September NPD

[tripwire]

HW Sales
PlayStation 2 215K
PlayStation 3 119.4K
PlayStation Portable 284.5K
Xbox 360 527.8K
Wii 501K
Nintendo DS 495.8K
Game Boy Advance 75K

SW Sales
360 HALO 3* MICROSOFT (CORP) 1 3.3 million
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA 2 282K
NDS LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS NINTENDO OF AMERICA 3 224K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 205K
360 SKATE ELECTRONIC ARTS 5 175K
360 MADDEN NFL 08 ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 173K
WII METROID PRIME 3: CORRUPTION NINTENDO OF AMERICA 7 167K
360 BIOSHOCK TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) 8 150K
NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A NINTENDO OF AMERICA 9 141K
PS3 HEAVENLY SWORD SONY (CORP) 10 139K

Actually should be called "Halo NPD"

[Altimus]

Re: September NPD

Ouch for Sony... big ouch.

[tripwire]

Re: September NPD

Ouch for Sony... big ouch.

It was a 5 week month

[luv_mist]

Re: September NPD

It was a 5 week month

That is even more horrible. On another note, 360 outdid the Wii. I never thought I'd see that one this year. I honestly underestimated the power of the Halo brand. Man, they prove me wrong AGAIN!! This Halo game must be one hellavu drug.

[Flawless]

Re: September NPD

I honestly underestimated the power of the Halo brand. Man, they prove me wrong AGAIN!! This Halo game must be one hellavu drug.

It's true impact (as far as selling 360's) has yet to be determined too with the holiday season still to come.

3.3 million is crazy. That's about a 50% attach rate to the install base in NA.

[Flawless]

Re: September NPD

More details:

• For both 360 and Wii this is the first time either system has gone over 500K outside of a holiday month. Their predecessors never did. Both systems actually sold more than last November, though less on a per-week basis.

• Both 360 and Wii sold more in September than PS3 did in the entire July/August/September quarter.

• Wii has now passed 2/3 of 360's LTD. It's up to where 360 was at the end of last year.

• Wii has also now sold about as much as GCN did at both its $200 and $150 price points before hitting $100 in September 2003.

Gamedaily.biz report

Xbox 360 and Halo 3 Blow Away the Competition as Industry Sales Skyrocket 74% - NPD

Wow, what a month - total sales hit $1.36 billion as Master Chief led the charge. The Xbox 360 managed to top all, but the Wii still had its second best month ever and the DS and Zelda also fared quite well. NPD analyst Anita Frazier remains very bullish on 2007 and she thinks Xbox 360 will carry its momentum throughout the holidays.

Frazier confirmed what Microsoft has been saying since the launch of Halo 3: it had a dramatic impact on console sales. "Halo 3 had a very big and significant impact on 360 hardware sales. Consumers always tell us that the availability of the games they want to play is the #1 reason why they purchase any given hardware system, and when you have a game of this magnitude, the effect of compelling content on driving hardware acquisition is evident," she said.

Frazier also thinks that Microsoft will bring this momentum into the all-important holiday season. "We should continue to see strong sales for Halo 3 into the holidays and that will definitely help keep the momentum going for the 360. Not only that, but those new owners are going to be looking for some more content to play so it's a cycle that feeds itself," she explained. "A growing install base is always a good thing for the platform ecosystem. There is so much going right in the industry at the moment that I think we're going to see very strong results from a multitude of platforms."

We were a bit surprised to see the Wii sell as many units as it did given the lack of new software in September, but Frazier thinks that the constrained supply leading up to September had a lot to do with it. "I think we're seeing the results of a backlog in fulfilling demand. Nintendo has said that they're ramping up production but that consumers should act and purchase a Wii when they find them at retail because the demand is still outpacing supply. I think we're seeing this come into play now. So while I wasn't surprised by the number, it's an impressive number nonetheless in the face of all the Halo buzz this past month," she said.

[jmood88]

Re: September NPD

Damn Sony is behind in just about everything they sell. Even the old *** gameboy advance is selling almost as much as the ps3.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: September NPD

More details:

• For both 360 and Wii this is the first time either system has gone over 500K outside of a holiday month. Their predecessors never did. Both systems actually sold more than last November, though less on a per-week basis.

• Both 360 and Wii sold more in September than PS3 did in the entire July/August/September quarter.

• Wii has now passed 2/3 of 360's LTD. It's up to where 360 was at the end of last year.

• Wii has also now sold about as much as GCN did at both its $200 and $150 price points before hitting $100 in September 2003.

Gamedaily.biz report

Those are some crazy numbers.

Damn Sony is behind in just about everything they sell. Even the old *** gameboy advance is selling almost as much as the ps3.

The only thing that is helping Sony is PS2 and PSP right now.........

[Flawless]

Re: September NPD

Microsoft has released the cockiest NPD press release I can remember.

Xbox 360 Tops Console Sales in September and outsells PS3 5:1

As the holiday season heats up, September 2007 is sure to go down in history as one for the record books. The launch of one of the greatest properties in entertainment history, “Halo 3” (Microsoft Game Studios), was largely responsible for driving the biggest month in US video game history with consumer spending on games reaching an all time high for 2007.

NPD reported that in the US, Xbox 360 was the #1 console for the month; outselling PS3 5:1

o Xbox 360 sales built upon its growth from last month, showing a 50 percent increase for the month of September selling an average of 105,600 consoles per week. Total sales were more than 528,000 Xbox 360 consoles sold, compared to 501,000 for Wii and 119,000 for PS3.

o PS3 sales posted an average weekly decline of 27 percent.

Xbox 360 software revenue at retail outsold PS3’s software portfolio 8:1 and Wii’s 4:1, selling 3 times more than both platforms combined.

o For the month of September according to NPD, Xbox 360 software represented 74 percent of total software sales for the next generation market compared to 17 percent for Wii and 9 percent for PS3. Even without the sales of “Halo 3” the Xbox 360 portfolio outsold the PS3 portfolio 2:1.

Additionally, Xbox 360 is home to the best-selling games with the top-rated next-generation titles. According to the world-wide authority in entertainment reviews, Metacritic, Xbox 360 has 80 titles with a Metacritic review score of 80 or higher compared to just 31 for PS3 and 11 for Wii.

o Newly released title “The Orange Box” (Valve) and the highly anticipated title “Mass Effect” (Microsoft Game Studios) have both generated rankings of 97 and higher according to Metacritic. And not to forget “BioShock” (2KGames) which remains one of the year’s highest rated games.

In spite of the unprecedented success of “Halo 3,” Xbox 360 continued to drive third-party games sales across all platforms. PS3 and Wii had ZERO third party titles in the top ten console title list for the month, while Xbox 360 weighed in with 3. Since November, third party partners have seen their titles hit the top ten 27 times for Xbox 360, compared to 2 for PS3 and 1 for Wii.

Everyone knew “Halo 3” would be big -and it didn’t disappoint- but it wasn’t the only good news for the industry. For the month of September, according to the NPD Group data, Xbox 360 held six spots in the Top Ten Console Games. Led by initial sales of “Halo 3” Xbox 360 software is flying off the shelves. Below is a breakout of title sales from the September NPD data:

In its first two weeks, the three editions of “Halo 3” placed #1, 2 and 3 overall for console title sales - for a total of more than $225 million in sales in the U.S. with 3.3 million units. Average unit prices were $69 per game. The $130 “Halo 3: Legendary Edition” alone sold twice as many units as the top title for PS3 “Heavenly Sword” (SCE); the helmet is mightier than the sword.

Proving that Xbox 360 is the new home for sports gamers, “Madden NFL ‘08” (EA) on Xbox 360 was again the leading next gen platform with 173,000 units sold, compared to the PS3 at 62,000 and Wii at 58,000. To date, “Madden NFL ‘08” has sold 1.1 million units on Xbox 360, 87 percent more than other next-gen platforms combined.

Xbox 360 exclusive "BioShock" has sold 641,000 units through the end of September and remains to be on track to sell more than 1 million units. While “Halo 3” and “Madden NFL ‘08” have led the way as the first of a string of titles that are expected to sell more than 1 million units between now and the end of the year.

o As we announced earlier this month Xbox 360 has an unprecedented lineup of titles expected to sell at least a million units worldwide, including new and upcoming releases such as “Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare™" (Activision), "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" (RedOctane/Activision), "Mass Effect" (Microsoft Game Studios)

Rounding out the top titles for Xbox 360, “Skate” (EA) came in at #6. The Xbox 360 version of the innovative titles outsold the PS3 version 6:1.

Gamers buy gaming consoles to play games, and Xbox 360 has the best lineup on the market. This, paired with the newly priced points of $349.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360 and $449.99 (U.S.) for Xbox 360 Elite which includes the addition of two games with every console “Forza Motorsport 2” (Microsoft Game Studios) and “Marvel Ultimate Alliance” (Activision) for a retail savings of more than $100, provides gamers with an unmatched interactive entertainment experience.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: September NPD

Microsoft has released the cockiest NPD press release I can remember.

WOW! That is cocky as hell.

[bkfount]

Re: September NPD

Damn Sony is behind in just about everything they sell. Even the old *** gameboy advance is selling almost as much as the ps3.

little bit of a price difference between the GBA and ps3 though

[jmood88]

Re: September NPD

little bit of a price difference between the GBA and ps3 though

That's true but c'mon, I didn't even know that they were still making gameboy advances.

[tripwire]

Re: September NPD

I wonder what Reggie Fils-Aime from Nintendo thinks about his comments now,

Halo 3 software will certainly sell plenty, but it won't necessarily sell consoles for Microsoft, says a confident Reggie Fils-Aime, who asks: "Tell me what's new?"

Halo 3 has been hyped as one of the biggest game releases of all time, but Reggie remains confident that it won't effect Nintendo's position in the console war.

"Will they sell a lot of software? Certainly. Will it sell hardware? I think it's an open question," Reggie commented, going on to explain: "I think that the Halo 3 consumer already has the hardware, because they're playing Bioshock and Crackdown and a variety of games that are, in the end, quite similar: first-person shooter experience, multiplayer capable online. Tell me what's new?"

Insert foot in mouth here----------------->

[Flawless]

Re: September NPD

Some Reggie comments on the September NPD.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyID=2007-10-18T235836Z_01_N18466980_RTRUKOC_0_US-VIDEOGAMES-SALES.xml&pageNumber=1&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=NewsArt-C1-ArticlePage1

"The Wii went up against the self-proclaimed 'biggest entertainment launch ever' and we emerged with our best month of the year," Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of American, told Reuters.

"They fired their bullet and our gun is loaded and ready to fire throughout the holidays," Fils-Aime said.

Sony

http://kotaku.com/gaming/npd/npd-num...ake-312655.php

According to NPD data, September 2007 was a strong month for the PlayStation brand, which showed a 13% increase in total retail dollars generated year-over-year in the US with total sales of $337 million for the month.

PS3 continues to maintain an overall increase in sales, with 119K units sold at retail for the month. Also, with the new $399 40GB PLAYSTATION 3 SKU hitting store shelves on November 2nd, a new $499 price point for the 80GB model effective immediately, and highly anticipated titles available this holiday, such as Racthet & Clank: Tools of Destruction, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Folklore, and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, the PS3 is poised for very strong performance through the holiday season and into 2008.

[bkfount]

Re: September NPD

lol, they all 3 have some nice spin doctors working for them.