Topic: Official Sales Thread

[BlackNMild2k1]

Its kinda like Sim City meets Civilizations I think.
more on the Civ side than Sim though

[Stratos]

Ohhh! It's that Anno 1702 or whatever game based on early Western discovery of the Americas, right? I diddn't realize there was a Wii or a DS version.

Did they ever come out in NA?

[KDR_11k]

The US version is called Dawn of Discovery. Says the release date is 17 June there.

[TJ Spyke]

This one is  called "Dawn of Discovery" here in North America, maybe you've heard of it under that name? There are some videos over at GameTrailers (and the GameTrailers Wii channel on iTunes).

Both the Wii and DS versions are only $30 and are listed as June 23 on Amazon:

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[Stratos]

Wow, June 23rd is the magic Summer date it seems. Conduit, Indiana Jones, Overlord and now Anno "Dawn of Discovery".

I am curious in the game as I like those types, but it may have to wait since I want those other three as well along with Wii Sports Resort.

[SalesBot]

NPD May 2009

UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED (X360) 679.6K
Wii FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD (Wii) 352.8K
EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 345.8K
UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED (PS3) 334.4K
INFAMOUS (PS3) 175.9K
POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION (NDS) 168.9K
MARIO KART W/ WHEEL (Wii) 158.3K
PUNCH OUT!! (Wii) 156.9K
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE UNCAGED ED (X360) 120.7K
Wii PLAY W/ REMOTE (Wii) 109.8K

NDS 633.5K
Wii 289.5K
X360 175K
PS3 131K
PS2 117K
PSP 100.4K

LTD:
PS2 - 44,147,818
DS - 30,876,658
PSP - 15,097,336
360 - 15,240,286
PS3 - 7,749,396
Wii - 20,203,081

YTD:
PS2 - 633,200
DS - 3,335,300
PSP - 755,700
360 - 1,380,000
PS3 - 955,200
Wii - 2,662,700

YOY:
PS2 -11%
DS +40%
PSP -45%
360 -6%
PS3 -37%
Wii -57%

Comparison May 2008 - May 2009
DS 452.6K - 633.5K +40%
Wii 675.1K - 289.5K -57%
PS3 208.7K - 131K -37% (7th consecutive month of decline)
360 186.6K - 175K -6%
PSP 182.3K - 100.4K -45%

[Stratos]

EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 345.8K


A little over half of EA's estimations.

Punchout didn't do half bad either.

[TJ Spyke]

The Wii has almost sold as many Wii's in the US as how many GameCube's they sold worldwide, wow.

[BranDonk Kong]

EA Sports Active was released on May 19th, 345K in 12 days ain't bad.

[BlackNMild2k1]

The Wii has almost sold as many Wii's in the US as how many GameCube's they sold worldwide, wow.

I also think Nintendo has sold more WiiFit in the U.S.than PS3 has sold WW.

[SalesBot]

NPD May 2009

~390K DSi
~244K DS/DS Lite

NINTENDO DS BRAND CONTINUES HOT STREAK, WII HITS 20 MILLION SALES MILESTONE

June 11, 2009

The Nintendo DS™ franchise continued its strong sales and placed No. 1 across all platforms for May, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. U.S. consumers purchased nearly 390,000 Nintendo DSi™ systems and nearly 244,000 Nintendo DS systems in May, for a combined total of more than 633,000 hand-helds. Total Nintendo DS franchise sales are at more than 31 million in the United States.

Nintendo's Wii™ console also hit a major milestone in May. With more than 289,000 unit sales in May, U.S. Wii sales crossed the 20 million mark after just 31 months on the market, reinforcing its position as the fastest-selling console in history.

"The continued enthusiastic consumer response to our products shows that Nintendo has something for everyone," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "For Nintendo, precision motion controls and social gaming are realities today. Upcoming games like Wii Sports Resort, launching at the end of July, and Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, coming this fall and holiday, will give consumers even more amazing experiences to enjoy."

Six games published for Nintendo platforms finished in the top 10 best-sellers of May in the United States. These include Wii Fit™ at No. 2 with nearly 353,000 sold, EA Sports Active at No. 3 with nearly 346,000 sold, Pokémon™ Platinum Version at No. 6 with nearly 169,000 sold, Mario Kart™ Wii at No. 7 with more than 158,000 sold Punch-Out!!™ at No. 8 with nearly 157,000 sold and Wii Play™ at No. 10 with more than 109,000 sold.

For more information about Nintendo, please visit www.Nintendo.com.

Sold in the US
PS3 7.7 million
Wii Fit 7.3 million

[SalesBot]

Wii Tracking ahead of PS2 - X360 tracking ahead of Xbox - PS3 tracking on par with GC

PS2 17,360,000 (31-month mark) (April 2003)
PS2 23,432,000 (43-month mark) (April 2004)

Xbox - 8,901,402 (31-month mark) (May 2004)
Xbox - 12,200,000 (43-month mark) (May 2005)

GCN - 7,473,241 (31-month mark) (May 2004)
GCN - 11,002,000 (43-month mark) (May 2005)

360 10,267,000 (31 months) (May 2008)
360 15,240,286 (43 months) (May 2009)

PS3 7,749,396 (31 months) (May 2009)

Wii 20,203,581 (31 months) (May 2009)

[SalesBot]

Wii Top 10
01. Wii FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD (Wii) 352.8K
02. EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 345.8K
03. MARIO KART W/ WHEEL (Wii) 158.3K
04. PUNCH OUT!! (Wii) 156.9K
05. Wii PLAY W/ REMOTE (Wii) 109.8K
06. GOLD'S GYM CARDIO WORKOUT
07. LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA
08. MY FITNESS COACH
09. LINK'S CROSSBOW TRAINING
10. GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR*

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

hmm, Nintendo non-advertises, AGAIN.

[Mop it up]

PS3 tracking on par with GC

Ouch. That's gotta sting.

Nice to see Punch-Out!! selling well. I wasn't sure how well it was going to fare.

[TJ Spyke]

So are workout games the new mini-games collection games? The Wii has 3 workout games in the top 20 this month (and I bet Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is in the Wii top 10).

[Mop it up]

(and I bet Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is in the Wii top 10).

It isn't, but My Fitness Coach is.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Wii Top 10
01. Wii FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD (Wii) 352.8K
02. EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE (Wii) 345.8K
03. MARIO KART W/ WHEEL (Wii) 158.3K
04. PUNCH OUT!! (Wii) 156.9K
05. Wii PLAY W/ REMOTE (Wii) 109.8K
06. GOLD'S GYM CARDIO WORKOUT
07. LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA
08. MY FITNESS COACH
09. LINK'S CROSSBOW TRAINING
10. GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR*

So are workout games the new mini-games collection games? The Wii has 3 workout games in the top 20 this month (and I bet Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is in the Wii top 10).

I said WOW.

You feelin alright? School must really be weighing you down right now. I hope finals are almost over.

[Deguello]

Hey, just for the sake of asking, how did Capcom's high-profile Bionic Commando do?

[TJ Spyke]

I meant to say 20, not 10. Still 4 of the Wii's top 10 selling games in May were workout games. I wonder what that says about the average Wii owner.

[BlackNMild2k1]

IGN says Bionic Commando has sold 30k over the X360 & PS3 combined

[TJ Spyke]

30K combined? That is pretty bad, almost enough to call it a bomb. I will wait and see how it does in June though. I don't think I saw ANY advertising for the game (not even any videos on GameTrailers).

[Deguello]

I meant to say 20, not 10. Still 4 of the Wii's top 10 selling games in May were workout games. I wonder what that says about the average Wii owner.

Well two of them are $30, so I'd imagine wii fit owners probably got them to try out, with little risk.  EA's active is actually a neat product, but all failed before the original Wii Fit, which probably means they might want to re-evaluate this "follow the leader" strategy with the Wii.  The market was already saturated before they got there.  And considering most of them probably sold under 100,000, it means they really weren't that successful anyway.

[ShyGuy]

Link's crossbow training?

[TJ Spyke]

I wonder how many people buy LCT just to get the Wii Zapper. It's a pretty fun game though and more than worth the $20 (I waited till I found a store that was selling it at $20 since that is the MSRP, most stores seem to be selling it for $25).