New information trickling out from NPD's monthly game industry report shows sales of both Wii and PS3 hardware declining in January, with the month's top-selling Call of Duty: Black Ops reaching 750,000 sales for the month.
Wedbush Morgan Analyst Michael Pachter told Computer and Video Games that NPD reported 319,000 Wii units sold in January, down 31 percent from the same month in 2010. The PS3 reportedly sold 267,000 units in the month, down 3 percent year-over-year.
Yesterday, Microsoft revealed its Xbox 360 was the only home console to see a year-over-year hardware sales increase in January, with 381,000 units sold representing a 14.4 percent increase over January 2010.
Overall, 10 percent fewer home consoles were sold in January 2011 than the year before, though the distribution of those sales means revenue from hardware sales was only down 4 percent from 2010.
Meanwhile, research notes from Wedbush and Piper Jaffray confirm sales of 750,000 units for January's top-selling Call of Duty: Black Ops, besting last January's top seller, New Super Mario Bros. Wii by roughly 100,000 units
Third-selling Dead Space 2 sold 441,000 units, according to Jaffray, while fifth-selling Zumba Fitness sold "over 300,000" units according to Wedbush.
Outside of the top 10, Jaffray said THQ's uDraw Studio and tablet bundle sold only 26,000 units for the month, this after shipping 1.2 million units to retailers in the last two months of 2010.
Wedbush reports 22 games sold over 100,000 new retail units for the month, beating 18 such titles last January. Despite this increase, overall software revenues for the month were down five percent from 2010
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/33127/Wii_PS3_Sales_Fall_Black_Ops_Sells_750000_In_January.php
Under one-fifth of PS3 sales included bundles with Sony’s Move controller, suggesting another modest month (we have chosen not to subscribe to peripheral data). Just under three-fifths of Xbox 360 sales included bundles with Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral, as Xbox 360 Kinect console bundles again outsold PS3 Move console bundles by almost 5:1. We note that the top selling Kinect software titles easily outsold their Move counterparts.
Combined next generation home console (PS3, 360, Wii) hardware unit sales were down 10% year-over-year, and handheld hardware unit sales were down 29%, driving overall hardware unit sales down 17% for the month. There were 319,000 Wiis sold (down 31% y-o-y) vs. our 320,000 estimate, 381,000 Xbox 360s sold (up 15% y-o-y) compared to our 380,000 estimate, and 267,000 PS3s sold (down 3% y-o-y) vs. our 240,000 estimate.
Current generation (PS3, Wii, 360, PSP, DS) software sales were $572 million, $52 million above our estimate, while legacy software sales were $4 million, $6 million below our estimate. Wii software sales were $179 million (down 20% y-o-y), Xbox 360 sales were $170 million (up 8%), and PS3 sales were $141 million (up 24%). DS software sales were $72 million (down 13%), while PSP software sales were $10 million (down 37%). The increases in sales for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms have become the norm, and declines for the other consoles have also become the norm. Over the next year, we expect Wii and DS software sales to continue the negative trend, but anticipate strong sales for Nintendo’s 3DS that should spur overall handheld software sales back into positive territory. We expect PS3 software sales to spike when several high profile releases launch in the coming months, and believe that overall PS3 software sales would benefit immensely from a hardware price cut, expected in June.
The NPD Group has announced its tracking results for new U.S. retail video game sales in January, showing overall revenues for the industry dropping 5 percent compared to the same month last year.
New retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories totaled $1.16 billion for the month. With PC sales excluded, the industry drew a total of $1.14 billion in revenue, down 4 percent from the year before.
Over half of that total came from software sales of $576 million, down 5 percent from January 2009. Overall video game hardware sales of $324 million were off 8 percent from the previous January.
Video game accessories were the only subsegment to see year-over-year revenue growth, increasing 6 percent to $235.1 million for the month. In previous months this sector of the industry has been driven by strong interest in the PlayStation Move and Microsoft Kinect camera-based controllers.
NPD no longer provides specific breakdowns for hardware or software or accessory unit sales to the press.
but you also have the fad within a fad of Zumba
Over half of that total came from software sales of $576 million, down 5 percent from January 2009. Overall video game hardware sales of $324 million were off 8 percent from the previous January.
Riding the momentum of its biggest year ever, Xbox 360 continued to drive strong console and software sales in the first month of the new year. Sustained consumer demand for Kinect helped propel Xbox 360 as the top selling console in January.
January NPD highlights include:
· Xbox 360 sold 381,000 units in January, up 48,000 units year-over-year. (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)
· Xbox 360 is the only console platform to show year-over-year growth in January at 15 percent. (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)
· Total retail spend on Xbox 360 topped $551 million, making it the top selling console platform for the 10th month in a row. (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)
· During the month of January, four of the top ten console game titles were for Xbox 360 including: “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” “Dead Space 2,”“Dance Central,” and “Kinect Sports.” (Source: NPD Group, January 2011)
Some lingering supply constraints coupled with high consumer demand led to continued pockets of shortages at retail. Microsoft anticipates this trend to improve through February, but will continue to work with retail and manufacturing partners to expedite production and shipments
Dead Space 2
:fbm
They should have made Mirrors Edge 2, instead of Dead Space 2.
Well for starters I love Mirrors Edge :)
Dead Space is so unappealing somehow
Well for starters I love Mirrors Edge :)
Dead Space is so unappealing somehow
Mirror's Edge is certainly a very popular forum game (I don't really care for it) but that game has very little mass appeal. I doubt they will bring that back this gen if indeed they ever do.
What type of game is the Dead Space anyway?
What type of game is the Dead Space anyway?
What type of game is the Dead Space anyway?
The best Alien game ever made.
QuoteThe best Alien game ever made.
yeah, DS1 was more like Alien and DS2 is more like Aliens and i would JIMP if they were given an Alien franchise title to work on.
"January’s NPD numbers, reflecting a 25% increase in PS3 software sales, demonstrate continued momentum for the PlayStation ecosystem. As the only system with both stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, PlayStation is delivering a new era of immersive entertainment fueled by the industry’s strongest content lineup. Next week, with the arrival of one of the most anticipated titles of the year, Killzone 3, consumers’ expectations for exhilarating 3D graphics and fast-paced PlayStation Move action will be further elevated in living rooms around the world," said Patrick Seybold, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at SCEA.
Mirror's Edge would have been cool as a 2 hour downloadable game, not the bloated mess it turned out to be.
same here. When I first started it I was blown away by the presentation and sound design. Then you have to go through the same square levels fighting the same 3 enemies for the next 8 hours
edit: damn you Stoney :lol I'm talking about Dead Space btw. Mirror'e Edge is a masterpiece
DCU's numbers don't bode well for its future.
Dead Space 2 hit a little softer than I expected.
From EADead Space 2 hit a little softer than I expected.
How is it tracking compared to the first? I can't remember anything about DS1's numbers other than hitting A LOT softer than everyone expected.
I hope it does, even though I think it packs a softer punch compared to the first, I still think it is by far the better game.
Speaking at an investor call today, EA chief operating office John Schappert boasted that the sequel, released last week, "is approaching two million units sold in – double the sell through of the original Dead Space."
I expect you will see the PS3 and Wii hardware figures today. (Not from me.):bow2
Mirror's Edge 1 was an amazing proof of concept, burdened with a few problems (like an unnecessary storyline and frustrating combat). A sequel that fixes the flaws would be legendary.
The logical place for a game like ME to go would be to open world, which I REALLLLLLY don't want.
It already did that.
"January's NPD numbers, reflecting a 25 percent increase in PS3 software sales, demonstrate continued momentum for the PlayStation ecosystem," said Patrick Seybold, senior director of corporate communications at SCEA, according to IndustryGamers.
"As the only system with both stereoscopic 3D and precision motion controlled gaming, PlayStation is delivering a new era of immersive entertainment fuelled by the industry's strongest content lineup."
He added: "Next week, with the arrival of one of the most anticipated titles of the year, Killzone 3, consumers' expectations for exhilarating 3D graphics and fast-paced PlayStation Move action will be further elevated in living rooms around the world."
3cosystem :lol
Current generation (PS3, Wii, 360, PSP, DS) software sales were $572 million, $52 million above our estimate, while legacy software sales were $4 million, $6 million below our estimate. Wii software sales were $179 million (down 20% y-o-y), Xbox 360 sales were $170 million (up 8%), and PS3 sales were $141 million (up 24%). DS software sales were $72 million (down 13%), while PSP software sales were $10 million (down 37%). The increases in sales for the PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms have become the norm, and declines for the other consoles have also become the norm. Over the next year, we expect Wii and DS software sales to continue the negative trend, but anticipate strong sales for Nintendo’s 3DS that should spur overall handheld software sales back into positive territory. We expect PS3 software sales to spike when several high profile releases launch in the coming months, and believe that overall PS3 software sales would benefit immensely from a hardware price cut, expected in June.
From Wedbush
There were 22 games that sold over 100,000 units in January, vs. our estimate of 16 games and 18 last year.
Call of Duty: Black Ops sold half of our estimate of 1.5 million units
Call of Duty: Black Ops = 0.5 x 1.5 = 750,000
Guitar Hero (and other Hero music games) sales were down 56% from last year.
Rock Band sales were down 80% to $2 million.
Zumba Fitness over 300,000 units.
Donkey Kong Country Returns roughly one-third of our estimate of 500,000 units
Donkey Kong Country Returns = 0.33 x 500,000 = 165,000
SORRY GAF EARLIER I READ THIS AS TWO-THIRDS
uDraw sold well below estimate of 300,000 units
Just Dance 2 sold over half of our estimate of 1 million units.
Just Dance 2 = 500,000 (although we don't know what "over half" means. Unsure about this one?
Piper Jaffray
Call of Duty: Black Ops sold 750k units and held the #1 position for the month
Dead Space 2 = 441k units (different than the number in the OP)
uDraw Studio & Tablet = 26k
NBA 2K11 = 261k units
Red Dead Redemption = 94k
We believe there is a 50/50 chance that GTA V will make it into the FY12 period
Rock Band sales were down 80% to $2 million
Killzone 3 ad
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now that Killzone3 and LBP2 are out, where should yearofps3.com point
now that Killzone3 and LBP2 are out, where should yearofps3.com point
now that Killzone3 and LBP2 are out, where should yearofps3.com point
now that Killzone3 and LBP2 are out, where should yearofps3.com point
The ps3 only has a notable advantage in non UK european countries and Japan. Neither are going to be enough for it to catch the 360 ltd.
The 360's rebirth in the US is going to make it difficult, though. Very, very difficult. I think the PS3's had its best year, unless Sony's got something more amazing than sequels to stuff that didn't do shit the first time up its sleeve.
The PS3 will surpass the 360 in sales simply because Microsoft will move onto the next Xbox faster than Sony will move to the PS4 (if they even make one).
The PS3 will surpass the 360 in sales simply because Microsoft will move onto the next Xbox faster than Sony will move to the PS4 (if they even make one).
I don't know. There is this perception that MS will drop the 360 before Sony and let it languish but I'm not sure that is the case. I mean I think they will launch their next gen system before Sony but MS has good reason to want this gen to go on for as long as possible.
The ps3 only has a notable advantage in non UK european countries and Japan. Neither are going to be enough for it to catch the 360 ltd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28seventh_generation%29#Sales_standings
this wikipedia article shows the 360 with ~50m to date and PS3 with ~47.9m
to say the PS3 couldn't catch up is pretty naive. i would say it's fairly likely even.
The ps3 only has a notable advantage in non UK european countries and Japan. Neither are going to be enough for it to catch the 360 ltd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_game_consoles_%28seventh_generation%29#Sales_standings
this wikipedia article shows the 360 with ~50m to date and PS3 with ~47.9m
to say the PS3 couldn't catch up is pretty naive. i would say it's fairly likely even.
And what sir is going to get it there? Best case scenario is that microsoft kills their console again when moving to the next one. Sony has released all their big guns with maybe the exception of twisted metal (Lulz), so nothing outside of a pricedrop is going to matter. Microsoft can do that too. Speaking of which Nintendo needs to get on that. Wii not being at most 150 by this point is baffling. Maybe they need to go as low as 99 in japan.
The ps3 only has a notable advantage in non UK european countries and Japan. Neither are going to be enough for it to catch the 360 ltd.
And a wii slim is not going to fix the primary problem with the platform that Nintendo perceives.
When we looked at hardware prices for October 2010, the average price of the Xbox 360 was $256, suggesting that consumers favored the $300 Xbox 360 model over the $200 model.
With the launch of Kinect in November, that price rose about $25 to $281. As of January, the average Xbox 360 is selling for around $306, according to official NPD Group data.
That means that any significance of the price differential has actually disappeared in the more recent months, the ones in which the Xbox 360 has been outperforming the PS3 Slim in seasonally comparable months.
According to data provided by the NPD Group, the top-selling Move-required title in January 2011 was The Fight: Lights Out, a game in which the Move controls are used for fist fighting. With Fight sales of only 16,000 units for the month
PSP software is making 1.7% of the overall video game software market
The venerable PlayStation 2 has finally ceased to be relevant to the industry's new retail sales, where it accounted for only 1.5% of all hardware unit sales in January and a mere 0.7% of software revenue. (If we're more generous and look only at consoles, then its software share rises to 0.8%.)
PS2 is finally outQuoteThe venerable PlayStation 2 has finally ceased to be relevant to the industry's new retail sales, where it accounted for only 1.5% of all hardware unit sales in January and a mere 0.7% of software revenue. (If we're more generous and look only at consoles, then its software share rises to 0.8%.)
As far as I know Just Dance has been more popular in Euroland than in America.
Dancing games are a good laugh.
76k for ME2 on PS3, is this the first month?
As far as I know Just Dance has been more popular in Euroland than in America.
1 [WII] Just Dance 2 - 95,000
2 [PS3] LittleBigPlanet 2 - 88,000
3 [WII] Wii Fit Plus - 65,000
4 [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops - 52,000
5 [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 - 50,000
6 [360] Kinect Sports - 49,000
7 [360] FIFA 11 - 48,000
8 [360] Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - 41,000
9 [360] Dead Space 2 - 39,000
10 [NDS] Art Academy - 38,000