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[bud]

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   

wtf

[CajoleJuice]

raincheck on yearofps3

[FancyFeast]

raincheck on yearofps3

seems so.


360 pricedrop around the time of the downloadble content?

seems so.

pachter fuck out of a job?

Not while Blu Ray isnt in every household.

[Trent Dole]

raincheck on yearofps3

It 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.

[CajoleJuice]

But in all seriousness, both HD consoles need a price cut. Not even GTA4 did anything.

[CajoleJuice]

And COD4 still in top 10.


Anddddd I'm done with this thread.

[MrAngryFace]

Considering how dependable the Wii is, my mind is reeling as to what the saturation point is gonna be, or if its ever gonna be

I also dont get why the pokemon games get two slots, I mean I get it, but at the same time I dont. Im even someone who bought Explorers of Time!

[thekavorka]

yeah, i dont give a shit about sales except that COD4 is still in top 10

[MrAngryFace]

GTA4 PS3 got a whoopin, 850k less ouch

[CajoleJuice]

The Power of Blu-Ray (tm)

[bud]

Anddddd I'm done with this thread.

owned

[CajoleJuice]

I couldn't help myself.

Procrastination

[fistfulofmetal]

everything sucks

where my fucking mgs4

[MrAngryFace]

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!

I'm more surprised the PSP outsold the 360, lawlz. 360 sales have been around there for a while now. The monthly Wii and DS figures are a complete anomaly. It really blows my mind how fast their hardware sells.

[Oblivion]

What I really don't get is how the HD twins could do that much worse WITH GTA4? Wtf?

[fistfulofmetal]

Nintendo will just own the world eventually.

then they'll drop the ball again, thus restarting the cycle.

[tiesto]

Wow, 360 just can't seem to get a break (no pun intended)... just barely edging out the PS3, even with a great lineup of traditional games. Honestly I wonder how this bodes for the system's future

[Brehvolution]

Wasn't the GTA4 available for only available for 2 days in April?

[Trent Dole]

Wasn't the GTA4 available for only available for 2 days in April?

Released on the 29th, mkwii hit on the 27th.

[MrAngryFace]

PSP DESERVES success, unlike the PS3

[MrAngryFace]

I hate to say it, but I think the situation with the economy is driving a lot of people away from HD and towards more affordable gaming alternatives. Handhelds and the Wii

[fistfulofmetal]

so it's all Bush's fault

fucking Bush

[MrAngryFace]

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.

[duckman2000]

Comical

[hyp]

the only number that matters:

Wii         714.2K

 :'( :'( :'(

[MrAngryFace]

Hey, ill do anything for games to play.

PSONe- busted out of the box launch day, disc errors all over - bought another, and another, and another.
N64 - nothing to really play, owned 1, lost it in my room till the day I moved out of the house
Dreamcast - oh god where to begin, bought 5-6 in all, kept BACK UP UNITS. lots of games!
PS2 - stopped reading DVDs, weird grinding noises, bought maybe 3-4 total, GAMES!
Gamecube - bought 1, dependable! Sadly only 13 games at the end of lifespan I actually wanted.
PS3 - kicks all my stuff off of wireless network, bluetooth signal drops from my controller or sends phantom signals, not a lot of good exclusive titles, but plays blurays
X360 - three units, DREs have claimed two units, elite is my latest. I'd bitch but 360 games generally dominate the top 10, on average. Lots of games!
Wii - like 3 games I want to play, floaty controls, blah

[duckman2000]

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.

Microsoft? They aren't really after a piece of this market, and I sincerely doubt they'd ever want the burden of actually leading this particular industry. It's all about squeezing Sony. I hope that happens, I'm sick of having to deal with multiple consoles. I can deal with having one gaming/multimedia device (in addition to the PC) and a toy on the side, but this shit with owning two HD consoles, bleh.

That said, those are truly comical numbers. Serious price drops are needed now, for both HD consoles. I don't think it's a matter of competing with the Wii, but those just aren't good numbers. And the more Wiis that are sold to women, the smaller the chance that their partners will be allowed to spend money on other video game system. I've recently been witness to one of those situations, where my inlaw was berated and down right harassed by his wife for spending any time playing silly and stupid video games on his 360. They came over here the day after we got our Wii, and no more than two hours after leaving our house, they were also Wii owners. And it was all the wife's idea.

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? 

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.

[duckman2000]

I know. But I felt like writing something that'd make me appear insightful and shit.

[CajoleJuice]

Forgotten, I feel the same way.

Without the "fanboy inside me crying" stuff.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Oh fuck yeah.  Wii domination continues.

Owners of $400-600 PS3 owners shed bitter, bitter tears

[demi]

God that's too funny.

[Sho Nuff]

Eeeeeeeesh

[Joe Molotov]

Next-Gen shat the bed again. Year Generation of Wii rolls onward. 

[Sho Nuff]

WTF are PSP software sales like

[AdmiralViscen]

what the fuck, that hardware is abominable

[duckman2000]

Remember all the bitter fights over which console manufacturer would benefit the most from GTAIV? Always bet on Wii.

[Joe Molotov]

WTF are PSP software sales like

 

[Eel O'Brian]

can't wait for all the youtube videos of wiifit-induced heart attacks

"i weigh 489 lbs but mario said it was okay to run in place for 30 mins lol"

[Phoenix Dark]

to be fair gta4 came out late in the month so we'll see its true impact in may

[Eel O'Brian]

fuck this shit office finale is on

[Beezy]

[Bildi]

Holy fucking jesus christ.

[originalz]

Don't worry guys, Wii is just a fad, remember?  Soon enough people will get sick of it and the true HD consoles will shine!

[crimsondynamics]

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.

Isn't it now Nintendo who's setting the rules by which Sony and Microsoft are struggling to play by? 

[Van Cruncheon]

well, it's all over for hd consoles

[Eel O'Brian]

they better get those wagglesticks out quicklike to staunch the bleeding

[crimsondynamics]

PS3 NPD:
http://kotaku.com/5009268/sony-responds-to-april-npd-sales-seems-pleased
"PS3 Continues Blockbuster Year:"

 

You just know when Sony plays the "Power of the PlayStation Portfolio" line they have no other way putting things in a positive spin.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

   Year of PS3 

   Year of PlayStation Portfolio Power 

[crimsondynamics]

I wonder what Nintendo's PR lines were during the N64 and GCN days - probably just as desperate.

[crimsondynamics]

Total PlayStation hardware was still significantly less than Wii alone.
Blockbuster Year of 3rd Place.

Not just that:

Wii > 360 + PSP + PS2 + PS3

  mind boggled

[CajoleJuice]

I wonder how much those guys get paid to come up with that shit.

[Bildi]

Let's just compare sales to last year.

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         Apr 2007    Apr 2008      Increase     % Increase
360      174K        188K          14K          8.05%
PS3      82K         187K          105K         128.05%
And you guys laughed when they said GTAIV is a PS3 franchise..... pfft.  Who's laughing now???

Edit:

PS3 NPD:
http://kotaku.com/5009268/sony-responds-to-april-npd-sales-seems-pleased
"PS3 Continues Blockbuster Year:"

 

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

Fucking hell Sony, stop stealing my shit. 

[ToxicAdam]

PC Gaming wins again.

[crimsondynamics]

PS3 NPD HW Sales

April Top-selling PS3 game: GTA IV, 1.0M

March 2007: 130.0K
March 2008: 216.0K
March Top-selling PS3 game: Army of Two, 224.9K

February 2007: 127.0K
February 2008: 280.8K
February Top-selling PS3 game: Devil May Cry 4, 233.5K

Honestly, I think the bump is not due to GTA IV - the PS3 has simply been selling better compared to a dismal 2007 where frankly, sales could only get better.

[MrAngryFace]

the bump am bluray kids. PS3 is still one of the cheapest and best bluray players on the market. With BluRay finally hitting 1.0 sometime soon its upgradable firmware makes it a no-brainer purchase.

[Crushed]

Let's just compare sales to last year.

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         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

(Image removed from quote.)

Fun fact: Bill Murray actually asked that VO why he made Venkman sound like Garfield (same guy who did the cartoon Garfield's voice.) Bill Murray later went on to do Garfield in a cruel joke of irony.

[MCD]

shit hardware sales.

[Hollywood]

Nintendominance. Nintendo once again shows they know how to run a business more than bitter jaded message board fanboys.  

[duckman2000]

WAIT FOR KILLZONE 2

Killzone 2 is probably going to have about the same effect on sales and Ps3 image as Gears had for the 360. Great presentation, the right themes, it's a success story waiting to happen. 'Tis a shame about the game though. Guerrilla 

[MrAngryFace]

Remember Killzone? Lets try and do that, then we can try and figure out where the license got its clout