Keyofx Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 NPD: Wii shatters records with 2M one-month sales Recession may be on the tip of everyone's tongues, but consumers' appetite for the interactive medium continues largely unabated. Industry stat-tracking firm The NPD Group today released its assessment for US gaming retail sales in November. Industry sales were up 10 percent year-over-year. Domestic sales of hardware, software, and accessories reached $2.91 billion for the month, pushing 2008's total just over the $16 billion threshold. November 2008's 10 percent sales growth is especially impressive, considering that last month's tally contained seven fewer post-Thanksgiving shopping days compared to a year ago. One huge reason for the surge was the Wii. With an analyst-noted surge in supply, Nintendo's console more than doubled its 2007 numbers, selling more than 2.04 million units. The Nintendo DS also proved staggeringly popular, shifting 1.57 million units on the month. While lodged firmly in third place in hardware sales for November, Microsoft made huge gains over rival Sony last month. Xbox 360 sales more than doubled those of the PlayStation 3, with Microsoft's console outselling Sony's system 836,000 units to 378,000. Sony's depth bolstered the company's performance, however, with PSP sales hitting 421,000 units and the aging PlayStation 2 managing 206,000 systems. US VIDEO GAMES INDUSTRY - NOVEMBER 2008 Software: $1.45B (+11%) Hardware: $1.21B (+10%) Accessories: $255M (+7%) Total Games: $2.91B (10%) TOP-SELLING HARDWARE - NOVEMBER 2008 Wii--2.04 million Nintendo DS--1.57 million Xbox 360--836,000 PlayStation Portable--421,000 PlayStation 3--378,000 PlayStation 2--206,000 PS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 2 million that should be some sort of record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Sony need a major price drop. I guess they are a little screwed in the christmas month as well, they cant drop the price now. Or in Jan. So they must be bracing themselves for a couple of tough months. Wii sales are gonna run amok this December. 360 will do OK as well I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arun360 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Wii60 FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeezNah Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 In other news: Nintendo are STILL c*cks yeah being the leading console manufacture of this generation will do that to ya D: good to see the PSP doing okay, despite issues with the 3000 series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 yeah being the leading console manufacture of this generation will do that to ya D: But at what cost? AT WHAT COST?!?!?!?! /slits throat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Wii made Nintendo over half billion dollars in just one month in one country. Expect worldwide sales to top 3.5M for Nov. PS2 still holds the crown for highest single month sales in US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeezNah Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 but the ps2 doesn't have waggle or a surmountable case of third-party exposure AND THAT MY FRIEND IS WHERE WII WILL ROCK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Commenting on wii and its games as shovelware is moot point from now onwards . 5 games in the top 10 list is from wii :/ (in the other thread, same section). So, nintendo wins this gen without HD, without blu ray, without master chief or solid snake. I just don't understand .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 So, nintendo wins this gen without HD, without blu ray, without master chief or solid snake. I just don't understand .... The secret of Wii's success.. Real footage from The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 The secret of Wii's success..Real footage from The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Somehow Oprah giving away free X360's didnt have the same effect on the fortunes of the console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΨΨ babloos ΨΨ Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 This is some serious sh*t,but still software sells are lower, compare to xbox 360,wii is just for casual gamers,who wont buy every game,unlike ps3 or xbox 360 owners,heard software sales are main source of income, .someone enlighten me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 This is some serious sh*t,but still software sells are lower, compare to xbox 360,wii is just for casual gamers,who wont buy every game,unlike ps3 or xbox 360 owners,heard software sales are main source of income, .someone enlighten me. Total Wii games sold as of September 30, 2008: 229.85 million ! but its quoted from wikipedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΨΨ babloos ΨΨ Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 ^^ hmm,wheres xbox 360 and ps3 list,plus prices are twice for xbox 360 and ps3 ,when compare to wii games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ΨΨ babloos ΨΨ Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 plus xbox 360 and ps3 sales are old on wiki,i dont think those software sales list, for wii are genuine,just some user created,no official confirmation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ne0 Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 ^^ hmm,wheres xbox 360 and ps3 list,plus prices are twice for xbox 360 and ps3 ,when compare to wii games. I doubt if x360 or ps3 have sold as many, but the cost does make up for it. X360 game costs a friggin $64 with tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Nintendo sells more software on Wii than both X360 and PS3, most of it is just first party though. It is the biggest publisher in videogame industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyofx Posted December 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 The secret of Wii's success.. http://i34.tinypic.com/2hgr892.gif Real footage from The Ellen DeGeneres Show. I bet God is having a good laugh watching this. And us at the same time :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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