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NBA 2K16 Hits 4 Million Sales Milestone in First Week of Release

09:04 AM - October 2, 2015 by Steve_OS

2K has just announced NBA 2K16 has set an unprecedented franchise record, selling-in over four million units worldwide within the first week of release. Digital sales have doubled from last year and online games have nearly tripled.

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	�Our goal was simple, make NBA 2K16 the most playable, authentic basketball experience ever,� said Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts. �The development team demonstrated tremendous dedication to recreating every nuance of the sport both on and off-court, which has been the driving force behind our early success.� �Congratulations to 2K Sports on their early record-breaking success with NBA 2K16,� said Matt Holt, NBA vice president, global merchandising. �Each year, 2K has continued to raise their commitment to innovation, authenticity and gameplay - bringing fans the very best with the NBA 2K franchise.�

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# 21 barrman7 @ 10/02/15 11:17 AM

HEY NFL, LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY 2K CAN MAKE YOU

# 22 sarlndr @ 10/02/15 11:21 AM

IGN is saying 4Mil shipped. Is it sold or shipped?

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# 23 Junior Moe @ 10/02/15 11:23 AM

Congrats NBA 2K team, you guys/gals deserve it! It's great to see your handwork, dedication and the overall philosophy you have pay off in such a way. Every other dev team should take notes from you guys; you're making bookoo bucks AND still providing an outstanding product year after year. This is how it should be done. Again, congrats!!!

# 24 jeremym480 @ 10/02/15 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bigdipper88


	Actually , SDS has been the standard for sports games for many years now. They listen and interact with the consumer.

Meh, the first part is a matter of opinion. Gameplay wise both game are very good. However, franchise mode versus MyLeague isn't a contest when it comes to depth and life of the mode.

As far as listening and interacting with the community... I'll just put it like this - anyone who thinks that 2k doesn't listen or interact simply hasn't been paying attention.

With that said this thread really isn't the time or place, so I'll leave it at that.

# 25 WaddupCouzin @ 10/02/15 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sarlndr


	IGN is saying 4Mil shipped. Is it sold or shipped? Sent from my SM-E500H using Tapatalk

I am more inclined to believe sold due to the pre-orders and digital sales.

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# 26 ksuttonjr76 @ 10/02/15 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by barrman7


	HEY NFL, LOOK HOW MUCH MONEY 2K CAN MAKE YOU

Do anyone happen to know when that deal over?

# 27 HealyMonster @ 10/02/15 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremym480


	What I see when my wife talks: Thanks VC!

Lmao!

This game is greatness, when I'm playing sometimes I get almost creeped out by how realistic it looks. Everything from presentation, to the soundtrack to the gameplay is just great. Congrats to this dev team, heck of a job

# 28 JKSportsGamer1984 @ 10/02/15 01:25 PM

Well deserved 2k. Now use some of that money to get the missing legends in the game (Sheed, D Fisher, Corless Williamson, Orlando Woodridge, etc..)

# 29 Bull_Market @ 10/02/15 01:37 PM

I have a co-worker who doesn't even like basketball and traded Madden for NBA2k16. It was then that it dawned on him that he hasn't gotten what a real sports game should be like.

# 30 bigboyc @ 10/02/15 01:51 PM

Key word " selling-in". Basically mean they have sold 4 million in to the channel. 4 Million copies have not been sold. Always read the press release in marketing speak. For developers, shipping to retailers means the game will probably sold.....at some point. It may take months..... but the inventory will be depleted at some point. The NPD data will give you an idea (not the full picture) of sell-thru when that is released.

# 31 CDN Uprising @ 10/02/15 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboyc


	Key word " selling-in". Basically mean they have sold 4 million in to the channel. 4 Million copies have not been sold. Always read the press release in marketing speak. For developers, shipping to retailers means the game will probably sold.....at some point. It may take months..... but the inventory will be depleted at some point. The NPD data will give you an idea (not the full picture) of sell-thru when that is released.

Was just about to post this.

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# 32 DBAB23 @ 10/02/15 03:23 PM

Well deserved. Great dev that has shown the ability to deliver to the fans - Very glad to see they are reaping the benefits of this.

Now imagine if they were ever able to produce an NFL game....

# 33 HypoLuxa13 @ 10/02/15 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremym480


	What I see when my wife talks: Thanks VC!

She's hot!

# 34 juicey79 @ 10/02/15 03:43 PM

I don't know why im so happy for their recent success....I'm expecting even more on 2K17

# 35 2_headedmonster @ 10/02/15 03:46 PM

Soooo i think the whole "2ks marketing sucks" fallacy can die now.

# 36 juicey79 @ 10/02/15 03:51 PM

please do not ruin it with the patch...but fix crowd reaction, post game music soundtrack, and new player updates

# 37 Young Coaches @ 10/02/15 03:55 PM

A whole lotta Steph Curry

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# 38 The 24th Letter @ 10/02/15 04:16 PM

......what?

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# 39 23 @ 10/02/15 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 2_headedmonster


	Soooo i think the whole "2ks marketing sucks" fallacy can die now.

No

Its the dev work people love. I don't see anybody mentioning how much they love marketing information delays in here.

Give me a break.... Especially coming from the dude who said its the same ole anyway

# 40 BluFu @ 10/02/15 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	......what? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I think we were the only ones to witness that rant lol

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