US December hardware sales

[whelan=legend]

PS3 still getting thumped

US hardware sales rankings

Last month's rank - December rank - December sales - Lifetime US sales

(1) 01. NDS - 2,470,000 (17,591,100)
(2) 02. Wii - 1,350,000 (7,369,400)
(3) 03. 360 - 1,260,000 (9,124,800)
(5) 04. PS2 - 1,100,000 (41,045,800)
(4) 05. PSP - 1,060,000 (10,512,900)
(6) 06. PS3 - 797,700 (3,249,800)

http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=8557

 

[stephen_bayne]

God. It even came in behind the PSP. I heard things weren't going so well for the PS3 but I had no idea they were that bad. I'd actually like to see the numbers on how many PS2s have been sold since the PS3came out.

Nevermind. Someone posted in the comments below the yearly figures and PS2 yearly figures are higher than PS3s lifetime figures so there's a good indication there.

 

[DamianBis]

Those are only US rankings... for the ps3 to be that close to 360 is pretty good.

Europe/Us are more even.. very close between ps3 and 360 on a week by week basis.

Japan the 360 is getting trampled on by wii and ps3.

 

[whelan=legend]

Those are only US rankings... for the ps3 to be that close to 360 is pretty good.

500,000 for a system thats older in a christmas period is not close. In the US the PS2 killed the Xbox and PS3 was predicted to kill the 360 so its not good to be that far behind.

 

[morell]

whelan=legend,

who give a ****?!?!?

 

[beaumont911]

I find it funny how Karl Pilkington can preach his Blu-Ray/PS3 love affair in other topics, but not here.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

I don't preach, I offer my opinion and back it up with logic.

I think it's well established the PS3 isn't faring so well in it's first year in the US. It hasn't got the games library to challenge the 360 as yet. But the 360 has fired it's big first salvo (even after being on the market for an extra year there's still really only a handful of must have games anyway) and the PS3 hasn't.

It's also well established that Blu-Ray is by far leading the format war. Anyone who even suggest HD-DVD will make a comeback is delusional, considering only two of the ten biggest studios in the world are supporting it.

When the big PS3 titles come out (metal gear solid, gran turismo, final fantasy 13) we can see how it stacks up compared to the 360's big titles (Gears of War, Halo 3 and Bioshock - all of which are already available or will shortly be available on pc anyway).

Mind you, I've got a feeling that as soon as the PS3 starts beating the 360, we'll see an announcement from Microsoft for a true next-gen console coming out in 2009 - as clearly the 360 is a stop-gap solution.

 

[beaumont911]

It's also well established that Blu-Ray is by far leading the format war. Anyone who even suggest HD-DVD will make a comeback is delusional, considering only two of the ten biggest studios in the world are supporting it.

That's exactly what I am talking about. This topic is about console sales and you bring up the format war.

Although it Blu-Ray isn't winning - it has won.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

That's exactly what I am talking about. This topic is about console sales and you bring up the format war.

Although it Blu-Ray isn't winning - it has won.

I believe the post before mine (yours) brought up the format war in this thread.

And it is, generally speaking, linked to most discussions of PS3 vs 360. It is a standard feature on the PS3, and when comparing features/costs or even motivation behind why someone might purchase one over the other it becomes completely relevant to the topic.

 

[whelan=legend]

as clearly the 360 is a stop-gap solution.

Clearly?

Err, yeah a stop gap solution with double the sales of the 'real thing'

 

[beaumont911]

I believe the post before mine (yours) brought up the format war in this thread.

I merely described what you are so clearly obsessed with.

But it's OK, admittance is the first step.

 

[Carn Hawkas]

Nintendo is unstopable.

 

[ep2018]

I am more surprised on the sales of the Nintendo DS!

 

[Karl Pilkington]

Clearly?

Err, yeah a stop gap solution with double the sales of the 'real thing'

It's been out twice as long as well.

And it is a stop-gap solution not because of its sales, but because it still runs on DVD9's with no HDD, meaning all games designed for it have only 8 gig to work with.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

I merely described what you are so clearly obsessed with.

But it's OK, admittance is the first step.

Yes, like I said, you brought it up. Not me.

 

[Hollow Knight]

The DS is just unstoppable.

A victory for substance over style.

 

[beaumont911]

It's been out twice as long as well.

That isn't the point - the point is the Wii/360 outsold the PS3, the total sales are irrelevant.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

That isn't the point - the point is the Wii/360 outsold the PS3, the total sales are irrelevant.

I don't think you understood the post. Go and read again.

 

[whelan=legend]

I dont think you understood me, if the PS3 was the real thing, it should have blitzed a stop gap solution such as the 360 over christmas time am i right?

 

[beaumont911]

I dont think you understood me, if the PS3 was the real thing, it should have blitzed a stop gap solution such as the 360 over christmas time am i right?

That is exactly it. Gotta love the ignorant PS3 fanboys

 

[Gridlock'd]

Where are the Japan/Europe figures?

 

[Hollow Knight]

Where are the Japan/Europe figures?

I don't have Europe figures on hand, but I do have Japan.

First number is last week's sales. Second number is total sales since launch.

Handhelds

NDS - 97,369 | 21,536,988
PSP - 96,159 | 7,915,987

Consoles
WII - 84,530 | 4,908,487
PS3 - 38,907 | 1,744,766
PS2 - 14,499 | 20,973,546
360 - 4,690 | 521,794

Nintendo currently has the Japanese videogame industry firmly in the palm of their hand.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Here is last weeks top 10 game sales in Japan.

First number is last week's sales. Second number is total sales since launch.



01. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 89,584 / 1,101,000
02. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 43,082 / 1,527,000
03. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 33,267 / 2,658,000
04. [NDS] Final Fantasy IV (Square-Enix) - 32,427 / 537,000
05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom) - 25,927 / 1,511,000
06. [NDS] Prof. Layton and Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 25,303 / 708,000
07. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV (Square-Enix) - 24,992 / 1,143,000
08. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 24,820 / 2,155,000
09. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 21,661 / 468,000
10. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 17,433 / 2,908,000

 

[dynamite_kid]

Super Mario Galaxy isn't there

 

[Hollow Knight]

Super Mario Galaxy isn't there

Its 11th.

Its been out there for a while.

01./02. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) - 89,584 / 1,101,000
02./01. [NDS] Mario Party DS (Nintendo) - 43,082 / 1,527,000
03./03. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo) - 33,267 / 2,658,000
04./04. [NDS] Final Fantasy IV (Square-Enix) - 32,427 / 537,000
05./14. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom) - 25,927 / 1,511,000
06./08. [NDS] Prof. Layton and Pandora's Box (Level 5) - 25,303 / 708,000
07./07. [NDS] Dragon Quest IV (Square-Enix) - 24,992 / 1,143,000
08./06. [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo) - 24,820 / 2,155,000
09./09. [WII] Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Nintendo) - 21,661 / 468,000
10./11. [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo) - 17,433 / 2,908,000

11./05. [WII] Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
12./10. [WII] Mario Party 8 (Nintendo)
13./12. [NDS] Rune Factory 2 (Marvelous Entertainment)
14./38. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
15./16. [PSP] Star Ocean 1: First Departure (Square-Enix)
16./13. [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
17./25. [NDS] Prof. Layton and the Curious Village (Level 5)
18./30. [NDS] Kanji Brain Test 2.5M (IE Institute)
19./18. [PS2] Super Robot Wars OG Gaiden (Banpresto)
20./20. [NDS] Animal Crossing Wild World (Nintendo)
21./21. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
22./00. [360] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
23./35. [NDS] My Housekeeping Diary (Nintendo)
24./00. [WII] Mario Strikers Charged (Nintendo)
25./24. [NDS] Tales of Innocence (Bandai-Namco)
26./26. [NDS] More Brain Age (Nintendo)
27./33. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (Sony)
28./28. [NDS] Nep League DS (Jaleco)
29./37. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 (Konami)
30./31. [WII] Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Capcom)
31./00. [WII] Home Teacher Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle! (Marvelous Entertainment)
32./00. [NDS] More English Training (Nintendo)
33./40. [PSP] Hot Shots Golf Portable 2 (Sony)
34./42. [NDS] Kanji Test 2 (Rocket Co.)
35./00. [NDS] DS Literature Collection (Nintendo)
36./15. [WII] Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
37./32. [NDS] Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (Nintendo)
38./29. [PS2] Naruto: Shippuuden N-Ultimate Accelerator 2 (Bandai-Namco)
39./00. [PSP] Haruhi Suzumiya's Promise (Bandai-Namco)
40./00. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Koei)
41./23. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Time Expedition Party (Pokémon)
42./00. [PS2] Yakuza 2 (Sega)
43./00. [PS2] Sengoku Basara 2: Heroes (Capcom)
44./00. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaiki da (Sony)
45./00. [NDS] Game Center CX: Arino's Challenge (Bandai-Namco)
46./36. [WII] Wario Ware Smooth Moves (Nintendo)
47./47. [NDS] Pokémon Diamond (Pokémon)
48./39. [NDS] Fast Card Battle: Card Hero (Nintendo)
49./27. [NDS] Pokémon Mysterious Dungeon: Shadow Expedition Party (Pokémon)
50./34. [NDS] Survival Kids 3 (Konami)


Top 50 breakdown.

NDS - 24 games
WII - 11 games
PS2 - 5 games
PSP - 5 games
PS3 - 4 games
360 - 1 game