NPD: Nintendo dominates, Xbox 360 sales slipping
The NPD group has finally released their much-awaited videogame hardware sales data that’s been the subject of much speculation these days, and the results are indeed telling. We’re here to sift through all the numbers and figures to give you the skinny on who’s leading and who’s lagging.
At the head of the pack is Nintendo’s Dual Screen handheld, reaching 471,000 units sold in April. Following closely behind is yet another Ninty machine of videogame happiness, the Nintendo Wii, with 360,000 units purchased. Well, what do you know, ol’ Pachter was actually right on the money!
From the leaders, we move on to the rest. Despite the prevalent next-gen fever, the Sony PlayStation 2’s actually doing pretty well, with 194,000 units sold. The Playstation Portable also did quite well, with 182,000 units – just a smidge in front of Microsoft‘s Xbox360, who came away with 174,000 purchased.
Finally, we come to the tail-end of the race – and disappointingly, it’s Sony’s PlayStation 3, coming up with a mere 82,000 units going home to their new owners. It’s to note that the figures for Sony’s console were much, much less than all analyst estimates, and that’s saying something. Come on, PS3! Catch up! We know you can!
As for software, Nintendo’s still burning rubber – having released the top four best-selling releases this month with Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl for the DS, and Super Paper Mario and Wii Play for the Wii. Honorable mentions include Guitar Hero II, Spider-Man 3, and God of War II.
For your reading pleasure, here are the sales figures in full:
- Nintendo DS: 471,000
- Wii: 360,000
- PlayStation 2: 194,000
- PlayStation Portable: 183,000
- Xbox 360: 174,000
- GameBoy Advance: 84,000
- PlayStation 3: 82,000
- GameCube: 13,000
Well, what do you think? From the figures, it’s obvious Sony has a lot of catching up to do. But let’s not forget that these are all figures from April – who knows how things could turn out in the following months? We’ll keep you posted, so keep it locked right here for any and all updates!
The NPD group has finally released their much-awaited videogame hardware sales data that’s been the subject of much speculation these days, and the results are indeed telling. We’re here to sift through all the numbers and figures to give you the skinny on who’s leading and who’s lagging.
At the head of the pack is Nintendo’s Dual Screen handheld, reaching 471,000 units sold in April. Following closely behind is yet another Ninty machine of videogame happiness, the Nintendo Wii, with 360,000 units purchased. Well, what do you know, ol’ Pachter was actually right on the money!
From the leaders, we move on to the rest. Despite the prevalent next-gen fever, the Sony PlayStation 2’s actually doing pretty well, with 194,000 units sold. The Playstation Portable also did quite well, with 182,000 units – just a smidge in front of Microsoft‘s Xbox360, who came away with 174,000 purchased.
Finally, we come to the tail-end of the race – and disappointingly, it’s Sony’s PlayStation 3, coming up with a mere 82,000 units going home to their new owners. It’s to note that the figures for Sony’s console were much, much less than all analyst estimates, and that’s saying something. Come on, PS3! Catch up! We know you can!
As for software, Nintendo’s still burning rubber – having released the top four best-selling releases this month with Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl for the DS, and Super Paper Mario and Wii Play for the Wii. Honorable mentions include Guitar Hero II, Spider-Man 3, and God of War II.
For your reading pleasure, here are the sales figures in full:
- Nintendo DS: 471,000
- Wii: 360,000
- PlayStation 2: 194,000
- PlayStation Portable: 183,000
- Xbox 360: 174,000
- GameBoy Advance: 84,000
- PlayStation 3: 82,000
- GameCube: 13,000
Well, what do you think? From the figures, it’s obvious Sony has a lot of catching up to do. But let’s not forget that these are all figures from April – who knows how things could turn out in the following months? We’ll keep you posted, so keep it locked right here for any and all updates!