North America sale totals for Dec. 2007 and totals for all of 2007 (joystiq.com)

[7th lutz]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/17/december-npd-no-wonder-youre-broke-this-month/

December 2007 Hardware sales

- DS Lite: 2.47m 940K (61%)
- Wii: 1.35m 369K (38%)
- Xbox 360: 1.26m 490K (64%)
- PS2: 1.1m 604K (122%)
- PSP: 1.06m 493K (87%)
- PS3: 797K 331 (71%)

Hardware totals for 2007 (life-to-date in parentheses)


DS: 8.50 million (17.65 million)

Wii: 6.29 million (7.38 million)

Xbox 360: 4.62 million (9.15 million)

PS2: 3.97 million (41.12 million)

PSP: 3.82 million (10.47 million)

PS3: 2.56 million (3.25 million)


December Software

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) -- 1.47m
2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) -- 1.40m
3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) -- 1.25m
4. Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) -- 1.08m
5. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) -- 894K
6. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) -- 743K
7. Brain Age 2 (DS) -- 660K
8. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) -- 655K
9. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) -- 625K
10. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) -- 613K
Software totals for 2007

1. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) -- 4.82m

2. Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) -- 4.12m
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) -- 3.04m
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) -- 2.72m
5. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) -- 2.52m
6. Pokémon Diamond (DS) -- 2.48m
7. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) -- 1.90m
8. Guitar Hero II (PS2) -- 1.89m
9. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) -- 1.87m
10. Mario Party 8 (Wii) -- 1.82m

[Snapple]

It's crazy how Wii Play is still selling so well so long after it's been released. I know why it's still selling, but still. Just shows that people like bundles.

[Rob2600]

December Software

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360) -- 1.47m
2. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) -- 1.40m
3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) -- 1.25m
4. Wii Play w/ Remote (Wii) -- 1.08m
5. Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360) -- 894K
6. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) -- 743K
7. Brain Age 2 (DS) -- 660K
8. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) -- 655K
9. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) -- 625K
10. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii) -- 613K

11. Guitar Hero III (Wii) -- 500K+

According to the article IGN posted last night, number 11 is Guitar Hero III for Wii with a little over 500,000 units sold.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/846/846294p1.html


This also brings Super Mario Galaxy's total to roughly 3.5 million worldwide so far.

[badinsults]

Here are the Canadian charts:

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1UP6PnQ2YtCvWZMoV3Gms2ZAtLw

Apparently video game sales were up an astonishing 56% last year.

They don't give any sales figures, but the top selling games for the year were:

1) Wii Play (Wii)
2) Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
3) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
4) Pokemon Diamond (DS)
5) Guitar Hero 3 (PS2)
6) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
7) New Super Mario Bros (DS)
8) Guitar Hero 2 (Xbox 360)
9) Mario Party 8 (Wii)
10) Brain Age 2 (DS)

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

It's crazy how Wii Play is still selling so well so long after it's been released. I know why it's still selling, but still. Just shows that people like bundles.

Well, it's only $10 more than buying just the controller, and it comes with software (granted, there are only a few decent selections on that software, it's still software nonetheless).

[atari_overlord]

I cant believe how well the playstation 2 is still selling. That number of 41 million sold is astronomical.

[swlovinist]

The numbers actually suprised me.

The PS2 is still rocking. 41 mil is a ton of systems. One of my favorite
The 360 had a solid showing. Now about that price drop....
The Wii is continuing to blast off. I predict that this console is only going in one direction...off the shelves.

The PS3 is still in third by a long shot. While I think it is still an OK system Sony better do something this year or they might have some trouble getting future people making games for their system. Gosh they have botched the dam thing.

[The 1 2 P]

The PS3 has been in last place every month since it released in November 2006. I think it's time they do something different.

[FantasiaWHT]

Sales figures:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080119/tc_afp/lifestylevideogamesusjapansalescompanynintendo_080 119011729;_ylt=Avu52qzMj0gOHAPOYaht0n8E1vAI

$17.9 billion, that's absolutely insane. @_@@_@@_@@_@

I think the last few years have been around the $10 - $12 billion mark.

[Rob2600]

According to Media Create's Japanese sales data (January 7, 2008 to January 13, 2008):

software:

Wii Fit (Wii) - 89,584
Mario Party DS (DS) - 43,082
Wii Sports (Wii) - 33,267
Final Fantasy IV (DS) - 32,427
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP) - 25,927
Professor Layton and the Devil's Box (DS) - 25,303
Dragon Quest IV (DS) - 24,992
Wii Play (Wii) - 24,820
Mario & Sonic at Peking Olympics (Wii) - 21,661
Mario Kart DS (DS) - 17,433

hardware:

Nintendo DS - 97,369
Sony PSP - 96,159
Nintendo Wii - 84,530
Sony PlayStation 3 - 39,907
Sony PlayStation 2 - 14,499
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 4,690

http://wii.ign.com/articles/846/846402p1.html

[Rob2600]

The Wii reached 20.13 million units sold worldwide at the end of December 2007.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/847/847394p1.html


Also:

December 2007 software-to-hardware ratio data (U.S., NPD Group):

Wii: 8.11 to 1
Xbox 360: 7.76 to 1
PlayStation 3: 5.04 to 1

Players bought eight games for every Wii sold in December 2007. That ratio is higher than the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3.


Life-to-date software-to-hardware ratio data (U.S., NPD Group):

Wii: 4.64 to 1
Xbox 360: 7.0 to 1
PlayStation 3: 4.26 to 1

http://wii.ign.com/articles/847/847472p1.html

[Hep038]

People keep talking about how bad Sony is doing, but seeing the numbers for the PS2 and PSP, makes me think that they really can afford to wait out the bad start of the PS3. I mean only a couple hundred thousand more Wii's were sold than PS2, and people claim they still cannot find them in the wild.


On a side note, I had a little extra money and was going to pick up a Wii after xmas because my nephew got one and he wanted to me to get one so we could "share" games. Well I found them in the first 2 stores I went to. Both had over 5 units both told me I had to buy bundles to get them. As long as they keep pulling this crap, I can go without for now. I feel bad for nintendo because I am sure they would love to sell me a unit for 250.

[Rob2600]

People keep talking about how bad Sony is doing, but seeing the numbers for the PS2 and PSP, makes me think that they really can afford to wait out the bad start of the PS3. I mean only a couple hundred thousand more Wii's were sold than PS2

In 2007, the Wii outsold the PlayStation 2 by 2.32 million in the U.S. alone. In fact, the Wii sold just about the same as the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation 3 combined.

Two Nintendo consoles (the DS and the Wii) outsold three Sony consoles (the PSP, the PlayStation 2, and the PlayStation 3) in the U.S.: 14.79 million vs. 10.35 million. True, Sony isn't doing horribly overall (the PlayStation 3 is doing horribly though), but considering how much it dominated the last two generations of home consoles, it's surprising to see it in last place now.

U.S. hardware totals for 2007:

DS: 8.50 million
Wii: 6.29 million
Xbox 360: 4.62 million
PS2: 3.97 million
PSP: 3.82 million
PS3: 2.56 million


On a side note, I had a little extra money and was going to pick up a Wii after xmas... Well I found them in the first 2 stores I went to... both told me I had to buy bundles to get them.

I hate bundles and I hated selling them when I worked retail several years ago.

[Greg2600]

I will always continue to believe that simply shutting down game sales on the previous gen system is not the way to go. Especially when there isn't an enormous leap in technology. I have an XBox still, and you mean to tell me they can't tone down the graphics and release PGR 3 or Halo 3 on the old Xbox?

[Rob2600]

http://wii.ign.com/articles/852/852438p1.html

According to NPD Group's U.S. sales data (January 2008):

software:

Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) - 328,000
Wii Play (Wii) - 298,000
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii) - 240,000
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - 172,000
Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 171,000
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Xbox 360) - 167,000
Burnout Paradise () - 144,000
Call of Duty 4 (PlayStation 3) - 139,000
Mario Party DS (DS) - 138,000
Mario & Sonic at the Olympics () - 133,000

"Guitar Hero III for Wii has sold nearly 1.5 million copies since it debuted in November 2007, despite having a major sound bug. Activision has recently started sending out replacement copies of the game to consumers who asked for them.

We're saddened to report that since their simultaneous release in August 2007, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption has sold 626,000 copies and Carnival Games 655,000 copies.

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles has topped the 300,000 mark in sales domestically.

Wii Play has amassed 4.4 million in sales since its release"


hardware:

Wii nunchuck - 375,000 :)
Nintendo Wii - 274,000
Sony PlayStation 3 - 270,000
Sony PlayStation 2 - 265,000
Nintendo DS - 252,000
Sony PSP - 230,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 229,000

Very close month!

"Despite severe hardware shortages – supply was so limited, in fact, that Nintendo was forced to hand out vouchers to consumers interested in Wii – approximately 274,000 gamers picked up the console in January."

I wonder how many vouchers were given out.

[Poofta!]

omfg! the ps3 outsold the 360!

has hell really frozen over?


no me gusta....

[Nature Boy]

People keep talking about how bad Sony is doing, but seeing the numbers for the PS2 and PSP, makes me think that they really can afford to wait out the bad start of the PS3. I mean only a couple hundred thousand more Wii's were sold than PS2, and people claim they still cannot find them in the wild.

Those same people were likely quick to point out that while the previous Nintendo consoles seemed to be doing poorly, Nintendo was doing just fine thanks to it's GBA/DS line of products.

The lesson, as always: people ignore what they want when they want to say something negative about publisher Y.

[heybtbm]

omfg! the ps3 outsold the 360!

has hell really frozen over?


no me gusta....

In a word, no.

The 360 had an alarming stock shortage for January. People that wanted to buy a 360 simple couldn't find one after Christmas. This was even discussed here at DP.

[FantasiaWHT]

Is that the first time the PS3 has outsold the PS2?

[koster]

In a word, no.

The 360 had an alarming stock shortage for January. People that wanted to buy a 360 simple couldn't find one after Christmas. This was even discussed here at DP.
I wonder if the shortage was due to the number of replacement units needed for RRoD returns. Or is Microsoft taking a page out of Nintendo's Wii marketing playbook... :)

[zektor]

In a word, no.

The 360 had an alarming stock shortage for January. People that wanted to buy a 360 simple couldn't find one after Christmas. This was even discussed here at DP.

Not in my neck of the woods. The 360 was actually the ONLY system I was able to find consistently at every location I Christmas shopped at (looking for a Wii for someone actually) and everything else (Wii of course, PS3, DS Lite, PSP) were just blown out. As a matter of fact, many of the stores I have visited *still* look like that and I still see many 360 units laying around. If there was a 360 shortage, my area certainly didn't see it. I must point out the fact however that the 360's that were in abundance were "Arcade" units, so many people just wanted the Elite or Premium or something...

[Rob2600]

IGN - Wii Rules Japan in February (http://wii.ign.com/articles/855/855633p1.html)

According to Enterbrain's Japanese sales data (month of January 28, 2008 to February 24, 2008):

software:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 1,329,133
Wii Fit (Wii) - 309,311
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 275,732
Gundam Giren's Ambition (PSP) - 145,549
Haruhi Suzumiya (PS2) - 132,332


hardware:

Wii - 332,000
Nintendo DS - 230,000
Sony PlayStation 3 - 89,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 14,000
Sony PSP - ?
Sony PlayStation 2 - ?

[Rob2600]

IGN - Smash Bros. Stays at Top in Japan (http://wii.ign.com/articles/855/855939p1.html)

According to Media Create's Japanese sales data (week of February 18, 2008 to February 24, 2008):

software:

Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo, Wii) - 77,525
Sekaiju no Meikyuu II (a.k.a. Etrian Odyssey II) (Atlus, DS) - 68,913
Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii) - 61,922
Warriors Orochi (Koei, PSP) - 46,667
Harvest Moon Kira Kira Taiyou to Nakamatachi (Marvelous Interactive, DS) - 44,721
Winning Eleven Play Maker 2008 (Konami, Wii) - 36,067
Lost Planet (Capcom, PS3) - 22,696
Bioshock (Spike, Xbox 360) - 17,808
Wii Sports (Nintendo, Wii) - 17,077
Mario & Sonic at Peking Olympics (Nintendo, DS) - 14,932


hardware:

Wii - 63,504
Sony PSP - 53,373
Nintendo DS - 50,151
Sony PlayStation 3 - 14,060
Sony PlayStation 2 - 9,634
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 2,001

[udisi]

Not that it's anything new, but damn is the 360 a piece of crap in Japan. 14,000 units for the month. Not much better than the original xbox there.

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

The 360 had an alarming stock shortage for January. People that wanted to buy a 360 simple couldn't find one after Christmas. This was even discussed here at DP.
People wanted to buy something, but were unable to?

That is alarming. In fact, it sounds like a job for...CAPTAIN CONSUMER! Defending open markets, mass consumption and capitalism wherever they are endangered!


...word is bondage...

[otaku]

definetly could have used more 360s the last couple months (3-4) as always the best selling stuff was ps2 whether it be games or systems and we kept em in stock. Wii has always been a rare bird in our store I have a big sale coming up we have ten for it! PSP has never sold well I have two star wars units that have been sitting for couple months now. DS was hard to come by for a few weeks after xmas (had a shitload for xmas though) but now my stock is healthy again. Ps3 has started to pick up finally

[Rob2600]

IGN - DS and Wii Own February in the U.S. (http://wii.ign.com/articles/859/859504p1.html)

According to NPD Group's U.S. sales data (month of February 2008):

software:

1. Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) - 296,000
2. Devil May Cry 4 (Xbox 360) - 295,000
3. Wii Play (Wii) - 289,000
4. Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) - 233,000
5. Guitar Hero III (Wii) - 222,000
6. Mario and Sonic at the Olympics (DS) - 205,000
7. Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360) - 203,000
8. Turok (Xbox 360) - 197,000
9. Guitar Hero III (PS3) - 183,000
10. Rock Band (Xbox 360) - 161,000

"Activision has now sold more than seven million copies of Guitar Hero III in the U.S. across all platforms since the game released in October 2007. The Wii version alone is on its way to selling two million copies."


hardware:

Nintendo DS - 587,000
Wii - 432,000
Sony PlayStation 2 - 351,000
Sony PlayStation 3 - 280,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 254,000
Sony PSP - 243,000

"Except for one month in which Xbox 360 sales spiked after the release of Halo 3, Wii and DS have held these two top spots for more than a year running."

[Rob2600]

IGN - Mario Kart Tops Charts in Japan (http://wii.ign.com/articles/867/867684p1.html)

According to Media Create's sales data for Japan (week of April 7 to April 13, 2008):

software:

1. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 593,576
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 221,781
3. Warriors Orochi Maou Sairin (PS2) - 55,506
4. Wii Fit (Wii) - 31,325
5. Pokemon Ranger: Batonnage (DS) - 30,159
6. Tottado (DS) - 26,109
7. Pro Baseball Spirits 5 (PS2) - 21,510
8. Star Ocean 2 Second Evolution (PSP) - 17,591
9. Deca Sports (Wii) - 17,171
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 14,297


hardware:

Sony PSP - 85,721
Nintendo DS Lite - 47,158
Nintendo Wii - 46,296
PlayStation 3 - 8,232
Sony PlayStation 2 - 6,834
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 1,147

[Rob2600]

Joystiq - March NPD: Wii, Smash Bros. on top, software sales surge (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/17/march-npd-wii-smash-bros-on-top-software-sales-surge/)

According to NPD Group's U.S. sales data (month of March 2008):

software:

1. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 2,700,000
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360) - 752,300
3. Army of Two (Xbox 360) - 606,100
4. Wii Play (Wii) - 409,800
5. God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) - 340,500
6. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) - 301,600
7. Guitar Hero III (Wii) - 264,000
8. MLB 2K8 (Xbox 360) - 237,100
9. Call of Duty 4 (Xbox 360) - 237,000
10. Army of Two (PS3) - 224,900

"Super Smash Bros. rode a wave of hype to a ridiculous 2.7 million sales - that's more than last month's top ten combined."


hardware:

Nintendo Wii - 721,000
Nintendo DS - 698,000
Sony PSP - 297,000
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 262,000
Sony PlayStation 3 - 257,000
Sony PlayStation 2 - 216,000