Console sales April 2007 (NPD)

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Wii - 360k
360 - 174k
PS3 - 82k

Ouch. The Elite didn't boost much sales-wise (data goes almost one week into May) and the PS3's sales just... Suck.
 
Even Game Boy Advance beat out PS3 this month (84k vs 82k); I didn't even know these things were still for sale! :eek:
 
holy shit, PS3 sales actually *declined* even further. I thought I'd read somewhere that April was going to be a breakout month for PS3? This is 360 outselling PS3 2:1+, and Wii outselling 360 2:1+. My god...that's wii outselling PS3 almost 4:1. WOW.
 
DragonMasterAlex said:
holy shit, PS3 sales actually *declined* even further. I thought I'd read somewhere that April was going to be a breakout month for PS3? This is 360 outselling PS3 2:1+, and Wii outselling 360 2:1+. My god...that's wii outselling PS3 almost 4:1. WOW.
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What boggles my mind, is how Wii INCREASED 100,000 over last month.
The increase alone, not counting the total, is higher than the total sales of PS3 in the same month.

This is an off month too. I bought one game this month. A budget PS2 title. (Raiden III)
 
WOW that is amazing, but as someone else said...the elite sucked, no wonder it didn't help at all.
 
LeviathanZERO said:
What boggles my mind, is how Wii INCREASED 100,000 over last month.
The increase alone, not counting the total, is higher than the total sales of PS3 in the same month.
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boggles my mind also. everyone i know with a wii (five of them) doesn't even turn it on anymore. i guess the novelty factor wore thin.
 
Tzzird said:
boggles my mind also. everyone i know with a wii (five of them) doesn't even turn it on anymore. i guess the novelty factor wore thin.
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I guess so. Wii playing is still a regular occurance at college for me ;D
 
I've still got plenty of Wii playing to do, but the system needs some online multiplayer setup to get some long term life for folks like me whose friends don't play games.
 
I'm astounded by those figures. I'm really wondering what Nintendo can manage with stock on the shelves and what Sony has to do to get on track.

I guess MS are fairly happy where they are until Halo is released or the PS3 starts selling more.
 
Wii is the next ps2 this generation. Most likely it'll end up lasting the longest even after being phased out most likely. Developers already started a switch pulling more resources i read from the ps3 to the wii and said it was much easier and cheaper to develope for and they said why not :). Everyone once said nintendo sucked but i guess they finally got it right this time. They finally figured out we play games to have fun not for techy demos(ps3s ducks in a tub) and dvd players lol. It all comes down to how much fun people are having and the sales shows it :)
 
I'm kind of boggled at how people are calling the 360 sales bad. The wii sales are just REALLY good, the 360 sales are very solid for this time of year, and the ps3 sales just suck like a hoover.
 
Tzzird said:
boggles my mind also. everyone i know with a wii (five of them) doesn't even turn it on anymore. i guess the novelty factor wore thin.
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I've been playing some super paper mario. Don't really play much elce(other then virtual console) because I have played out most of the good games for it. Waiting on mario party right now.

PS3 numbers are pretty sad. Will be interesting to see how they go up once it gets some more good games.
 
There are plenty of good games out for the Wii, but no real "killer apps". If it weren't for Wii Play, along with Ninja Gaiden and Mario Kart 64 on the VC, I wouldn't be playing mine either.

However, this kind of drought is to be expected. The 360 went through the same ordeal and the PS3 is suffering right now too. Consoles usually hit in time for the holiday season for obvious reasons, and if you guys haven't noticed the bulk of great titles end up hitting somewhere between October and January. A few delayed titles trickle out during springtime, and summer usually ends up being a barren wasteland when it comes to new releases.

I'd say hold on though, because a lot of titles are hitting the Wii in the second half of this year. Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Disaster: Day of Crisis, Project H.A.M.M.E.R., NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams, Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers, etc. I'm sure a few will be pushed back, but I'd say that's a lot to look forward to.
 
Yup, pretty amazing how well the Wii is selling considering there's barley any good games out for it. But yeah, PS3 is selling pretty bad, wonder how long until the sales pick up.
 
aznpxdd said:
Yup, pretty amazing how well the Wii is selling considering there's barley any good games out for it.
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Yeah, that's what's really weird. I can only imagine how well it will do when all the games actually come out.
 
You should download Ninja Spirit. That game is classic.
Kinda odd how I'm spending pretty much all of my gaming time on VC and GBA lately. (Just got Final Fantasy V and loving every minute.)

Not much gaming time lately. GBA FTW.:)

You guys should remember that Resident Evil 4 Wii is coming in June at $29.99, so theres something to look forward to.
Shame the "MayVideoGameStupidShow" is gone. (July??) Not much information on anything lately.

I'm surprised Sony did something this week. Glad someone brought some news to break the recent bordom. (Or lack of any new or exciting info on new games and releases, on all platforms)
 
Wii will decline... fast... (I haven't played mine in months)

PS3 will pick up...

360 will keep it steady like it has the whole time.
 
I don't think sony has really put much effort into marketing the PS3. They just don't seem to have the same sort of drive that the other companies have to create and sell consoles for whatever reason. Maybe they're holding out, or maybe they let the success of their previous consoles get to their heads and decided to be lazy with the PS3.
 
Heres all the numbers

NDS 471K
Wii 360K
PS2 194K
PSP 183K
360 174K
GBA 84K
PS3 82K
GCN 13K

Top 10 Software Items- April 2007 Units
NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 1.045 M
NDS POKEMON PEARL VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 712K
WII SUPER PAPER MARIO NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 352K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 249K
360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR ACTIVISION MAR 2007 TEEN (T) 197K
PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR ACTIVISION NOV 2006 TEEN (T) 142K
360 SPIDER-MAN 3 ACTIVISION APR 2007 TEEN (T) 117K
PS2 SPIDER-MAN 3 ACTIVISION APR 2007 TEEN (T) 105K
PS2 GOD OF WAR II SONY MAR 2007 MATURE (M) 101K
PS2 MLB '07: THE SHOW SONY FEB 2007 EVERYONE (E) 79K

FB2=Xbox 360 typo lol
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Looks like nintendo is raking in the big bucks thats for sure :). The Gameboy Advance is even beating the ps3 lol. I also heard that the ps3 costs $1000 in Australia and some other places. The numbers don't lie, it looks like the wii will be dominating for awhile. ;)
 
Lol, got those pics from another site. Was thinkin about that to ;). Suppost to be xbox2 :). Just put them up for the comparisons ;)
 
NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 1.045 M
NDS POKEMON PEARL VERSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2007 EVERYONE (E) 712K
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Thats fucking nuts....

Anyway it is interesting how the handhelds are outselling the ps3. NDS still is killing everything in site which is also insane.
 
The DS also cost 130$ and has a lot of games out. No wonder it sells like it does.
 
VoodooChi|d said:
Wii will decline... fast... (I haven't played mine in months)

PS3 will pick up...

360 will keep it steady like it has the whole time.
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And people have been saying that since *December*. They've been saying the same thing about DS vs PSP for well over a *year* now, don't you think that song and dance is getting a little old?

Just because YOU haven't touched your Wii in 4 months doesn't mean the rest of the world's Wii owners are doing the same, nor does it mean that John Q. Public wants it any less. I swear to god, your fan-girl posts are just so completely out of touch with reality I can barely believe it, and they just keep getting more and more out of touch with each passing month.

Don't you ever get tired of saying "Wii will lag, PS3 will pick up" and being wrong month after month after month?
 
The Wii really took alot of developers by surprise. I don't own one, but I will propably pick one up next year. I think there will be a explosion of Wii games in 08. The game selection is going to be kinda lean until then.
 
I've only touched my xbox360 ONCE since getting my Wii. Forza 2 Demo :cool:
 
Defective said:
The Wii really took alot of developers by surprise. I don't own one, but I will propably pick one up next year. I think there will be a explosion of Wii games in 08. The game selection is going to be kinda lean until then.
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I think the explosion will probably happen come November/December, with maybe a few heavy hitters leading up to that, but generally I agree with you, the library will likely go *apeshit* come 2008. Publishers smell dollars where Wii is concerned (and for good reason, as evidenced by the numbers month after month), and the bottom line, no matter what else can be said about RAM, processors and hard disks, is that the publishers will go where they smell the cash, and the devs will go where the publishers TELL them to go, because the publisher pays the bills.
 
I haven't touched my Wii in about a month and a half but I'm not too worried. With the sales it's showing right now, games will come for it.

My 360 has been getting play non-stop though. It caters to more of my gaming style than does the Wii. I mainly picked up the Wii for Nintendo first-party titles. I'm really looking forward to Galaxy. Nintendo's one of the few companies that still loves to make really difficult platforming games.
 
Like other have said, most likely we'll see an explosion of games most likely next year ;). Hope the thirdparty support is like what it was during the snes days :cool:. I think this month wii sales increase from months but 100K. Heres are Marches numbers

Nintendo DS 508,000
PlayStation 2 280,000
Wii 259,000
Xbox 360 199,000
PlayStation Portable 180,000
Game Boy Advance 148,000
PlayStation 3 130,000
GameCube 22,000

Compared to Aprils
Wii increased 101K
360 decreased 25K
PS3 decreased 48k
PS2 decreased 86k

The way the wii is going is up thats for sure. Hope the ps3 doesn't end up the dreamcast. Probably when its good games come out it will bounce but not sure about that either. 360's been pretty steady. :) Most likely we'll see more than mario games next year on the wii thats for sure. :cool:
 
DragonMasterAlex said:
And people have been saying that since *December*. They've been saying the same thing about DS vs PSP for well over a *year* now, don't you think that song and dance is getting a little old?

Just because YOU haven't touched your Wii in 4 months doesn't mean the rest of the world's Wii owners are doing the same, nor does it mean that John Q. Public wants it any less. I swear to god, your fan-girl posts are just so completely out of touch with reality I can barely believe it, and they just keep getting more and more out of touch with each passing month.

Don't you ever get tired of saying "Wii will lag, PS3 will pick up" and being wrong month after month after month?
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Don't you get tired of starting a pointless argument over something this stupid month after month?

He's just as entitled to his opinion as as anyone else is to theirs. If what he's saying bothers you that much, then use the ignore button and stop posting flamebait.
 
I find it interesting that the PS2 is still so strong. Makes me wonder if Sony would have just been better off on holding the PS3 until costs where lower. I still feel that it's the cost of the PS3 that is making customer stop short on purchasing it. Don't get me wrong, the 360 is expensive. I remember when the xbox came out I said that 300 was CRAZY! Same with the PS2. I spent 400 on my launch console then another 80 for my elite and I don't regret a penny of it, but I also use it for all my multimedia, dvd player, HTPC with mce. That's the ONLY way I was able to justify my purchase. 600 for a PS3? Please. Who on a budget is going to devote a grand to a gaming system (600 plus games, accessories, etc), adult or parent. The Wii will be interesting to see if it takes away games or just creates a new genre. Personally I don't see the Wii taking away sales for sports games, fps, etc from 360/PS3 but i can see it taking away a chunk of console sales. Wii = parents dream, 360/PS3 = adult gaming system. (Exceptions obviously but that's the way the sales fall I think.)
 
renixinq said:
I find it interesting that the PS2 is still so strong. Makes me wonder if Sony would have just been better off on holding the PS3 until costs where lower.
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It's the best strategy. People are still buying the PS2s rather than next-gen consoles. The PS3 costs will reduce faster because they are being mass produced. By the time these consumers replace their PS2s in a couple years the PS3 will be affordable and they will want to play GT5, GOW III, etc... Also, the PS3 launch has ensured that Blu Ray will not flop (HD DVDs only chance now is that dual format players take over but Blu Ray is not going anywhere). If Sony would have delayed the PS3, Blu Ray would be toast by now.
 
Lord Nassirbannipal said:
Don't you get tired of starting a pointless argument over something this stupid month after month?

He's just as entitled to his opinion as as anyone else is to theirs. If what he's saying bothers you that much, then use the ignore button and stop posting flamebait.
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Actually it was HIS post that was flamebait, and nobody said he couldn't have an opinion, I asked a simple, legitimate question based on his consistently wrong position on the matter. Enjoy or not. And honestly, please do hit the ignore button for me, would you?

Thanks!
 
renixinq said:
I find it interesting that the PS2 is still so strong. Makes me wonder if Sony would have just been better off on holding the PS3 until costs where lower. I still feel that it's the cost of the PS3 that is making customer stop short on purchasing it. Don't get me wrong, the 360 is expensive. I remember when the xbox came out I said that 300 was CRAZY! Same with the PS2. I spent 400 on my launch console then another 80 for my elite and I don't regret a penny of it, but I also use it for all my multimedia, dvd player, HTPC with mce. That's the ONLY way I was able to justify my purchase. 600 for a PS3? Please. Who on a budget is going to devote a grand to a gaming system (600 plus games, accessories, etc), adult or parent. The Wii will be interesting to see if it takes away games or just creates a new genre. Personally I don't see the Wii taking away sales for sports games, fps, etc from 360/PS3 but i can see it taking away a chunk of console sales. Wii = parents dream, 360/PS3 = adult gaming system. (Exceptions obviously but that's the way the sales fall I think.)
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I could actually see Wii taking away a lot of the sports games market, personally. I know I'd MUCH rather play sports games on Wii than on PS3 or 360. Granted, I'm not a huge sports fan, but I find that I really enjoy the sports games on Wii so far. Not enough to *buy* them just yet, but the rentals have been golden.
 
LeviathanZERO said:
Oh lookie what I found.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13999

:eek:

Ironic as it is, this is actually a good thing for Sony. A PLAYSTATION 3 costs $420 in Japan. Huge loss. They basically pay half the console worth for you.

Sales are extremely low because next week is "Golden Week".
(Christmas in Spring. in Japan. or something)
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Actually, Golden Week was two weeks ago.

The stats you're looking at are from the week following Golden Week, not that it matters. Sony still sold less than 13k PS3s during Golden Week.
 
The PS3 is doomed. It's in a death spiral. Being in last place with slowing sales, and being the hardest and most expensive to develop for means less developers are going to make games for it. It's going to get fewer exclusives and new games and more badly done ports. Which means even less people will be willing to buy it. It's a vicious a circle.

It's probably best to sell your PS3 now while people are still willing to buy it. HD-DVD players are getting a lot cheaper so the PS3 won't even be valuable as a Blu-ray player for much longer.
 
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