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[Psychotext]

:lol You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. Sony's number weren't a lie, people just need to learn how to read. First of all these npd numbers are just for decemeber, sonys numbers were from black friday in november till the end of december. Plus sony's numbers were for all of america so you have to add canada's numbers when they finally come in, sony's PR for the numbers was 100% accurate.

We calculated that all in the thread where they were originally announced... and they're still off.

 

[fernoca]

Honestly, did anyone expect the 360 and Wii to be just 90,000 units apart? I sure didn't!

One is supply constrained, the other is not..
One sold in line to what it did last year, even with a reduced price..the other one sold nearly twice what it did last year and with the same price...

Overall amazing numbers...and wtf? at Brain Age 2?? :lol

 

[Frillen]

I'm relly glad to see both Galaxy and CoD4 selling so extremely well. I've never played a better multiplayer online game in my entire life. Hats of to IW!

 

[Zombie James]

Manufacturer totals since they're never in the OP P)

Nintendo: 3.82 million
Sony: 2.96 million
Microsoft: 1.26 million

 

[womfalcs3]

Decent for PS3... within the range of expectations. Good for DS and PSP. X360 did well as well. I thought the Wii would be higher.

 

[ggnoobIGN]

I didn't expect the shortages to affect Nintendo that much. I expected it to hurt sales but not to put the 360 within reach.

If anything, this just shows MS that they have to take advantage of the shortages whenever they can, if they can. They had to pack in two games and slightly drop the price just to keep up.

What do you mean it wouldn't be hurt much? 1.35 is what went onto shelves and that's the same number that came off them.

 

[WinFonda]

I traveled into the future during December and bought a PS3 because of Warner going Blu-Ray in January.

If only more people were as amazing as I am.

 

[Chinner]

I saw this chart on YCS. I know everyone loves charts here.

 

[gregor7777]

epic sales

 

[Shepherd]

1.2 million PS3s in North America from November 23 - December 31.

So is it possible they sold 402,400 from November 23rd to December 1st? They did 466,000 the entire month of November.

 

[test_account]

Nothing cracking 800k in December is BAD.

Mario & Sonic is over 600k an Halo 3 is over 740k like 3 months after launch. I wouldnt call that bad.

 

[speculawyer]

PS3 comeback....am i rite?

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb4/jey1686/pmrext.gif


Wow . . . December(DS) ~= Full Year(PS3)

With all those kiddies getting started young on their DSes, this industry is slated for continued growth over the 40 years.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Before anyone is proclaiming doom and gloom for the PS3 some more, did you notice 1.1 million PS2s being sold in December? PS2 is still a damn beast. I almost think the continued success of the PS2 is hurting the PS3 more than anything else.

It would only hurt PS3 sales if a customer planning on purchasing a PS3 decides on a PS2. I don't think that is a common occurrence. The difference in price and power convinces me that they are serving 2 different types of consumers but removing BC on the cheaper model doesn't really help Sony leverage the power of that monster they created.

 

[neverknowsbest]

Dunno what's with all the doom and gloom for PS3 here, 800k to 360s 1.2 mil seems pretty good compared to past history. I honestly expected 360 to be further ahead. And 1.1 mil PS2s still sold, which is maybe the most surprising number of all for me. PS3's never gonna win cause PS2's never gonna die! PS3 software is a total disappointment though. Where's Uncharted

 

[MechDX]

Manufacturer totals since they're never in the OP P)

Nintendo: 3.82 million
Sony: 2.16 million
Microsoft: 1.26 million

Forgot to add in PC's running Windows. MS wins.:lol

 

[Crushed]

seriously though.. its only 3k away.. More probably than not The sales that are not accounted for by NPD would have pushed the total over that mark..

In fact... if you ran out right now and asked all your local stores, they'll probably tell you that they sold 30k PS3 each in December.

Very suspicious of the NPD, I'm sure.

 

[Nolan.]

trying to play it down huh

What,? wasn't the announcement in January.?

 

[TheRipDizz]

Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3. :bow

 

[schuelma]

:lol You couldn't be more wrong if you tried. Sony's number weren't a lie, people just need to learn how to read. First of all these npd numbers are just for decemeber, sonys numbers were from black friday in november till the end of december. Plus sony's numbers were for all of america so you have to add canada's numbers when they finally come in, sony's PR for the numbers was 100% accurate.

Sony's P.R said it sold 1.2M until the end of the december. Let's say Canada is 10%, so it was 1.05M for the U.S alone. Now, let's take out Black Friday week sales. Let's say it was 150K. So it seems to me that for the 4 weeks of December, if you were to believe Sony's P.R, it should have been 900K sold. Now, add in the first week of January...I dunno, another 50-75K at least? If Sony's P.R was correct, they should have been close to a million IMO.

 

[mysticstylez]

Holy shit @ no PS3 sales in top 10 overall for the year.

 

[goldenpp72]

Also it would seem COD4 on 360 alone might actually pass gears of war..

 

[Shepherd]

Hmm.... well, I am glad 07 is over with.

You are not going to like Jan 2008 any better.

 

[RevoDS]

So is it possible they sold 402,400 from November 23rd to December 1st? They did 466,000 the entire month of November.

It's Sony PR.

 

[Des0lar]

I saw this chart on YCS. I know everyone loves charts here.

Pretty...... similar...

 

[jetjevons]

What a boring NPD thread. No bitter tears. No meltdowns. No number spinning.

 

[Rice-Eater]

So is it possible they sold 402,400 from November 23rd to December 1st? They did 466,000 the entire month of November.

Well they said North America, right? So that would include sales from the rest of the continent in the same time frame.

 

[methane47]

In fact... if you ran out right now and asked all your local stores, they'll probably tell you that they sold 30k PS3 each in December.

Very suspicious of the NPD, I'm sure.

What?

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3. :bow

Really shows that a strong online component can push sales IMO.

 

[Grecco]

What a boring NPD thread. No bitter tears. No meltdowns. No number spinning.

Thats what happens when people just give up i guess. White flag all that jazz

 

[Loudninja]

What a boring NPD thread. No bitter tears. No meltdowns. No number spinning.

Yeah, its weird

 

[AndersTheSwede]

I saw this chart on YCS. I know everyone loves charts here.
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Wow. Thats damn uncanny.

 

[Zombie James]

Forgot to add in PC's running Windows. MS wins.:lol

I made an adding mistake, it's 2.96 million for Sony. My bad.

 

[Nolan.]

Manufacturer totals since they're never in the OP P)

Nintendo: 3.82 million
Sony: 2.96 million
Microsoft: 1.26 million

Go playstation family!, woooooo!.

 

[schuelma]

Per Matt at IGN, GH3 Wii was #11 at 500K plus

http://wii.ign.com/articles/846/846294p1.html

 

[Jesse2040]

WOW, good stuff

Here is how TSE did. We were 100% accurate on software sales, wow, not too shabby

http://www.thesimexchange.com/blogpost.php?post_id=466

 

[chespace]

It's a quiet meltdown.

 

[quest]

Shortages really hit the Wii and might of hit the 360. Solid numbers for both not great but solid. DS is just insane and the PS3 is a complete disaster. A price drop, new model, 3AAA exclusives 5 week month and it did not come close to the 360 totals last year.

 

[doicare]

We calculated that all in the thread where they were originally announced... and they're still off.

NO they are not off, sony's pr was accurate.

 

[methane47]

I saw this chart on YCS. I know everyone loves charts here.

Can anyone update this chart with the additional months? it seems that's only for the first 10

 

[gregor7777]

What a boring NPD thread. No bitter tears. No meltdowns. No number spinning.

Give it 10 or 20 pages more.

 

[felipeko]

From IGN

Just short of the top 10 best-sellers for the month was Guitar Hero III for Wii (#11), which managed to tack on another 500,000-plus in sales, putting Activision's Wii music entry well beyond the million-seller point.

 

[professor_t]

I'm sure u meant:

I lol'd.

 

[Snah]

PS3 sales are quite strong. The numbers for the entire month of all hardware (sans the DS) look a bit low, however.

360, in its third Christmas season and with Halo 3 and other exclusives, only managed to outsell the PS3 by 460k with the lowest price point of entry being significantly lower than the PS3, and the PS3's most adopted model being the $499 version. Looking at it in terms of revenue, the PS3 outsold the Wii.

Pretty impressive numbers for the PS3, that's definitely sure. Now, given the sales gap in the US, it's pretty much guaranteed that worldwide the PS3 is outselling the 360. 2008 is where, in North America, PS3 starts outselling the 360 (especially as we get closer to the fall), barring any significant pricedrops by Microsoft.

 

[Threi]

What a boring NPD thread. No bitter tears. No meltdowns. No number spinning.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9366297&postcount=178

 

[Kill Your Masters]

Forgot to add in PC's running Windows. MS wins.:lol

You cant do that.

Fanboy rule nr.1

Sony Family vs. ONE console/handheld. Just ONE! Sony Family always wins.

 

[spwolf]

An unbundled top 10 would put Wii Play at fucking 0.

it would, wouldnt it?

My comments:
DS - woa, woa, woa... I participated in that one and my wife is happy!
Wii - it begins.
360 - good
PS3 - keeping up
PS2 - woa. woa.
PSP - what happens when GPS and Skype get released in US?

Now, arent those ancidotal reports of Wii selling in hundreds while 360 and PS2 do few sales and PS3 none, really, really funny now? Sure, Ninty could have sold 2 million more, but they did not.

 

[Psychotext]

Oh... and here's the original thread where the Sony PR was discussed:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225058

 

[mysticstylez]

I bet Epic's looking at those Halo 3 and CoD4 numbers saying to themselves, "we fucked up".

 

[laserbeam]

What a boring NPD thread. No bitter tears. No meltdowns. No number spinning.

we have had a mini spin with someone claiming blu ray announcement made in Jan somehow made December PS3 sales "climb"

 

[DopeyFish]

One is supply constrained, the other is not..
One sold in line to what it did last year, even with a reduced price..the other one sold nearly twice what it did last year and with the same price...

Overall amazing numbers...and wtf? at Brain Age 2?? :lol

Uh? Xbox 360 was -very- supply constrained

just because they had the halo and arcade packs which no one wants doesn't mean there is stock. There wasn't. Elites and premiums were very hard to find