Romier S Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Typical source. Read and enjoy. Nintendo DS 485,000 Wii 335,000 PlayStation 2 295,000 Xbox 360 228,000 PlayStation Portable 176,000 Game Boy Advance 136,000 PlayStation 3 127,000 GameCube 24,000 Xbox 480 Sony cannot be happy with these numbers. Price continues to be the determining factor this generation IMO. Outside of the lucrative holiday shopping season this continues to come through on these numbers every month. 360 sales continue to remain fairly flat and the Playstation 3 numbers are just problematic to the say the least. The DS has pretty much become Nintendo's new Game Boy. (insert "It prints money" gif)The Wii, despite continued supply issues is evidently still moving consoles at a steady rate. Nintendo must be on cloud nine right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 I think they’re just going to have to grin and bear it and reduce the PS3s price. It’s surely something that’s got to happen this year, right? I think the console should have a strong 4th quarter content wise, so then might be the best time to do it. Or maybe sooner, I just don’t know. IF that 360 sku update and price alteration (reduction?) is forthcoming then it will only pile on more pressure. Sure, Microsoft still have no real reason to drop the price in light of the PS3’s premium, but doing so would twist the knife even deeper in Sony. I think it will have a good launch in the UK next week, pre-order figures from store to store seems very high, stock is plentiful, and I think they have skilfully circumnavigated any attraction for eBay hounds. Not sure how it will fare on the continent. It’ll be interesting to see. Europe could really ease the pain a little for Sony, especially if they can shift in high numbers at the higher price the system is commanding here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Software Top 10 for February: 360 CRACKDOWN 427K WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 371K NDS DIDDY KONG RACING 262K WII LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS 130K PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR 130K 360 GEARS OF WAR 119K 360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K7 113K 360 LOST PLANET: EXTREME CONDITION 111K WII WARIOWARE: SMOOTH MOVES 109K 360 NBA STREET HOMECOURT 102k Great legs on Lost Planet. The Wii is not only moving hardware but it continues to be a great vehicle in terms of moving software for Nintendo (what about third parties?). Crackdown takes the top spot with almost half a million sold. Nice numbers and I'd love to see a more fleshed out sequel. I can only imagine the sales spike if there are still Halo 3 beta copies out there when the beta actually hits. EDIT: My question is answered at least partially on the third party front. Sonic and the Secret Rings pulled in a little over 80k for the month of February. Despite being available only for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 371K Er.... wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Virtua Fighter 5 did about 53,000 copies apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Resistance: Fall of Man did another 70k this month. Viva Pinata continues to burn up the retail charts with a powerful 18k sold in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Sony released this statement on the sales numbers for the month: "According to NPD data, February 2007 showed a 67% increase in retail dollars generated year-over-year for SCEA in the US with total sales of $377 million. With this increase, the PlayStation brand remained the number-one revenue driver for the month in the industry owning 38.5% of total sales. On the retail front, SCEA continues to work hard to stabilize supply for PS3 and PS2 across North America. A short month was reflected in PS3 and PSP sales figures over January, while PS2 continues to perform above expectations, down just 4.3% from last year. PS2 dominated software sales for the industry, generating $111 million in revenue. Coming off the heels of GDC, there is much enthusiasm for upcoming games and services for PS3. With the announcement of 'HOME' and 'LittleBigPlanet' and the recent release of the much-anticipated 'MotorStorm,' consumer enthusiasm for PS3 continues to build. Excitement for PS2 also remains incredibility strong, helped by the release of 'God of War II' earlier this week, which sold-in more than 1 million units at retail. It was also announced recently that the 'God of War' franchise would soon be heading to PSP." All of which is quite true mind you. It doesn't exactly change the less than stellar numbers of the Playstation 3 for the month, but the Playstation 2 and to an extent the PSP (which desperately needs a price drop) are still generating revenue. I'm certainly interested to see how Motorstorm performs next month. It's one of the bigger releases on the PS3. Hopefully it can push some hardware out the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 On the software side of things. Glad to see Crackdown at the top spot, as I really hope we get a more fleshed out second game (even though rumors of more content has been mentioned). Also thrilled Lost planet is still selling well. Underated game all around. MLB2k7 is a fun baseball game as well On the NES side of things. First Party software keeps pushing along, but for some reason I thought more wii systems would have sold then what did as I still have not seen one on a store shelf. Sony can't be happy with the PS3 numbers any way they split it. PS2 continues to move along as well. Shall be interesting to see what happens this month in Europe with the PS3, and the supposedly soon announcement of the new 360 SKU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Wasn't crackdown released on Feb 20th and it still sold over 500 k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Romier, I'm quite surprised that Sony within that press release didn't take the chance to let us know the HD format was over as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think they?re just going to have to grin and bear it and reduce the PS3s price. It?s surely something that?s got to happen this year, right? I think the console should have a strong 4th quarter content wise, so then might be the best time to do it. Or maybe sooner, I just don?t know. IF that 360 sku update and price alteration (reduction?) is forthcoming then it will only pile on more pressure. Sure, Microsoft still have no real reason to drop the price in light of the PS3?s premium, but doing so would twist the knife even deeper in Sony. I think so. They lost me. I'd likely be a Wii/PS3 owner if they hadn't went with bundled blu-ray and the crazy pricetag. I SURELY wouldn't have bought a 360, especially since I didn't even really like the first Xbox very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Er.... wow. That was probably the only way most people could find the dam Wiimote. Price for the PS3 is certainly a factor but I think the PS2 still being a viable and more affordable option has to hurt PS3 sales. Nintendo and MS does not have the old consoles to take sales since they both effectively killed them. If you want to play their games, you need the new console. The 2 biggest games at the moment is God of War and Guitar Hero, why does anyone need a PS3 yet? Not only that, but they haven't even made the more affordable PS3 available for the past month and a half. If I could find a 20GB model, I would probably own a PS3 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 That was probably the only way most people could find the dam Wiimote. It's funny you say that, because I haven't been able to find a copy of Wii Play anywhere around here. But I do agree with you. I think the controller is the reason that game has sold so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerX Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I have the Wiiplay and 2 extra Wiimotes. I have yet to receive any Nunchucks! So now I'm currently stuck with just the Nunchuck that came with the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I saw a bunch of Wiiplays at our BB over the weekend. Probably because they were stocked with Wiimotes and Chucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Nice to see NBA Street and MLB 2K7 on there. Where did VF5 do? I thought for sure that would crack the Top 10 since PS3 owners are starving for games. -Dean- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyN Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Dan posted this Virtua Fighter 5 did about 53,000 copies apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnemaEms Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Skipped right over that post. Thanks Joey and Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think the VF4 numbers go to show you that PS3 owners are not buying game software, Blu Ray software on the other hand...360 software sales are awesome though, MS and publishers have to be happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 The WiiPlay numbers are the most interesting thing on there I think. Because that game has a gameranking of 59.3%. I have not heard any good things about that game. And yet it's doing awesome with sales. Now this could mean a couple of different things and some people have offered so ideas. I bet it has a lot to do with the selection of software available for the Wii though. For instance, I bet Motorstorm does really well for the same reason on the PS3... not as well as WiiPlay though, because of the installed base differences. I also find it interesting that Microsoft has been openly saying that Viva Pinata's poor sales is because the the 360 is too expensive. That the 360 is just not priced for the mass market. Those are Microsoft's words, that Viva Pinata is a more mass market property, but its not a mass market console as far as pricing. Not sure if that means anything as far as when MS plans to lower the price. But the 360 needs to be $199 sooner than later if its to push an significant volume. The PS3 on the other hand is doomed in this department. Do we really expect the PS3 to hit $299 anytime soon? Much less $199. Hell, they seem to be trying to eliminate the $499 version in favor of the $599 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think the VF5[/b'] numbers go to show you that PS3 owners are not buying game software, Blu Ray software on the other hand I don't necessarily think Virtua Fighter 5 numbers are entirely indicative of that. Virtua Fighter was a strong seller on the PS2 but frankly the userbase was there to support it. Not to mention Evolution was released for $19.99. I think next month will really show us what's what. If Motorstorm ends up with a less than stellar debut and the PS3 hardware sales numbers show little improvement then I'm definitely willing to subscribe to the theory that we're seeing shades of the PSP right now (few games being sold/played but movie software is moving). Regardless, I have faith the PS3 situation will improve for Sony. They just need to get the games out there (and as Daniel mentioned, a price drop wouldn't hurt). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 Price for the PS3 is certainly a factor but I think the PS2 still being a viable and more affordable option has to hurt PS3 sales. I agree and wonder if the Xbox was still being made viable by Microsoft whether they would be facing the same problem. They essentially forced people to upgrade if they wanted to continue to play Xbox-esque titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I agree and wonder if the Xbox was still being made viable by Microsoft whether they would be facing the same problem. The problem is the PS2 isn't only a viable and more affordable option to the Playstation 3 alone. Its viability is also affecting Xbox 360 sales every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMonkey Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 The WiiPlay numbers are the most interesting thing on there I think. Because that game has a gameranking of 59.3%. I have not heard any good things about that game. And yet it's doing awesome with sales. Now this could mean a couple of different things and some people have offered so ideas. I bet it has a lot to do with the selection of software available for the Wii though. For instance, I bet Motorstorm does really well for the same reason on the PS3... not as well as WiiPlay though, because of the installed base differences. Wiiplay with Wiimote: $50 Wii remote : $40 That means Wiiplay is effectively $10 if you want another Wiimote (and given the everybody-playing-it nature of the Wii we could use a few more wiimotes). I almost bought it the other day. Still OK with 2 wiimotes though. $10 for Wii play + $40 for a Wiimote is kind of a no-brainer. It's not like the game costs $50 itself. $10 for a game with a ~60 is pretty reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted March 16, 2007 Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 I think the VF4 numbers go to show you that PS3 owners are not buying game software The PS3 has a fairlyhealthy tie-in ratio of 3.4. The Wii's tie-in ratio is 3.6. Don't know the current 360 tie-in ratio, but it was stupid high compared to most consoles at launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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