Industry News
bids
32
32
Industry News
March NPD
March NPD
NPD - April 17, 2008
Submitted by starship (297) at 3:30PM PST on April 17, 2008
Almost $1B in software in March.
PlayStation 2 216K
PlayStation 3 257K
PlayStation Portable 297K
Xbox 360 262K
Nintendo DS 698K
Wii 721K
Discussion - Submit a comment
bids
1@wiizy,
I am thinking more in line of "Since the first month sales are bigger (than expected), then the remaining months sales could be smaller (than expected)".
Of course, this could be another COD4, which have better second month than expectation.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
1bids
3Microsoft responds to NPD numbers:
"Consumers continue to make the ultimate vote for Xbox 360 as the console of choice by investing $9.4 billion to date this lifecycle in the Xbox 360 experience, far outpacing that of other game consoles. (March NPD data)
Going into March, some key U.S. retailers were still experiencing the trickledown effect of Xbox 360 console shortages. By the end of March, supply issues had improved and we expect retailers to be fully stocked with Xbox 360 consoles in time for the “Grand Theft Auto IV” launch. According to NPD, 262,000 Xbox 360 consoles sold in March, reclaiming the #2 position in the next-gen console category.
In just two weeks, Xbox 360 will extend its industry lead with the year’s most anticipated game launch, GTA IV. Launching April 29, GTA IV will be coming to Xbox 360 on day one. GTA IV will feature the first ever online multiplayer for the franchise and Xbox 360 is also the only place you can earn GTA IV Achievements and increase your gamerscore.
Starting this fall, only Xbox 360 owners will have access to exclusive GTA IV episodic content. Whether it’s the results of online polls or data from pre-sells, consumers have made it clear that the benefits of Xbox LIVE and exclusive access to GTA IV episodic content are making Xbox 360 the chosen place to play GTA IV."[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 297 ]bids
1@Laoldar,
well GTA only has one week of sales, what are we expecting 4million or so? so that makes $240million, i dont expect Mario Kart to come above this months RBSV2 and i have no idea on SSBB but i doubt itll be over a million, you are seeing December sales figures in April? it just doesnt happen not even with a couple of major releases as there are just as many and more around November time.[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]bids
1@vGInfidel,
Why would that number be too high? The only million plus seller was Smash Bros this month. Next month we have GTA4 on two platforms, Mario Kart and Brawl's second month. It's gonng be huge (though I'm not betting either way).[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
1@Just_Ben,
No i need to sort out my portfolio, im gunna be down at least 2mil today but hopefully by acting quick now on April and GLS i can make some of that. Whoevers just pushed the total software for april past $1.5billion is clearly deluded btw :)[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]bids
3@vGInfidel,
Well that was clear to me before hand, also the Wii numbers. I am really surprised how much software the PSP can finally sell. Thanks to that, I will most likley just break even today.
Well go to bed, have a good night![ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 112 ]bids
1bids
1@Just_Ben,
well i shorted two 360 shooters and uve taken me to the cleaners on Army of Two[ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]bids
1@DrMarioKart,
Haha go ahead and short psp games, that is way more fun (and costly!)[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 112 ]bids
1@DrMarioKart,
im down about 1.5mil :( how the hell have there been so many games sold this month!!?!?![ Oracle ] [ Level 22 ] [ Rank: 150 ]bids
2bids
1bids
2Industry Sales
Mar-07 Mar-08 CHG
Total Video Games $1.1B $1.7B 57%
Video Games Hardware $377.9M $551.3M 46%
Video Games Software $579.1M $945.6M 63%
Video Game Accessories $139.5M $220M 58%
HW Sales
Hardware Mar-08
PlayStation 2 216K
PlayStation 3 257K
PlayStation Portable 297K
Xbox 360 262K
Nintendo DS 698K
Wii 721K
SW Sales
Top-Selling VG Software - March 2008
Platform Title Publisher Release Date March Units
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-08 2.7M
360 *TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOW SIX: VEGAS 2 UBISOFT Mar-08 752.3K
360 ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 606.1K
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 409.8K
PSP GOD OF WAR: CHAINS OF OLYMPUS SONY Mar-08 340.5K
PSP CRISIS CORE: FINAL FANTASY VII SQUARE ENIX INC Mar-08 301.6K
WII GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK ACTIVISION Oct-07 264.1K
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K8 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE Mar-08 237.1K
360 *CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE ACTIVISION Nov-07 237K
PS3 ARMY OF TWO ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-08 224.9K[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 297 ]bids
32
About Us - The simExchange is the video game stock market and the source
for video game sales forecasts.
2
"PlayStation by the Numbers
March 2008
PS3 Sales Up Nearly 100% Year-Over-Year; PS3 Momentum Continues
Total PlayStation Hardware Unit Sales Top 770,794
PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) continued the strong momentum with 257,120 units sold in March. (according to NPD March 2008 sales data). This represents a year-over-year sales growth of over 98%. More than 1.9 million software units were sold for PS3 in March, representing a year-over-year growth of 139.2%.
The Season of Monster Titles Has Begun: The April releases of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and Grand Theft Auto IV kick off the waterfall of blockbusters coming to PS3 this year, including the exclusive titles Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, LittleBigPlanet, Resistance 2 and SOCOM: Confrontation to name a few. These mega hits combined with enthusiasm for Blu-ray promise to further drive PS3 sales throughout 2008.
PLAYSTATION®Network Continues to Thrive: In North America, there are over than 3.7 million registered PLAYSTATION Network accounts and more than 67 million pieces of content have been downloaded from PLAYSTATION Store to date.
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) continued to boast strong sales with 297,011 PSP hardware units sold in March, up 22.1% over the previous month and representing a sales increase of 65% growth year-over-year. Sales were fueled by the of recent exclusive blockbuster releases of God of War: Chains of Olympus and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, the two best-selling handheld games in the month of March.
PlayStation®2 (PS2) also had an excellent month in March with hardware unit sales reaching 216,485 units. The PLAYSTATION exclusive hit title MLB® 08 THE SHOW™ debuted as the top-selling title for PS2 in March."