Full NPD Data for May
May Hardware Sales
PSP = 250,000
PS2 = 273,000
Xbox = 129,000
GCN = 50,000
GBA/DS = 279,000 (approx)
May Top 25 Software Sales
US Top 25 Videogame Titles
Rank Title Publisher
1 GBA POKEMON EMERALD Nintendo
2 PS2 SW EPISODE III: S ITH LucasArts
3 XBX SW EPISODE III: SITH LucasArts
4 XBX FORZA MOTORSPORT Microsoft
5 PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB 3: DUB Take Two
6 PS2 LEGO STAR W ARS Eidos
7 PS2 GOD OF WAR Sony
8 XBX M IDNIGHT CLUB 3: DUB Take Two
9 XBX LEGO STAR WARS Eidos
10 XBX AREA 51 Midway
11 PS2 AREA 51 Midway
12 GBA SW EPISODE III: SITH LucasArts
13 PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2005 Electronic Arts
14 PSP NEED SPEED:UND RIVALS Electronic Arts
15 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 4 Sony
16 GBA LEGO STAR WARS Eidos
17 XBX T.CLANCY:CHAOS THEORY Ubi Soft
18 PSP HOT SHOTS GOLF
PEN Sony
19 PSP UNTOLD LEGENDS:BTHRHD Sony
20 GBA FIRE EMBLEM: THE SACRED STO Nintendo
21 PS2 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 2 Electronic Arts
22 NDS SW EPISODE III: SITH LucasArts
23 XBX DOOM 3 Activision
24 PSP MVP BASEBALL Electronic Arts
25 PSP NBA STREET SHOWDOWN Electronic Arts
Note: Ranked in terms of $$$ sales.
CSFB Notes:
• Overall US videogame software sales were up sharply in the month of May with
sales up 30% y/y, faster than the 9% growth we saw in April due to strong
performance from Pokemon and Star Wars titles. 128-bit software sales were up
9% year over year. Handheld software sales were up 156% y/y, benefiting from
another full month of software for the PSP and the release of Pokemon Emerald. The
PSP sold approximately 250K units in its third month. 128-bit hardware sales were
down 17% y/y in May, with PS2 unit sales up 8%, but Gamecube and Xbox down
35% and 40% respectively. This brings the install base of 128-bit consoles to
approximately 51.4 million in the U.S.
• Electronic Arts U.S. videogame sales in May were down 8% year over year. The
company’s sell through should pick up with the release of three titles in June: Medal of
Honor: European Assault, receiving strong initial reviews (~80%), Battlefield 2, which
is off to a very strong start, and Batman Begins. For the quarter to date including May
PC game sales, U.S. sell through is down 29%.
• Take Two’s U.S. videogame sales in May were down 1% year over year. The
company had no new releases in the month, however April’s Midnight Club: DUB
Edition sold 228K units. For the quarter to date including May PC game sales, sell
through is up 49%. The most significant title from Take-Two in the calendar quarter is
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which released in early June on the Xbox and PC.
• THQ U.S. videogame sales increased 13% year over year in May. The company’s
WWE Wrestlemania XXI performed well with approximately 135K units sold in its
first two months. For the quarter to date including May PC game sales, sell through is
up 12%. The most significant release in the current quarter should be Destroy All
Humans!, which launched this week on the PS2 and Xbox and is receiving solid initial
reviews (~80%).
• Activision’s U.S. videogame sales were down 24% year over year for the month of
May, due to the tough comparison with last May’s Shrek 2.The company released
Madagascar mid month, which sold approximately 46K units. For the quarter to date
including May PC game sales, sell through is up 59% due to the strength of the Doom
franchise.
• Midway’s U.S. sales in the month of May were down 1% year over year. The
company had a difficult comparison with last year due to continued sales of NBA
Ballers, which released last April. For the quarter to date, sell through is down 36%.
• We expect another solid month in June given the number of titles being released,
despite the difficult comp created by last year’s hardware price cuts.
Daily Japanese Sales Charts
23rd June
1 GBA Mushi King [Sega] RPG 2005/6/23
2 PS2 Zill'ol [Koei] RPG 2005/6/23
3 GC Chibi Robo [Nintendo] ACT 2005/6/23
4 PS2 Easy victory! Pachisuro declaration 3 [Tecmo] TBL 2005/6/23
5 NDS Famicom Wars DS [Nintendo] SLG 2005/6/23
6 PS2 FutaKoi (limited edition) [Marvelous] AVG 2005/6/23
7 NDS Goemon [Konami] ACT 2005/6/23
8 NDS Takashi Tohoku University brain training [Nintendo] ETC 2005/5/19
9 PSP CODED ARMS [Konami] STG 2005/6/23
10 PS2 Zill'ol [Koei] RPG 2005/6/23
11 PS2 Drag on Dragoon 2 [Square Enix] RPG 2005/6/16
12 PS2 Shrine maiden [Idea factory] AVG 2005/6/23
13 PS2 SIMPLE 2000 series Vol.80 [D3] ACT 2005/6/23
14 PS2 Shrine maiden (limited edition) [Idea factory] AVG 2005/6/23
15 PS2 Ghost Recon Jungle Storm [Ubisoft] STG 2005/6/23
16 PS2 Kenka Banchou [Spike] ACT 2005/6/9
17 PS2 FutaKoi [Marvelous] AVG 2005/6/23
18 PS2 Metal Saga: Sajin no Kusari [Success] RPG 2005/6/9
19 NDS Easy Dictionary [Nintendo] ETC 2005/6/16
20 NDS Nintendogs Shiba and friends [Nintendo] SLG 2005/4/21
and to whoever was wondering where the daily rankings come from
they come from
Yahoo Japan