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Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remains)
Hardware Unit Sales - changes over July in parenthesis
Wii 403.6 K (-21.4k) Nintendo DS 383.3K (-21.7) Xbox 360 276.7K (+106.7k) PlayStation 2 202K (-20k) PlayStation Portable 151.2 K (-62.8k) PlayStation 3 130.6K (-28.4k) GBA 69.5K (-17.5k) Top 20 SKU's 360 MADDEN NFL 08 896.6K PS2 MADDEN NFL 08 643.6K 360 BIOSHOCK 490.9K PS3 MADDEN NFL 08 336.2K WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 256.8K WII METROID PRIME 3: CORRUPTION 218.1K WII MARIO STRIKERS: CHARGED 147.4K PS2 GUITAR HERO 2 W/GUITAR 145.4K WII MARIO PARTY 8 138.3K PS2 GUITAR HERO ENCORE: ROCKS THE 80S 127.1K XBX MADDEN NFL 08 WII MADDEN NFL 08 NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A 360 TWO WORLDS NDS POKEMON DIAMOND VERSION NDS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: MAKIN THE CUT 360 GUITAR HERO 2 W/ GUITAR PSP MADDEN NFL 08 NDS POKEMON PEARL VERSION 360 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 08 Other Games PS3 Warhawk w/headset= 58.6K 360 Blue Dragon = 53.6K PS3 Lair = 46.5K |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remains)
A great month for the 360 with a massive jump in sales after the recent price cut and Bioshock. The Wii is still at the head of the next gen pack by a good margin, but it's getting close. The PS3 takes a relatively large step back on the second month of its 'price cut'/clearance sale. The same month Lair/Warhawk are both released - very bad news for it.
September sales will be interesting. Halo 3 is likely to swell 360 sales further. The PS3 really needs a boost. Heavenly Sword is released in September - could that provide it? And will the Wii remain dominant? |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
This is pretty interesting that the Wii, in spite of now holding the #1 console slot, is not moving that many games. I guess a lot of people [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] tennis and stick w/ that, or else the novelty is wearing off on some people.
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
I don't think Heavenly Sword will do much for the PS3. All reviews point to it being an excellent game except that it only lasts about 6 hours. Who the hell releases an action game like that for a next gen system and is like "oh, well 6 hours total gameplay should be plenty." [censored] idiots.
And don't forget PGR4 will be released a week after Halo 3. New interior views, weather conditions, pickup trucks and motorcycles should make this a pretty huge release that will probably not get much coverage due to Halo 3. |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
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This is pretty interesting that the Wii, in spite of now holding the #1 console slot, is not moving that many games. I guess a lot of people [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] tennis and stick w/ that, or else the novelty is wearing off on some people. [/ QUOTE ] The wii's price point has driven a lot of its sales IMO. At $250, you can take it home and get loads of replay value out of wii sports before buying any games. The next rung up would be the 360 premium (you can't really consider the core IMO) and until recently, it was $400 plus a $60 game just to get you going on a single game. Not to mention the obligatory HDTV requirement. |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
Don't make me feel inferior because I use a standard TV with my 360, please [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
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Don't make me feel inferior because I use a standard TV with my 360, please [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I bought my 360 before I bought my HDTV. The problem I had was that certain games had text that was unreadable on a SDTV. Not because of the size of the TV. I had a 36" TV. But the text shown by NCAA 2K7 was unreadable. |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
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This is pretty interesting that the Wii, in spite of now holding the #1 console slot, is not moving that many games. I guess a lot of people [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] tennis and stick w/ that, or else the novelty is wearing off on some people. [/ QUOTE ] What do you mean the Wii is not moving many games? Only Bioshock beat it! I mean Madden doesn't count as it automatically goes to #1 when it comes out. |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] This is pretty interesting that the Wii, in spite of now holding the #1 console slot, is not moving that many games. I guess a lot of people [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] tennis and stick w/ that, or else the novelty is wearing off on some people. [/ QUOTE ] What do you mean the Wii is not moving many games? Only Bioshock beat it! I mean Madden doesn't count as it automatically goes to #1 when it comes out. [/ QUOTE ] I guess, but Madden on even the PS3 outsold Wii's Madden by at least triple and sold about as many copies as Metriod Prime 3 and Mario Strikers Charged combined. |
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Re: Official August Sales Numbers (360 surges, PS3 plummets, Wii remai
Even more suprising is that the original XBox Madden outsold the Wii's Madden. It will be very interesting to see how games like Wii Fit do.
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