U.S. Video Games Industry - April 2008
April 2007 April 2008 YTD Apr 07 YTD Apr 08
Video Games $839 million $1.23 billion 47.0% $4.18 billion $5.47 billion 31.0%
Video Games Hardware $339.2 million $426.2 million 26.0% $1.62 billion $1.84 billion 13.0%
Video Games Software $389.4 million $654.7 million 68.0% $1.97 billion $2.88 billion 46.0%
Video Game Accessories $110.4 million $154 million 39.0% $584.4 million $750.6 million 29.0%
Hardware
PlayStation 2 124.4K
PlayStation 3 187.1K
PSP 192.7K
Xbox 360 188.0K
Wii 714.2K
Nintendo DS 414.8K
Top 10 VG Titles - April'08
Units*
360 GTA IV 1.85mm
Wii Mario Kart w/ wheel 1.12mm
PS3 GTA IV 1.00mm
Wii Play 360K
Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl 326K
PS3 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue 224K
DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness 202K
DS Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time 202K
Wii Guitar Hero III 152K
360 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 141K
*includes bundles, collector's editions, GOTY editions
raincheck on yearofps3
raincheck on yearofps3It was 'wait till next year' last year, and everyting this year keeps getting pushed back. We should just start saying 'next year of ps3'. Also major lulz a MKWii outselling GTA4 PS3.
Anddddd I'm done with this thread.
Eh, I expected the sales boost to come in May anyways for the consoles.
I'm more surprised how close the PS3 got to the 360!
then they'll drop the ball again, thus restarting the cycle.
Nintendo will just own the world eventually.
Wasn't the GTA4 available for only available for 2 days in April?Released on the 29th, mkwii hit on the 27th.
PSP DESERVES success, unlike the PS3
I agree, but I also agree that the both the 360 and PS3 deserve to get their asses handed to them.
PSP DESERVES success, unlike the PS3
I agree, but I also agree that the both the 360 and PS3 deserve to get their asses handed to them.
In all fairness, 360 joins a select few consoles i've been more than willing to buy at least 3 times for ANY reason. If my ps3 broke before I owned all these blurays, yeah I wouldn't have bothered.
But the fact that they rushed out a shitty product and give horrible service makes me shudder at the idea of them ever taking Nintendo's place.
The nintendo fanboy in me is crying. Why did it have to be the Wii - my most hated console ever - that became hugely successful for them? :gloomy
WTF are PSP software sales like
Because Nintendo simply couldn't compete on the terms set by Sony, and later Microsoft. So it went back to what it does best; cater to families, and not just in a half-assed Viva Piñata sort of way, but on a fundamental level. Women love the simplicity, and mothers love watching their kids have fun. So, it's a success.
Total PlayStation hardware was still significantly less than Wii alone.
Blockbuster Year of 3rd Place.
Apr 2007 Apr 2008 Increase % Increase
360 174K 188K 14K 8.05%
PS3 82K 187K 105K 128.05%PS3 NPD:
http://kotaku.com/5009268/sony-responds-to-april-npd-sales-seems-pleased (http://kotaku.com/5009268/sony-responds-to-april-npd-sales-seems-pleased)
"PS3 Continues Blockbuster Year:"
:rofl
Sony compared much of its performance to itself—well, its former self—as it touts 127% year-over-year sales growth on the PS3 hardware
Let's just compare sales to last year.Code: [Select]Apr 2007 Apr 2008 Increase % Increase
360 174K 188K 14K 8.05%
PS3 82K 187K 105K 112.5%
And you guys laughed when they said GTAIV is a PS3 franchise..... pfft. Who's laughing now???
PETER FUCKING VENKMAN
(http://rgbo.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/peter.jpg)
WAIT FOR KILLZONE 2
Remember Killzone? Lets try and do that, then we can try and figure out where the license got its clout
Yep, pretty much my feelings. No matter what, the game is down right appealing and focuses on similar stuff that Gears made feel so good too and 'cover' is the least of it.Remember Killzone? Lets try and do that, then we can try and figure out where the license got its clout
Killzone was pretty popular in Europe. Not that it matters; Killzone 2, actual game quality unknown, is something that is going to turn heads. It's a damned pretty FPS with great artistic values and the craftsmanship to actually get some use out of the impressive technology. It features a sci-fi showdown story against iconic and decidedly sci-fi enemy, yet with familiar qualities (such as uncharacteristically grounded weapons and familiar symbolism) that will appeal to war game buffs and sci-fi dorks alike. The production values are clearly through the roof, so yeah... it will be big. Honestly, it'd take one hell of an opposing camp fanboy to first salivate over Gears and COD, and then point at that and claim that it looks unappealing.
Whether it will be a good game, that's another matter. But then I didn't have a lot of faith in Epic to deliver a solid single player game, and I was proven real wrong there. There are a lot of resources going into Killzone 2.
There are a lot of resources going into Killzone 2. Not a lot of resources went into Gears of War. All that suggests to me is that one piece of hardware is easy to program for, and one is not.
I agree that's a lot of Production Value going into Killzone and I think it looks gorgeous... but how much did that really help Uncharted? Uncharted is fucking beautiful. When I show people the game they're stunned. Still wasn't huge though. We'll see
How much of that appeal can you stuff into a boxart and 20 second ad?I agree that's a lot of Production Value going into Killzone and I think it looks gorgeous... but how much did that really help Uncharted? Uncharted is fucking beautiful. When I show people the game they're stunned. Still wasn't huge though. We'll see
As far as I can tell, most people still shop based on ads and box covers, and Killzone 2 is the right stuff at least for the former. Uncharted was marketed as what, an action adventure game of the Tomb Raider sort? Killzone 2 is a wet dream for marketing, with striking symbolism built in and an attention grabbing audiovisual presentation with a "universal" appeal. Interplanetary warfare, with a traditional, world war 2 influenced story and image base, and guns that anyone can relate to, and that actually break shit. It's going to be huge.
Killzone 2 looks like generic, apocalyptical sci-fi. I don't see why it would have great appeal for anyone who doesn't know the hype about its tech.
Killzone 2 looks like generic, apocalyptical sci-fi. I don't see why it would have great appeal for anyone who doesn't know the hype about its tech.
Also, the "2" might be a disadvantage since some will wonder why they never heard much good things about the 1st one.
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i think the most tragic part of the wii is how all these hardcore ninthings, despite having been booted off the blue ocean cruise, have convinced themselves they not only want to "play" wii fit but will profoundly enjoy it
You made a typo there, Crushed. You should stop being so careless. I don't know what you would of done if I hadn't caught that.they could honestly care lessdoajdoajsdjasjdasojdaj;asjdojsajda;dj83revvuio