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Offline Jonnyboy117

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Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« on: September 13, 2007, 02:24:15 PM »
Not surprisingly, Madden was the biggest selling game... but not so much on Wii.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14385

 The NPD Group's August sales figures have been posted at the NeoGAF forums (an official outlet of the NPD), and Nintendo is on top once again.  Wii took first place in the hardware race yet again, with just over 400,000 systems sold.  Nintendo DS is right behind with over 380,000 units.  In its second month of a price reduction, the PS3 sold roughly one third as many units as either Wii or DS, while Xbox 360 split the difference.    


On the software side, EA's new Madden game easily conquered the month, with three versions (360, PS2, and PS3) in the top five.   The Wii version of Madden NFL 08 is way down the list, selling fewer copies than the Xbox (not 360) version. Nintendo's top-selling software was Wii Play with a quarter-million copies sold, while Metroid Prime 3: Corruption followed with over 200,000 sold.  Mario Strikers: Charged had close to 150,000 copies sold for the month.

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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2007, 02:57:16 PM »
I'm suprised Wii Madden did so poorly.
I hope Metroid gets the same numbers or better for September.
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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2007, 03:01:47 PM »
Now for Ian to jump in and ruin the good news...
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2007, 03:03:40 PM »
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Originally posted by: NewsBot
Words and numbers in paragraph form.
Is it really that hard to use a chart?

Nintendo Wii - 403,600 (4.0 million)
Nintendo DS - 383,300 (12.7 million)
Xbox 360 - 276,700 (6.3 million)
PlayStation 2 - 202,000 (39.1 million)
PlayStation Portable - 151,200 (8.3 million)
PlayStation 3 - 130,600 (1.75 million)

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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2007, 03:16:43 PM »
Oh and I suspect Metroid Prime had something to do with the big sale numbers...
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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2007, 03:17:25 PM »
I'm waiting for the Ceric/SalesBot charts. Accept no substitute!
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2007, 03:19:33 PM »
Well looks like PS3 is back to its own crappy sales, so much for the price drop.
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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2007, 03:27:44 PM »
Anyone has first week NPD numbers on Metroid Prime 1 and 2? Well, this only counts MP3's first 5 days on the market, but it would be close enough..
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2007, 03:44:40 PM »
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Anyone has first week NPD numbers on Metroid Prime 1 and 2? Well, this only counts MP3's first 5 days on the market, but it would be close enough..


That would be interesting to see, though I would also like to know what the userbase was for MP1 and 2 when they were released.
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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2007, 03:54:02 PM »
About 6 and 15 million, respectively..
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2007, 06:26:05 PM »
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Originally posted by: NewsBot
Words and numbers in paragraph form.
Is it really that hard to use a chart?

There; that wasn't hard, now was it?  


Because we are not an official outlet for NPD data, I avoided quoting exact numbers.  It's a legal consideration.
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2007, 06:40:53 PM »
I am surprised that PS3 was able to keep it's head above the 100k mark though.  as a person who would like to see the PS3 do as poorly as possible so that Wii may do as well as possible it's a bit disheartening...  at least Wii is still doing 4 times better than PS3 monthly and selling more than 360 (worldwide, since launch) at the same time!
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2007, 07:07:23 PM »
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I am surprised that PS3 was able to keep it's head above the 100k mark though.  as a person who would like to see the PS3 do as poorly as possible so that Wii may do as well as possible it's a bit disheartening...  at least Wii is still doing 4 times better than PS3 monthly and selling more than 360 (worldwide, since launch) at the same time!


Actually, I want to see the PS3 do as well as possible so that it can hold back the XBox 360. I'm not very concerned about Sony anymore, but the XBox 360's entrenched strength will fight the Wii for third party development, marketshare, and mindshare, for a long time still.
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2007, 02:24:01 AM »
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Because we are not an official outlet for NPD data, I avoided quoting exact numbers.  It's a legal consideration.


Are you saying numbers are copyrightable now?  If so... boy, that is a sad state of affairs.
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« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2007, 05:00:43 AM »
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I am surprised that PS3 was able to keep it's head above the 100k mark though.  as a person who would like to see the PS3 do as poorly as possible so that Wii may do as well as possible it's a bit disheartening...  at least Wii is still doing 4 times better than PS3 monthly and selling more than 360 (worldwide, since launch) at the same time!


Actually, I want to see the PS3 do as well as possible so that it can hold back the XBox 360. I'm not very concerned about Sony anymore, but the XBox 360's entrenched strength will fight the Wii for third party development, marketshare, and mindshare, for a long time still.


Yeah, because Sony never did any of that. Rigghhhtt........
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2007, 05:34:51 AM »
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I am surprised that PS3 was able to keep it's head above the 100k mark though.  as a person who would like to see the PS3 do as poorly as possible so that Wii may do as well as possible it's a bit disheartening...  at least Wii is still doing 4 times better than PS3 monthly and selling more than 360 (worldwide, since launch) at the same time!


Actually, I want to see the PS3 do as well as possible so that it can hold back the XBox 360. I'm not very concerned about Sony anymore, but the XBox 360's entrenched strength will fight the Wii for third party development, marketshare, and mindshare, for a long time still.

If you really do feel that way, and are truly loyal to Nintendo, you should buy a PS3 posthaste!
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RE:Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2007, 07:47:12 AM »
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Because we are not an official outlet for NPD data, I avoided quoting exact numbers.  It's a legal consideration.


Are you saying numbers are copyrightable now?  If so... boy, that is a sad state of affairs.


Nope, facts can't be copyrighted but it's possible that those numbers count as trade secrets...
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« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2007, 08:49:05 AM »
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I am surprised that PS3 was able to keep it's head above the 100k mark though.  as a person who would like to see the PS3 do as poorly as possible so that Wii may do as well as possible it's a bit disheartening...  at least Wii is still doing 4 times better than PS3 monthly and selling more than 360 (worldwide, since launch) at the same time!


Actually, I want to see the PS3 do as well as possible so that it can hold back the XBox 360. I'm not very concerned about Sony anymore, but the XBox 360's entrenched strength will fight the Wii for third party development, marketshare, and mindshare, for a long time still.

If you really do feel that way, and are truly loyal to Nintendo, you should buy a PS3 posthaste!


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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #18 on: September 14, 2007, 09:11:54 AM »
No, remember:  Sony said they were happy the PS3 wasn't selling well, since they lose money on every console sold.  You're falling into Microsoft's trap!
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« Reply #19 on: September 14, 2007, 09:36:45 AM »
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No, remember:  Sony said they were happy the PS3 wasn't selling well, since they lose money on every console sold.  You're falling into Microsoft's trap!


Sony easily has the best strategy ever. I mean NO ONE thought of that before, brilliant.
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« Reply #20 on: September 14, 2007, 10:43:29 AM »
No matter what, Sony wins!
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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #21 on: September 14, 2007, 01:00:00 PM »
While "Facts" cannot be copyrighted, you have to take into consideration that the NPD numbers are pulled out of their backsides, since two of the largest Video Game Retailers (Wal*Mart and Toys R Us) don't report their sales to the NPD.

So these numbers aren't facts, they're magical works of fiction - and thus NPD could, ideally, claim copyright on them.
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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #22 on: September 14, 2007, 02:11:23 PM »
it really does surprise me that the ps2 and original xbox versions of madden outsold the wii's.  i didn't see that coming.  worst case, i thought we'd see it behind 360 and ps3.  i wonder if this will affect future ea games coming, like nhl or ncaa.  
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« Reply #23 on: September 14, 2007, 02:21:06 PM »
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it really does surprise me that the ps2 and original xbox versions of madden outsold the wii's.  i didn't see that coming.  worst case, i thought we'd see it behind 360 and ps3.  i wonder if this will affect future ea games coming, like nhl or ncaa.


I'm surprised more people didn't comment on this and frankly it is something that people should be concerned about.  Honestly a lot of people didn't even know Madden 08 came out for the regular Xbox and yet it OUTSOLD the Wii version.  On a system that is the hottest thing out there and already has a user base in America of around 4 million.

This troubles me, because sports is a huge draw for many consumers and especially casual gamers.  And Nintendo has struggled with sports titles and that definitely factors into struggling with 3rd party support.  

If EA can't even sell Madden (the biggest sports franchise) to the biggest user base of new consoles (the Wii), then what makes any other 3rd party feel like they would be successful with any of their sports franchises?  The lack of 3rd party support is still a concern for Nintendo and this doesn't help at all.

This news is rather troublesome...

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RE: Nintendo Rules August Hardware Sales
« Reply #24 on: September 14, 2007, 04:33:45 PM »
Well, Madden 07 sold comparably on the Wii and the PS3 last year, so I don't know why there's so much disparity this year. I know that Tiger Woods sold a lot on Wii, but a lot of that was probably due to that awesome commercial with Tiger himself in it, and the Wii version being showcased and favoured above all the rest. Maybe Madden Wii didn't get that treatment.
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