DS Dominates America Yet Again (American AUGUST 06 Sales)

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » 11 Aug 2006 12:59 pm

In the last three months alone, the DS has outsold the PSP by almost 750,000 units, securing a DS lead in the handheld war in the USA (in both hardware and software sales).

Also 360 = not doing well, at all!!!!!!!!

August 06 USA Hardware Sales:
NDS = 278k
PS2 = 262k
360 = 204k
GBA = 156k
PSP= 146k
GCN = 41k
Xbox = 9k

July 06 USA Hardware Sales:

NDS = 377,000
PS2 = 241,000
360 = 206,000
GBA = 163,000
PSP = 161,000
GCN = 44,000
Xbox = 12,000

June 06 USA Hardware Sales:

NDS = 593,000
PS2 = 312,000
360 = 277,000
PSP = 221,000
XBX = 24,000

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread. ... a&t=118204

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 11 Aug 2006 01:04 pm

why is the PS2 selling so well?

mech · Post by **mech** » 11 Aug 2006 01:47 pm

Because it's a good console and it's cheap?

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 11 Aug 2006 02:06 pm

what are the totals?
why is the ds doing so well? price drop?

also: gba is outselling the psp too...looks like price is a big factor in the purchasing decision - i guess what we're seeing here is a split between the younger market (with parents buying) and the older market, where people are buying for themselves.

and the more lucrative is....

Madmya · Post by **Madmya** » 11 Aug 2006 02:23 pm

because people are idiots!

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » 11 Aug 2006 03:49 pm

selfish wrote:what are the totals?

USA LTD

DS - 5.6 million (DS with a 700,000 unit lead)
PSP - 4.9 million

selfish wrote:why is the ds doing so well? price drop?

There has been no price drop. Its due to the DSL launch and recent popularity of New Super Mario Bros & Brain Training.

Interestingly, if Nintendo can pull this off again for the month of August 06, then the DS would be ahead of the PSP in the USA by 1 million units.

jahooley · Post by **jahooley** » 11 Aug 2006 04:00 pm

Wedbush: July U.S. Chart Estimate Up 15%
Analyst firm Wedbush Morgan has released its preview of the July NPD U.S. video game charts, which will be released this Thursday, forecasting relatively burgeoning sales of $365 million, up 15% compared to last year.

According to Wedbush's Michael Pachter: "Our estimate reflects a decline of $25 million in current generation software sales (PS2, Xbox, GameCube, GBA), more than offset by an increase of $103 million in next generation software sales (Xbox 360, PSP and DS). Overall, we expect next generation software sales to total $135 million."

In particular, July sales were expected to be driven by recent releases including Nintendo's New Super Mario Bros for DS, Take-Two’s GTA: Liberty City Stories for PS2 and THQ’s Cars for multiple platforms, alongside Take-Two’s Prey for Xbox 360 and PC and Electronic Arts’ NCAA Football 07 for multiple platforms.

Pachter notes that 13 games sold over 100,000 units in June, and the company is expecting 6 in July (compared to 5 last year), also outlining NPD data that shows Xbox 360 hardware sales in the U.S. were 2.0 million units, and the company expects sales of 250,000 units in July.

The firm commented: "Though the Xbox 360 is now readily available, we expect Microsoft to sell approximately 200,000 – 300,000 hardware units monthly until the holidays when a strong lineup of Xbox 360 games is anticipated." The U.S. hardware installed base currently stands at 102 million current generation consoles (including handhelds) as of the end of June 2006 (up from 95 million at year end 2005).

Wedbush Morgan's analysis of the market noted: "The first part of 2006 followed a similar pattern to 2000, when the last console transition began. During the first few months of the year, consumers slowed purchases of current generation console software while purchasing next generation software for only one console, the Xbox 360, while waiting for the launches of the PS3 and Wii later this year."

"The slowing trend reversed in April with a return to positive sales growth, reversed again in May with negative sales growth, and rebounded yet again in June with another positive month. We think that the rebound may be sustainable, given strong sell-through performance at the over 100 stores we visited and called during the month. It appears to us that consumers have continued to purchase compelling content for current generation consoles in spite of the imminent launches of the PS3 and Wii, and have embraced software for the DS and PSP, driving monthly sales higher in July."

In fact, Wedbush Morgan's Pachter had an overall very positive conclusion to its report: "Given recent sell-through strength at retail, we are no longer certain that declines in current generation software sales will continue to be greater than contribution from next generation software sales. Much depends upon the launch timing and quantities for the PS3 and Wii, but should both consoles launch as represented by Sony and Nintendo, we believe that overall 2006 U.S. sales could be higher than 2005 levels. Our current forecast calls for a decline of 4% in the U.S., and we now think that overall sales growth for the year may be positive."

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=10397

Ambrose Burnside · Post by **Ambrose Burnside** » 12 Aug 2006 10:19 am

[Microsoft] should be [worried] that the Xbox 360 has actually sold less than the Xbox did in the same timeframe. For a system that is trying to win first place in the console war, selling worse than a console that was 80 million units behind first place isn't promising.

mech · Post by **mech** » 12 Aug 2006 10:35 am

Errr where'd that quote come from? I think it's wrong anyway.

Ambrose Burnside · Post by **Ambrose Burnside** » 12 Aug 2006 10:48 am

Source

And this:

I mean that the Xbox 360 between November 2005 and July 2006 sold less than the Xbox between November 2001 and July 2002. Sorry for not being clear.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 12 Aug 2006 01:28 pm

Microsoft has a 5 million Xbox 360 install base (consoles shipped) as of Q2 2006.

At approximately the same time in the Xbox's life there were 3.9 million consoles shipped.

At approximately the same time in the PS2's life (year end 2000) there were 6.4 million units shipped.

So while we wouldn't expect the overall gaming market to contract, one has to wonder where the hell all these sales are going to come from if not from the PS3.

I'm thinking the Wii due to its low cost, high appeal and just general cheap, clean fun. Parents will go for it in droves.

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » 12 Aug 2006 03:34 pm

EA Slams PSP

EA's head of development David Gardner has warned Sony to pick up its act in the handheld war against Nintendo DS.

Image The firm's VP and COO of worldwide studios told UK trade paper MCV, "I don't think Sony can afford to sit back. They still have things they can do with the price and performance of the machine, things that they need to address."

EA says it has shifted its handheld priorities since DS began pulling away from PSP. "There's no doubt that EA has historically bet more on PSP," said Garner. "I think we were excited by the technology, but the consumers have proven that actually what they want is fun.

"We must never forget that what we need to focus on is fun and so EA is putting more effort behind DS games, and creative ones that really take advantage of the hardware.

Pat · Post by **Pat** » 12 Aug 2006 03:36 pm

Pre-empted 20 minutes ago that Rocco would be onto this like a sack of sack ofs

At least this will give you guys time to formulate a comeback against Rocco eventually making a whole topic on this news.

selfish · Post by **selfish** » 12 Aug 2006 05:42 pm

EA wrote:We must never forget that what we need to focus on is fun and so EA is putting more effort behind DS games

says it all really

Ambrose Burnside · Post by **Ambrose Burnside** » 12 Aug 2006 07:27 pm

selfish wrote:
EA wrote:We must never forget that what we need to focus on is fun and so EA is putting more effort behind DS games
says it all really

So it's the PSP's fault that EA's games aren't fun?

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 12 Aug 2006 07:32 pm

I think my quote describes the situation perfectly:

It just goes to show you that when consumers are faced with an entirely new paradigm and the same old thing but more expensive they're more than willing to take a bet on a new paradigm!

ObSoLeTe · Post by **ObSoLeTe** » 13 Aug 2006 10:03 pm

[quote="Jizzy McLobber"]why is the PS2 selling so well?[/quote]

my guess is most of ps2 sales are due to guitar hero and GH2 when that comes out, im getting a copy of GH which will bring my old chunky ps2 out of retirement

mech · Post by **mech** » 13 Aug 2006 11:00 pm

GH, SOTC, and GOW all brought my PS2 out of retirement. That thing's had so many awesome games of late.

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » 08 Sep 2006 04:05 pm

August sales have been posted with the NDS still outselling the PSP, and the 360 not doing well at all.

Microsoft should really start doing something about this lackluster 360 performance.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Sep 2006 04:17 pm

why is 200k a month not doing well for a $400us system?

The original xbox needed a price cut and even then it couldn't do 200k in the same time frame.

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 08 Sep 2006 04:22 pm

204,000 units a month = not doing well? Crazy talk!

Ambrose Burnside · Post by **Ambrose Burnside** » 08 Sep 2006 04:23 pm

41 000 people bought a Gamecube???

Texas · Post by **Texas** » 08 Sep 2006 04:25 pm

General Chaos wrote:204,000 units a month of a non-Nintendo system = not doing well.

Fixed.

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 08 Sep 2006 04:28 pm

Non Nintendo (Handheld system).

Texas · Post by **Texas** » 08 Sep 2006 04:31 pm

Texas wrote:
General Chaos wrote:204,000 units a month of a non-Nintendo non-handheld system = not doing well according to Nintendo PR guru Rocco.
Fixed.

Double Fixedburger with fries edit