May NPD- Some Go Up, Some Go Down. The Rollercoaster of Games

[BreakABone]

Not as impressive as I imagined.
The Wii actually went down in comparision to Smash and Kart months. And Wii Fit had a slower start than both of those games. Hell, Kart outsold Wii Fit this month. So much for Wii being only for the casuals. PS3 sees a decent bump. And its first clear cut victory over the 360. Shall be interesting what MGS 4 does for it in June.

HW
PlayStation 3 208.7K
PlayStation Portable 182.3K
Xbox 360 186.6K
Wii 675.1K
Nintendo DS 452.6K

SW Top 10
Top 10 SKU's May 2008 Rank # Units
(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc.)
360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 1 871.3K
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL NINTENDO OF AMERICA APR 2008 2 787.4K
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAY 2008 3 687.7K
PS3 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) APR 2008 4 442.9K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA FEB 2007 5 294.6K
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA MAR 2008 6 171.1K
PS2 IRON MAN SEGA OF AMERICA APR 2008 7 130.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK W/ WIREACTIVISION (CORP) OCT 2007 8 116.8K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF DARKNESS NOA APR 2008 9 107K
NDS POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: EXPLORERS OF TIME NOA APR 2008 10 102K

[Dyne]

Wow, the Wii still outsold the 360, PS3 and PSP which only tallied around 576k. Still a great month!

[BreakABone]

PS3 - 4,450,000
Wii - 10,180,000
X360 - 10,270,000

Wii Play - 5,760,000
Brawl - 3,190,000
Guitar Hero 3 Wii - 2,200,000
Mario Kart - 1,907,000
GTA4 360 - 2,721,000
GTA4 PS3 - 1,442,000

More numbers (Well totals)
Looks like the Wii will overtake the 360 LTD in North America right about now.

Also got to love the meltdowns on forums.

http://i26.tinypic.com/nnl6ap.gif

"Coming in at number 12 on the top-sellers list, We Ski from Namco, which utilizes the Wii Fit balance board, was able to captilize on Wii Fit's cross-promotions in circulars and at retail."

[Aladuf]

YEAH! PS3 beat the 360 by 22,000! <3

I expected the Wii to be higher honestly, but it still did amazing.

[BreakABone]

Here is the Top 20

1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2, Xbox 360)
2. Mario Kart (Nintendo, Wii)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii)
4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2, PS3)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii)
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo, Wii)
7. Iron Man (Sega, PS2)
8. Guitar Hero III (Activision, Wii)
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness (Nintendo, DS)
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Time (Nintendo, DS)
11. Call of Duty 4 (Activision, 360)
12. Iron Man (Sega, PSP)
13. We Ski (Namco, Wii)
14. Mario Kart (Nintendo, DS)
15. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS)
16. God of War 2 (Sony, PS2)
17. Game Party (Midway, Wii)
18. Guitar Hero III (Activision, PS2)
19. Haze (Ubisoft, PS3)
20. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo, Wii)

http://i26.tinypic.com/684o77.jpg

[Jonbo298]

Iron Man...seriously...

[Aladuf]

Can't wait to see Metal Gears' numbers next month. And once again.. FUCK YEAH @ PS3 BEATING 360!!!!111!1!

[Fox 6]

Can't wait to see Metal Gears' numbers next month.

Im predicting 6 units sold. ;)

[Aladuf]

Im predicting 6 units sold. ;)

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[flunkie44]

Im predicting 6 million units sold. ;)

I totally agree.

[Ninja_KnightxX]

Here is the Top 20

1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2, Xbox 360)
2. Mario Kart (Nintendo, Wii)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo, Wii)
4. Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2, PS3)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo, Wii)
6. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo, Wii)
7. Iron Man (Sega, PS2)
8. Guitar Hero III (Activision, Wii)
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Darkness (Nintendo, DS)
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Time (Nintendo, DS)
11. Call of Duty 4 (Activision, 360)
12. Iron Man (Sega, PSP)
13. We Ski (Namco, Wii)
14. Mario Kart (Nintendo, DS)
15. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo, DS)
16. God of War 2 (Sony, PS2)
17. Game Party (Midway, Wii)
18. Guitar Hero III (Activision, PS2)
19. Haze (Ubisoft, PS3)
20. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo, Wii)

http://i26.tinypic.com/684o77.jpg
:lolz: :lol: :lolz: @ the pic.

[flunkie44]

:lolz: :lol: :lolz: @ the pic.

Way to quote the whole thing, noob.

[Perfect Stu]

So which system will sell more in 2008, 360 or PS3?

[BreakABone]

So which system will sell more in 2008, 360 or PS3?

That's an interesting question.
And there really are just two x-factors in my head.

1) Will either console see a price drop?
I think a price drop will help the PS3 a LOT more than it would the 360 at this point. MS is really dropping their momentum at this point.
2) IF games prove to be the system seller.

Halo didn't really prove to be a system mover. GTA has proven not to really move consoles. MGS 4 will move consoles, but it will iffy since it also comes with the console. Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Gears 2 will have to show they won't sell to the fanbase already.

Anyhow, I think at the end of the day Ps3 will sell more it has more ground to move on.

[Yoda9864]

Way to quote the whole thing, noob.
But it was so funny it deserved to be posted twice...

[Jonbo298]

That's an interesting question.
And there really are just two x-factors in my head.

1) Will either console see a price drop?
I think a price drop will help the PS3 a LOT more than it would the 360 at this point. MS is really dropping their momentum at this point.
2) IF games prove to be the system seller.

Halo didn't really prove to be a system mover. GTA has proven not to really move consoles. MGS 4 will move consoles, but it will iffy since it also comes with the console. Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Gears 2 will have to show they won't sell to the fanbase already.

Anyhow, I think at the end of the day Ps3 will sell more it has more ground to move on.

Halo 3 moved a good amount of systems actually. May seem like alot compared to the Wii, but it was I think the only month the 360 outsold the Wii.

(September 2007)

* Microsoft Xbox 360: 527.8K (6.8 million total)
* Nintendo Wii: 501K (4.5 million total)
* Nintendo DS: 495.8K (13.2 million total)
* Sony PlayStation 2: 215K (39.3 million total)
* Sony PSP: 284.5K (8.6 million total)
* Sony PlayStation 3: 119.4K (1.87 million total)

1. Halo 3 (all three SKUs - Xbox 360) – 3.3 million
2. Wii Play w/ remote (Wii) – 282K
3. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 224K
4. Madden NFL 08 (PS2) – 205K
5. Skate (Xbox 360) – 175K
6. Madden NFL 08 (Xbox 360) – 173K
7. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) – 167K
8. BioShock (Xbox 360) – 150K
9. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (DS) – 141K
10. Heavenly Sword (PS3) – 139K

[Jonbo298]

Gah, every time I try to edit, it fails. It should say 'Many not seem like alot compared to the Wii'