Nioh is my GotY. It has amazing combat and deep progression, and a great endgame. While other games are fun this year, P5, Horizon and Zelda, Nioh has me hooked. I love DS and nothing will beat the time I had with DemS and DS, and BB was great too, but there's something about Nioh. It's took the best parts of DS and Diablo and made something special. And it is still being supported. What a surprise!