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Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart
12:40PM Michael McWhertor | Given that this week’s software sales charts from Media Create show Nintendo DS and Wii games outperforming everything that isn’t Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, one might assume that Nintendo hardware would see the biggest boost in sales. Oh, sure, selling over 222,000 Nintendo DS Lites is no small feat. It’s damn impressive. However, the week to week doubling of PSP sales, pushing over 180,000 of the things without a major software release is, well, its kind of hard to sort out. But more power to ‘em, I say. In handy list form, here’s how the console wars went down in Japan for the week of December 10th to the 16th. Nintendo DS Lite – 222,132 PSP – 184,610 Wii – 170,558 PlayStation 3 – 63,720 PlayStation 2 – 18,025 Xbox 360 – 8,561 Media Create Weekly Sales More »
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Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart: King Wii Fit
5:09PM Michael McWhertor | Last week, Professor Layton and his mystery solving skills stole Wii Fit’s thunder, forcing it to settle for a number two debut. This week, however, Wii Fit reigns supreme atop its bloody Japanese throne, gazing down upon Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, Lost Odyssey and a trio of Mario games. While Mistwalker’s latest latest RPG didn’t have a first week showing on par with Blue Dragon, it did pretty well. Unfortunately for Suda 51 and the rest of the gang at Grasshopper Manufacture, seems sales of No More Heroes were, indeed, rather piss poor, as the game failed to crack the top thirty. More »
Simple 2000: The Japanese Hardware Chart
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | Let’s get this factoid out of the way quickly: for the week of November 5th to the 11th, the PlayStation 3 outsold the Wii in Japan. Bolstered by very strong sales of Shin Sangoku Musou 5 and a cheaper 40 GB model, the PS3 jumped from regular weekly sales in the ten to twenty-thousands to an admirable 55,924, outselling the Wii by some 20,000 units. That’s in sharp contrast to the recently released NPD Group sales data for October, which doesn’t take into account the recent price drop in North America. The Nintendo DS still sits uncontested at the top of the charts, in little danger of being outsold by its competitors any time soon. We’re sure that the folks at Sony have already cracked open the good bottle of sake, as this hardware victory may be short lived. Nintendo DS Lite – 78,854 PSP – 58,964 PlayStation 3 – 55,924 Wii – 34,546 PlayStation 2 – 9,043 Xbox 360 – 5,817 Media Create Weekly Sales More »
NPD: 2007 Sales So Far
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | How is 2007 looking for the video game industry so far? Pretty damn good, having crossed the $US10 billion revenue mark as of the end of October, with its two biggest revenue generating months still to come. If that’s a tough number to wrap your brain around, try to imagine an ocean made of cash. It’s a lot like that. October ‘07 saw the industry pull in $US1.1 billion, across hardware and software, ensuring that this year will be its best. Much of that revenue can be chalked up to higher console prices for the Wii and PlayStation 3, plus some very strong selling software. The best selling games, across all platforms, for the year are as follows, with more year-to-date sales data after the jump. Halo 3 – 3,700,000 Madden NFL 08 – 3,200,000 Guitar Hero II – 2,800,00 Wii Play (w/ Remote) – 2,500,000 Pokemon Diamond – 2,100,000 Pokemon Pearl – 1,500,000 Spider-Man 3 – 1,400,000 Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock – 1,400,000 More »
Halo 3, Guitar Hero Rule October Software Sales
9:20AM Michael McWhertor | Bungie’s Halo 3 was once again master chief of the sales charts, despite a 92% drop in sales from its 3.3 million seller debut in September. Activision and Red Octane’s Guitar Hero III also had a good month, pushing 1.4 million units across multiple platforms. While the lead platform goes to the Xbox 360 this month in individual SKU terms, with the Wii version far behind, over 500,000 copies of the PlayStation 2 version were sold last month, across the standalone and guitar bundled editions. The top ten games sold in the U.S. for the month of October are below, with additional numbers after the jump. 01. Halo 3 (Xbox 360) – 433,800 02. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Xbox 360) – 383,200 03. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (Wii) – 286,300 04. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ guitar (PS2) – 271,100 05. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) – 262,800 06. Wii Play (Wii) – 239,700 07. The Orange Box (Xbox 360) – 238,400 08. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) -231,700 09. FIFA Soccer 08 (PS2) – 129,700 10. Brain Age 2: More Training In Minutes A Day (DS) – 116,900 More »
Wii, DS Reclaim Hardware Lead, PS3 Takes Up Rear
9:00AM Michael McWhertor | The NPD Group today revealed its findings for U.S. hardware and software retail sales for the month of October, following a brief scare that led us to believe that NPD would no longer provide precious, life-giving hardware figures. Last month, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 pushed its way to number one, boosted by strong Halo 3 sales. For the month of October, however, Nintendo’s Wii surges past the 360, with the PlayStation brand resting uncomfortably in the lower half of the chart. Next month, we’ll know tangibly how successful Sony’s recent price drop for the PlayStation 3 was, as it went into effect on November 2nd. Monthly sales follow, with more hardware numbers after the jump. Wii – 519,000 Nintendo DS – 458,000 Xbox 360 – 366,000 PSP – 286,000 PlayStation 2 – 184,000 PlayStation 3 – 121,000 More »
Aussie Sales Charts
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Big week last week for Australia. No Brain Training. No SingStar. Crazy, crazy, crazy days. And while Australians shunned those old stalwarts, they most definitely did not shun Call of Duty 4, and they most definitely did not shun Guitar Hero III. Oh, and the week’s “A For Effort” Encouragement Award goes to Metroid Prime 3, which debuts at #10 long after many had forgotten it wasn’t even out here yet. 1) Call of Duty 4 (360) 2) Guitar Hero III (PS2) 3) Guitar Hero III (360) 4) Big Brain Academy (Wii) 5) Ratatouille (DS) 6) Crash of the Titans (PS2) 7) Call of Duty 4 (PS3) 8) Call of Duty 4 (PC) 9) Spyro: Eternal Night (PS2) 10) Metroid Prime 3: Corruption [charts courtesy of GfK] More »
Simple 2000: The Japanese Software Chart
4:00PM Michael McWhertor | Mario tops the charts again this week, with Mario Party DS selling close to a quarter million copies in its debut week in Japan. It’s followed by the game that is sure to push tens of thousands of PlayStation 3s, Shin Sangoku Musou 5, to be known as Dynasty Warriors 6 in North America. Its Xbox 360 counterpart cracked the top ten, as did Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank Future, all of which should make for an interesting week in hardware sales. Oddly enough, only one PlayStation 2 title appears this week and it’s NBA Live 08. What a world… 01. Mario Party DS (DS) – 235,000 / NEW 02. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (PS3) – 188,000 / NEW 03. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) – 74,000 / 325,000 04. Final Fantasy Tactics A2 (DS) – 23,000 / 215,000 05. Shin Sangoku Musou 5 (Xbox 360) – 22,000 / NEW 06. Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles (PSP) – 19,000 / NEW 07. Wii Sports (Wii) – 15,000 / 2,197,000 08. DS Nishimura Kyotaro Suspense Shin Tantei Series: Kyoto Atami Zekkai no Kotou – Satsui no Wana (DS) – 13,000 / 129,000 09. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day (DS) – 13,000 / 690,000 10. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) – 12,000 / NEW More »
