Topic: Official Sales Thread

[Kairon]

Quote
Originally posted by: Luigi Dude
NINTENDO IS THE WINNER OF THIS GEN

Eh, I won't be ready to declare that until Nintendo leads the market in install base in all markets, especially America. I don't expect this to happen until late 2008.  

[SalesBot]

October NPD 2007 <complete>

HW Results

Wii 519K
Nintendo DS 458K
Xbox 360 366K
PSP 286K
PlayStation 2 184K
PlayStation 3 121K

HW YTD

DS: 4.43 million
Wii: 3.96 million
X360: 2.59 million
PS2: 2.35 million
PS3: 1.29 million

HW LTD

WII  5,038,685
360 7,092,151
PS3 1,980,649

HW by Manufacturer

Nintendo: 977,000
Sony: 591,000
Microsoft: 366,000

Top 10 SW
Rank # Units
360 HALO 3 * MICROSOFT (CORP) SEP 2007 MATURE (M) 1 433.8K
360 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 2 383.2K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 3 286.3K
PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 4 271.1K
NDS LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS NINTENDO OF AMERICA SEP 2007 EVERYONE (E) 5 262.8K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 6 239.7K
360 HALF LIFE 2: EPISODE 2 THE ORANGE BOX ELECTRONIC ARTS OCT 2007 MATURE (M) 7 238.4K
PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 8 231.7K
PS2 FIFA SOCCER 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS OCT 2007 EVERYONE (E) 9 129.7K
NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A NINTENDO OF AMERICA AUG 2007 EVERYONE (E) 10 116.9K

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PS2 GH3 isn't combined, but split between guitar and non-guitar SKUs. Combined, it'd be...

PS2 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK BOTH (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 4 502.8K
360 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK BOTH (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 2 490.9K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 3 286.3K
PS3 GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ GUITACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 TEEN (T) 105.8K
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More SW:

NR Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3) 105,800
NR Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (PSP) 98,100
NR Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) 74,500
NR Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360) 38,300

[360 Ace Combat 6] = 92.5K
[360 Guitar Hero III] = 490.9K
[360 Halo 3] = 394.5K
[360 The Orange Box] = 238.4K
[NDS Zelda: Phantom Hourglass] = 262.8K
[PS2 Guitar Hero III] = 502.7K
[PS3 Ratchet & Clank Future] = 74.5K
[PS3 Guitar Hero III] = 105.8K
[WII Guitar Hero III] = 286.3K
[WII Metroid Prime 3] = 45.2K

Year-to-Date Top Title Fast Facts (combining platforms and skus)
Halo 3 3.7M
Madden NFL 08 3.2M
Guitar Hero 2 2.8M
Play W/ Remote 2.5M
Pokemon Diamond Version 2.1M
Pokemon Pearl Version 1.5M
Spider-Man 3 1.4M
Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock 1.4M

Super Category Totals
U.S. Video Games Sales - October 2007
October 2006 October 2007 YTD Oct 06 YTD Oct 07
Video Games $643.3M $1.1B 73% $7.0B $10.5B 49%
Video Games Hardware $207.1M $469.7M 127% $2.2B $4.1B 85%
Console Hardware $118.7M $349.6M 195% $1.4B $3.0B 125%
Portable Game Hardware $88.5M $120.1M 36% $877.5M $1.1B 23%
Video Games Software $369.3M $513.9M 39% $3.9B $5.0B 27%
Console Software $283.8M $412.5M 45% $2.9B $3.8B 28%
Portable Game Software $85.5M $101.5M 19% $983.1M $1.2B 23%
Video Game Accessories $67M $130M 94% $872.8M $1.4B 60%      

[Stogi]

Quote
Originally posted by: Kairon

Quote
Originally posted by: Luigi Dude
NINTENDO IS THE WINNER OF THIS GEN

Eh, I won't be ready to declare that until Nintendo leads the market in install base in all markets, especially America. I don't expect this to happen until late 2009.

2009?!

With the releases of WiiFit and Mariokart; not to mention the ever impending color change to black, surely it'll be sooner than that.

[BlackNMild2k1]

I think you you forgot about the a little unknown game that might be successful call SSBB.
That might help make that push past 360 early into 2008

[GoldenPhoenix]

Don't mind Kairon's prediction, he is just grumpy that Nintendo showed 3rd parties that good visuals are actually possible on Wii!

[Kairon]

Did I say 2009? Whoops. *goes back to edit*

[SalesBot]

Canadian NPD October 2007

October 2007:

1 (13) DS - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
2 (1) 360 - Halo 3
3 (-) 360 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ Guitar
4 (-) PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ Guitar
5 (5) WII - Wii Play
6 (-) 360 - The Orange Box
7 (-) WII - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/Guitar
8 (3) PS2 - NHL 08
9 (16) 360 - Guitar Hero II w/ Guitar
10 (2) 360 - NHL 08
11 (8.) DS - Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day
12 (-) PS2 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
13 (17) DS - Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
14 (10) PS2 - Guitar Hero II w/ Guitar
15 (-) 360 - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
16 (18.) WII - Mario Party 8
17 (20) DS - New Super Mario Bros.
18 (-) WII - Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party w/ Pad
19 (-) PSP - Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
20 (-) 360 - FIFA Soccer 08

[IceCold]

Canada loves Zelda.

[Arbok]

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Originally posted by: IceCold
Canada loves Zelda.

So it would seem... but raising from 13th place to first? Unbelievable...

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

There's a disease killing "real gamers" in Canada.

[IceCold]

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So it would seem... but raising from 13th place to first? Unbelievable...

Well, it was released on October 3rd, but I think the first day or two were counted in the September NPD.

[KDR_11k]

Local retailers place PH 1st in their DS charts.

[NWR_pap64]

A little birdy told me that the PS3 is outselling the Wii in Japan... O.O

[BranDonk Kong]

It's actually gotten bitch slapped by the PS3 for 2 weeks straight - hopefully this is NOA stealing Japanese Wiis for the US.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: Brandogg
It's actually gotten bitch slapped by the PS3 for 2 weeks straight - hopefully this is NOA stealing Japanese Wiis for the US.

Considering the Japanese are completely unmoved by Galaxy I think they just don't care anymore...

[Chozo Ghost]

Everyone seems to be hoping Wii Fit will boost the Wii in Japan, but will that actually be the case? I think the Japanese are already very fit as it is, so why would they need a fitness game? It seems something more suited for overweight westerners.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: Chozo Ghost
Everyone seems to be hoping Wii Fit will boost the Wii in Japan, but will that actually be the case? I think the Japanese are already very fit as it is, so why would they need a fitness game? It seems something more suited for overweight westerners.

From what I've seen its more than just a fitness games. There are a lot of mini games involved and lots of variety.

Nintendo hopes that Wii Fit strikes lighting like Wii Sports and Wii Play did.

Maybe its just my negative nature but I doubt the game will boost sales. Its a 70 dollar game. When have you heard of an overpriced, peripheral bases game moving consoles? And no, Guitar Hero doesn't count :p .

[Kairon]

Yeah, I really don't think that a $70 dollar game will be the second coming of Wii Sports. It'll do good, no doubt, but the price will hold back it's full potential.

[KDR_11k]

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Originally posted by: pap64
When have you heard of an overpriced, peripheral bases game moving consoles? And no, Guitar Hero doesn't count :p .

Why not?

[GoldenPhoenix]

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Originally posted by: Kairon
Yeah, I really don't think that a $70 dollar game will be the second coming of Wii Sports. It'll do good, no doubt, but the price will hold back it's full potential.

Kind of like how a $90 game called Guitar Hero was held back and a $160 game like Rock Band.

[couchmonkey]

I agree with the why-not Guitar Hero peeps here...if Guitar Hero sold, why not this?  The question is what does your  $70 peripheral game have to offer?  If we look at something like Eye of Judgement...let's be honest, card games are a limited, nerdy passtime: Sony is selling to a segment within a segment with that.

Guitar Hero works because who wouldn't like to be able to play guitar?  Almost any gamer can appreciate that, and a ton of "non-gamers" can too. Same thing with Karaoke games.  Why doesn't it work for Bongos or Maracas?  Here's a scientific chart to explain it:



Now does WiiFit have this mass appeal?  I think so.  I can't speak for Japan - maybe people are right that Japan doesn't care about fitness crazes, but unless you've lived there you probably don't know (I sure don't).  What the Japanese seem to like is crazy gadgets (4 million DS TV Tuners preordered, Nintendo can't believe the demand) and WiiFit falls into that category without being too niche.

It may all come down to how well Nintendo advertises it.

[BlackNMild2k1]

WiiFit has more pre-orders in Japan than SSBB

But in SSBB's defense, WiiFit comes out next week(Dec. 1st) and SSBB doesn't come out till next year.

[IceCold]

Haha, awesome chart, couchmonkey..

[Chozo Ghost]

I think that Nintendo should bundle Wii Fit with the Wii in the future instead of cutting the price of the console. This way everyone is going to have a Wii board and this means developers can't ignore it.

With this bundle, the Wii can remain at $249, but you are getting more. Wouldn't this be better than dropping the price to $199 or so?

[SalesBot]

Media Create Nov. 11th - Nov. 18th

01./01. [DS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 115,680 / 350,000
02./00. [Wii] Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom) - 82,637 / New!
03./02. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei) - 75,515 / 264,000
04./00. [DS] Pro Baseball Family Stadium DS (Bandai-Namco) - 49,365 / New!
05./00. [DS] Game Center CX: Arino's Challenge (Bandai-Namco) - 46,030 / New!
06./03. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) - 39,500 / 365,000
07./00. [PS3] Heavenly Sword (Sony) - 14,587 / New!
08./04. [DS] Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (Square-Enix) - 14,464 / 230,000
09./07. [Wii] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 13,104 / 2,211,000
10./00. [PS2] Armored Soldiers: Votoms (Bandai-Namco) - 12,408 / New!

11./11. [Wii] Wii Play (Nintendo)
12./09. [DS] Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
13./08. [DS] DS Nishimura Kyotarou Suspense Detective Series: Deadly Intent (Tecmo)
14./18. [DS] My Housekeeping Diary (Nintendo)
15./10. [PS3] Ratchet & Clank Future (Sony)
16./14. [Wii] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
17./00. [PS2] Hayarigami 2: Police Department Mystery Files (Nippon Ichi Software)New!
18./13. [DS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
19./05. [360] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei)
20./15. [DS] DS Literature Collection (Nintendo)

21./16. [DS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (Pokémon)
22./40. [DS] Taiko Drum Master DS (Bandai-Namco)
23./17. [DS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
24./00. [PSP] Dungeon Explorer: The Promised Door (Hudson)New!
25./12. [DS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)
26./00. [PSP] I Will Not Forgive You (AQ Interactive)New!
27./20. [DS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (Pokémon)
28./30. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)
29./37. [Wii] Ghost Squad (Sega)
30./32. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf 5 (Sony)

31./28. [DS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)
32./25. [DS] More Brain Age (Nintendo)
33./27. [DS] Tamagotchi no Puchi-Puchi Omisecchi: Thanks Everybody! (Bandai-Namco)
34./22. [PSP] Gundam Battle Chronicle (Bandai-Namco)
35./21. [DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven DS: Goal to Goal (Konami)
36./26. [DS] More English Training (Nintendo)
37./06. [PSP] Castlevania Chronicle (Konami)
38./00. [DS] Cooking Mama 2 (Taito)New!
39./31. [DS] Kanji Test 2 (Rocket Co.)
40./43. [Wii] Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Nintendo)

41./00. [DS] Dungeon Explorer: Evil's Domain (Hudson)New!
42./36. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ (Konami)
43./19. [PS3] Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubi Soft)
44./47. [DS] Prof. Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5)
45./29. [DS] Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirit (Bandai-Namco)
46./38. [DS] Brain Age (Nintendo)
47./35. [PS2] Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (Bandai-Namco)
48./34. [PS2] Ar Tonelico 2 (Banpresto)
49./23. [360] Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Bandai-Namco)
50./45. [DS] English Training (Nintendo)


Hardware - This Week | Last Week | YTD | LTD
1. NDS - 76,084 | 78,884 | 6,037,183 | 20,042,862
2. PSP - 65,609 | 58,964 | 2,310,547 | 6,842,676
3. PS3 - 39,178 | 55,924 | 883,746 | 1,341,304
4. WII - 36,230 | 34,546 | 2,896,660 | 3,816,303
5. PS2 - 8,855 | 9,043 | 667,628 | 20,822,487
6. 360 - 6,525 | 5,817 | 195,241 | 459,943
7. GBA - 262 | 923 | 50,165 | 15,348,244
8. NGC - 38 | 69 | 10,341 | 4,179,809

GBA = 0 GBA + 153 SP + 109 Micro
NDS = 15 DS + 76,069 Lite
# of Games Sold by System (Currently in no order):
Wii- 7 games
DS- 26 games
PS3- 5 games
PS2- 4 games
PSP- 6 games
XBox 360- 2 games

Number of New Games: 10 games

# First Party Games Split by Company:
Nintendo: 18
Sony: 3
Microsoft: 0

First to Third Party Number and Ratios by Company:
15 out of 33 or 45% of games Published for a Nintendo System were 3rd Party.
12 out of 15 or 80% of games Published for a Sony System were 3rd Party.
2 out of 2 or 100% of games Published for a Microsoft System were 3rd Party.
Legend:
Game- Nintendo System
Game- Sony System
Game- Microsoft System
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