Nintendo DS - 423,150
Wii - 338,278
PlayStation Portable - 221,120
PlayStation 2 - 187,765
Xbox 360 - 154,932
PlayStation 3 - 81,604
Game Boy Advance - 80,554
GameCube - 10,728
Nintendo once again leads the hardware sales race in the United States, seeing its four systems responsible for 57% of all game hardware sold last month. Though down slightly from the previous month, Wii and DS numbers are still blowing the competition away. To put the sales figures into perspective, consider how much money Americans were spending on just Nintendo hardware last month: $55 million on the Nintendo DS and $84.6 million on Wii. Such numbers may be the reason why the game industry saw a 67.2% increase of hardware sales in May compared to last year at the same time.
So what about the top games for May? Here's ten of them:
Pokémon Diamond (DS) - 331k
Mario Party 8 (Wii) - 314k
Spider-Man 3 (PS2) - 249k
Pokémon Pearl (DS) - 238k
Wii Play (Wii) - 227k
Forza Motorsport 2 (360) - 217k
Guitar Hero 2 (360) - 184k
Spider-Man 3 (360) - 140k
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (360) - 138k
Guitar Hero 2 (PS2) - 131k
Nintendo games occupy four of the top five spots. Pokémon Diamond has cooled off since its million-plus opening, but still holds the number one spot. Pearl was not so lucky, slipping down to slot four. Mario Party 8 picked up the slack, however, coming in ahead of the PS2 version of the game-of-the-movie, Spider-Man 3. Overall game software sales are 33.2% higher than they were last year.
Overall, the game industry saw growth at the rate of 48.7%, factoring for all hardware and all software. There's no question the Wii and DS are the reason for such tremendous progress. The hardware and software numbers make that as plain as day. But how long can Nintendo keep that up?
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Originally posted by: TrueNerd
When was the last time a PSP game showed up in those software charts? Or, why does it continue to move a steady amount of hardware but seemingly minimal software?
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Originally posted by: WuTangTurtle
you know I should feel bad for those 389k ppl that bought Spiderman 3, but at this point you should have heard about all the terrible reviews. So shame on you.
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"you know I should feel bad for those 389k ppl that bought Spiderman 3, but at this point you should have heard about all the terrible reviews. So shame on you."
I'll bet at least 350k of them don't even notice how much it sucks. With licenced games sucking for over 20 years you figure the idiots buying this would catch on. But they don't which suggests to me that they're so ignorant of good games that they don't notice how horrible those games are. Just being able to make Spider-Man move with the controller probably is a complete thrill to them.
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
With licenced games sucking for over 20 years you figure the idiots buying this would catch on.
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Actually I found Spider-man 3 to be quite enjoyable.
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
With licenced games sucking for over 20 years you figure the idiots buying this would catch on.
I'll be buying my first true licensed game... I think EVER... soon with Harry Potter! Wish me luck guys!Quote
Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Actually I found Spider-man 3 to be quite enjoyable.
You like Spider Man 3, I love Far Cry! I'm not alone anymore!!!
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Actually I found Spider-man 3 to be quite enjoyable.
You like Spider Man 3, I love Far Cry! I'm not alone anymore!!!
Hate to burst your bubble but Spider-man got slightly above average reviews, while Far Cry got crap out of 10.
QuoteNo Goldeneye?
I'll be buying my first true licensed game... I think EVER... soon with Harry Potter! Wish me luck guys!
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Originally posted by: TrueNerd
When was the last time a PSP game showed up in those software charts? Or, why does it continue to move a steady amount of hardware but seemingly minimal software?