Nintendo rules home and handheld, 360 and PS3 trail.
By Luke Smith, 03/15/2007
NPD Hardware: February's NPD hardware figures continue to show Nintendo's Wii selling well ahead of the other Gen Now consoles, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In February, Nintendo's $249.99 Wii sold 335k units according to the NPD group. Microsoft's Xbox 360 sold 228k units at roughly $389 per system sold across the two SKUs. Sony's PlayStation 3 sold 127k units at roughly $598 per system sold. Despite being available for ages, Sony's PlayStation 2 continues to outsell every home console not named the Nintendo Wii. In February the system sold 295k units at a per unit price of $129.80.
While Sony responded to last month's NPD figures by saying they were closing the gap on the Nintendo DS, they will not be able to say that this month. The then-supply constrained DS is available at retail and the handheld sales figures show that. The DS sold 485k units in February to Sony PSP's 176k units.
Hardware Sales Reactions:
Sony: "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."
NPD Software: Real Time Worlds' Crackdown led the way in February, despite releasing on the 20th day of the month. Four other Xbox 360 titles charted in the top ten (list below).
I'm a huge Nintendo fan, but even I know that it's still too early in the game to say who the real king is. I hope Nintendo can hold on, but their track record has let me down in the past....
that insane loyalty is also with all three consoles man...nintendo is just proving that you make some inovations like the wiimote and at a cheaper price you can sell systems...the games coming are also something im looking foward too...smash bros,metroid,mario galaxy...on xbox 360 theres bioshock,mass effect,blue dragon...sadly on the ps3 ...
Lol what are you talking about? Any idiot knows the last 2 generations Nintendo didn't have much 3rd party support. No one said they wanted the other 2 companies gone either. The Wii isn't a good standalone system at the moment. There is (supposedly) a lot ...
People act like anything they good is done with love and respect for gamers. What other than first party stuff has been on a Nintendo console in the last five years that anyone cared about. The only one I can think of is Resident evil 4 and that ...
you seriously think sony didnt go deep up in you for a machine that dont have games and please dont give me the blu ray player cost more bullshit everyone (hopefully)bought a ps3 for games not no new technology.....your paying 200 dollars extra for games that are also on xbox ...
Actually, quite a few people figured Nintendo would do well because of price and MANY people KNEW Sony would be smacked in the face based upon their price point. Once Sony said the PS3 would be around $500+, even hardcore Sony fans screamed Shenanigans.
The thing about Wii is, as ...
Don't count the PS3 out just yet, SOny won't bail. THey are using the PS3 numbers to make up in the biggining. Just wait till the NPD numbers for March, I would be surprised if PS3 doesn't beat out 360, let alone Wii. I mean MotorStorm, Oblivion, Fear, ect. When ...
In addition to having to make a sizable investment in purchasing a PS3/Xbox 360 (and the associated games and accessories), you also need to shell out money on the audio and visual equipment required to get the most out of them. Imagine paying all that money for a PS3 (or ...
I said this was going to happen way before the Wii or PS3 came out. In a ocean full of sequels it si bound to happen "Need For Speed 25 Anyone" I know what you are going to say. Well Nintendo lives off of its sequels. That is true. But ...
I can kind of (not really) see you getting beat by your last gen console if you're still supplying for it, but a handheld device that's almost 5 years old? THat's pathetic....
Wii sells more than 360 and PS3? For the second month in a row? Which the biggest reversal Nintendo has probably ever made? Especially since everyone was hating Nintendo about four or five months ago? Yeah, the title says it all....
First off DON'T CHALLENGE "THE BIG N" IN HANDHELDS, you're gonna your big "A" handed to you. And what's this "we're catching up" bullshit? The Psp is being outsold more than 3 to 1 and they're catching up? That's a really bad bluff. Instead of dissing other companies, sony needs ...
Asshong, 03/16/2007 02:01 AM PDT
"70k sold. wats wrong with that? its 70k in the month of feb, not total. viva pinata = 18k, OMG PWNZORED"
Yeah no shit. Viva = shitty game. Resistance = BS3's #1 game. PWWNZZORREDDD!!111 goodnight ;)
Wow. You are too easy to pwn. Did you know that? ...
Amazing !!!...now as far as sells go what does Nintendo do every year around Chrsitmas , well they drop the price of there game system , so even if PS3 or 360 does drop there price it will make no diffence to the big N because thats what they do ...
I have a Wii also. I want a ps3 and I have had the the money to buy one several times. I just not ready to buy a system with two solid games availible for that price. I think other gamers are feeling kinda the same way. ...
I'm wondering if the reason that the PS3 software sales are so low is that BR movies are eating into potential games sales? For example, will Casino Royale on BR drive game sales even lower in March? It would be interesting to see a chart that compares sales of BR ...
Hardcore gamers seem to be wondering why people are buying up the wii when there are no games. It's simple it appeals to casual people who will only buy 2-3 games during the ENTIRE LIFE of the console. These people don't buy games every month or even every other month. ...
So with that many Wiis being sold what are people playing on them? Zelda is the only decent game on the system, are they all playing Wii sports? MS is doing great in hardware sales, and with the way their plans are their going to make a killing ...
...that would be absolutely hilarious. An outdated system that actually sells at a profit, rather than a loss, besting the newest, latest, and most pointlessly expensive....
for now but if they don't get some quality games out *cough* Metroid, Super Smash Brothers Brawl. I hope that can get the sh!t together before summer because that's when the PS3 is shift into gear. As if it weren't already obvious the DS is trouncing the PSP itn both ...
at first i thought you were just making stuff up but if you track down the report you can actualy find that number that is realy sad Sony --i mean come on guys...
Nintendo had some strong sales, Sony seems to be doing well, and 360 put up impressive software numbers. Gaming definately has msny legs to run with....
Theses figures are very promising. It might not show on average how much each company is making in terms of LTI but the user base is catching up quick for gamer makers in deciding on where to focus their strengths. I look forward to seeing more games on the systems, ...
wont buy one anytime soon --but perhaps in the future--but i would like to point this one fact out last month the ps3 sold 244, 000 units--this month the ps2 sold 294 k so they beat even last months figures this month--sony its obvious which system has better features in ...
K, dude. Um, percentage of retail sales doesn't meant much if you're not making profit. A couple of things that you're forgetting is that Wii continues to sell out every time they come into a store's stock. Wii-play will continuously sell out for the next few months because it ...
me and my friends worship nintendo, but if they let the 3rd party support slip again they won't be first for long. Also im amazed no fanboy wars here yet, everyones actually acting civilized...
The 360 did very well this month it nearly sold twice as much as the PS3.. I am happy to see the Wii doing well as well allthough i am noticeing there sail's are droping down each month to around the same as the 360.
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Nintendo is doing really well lately :) i hope this will lead to the dercrease in price for the Wii :) maybe $150 or $100 :/ $250 is too expensive to my cousins ( who still play Nintendo 64 :( ) ...
WOW, I noticed alot of PS fan-boys are gettin worried. "RESISTANCE, FALL OF MAN, OMFG OWNZARD", yea, sony is finally getting what they deserve. Looks like nintendo is reclaiming the throne that SONY had a slight advantage over, long and behold.
The thing is, sony doesnt know how to run their ...
i hope the new SKU/ price drop rumors for the 360 still happen this May. That plus the killer 360 game lineup coming out will be hell on the PS3.
Come on MS, take it to their jugular!!!!!!!!!!!...
MS is the one that's cashing in. GRAW 2 will have good numbers next month, then GH2 in april, forza in may, shadowrun in june...very good year to own a 360. :-)...
MOTORSTORM madness has already soared the supply constraint ps3 hardware sales.
plus massive European Launch along with OBLIVION, FEAR sees SONY well above the competitors in MARCH.
dont forget SONY has 39% of the shares of revenues in FEB.
GOD OF WAR 2 has already sold 1 m ,motorstorm 500k and rising..............so MARCH ...
well I partially agree with your assessment. Wii sales will be down a bit, but not below PS2 sales. GoW2 will certainly top sales. Wii play will be in 2nd (it would be in 1st if it weren't for stock issues. Damn you Nintendo). Crackdown ...
The 360 will never be able to hold a "1st place" lead technically because it has an entire country of nationalist consumers who refuse to buy it. Anyway, the PS3 needs to pick up in sales. Hopefully home will help it do so. This race needs to ...
But the fact that 3rd party games like Sonic and the secret rings diden't get on the list while a collection of small mini games like wii play gets to be number 2 on the list tells me that Nintnedo has a long way of shoring up there number 1 ...
Crackdown should've been on top and it is and Nintendo is dominating the hardware front and Wii Play sales a lot thanks to the included Wiimote. It's also good to see Rayman finally surpassing Red Steel for LTD sales. It's still incredible that GBA is selling over 100K a month, ...
The console race isnt ran in NA only. Japan and Europe also are deciding factors and if the 360 cant sell more than 3k a week in Japan they are screwed.
Media Create Sales March 4-11
Hardware - This Week | Last Week | YTD | LTD
1. NDS - 108,631 | 111,926 ...
something that the average person wants to spend $1,000 on, that's why the PS3 and Xbox360 aren't doing so well. Small, portable and cheap are what drives the gaming market. ...
that all the Wii sales are convincing the third party developers that it's for real! It would also be a bigger profit since it's developement cost is lower! ...
"We took the biggest revenue...." Yeah, but on the PS3 you lost the most money... Retail sales don't mean much if it's not revenue. In fact, if it weren't for the PS2 selling so well, Sony's game division would be incredibly deep into the red. With the PS2, it probably ...
The difference between the sales and the relative prices of the systems is very close.
X360 costs around 55% more than Wii. Wii sold 46% more units.
PS3 costs around 140% more than Wii. Wii sold 160% more units....
They need titles to dominate the software section, particularly from 3rd parties. When 3 or 4 of the top 10 or 3rd Party Wii games is when we know its place is secured for the rest of this Gen. Just as the DS as confirmed its place by having its ...
Hey, the PS3 might do better next month what with the recent announcement of Home and LittleBigPlanet. It must've gotten some people interested. As for the Wii. It's cool how it's still on top, but I'm hoping that'll get developers actually making some better Wii games... and what the hell ...
This is the console war I wanted to see. Where the underdog from last gen rises to 1st place. In a few months it'll be Microsofts turn to take the lead. The race needs to stay close though. The games will just get better if it's neck-to-neck-to-neck....
but lets be honest, the PS3 is getting steamrolled. it was even outsold by the PSP. Sony seriously needs to do something to generate user interest, otherwise they'll lose every meaningful exclusive they have. at this point i don't even think exclusives matter much. the only ...
Kinda surprised this game did so poorly. Really thought people would jump on it. Perhaps they didn't want to be burned by yet another crappy Sonic game, despite this one being the best console Sonic since Sonic Adventure....
if your last gen system and hand held keeping selling more that your now/next gen system then something might be broke and you might have to fix it.Oh and ALL HAIL NINTENDO. ...
I work in a Gamestop which does not sell alot of PS3s, even though we have them in stock.
I expected low sales for the PS3, but not this low.
I have a PS3, and love it, but obviously Sony has to do more to make people buy a PS3....
It's amazing that Nintendo is performing so well! And there are still tons of gamers who haven't gotten their hands on a Wii as of yet. I own an Xbox 360 and looking forward to picking up the Wii when it becomes available in my location. I haven't seen one ...
i went to buy a 360 but i been waiting on a price drop so when i saw wii in stock i got it to help me wait on 360s price drop or the rumored new model...
The Wii will continue to be dominant until Microsoft drops the 360's price...and even then the Wii still may stay ahead in month to month sales. Just my prediction....
The juggernaut that is Hannah Montana continues steamrolling all competition. Leading a double life and lying to all your friends is all the rage. Man, I gotta stop watching that show....
I'm waiting for the fanboys of all the systems to start arguing here... for people to say how shitty the Wii is even though it outsold every other console....
expect these numbers kids until september/holiday times... Wii will dominate, sad but true
P.S No Luke it wasn't crackdown that dominated it was the Halo 3 beta that dominated... can't wait for spring when i get to play with all my favorite 12 year olds
j/k crackdown is awsome...
I wish I could be one of those guys that writes total bullshit responses to sales figures. Imagine the challenge of having to make your company look the best despite getting its ass kicked on all fronts. Talent!...
