May 2008 NPD

[Fresh Tendrils]

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US Hardware Sales for May 2008:

Nintendo Wii – 675,100
Nintendo DS - 452,600
PS3 – 208,700
Xbox 360 – 186,600
PlayStation Portable - 182,300



Top Ten Video Games for May 2008 (ranked by total U.S. units sold)

1. Grand Theft Auto IV - Xbox 360 – Take-Two – 871,300
2. Mario Kart - Wii - Nintendo - 787,400
3. Wii Fit w/Balance Board - Wii- Nintendo - 687,700
4. Grand Theft Auto IV - PS3 – Take-Two – 442,900
5. Play w/ Wii Remote - Wii - Nintendo of America - 294,600
6. Super Smash Bros. - Wii - Nintendo of America - 171,100
7. Iron Man - PS2 - Sega of America - 130,600
8. Guitar Hero III - Wii - Activision - 116,800
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness - DS - Nintendo of America - 107,000
10. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - DS - Nintendo of America - 102,000

[Scott]

Re: May 2008 NPD

Nice to see the PS3 ahead of 360 this month in hardware sales.

[Altimus]

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Looks like GTA bumped PS3 sales a little while it did nothing at all for the 360. Surprised at both consoles.

[Spectre]

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Microsoft does some voodoo magic moving software. Call of Duty is still selling! and GTA outsold the PS3 version almost 2:1. It's very impressive. I think its hilarious Haze debuted at #19 in the top 20, below God of War 2. What an overhyped piece of garbage. I think there was maybe 1 positive impression of the demo in the Haze thread and maybe 450 negative reviews?

GTA didn't have the effect either Sony or MS expected. Both systems should have cut prices a while ago. I think the sales at least show that GTA is not strictly considered a Sony franchise anymore.

Next month will be interesting to see if MGS moved a significant number of consoles. If it didn't, Sony is not going to be happy. I don't see any other game in the next couple of years that will move units for Sony. The same can be said for MS. Nintendo is going to lap them soon.

[Altimus]

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Microsoft does some voodoo magic moving software. Call of Duty is still selling! and GTA outsold the PS3 version almost 2:1. It's very impressive. I think its hilarious Haze debuted at #19 in the top 20, below God of War 2. What an overhyped piece of garbage. I think there was maybe 1 positive impression of the demo in the Haze thread and maybe 450 negative reviews?

GTA didn't have the effect either Sony or MS expected. Both systems should have cut prices a while ago. I think the sales at least show that GTA is not strictly considered a Sony franchise anymore.

Next month will be interesting to see if MGS moved a significant number of consoles. If it didn't, Sony is not going to be happy. I don't see any other game in the next couple of years that will move units for Sony. The same can be said for MS. Nintendo is going to lap them soon.

360 has a 2:1 user base so this was expected. They said GTA had a higher attach rate on the PS3 though.

Rumor is MGS is selling hot. They said it moved 300,000 copies day one in Japan and that isn't counting the LE version or the bundle. If true Sony will be really pleased. However, in order for this month to be successful it needs to dominate 360 in consoles sales for June and not slightly win. If it doesn't, than I don't know what else will move consoles.

[bkfount]

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Next month will be interesting to see if MGS moved a significant number of consoles. If it didn't, Sony is not going to be happy. I don't see any other game in the next couple of years that will move units for Sony. The same can be said for MS. Nintendo is going to lap them soon.

It's past time to cut prices. There's no reason that coming up on year 3 that the xbox 360 shouldn't be selling at $249. A 360 at $249 with a bundled game would certainly look good to some of the people buying the Wii because it's cheaper. A price cut is something MS seriously needs to do this fall. With stuff like Gears 2, Banjo, and fable 2, a price dropped 360 compared to the ps3 would sell amazingly well.

As for console pushing franchises, you can also look at the Wii. They've already got a number of key franchises out already. There won't be another Mario or Zelda game for years at least. Mario Kart and SSB aren't franchises that get yearly releases either. They'll either have to start relying more on 3rd party stuff, or try pushing mario into more games...if that's even possible.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I thought there was suppose to be another Zelda game developed specifically for the Wii?

[koebner]

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The beating 360 and PS3 are taking at the hands of the Wii is absolutely amazing.The PS3 is showing a faint pulse,thanks to Blu,but the 360 has been treading water at best this entire year.Without a bump from GTA,which MS paid 50 million bones for exclusive content,it is now evident only a large price cut can move the meter for the 360.Otherwise,it is starting to look like a system whose time has already come and gone.

[bkfount]

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The beating 360 and PS3 are taking at the hands of the Wii is absolutely amazing.The PS3 is showing a faint pulse,thanks to Blu,but the 360 has been treading water at best this entire year.Without a bump from GTA,which MS paid 50 million bones for exclusive content,it is now evident only a large price cut can move the meter for the 360.Otherwise,it is starting to look like a system whose time has already come and gone.

serious?

The summer is almost always a down time for a console, and sales have still been good this year. I don't know what the ps3 has coming this fall/holiday, but the 360 looks good, just not as stacked as it was last year.

I'd also assume they will drop the price for the holidays. I still think they need to at the very least get the arcade model down to $250 to more directly compete with the wii on price, or maybe even $199 if they want to make a huge splash this Christmas. This will put some distance between the 360 and the ps3, plus appeal more to potential wii buyers who are turned on in the pants by a price tag.

[Altimus]

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serious?

The summer is almost always a down time for a console, and sales have still been good this year. I don't know what the ps3 has coming this fall/holiday, but the 360 looks good, just not as stacked as it was last year.

I'd also assume they will drop the price for the holidays. I still think they need to at the very least get the arcade model down to $250 to more directly compete with the wii on price, or maybe even $199 if they want to make a huge splash this Christmas. This will put some distance between the 360 and the ps3, plus appeal more to potential wii buyers who are turned on in the pants by a price tag.

Analysts are predicting price cuts for both consoles toward the end of the year.

I don't think the 360 will get any more space between the PS3. In any case the PS3 will catch up but we already knew this. MS didn't want to beat PS3 in sales this gen. They just wanted to take away the fan base and hit it hard which they have.

The 3rd console will be the real deal and they better not mess around by taking away features from the previous generation. (Standard HDD)

[23]

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The reliability factor will be a problem for MS though.

[Altimus]

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The reliability factor will be a problem for MS though.

It already has. The hardcore gamer will stick it out while the casual will probably switch.

Although this theory didn't work for me as I'm a hardcore gamer and I went to the PS3 full time.

[Pared]

Re: May 2008 NPD

Rumor: Xbox 360 price cut coming soon?

[bkfount]

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The reliability factor will be a problem for MS though.

well it's not like MS is doing nothing about it. They're revising the hardware just like sony did with the ps2 to make it cheaper to manufacture, and run better. In fact, the only people getting the older models at this point are the ones sending in their RROD 360. MS gives out refurbished consoles from early 2006 for that. They've got a mountain of them at this point.

[bkfount]

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Rumor: Xbox 360 price cut coming soon?

That's cool if true though. Throw in a free game for some nice holiday bundles for the arcade and premium, and it'll help sales this holiday.

I still think the arcade needs to be lower, as they aren't cutting a lot off the price dropping it to $249 from $279. Don't let the wii set the lowest model price. MS needs balls and announce the arcade at $199. No way the Wii follows the way it's been selling. MS would have a range of console models from the cheapest next gen console on the market to the more robust elite that's the price of the 40 gig ps3 model.