US Console Figures: Nintendo and Microsoft Split Honours
NPD figures are as expected.
Halo 3: Single-platforms can still do it.
Right, without further ado here are the 2007 hardware figures from the NPD group for the USA:
Microsoft Xbox 360: 4.6m (US lifetime since launch November 2005 = 9.15m)
Nintendo Wii: 6.3m (US lifetime since launch November 2006 = 7.4m)
Nintendo DS: 8.5 (US lifetime since launch November 2004 = 17.65m)
Sony PS2: 3.97m (US lifetime since launch October 2000 = 41.12m)
Sony PS3: 2.6m (US lifetime since launch November 2006 = 3.25m)
Sony PSP: 3.82m (US lifetime since launch March 2005 = 8.82m)± and ±±±
All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year. This breaks down as follows:
Software sales up 34% percent to $8.64 billion (£4.4b).
Hardware sales up 54 percent to $7.04 billion (£3.5b).
Accessory sales up 52% to $2.26 billion (£1.15b).±±
December, the biggest buying month without question, saw the following:
Wii 1.35 million
Xbox 360 1.26 million
PlayStation 3 797,600
PlayStation 2 1.1 million
On the handheld front for December...
Nintendo DS 2.47m
Sony PSP 1.060m
Helping the video gaming figures along the way was the US's best-selling game of the year...
Beggaring the 'common sense' that a single-platform game can never be expected to rule any roost - not even a homeland one - for an entire year, Microsoft's Xbox 360 exclusive Halo 3 topped the sales charts. It sold 4.8 million copies.
According to Variety magazine - of all people, the competition in fact: "Of the 20 best selling games for the three current-gen systems in 2007, 11 were for the 360, seven for Wii, and two on PS3."
As ever, everybody in the industry have been keen to get involved with the figures, with a few quotes worth saving to look back on next year. Let's start with Gartner analyst, Van Baker:
"The Wii appeals to casual gamers who don't live and breathe games. After a while, there's a good chance it will sit in the corner and gather dust once the novelty wears off."±
"Microsoft spokesman David Dennis said there have been shortages of the Xbox 360 at retailers across the US The company, he added, is working on getting the consoles back on store shelves "as soon as possible."" - The Associated Press.
NPD's own Anita Frazier, "While we will continue to see strong hardware sales, particularly if prices come down again, the spotlight now turns from hardware to software."
and also...
"Given the breadth of available content and the price point of the PS2, it's a mass-market friendly choice and will continue to be an important part of the games ecosystem for several years."
This take from DVDTown (where movies matter) under the headline, 'Playstation 3, A Casualty of war?' is also one to cherish for later: "The problem third party developers have had with the Playstation 3 also showed in the statistics. 33 third party games had made it into the top 10 of the best selling on all platforms. Only five Playstation 3 games did the same".
Your thoughts - as ever - in the Forum please.
± LA Times
±± San Jose Mercury News
±±± MCV
Microsoft Xbox 360: 4.6m (US lifetime since launch November 2005 = 9.15m)
Nintendo Wii: 6.3m (US lifetime since launch November 2006 = 7.4m)
Nintendo DS: 8.5 (US lifetime since launch November 2004 = 17.65m)
Sony PS2: 3.97m (US lifetime since launch October 2000 = 41.12m)
Sony PS3: 2.6m (US lifetime since launch November 2006 = 3.25m)
Sony PSP: 3.82m (US lifetime since launch March 2005 = 8.82m)± and ±±±
All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year. This breaks down as follows:
Software sales up 34% percent to $8.64 billion (£4.4b).
Hardware sales up 54 percent to $7.04 billion (£3.5b).
Accessory sales up 52% to $2.26 billion (£1.15b).±±
December, the biggest buying month without question, saw the following:
Wii 1.35 million
Xbox 360 1.26 million
PlayStation 3 797,600
PlayStation 2 1.1 million
On the handheld front for December...
Nintendo DS 2.47m
Sony PSP 1.060m
Helping the video gaming figures along the way was the US's best-selling game of the year...
Beggaring the 'common sense' that a single-platform game can never be expected to rule any roost - not even a homeland one - for an entire year, Microsoft's Xbox 360 exclusive Halo 3 topped the sales charts. It sold 4.8 million copies.
According to Variety magazine - of all people, the competition in fact: "Of the 20 best selling games for the three current-gen systems in 2007, 11 were for the 360, seven for Wii, and two on PS3."
As ever, everybody in the industry have been keen to get involved with the figures, with a few quotes worth saving to look back on next year. Let's start with Gartner analyst, Van Baker:
"The Wii appeals to casual gamers who don't live and breathe games. After a while, there's a good chance it will sit in the corner and gather dust once the novelty wears off."±
"Microsoft spokesman David Dennis said there have been shortages of the Xbox 360 at retailers across the US The company, he added, is working on getting the consoles back on store shelves "as soon as possible."" - The Associated Press.
NPD's own Anita Frazier, "While we will continue to see strong hardware sales, particularly if prices come down again, the spotlight now turns from hardware to software."
and also...
"Given the breadth of available content and the price point of the PS2, it's a mass-market friendly choice and will continue to be an important part of the games ecosystem for several years."
This take from DVDTown (where movies matter) under the headline, 'Playstation 3, A Casualty of war?' is also one to cherish for later: "The problem third party developers have had with the Playstation 3 also showed in the statistics. 33 third party games had made it into the top 10 of the best selling on all platforms. Only five Playstation 3 games did the same".
Your thoughts - as ever - in the Forum please.
± LA Times
±± San Jose Mercury News
±±± MCV
Read More Like This
Comments
jfjfdjfdjfjf 18 Jan 2008 15:28
1/8
I think its important to remember there is a world outside the US. Here are the worldwide console sales for December;
Nintendo DS - 6,638,408
Nintendo Wii - 3,569,138
Sony PSP - 2,340,850
Sony PS3 - 2,000,575
Xbox 360 - 1,945,393
Sony PS2 - 1,899,588
and here are the worldwide figures for the first 2 weeks of January;
Nintendo DS - 1,194,285
Nintendo Wii - 785,919
Sony PSP - 603,655
Sony PS3 - 421,129
Sony PS2 - 346,977
Xbox 360 - 339,928
People should also remember that most third party multi platform games on the 360 and PS3 sell better on the PS3 outside of the US. Pro Evo Soccer, Need For Speed, Assassins Creed, WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 and Fifa '08 for example.
Nintendo DS - 6,638,408
Nintendo Wii - 3,569,138
Sony PSP - 2,340,850
Sony PS3 - 2,000,575
Xbox 360 - 1,945,393
Sony PS2 - 1,899,588
and here are the worldwide figures for the first 2 weeks of January;
Nintendo DS - 1,194,285
Nintendo Wii - 785,919
Sony PSP - 603,655
Sony PS3 - 421,129
Sony PS2 - 346,977
Xbox 360 - 339,928
People should also remember that most third party multi platform games on the 360 and PS3 sell better on the PS3 outside of the US. Pro Evo Soccer, Need For Speed, Assassins Creed, WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 and Fifa '08 for example.
Mr GS 18 Jan 2008 18:04
2/8
"People should also remember that most third party multi platform games on the 360 and PS3 sell better on the PS3 outside of the US"
Are you having a laugh in the last year at retail never have I sold a single title that sells more on the PS3 than the 360. Working in one of the highstreets big name specialist stores we dont ever get as much stock in for PS3 as we do on 360 because we no it wont sell!
Are you having a laugh in the last year at retail never have I sold a single title that sells more on the PS3 than the 360. Working in one of the highstreets big name specialist stores we dont ever get as much stock in for PS3 as we do on 360 because we no it wont sell!
more comments below our sponsor's message
deleted 18 Jan 2008 19:46
3/8
Lets not start flame wars, or childish fanboyistic comments lets agree overall this is good for the industry which in turn is good for us the consumer, because it means more games for 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PSP oh yeah and pc :)
PreciousRoi 19 Jan 2008 01:33
4/8
Meh, don't encourage the anon asshat. They'll STFU and fade away on their own.
In response to his bullshit, I will note that the title of the article clearly states that it is reporting news of the US market, and I highly doubt that SPOnG can be accused of showing any kind of preferential treatment of the American market OR of neglecting the international one.
So "finding it useful to remember" is asinine, Mr. Anonymous twit. No one here is likely to forget in the first place.
I find your figures suspect, and perhaps less than useful in any event. I would find worldwide figures excluding Japan more relevant, considering that the Japaneese market is more unique unto itself.
Not that this would be an attempt to skew the results in any particular direction, just that theres not much point in including sales figures based on such a radically different market, if you're actually looking for a picture of whats happening in Western markets.
In a similar vein to what Mr GS said, the local video rental place is strongly considering pulling its PS3 catalog from the shelves, they are doing a masterful job of collecting dust, and even if the PS3 does eventually come into its own, no one is going to want to rent these games anyway.
In response to his bullshit, I will note that the title of the article clearly states that it is reporting news of the US market, and I highly doubt that SPOnG can be accused of showing any kind of preferential treatment of the American market OR of neglecting the international one.
So "finding it useful to remember" is asinine, Mr. Anonymous twit. No one here is likely to forget in the first place.
I find your figures suspect, and perhaps less than useful in any event. I would find worldwide figures excluding Japan more relevant, considering that the Japaneese market is more unique unto itself.
Not that this would be an attempt to skew the results in any particular direction, just that theres not much point in including sales figures based on such a radically different market, if you're actually looking for a picture of whats happening in Western markets.
In a similar vein to what Mr GS said, the local video rental place is strongly considering pulling its PS3 catalog from the shelves, they are doing a masterful job of collecting dust, and even if the PS3 does eventually come into its own, no one is going to want to rent these games anyway.
ajmetz 19 Jan 2008 10:15
5/8
Next time a forumite gives stats, would be good to reference a source / where they're drawn from.
What interested me about this article though was:
"All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year."
....there are obviously fears atm of a US recession....and that consumers may start saving rather than spending. It will be interesting to see if games buck that foreseen trend.
Or whether money saved on Bush's tax break gets spent on games moreso than lawn mowers. ^_^
What interested me about this article though was:
"All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year."
....there are obviously fears atm of a US recession....and that consumers may start saving rather than spending. It will be interesting to see if games buck that foreseen trend.
Or whether money saved on Bush's tax break gets spent on games moreso than lawn mowers. ^_^
OptimusP 20 Jan 2008 22:39
6/8
ajmetz wrote:
Next time a forumite gives stats, would be good to reference a source / where they're drawn from.
What interested me about this article though was:
"All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year."
....there are obviously fears atm of a US recession....and that consumers may start saving rather than spending. It will be interesting to see if games buck that foreseen trend.
Or whether money saved on Bush's tax break gets spent on games moreso than lawn mowers. ^_^
What interested me about this article though was:
"All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year."
....there are obviously fears atm of a US recession....and that consumers may start saving rather than spending. It will be interesting to see if games buck that foreseen trend.
Or whether money saved on Bush's tax break gets spent on games moreso than lawn mowers. ^_^
Gaming to kill lawnmower industry confirmed! And people say games don't kill anything! ha!
deleted 20 Jan 2008 23:28
7/8
OptimusP wrote:
ajmetz wrote:
Next time a forumite gives stats, would be good to reference a source / where they're drawn from.
What interested me about this article though was:
"All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year."
....there are obviously fears atm of a US recession....and that consumers may start saving rather than spending. It will be interesting to see if games buck that foreseen trend.
Or whether money saved on Bush's tax break gets spent on games moreso than lawn mowers. ^_^
What interested me about this article though was:
"All of this saw the US market for things video game related leap by 43% to $17.9 billion (just over £9-billion) during the year."
....there are obviously fears atm of a US recession....and that consumers may start saving rather than spending. It will be interesting to see if games buck that foreseen trend.
Or whether money saved on Bush's tax break gets spent on games moreso than lawn mowers. ^_^
Gaming to kill lawnmower industry confirmed! And people say games don't kill anything! ha!
Bush Promotes Gaming Confirmed!
BridgettCross26 26 Mar 2010 07:23
8/8
I had a dream to begin my own firm, nevertheless I didn't earn enough of money to do this. Thank heaven my close dude said to take the <a href="http://l***************s.com/topics/business-loans">business loans</a>. So I received the collateral loan and made real my old dream.