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Next-gen.biz March NPD Review and Analysis
Next-gen.biz March NPD Review and Analysis
next-gen.biz - April 22, 2008
Submitted by Mushashi (5) at 1:30AM PST on April 22, 2008
In this month's column, we'll break down the figures and answer the following questions:
How much have game prices risen in the past two years? How much did those price increases contribute to the nearly $1 billion in software sales in March 2008?
Sony has sold over 800,000 PS3 systems in the U.S. this year. How long did it take Sony to sell that many in 2007? And how soon could the American Wii installed base catch up with the Xbox 360?
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1sagexsdx posted on Industry News at 4:56AM PST on April 22, 2008. RE: Next-gen.biz March NPD Review and Analysis@apujanata,
Melee for GC eh... is that the misinformed mothers and grandmothers who were actually oh so close but oh so wrong in getting their kids the right game?[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 148 ]bids
2apujanata posted on Industry News at 3:47AM PST on April 22, 2008. RE: Next-gen.biz March NPD Review and Analysis@Mushashi,
Interesting points :
- In terms of weekly averages, the Nintendo Wii led with 144,200 systems per week. According to NPD, this puts its monthly sales rate ahead of any prior system's rate, outside of the Holiday sales period.
- American Wii installed base may catch up with the Xbox 360 around Nov 2008 (based on linear modeling graphic on page 3).
- NPD data reveals that the Super Smash Bros. Melee for the GameCube actually sold around 10,000 copies during March 2008
- Given the regularity with which Nintendo is providing its big name software, it would be interesting to know how third-parties plan the publication of their products.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
23Mushashi posted on Industry News at 1:30AM PST on April 22, 2008. Article: Next-gen.biz March NPD Review and AnalysisIn this month's column, we'll break down the figures and answer the following questions: How much have game prices risen in the past two years? How much did those price increases contribute to the nearly $1 billion in software sales in March 2008? Sony has sold over 800,000 PS3 systems in the U.S. this year. How long did it take Sony to sell that many in 2007? And how soon could the American Wii installed base catch up with the Xbox 360?[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 5 ]
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Probably, since the title is very close.
However, their kids can still play it on Wii, thanks to Backward Compatibility (something that may not be 100% applicable to PS2 games, since new PS3 removed the H/W compatibility feature, and there was no confirmation that S/W compatibility guarantee 100% coverage of PS2 S/W).
OTOH, Melee is known as a game with very, very long leg, so there is a possibility that this 10K sales is not caused by "mispurchase". In Jan 2007 NPD, sales of SSBM is OVER 15K, so it is in the realm of possibility of it still selling 10K in March 2008 (only 15 month later).
In case you wonder where I got the 15K+ figure for Jan 2007, I got it from reputable source that I could not link to. So if you don't believe me, it is fine with me.